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! 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 1/25/2016 With Beth Hart!! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This is the show that showcases the “Diversity” that lives in the Blues. It was this music that gave birth to all popular music! The true tradition of the blues lives in the fact that it has always evolved and grew. […]
An Exclusive Interview with Beth Hart!! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Some say there can be no artistry without agony. And the real life-changing events that shape the creative spirit don’t happen overnight. Beth Hart has been dealing with demons that have pursued her for her whole life: her older sister who died from complications […]
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 […]
Danielle Nicole Wolf Den Concord Music Group Danielle Nicole born Danielle Nicole Schnebelen grew up in Kansas City. Her mom, Lisa Swedelund instilled in her an appreciation for all kinds of genre based music. Early inspirations included Koko Taylor and at sixteen Danielle began to sing lead in her father’s band “Little Eva and The […]
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 1/16/2016 3 Hours of INDIE BLUES!! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This is the only show that brings you the true power of INDIE Blues!! That power lies in it’s diversity! .. SO much great music is created from those roots we call Blues .. and we love to showcase […]
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 .. […]
An exclusive interview with Wee Willie Walker! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Willie Walker, Soul Survivor Sometime in 1968, Willie Walker, sometimes known as Wee Willie Walker, recorded his final tracks for Goldwax Records. Goldwax was once the home of one of the premier Soul singers of all, James Carr, as well as Spencer Wiggins, […]
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 1/17/2016 With JoyAnn Parker!! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This is the only show that is dedicated to showcasing the TRUE power of the blues .. It’s DIVERSITY! We only play currently touring artists who are creating new music rooted in the blues .. the kind of music that transcends […]
An Exclusive Interview with JoyAnn Parker! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud JOYANN PARKER – LEAD VOCALS / GUITAR/PIANO A professionally trained vocalist, pianist and songwriter, Joyann has been performing for over 20 years. Her dynamic and soulful vocals are instantly recognized the moment she takes the stage, adding the necessary sugar to make Sweet Tea. […]
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 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 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 […]
R.B. Stone is back with his 3rd blues-based release, a follow-up to his successful “loosen Up.” It’s a non-stop, entertaining recording from the first notes of “Hill Country Stomp,” to the last notes of the ending jam, “Sstandin’ on Top of she World.” R.B. handles vocals, harmonica and guitar, including cigar boxguitar on a couple […]
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 […]
Santa Barbara blues group Crooked Eye Tommy has only been around since 2013 and Butterflies & Snakes is their debut album. Yet the band delivers a professional, smoking and very entertaining recording. Of course, this is not Delta blues. California blues tend to have a lot of Southern rock roots and owe more to The […]
Blues Thunder is a bit misleading as this CD from Brad WIlson is not all that stormy for the most part. The California blues singer and guitarist is cool, polished and very entertaining. Wilson wrote all the songs and produced the album at three different studios. He is backed by a band which is very […]
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 11/29/2015 With Micke Bjorkolf by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Celebrating the Diversity and Power of the Music created by artists that acknowledge their roots are in the Blues! Honoring the past by Supporting the Future of the Blues !!! INDIE Blues – Currently Touring Musicians who recognize they are influenced by The Blues artists […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 10/12/2015 With Josh Smith 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 […]
An Exclusive interview with Josh Smith by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Josh Smith Was Born October 7, 1979 In Middletown, Connecticut. Before He Was 1, His Family Relocated To Florida, Eventually Settling In Pembroke Pines, A Suburb Of Fort Lauderdale. At Age 3, He Received His First Guitar And At 6, He Started Taking Guitar […]
This is how tough Jay Gordon and Blues Venom are: The song “Chainsaw Boogie” features a guitar made from a real working chainsaw. It’s a party song with a sound like nothing I’ve ever heard, pure mad genius! The rest of the song is great, raw powerful blues as well. The opening number, “The Stinger,” […]
It is proof of what a great blues mans Jay Stollman is that he was chosen to be the lead vocalist and front man with The Johnny Winter Band for the Johnny Winter Remembrance Shows. On Room for One More he offers even more proof. On this album, the band features Debbie Davies, a solid […]
An Exclusive Interview with Amanda Fish by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud TUNE IN and find out for yourself what everyone is talking about.. the #1 and Original INDIE Blues Radio show on the net .. the ONLY show that is dedicated to playing ONLY artists that are touring and creating NEW ORIGINAL Music .. This […]
