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Features

 

The John Pagano Band releases their new Video “Bottom’s Up”

Indie Blues Artists – The John Pagano Band (formally JPBlues) have released their second production video for their upcoming CD “One More Round”. The first video was for the song “Ain’t Gonna Lose you” which was released as a single and video earlier this year. This new video sets the bar a bit higher as […]

LIVE 365 IS BACK!!

 Live 365 Is Back By Richard L’Hommedieu In January of 2016 the copyright royalty board allowed the the small webcaster agreement to expire which resulted in an dramatic increase in royalty rates to those webcasters (See The State of Internet Radio). It is The Small Webcaster who creates a much needed diversity in a ever […]

 New blues documentary ‘I Am the Blues.’

A new blues documentary, I Am the Blues is about to start screening around the country. If you are a fan of genuine traditional blues music, blues history, or black history, this film will suck you in, hold you to the end, and leave you wanting more. The film features Bobby Rush. Barbara Lynn, Henry […]

Mark Telesca Medical and Living Assistance Fund

   Mark had emergency surgery in early March and was diagnosed with a form of cancer called Non Hodgkins Lymphoma. After recovering from surgery, he had to begin chemotherapy treatments. Mark continued  to work until he had a serious setback in the beginning of May. He ended up back in the hospital with another serious condition […]

Independent Blues Awards Nominations are IN! VOTE NOW!!

The Independent Blues Awards are now officially ready to be voted on. Below is a preview of all the nominated artists, CD’s and Songs. The one thing you will notice with our voting is we believe it is important that you have the opportunity to experience journey of discovery of new music. This is why […]

Interviews

 

An In Depth Interview with Andrew Duncanson of the Kilborn Alley Blues Band

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Nominated for a Blues Music Award in the category “Best New Artist Debut” for their 2006 Blue Bella Records release, Put It In The Alley AND nominated for a Blues Music Award in the category “Best Contemporary Blues Album” for their 2007 release, Tear Chicago Down, the music of The Kilborn […]

An In Depth Interview with Randall Bramblett

 HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Juke Joint at the Edge of the World is the eleventh studio release from esteemed singer-songwriter Randall Bramblett, a multi-instrumentalist musician with a career spanning four decades. Highly sought-after for his creativity as both a collaborator and skilled touring sideman, the legendary Georgian’s talent has earned him the respect of his peers […]

An In Depth Interview with Lightnin WIllie

 HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Bluesman Lightnin’ Willie has a distinctive approach to his music. The sound is an irresistible blend of tradition and spontaneous creativity, with a deliciously insidious emphasis on the groove. It is a compelling, hard swinging brand of blues that, whenever he performs, packs the floor—his audience can’t not dance. A guitarist […]

 An In Depth Interview with Karen Lovely

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Karen Lovely shot onto the blues scene out of  the Pacific Northwest like Stack O’ Lee’s .44 placing 2nd at the 2010 International Blues Challenge followed by three 2011 Blues Music Award Nominations for BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES FEMALE ARTIST, BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM and BEST SONG for her sophomore release STILL THE RAIN. With the release of her 3rd studio album TEN MILES […]

An In Depth Interview with Greg Sover

 HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE 2016 was a big year for Philadelphia rocker Greg Sover. He released his debut album Songs of a Renegade in August. Since then he has headlined at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, Puck in Doylestown, PA and Steel City Coffeehouse in Phoenixville, PA. In addition he has had the opportunity to support noted touring […]

An In Depth Interview with Gordon Meier

 HOME PAGE FACE BOOK PAGE EVERY MUSICIAN IS A PRODUCT OF THEIR INFLUENCES.  IT WOULD BE DISHONEST FOR ME TO DENY THE INFLUENCE OF  B.B. KING, MUDDY WATERS, LIGHTNIN’ HOPKINS AND OTHERS HOWEVER  THE TWO PROFOUND “GAME CHANGERS” WERE FREDDIE KING AND MAGIC SLIM. A QUOTE FROM B.B. OR MUDDY MAY COME AT ANY TIME […]

CD Reviews

 

The Mark Robinson Band Live at The Five Spot

The Mark Robinson Band Live at The Five Spot Blind Chihuahua Mark Robinson hails from Bloomington Indiana. After college he moved to Chicago and played guitar with Jimmy Johnson, Son Seals, Koko Taylor and Lonnie Brooks. When he returned to Bloomington to take a job he played guitar with soul bluesman Tad Robinson and Americana […]

Tucci Olivia

 Tucci Olivia Hideaway Records The Tucci Band is from Sarasota Florida. They are led by Steve “Doc” Tucci. The band is well versed in R n’ B, Blues and Southern Rock. They were formerly known at The Toler Tucci Band and had previously released 2012’s “Doc’s Hideaway” on Larry McCray’s Magnolia Records. Unfortunately “Dangerous” Dan […]

Doug MacLeod Break The Chain

Doug MacLeod Break The Chain Reference Recordings Doug MacLeod was born in New York City in 1946. He became interested in the blues and found that when singing he no longer stuttered. While living in St. Louis MacLeod began playing acoustic country blues guitar and switched to bass when playing jazz or electric blues. His […]

