Paul Nelson-produced ROOTS, Winter’s 1st studio album since 2004’s “I’m a Bluesman”, has him sounding the best in years. Armed with blues classics & talented friends, it’s Winter’s best blues to date.

Mark your calendars for April 30th, the end of “Jazz Appreciation Month,” and the day that Herbie Hancock and Jazz lovers everywhere will be celebrating International Jazz Day.

Our editor forgot to renew our memberships with the Blues Foundation. Publicly admitting it is his karmic retribution for such an unspeakable act, and will hopefully be a learning opportunity.

The saying is, “to feel the blues in your heart, experience the blues in your soul, the soul of the blues lives in the Delta,” and DME takes you there.

American Blues Scene would like to wish the Blues Festival Guide a happy tenth birthday, and wish the top-quality publication many more years of excellent distribution!

The WIRED! Band donated its $2000 1st place band prize to the Campaign for the Blues Hall of Fame.

Think you’ve got what it takes to impress THESE guys and win a huge prize package? 2012 contest registration begins Jan. 21 & ends May 1, 2012

In a word, her new album is “Gospel” — The gospel of the formidable blueswoman, the gospel music that seeps it’s way into nearly every track, the gospel of unmistakably moving vocals.

Reverb, caused by sound waves bouncing off of walls and ceilings, has played a pivotal part in the unique sounds of instruments and various venues for years. The history of it’s use is fascinating.

I almost always hate it when any band does Led Zeppelin but throw that out the window, this is as good as it gets folks!