Category Archives: Albums

Michael Ledbetter, Monster Mike Welch in the right place with Right Place, Right Time

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Mike

Last week, we told you about the latest collaboration between blues guitarist John Primer and harmonica player Bob Corritore, a splendid little project from Delta Groove Music called Ain’t Nothing You Can Do! While those two blues veterans have the … Continue reading →

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Blues vets Primer, Corritore reunite for Ain’t Nothing You Can Do!

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Mike

Despite the current political mood, this spring seems to be one of much collaboration in the blues music world, with new joint projects out or on the way from the likes of Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’, Charlie Musselwhite and … Continue reading →

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Blues, Whiskey & Wimmen: John Lee Hooker centennial collection assembles some of bluesman’s finest

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Mike

When it comes to music compilations, phrases like “finest” and “the very best of” tend to leave a good deal of room for debate: no matter how great a collection may be, there are always going to be at least … Continue reading →

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Tedeschi Trucks Band keeps on growing with Live from the Fox Oakland

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Mike

By now, we probably don’t need to tell you how terrific the Tedeschi Trucks Band is. If you’ve heard any of the band’s three studio albums, you’re already aware of just how nicely the sounds of this now-dozen member ensemble … Continue reading →

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Mojo Risin’: UK pianist Tom Bell blends boogie woogie blues, classical on debut album Face to Face

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Mike

Here at The BluesPowR Blog, we frequently receive albums that either incorporate elements of or cross more fully into such other genres as rock, jazz, soul, or country. But it’s not often that we encounter an artist who attempts to … Continue reading →

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New recording offers glimpse of what you’ve been missing at annual International Blues Challenge

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Mike

You may have seen that the 2017 International Blues Challenge (IBC) took place in Memphis recently, with the Dawn Tyler Watson Band (Montreal Blues Society) and Al Hill (Nashville Blues Society) taking top honors in the band and solo categories, … Continue reading →

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The King Brothers get on up with Get Up and Shake It

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Mike

You can almost tell by listening to them that brothers Sam and Lee King have blues royalty in their blood. While Lee’s guitar licks might at times sound like those from Albert King – coming, as some of them do, … Continue reading →

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Blues-rocker Devon Allman rides on with Ride or Die

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Mike

Rock legend Gregg Allman had some good things to say about his son Devon Allman‘s musical abilities in the Allman Brothers Band co-founder’s biography My Cross to Bear a few years back, perhaps none more to the point than that … Continue reading →

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Featuring both solo and collaborative tracks, latest record from blues master Taj Mahal is true Labor of Love

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Mike

Last week, we gave you an early listen off blues legend Taj Mahal‘s newest album Labor of Love (Acoustic Sounds) in the form of a delightful “Shortnin’ Bread” that paired Mahal with the late one-armed harmonica player Neal Pattman, a … Continue reading →

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Guitarist Harvey Mandel slithers back onto scene with Snake Pit

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Mike

Back in October, we gave you a preview of Chicago blues guitarist Harvey Mandel‘s new album Snake Pit (Tompkins Square) in the form of the tasty title track. Now, we’re happy to report that the rest of the album is … Continue reading →

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