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Tune into the Weekend: “The Mississippi Blues Child” Mr. Sipp takes it into the crowd on this slow blues lament
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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Still cookin’ after passing of acclaimed keyboardist, Phantom Blues Band serves up some gourmet Blues for Breakfast
One of the last album reviews we posted in early 2020 before Covid forced us into a long unexpected hiatus was the Phantom Blues Band‘s Still Cookin’. Being that we’re still slowly getting back into the swing of things ourselves … Continue reading
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Tagged Bonnie Raitt, Curtis Salgado, Jim Pugh, Johnny Lee Schell, Kelly Finnigan, Larry Fulcher, Mike Finnigan, Phantom Blues Band, Ruthie Foster
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2022 Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival pics now posted!
Revisit the first night of last month’s Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival through our photos of Shemekia Copeland, Fantastic Negrito, Ruthie Foster and Walter “Wolfman” Washington, now posted in our BluesPowR Gallery!
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2022 Blues & Heritage Festival scores high marks with performances from Fantastic Negrito, Shemekia Copeland, Ruthie Foster and more
We weren’t able to take in quite as much of the recent two-night Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival at Pittsburgh’s Highmark Stadium as we had hoped, but the bit we did catch was certainly impressive, thanks to the likes of … Continue reading
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Four decades later, Nine Below Zero unearths band’s first-ever studio recording on Back in the Day
Speaking of UK blues-rockers (as we were in this semi-recent post regarding Catfish‘s acoustic EP Bound for Better Days), this next release is from a band that’s been around for quite a few decades now, having opened for the likes of … Continue reading
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Blues-rockers Catfish move on from lockdown with acoustic EP Bound for Better Days
One of the many bands that helped get us through the long pandemic with their livestream performances was UK blues-rockers Catfish. While an earlier album and DVD, Exile – Live in Lockdown, allowed fans to hear and see the band … Continue reading
Now posted: our pics from the inaugural Maple House Festival
We’ve just posted a few (okay, a whole bunch of!) pics from the Maple House Festival that took place in Pittsburgh a few weeks back to our BluesPowR gallery, featuring dedicated albums for Eric Gales and the Ghost Hounds, as … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Sam's Funky Nation, Eric Gales, Ghost Hounds
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Tune into the Weekend: Murali Coryell unfurls Ukraine War Cries
Guitarist and singer Murali Coryell, the son of late jazz fusion guitarist Larry Coryell, delivers a subdued but powerful message on his latest single, “Ukraine War Cries”. Along with Coryell’s usual emotive playing and soulful vocals, the slow blues grooves of … Continue reading
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Ghost Hounds, Eric Gales help bring the blues to Pittsburgh’s first Maple House Festival
We don’t know what Pittsburgh-based blues-rockers the Ghost Hounds might have had planned for the rest of their set at this past weekend’s inaugural Maple House Festival at Hartwood Acres Park, but we’re pretty sure it would’ve been good, judging … Continue reading
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