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blues, cd review, indie Blues, John Mayall, making a Scene
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John Mayall Nobody Told Me Forty Below The Godfather of British Blues, John Mayall is now 85 years old, but you’d never guess it from his prolific output in recent years since he signed with co-producer Eric Corne’s label, Forty Below Records, in 2013. Mayall’s long overdue induction into the Blues Hall of Fame was […]
blues, Derek Trucks, indie Blues, making a Scene, Susan Tedeschi, Tedeschi Trucks
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Tedeschi Trucks Band Signs Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group Susan Tedeschi was born in Boston, Ma. She released her debut album in 1995 but came to national attention with the release of “Just Won’t Burn” on Tone Cool Records in 1998. At the same time the Jacksonville Fl. guitarist Derek Trucks was achieving fame with his […]
americana, Amour, Colin Linden, indie Blues, Lurher Dickinson, making a Scene
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Amour Colin Linden and Luther Dickinson Stony Plain Records Master roots guitarists Luther Dickinson and Colin Linden pared up to make a stellar collection of love songs from many areas of Americana: Blues, country, rock ‘n roll, r&b, and folk are all represented on Amour and what a wonderful mix! Dickinson and Linden are joined […]
americana, Emily Scott Robinson, making a Scene, traveling mercies
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Emily Scott Robinson Traveling Mercies Self-released If you’ve heard Emily Scott Robinson’s song “The Dress” or the accompanying stories in other publications, you may just want to scroll down. However, for those who have not, there’s not a more important place to start. Without her harrowing trauma endured after being raped in her early twenties, […]
cd review, Katarina Pejak, making a Scene, roads that cross, Ruf Records
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Katarina Pejak Roads That Cross Ruf Records Katarina Pejak hails from the Serbian city of Belgrade, where her father ran the local jazz and blues nightclub. Listening to her father’s record collection she became inspired by Tom Waits, Norah Jones, Bessie Smith, Otis Spann and others. She decided she should stretch her classical piano […]
blues, florida blues, live blues albums, Men of the Swamp Live, Packrat's Smokehouse, swamp blues
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Packrat’s Smokehouse Men of the Swamp LIVE If you are looking for genuine traditional blues with a strong swamp flavor, Packrat’s Smokehouse is for you! They have just released their fifth album, Men of the Swamp Live. The band hails from New Smyrna Beach, Florida and consists of Anthony “Packrat” Thompson on lead vocals and […]
aaron lack, cd review, jazz, making a Scene
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Aaron Lack’s Vibetet Lovely Night Millard Street Music Aaron Lack is an Adjunct Professor of Music at Concordia University in Austin, Texas. He currently teaches Drumset, Applied Music and the history of Jazz. Lack plays drums, classical percussion, Vibraphone and traditional steel pan music. He has shared the stage and performed with Benny Green, Roy […]
are you open?, blues, cd review, indie Blues, making a Scene, seth walker
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Seth Walker Are You Open? Royal Potato Family It’s been one heck of a moment or two lately. Normal has turned on its head. We are all in this together, and together we can make a difference. Are You Open?, the new album by Seth Walker releases February 15 on Royal Potato Family and asks […]
americana, cd review, making a Scene, Peter Mulvey, There is another world
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Peter Mulvey There Is Another World Righteous Babe Records. Peter Mulvey is a traveling troubadour with his compass pinned to the out of the ordinary. He is a songwriter who threatens at being a poet. The songs from There Is Another World are no exception. Conventional instruments unconventionally create mood and the lyrics fall to […]
big joe and they dynaflows, blues, indie Blues, making a Scene
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Big Joe and the Dynaflows Rockhouse Party Severn The rowdy proceedings here match the album title, Rockhouse Party, even though the title is drawn from the name of co-producer and stellar keyboardist Kevin McKendree’s studio in Franklin, TN. Big Joe is D.C.-based drummer/vocalist Big Joe Maher, making his fourth album for Severn Records. This is […]