Chris Cain fea. Larry Taylor, Tony Braunagel, Jim Pugh & Nancy Wright

 Chris Cain fea. Larry Taylor, Tony Braunagel, Jim Pugh & Nancy Wright Little Village Foundation Chris Cain was born in San Jose, California in 1955. He began playing guitar as a teenager and studied music at San Jose City College. He also mastered piano, bass, clarinet, and saxophone. Cain didn’t release his debut recording until […]

Jim Allchin Decisions

 Jim Allchin Decisions Sandy Key Music Jim Allchin was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and attended The University of Florida. He earned his M.S. and PhD at Georgia Institute of Technology and Stanford University. Allchin went to work for Microsoft where he helped to develop Windows operating systems including Windows 98, Windows Vista and Windows […]

The Cash Box Kings Royal Mint

 The Cash Box Kings Royal Mint Alligator Records The Cash Box Kings were formed by harp player Joe Nosek in 2001. They released their debut album “Live! at The King Club” in 2003. Chicago born vocalist Oscar Wilson joined the band in 2007. In 2011 The Cash Box Kings signed with Blind Pig Records and […]

Delta Wires – ‘Born in Oakland’

Delta Wires is a seven-piece California blues band They were literally born in Oakland over 30 years ago as a college project for lead vocalist and harmonica player Ernie Pinata. Born in Oakland is the band’s seventh album and as the press release states, “demonstrates a further maturation of the group’s West Coast blues style.” […]

Jason Ricci & The Bad Kind Approved By Snakes

 Jason Ricci & The Bad Kind Approved By Snakes Ellersoul Records Jason Ricci has been the recipient of many awards including the coveted Blues Music Award for Blues Instrumentalist – Harmonica which he won in 2010. He is also the only openly gay male star in the blues community. As a performance artist of the […]

Gordon Meier Blues Experience Magic Kingdom

Gordon Meier Blues Experience Magic Kingdom Independent This album is a great introduction to an accomplished guitarist and vocalist. Gordon Meier has been part of the Western New Jersey blues scene for quite some time. For the last twenty five or more years he has been in a Morris County band called The Midnight Street […]

 

On the Scene

 

JP Soars and The Red Hots at Darwin’ s Burgers and Blues in Sandy Springs, GA June 8

JP Soars and the Red Hots played Darwin’s in Sandy Springs Saturday night. What an amazing musician that man is! Who else do we know who mixes original tunes in with not only blues but gypsy jazz and Latin music? He moves easily from his own songs to  Django Reinhardt, Johnny Guitar Watson, and Muddy […]

This week: Indie blues in and around Atlanta July 10 – 16

 It’s an exciting week for blues fans as Bonnie Raitt comes to the Infinite Energy Center with James Taylor and Tedeschi Trucks Band plays The Fox with Hot Tuna and The Wood Brothers! Also,Little G Weevil is back from Eastern Europe and at Darwin’s and there’s a Blues/Jazz Benefit Jam for AMERF (Atlanta Musician’s Emergency […]

 The Markey Blue Ric Latina Project at Darwin’s June 30

By Rhetta Akamatsu Photos by Takesi Ken Akamatsu Markey Blue has changed its name to The Markey Blue Ric Latina Project but the high-energy, nonstop joy of the group live hasn’t changed a bit! Lead singer Markey and lead guitar player Ric Latina still lead the charge into electrifying blues and blues-rock with Ron De […]

 

Podcasts

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring The Kilborn Alley Blues Band

This is the #1 and original INDIE BLUES RADIO show on the net. This is the show that brings you ONLY touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues .. We Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and the artists who are part of that diversity. These artists are the innovators not the imitators .. […] 

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Randall Bramblett

This is the #1 and Original INDIE Blues Radio show that brings you the Future of the Blues! We bring you those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots.. These artists are out there creating new original music .. they are the innovators .. not the imitators .. […]

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Lightnin WIllie

This is The Voice of Indie Blues .. the show that brings you the Future of the Blues being made by those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from its roots. These are the innovators .. not the imitators . These are the Indie Blues […] 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus “The Voice Of Indie Blues” 7/3/2017

3 hours of the best of the Future of the Blues featuring artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These are the Indie Blues Artists and this IS The Voice of Indie Blues! Talk about a great lineup .. check this out! Stacy Jones Band Andy T Bandfeaturing Alabama Mike The Gordon Meier Blues […]

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Karen Lovely

This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the future of the blues .. the show that brings you those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots .. these artists are the innovators .. not the jute box imitators […]  

LIVE from the Midnight Circus featuring Greg Sover!

This is The Voice of Indie Blues .. the show that brings you the artists that are creating the future of the blues one song at a time .. these artists Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots .. these are the innovators .. not […] 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Gordon Meier

This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that showcases the FUTURE of the blues by bringing you artists who are out on the road creating it with new original songs rooted in the blues .. we Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots […] 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus “The Voice of Indie Blues” 6/26/2017

This is The Voice of Indie Blues, the show the brings you the future of the blues .. these artists that Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots .. These are the innovators .. not the juke box imitators .. These are the Indie Blues Artists . This week we […]