Confessing the Blues Show 301!!
CTB Show 301 Complete by Cleve Baker on Mixcloud
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus 2/2/2016 The Best in Indie Blues!!
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 2/2/2016 The Best in Indie Blues! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This is the only show that showcases the REAL power of the Blues .. it’s Diversity!! .. This is the genre that gave us Rock and Roll, Soul, RNB, Funk, Hiphop, and just about every form of popular music […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 2/1/2016 With Walkin Cane Mark!
LIVe from the Midnight Circus 2/1/2016 With Walkin Cane Mark by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This is the show that is dedicated to showcasing the diversity of music that exist in the blues. This is the genre that brought you Rock and Roll, R&B, Soul, Funk, Hip Hop, and pretty much every form of popular […]
An Exclusive interview with Walkin Cane Mark
An Exclusive interview with Walkin Cane Mark by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Walkin’ Cane Mark was born under a cactus in the heart of the Arizona desert. Surrounded by five generations of bluegrass based musicians, it’s ironic that instead of playing country based music like his relatives he quickly followed a passion for gritty blues, […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 1/31/2016 with Steve Balkun of the Balkun Brothers!
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 1/31/2016 with Steve Balkun of the Balkun Brothers by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This is the show that showcases the Diversity that is the Blues. The true tradition of the blues is the fact that it always changed to reflect the reality of those who created it. It was this […]
An Exclusive Interview with Steve Balkun of the Balkun Brothers!
Interview with Steve Balkun of the Balkun Brothers by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Mixing traditional styles of delta and electric blues, with heavy modern rock and funk grooves, the Balkun Brothers are crafting a unique sound and style all their own. The band is fusing the past with the present and pushing the sonic bounds […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 1/26/2016 The Best in Indie Blues!
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 1/26/2016 The Best in INDIE BLUES! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This is the show that showcases the Diversity that is the Blues. The true tradition of the blues is the fact that it always changed to reflect the reality of those who created it. It was this tradition that […]
LIVE From The Midnight Circus 1/24/2016 With Kelly Richey!
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 1/24/2016 with Kelly Richey! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This is the only show that is dedicated is showcasing the true power behind the blues…. it’s DIVERSITY! So often the diversity of the blues is intentionally overlooked, ignored or even vilified! Not here! We showcase ALL the artists who create […]
Jimmy Adler Grease Alley
Jimmy Adler Grease Alley Sprucewood Records Jimmy Adler is from the Pittsburgh area. His early influences included Eric Clapton and The Rolling Stones and that led to discovering the music of B.B. King, Elmore James, and Jimmy Reed. He later discovered T-Bone Walker, Duke Robillard, and Little Charlie Baty. Guitarist Adler formed his own band […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 1/19/2016 With Wee Willie Walker
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 1/18/2016 with Wee Willie Walker by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This is the only show that is dedicated to showcasing the true power of the blues .. the power that exists within the diversity of the music. We only play currently touring artists who are creating new original music .. […]
Duffy Bishop Find Your Way Home
Duffy Bishop Find Your Way Home Lil’ Spinner Records Blues bands are mostly regional. In other words they can’t afford to travel further than they can drive in a day. Members also can’t afford to give up their day jobs. When a band relocates the news is significant. Duffy Bishop began performing in rock bands […]
Live from the Midnight Circus 1/11/2016 with Jason Vivone
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 1/11/2016 With Jason Vivone by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This is the only show that is dedicated to showcasing the diversity that exists in the blues. We only play currently touring artists who are creating new original music based in the blues! Delta, Piedmont, Chicago or something a little different […]
AN Exclusive interview with Jason Vivone
AN Exclusive interview with Jason Vivione! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud “The spirit of ‘Big’ Joe Turner is alive and well enjoying life in the shape and form of one Kansas born and bred Jason Vivone; his vim, verve and simple lust for life takes musical shape in the delicious merging of hill country and […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 1/10/2016 with Steve Howell
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 1/10/2016 With Steve Howell by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This is the only show that believes we have to embrace and showcase the diversity of music that is created with it’s roots in the blues. We also believe it is important to support those artists who are out there touring […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 1/5/2016
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 1/5/2016 by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This week we have 3 hours of uninterrupted music .. where we showcase the diversity that is within the blues! .. The power of the blues lives in this diversity and rather than restrict it .. we unleash that power in a 3 hour […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 1/4/2016 With Benny Turner!
