Here they are! The Winners of the Independent Blues Awards! This year we had a record number of votes for our nominees! Our total number of “Completed” votes was 2,226 over 1,000 more than last year. If you want to see the actual totals for each nominee in each category you can view the total […]
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. These artist Embrace the Diversity of the Blues … it is this diversity that is the TRUE Tradition of the Blues .. This week we give you the music by The Legendary […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE A talented singer-songwriter, guitarist, and blues-rocker, Scott Ellison was born on February 13, 1954, in Tulsa, OK. By the ’70s, Tulsa had become an unexpected hotbed of blues-based rock bands as proven by both Eric Clapton and Freddie King’s backing bands hailing from the area. It was the perfect match for […]
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 […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues .. we play those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and believe in creating new original music from it’s roots .. these are the innovators .. not the imitators .. these are the Indie Blues Artists This week we have some great INDIE BLUES […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Local music scene stalwart Scottie Miller has been around long enough to acquire a funky nickname (Bones), membership in the Minnesota Blues Hall of Fame, experience touring with blues icon Bo Diddley, a signature style that warps far to the south of his home tundra, and an international rep. He’s first […]
Sonny Landreth Recorded Live in Lafayette Provogue/Mascot Label Group Sonny Landreth was born in Canton, MS. but lived in Lafayette, La. for many years. He now resides in Breaux Bridge, La. Landreth plays slide guitar but augments that by fretting behind the slide. His main influences include Robert Johnson, Charley Patton and Mississippi John Hurt. […]
Altered Five Blues Band Charmed & Dangerous Blind Pig Records/The Orchard The Altered Five Blues Band is a Milwaukee based quintet formed in 2002. They released their debut recording “Bluesified” in 2008 and followed up with 2012’s “Gotta Earn It” which received a rave review from Downbeat’s Frank-John Hadley. Their third all original album “Cryin […]
This is our Indie Blues Double Shot Show! .. We give you the Future of the Blues 2 songs at a time .. These are the artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues .. These are the Indie Blues Artists! This week we give you Double shot song packs from The Legendary Nighthawks KALO AJ Crawdaddy The Norman Jackson Band Lew JettonChris Barnes The Milligan […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues being made by artists who are out there touring and creating new original music rooted in the blues .. these artists Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and in the true tradition of the blues believe that they must be the innovators not some […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH 08/07/17 SHOW # 384 LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/X5kGWk BENNY TURNER – COUCH KID NEWS Benny has written his autobiography entitled Survivor and he came by to talk about how it got written, why it got written and the joys he received from writing the story. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE LARRY GRIFFITH – […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues .. the #1 and original INDIE BLUES RADIOthat brings you those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from the roots of the blues .. these are the innovators .. not the imitators .. these are the Indie Blues Artists! This week we start off with […]
Stacy Jones Love is Everywhere Independent Stacy Jones is from the Seattle area. She started playing piano when she was four years old and began singing with her father’s band shortly thereafter. She also learned guitar and harmonica. Influenced by both Howlin’ Wolf and Lucinda Williams she formed her first band, Stacy Jones and the […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE “It’s like a smorgasbord of Americana and blues,” says Jones of the now-finished album, for which most recording took place in 2015 and 2016. Besides “Hole In Your Soul,” a Sam “Bluzman” Taylor-penned song taken from the 1995 sessions, Feet Back in the Door features a varied set of newly waxed […]
This is the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus – The Voice of Indie Blues – the show that brings you the Future of the Blues being made by Independent Blues Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues. These are the innovators not the imitators .. They ARE the Indie Blues Artists! This week we give you 3 hours of great INDIE BLUES […]
Patrick Recob Perpetual Luau Mr. Lucky’s Blues Recording Co. Patrick Recob grew up in Topeka, Kansas and now lives in Kansas City. In the 1990’s Recob played with The Gary Primich Band. He later spent ten years playing with Lee McBee and The Confessors. After McBee died in 2014 Recob took over the vocals for […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE One of Steve Antry’s earliest jobs was working as a track laborer for the Frisco railroad in Tulsa. He was underage, but claimed to be 18 to get hired. This turned out to be his defining “Woody Guthrie moment”, as he describes it. While driving steel with much older gentlemen with nicknames like […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues with artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues .. These are the Indie Blues Artists! Today is our INDIE BLUES DOUBLE SHOT show .. we go through out mail bag and bring you 2 great tracks from each of our new artists today .. […]
