New Orleans blues Archives

Victor Wainwright and The Train

Rhetta Akamatsu blues, blues-rock, cd review, indie Blues, making a Scene, New Orleans blues, piano, roots rock, Victor Wainwright February 8, 2018

Victor Wainwright and the Train Ruf Records By Rhetta Ajamatsu Having established himself firmly in the last few years as a multiple-award winning piano player and entertainer, Victor Wainwright is making some changes. He has a new band, The Train, a new record label, Ruf and a new album, simply called Victor Wainwright and The […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews Americana/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Big Shoes Step On It!

Jim Hynes andy Peake, Big shoes, blues-rock, cd review, indie Blues, making a Scene, New Orleans blues, soul February 7, 2018

Big Shoes Step On It! Biglittle This is a can’t miss project. We’re seeing a resurgence of the Muscle Shoals sound these days. Even The Swampers just released an album of lost tracks last month. The sound of Big Shoes has plenty of that river city’s sound but stretches beyond into New Orleans, Memphis, and […]

INDIE Blues Scene/ On the Scene

The Mar-Tans brought New Orleans to Darwin’s in Marietta June 10

Rhetta Akamatsu Darwin's Blues . Darwin's Burgers and Blues, Live music, New Orleans blues, The Mar-Tans June 14, 2016

It was Friday night in Marietta GA, but with The Mar-Tans playing at Darwin’s, I thought I would look out the window and see New Orleans. The intimate atmosphere, appreciative crowd, and the cool jazz and blues made it feel that way. Matt Wauchope’s silky vocals and Will Scruggs’ sensual sax, Terence Prather having a […]