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Blues Society of Central, Pa. Backyard Blues

Richard Ludmerer ameriana, blues, blues rock, blues society, Central PA, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock March 13, 2021

Blues Society of Central, Pa. Backyard Blues Blue Heart Records The Blues Society of Central Pa. has been hosting a weekly Thursday night jam for more than twenty-years. The 2020 pandemic forced the cancellation of the weekly event. The society switched gears to broadcast the sessions on their facebook page and to keep the blues […]

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New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers Volume 2

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, Luther Dickinson, new moon jelly roll freedom rockers, roots, roots rock March 12, 2021

New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers Volume 2 Stony Plain Records Luther Dickinson explains how this 2007 recording session came to be. “The New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers …was conceived in the back of a tour bus…Alvin Youngblood Hart, Jimbo Mathis, and Charlie Musselwhite had hit the road together with the North Mississippi Allstars […]

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Joe Lewis Band Up Next

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, joe lewis, making a Scene, roots, roots rock March 10, 2021

Joe Lewis Band Up Next Independent James Joseph Lewis hails from Picayune Mississippi, an hour north of New Orleans. Most of the music he heard growing up was either blues or gospel and he started playing guitar at the age of ten. After struggling with the ups and downs of the music industry Joe was […]

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JP & Ekat JP Williams Blues Band featuring Ekat Pereyra

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock roots, indie Blues, jp and ekat, jp williams, making a Scene, roots rock March 6, 2021

JP & Ekat JP Williams Blues Band featuring Ekat Pereyra Gizzifter Records New York City born JP Williams attended Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. It was there that he began moonlighting at college coffee houses playing a mixture of folk, blues and soul. After college JP returned to the city and performed at open mikes, […]

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Curtis Salgado Damage Control

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, curtis salgado, gospel, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock February 27, 2021

Curtis Salgado Damage Control Alligator Records Curtis Salgado was born in 1954, in Everett Washington, approximately 200 miles from Portland. By 1976 Salgado was already a member of The Robert Cray Band and helped to launch Cray’s career as he plays harp on Cray’s 1980 debut “Who’s Been Talkin’”. Salgado is also credited for turning […]

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Wildroots Sessions Volume 1

Richard Ludmerer ameriana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, wildroots February 19, 2021

Wildroots Sessions Volume 1 Wildroots Records Victor Wainwright was born in Savannah. He attended college in Daytona and moved to Memphis where he was employed during the day as an Air Traffic Controller at Memphis International Airport. At night Wainwright honed his piano skills in the clubs along Beale Street. He met bassist Stephen Dees […]

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Dave Thomas One More Mile

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock February 18, 2021

Dave Thomas One More Mile Blonde On Blonde Direct (Records) Limited Welsh born Dave Thomas is a veteran of the 60’s British Blues boom. By 1970 he had become the lead singer in the South Wales rock band “Blonde On Blonde”. He spent ten years as leader of the house band for England’s Shake Down […]

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The Bluesbones Live On Stage

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, bluesbones, indie Blues, making a Scene, nico de cock, roots, roots rock February 18, 2021

The Bluesbones Live On Stage Naked/Donor Productions The Bluesbones are a five-piece Blues-Rock band from Belgium first formed in 2011. The following year they released their debut album “Voodoo Guitar”. In 2012 and 2016 the band was the winner of the Belgian Blues Challenge, and finished second in 2017’s European Blues Challenge held in Denmark. […]

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Neil Barnes Bald Guy With A Lot On His Mind

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, neil barnes, roots, roots rock February 16, 2021

Neil Barnes Bald Guy With A Lot On His Mind Bar-B-Q Sound Recordings The San Francisco Bay Area’s Neil Barnes is a harmonica player strongly influenced by Paul Butterfield, Muddy Waters, Charlie Musselwhite and Lee Oscar. He was able to hangout, up close and personal, and witness Freddie King, Albert King and Albert Collins. During […]

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Trevor B. Power What Is Real

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, Rock, roots, roots rock, Treavor B Power February 15, 2021

Trevor B. Power What Is Real Farm 189 Records New Jersey’s Trevor B. Power began playing the guitar when he was fifteen. He was inspired by the rock n’ roll of the sixties and seventies, and spent most of his adult life playing solo acoustic at coffee houses and bars in the northeast and Arizona. […]