Andy Frasco travels with a huge group of musicians called the UN, who play instruments ranging from guitars and drums to a horn section which includes a tuba. All of them are capable of dancing with great exuberance. Frasco hmself is an afro-haired crazy man who interacts with an audience better than anyone I have […]
This is the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO .. We bring you the Future of the Blues by playing those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being made from it’s roots .. these artists understand that to be an innovator is in the true tradition of the blues .. These ARE the Indie […]
The Nighthawks All You Gotta Do Eller Soul Records The Nighthawks recorded their first album “Rock n’ Roll” in 1974. It was all covers but in 1977 they followed with “Sidepocket Shot” a mostly original recording. Since then they have always mixed covers with their own songs. My favorite Nighthawks albums include 1986’s “Hard Living” […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE The Halley DeVestern Band is a blues-funk-rock band from NYC that rocks either acoustic or electric. Band members are: Halley DeVestern- vocals (Big Brother & the Holding Company) David Patterson – guitar (Shawn Mullins) Rich Kulsar – drums (The Zen Tricksters, Toasters, Mickey Dolenz) Tom Heinig – bass (Lamont Cranston Band, […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH 07/31/17 SHOW # 383 LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/fmxmHK LAURA TATE Laura has released her 4th album, Let’s Just Be Real. This multi-talented woman has excelled behind the microphone, in front of the camera, on-stage and even behind the camera. We talked about her many different talents and the things that make her life […]
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 […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE John Pagano started playing guitar at the age of 10 and it was clear that something special was happening here. This “Something Special” was recognized by legendary bluesman Sam “Bluzman” Taylor. Sam took JP under his wing and began to school him on the blues, or what Sam use to call “SAMerizing”. It […]
Jake Tavill is a surprising young artist with a new album titled Twisted Ideology. It starts out with a modern urban song, “You’re Gonna Love Me,” which introduces us to Tavill’s fresh, catchy vocal style. Then he uses piano and vocal to create a eerie, childlike atmosphere for a haunting ballad about life and death, […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues we bring you the Future of the Blues with artists that are creating it with new original music .. these are the innovators not the imitators .. these are the INDIE Blues Artists .. This week we start it off with music from Scottie Miller Band Scott Ellison BandGang of Thieves Altered Five Blues Band Nighthawks KALO Cash Box KingsLaura […]
Tune in tonight to the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO show! The show that brings you the Future of the Blues being made by artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues by creating new original music from it’s roots. These are the artists leading the Indie Blues Movement .. The innovators .. not the imitators .. these are the Indie Blues Artists! […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE The Jon Spear Band is a collaboration of some of Central Virginia’s finest and most dedicated blues musicians, brought together by their love of blues music and their active participation in the Central Virginia Blues Society. Although their ages span several generations, the band’s members share a common determination to use […]
This is our INDIE Blues DOUBLE SHOT Show .. this is where we bring you the best of what we got in our mailbox this week with a 2 pack from each artist! So kick back and relax while I take you on a musical journey as you join the Indie Blues Movement with the artists who Embrace the […]
Benny Turner is indeed a survivor and he shares his experiences in his fascinating memoir, Survivor. He grew up in Texas and Chicago. devoted to his older brother, Freddie King. By the time he was in his teens, he was on the road with Freddie as his bass player and playing gospel music on the […]
Stanton Moore With You in Mind The Songs of Allen Toussaint Cool Green Recordings/Mascot Label Group Stanton Moore is a New Orleans funk, jazz and rock drummer. He is a founding member of the jazz rock band Galactic with whom he has recorded ten albums. He also records as The Stanton Moore Trio with organist […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #382 07/24/17 LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/dpWbTh TOM CRAIG & SOUL PATCH Tom joined me to talk about this Philly area band. They were in Memphis for the 2017 IBC and certainly made themselves known. We traced Tom’s career and life and the direction for the band in the future WEB SITE […]
This IS The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you those artists who are creating the Future of the Blues by touring and creating new original music. These artists Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. This IS the True Tradition of the blues .. These are the innovators […]