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 1/4/2015 with Benny Turner! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This is the only show that is dedicated to showcasing the diversity and power of music that is being created with Blues in it’s roots. Each week we introduce you to currently touring artists who are creating new original music which […]
AN Exclusive Interview with Benny Turner!
An Intimate conversation with Benny Turner by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud A veteran musician of more than fifty years, Benny Turner has played everywhere from the Chitlin’ Circuit, to Europe, Japan, Australia, and all points in between. Content to be a sideman in support of the many giants he has worked with, in 2010 the […]
Live From the Midnight Circus with Tim Williams!
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 12/21/2015 With Tim Williams by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud “There is a wide indie blues movement for bands making original music influenced by but not slavishly following blues tradition. “ – The Husky Tones Celebrating the Diversity and Power of the Music created by artists that acknowledge their roots are in the Blues! INDIE […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 12/15/2015 with Ebony Jo-ann!!
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 12/15/2015 with Ebony Jo-Ann by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Celebrating the Diversity and Power of the Music created by artists that acknowledge their roots are in the Blues! INDIE Blues – Currently Touring Musicians who recognize they are influenced by The Blues artists that came before them and in the time honored tradition of […]
An Exclusive Interview with Ebony Jo-Ann!
An Exclusive Interview with Ebony Jo-Ann by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Multiple award-winning theatre, film and television actress, Ebony Jo-Ann releases her new Blues CD, Please Save Your Love for Me on her independent label, Blackgold Production on Friday, September 18th. Ebony will kick-off the promotions for the album at this year’s National Black Theatre […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 12/13/2015 with The Stone Foxes
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 12/13/2015 with the Stone Foxes! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud INDIE Blues – Currently Touring Musicians who recognize they are influenced by The Blues artists that came before them and in the time honored tradition of The Blues, are creating New Original Music that reflects their reality. The music they […]
Live from the Midnight Circus 12/8/2015 with Larry Garner
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 12/8/2015 with Larry Garner by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud INDIE Blues – Currently Touring Musicians who recognize they are influenced by The Blues artists that came before them and in the time honored tradition of The Blues, are creating New Original Music that reflects their reality. The music they create […]
Music on the Couch #296 12/7/2015
SHOW # 296 – 12/07/15 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” BILL PHILLIPPE – COUCH KID NEWS Bill sat with me back on March 30, 2015. He is working on a new album and on the Couch Kid News we talked about the fan-funding campaign Bill is running and where he is with […]
An Exclusive Interview with Larry Garner!
An Exclusive interview with Larry Ganer by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Larry Garner was comfortable in the 9-to-5 routine of commuting to his day job, and making a good salary working for Dow Chemical. On his drive home one night, he was forced to take an alternate route. “There was an accident on the interstate, […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 12/01/2015 with Randy Mcallister
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 12/01/2015 with Randy McAllister! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Honoring the past by Supporting the Future of the Blues !!! Celebrating the Diversity and Power of the Music created by artists that acknowledge their roots are in the Blues! INDIE Blues – Currently Touring Musicians who recognize they are influenced by The Blues artists […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 11/10/2015 with Kail Baxley
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 11/10/2015 With Kail Baxley by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Honoring the past by Supporting the Future of the Blues !!! INDIE Blues – Currently Touring Musicians who recognize they are influenced by The Blues artists that came before them and in the time honored tradition of The Blues, are creating […]
Todd Wolfe Band Long Road Back