Lazer Lloyd is not your typical blues man. How did a Jew who was born in New York and raised in Connecticut end up playing the blues in the Holy Land? On his self-titled album, Lloyd explains it all in a song: “Rockin’ in the Holy Land” tells how he played a concert with a […]
My husband and I had the privilege of seeing Too Slim and The Taildraggers Saturday night and he gave me a copy of his CD, Blue Heart, which actually came out before last year’s Anthology, but which I somehow missed. If you did, too, you need to get this CD in your collection right way! […]
The Blues Hawks out of New Jersey are a rocking blues band! They just released an EP, Bad Ass Blues consisting of 5 very solid songs and I was lucky enough to receive a copy to review. The group consists of Frank Sonsini (Guitar), Mike DiFrank (Vocals and Bass Guitar), Dave Brodnick (Drums), and Jacqueline […]
Bobby Messano lives on the road. Music is the one constant in what can be best described as a turbulent life. He’s been playing for decades and even did a stint as Steve Winwood’s guitar player and music director. He is an amazing guitar player and a passionate and powerful vocalist. With every album he […]
An Exclusive Interview with Eliza Neals by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud ELIZA NEALS is a dynamic front woman, multi-talented musician, confident producer and outstanding live performer plus the voice of the ‘new blues’ for this generation. National press and radio says “Eliza has such power in her voice that she can take on a big […]
An Exclusive Interview with Tinsley Ellis by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Southern blues-rocker Tinsley Ellis may speak no evil, but he sings and plays with the conviction of, as Billboard wrote, “…a man possessed.” Over the course of eleven albums and literally thousands of live performances, Ellis easily ranks as one of today’s most electrifying […]
An Exclusive Interview with Dana Fuchs! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Dana Fuchs Gives You Audio / Visual Whiplash With Songs From The Road DVD/CD “You will love hearing Dana Fuchs sing like the big cats in all the range from a kittenish purr to her lioness’ roar.” American Blues Scene Ruf Records recording artist, […]
AN Exclusive Interview with Alastair Greene by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This week we talk to Alastair Greene! Long time Guitarist for Alan Parsons! We talk about his band and CD ALASTAIR GREENE BAND “TROUBLE AT YOUR DOOR” You are going to love this interview!Blues and rock have met at many different crossroads. From Cream and […]
If The Georgia Flood stays together and if they continue to work the way they work now, then I believe that they are one of the groups that people will still be listening to and enjoying 20 years from now. In fact, 20 years from now the group will still be fairly young. I don’t […]
Dave Fields All In FMI Records Dave Fields is a highly skilled guitarist and vocalist. Field’s 2012 recording “Detonation” established him as a major player in the world of Blues Rock. This is Field’s fourth recording. Today Field’s band consists of Andy Huenerberg or Tony Tino, bass; Kenny Soule or Dave Moore, drums; and Vladimir […]
Too Slim (Tim Langford) and The Taildraggers have been around snce 1986 and they have cut 18 albums in that time. This CD collects 31 songs from that body of work, plus three new songs. The first CD is fiercely blues rock, while the second side lightens up considerably with a less fierce, more blues […]
Publisher Richard L’Hommedieu Interviews Lefty Williams from Atlanta on his radio show “LIVE From the Midnight Circus” On www.peachtreeradiofm.com which airs every Tuesday from 2pm-5pm Eastern Time. Listen to Lefty’s Music and listen as he talks about his career and how he got to where he is today! At the end of the interview you […]
Jimbo Mathus has spent a lifetime becoming a great Southern rock singer. Whether it’s country rock or blues rock he’s worth listening to again and again. Sometimes in life you run across an artist who really connects with you on a very satisfying and edifying level. In my life those artists have included Jimmy Buffet, […]
PLEASE EMAIL THE ILLINOIS STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE ON BEHALF OF THE MUDDY WATERS HOME!! Amy Martin Director Amy.Martin@illinois.gov Illinois State Historic Preservation Office Both the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago knew that the Muddy Waters home was in danger and they have done nothing to protect this valuable historic building The Muddy […]
In a review I wrote for an appearance by JP Blues at Darwin’s in late 2013, I said: “It’s a cliche’ to speak of musicians making a guitar “sing” or “wail”, but JP does that, and he makes it make a lot of other sounds you would not think six strings could make. In fact, […]
I recently saw Luther Dickinson touring with Southern Soul Assembly and found his songs and his sense of humor delightful. So I jumped at the chance to review Rock and Roll Blues. Dickinson, best known as a member of the North Mississippi All Stars, performs 10 songs here with a stripped down but highly effective […]
Please note: This reviewer did not received the Blu-ray and therefore cannot review it. I can only give information for it. The Blu-ray, according to the press release, contains “a new 5.1 Surround Sound mix of 461 Ocean Boulevard and original quadrophonic mixes of 461 Ocean Boulevard and There’s One In Every Crowd.” Also, the […]
It’s hard for some of those who remember the ’60s more or less to believe, but John Mayall is 80 years old. Yet he is still touring and recording. So it is appropriate that Eagle Rock Entertainment has released three of his most recent albums in a 3-CD package. These CDs are Stories from 2002, […]