Jeanne Lozier “Queen of Your Dreams” The New York area is a mecca of unsigned talent. Among our undiscovered gems is Jeanne Lozier. Possessed of a unique voice and powerful determination Jeanne has succeeded where others have struggled. She has self-produced a remarkable first album “Queen of Your Dreams” which thoroughly displays her talents as […]
This IS The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you those artists who are creating the Future of the Blues by touring and creating new original music. These artists Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. This IS the True Tradition of the blues .. These are the innovators […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE The Andy T Band,fronted by guitarist Andy T, began in 2011 as the Andy T – Nick Nixon Band, with vocalist Nick Nixon. As Blues Underground Network said, “Simply put, Andy T and James ‘Nick’ Nixon have quickly risen to the top of many people’s lists of Great Collaborations.” Upon Nick Nixon’s […]
King James & The Special Men Act Like You Know Special Man Industries King James & The Special Men play original songs in the style of 1940’s, 50’s & 60’s R n’ B. The band is led by Jimmy Horn who grew up in Utah. As a young man he was mesmerized by his dad’s […]
Joshua Jacobson Good Little Thing Fatmouth Records The rural Appalachian Mountains and the rolling plateau region to the east known as the Piedmont includes both Virginias, the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, parts of Alabama, and Pennsylvania. White and black musicians from these mountains and cities influenced each other as they were exposed to a broader […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues being created by the artists who are out there touring and creating new ordinal music rooted in the blues. We Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and in the TRUE tradition of the blues we bring you the Innovators .. not the juke box […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE I started playing music in my early teens. My first instrument was the trumpet. I became fairly capable, but my teeth got loose and kept cutting my lips to the point of bleeding when I was going for the high notes. So, I saved up money and bought a acoustic guitar. […]
Phil Varca & The SlamJammers Set to Rock NYC’s B.B. King Blues Club Sunday, August 6th Opening for INDIGENOUS Together for Nearly Three Decades, The Band Recently Signed with The Wing Agency and Re-Released Songs Off Their 1996 Album “Ready, Willing & Able” On Sunday, August 6th at 7:30PM Phil Varca & The SlamJammers are […]
This is our “Indie Blues Double Shot” show! The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you ONLY those artists who are out there touring and creating new original music rooted in the blues. We Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and bring you the best in INDIE BLUES RADIO with the artists who are creating the Future of the Blues! […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues being made by those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots .. These Are the Indie Blues Artists! This week we start off with music from Randall Bramblett The Trevor Sewell Band Jon Spear Band Dani Wilde Stacy […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH LIVE AT TALL CITY BLUES FESTIVAL JULY 14 & 15, 2017 LISTEN HERE: FRIDAY – SHOW #380: https://goo.gl/AHpKcM SATURDAY – SHOW #381: https://goo.gl/DdnrA8 FRIDAY’S SHOW: RONN REEGER – Talent Coordinator Tall City Blues Fest GUY KING RANDY McQUAY CHASE WALKER RUBEN V NOAH WOTHERSPOON HEATHER GILLIS ERIN HARPE GRACE KUCH DENNIS […]
This IS The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues being created by artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from these roots…. Sit back and listen as these ARE the Indie Blues Artists! This week we start off with music from Randall Bramblett The Trevor Sewell Band Jon […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK If the soulful, empathetic lyrics and melodies of Marvin Gaye, Isaac Hayes, and Bill Withers had an illegitimate child with the complex, moving instrumentation of Parliament Funkadelic, it would result in the music of Jake Tavill. He voices his messages through honest, introspective lyrics working in tandem with an accompaniment that illustrates the […]
Randall Bramblett Juke Joint At The Edge of The World New West Records Randall Bramblett was born in Jessup, Georgia in 1948. He attended the University of North Carolina where he studied religion to prepare himself for the seminary. He abandoned his theological studies to pursue writing music as he was inspired by Bob Dylan, […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues being made by those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots! These ARE the Indie Blues Artists! This week we give you some great music from Selwyn Birchwood Band Mr. Sipp ” The Mississippi Blues […]
Willa and Company Better Days Building Records Willa Vincitore is the former Willa McCarthy. She was a background vocalist and member of The Chris O’Leary Band and appears all three of O’Leary’s studio albums including his Blues Music Award winning debut “Mr. Used To Be”. Her husband, Sean McCarthy, was O’Leary’s drummer but unfortunately Sean […]