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Nowhere but up for Sweden’s Julia & The Basement Tapes
With more than 250 acts from around the world converging on Memphis over the next few days for the annual International Blues Challenge (IBC), we’re looking forward to hearing about – and hopefully seeing a few videos from – some … Continue reading
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Rediscover the magic of Magic Sam on Live at the Avant Garde
Last week, we told you about Royal Southern Brotherhood’s latest, the live Songs from the Road CD/DVD set Live in Germany, recorded in Bonn in the fall of 2012. Here’s another terrific “new” live album – albeit of a much … Continue reading
Royal Southern Brotherhood keeps rockin’ with live two-disc set
With members whose surnames include Allman, Neville and Zito, it’s no surprise that Royal Southern Brotherhood‘s 2012 self-titled debut album was such a standout. After some pretty terrific solo releases from each of the principals (Cyril Neville‘s Magic Honey, Mike … Continue reading
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Tagged Cyril Neville, Devon Allman, Mike Zito, Royal Southern Brotherhood
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Charlie Musselwhite preaches the blues on Juke Joint Chapel
It’s been one hell of a year for blues harmonica journeyman Charlie Musselwhite. With two albums recently nominated in both the coming year’s Grammy and Blues Music awards, the Mississippi-born Musselwhite is showing no sign of letting up just yet, with his newest project Juke Joint … Continue reading
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Ursula Ricks offers some down-home soul-blues on My Street
Okay, we admit it: we hadn’t really heard much about soul/blues singer Ursula Ricks either before receiving a copy of her debut album My Street (Severn Records), despite having spent quite a few years bouncing around the same Baltimore/D.C. suburbs where Ricks has been … Continue reading
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Tagged Johnny Moeller, Kim Wilson, Lou Pride, Monster Mike Welch, Ursula Ricks
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Joanne Shaw Taylor lets it burn on Songs from the Road live CD/DVD set
We’ve written here a few times before about the British-born, now U.S.-based blues rocker Joanne Shaw Taylor. And we’ve also told you about Ruf Records’ popular Songs from the Road series, including a recent set from fellow Brit guitar slinger … Continue reading
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Tagged Jim Gaines, Joanne Shaw Taylor
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Coming up on the Crossroads; double DVD, CD sets capture some of world’s best guitarists at Clapton’s fourth Crossroads festival
Having been fortunate enough to attend both nights of Eric Clapton‘s Crossroads Guitar Festival this spring, we’ve been eagerly awaiting the highlights DVD that customarily follows, scheduled for release next Tuesday. For the first time, some of the music will … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Lee, Allman Brothers Band, Andy Fairweather Low, B.B. King, Beth Hart, Blake Mills, Booker T., Buddy Guy, Cesar Rosas, Crossroads Guitar Festival, David Hidalgo, Derek Trucks, Doyle Bramhall II, Earl Klugh, Eric Clapton, Gary Clark Jr., Gregg Allman, Jeff Beck, Jimmie Vaughan, John Mayer, Keb Mo, Keith Richards, Keith Urban, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Los Lobos, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Quinn Sullivan, Robert Cray, Robert Randolph, Sonny Landreth, Steve Cropper, Taj Mahal, Vince Gill, Warren Haynes
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Chicago bluesman Toronzo Cannon fires shot heard ’round the world with sophomore release John the Conquer Root
If it’s true what they say about being able to measure a man by the company he keeps, then we’re guessing that blues drummer Brian “BJ” Jones has to be one pretty good guy. In addition to being a member … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian "BJ" Jones, Joanna Connor, Mike Wheeler, Omar Coleman, Toronzo Cannon
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Bluesman Sugaray Rayford plays it Dangerous on new solo release
Last week, we told you about some of the great new blues releases coming out in September, a majority of them hitting the shelves this week. Perhaps our favorite of this most recent bunch comes from one from the best blues singers … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Pete, Franck Goldwasser, Gino Matteo, Jimi Bott, Kid Andersen, Kim Wilson, Monster Mike Welch, Randy Chortkoff, Sugar Ray Norcia, Sugaray Rayford, The Mannish Boys
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Taj Mahal, Shemekia Copeland, other blues faithful team to present True Blues
Not since the designation of 2003 as the “Year of the Blues” has the genre been more celebrated than it is on the newTrue Blues CD from Telarc, featuring solo and joint performances from blues greats Taj Mahal, Corey Harris, Guy … Continue reading
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Tagged Alvin Youngblood Hart, Corey Harris, Guy Davis, Phil Wiggins, Shemekia Copeland, Taj Mahal
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