Blues - CD Reviews (387)
A lifelike, bronze statue was unveiled in Dublin, Ireland’s Grafton Street on the eve of what would have been Irish rock legend Phil Lynott’s fifty-sixth birthday. With …
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Please permit me to quote briefly from Jeff Cook’s liner notes. "The musicians and ATTITUDE of the music of New Orleans created a whole new way to perceive how music could …
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California-based blues heavyweight Janiva Magness follows up her successful Bury Him At The Crossroads with Do I Move You? and it’s certainly going to move yo…
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San Francisco born Sugar Pie DeSanto launches her fourth CD for Jasman Records on March 21st this year. That’s the first day of spring and, for Miss De Santo, it will be…
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One of America’s finest blues guitarists, Duke Robillard returns with another new release, the 12th for Stony Plain. As with all Robillard CDs, this has a definite t…
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Tom Hunter is a singer/pianist from Minneapolis. While this is Hunter’s third album, it’s been our first chance to hear him. Here I Go Again will see much wider dist…
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When we reviewed this band’s CD Wire & Wood three years ago, we predicted an award in the near future. That prediction held true. Glamourpuss received several nomina…
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Sam Hopkins was born in Centerville, Texas in 1912. The epitome of the classic down home blues legend, his first guitar was made from a cigar box and chicken wire when h…
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Guitarist Gus Papas has been a fixture on the Toronto music scene for decades. His band The Bottle Devils has a built-in fan base that never fails to draw a crowd at his…
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From the first drumbeat to the last strum of a guitar string, this album rocks. It was recorded at the original Sun Studios, in the same room that once held stars such a…
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Artists can take a real chance when they switch categories. It is not always the best of ideas and they can sometimes get lost in a world they may like, but not really d…
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There are a small number of Homosapiens that belong to a special sub-class. One might not see them often, but one has definitely heard them. The individual in the coffee…
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A century ago, the Impressionist painters threw the art world into a spin when they painted scenes "as they saw them" rather than copying nature. Nick Moss could truly b…
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You think YOU’VE got the blues? Listen to this collection and feel better almost immediately, for a number of reasons. First and foremost, this disc is a fairly wide-ran…
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Harold Arlen is one of the most widely recognized composers from the 20th century; and this collection of 12 of his best known songs, beautifully arranged by Bob Ojeda, …
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The Pacific Northwest is home to Bill Rhoades and the Party Kings and the band is a regional favorite. Rhoades is the consummate blues performer. He works for a music retai…
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Veteran studio musician/writer/producer Zac Harmon’s debut studio album, The Blues According To Zacariah, has blues fans wondering what took him so long. This C…
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A hungry ghost’s cravings can never be satisfied and only the desire for truth can set one free from this existence. In much the same way that the Buddha enticed the hun…
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There are bands that can play the blues and there are "blues bands." This upstart group from Southern California is the real deal. The 145th Street Deluxe Blues Band…
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The acknowledged Queen of Texas Blues is back. Blue Highway is Angela Strehli's first studio recording in seven years. Much to the delight of Strehli's many fans, si…
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