“It’s modern; it’s not musical archaeology. It celebrates a fantastic tradition. It’s soul-blues, and you’ve got to put your best into it.” – Mississippi MacDonald
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“My new album, ‘The Beat Goes On,’ offers light to darkness. It covers the themes of love, beauty, hope and nature, and sets these in opposition to sadness, loss, fear, and hurt. ‘The Beat’ draws on blues, soul, folk, jazz, Americana, and roots music.” – Sean Taylor
“Persevering despite setbacks is difficult, but this song helps me channel the strength that is needed to do it.”
Watch the video for working blues song “One Wicked Mother.”
As Monk tells it, the song comes from his mother’s words, as he was growing up: “She used to tell me that all the time when I was a kid. She used to say ‘Shut up, you think you be a preacher?’ Ha ha ha. She always said the right thing.”
An instrumental talisman for whatever ails you!
The globe-spanning collection ‘UP’ from Helsinki-based Sam Huber and producer/co-writer Tomás Doncker releases today!
“I’m more often associated with my custom Bender Telecaster, but this song is my opportunity to showcase something that I started playing 25 years ago: blues on a Gibson.”
Watch Hollis Brown perform “Under My Thumb” live in studio!
“I want to make music that inspires and unites people, that says we can achieve things together and that it’s really time to think more about what we can accomplish working with each other rather than focusing so much on what separates and makes us different.” – Lee Oskar