Category Archives: Songs

Tune into the Weekend: All I Got for Christmas was the Blues and a Broken Heart

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Mike

We admit that we haven’t gotten much into the Christmas spirit so far this season (still seems a bit early for that to us!), but this swaying new blues-rock single from longtime Johnny Winter guitarist, band leader and Grammy Award-winning producer Paul Nelson sure does help, entitled “All I … Continue reading →

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Tune into the Weekend: Get your mojo working with this alternate version of Mother Mojo from Satan and Adam

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Mike

If you haven’t yet watched the Satan & Adam documentary on Netflix or elsewhere, we highly recommend you make a point to do so when you have the chance. This isn’t, as its name might imply to the uninitiated, a film concerning the Garden of Eden, but it … Continue reading →

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Tune into the Weekend: Taj Mahal nails Spike Driver Blues on upcoming Music Maker Relief Foundation anniversary compilation

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Mike

We’ve talked here before about the Music Maker Relief Foundation (MMRF) and its good works in helping Southern musicians in need. 2019 is shaping up to be a particularly exciting year for the organization, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary … Continue reading →

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Buddy Guy dishes cool new blues on Nine Below Zero

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Mike

We couldn’t let you head into the long weekend without making sure you’ve heard the first single off Buddy Guy‘s upcoming (June 15) release The Blues is Alive and Well (Silvertone/RCA Records), a biting take on the Sonny Boy Williamson … Continue reading →

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Tune into the Weekend: Big Bad Coraline

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Mike

Today, we launch another new feature here, an occasional post to help get your weekend off to a good start with a track that’s caught our ear. Sometimes, the song might be a standalone single; other times, a tune we … Continue reading →

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Listen up! Krystle Warren’s Nae-Nae and Ruthie

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Mike

There’s a whole lot to like about Krystle Warren‘s latest album Three the Hard Way (Parlour Door Music) and blues is just a small part of it, with the album also including sounds of neosoul, R&B, hip hop, folk, jazz, … Continue reading →

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First listen: Shortnin’ Bread from Taj Mahal’s Labor of Love

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Mike

With blues master Taj Mahal‘s new vinyl-only release Labor of Love (Acoustic Sounds) hitting stores next week, we thought you might enjoy a little taste of “Shortnin’ Bread” that pairs some plucky banjo from Mahal with crisp, whooping vocals and … Continue reading →

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Back into the Snake Pit with Chicago blues guitarist Harvey Mandel

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Mike

A while back, we gave you this update on the great Chicago blues guitarist Harvey “The Snake” Mandel, who you may recall has played with and alongside such greats as John Mayall, Canned Heat, the Rolling Stones, Howlin’ Wolf, Michael … Continue reading →

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First listen: Dipping into Cheese Finger Brown’s Low-Down People

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Mike

Here’s one to help ease you into the weekend, the gritty, hypnotic title track from Dutch bluesman Cheese Finger (C.F.) Brown‘s upcoming Low-Down People (Humu Records) album that very much lives up to the description of Brown’s sound promised in his … Continue reading →

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There Must Be a Better World Somewhere

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Mike

Regardless of which side you take on issues such as the U.S. presidential candidates, the shootings by and of police officers, and Brexit, we can all probably agree that the world has witnessed a truly sad state of affairs in recent … Continue reading →

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