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Stratcat Willie & the Strays On The Prowl

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, Stratcat willie February 11, 2021

Stratcat Willie & the Strays On The Prowl Independent Stratcat Willie Hayes was first influenced by guitarists Michael Bloomfield, T-Bone Walker, Johnny Winter, and B.B. King. He founded the band “Blue Plate Special” in 1995, and released the album “Hot n’ Tasty” in 2002. Hayes has been keepin’ the blues alive in New York State’s […]

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Early Times & The High Rollers The Corner

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, early times, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock February 6, 2021

Early Times & The High Rollers The Corner Dealer’s Choice Records/Vizztone Label Group Sacramento raised Early Times is a blues guitarist who started playing professionally when he was sixteen. He formed his first band in 1990 and released his debut “Society for the Misunderstood”. His follow-up recordings include 1993’s “Hobo-Deluxe; and 1995’s “The Comedown”. He […]

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Veronica Lewis You Ain’t Unlucky

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots roots rock, veronica lewis February 5, 2021

Veronica Lewis You Ain’t Unlucky Blue Heart Records/Nola Blue Veronica Lewis hails from Haverhill, Ma. located thirty-five miles north of Boston on the New Hampshire border. Encouraged by her mother (and manager) Nancy Leotta she began playing piano when she was 6 years old. The performer has been honing her rhythmically complex piano chops and […]

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Skylar Rogers Firebreather

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, skylar rogers February 3, 2021

Skylar Rogers Firebreather Independent Skylar Rogers was born and raised in Chicago. Her main influences include Koko Taylor, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston and B.B. King. Rogers’ listened to these and other soulful artists whom she credits for becoming as passionate a vocalist as she is. Rogers’ released her debut EP in 2018, and began touring […]

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Joyann Parker Out of the Dark

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, joyann parker, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, soul January 28, 2021

Joyann Parker Out of the Dark Hopeless Romantics Records Joyann Parker is a classically trained pianist with a degree in music from the University of Wisconsin. Before 2014 she had only sang with a wedding band. After hearing her sing Aretha Franklin’s soul classic “Chain of Fools” she was asked to join a Minneapolis based […]

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Greg Sover Band The Parade

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, cd review, greg sover, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock January 25, 2021

Greg Sover Band The Parade Grounded Soul Records Pennsylvania based Greg Sover has been influenced by multiple genres including classic rock, blues, and reggae. He released his debut album “Songs of a Renegade” in 2016. His follow up recording was 2018’s “Jubilee”. “The Parade”, an EP completed during the pandemic, is only Sover’s third release. […]

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Alabama Slim The Parlor

Richard Ludmerer Alabama Slim, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock January 22, 2021

Alabama Slim The Parlor Music Maker Relief Foundation/Cornelius Chapel Records Milton Frazier a.k.a. Alabama Slim was born in Vance, Alabama in March of 1939. His father worked at the Pullman Plant, the manufacturer of railroad cars, and his mother a housekeeper. His parents listened to 78’s on an old Victoria turntable, and as a youngster […]

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Selwyn Birchwood Living In A Burning House

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, selwyn birchwood January 21, 2021

Selwyn Birchwood Living In A Burning House Alligator Records Selwyn Birchwood first picked up the guitar at the age of 13; by seventeen he was into Jimi Hendrix, Albert King, Freddie King and Albert Collins. Birchwood was befriended by Sonny Rhodes who became his mentor and took him on the road. In 2014 Birchwood released […]

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Ghalia Volt One Woman Band

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues rock, ghalia volt, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, Ruf Records January 20, 2021

Ghalia Volt One Woman Band Ruf Records Belgian born Ghalia Vauthier spent her days busking the streets of Brussels, and the nights playing that cities clubs and venues. As a lover of U.S. R n’ B and blues, the singer-songwriter was drawn stateside. Visiting Chicago, Memphis and Nashville she finally found her groove in New […]

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Jack de Keyzer Tribute

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues rock, indie Blues, Jack de Keyser, making a Scene, roots, roots rock January 18, 2021

Jack de Keyzer Tribute Blue Star Records Jack de Keyzer is a Canadian blues guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, producer and multiple award winner. He recorded his debut album “Hard Working Man” in 1991. He has received four Juno Award nominations winning “Blues Album of the Year” in 2003 for his album “6 Sting Lover”; and winning […]

