Willi Carlislie’s latest album is ‘Critterland,’ and his current tour includes a stop at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, New York on Wednesday, May 22nd.
Author: Don Wilcock
Don Wilcock
Now into his second half century as the warrior music journalist, Don Wilcock began his career writing “Sounds from The World” in Vietnam, a weekly reader’s digest of pop music news for grunts in the field for the then largest official Army newspaper in the world, The Army Reporter. He’s edited BluesWax, FolkWax, The King Biscuit Times, Elmore Magazine, and also BluesPrint as founder of the Northeast Blues Society. Internationally, he’s written for The Blues Foundation’s Blues Music Awards program, Blues Matters and Blues World. He wrote the definitive Buddy Guy biography 'Damn Right I’ve Got The Blues,' and is currently writing copy for a coffee table book of watercolor paintings of blues artists by Clint Herring.
The longest tenured band in Alligator Records’ history as the premier blues label, this band is fronted by the rawest of the raw on guitar. This group puts on a show that would peel paint off a classic Cadillac, let alone an Imperial.
‘The Hits Keep Coming’ is a career-defining album of adult songs with references reflecting Rick’s long strange trip into the blues. Recorded for Alligator, the blues label that’s been in business almost as long as Rick has, it features Kid Andersen on guitar and was recorded at Kid’s Greaseland Studios.
Grammy® winner and perennial King Biscuit favorite-son Bobby Rush is the Saturday night headliner. The Three Kings featuring Albert Castiglia, Chris Cain and D.K. Harrell pay homage to Kings B.B., Albert, and Freddie.
Quotes from interviews with Dickey in 1985 and 2002
‘Back To Us’ is due out on April 12 via Shanachie Records!
Barely a month after singing with Walter Trout on the title song of his ‘Broken’ album, Beth Hart has just released a wrenchingly powerful new single.
To say their latest album, ‘Hiyo,’ has crossover appeal is an understatement.
‘The Newsman,’ McEuen’s new album due out on April 12, is an abrupt departure from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Mitch has a new and quite contemporary album, ‘The Roof Is on Fire,’ released by Ruf Records.