tommy castro

Tommy Castro and the Painkillers Killin’ It Live

Richard Ludmerer alligator records, blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, tommy castro March 2, 2019

Tommy Castro and the Painkillers Killin’ It Live Alligator Records Tommy Castro has been playing rockin’ blues for the last thirty years. He has released fifteen albums and been nominated for twelve Blues Music Awards winning six times. Two of those BMA trophies are for the “B.B. King Entertainer of The Year” award, the highest […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues/ INDIE Blues Scene

Making a Scene – The 54 “Indie Blues” CD’s of 2015 you should know!

Richard L'Hommedieu albert cummings, balkun brothers, best blues 2015, Best indie blues, betty fox, billy hector, bob margolin, Brandon Santini, buddy guy, Christian Collins, Crooked Eyed Tommy, Danielle Nicole, David Michael Miller, Delta Moon, dl duncan, eddie cotton, eliza neals, fiona boyes, Gary Clark Jr., Georgie Bonds, ghost town blues band, jack the radio, jarekus singleton, Jeff Jensen, Jerimiah Johnson, joe moss, john ginty, jonn del toro richardson, JP Blues, JP Soars, kern pratt, laura rain, Linsey alexander, making a Scene, mick kolassa, Micke Bjorklof, Mighty Mike Schermer, mike zito, Mindi Abar, monkeyjunk, Randall Bramblett, Reverend Shawn Amos, Royal Southern Brotherhood, samantha fish, selwyn birchwood, slam allen, Tas Cru, the stone foxes, Thorbjorn_Risager, Tinsley Ellis, todd wolfe, tommy castro, Trudy Lynn, Victor Wainwright, vintage Trouble, Voo Davis, zac harmon December 29, 2015

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

LIVE from the Midnight Circus 11/22/2015 with Tommy Castro

Richard L'Hommedieu alligator records, blues, Indie B, indie Blues, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene, Method to my Madness, tommy castro November 23, 2015

LIVE from the Midnight Circus 11/22/2015 with Tommy Castro 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 […]

Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

An Exclusive Interview with Tommy Castro!

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, alligator records, Indie B, indie Blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, Method to my Madness, tommy castro November 23, 2015

An Exclusive Interview with Tommy Castro by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Night after night, Tommy Castro, a fierce and fiery road warrior, fervently delivers his driving, blues-soaked, soul-baring music to fans all over the world. The road is where he honed his guitar playing to a razor’s edge. It’s where he learned how to captivate […]

Tommy Castro And The Painkillers, Method To My Madness

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Tommy Castro & The Painkillers Method to My Madness

Richard Ludmerer alligator records, blues, Indie B, indie Blues, making a Scene, Method to my Madness, richard ludmerer, tommy castro, Tommy castro and the painkillers November 3, 2015

Tommy Castro & The Painkillers Method to My Madness Alligator Records Tommy Castro has been nominated for twelve Blues Music Awards winning “Album of The Year” for both 2007’s “Painkiller” on Blind Pig Records and 2009’s “Hard Believer” on Alligator Records. As a result Castro was also named “B.B. King Entertainer of The Year” in […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Tommy Castro – The Devil You Know

Richard Ludmerer blues, tommy castro April 14, 2014

Tommy Castro & The Painkillers “The Devil You Know” Alligator Records Tommy Castro’s last four albums have all been nominated as Blues Album of the Year at the annual Blues Music Awards. Overall he has received twelve Blues Music Award nominations and won six ties; not a bad percentage. Castro’s first Alligator Records release, 2009’s […]