Todd Wolfe Band Long Road Back American Showplace Music Todd Wolfe was born in the Forest Hills, Queens, section of New York City. He started playing guitar in garage bands as he was inspired by rock guitarists George Harrison and Eric Clapton. Wolfe recorded and toured with Sheryl Crow from 1993 until 1998. He has […]
Dr. John The Atco/Atlantic Singles 1968-1974
Dr. John “The Atco/Atlantic Singles 1968-1974” www.OmnivoreRecordings.com Despite remaining extensively productive at recording albums, Dr. John’s 1968-1974 stretch at Atlantic Record’s subsidiary label Atco was his largest selling and most commercially successful era of making music. Along the way, he’s won six Grammy Awards, and in 2011 he was also was inducted into the Rock […]
An Exclusive Interview with Randall Bramblett
An Exclusive Interview with Randall Bramblett! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Randall Bramblett’s distinguished body of work is defined by a triple threat career as an acclaimed solo artist, an in-demand songwriter and a first call sideman. Among the artists who’ve recorded and performed Bramblett’s songs are Bettye LaVette, Hot Tuna, Delbert McClinton and most […]
AN Exclusive Interview with Diane Durrett
An Exclusive interview with Diane Durrett by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud “She’s good. She’s damn good.” Sting’s summation of his duet with singer songwriter Diane Durrett speaks for anyone who’s ever heard her perform. In 2013 Durrett was elected to the board of governors (vocal seat) by the Atlanta chapter of the National Academy of […]
The Ragpicker String Band
The Ragpicker String Band Grosswendt, Flower and Del Grosso Yellow Dog Records The Ragpicker String Band is the trio of mandolinist Rich Del Grosso, guitarist Mary Flower, and multi-instrumentalist Martin Grosswendt. Their collective talents and appreciation for pre-war folk blues make this an excellent recording. Del Grosso is a blues mandolinist who plays in a style […]
Randall Bramblett DEVIL MUSIC
Review of Randall Bramblett’s DEVIL MUSIC New West Records – release Sept. 18, 2015 By Bruce Yandle One of the things you can generally expect when Randall Bramblett releases a new album is that it won’t be what you expect…or, at least, that it won’t sound like the last one. There are consistent thematic and […]
Grateful Dead Dick’s Picks Volume 6
Grateful Dead “Dick’s Picks Volume Six” Hartford Civic Center 10/14/83 3-CD’s www.RealGoneMusic.com The first five Dick’s Picks were all taken from seventies concerts; this sixth Dick’s Picks installment was the first that yielded a live performance from the eighties. The two set show is delivered in its entirety on three discs with approximately three hours […]
An Exclusive Interview with Caroline Aiken!
An Exclusive Interview with Caroline Aiken by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Caroline returns to her home turf to release her 9th CD, BROKEN WINGS HEAL Produced by GRAMMY nominated producer, John Keane. With very special recording guests: Emily Saliers (Indigo Girls) John Keane (Strawberry Flats, Phil and the Blanks), Motown legend, Ike Stubblefield Boo Ray […]
Bobby Long – Ode to Thinking
Let’s just say right away that Bobby Long is not feel-good, dancing music. But it is powerful, strong music, on which American-based English musician Long uses elements of soul, folk, rock and blues to tackle some serious emotions and tough subjects. With this, his third releases, he has proved himself a proficient musician and guitar […]
Angela Easterling – Common Law Wife
Angela Easterling’s voice reminds me of Emmylou Harris. It has that same range and purity. Her new album, “Common Law Wife” finds her backed by some great Nashville musicians and proving that she is, indeed, “a bright new star on the horizon,” as the legendary Roger McGuinn recently proclaimed. Eaterling lives in the area of […]
Randall Bramblett – Mysteriously Inspired
www.youtube.com/randallbrambletttv Randall Bramblett – Mysteriously Inspired By Bruce Yandle Randall Bramblett is like one of those old textile mills that have for so long been a part of the Southern landscape….an old soul who has seemingly seen the ups and downs and lived to tell about it. Like the old precarious hulks of the abandoned […]
An Exclusive interview with Michael Falzarano!
An Exclusive Interview with Michael Falzarano! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Singer/songwriter/guitarist Michael Falzarano has been a working musician for over 45 years, most notably in Hot Tuna, the famed offspring of The Jefferson Airplane; The New Riders of the Purple Sage; The Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style rock ‘n’ roll band he founded in NYC; […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 7/27/2015 With Warren Haynes!