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The Mountain Goats Getting Into Knives

Richard Ludmerer americana, folk, making a Scene, roots, singer-songwriter, the Mountain Goats January 18, 2021

The Mountain Goats Getting Into Knives Merge Records The Mountain Goats are an Indie Folk Rock band and the brain-child of singer-songwriter John Darnielle. Currently the band is based out of Durham, North Carolina. The band’s name is derived from the Screamin’ Jay Hawkins song “Yellow Coat”. Despite their plural moniker, their earliest home recordings […]

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Steve Strongman Tired of Talkin’

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock January 18, 2021

Steve Strongman Tired of Talkin’ Stony Plain Records/Ontario Creates Steve Strongman didn’t start playing guitar until he was sixteen when he was mentored by the Mississippi born Mel Brown. Brown both a sideman, and bandleader with thirteen albums of his own, was asked to play a gig in Kitchener, Ontario; fell in love with the […]

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J.T. Lauritsen & The Buckshot Hunters Blue Eyed Soul Vol. 2

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, cd review, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock January 13, 2021

J.T. Lauritsen & The Buckshot Hunters Blue Eyed Soul Vol. 2 Hunter Records Jan Tore Lauritsen, better known as JT, hails from Lillestrom, Norway. He began playing piano at an early age but soon switched to the Hammond B-3. Lauritsen had his first paying gig at the age of fourteen. Because the B-3 was too […]

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John Fusco & The X-Road Riders John The Revelator

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock January 10, 2021

John Fusco & The X-Road Riders John The Revelator Checkerboard Lounge Recordings Vermont bluesman John Fusco is also a screenwriter, and producer. His 17 movies include 1986’s semi-autobiographical “Crossroads” on which he collaborated with Ry Cooder and blues harp legend Sonny Terry. He was also screenwriter for “Young Guns”; “Young Guns II”, and 2019’s Netflix […]

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Brian Smalley Chosen

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock January 6, 2021

Brian Smalley Chosen Independent Brian Smalley grew up in a military family; by the time he was eighteen, he had moved over twenty times. Smalley’s father played accordion, and his brother piano, and so he acquired his first guitar at the age of nine, and it became his best friend. Smalley’s music includes multiple genres. […]

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Peter Roland I Don’t Like What’s Going On

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, peter roland, roots, roots rock December 30, 2020

Peter Roland I Don’t Like What’s Going On Bluzpik Media Group Ex-New Yorker and multi- Instrumentalist Peter Roland has had a varied career. He opened for John Mayall, Eric Burdon, and Buddy Miles. As a Jazz Society member he played with John McLaughlin, Tony Williams, Jaco Pastorious, and Herbie Mann. He has also played in […]

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Stax ’68: A Memphis Story

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, stax records December 25, 2020

Stax ’68: A Memphis Story Various Artists Stax Records/Craft Recordings One of my favorite holiday gifts was the nine cd box set, produced by Steve Greenberg, “The Complete Stax/Volt Singles, 1959 -1968” issued in 1991. This new box set rivals that as it features 134 songs on five cds. In fact, the set includes every […]

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Jimmie Vaughan The Pleasure’s All Mine

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues rock, indie Blues, jimmy vaughn, making a Scene, roots, roots rock December 19, 2020

Jimmie Vaughan The Pleasure’s All Mine The Last Music Co. While his younger brother Stevie was forming Double Trouble, Jimmie Vaughan was founding The Fabulous Thunderbirds. The T-Birds released their debut album “Girls Go Wild” in 1979, and Vaughan stayed with them for ten years. In 1990 he partnered with his brother to record “The […]

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Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Straight To You Live

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues rock, indie Blues, kenny wayne shepherd, making a Scene, roots, roots rock December 16, 2020

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Straight To You Live Provogue/Mascot Label Group Kenny Wayne Shepherd first heard Stevie Ray Vaughan when he was only seven. His father encouraged him to study the guitar and Shepherd was invited onstage by Bryan Lee when he was thirteen. Shepherd released his debut album “Ledbetter Heights” on the Giant imprint […]

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Dave Keller You Get What You Give

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues rock, dave keller, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock December 14, 2020

