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Featuring guests such as Buddy Guy and Jimmie Vaughan, third installment of tracks from B.B. King’s Blues Summit project is another dynamite one

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Mike

It’s hard not to like the latest volume of tracks from the Joe Bonamassa/Josh Smith-produced B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100, with guests that include such greats as Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, and Larry McCray. Released last week, Volume 3 kicks … Continue reading →

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First single from soulful singer/keyboardist Mike Finnigan’s posthumous album is bursting with blues

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Mike

We’ll be telling you more about the latest volume of tracks from the Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith-produced tribute to B.B. King here sometime soon but, in the meantime, here’s one that could easily have been a part of the … Continue reading →

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Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast “Let It Ride” on driving new single

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Mike

We weren’t familiar with the name Caitlin Krisko before an email about her new single hit our inbox recently, but we have to say that we like what we heard, and think you will too. With soulful, powerhouse vocals from … Continue reading →

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Some cookies your browser will gladly accept: live from Louisville, a Lonnie Mack snack attack

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Mike

What sweeter way to head into the weekend than this snack-inspired track from late singer/guitarist Lonnie Mack?  The first single from a rare live recording set for release in October (Lonnie Mack: Live in Louisville 1992, Last Music Co.), “Oreo … Continue reading →

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Trio GA-20 releases first single from new album, a slide-filled instrumental take on soul classic “Hold On, I’m Coming”

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Mike

If you’re already looking ahead to the long weekend, here’s a little something to help hold you over until then, a searing, surf-rock style instrumental take on the Sam & Dave classic “Hold On, I’m Coming” from Boston-based blues trio … Continue reading →

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“People Gonna Talk” about this smashing single from Chambers DesLauriers

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Mike

Soulstress Annika Chambers and guitarist/singer Paul DesLauriers were already each a force of their own before meeting and deciding to team up in 2019, but the now husband-and-wife team has evolved into a real force-to-be-reckoned when they’re dishing out fiery … Continue reading →

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Davy Knowles joins with some familiar Friends on new project, MKO

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Mike

Former Back Door Slam frontman and guitarist Davy Knowles has been playing with Rory Gallagher band alums Gerry McAvoy (bass) and Brendan O’Neill (drums) in the Gallagher-focused Band of Friends for more than half a decade now, in addition to … Continue reading →

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Ruthie Foster leads us on closer to release of much-anticipated Antone’s anniversary box set with powerful take on Bobby Bland’s “Lead Me On”

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Mike

Here’s another great single from that upcoming Antone’s anniversary box set about which we’ve been telling you: a newly recorded, stop-you-in-your-tracks performance of the Bobby “Blue” Bland classic (co-written by Lavelle White) “Lead Me On” by the great Ruthie Foster, … Continue reading →

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Joined by Shemekia Copeland and Ronnie Baker Brooks, Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues are “Begging for Change” with new single from new Rosa’s Lounge Records label

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Mike

Okay, one more from Chicago before we move on (now you see why they the celebrate the blues the way they do there!)…  this new single from Billy Branch and his Sons of Blues is a powerful one both musically … Continue reading →

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Delmark All-Stars knock it out of the park with “Sweet Home Chicago” collab with Cubs

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Mike

We’re no fan of the Chicago Cubs baseball club (still maintaining loyalty to the team firmly entrenched at the complete opposite end of the National League Central standings, and thus forced to glory in championships of a far more distant … Continue reading →

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