Mike Zito is about to release his 14th Album, First Class Life, and in it, he celebrates two things: his rise above addiction and his absolute love for the blues. and he does ur in first-class style! The album begins joyously with some amazing slide guitar and Zito enthusiastically singing about “Mississippi Music.” Them the mood […]
By Rhetta Akamatsu Mike Zito is an exciting cat to watch! He and his band were in Atlanta kicking off his tour to promote his latest album, Make Blues Not War, which debuted in November at the #1 spot on the Billboard Blues Chart. They were scheduled to be at Darwin’s in Sandy Springs but […]
Mike Zito Make Blues Not War Ruf Records Mike Zito worked ten years at a downtown St. Louis guitar shop where an older employee taught him an appreciation for The Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton and B.B. King. He released “Blue Room” his first independently produced album in 1997. Follow up albums included 1999’s “America’s Most […]
A Brief History of the Blues A Brief History of the Blues in Song! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Listen to the history of the blues with over 50 songs, progressing from the beginning of the blues and ending with some of the new hot artists of today! The Beginnings Even though the origins of […]
Here is 54 “Indie Blues” CD’s of 2015 that you should know about. Why 54? Well no reason other than that was the year I was born and I felt it was a good number to use. Everyone uses top 20, 50, 100 .. me, I march to a much different drummer. Now as this […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 12/20/2015 With Mike Zito!! 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 […]
Making a Scene talks with Mike Zito by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud BEAUMONT, TX – On “The Road Never Ends,” the second track of Mike Zito’s new June 11 CD, Gone to Texas, he cranks things into the stratosphere with a sonic blast of electric slide guitar and blistering vocals, accompanied on vocals and harmonica […]
Mike Zito & The Wheel Keep Coming Back Ruf Records Guitarist Mike Zito began his career in the St. Louis area, where he released some recordings on his own before signing with Eclecto Groove Records. Eclecto Groove was a new subsidiary of Delta Groove and in 2008 they released Zito’s first internationally distributed album. “Today” […]
Exclusive interview with Jill Kettles by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud In a very short time “Miss Jill PR” has become a major force in the Blues industry by landing, as one of her first clients, the impressive roster of artists on German based Ruf Records. Jill Kettles is not new to the business, her move […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus 9/30/2014 by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud LIVE from the Midnight Circus with an interview with Mike Zito! This is the complete show! You can tune in LIVE every Tuesday at 2pm at www.peachtreeradiofm.com and Hear the ONLY blues radio show dedicated 100% to the Touring Blues artist! This show only […]
