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Blues-rocker Albert Castiglia not slowing down with release of new album recorded at Abbey Road
It’s been a while since we’ve talked here about Albert Castiglia as a solo act, with the Florida-raised blues-rocker doing quite a bit of collaboration in recent years, with the likes of fellow guitarist and singer Mike Zito (frequently joined … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Castiglia
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Two decades after release on CD, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings’ Classic Blues compilation available on vinyl for first time
As much as we enjoy listening to the new blues music being released, occasionally we just have to go back and remind ourselves of some of the classic blues that helped to get the genre to where it is today. … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Bill Broonzy, Big Joe Williams, Brownie McGhee, Champion Jack Dupree, David Honeyboy Edwards, Elizabeth Cotten, Etta Baker, Henry Townsend, Josh White, Lead Belly, Lightnin' Hopkins, Little Brother Montgomery, Lonnie Johnson, Memphis Slim, Pink Anderson, Rev. Gary Davis, Roosevelt Sykes, Sonny Terry
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Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal and others lend their talents to Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience
Speaking of Taj Mahal–and his ongoing collaboration with Keb’ Mo’, known affectionately as TajMo–(as we were in our last post regarding Taj and his Phantom Blues Band’s recent visit to the Pittsburgh area), we should mention that both Taj and … Continue reading
Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band make Time for Pittsburgh on tour in support of new album
We’ve been fortunate to see bluesman Taj Mahal perform live several times over the last dozen years or so, each time as part of a different configuration, first as an acoustic duo with Keb’Mo’ at the 2013 Crossroads Guitar Festival … Continue reading
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Tagged Phantom Blues Band, Taj Mahal
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John Primer and friends remember one of Chicago’s great blues venues with Tribute to Theresa’s Lounge
Chicago’s Theresa’s Lounge has been closed for some four decades now, having shuttered back in 1985, but the club still very much lives on in the hearts and memories of those who got their starts playing there, learning from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Branch, Bob Stroger, Carlos Johnson, Harmonica Hinds, John Primer, John Watkins, Mary Lane, Willie Buck
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Harrell Davenport may be young, but he’s sure got a keen ear for the blues, as evidenced on debut album Young Rell
The annual Blues Music Awards just took place earlier this month but we’re pretty sure we’ve already heard next year’s winner in the Best Emerging Artist Album category (captured this year by Sean McDonald for his Have Mercy!) in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Harrell Davenport, Jim Pugh, June Core, Kid Andersen
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Taj Mahal and Phantom Blues Band have voodoo working again on first album together in two decades
There are few acts from whom we’ve enjoyed hearing more in the past decades than 1) the great Taj Mahal and 2) The Phantom Blues Band, a group with which Mahal is very familiar, having in fact assembled them as … Continue reading
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Tagged Jon Cleary, Phantom Blues Band, Taj Mahal
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Alvin Youngblood Hart, Guy Davis and Corey Harris fight on for, and with, acoustic blues on long-hoped-for second volume of True Blues
It’s been more than a dozen years now since we told you about the first True Blues album, featuring solo and joint performances from such blues greats as Taj Mahal, Corey Harris, Guy Davis, Shemekia Copeland, Alvin Youngblood Hart, and … Continue reading
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Fess up! by adding this Record Store Day Exclusive from the great Professor Longhair to your collection
It’s hard to believe it’s already that time of year, but Record Store Day 2026 (RSD) is this Saturday, April 18. Here’s the last of several titles we’re highly recommending you seek out at your local vinyl store (and be … Continue reading
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Tagged Professor Longhair, Snooks Eaglin
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Another Record Store Day First gem: check out this live acoustic set from Chicago jazz/soul/folk singer and guitarist Terry Callier
It’s hard to believe it’s already that time of year, but Record Store Day 2026 (RSD) is right around the corner (Saturday, April 18). Here’s the second of several titles we’re highly recommending you seek out at your local vinyl … Continue reading
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Tagged Terry Callier
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