Wendy Dewitt and Kirk Harwood stopped by to share the news about their upcoming Christmas Album entitled Train Full Of Joy! It is available for pre-order and will be available for sale mid-October. Looking forward to getting my copy! In Layman Terms is Cole Layman, 17, and Logan Layman, 14. They have a passion for […]
I love female blues singers I wrote a book about them (my T’ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do,) but not every new artist I get to review really stands out. Many are good, but they just don’t hit me in a special sort of way. This is not so with Markey Blue. Markey Blue is […]
The Chris O’Leary Band Live at Blues Now! Basel, Switzerland Fidellis/Vizztone Chris O’Leary spent his early career as a vocalist for Levon Helm and The Barnburners. The Chris O’ Leary Band’s first cd “Mr. Used to Be” received a 2011 Blues Music Award nomination for Best New Artist Debut. They won the Blues Blast Award […]
An Exclusive Interview with Rocco from Howard and the White Boys by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This week we talk to Rocco from the international Touring and Chicago Blues veterans “Howard and the White Boys” about their new release Live at Rosa’s Lounge and the future of the blues. Website: www.howardandthewhiteboys.net Facebook: Howard and the […]
An Exclusive Interview with Joel DaSilva by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud We talk with Joel about his new CD, Touring and the Future of the Blues! Joel DaSilva has blues running through his veins. Born and raised in his sweet home, Chicago, DaSilva hails from a musical family. His mother and father traveled throughout Brazil […]
An Exclusive Interview with Frank Latorre by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud www.franklatorre.com An accomplished harmonica player, guitarist and singer, Frank has played with many Blues and Rock greats, including and most recently Johnny Winter. You can hear his mojo working on Johnny’s new release, “Roots” and on Johnny Winters new CD (his last) “Step Back” […]
Listen Live to Music On The Couch with Vinny Bond each Monday at 9pm Central on Blog Talk Radio Listen To The Archives Anytime At Music On The Couch Murali’s Segment Opens The Show EG’s Segment Begins At The 50:32 Mark Ernie’s Segment Begins At The 96:47 Mark Pierre’s Segment Begins At The 138:03 Mark […]
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 […]
Making a Scene is honored to talk to Blues Leaf Recording artist Arsen Shomakhov! www.arsenshomakhov.com Making a Scene Talks with Arsen Shomakhov! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Arsen Shomakhov, known foremost as a virtuoso guitarist, exploded into the music scene in the early 2000s. His club tour to moscow in 2002, managed by the Russian […]
Couch Kid News Segment With The Soul Of John Black & Sonny Rock Tonight we had two Couch Kid News Segments to open the show. First The Soul Of John Black stopped by to talk about the two awards his song, Higher Power won during the recent Independent Music Awards – first taking the industry […]
An Exclusive Interview with Jarekus SIngleton! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud On this show we talk with Alligator Recording artist Jarekus Singleton! At just 29 years old, Jarekus Singleton is a musical trailblazer with a bold vision for the future of the blues. Springing from the same Mississippi soil as Charley Patton, Muddy Waters and B.B. King, […]
Grateful Dead “Dave’s Picks: Volume 11” Wichita, KS 11/17/1972 (3 CD’s) www.Dead.net – www.Rhino.com Recorded by the legendary Owsley “Bear” Stanley these original tapes have been re-mastered in HDCD, like many of these rerelease series (Dave’ Picks, Dick’s Picks, Road Trips, and etcetera) the sound quality noticeably improves as the evening wears on, similarly the […]
Selwyn Birchwood Don’t Call No Ambulance Alligator Records Selwyn Birchwood first picked up the guitar when he was 13. By the age of 17 he was into Jimi Hendrix, Albert King, Freddie King, Albert Collins, Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy. He met Texas-born blues legend Sonny Rhodes two years later and Rhodes took him under […]
Grateful Dead “Dave’s Picks Volume 10” Thelma, Los Angeles, CA 12/12/69 www.Dead.net – www.Rhino.com Dave’s Picks, Vol. 10: Thelma, Los Angeles, CA 12/12/69 is a snapshot of the band just prior to when they would enter the studio to record “Workingman’s Dead,” and they’re hitting on seven of the eight tracks (“New Speedway Boogie” was […]
Nick Moss Band Time Ain’t Free Blue Bella Records I first heard Nick Moss at the Blues Music Awards in Memphis. Moss had collected nominations in every category including Best New Artist (2003), Best Instrumentalist Guitar (2007), Best Contemporary Album (2004), Best Traditional Album (2007’s “Live At Chan’s”), and 5 times as Band of The […]
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 […]
Little G Weevil is probably unique among modern blues musicians. There is unlikely to be another one who was born and raised in Hungary and came to America because of his love for the blues. When he first got here he washed dishes on Beale Street for a year and he explains in the liner […]
