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A Review of Sonible "Smart EQ+"
Sonible smart:EQ+ Do we REALLY need another EQ? We have stock eq’s, free eq’s, hardware eq’s, dynamic eq’s, analog modeled eq’s, digital eq’s that can do a zillion cool things……
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Creating a CD One-Sheet
So, you are about to release your new CD and it's time to get it ready to go to both the media for reviews and radio stations for airplay. One…
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RIP Deborah Coleman 10/3/56-4/12/18
  RIP Deborah Coleman 10/3/56-4/12/18 From Rick Booth: Very sad to get a call tonight from Billy Crawford, longtime guitarist for Deborah Coleman telling me she had passed away today around…
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Merchandising your Band!
Merchandising Your Band Merchandising your band can make all the difference between just getting by and generating a good income on the road. Even if you are a local band,…
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BandLab Launches Cakewalk by BandLab as a FREE DOWNLOAD!
SONAR relaunches as ‘Cakewalk by BandLab’: Iconic DAW now free to download for everyone   World-leading DAW SONAR, with the entire SONAR Platinum feature set, is relaunching as Cakewalk by BandLab…
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A Soundman's Guide to Communicating With Musicians
A Soundman's Guide to Communicating With Musicians Neal Miskin As a live sound tech I interact with a lot of musicians, from seasoned professionals to amateurs playing their first gig.…
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Introducing the "Making a Scene" Indie Country Music Show!
Are you an independent Country Music Artist who is looking for exposure for your music? The Indie Country Music Show might be the right outlet for you! Making a Scene,…
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A View from Inside South By Southwest
First Impressions I have attended many music showcase events over the years, two notables being both the International Blues Challenge (IBC)and the Blues Music Awards, both held in Memphis Tn. Both of…
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5 Suggestions You Need For Your Band Website
by Rhetta Akamatsu As a music journalist, I depend a lot on artists' websites for information when I am writing articles. So, if you want your website to get you the…
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Gibson Sells Cakewalk's "Intellectural Property" to BandLab!
There may be hope for all those diehard users of Cakewalk's premiere DAW software "Sonar". BandLab has announced that they have aquired all of Cakewalks Intellectural property and "Certain" assets…
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Interviews
An Interview with David Olney!!
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE David Olney doesn’t change his appearance; he changes reality’s appearance. He changes the room and the way we feel inside the room. He changes hearts, minds,…
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An Interview with Joyann Parker!
Indie Blues artist Joyann Parker brings a full range of talent to her performances as an accomplished singer, pianist, songwriter must-hear lead guitarist, currently endorsed by Heritage Guitars in Kalamazoo, MI.…
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An Interview with Breezy Rodio
You won’t find many guitarists on Chicago’s world-renowned Indie blues scene who are as busy as Breezy Rodio. Breezy has become a globetrotting ambassador for Chicago blues serving up tough,…
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An Interview with Raelyn Nelson and Hannah Fairlight - MMHMM!
When midwest native, Hannah Fairlight, moved to Raelyn Nelson's hometown of Nashville, TN, the people of the village kept confusing them for one another so they formed a band sometime…
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An Interview with Linsey Alexander
  Born in Mississippi and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Linsey Alexander discovered a down to earth city that truly understands and appreciates music on Chicago's southside. In much the same…
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An Interview with Kathy Murry of Kathy and the Kilowatts!
With their recent signing to Nola Blue Records and the release of “Premonition of Love” on April 13, 2018, along with the successful 2017 release of “Let’s Do This Thing”,…
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An Interview with Grayson Capps!
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Indie Country artist Grayson Capps is relaxed. You can hear it in the tone of his voice when he speaks, in the thoughtful, laconic way he…
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An Interview with Teresa James!
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Originally from Houston, Texas, indie blues artist Teresa James is based in Los Angeles where she has assembled a group of some of the top LA…
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An Interview with Tim Woods
For more than three decades, singer and Indie Blues guitarist Tim Woods' career has taken him on a long and storied journey that continues to write new chapters every year.…
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An Interview with Reverend Raven!
