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Again this Fourth, KBOO radio to bring Waterfront Blues Festival to the masses

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Mike

If you’re looking to add a bit more blues to the red, white and blue of your Independence Day and can’t swing a trip to Portland, Oregon to be there in person, might we suggest pointing your browser to KBOO … Continue reading →

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Mighty as ever, Mo Rodgers shows Mo still knows soul on Memphis excursion

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Mike

If you’re going to use a superlative like “mighty” in your name, you’d better be able to back that claim up if you want to be taken seriously, especially over the course of a number of decades. We’re not sure … Continue reading →

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Tune into the Weekend: Bernard Allison carries on father Luther’s Blues on latest offering

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Mike

The late, great Luther Allison has long been one of our very favorite blues artists, and we’ve talked on these pages many times through the years about his son Bernard Allison being one of several second-generation blues musicians (along with … Continue reading →

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Tune into the Weekend: Dom Martin’s howlin’ good tribute to one of the greats

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Mike

It’s been a minute since we’ve posted here, so we know we owe you something extra cracking. And that’s what we have for you in this rollicking track from Belfast blues-rocker Dom Martin off his latest album Buried in the … Continue reading →

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It’s “Jack Daniel’s time” again! New recording captures deep hill country blues from T-Model Ford (from Deep Blues Festival)

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Mike

It’s been some time since we’ve had occasion to discuss T-Model Ford on these pages, with Ford — who frequently declared “Jack Daniel’s time!” between songs, often accompanied by a drink of it — unfortunately having passed back in 2013 … Continue reading →

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With debut album, D.K. Harrell proves he’s The Right Man to carry on the blues

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Mike

As much as we like telling you about new music from the Duwayne Burnsides, Leonard “Lowdown” Browns, and other acts who have been playing the blues now for decades, there’s perhaps nothing more gratifying than being able to introduce you … Continue reading →

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Leonard “Lowdown” Brown answers the call of the blues with debut album

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Mike

Though his name may not yet be as recognized as the Burnside surname in our last review, the exceptionally strong debut album from Leonard “Lowdown” Brown is sure to help the longtime Houston bluesman win a bunch of new fans … Continue reading →

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Second-generation Mississippi Hill Country bluesman Duwayne Burnside goes Acoustic on Blues Music Award-nominated album

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Mike

Duwayne Burnside‘s latest album Acoustic Burnside (Dolceola Records) — his first in 17 years — may not have won the award in the Acoustic Blues Album category for which it was nominated during last month’s Blues Music Awards (an honor … Continue reading →

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Bob Corritore spotlights women in the blues on latest archival collection

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Mike

We didn’t get the chance to swing by Phoenix’s The Rhythm Room — the acclaimed blues club owned by harmonica ace Bob Corritore — during our most recent business trip to the city, but did make sure we took some … Continue reading →

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Tune into the Weekend: “The Mississippi Blues Child” Mr. Sipp takes it into the crowd on this slow blues lament

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Mike

We know it’s been a minute since we’ve posted anything but, don’t worry, we ain’t done yet! Here’s something to hold you over until our next album review: another slow blues burner about which we were reminded when we saw … Continue reading →

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