Dave Keller You Get What You Give Tasty Tone Records Montpelier, Vermont’s Dave Keller has been schooled by the very best. He studied acoustic blues with guitarist Paul Rishell; and soul blues with guitarist Robert Ward. After releasing the Dave Keller Band debut in 1998 he began to be mentored by Mighty Sam McClain who […]

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Andy Cohen Tryin’ To Get Home

Richard Ludmerer andy cohen, blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots December 12, 2020

Andy Cohen Tryin’ To Get Home Earwig Records Andy Cohen grew up in a household where his parents listened to a lot of Dixieland Jazz. Cohen got hooked on the finger-style guitar stylings of the Reverend Gary Davis when he was only sixteen. Now considered a blues-roots music historian he has devoted his life to […]

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Tom Mason Under A Mistletoe Sky

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, Christmas, indie Blues, roots, roots rock, tom mason December 11, 2020

Tom Mason Under A Mistletoe Sky Gas Station Music Born in Minneapolis, Tom Mason now makes his home in Nashville where he has been a sought after guitarist since 1993. He divides his time between playing solo shows; playing pirate festivals with his band Tom Mason and The Blue Buccaneers, and touring with several Americana […]

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Hamilton Loomis This Season

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, Christmas blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock December 10, 2020

Hamilton Loomis This Season Ham-Bone Records Texas born Hamilton Loomis’ early influences include Johnny Copeland, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Albert Collins and especially Bo Diddley. In fact, he named his son Bo Jordan Loomis in honor of his mentor. Loomis released his debut recording in 1994. His 2007 Blind Pig Records “Ain’t Just Temporary” reached number […]

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Richard Ludmerer’s Top Indie Blues Albums of 2020

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, cd reviews, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock December 5, 2020

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A Gulf Coast Christmas

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, Christmas, Christmas blues, indie Blues, roots, roots rock December 2, 2020

A Gulf Coast Christmas Various Gulf Coast Records Gulf Coast Records was founded by Mike Zito and Guy Hale in 2018. In a relatively short period of time the label has amassed a fine roster of blues artists. Like other labels have done in the past, Gulf Coast Records has created a holiday album that […]

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Alastair Greene The New World Blues

Richard Ludmerer alastair Greene, americana, blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock December 1, 2020

Alastair Greene The New World Blues Whiskey Bayou Records Southern California’s Alastair Greene was first influenced by seventies guitarists Duane Allman and Stevie Ray Vaughan. He found work backing James Harman before releasing his debut album “A Little Wiser” in 2001. He followed up with 2003’s “Bootleg: Live in L.A”. Greene also appeared on albums […]

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Sam Barlow Faith in The Blues

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues rock roots, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots rock November 29, 2020

Sam Barlow Faith in The Blues Montrose Records Twenty-six-year-old Sam Barlow is a West Texas based guitarist, harmonica player and vocalist, who started by sitting in with Austin legend Jimmie Vaughan and Blues Hall of Famer Elvin Bishop. In 2010 Barlow competed in the El Paso Guitar Center’s “King Of The Blues” competition winning first […]

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Terminal Station Brotherhood

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, terminal station November 26, 2020

Terminal Station Brotherhood Hard Rain Records Terminal Station is a Vancouver based blues-rock band. They released their debut recording “Burnout Blues” in 2007. Their follow-up recording “Rolling All Night” was first released in 2009. “Brotherhood” is their third album. But who are these guys? The four principal players in Terminal Station are some of Canada’s […]

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Randall Bramblett Pine Needle Fire

Richard Ludmerer indie, Randall Bramblett, roots, singer-songwriter November 24, 2020

Randall Bramblett Pine Needle Fire New West Records Born in Jessup, Georgia in 1948, Randall Bramblett attended the University of North Carolina where he studied religion. He abandoned his theological studies to pursue a career in music as he was inspired by the songwriting of Bob Dylan, James Taylor and Carole King. Bramblett began working […]

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Bob Corritore’s “From The Vaults” Series

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock November 19, 2020

Bob Corritore’s “From The Vaults” Series Chicagoan Bob Corritore studied blues harmonica and received playing tips from Carey Bell, Big Walter Horton, Junior Wells and others. When he was twenty-five he moved to Phoenix, Arizona eventually opening his own blues club named The Rhythm Room. With his house band, The Rhythm Room All-Stars, he backed […]

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Duke Robillard & Friends Blues Bash!

