Cover photo © 2018 Alex Brown In This Issue Don Wilcock has our feature interview with producer, drummer and songwriter, Tony Braunagel. We have 5 Blues reviews for you this week including new music from Andy Watts, Cyril Neville, Dan McKinnon, Paul Dougherty and Jonny T-Bird & the MPs. We have the latest in Blues …
Steve Krase Band – Just Waitin’ Connor Ray Music www.stevekrase.com 10 songs/40 minutes Is Honky-Tonk Blues a thing? A sub-genre in which people in the vast expanse of Texas can two-step and hoot-scoot to wailing Blues harmonica and stinging guitar. If it isn’t a thing it is now. Houston harp veteran Steve Krase’s fine new …
Continue reading “Steve Krase Band – Just Waitin’ | Album Review”
Cover photo © 2018 Joska Borbely In This Issue Don Wilcock has our feature interview with drummer, songwriter and record producer, Tom Hambridge. We have 5 Blues reviews for you this week including new music from Steve Krase Band, Big Harp George, Rory Block, Lady A and Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar. Bob Kieser has …
Joe Barksdale – Butterflies, Rainbows, & Moonbeams Hear My Music www.josephbarksdale.com 13 Tracks/56:24 Fans of the NFL may recognize the name, Joe Barksdale. He is an offensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers – in addition to being a singer and guitarist. Taking up the guitar five years ago in response to the death of …
Continue reading “Joe Barksdale – Butterflies, Rainbows, & Moonbeams | Album Review”
Tom Hambridge, the producer, has an uncanny way of getting inside the minds of Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Susan Tedeschi and a myriad of others he’s produced. And when he’s wearing his singer/songwriter/drummer hat and making music for himself, as he does on his latest CD, The NOLA Sessions, he soars without a net and …
Cover photo © 2018 Roman Sobus In This Issue Mike Stephenson has our feature interview with Julia Miller and Elbio Barilari, the new owners of Delmark Records. We have 5 Blues reviews for you this week including new music from Paul Filipowicz, Ally Venable Band, Kathy and the Kilowatts, Chicago/The Blues Legends/Today and Joe Barksdale. …
Jeremiah Johnson – Straitjacket Ruf Records https://jeremiahjohnsonband.com 12 songs time-53:11 Jeremiah Johnson delivers biting blues rock with his commanding guitar attack bolstered by his hearty pipes and a crack backing band. The music herein at times verges close to solid blues while rockin’ out at all times.Aside from Johnson the band consists of Frank Bauer …
Continue reading “Jeremiah Johnson – Straitjacket | Album Review”
Interview, by Mike Stephenson, of the new owners of the Delmark Record label, Julia A. Miller and Elbio Barilari, took place at the labels offices in Chicago in 2018. Many thanks go to Steve Wagner and Jim Feeney. JULIA A. MILLER: I’m Julia Miller and I’m President and CEO of Delmark Records and we are …
Cover photo © 2018 Steve Laschever In This Issue Bill Dahl has our feature interview with John Oates. We have 9 Blues reviews for you this week including new music from Vanessa Collier, Jim Pharis, Michael Osborn, Bobby G, Misty Blues Band, Tony Joe White, Jeremiah Johnson, Ray Bonneville and Hometown Blues. We have the …
Elliott and the Audio Kings – Long Live the King Busted Flat Records www.elliottandtheaudiokings.com CD: 12 Songs, 42:00 Minutes Styles: Guitar Monster Blues, Swing/Jump Blues, All Original Songs As Walmart, Target, and every other big-box store in existence will tell you: Welcome back to school! Constant Readers of this magazine have long ago passed …
Continue reading “Elliott and the Audio Kings – Long Live the King | Album Review”