      Bringing crowds to their feet at the hardest to please and sophisticated night clubs in the Midwest, Indie Blues Artist Reverend Raven and the Chain Smoking Altar Boys play…
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CD REVIEWS
Nina Ricci - "Designs On Me"
by Rhetta Akamatsu Nina Ricci is a very contemporary folk singer. Her voice often sounds very similar to Dolly Parton's, but her style is entirely her own. With power and…
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Joe Goldmark Blue Steel
Joe Goldmark Blue Steel Lo-Ball Records Joe Goldmark grew up in Tucson, Arizona where he studied cello and guitar. He moved to San Francisco and started playing bass in soul…
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Late Blossom Blues The Journey of Leo “Bud” Welch
Late Blossom Blues The Journey of Leo “Bud” Welch City Hall Records/Red Monster DVD Leo “Bud” Welch was born in Sabougla, Mississippi in 1932. He first picked up the guitar…
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J.T. Lauritsen & The Buckshot Hunters Blue Eyed Soul Volume 1
J.T. Lauritsen & The Buckshot Hunters Blue Eyed Soul Volume 1 Hunters Records Jan Tore Lauritsen hails from Lillestrom, Norway. He began playing piano at an early age but soon…
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Kris Lager Band Love Songs & Life Lines
Kris Lager Band Love Songs & Life Lines Self-released The Kris Lager Band have made their mark in the Midwest by playing searing blues, rock n’ roll and jam band…
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Walter “Wolfman” Washington My Future is My Past
Walter “Wolfman” Washington My Future is My Past Anti Records Walter “Wolfman” Washington is a New Orleans icon. He learned by working with Ernie K. Doe, Lee Dorsey, Irma Thomas,…
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The Barrett Martin Group Transcendence
The Barrett Martin Group Transcendence Sunyata Don’t let the name fool you. The Seattle-based Barrett Martin Group is not a law firm or a real estate office. Of course, it’s…
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Mike Zito - "First Class Life"
Mike Zito is about to release his 14th Album, First Class Life, and in it, he celebrates two things: his rise above addiction and his absolute love for the blues. and…
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Back to the Basics a new album by multi-instrumentalist Pappy Biondo
Back to the Basics, the newest album of original bluegrass music from multi-instrumentalist Pappy Biando is everything you expect and a few things that find you searching your own soul.…
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Andy Watts Blues On Fire
Andy Watts Blues On Fire Independent Andy Watts started playing the guitar when he was twelve years old. He was drawn in after first hearing American blues. Watts formed his…
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Grayson Capps - Scarlett Roses
By Rhetta Akamatsu Grayson Capps is certainly the epitome of Americana, shuffling influences effortlessly. You can hear a bit of Buffet, more than a little Hank Williams. some Southern rock,…
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Little Freddie King Fried Rice & Chicken
Little Freddie King Fried Rice & Chicken Orleans Records Fread Eugene Martin a.k.a. Little Freddie King was born in McComb, Mississippi, in July of 1940. He was a cousin to…
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Marcia Ball Shine Bright - Richard Ludmerer
Marcia Ball Shine Bright Alligator Records Marcia Ball was born in Vinton, Louisiana, on the Texas borderline. As a child she began playing piano but it wasn’t until she witnessed…
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Beth Hart Front And Center Live From New York
Beth Hart Front And Center Live From New York Provogue / Mascot Label Group Beth Hart has eight solo studios albums and four collaborative albums with Joe Bonamassa. Her last…
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Markey Blue Ric Latina Project - "Raised in Muddy Water"
Markey Blue and Ric Latina are a true performing and songwriting team, and recently changed the name of their group from just Markey Blue to Markey Blue Ric Latina Project…
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Savoy Brown You Should Have Been There!
Savoy Brown You Should Have Been There! Panache Records Kim Simmonds formed the British blues band Savoy Brown in 1965. Their first album released in the UK was 1967’s “Shake…
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Marcia Ball Shine Bright
Marcia Ball Shine Bright Alligator It’s hard to believe that the hard-working, effervescent Marcia Ball is now fifty years into her career. Surely, she’s been honored and recognized.  There are…
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A Tribute To Deborah   Deborah Coleman What about Love?
A Tribute To Deborah  Deborah Coleman What about Love? Telarc Records Deborah has often said she is more comfortable “live” but this is her best studio recording yet and I’m…
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Podcasts!
Music on the Couch show #422 4/30/2018
MUSIC ON THE COUCH 04/30/18 – SHOW #422 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10741217     ROGER "HURRICANE" WILSON Roger has been obsessed with the music around him since before he saw the…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Joyann Parker
This IS The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues being made by those Independent Blues Artists Who know that blues is based…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Breezy Rodio
  This is the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO show! The only show that brings you the Future of the Blues being made by artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are creating…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus "Indie Blues Double Shot" 4/21/2018
This is the #1 and original Indie blues radio show! The Voice of Indie Blues, the show that brings you Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the blues…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Linsey Alexander!
This IS The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues being made by Independent Blues Artists who are out there touring and creating new orginal music rooted in the…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Kathy Murry of Kathy Murry and the Kilowatts!
This is the #1 and Orginal INDIE BLUES RADIO show. The Voice of Indie Blues .. the show that brings you the best in Independent Blues Artists who are creating the Future of the Blues in the true…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus "Indie Blues Double Shot" 4/14/2018
  This is the Voice of Indie blues, the show that brings you the best in the Future of the blues being made by independent blues artists who embrace the…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Teresa James!
This IS The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues being made by Independent Blues Artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. These artists Embrace the…
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Music on the Couch show 420 04/16/2018
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #420 – 04/16/2018 LISTEN HERE:  https://tobtr.com/10720015 EXIT 56 BLUES FEST Sonia Outlaw-Clark came by to talk about the Exit56 Blues Fest which takes place in…
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LIVE From the Midnight Circus Featuring Tim Woods
This IS The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues being made by Independent Blues Artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. These artists Embrace the…
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Indie Country Radio Show Featuring Grayson Capps!
The Indie country radio show is dedicated to bringing those independent artists who are creating new original music rooted in country. We embrace all forms of this music from the…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus "Indie Blues Double Shot" 4/7/2018
This IS The voice of Indie Blues, the show that brings you the future of the blues being made by artists who are creating new original music from it's roots.…
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