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Nick Moss’ time has come today with Time Ain’t Free
Last fall, we gave a little preview of Chicago guitarist Nick Moss‘ latest project Time Ain’t Free when we told you about a Kickstarter campaign aimed at helping to defray the costs of the album. That campaign never did see … Continue reading
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Tagged Michael Ledbetter, Nick Moss
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Joe Louis Walker kicks up some stinging blues on Hornet’s Nest
After delivering all kinds of Hellfire on his 2012 album, blues singer and guitarist Joe Louis Walker is back with another terrific offering on Alligator Records in Hornet’s Nest. Like that prior project, Hornet’s Nest was again produced by Tom … Continue reading
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Matt Schofield shares keen vision for the blues on Far As I Can See
If you’ve somehow missed reading – either here on our blog or elsewhere – about the immense talents of UK guitarist and singer Matt Schofield, this week presents a terrific opportunity to catch up, with the release of Schofield’s fifth … Continue reading
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New releases: Billy Branch delivers Blues Shock; Damon Fowler shares Sounds of Home
They say we’re in the Year of the Horse, but so far 2014 is looking a lot more like the year of a whole different kind of animal to us, like maybe an Alligator – with the recent release of … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Branch, Damon Fowler, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Tab Benoit
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With The Devil You Know, Tommy Castro & the Painkillers deliver one hell of a treat
Having spent the past few decades toiling in the blues, San Francisco singer and guitarist Tommy Castro is something of what you might call a “devil you know” in the genre. Whether seeing him live or listening to one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Holmes Brothers, Jim Pugh, Joe Bonamassa, Magic Dick, Marcia Ball, Mike Finnigan, Samantha Fish, Tab Benoit, Tasha Taylor, Tommy Castro
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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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