Author Archives: Mike

Guest post: Buddy Guy – A Blues Experience Like No Other

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Mike

UK writer/blogger Breton Towler offers these thoughts on a recent performance from one of blues’ greatest at the Birmingham Symphony Hall. Seven times a Grammy award winner and an inductee of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Yet he … Continue reading →

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All I Ever Do is Sing the Blues

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Mike

Here’s another talk-free edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour to help keep your summer sizzling, including music from the Knickerbocker All-Stars, Mike Zito & the Wheel, Fantastic Negrito, Davina and the Vagabonds, Tinsley Ellis, and more, as well as a … Continue reading →

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Happy International Blues Music Day!

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Mike

Wherever in the world you happen to be, we hope you’ll celebrate International Blues Music Day by getting out to take in some live blues today! (And go ahead and mark your calendar for the years ahead, with IBMD always … Continue reading →

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Book to Columbus for Booker T., Diunna Greenleaf, and Project Blues Review 2016

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Mike

We’ve told you before about the Project Blues Review that takes place in Columbus, Ohio, each August to benefit individuals and families afflicted by cancer, and even had the chance to cover the event a few years back when John … Continue reading →

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Video: Joe Bonamassa not just Pretending on this cover of Clapton hit

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Mike

While we’re on the subject of tributes to blues greats, you may have heard that blues-rocker Joe Bonamassa has done a few of his own recently, following up last spring’s spectacular Muddy Waters/Howlin’ Wolf recording from Red Rocks with first … Continue reading →

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Go Way Down Inside the blues with new tribute album from Big Head Blues Club, honoring blues legend Willie Dixon

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Mike

It’s been five years now since we told you about a Robert Johnson tribute album from an outfit calling itself the Big Head Blues Club, consisting of rock/jam band Big Head Todd & the Monsters joined by a rotating roster … Continue reading →

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Mojo Risin’: Fantastic Negrito pushes blues to the brink on Last Days of Oakland

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Mike

Last summer, we told you about the Muddy Waters 100 project, on which former Waters band guitarist John Primer and a collection of friends paid tribute to the late blues master with a set of updated takes on a number of … Continue reading →

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There Must Be a Better World Somewhere

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Mike

Regardless of which side you take on issues such as the U.S. presidential candidates, the shootings by and of police officers, and Brexit, we can all probably agree that the world has witnessed a truly sad state of affairs in recent … Continue reading →

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Versatile Nick Moss Band stretches From the Root to the Fruit on new double CD

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Mike

They say you can’t have it all, but fans of the Nick Moss Band will be especially delighted with this double-disc set (Blue Bella Records) of new music that nicely embodies the Chicago guitarist’s musical career, starting with a soul- … Continue reading →

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Happy Fourth of July (Amerexit?)!

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Mike

Here’s one to add to your blues playlist as you’re grilling, entertaining family or friends, or just kicking back and relaxing this Independence Day, a little gem from one-time Jelly Roll Kings singer and guitarist Big Jack Johnson compliments of … Continue reading →

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