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Features

LIVE from the Midnight Circus “Indie Blues Awards” Showcase Show!

This week we showcase the winners of the Independent Blues Awards for the first 2 hours .. then we present some of the new music received today .. This is the #1 and ORIGINAL INDIE BLUES RADIO show that showcases Indie Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues. These are the innovators who Keeping the Blues Alive! And the Winners […]

Paramount Music Festival Sept 1-3 2017!

Paramount Music Festival 2017 Coal Dock Park – Main Stage 190 S. Wisconsin Street Port Washington, WI Paramount Music Fest – Stage 2 190 S. Wisconsin Street Port Washington, WI September 1-3, 2017 Advance prices end August 30 Gate prices will be higher. Fri $15, Sat & Sun $35 each. Only individual day tickets will […]

Is ASCAP Hurting Live Music Venues?

 Where it all Began ASCAP On February 13, 1914 composer Victor Herbert was eating dinner at the Hotel Claridge in NY City when he heard the piano player in the restaurant playing one of his compositions. As he looked around the bustling restaurant, he realized that while the patrons were eating and spending money, they […]

Interviews

An In Depth Interview with Rob Lutes

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Since the release of his first album Gravity in 2000, Rob Lutes has steadily built a collection of exquisite songs that inhabit the intersection of blues, folk, Americana, and the contemporary singer-songwriter genre. As skilled delivering a Piedmont blues classic as he is performing his own acclaimed original songs, Lutes’s masterful […]

An In Depth Interview with Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown

 

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Originally called the Savoy Brown Blues Band, this group can rightly take credit for cutting the farewell anthem of the 1960s British blues boom, in the form of a modern blues aptly titled “Train to Nowhere.” Historically as well as musically, this song remains a sad reminder that by the time […]

An In Depth Interview with Joel DaSilva

 

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Joel DaSilva has blues running through his veins. Born and raised in his sweet home, Chicago, DaSilva hails from a musical family. His mother and father traveled throughout Brazil and Ukraine, his mother a singer and father accompanying her on guitar. His father passed away when he was 3, but Joel continues […]

An In Depth Interview with Andrew Chapman aka JoJo

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE It was in the late 1960s at a small Houston nightclub named the Act III that Andrew Chapman first met Tony Braunagel. Chapman was watching his friend Johnny Winter and his brother Edgar perform, with Tony’s friend and neighbor Willie Ornelas on drums. Braunagel had a band called Buttermilk Bottom, and […]

An In depth interview with Kalo

 HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Sexy guitar. Infectious rhythms. Smoky vocals. KALO is pure, heartfelt rock ‘n’ roll with just a tease of blues and roots. Everything about KALO is unexpected — and that’s exactly why they’re quickly catching the eyes and ears of music lovers and industry professionals alike. The blues- and roots-laced rock trio […]

CD Reviews

Jonny Lang Signs

Jonny Lang Signs Concord Music Group Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr. a.k.a. Jonny Lang was born in Fargo, North Dakota in 1981. He started playing guitar at the age of twelve. His father took him to see the Fargo based “Bad Medicine Blues Band” and Lang was hooked. He started taking lessons from the bands guitar […]

Steve Howell and Jason Weinheimer A Hundred Years From Today

 

Steve Howell and Jason Weinheimer A Hundred Years From Today Out of The Past Music Texas born Steve Howell now lives in the greater Shreveport, La. area. He has immersed himself in the rural blues of the south. Howell re-creates obscure traditional country blues with his finger picking style and warm voice. His third album […]

Scott Ellison Good Morning Midnight

 

 Scott Ellison Good Morning Midnight Red Parlor Records Scott Ellison hails from Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1977 guitarist Ellison backed up country music star Jesseca James and in 1981 joined up with Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown. In the mid 1980’s Ellison relocated to Los Angeles and found work with The Box Tops, The Marvalettes, The Drifters, The […]

Walter Trout We’re all in this together

 

Walter Trout We’re all in this together Provogue/Mascot Label Group Walter Trout was born in Ocean City, N.J. After moving to LA he worked with Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker and Joe Tex before becoming Canned Heat’s guitarist in 1981. In 1985 he left them and joined John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers where he […]

Double Duty – Kim Simmonds  Jazzin’ on the Blues – Savoy Brown Witchy Feelin’

 

Double Duty    Kim Simmonds Jazzin’ on the Blues Panache Records   Savoy Brown Witchy Feelin’ Ruf Records Guitarist Kim Simmonds was born in Wales in 1947. In 1965 he founded the band Savoy Brown. Their first album was 1967’s “Shake Down” which wasn’t issued in the U.S. Both “Blue Matter” and “A Step Further” […]

Paul de Lay Band Live at Notodden ‘97

Paul de Lay Band Live at Notodden ‘97 Little Village Foundation De Lay was an original, a chromatic harp player who incorporated a jazzy tone into his music; and an inventive songwriter with the ability to express his personal feelings in the songs that he wrote. He had a keen sense of humor, loved a […]

Lew Jetton & 61 South Palestine Blues

 Lew Jetton & 61 South Palestine Blues Coffee Street Records Lew Jetton is a former local radio and television meteorologist and news anchor. In 1994 Jetton joined the Paducah, Ky based blues band “61 South”. When their lead singer left the band Jetton became their frontman. The band opened for Luther Allison, Koko Taylor, Little […]

