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For your listening pleasure: Sugar Ray & the Bluetones’ Things Could Be Worse

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Mike

Among the things we’ve got on tap for you over the coming weeks is the long-awaited next episode of our BluesPowR Radio Hour, but in the meantime, we thought you might enjoy a just-released track from one of the bands we’ll be featuring on that next … Continue reading →

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Blues rockers Walter Trout, John Mayall together again on Black Friday Record Store Day vinyl exclusive

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Mike

We don’t usually pay a whole lot of attention to Black Friday deals, but here’s one that we thought might actually be worth standing in line for: a special edition, double A-side 7-inch vinyl record featuring tunes from the legendary … Continue reading →

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TBT (Throwback Thanksgiving) Blues Lyrics of the Week: Thank You for Giving Me the Blues

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Mike

One of the albums we’ve been meaning to tell you about for a while is Mississippi bluesman Grady Champion‘s latest release Bootleg Whiskey (Malaco Records), and one of these days, we promise we’ll still make that happen. But in the … Continue reading →

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Blues Lyrics of the Week: I Want to Get Married

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Mike

Here’s one we heard covered recently on the latest project from the reunited UK blues-rock outfit The Hoax, a tribute album to the great B.B. King called Recession Blues. Also recorded by Texas bluesman W.C. Clark on his 1994 album … Continue reading →

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Previously unreleased studio album captures magic of late blues guitarist/singer Sean Costello

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Mike

As you might imagine, there are plenty of blues guitarists we’d love to go back and see live if we had the time machine to do so, including the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Otis Rush, … Continue reading →

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Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater gets Soul Funky on first live album in quarter of a century

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Mike

We weren’t able to make it to the recent CD release party for Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater‘s new album Soul Funky at Buddy Guy’s Legends, nor have we yet had the chance to check out the video from the show … Continue reading →

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Nearly twenty years after debut recording, Alvin Youngblood Hart still has Helluva Way of setting self apart

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Mike

Okay, so Alvin Youngblood Hart may not exactly be the first name that jumps to mind when you’re talking bluesmen who are also quite capable of rocking out. The California singer and multi-instrumentalist has been entertaining and delighting music fans … Continue reading →

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Blues Lyrics of the Week: Never Let the Same Bee Sting You Twice

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Mike

Regardless of whether it applies to an affair of the heart, state, or some other variety, here’s a helpful bit of wisdom to bear in mind any time an old “friend” comes buzzing back around. Unfortunately for us all, this was … Continue reading →

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Sugar Ray Norcia, Curtis Salgado, and Dave Maxwell among All-Stars playing Open Mic at the Knick

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Mike

Tucked away in the town of Westerly on the southwest border of Rhode Island, the Knickerbocker Cafe has enjoyed a rich blues history, having served as the site of a regular gig from the hometown Roomful of Blues for a … Continue reading →

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Blues Lyrics of the Week: Keep on Playin’ the Blues

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Mike

It’s been just over two and a half years now since blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer Louisiana Red passed away, but our friends at Wolf Records are helping to ensure that Red’s legacy continues to live on with The … Continue reading →

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