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 7/27/2015 with Warren Haynes by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This is the Podcast of LIVE from the Midnight Circus, the #1 and ORIGINAL INDIE Blues Radio show on the net ! This week we have a great show for you .. .. SO we are going to start things off […]
An Exclusive Interview with Warren Haynes!
An Exclusive interview with Warren Haynes! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud You think you know someone, and then you realize that there’s more than meets the eye. Grammy Award winning artist Warren Haynes has been recognized as a cornerstone of the American music landscape and revered as one of the finest guitar players in the […]
Grateful Dead Dick’s Picks Volume Eight
Grateful Dead “Dick’s Picks Volume Eight” Harpur College Binghamton, NY May 2nd, 1970 www.RealGoneMusic.com Harpur College May 2nd, 1970 is often ranked as one of the band’s best shows ever; it’s also a three-hour three disc box-set. This concert was captured around the time “Workingman’s Dead” was about to be released so the band was […]
Review: Brian Perry- “Something”
Atlanta singer/songwriter Brian Perry describes his music as “at the intersection of James Taylor and Garth Brooks with Bruce Springsteen directing traffic.” He is firmly in the folk tradition, but with a very contemporary twist. His uncomplicated acoustic guitar and clear, pleasant vocals allow his sensitive and heartfelt lyrics to shine. And, in true singer/songwriter […]
Tiffany Huggins Grant – “Jonquil Child”
Tiffany Huggins Grant has an amazing voice, perfect for Americana with its mix of “crystal and honey” as the press release accurately describes it. Grant grew up in Smyrna, GA, thus explaining the title, Jonquil Child. Smyrna is known as the “Jonquil City” due to the springtime proliferation of the bright yellow flowers. The song […]
Royal Southern Brotherhood Don’t Look Back
Royal Southern Brotherhood Don’t Look Back Ruf Records This is the Royal Southern Brotherhood’s third studio recording. A lot has happened to them since their last album “Heart Soul Blood”. Led by Cyril Neville, the youngest of the Neville Brothers, and the strong rhythm section of Charlie Wooton, bass, and Yonrico Scott, drums, the Royal […]
Arlen Roth Slide Guitar Summit
Arlen Roth Slide Guitar Summit Aquinnah Records Arlen Roth is known as the “Master of The Telecaster”. He released his first album “Guitarist” in 1978 and it won the Montreux Critics’ Award for Best Instrumental Album. He recorded “Toolin’ Around” in 1993 with Danny Gatton, Duane Eddy, Jerry Douglas, and Duke Robillard and an accompanying […]
Grateful Dead “Dave’s Picks 14”
Grateful Dead “Dave’s Picks 14” Academy of Music, NYC 3/26/72 – 3 CD’s – www.Dead.net – www.Rhino.com This is the fourteenth edition of the “Dave’s Picks” series of live performances from the bands vast tape vault. Recorded on March 26, 1972 in New York City at the now defunct Academy of Music, that was located […]
What fun! Ian Siegel – The Picnic Sessions
There is a welcome trend in blues music lately, of people wanting to get back to basics, to create music that is as authentic and natural as possible on record, so that the listener feels as though he or she were right there with the band listening as the music goes down. That is the […]
Review: Jimbo Mathus at Red Clay Theatre April 25, 2015
Jimbo Mathus is such fun to see in concert. He is a skinny guy and he and the TriState Coalition have a very down-home look. In concert, at least in Duluth, he skews considerably more straight country than he does on most of his CDs (with the exception of 2008’s Jimmy The Kid. His laid […]
Jimbo Mathus – ‘Blue Healer’
Jimbo Mathus is almost impossible to categorize. This Mississippi native’s music is a combination of all sorts of Southern styles from gospel to blues to country to rock, fueled with mysticism and given a psychodelic twist. Add Mathus’s growling vocal and masterful storytelling and you have something strange and wonderful. You feel at times as though […]
“The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings” 4 vinyl LP’s, 40th Anniversary Edition
“The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings” 4 vinyl LP’s, 40th Anniversary Edition Fantasy – Concord Forty years ago Tony Bennett and pianist Bill Evans recorded their first of two duo albums: 1975’s “The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album,” followed by their ’76 “Together Again.” These albums have been distributed on various formats in the past, but […]