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats Groovin’ in Greaseland

 Rick Estrin & The Nightcats Groovin’ in Greaseland Alligator Records Rick Estrin was born in the San Francisco area in 1949. He fell in love with the Blues and began playing harmonica at the age of fifteen. His style has been compared to both Sonny Boy Williamson II and Little Walter Jacobs. Early in his […]

Lee Roy Parnell Midnight Believer

Parnell is a Bluesman too!  Lee Roy Parnell Midnight Believer Vector Recordings Lee Roy Parnell was born in Abilene, TX. in 1956. His father toured with Bob Wills and Parnell appeared on Wills’ radio show when he was six years old. In 1974 Parnell moved to Austin where he played with Kinky Friedman. He moved […]

Don Bryant Don’t Give Up On Love

 Don Bryant Don’t Give Up On Love Fat Possum Records Don Bryant was born in Memphis in 1942. He began singing in his father’s gospel group at the age of five. The Five Bryant Bothers sang on Cane Cole’s radio show as The Four Canes. They later sang secular songs as The Four Kings and […]

The John Pagano Band gives us ‘One More Round’

Although John Pagano has  been recording under the name JP Blues since he was in his teens, The John Pagano Band is about to release their first album, One More Round, under their new band name.  Although the name has changed, the solid blues-rock and excellent original material has not. Pagano is a strong vocalist […]

Robert Cray Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm

Robert Cray Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm Jay Vee Robert Cray was born in Columbus, Ga. in 1953 while his father was serving in the Army. The family settled in Tacoma, Wa. In the early years Cray was in a band with Curtis Salgado called The Cray-Hawks. Cray’s debut recording was “Who’s Been Talkin?” in […]

On the Scene

Long Island Bacon Bash To Be Held at Pennysaver Amphitheater at Bald Hill Saturday, September 23rd

August, 2017 (Farmingville, NY) — A brand new food festival and celebration is coming to Suffolk County. The Long Island Bacon Bash will be held on Saturday, September 23rd at the Pennysaver Amphitheater at Bald Hill (1 Ski Run Lane, Farmingville, NY 11738) from noon to 10pm. ADMISSION IS FREE. JVC Broadcasting and Long Island Events will […]

Grammy Award Winning Reggae Artist Shaggy and “Love and Hip Hop: New York”s Tara Wallace to Host the 5th Annual Image Entertainment Distinction Awards at Kings Theatre, Saturday, September 30th

 September, 2017 (New York, NY) — For the past four years the Image Entertainment & Distinction Awards show has honored and highlighted influential celebrities, philanthropists, and business men and women who proudly serve their communities. This year’s show will be no different, hosted by Grammy Award winning reggae artist, Shaggy and Tara Wallace of VH1’s […]

Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino Announces Free Waterfront Festival at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park Sunday, September 10th

 August, 2017 (Oyster Bay, NY) — Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino recently announced plans to host a Waterfront Festival in conjunction with the Town’s 32nd Annual Bluefish Tournament on Sunday, September 10th from 12pm – 6pm at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park. The free event, sponsored by Trinity Solar and Connoisseur Media of Long […]

Podcasts

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Rob Lutes

This is the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO show! This is the ONLY show that showcases the Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and is out there touring and creating new original music from it’s Roots. These artists ARE the Future of the Blues .. and YES … THEY ARE THE Indie Blues Artists! This week we start off […]

 

 

Live from the Midnight Circus Featuring Savoy Brown

This is the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO show .. the show that brings you the Future of the Blues by showcase those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are out there creating new original music from it’s roots. These ARE the Indie Blues Artists!! This week we start off with music from Johnny Rawls The McKee BrothersBenny Turner – Real […]

 

 

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Joel DaSilva

This IS the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO show. The Voice of Indie Blues which brings you the Future of the Blues by showcasing those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues! These are the innovators not the imitators … They ARE the Indie Blues Artists!! This week we start off with music from Johnny Rawls The McKee BrothersBenny Turner – Real Blues an […] 

 

 

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus “The Voice of Indie Blues” 8/28/2017

This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues by showcasing Independent Blues Artists that Embrace the Diversity of the Blues .. These are the innovators .. Not the imitators .. Yes … These are the Indie Blues Artists! This week we have a great 3 hour block of the best in INDIE BLUES RADIOwith Johnny Rawls The McKee […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Andrew Chapman aka JoJo

Listen to The Voice of Indie Blues the show that showcases the Future of the Blues by bringing you the artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are out there touring and creating new music from it’s roots. These are the Indie Blues Artists! This week we start off with music from Mindi Abair And The Boneshakers Savoy Brown Benny Turner – Real Blues Pam Taylor Lightnin […]  

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring KALO

This is The Voice of Indie Blues the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO! The show that brings you the artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Bluesand are out there touring and creating new original music from it’s roots. These are the Indie Blues Artists! This week we have a great show for you .. starting with Mindi Abair And The […] 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus “The Voice of Indie Blues” 8/21/2017

This is The Voice of Indie Blues! The #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO! This is the show that showcases those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are creating new original music from it’s roots .. These are the Indie Blues Artists! This week we have a great 3 hour block with Mindi Abair Savoy Brown Benny Turner – Real […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus “Indie Blues Awards” Showcase Show!

 This week we showcase the winners of the Independent Blues Awards for the first 2 hours .. then we present some of the new music received today .. This is the #1 and ORIGINAL INDIE BLUES RADIO show that showcases Indie Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues. These are the innovators who Keeping the Blues Alive! And the Winners […]