Author Archives: Mike

Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast “Let It Ride” on driving new single

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Mike

We weren’t familiar with the name Caitlin Krisko before an email about her new single hit our inbox recently, but we have to say that we like what we heard, and think you will too. With soulful, powerhouse vocals from … Continue reading →

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Make some space on your music shelf for this delightful live recording from Dave Specter

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Mike

We don’t get to Chicago as much as we’d like, so we’re always glad when we can get Chicago to come to us, be it in the form of a touring Chicago act coming to our area, a weekend livestream … Continue reading →

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Joe Bonamassa/Josh Smith-produced B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 shows the thrill is not gone from King of the Blues’ legacy

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Mike

We mentioned this project on our social media channels earlier this week, but couldn’t resist coming back for a bit deeper of a dive. As terrific as this centennial birthday tribute collection to the late B.B. King looks on screen … Continue reading →

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Some cookies your browser will gladly accept: live from Louisville, a Lonnie Mack snack attack

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Mike

What sweeter way to head into the weekend than this snack-inspired track from late singer/guitarist Lonnie Mack?  The first single from a rare live recording set for release in October (Lonnie Mack: Live in Louisville 1992, Last Music Co.), “Oreo … Continue reading →

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New Englander Ryan Lee Crosby visits Bentonia with At the Blue Front

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Mike

We don’t know that the Bentonia style of blues would ever have been considered exactly popular, although folks were probably at least a bit more familiar with it back in the days of Skip James. Only a few others have … Continue reading →

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Trio GA-20 releases first single from new album, a slide-filled instrumental take on soul classic “Hold On, I’m Coming”

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Mike

If you’re already looking ahead to the long weekend, here’s a little something to help hold you over until then, a searing, surf-rock style instrumental take on the Sam & Dave classic “Hold On, I’m Coming” from Boston-based blues trio … Continue reading →

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Antone’s celebrates 50 Years of the Blues with killer five-disc box set featuring artists from throughout club’s history

Posted on August 25, 2025 by Mike

We’ve spent a bit of time here already  previewing the Antone’s 50th anniversary box set through listens to singles from Gary Clark Jr., Doyle Bramhall II, and Ruthie Foster. And yet, that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it … Continue reading →

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“People Gonna Talk” about this smashing single from Chambers DesLauriers

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Mike

Soulstress Annika Chambers and guitarist/singer Paul DesLauriers were already each a force of their own before meeting and deciding to team up in 2019, but the now husband-and-wife team has evolved into a real force-to-be-reckoned when they’re dishing out fiery … Continue reading →

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“Braille Blues Daddy” Bryan Lee pays Homage to 4 Kings of the blues on posthumous release

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Mike

Though we’d already heard him several times, most notably, providing lead vocals and some stinging guitar to complement that of his much younger counterpart on a rocking “Tina Marie” on Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s 2007 Grammy-nominated, Blues Music Award-winning (Best DVD) … Continue reading →

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Davy Knowles joins with some familiar Friends on new project, MKO

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Mike

Former Back Door Slam frontman and guitarist Davy Knowles has been playing with Rory Gallagher band alums Gerry McAvoy (bass) and Brendan O’Neill (drums) in the Gallagher-focused Band of Friends for more than half a decade now, in addition to … Continue reading →

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