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Give it up now… for Gary Clark Jr. on Blak and Blu
We’ve talked quite a bit here before about the rising star of Austin bluesman Gary Clark Jr., who you may recall being hailed as nothing less than “the future of the blues” during this spring’s Red, White and Blues performance at the White … Continue reading
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A year after his death, Willie Big Eyes Smith still helping to keep the blues alive; new CD captures performance by blues legend accompanied by friend Roger Hurricane Wilson
A while back, we told you about a Kickstarter project aimed at helping with the costs of a live recording from Muddy Waters band alumnus Willie “Big Eyes” Smith and Georgia bluesman Roger “Hurricane” Wilson. Though the Kickstarter campaign didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Kenny Beedy Eyes Smith, Roger Hurricane Wilson, Willie Big Eyes Smith
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This weekend: Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania’s CD release party – Blues from the Burgh III
If you’re looking to take in some live blues around the ‘burgh this weekend, we can’t imagine a better place to be than Jergel’s Rhythm Grille in Warrendale Sunday afternoon. That’s where you can catch the Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania‘s … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel Blue and the Prophets, Blues Society of Western Pa., Chris Yakopcic, Eugene Morgan, Izzy and Chris, Jill West & Blues Attack, Jimbo and the Soupbones, Melinda, Nancy McKeen Bluz Machine, Rich Harper, Rumpshakers, the Igniters, Wayne and Wild Root
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Quick takes: some mighty sweet new releases from Mighty Sam McClain, Sugar Blue
We couldn’t decide which of these blues legends’ great new albums – both released this week – we wanted to tell you about first, so what the heck, here’s both! Sugar Blue – Raw Sugar (Beeble Music) Though few may recognize him by name, nearly … Continue reading
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With new Almost Always Never, Joanne Shaw Taylor almost never fails to delight
U.K. blues-rock guitar-slinger Joanne Shaw Taylor may not have come away from last weekend’s British Blues Awards with any prizes, relinquishing the best female vocalist honor she’s held for the past two years to Chantel McGregor this time around, but she’s certainly got a winner of … Continue reading
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The original rollin’ stone, Muddy Waters jams with the Stones on Checkerboard Lounge DVD
Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones – Live at the Checkerboard Lounge Chicago 1981 (Eagle Rock Entertainment) You know that question you’re sometimes asked during job interviews about “If you could go back in history and meet anyone, who would it be?” … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddy Guy, George Mojo Buford, John Primer, Junior Wells, Keith Richards, Lefty Dizz, Lovie Lee, Mick Jagger, Muddy Waters, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood
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Spring/early summer can really hang you up the most; Quick Takes: new(ish) music from Johnny Rawls, Albert Castiglia, Liz Mandeville, and The Nighthawks
Anyone who says the blues is dying probably ought to take a look at the stack of new blues releases we’ve managed to accumulate over the recent months, many of which we may never be able to even begin thinking … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Castiglia, Johnny Rawls, Liz Mandeville, The Nighthawks
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Quick takes: Tedeschi Trucks Band, Royal Southern Brotherhood offer great examples of blues power in numbers
Recent events and travels have prevented us from writing about much of the great new music that has found its way to our doorstep lately, but here are a couple of the releases that have caught our ear in recent … Continue reading
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Tagged Cyril Neville, Derek Trucks, Devon Allman, Jim Gaines, Mike Zito, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Susan Tedeschi, Tedeschi Trucks Band
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The Mannish Boys pack double the dynamite on latest release
There’s perhaps no better way of describing blues supergroup The Mannish Boys than as written in the liner notes to their latest offering, where they’re portrayed as “a virtual blues festival in a single band.” As applicable as that statement could be … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Corritore, Elvin Bishop, Finis Tasby, Franck Goldwasser, Jackie Payne, James Harman, Jason Ricci, Jimi Bott, Junior Watson, Kid Ramos, Kirk Fletcher, Mike Finnigan, Mud Morganfield, Randy Chortkoff, Rod Piazza, Sugaray Rayford, The Mannish Boys, Willie Campbell
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