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Big Walker Takes Us Root Walking
Posted on May 22, 2013 |This album is set to late '40s - early '50s style (sometimes referred to as "post war") blues. The sound quality and production are good, and the level of musicianship is high.0Comments -
The Best of “Don’t Call Her Larry Blues Mix” Delivers Fine, Sultry Blues
Posted on May 8, 2013 |This album is at once subtle, classy, well executed, and well played. It is a cut above. Perhaps the best thing about The Best of Don't Call Her Larry Blues Mix is that it is a whole lot of fun.0Comments -
Showing off: Alone Together with the Blues
Posted on May 6, 2013 |This is no simple stuff. Excellently arranged and produced, not a party CD, but for something smaller and more intimate, this CD is a hit. So buy yourself a copy and have some fun.0Comments -
Digging Down Into The Mojo Roots’ “What Kind of Fool”
Posted on May 2, 2013 |This album is original & full of soul. These guys definitely have mojo going on! Gardening is good for the soul & body; and a listen to the CD What Kind of Fool by The Mojo Roots is going to be good for your BLUES body & soul.0Comments -
The Soul of John Black Is In A Sunshine State of Mind
Posted on May 1, 2013 |TSOJB's last outing, Good Thang, was a great mix of blues tinged, soul and funk influenced joy. A Sunshine State of Mind, on Yellow Dog Records, is TSOJB's 5th release. This album is a huge leap forward; it is more focused, concise, and much, much tighter!0Comments -
Deep Deep Blue from Dudley Taft is a Full Course Meal!
Posted on April 29, 2013 |While his music is full of hooks and potential single ipod fodder, the body of work consumed in it's entirety is when it is at it's best. Deep, Deep Blue is the full meal deal with dessert!0Comments -
Scenes From The 2013 Tampa Bay Blues Festival
Posted on April 19, 2013 |Over the course of nineteen years, The Tampa Bay Blues Festival has become one of the premier blues festivals in the nation. People travel from all corners of the globe to attend, and with good reason.0Comments -
Chris Antonik’s Better For You is Contemporary, Original
Posted on April 18, 2013 |Better For You, the second album by Canadian guitarist and singer Chris Antonik is a more than solid effort of uptown contemporary original blues.0Comments -
Memphis Soul In Performance At The White House
Posted on April 17, 2013 |"In Performance at the White House", which aired last night on PBS, celebrated Memphis Soul in grand fashion. An hour long concert paying tribute to some of the greatest music ever committed to disc, it had it's ups and downs.0Comments -
“Delta Time” Is Intimate Blues
Posted on April 10, 2013 |Every now and then a back-to-basics blues album is issued and we are amazed at how effective simplicity really is. Guitars, vocals, and the music itself. This is just such an album. Hans Theessink & Terry Evans' Delta Time is intimate blues. Simple, beautiful, bare-bones intimate, and inspiring.0Comments