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, duke rollibard, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock November 17, 2020

Duke Robillard & Friends Blues Bash! Stony Plain Records Guitarist Duke Robillard founded “Roomful of Blues” in 1967. Although Robillard left them in 1979 he started the band that Count Basie once called “the hottest blues band I’ve ever heard”. Since 1992 he has performed as The Duke Robillard Band accumulating 22 Blues Music Award […]

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George Benson Weekend in London

Richard Ludmerer george benson, indie Blues, jazz, live, making a Scene November 14, 2020

George Benson Weekend in London Provogue Records/Mascot Music During his six-decade career the all-time jazz great George Benson has amassed 37 studio albums, eight previous live recordings, 22 compilation albums, and countless recorded sessions as a sideman. Benson is also the holder of ten Grammy awards. The Pennsylvania born veteran has played the world’s biggest […]

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Paul Boddy & the Slidewinder Blues Band Friends of Tuesday

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock November 12, 2020

Paul Boddy & the Slidewinder Blues Band Friends of Tuesday Slide Records The Slidewinder Blues Band was born solely for the purpose of starting the “Every Tuesday Funk ‘n’ Blues Jam” originally held at the “Puck Live” in the Philadelphia suburb of Doylestown. The weekly open blues jam, now in its fifth year, continues to […]

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Walter Trout Ordinary Madness

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock, walter trout November 9, 2020

Walter Trout Ordinary Madness Provogue Records/Mascot Music Walter Trout was born in Ocean City, New Jersey. The guitarist relocated to Los Angeles where he found work with Percy Mayfield, Lowell Fulsom, Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker and Joe Tex. In 1981 Trout became the lead guitarist in “Canned Heat” and spent three years with […]

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Malaya Blue Still

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, malaya blue, roots, roots rock November 9, 2020

Malaya Blue Still Blue Heart Records/Nola Blue British singer/songwriter Malaya Blue released her debut recording “Bourbon Street” in 2014. That year she played the Great British Rock and Blues Festival in Lincolnshire and has since carved a path across England. She received four nominations from The British Blues Association and was a finalist in the […]

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Erin Harpe Meet Me In The Middle featuring Jim Countryman

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, erin Harpe, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock November 7, 2020

Erin Harpe Meet Me In The Middle featuring Jim Countryman Vizztone Label Group/Juicy Juju Records The Boston based Erin Harpe recorded five electro-pop albums with her first band “Lovewhip” before embracing the blues. Her transition began in 2002 when she released “Blues Roots”; and continued with 2008’s “Delta Blues Duets” recorded with her father Neil. […]

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Artur Menezes Fading Away

Richard Ludmerer artur menezes, blues, blues-rock, fading away, indie Blues, roots, roots rock November 6, 2020

Artur Menezes Fading Away VizzTone This writer does not often venture into blues rock (Yes, I know- that’s an heretical statement given coverage of the form on these pages) but shining talent exists in every genre. Brazilian guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Artur Menezes stands apart from the sameness that far too frequently populates this kind […]

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Tim Woods Vortex

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, roots, roots rock, tim woods November 4, 2020

Tim Woods Vortex Independent Originally from Western Pennsylvania Tim Woods has been influenced by a variety of genre’s including blues, rock, bluegrass, and jazz. When Woods turned eighteen his family relocated to Macon, Georgia and he immersed himself in the music scene promoting national acts at a local nightclub. Later, Woods formed the Woods Family […]

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Dennis Jones Soft Hard and Loud

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock November 3, 2020

Dennis Jones Soft Hard & Loud Blue Rock Records Dennis Jones hails from the rural town of Monkton, Maryland. His grandfather played an acoustic guitar and a thirteen-year-old Jones received his first guitar on Christmas Day. At the age of sixteen he was already in a cover band playing rock n’ roll. He joined the […]

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Devin B. Thompson Tales Of The Soul

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, indie Blues, roots, soul November 1, 2020

Devin B. Thompson Tales Of The Soul Severn Records Devin B. Thompson hails from the Chicago suburb of Joliet, Illinois. Raised in a musical family his father and sister sang in the church choir. Thompson began playing trumpet and singing backing vocals in his older brother’s band when he was still in his teens. His […]

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