Author Archives: Mike

Pittsburgh band The Commonheart overcomes Pressure of sophomore album with terrific new release

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Mike

We don’t have as much of a chance to get out and see (or review albums from) local bands as we’d like, but here’s a Pittsburgh act that’s likely on the verge of a major breakout from the “local” scene, between … Continue reading →

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Riding without the King, B.B. King Blues Band still captures The Soul of the King on new album, tour

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Mike

It’s been four years now since “The King of the Blues” B.B. King moved on to the big blues gig in the sky and what some might consider the better world of which he frequently sang, but the band that backed him has … Continue reading →

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Tune into the Weekend: Get your mojo working with this alternate version of Mother Mojo from Satan and Adam

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Mike

If you haven’t yet watched the Satan & Adam documentary on Netflix or elsewhere, we highly recommend you make a point to do so when you have the chance. This isn’t, as its name might imply to the uninitiated, a film concerning the Garden of Eden, but it … Continue reading →

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Break in the Chain

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Mike

We might have taken a short break from our music podcast in June, but we’re back now with another smoking talk-free edition (our 50th episode!) for you, featuring music from Robben Ford and Shemekia Copeland, Selwyn Birchwood, Albert Castiglia, the Duke Robillard Band, AG Weinberger and … Continue reading →

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Grady Champion delivers some seriously Down Home Blues on Tribute to ZZ Hill

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Mike

Although bluesman Grady Champion‘s soulful 2014 album debut on the Jackson, Mississippi Malaco Records label, Bootleg Whiskey, was a magnificent one, his latest recording finds Champion bringing things even closer to home for the longtime soul, blues and gospel label, … Continue reading →

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Three-disc compilation from late guitarist and singer Rory Gallagher offers nothing but Blues (and that’s good by us!)

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Mike

If you like the music of blues-rockers such as Joe Bonamassa, Johnny Winter, George Thorogood, Walter Trout, Peter Green, and/or Jeff Healey, and aren’t familiar with the late Irish multi-instrumentalist and singer Rory Gallagher, we can think of no better introduction to his … Continue reading →

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Steal Your Joy

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Mike

This latest edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour is loaded with helpful advice, mostly of the what-not-to-do variety, from “don’t let the devil ride” to “don’t you dare judge me” to “don’t you let people steal your joy”, with music from the likes of … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Vaughan offers one really worth bringing home with Baby, Please Come Home

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Mike

Jimmie Vaughan may never achieve quite the same level of recognition from the general public as his late, great younger brother Stevie Ray, with Jimmie’s music generally tending to gravitate more towards the laidback, traditional side of the genre, closer to a T-Bone Walker or B.B. King than the world-famous blues-rocking sibling Jimmie helped … Continue reading →

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Nobody Told Me that John Mayall would still be making such great albums at 85

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Mike

When we told you about John Mayall‘s Three for the Road album last spring, you might recall our noting that Mayall’s next studio album would be one that, according to Mayall, “strongly feature(s)…guitar players who will be pretty well-known to all lovers … Continue reading →

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Tony Holiday calls upon some talented friends with Porch Sessions

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Mike

It’s been more than 75 years since Alan Lomax traveled to the Mississippi Delta to make his field recordings of bluesmen like Son House, Muddy Waters and David “Honeyboy” Edwards, and, while the internet and other technological advances have made … Continue reading →

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