Trudy Lynn
Houston-based veteran blues singer, Trudy Lynn, again teams with harmonica player Steve Krase to leverage the success of 2014’s Royal Oaks Blues Café, a #1 Billboard blues charter, and 2015’s … Read more
Album Reviews
Ohio Knife
Scalp or Be Scalped does not suffer from low testosterone. Whether chain-smoking their way through a series of heavy, slow-burning dirges in “Be The Dark,” “Tonight We Ride” and “WWP” … Read more
Kevin Fowler
Kevin Fowler sings a catchy new Lone Star State anthem with “Texas Forever” on his eighth studio album, Coming to a Honky Tonk Near You. No offense to the ghosts … Read more
The Jimmys
The Jimmys’ deft mix of blues and R&B has won the band praise from genre heavyweights Tinsley Ellis and Marcia Ball. On Hot Dish, the Wisconsin outfit mixes horns, keyboards … Read more
Levee Town
I learned a thing or two while having a damn good time listening to Takin’ & Givin’. A blues band called Levee Town would have to hail from deep in … Read more
Driftwood
There’s something about those hills and woods in upstate New York that often breed engaging music. Certainly The Band and others from Woodstock come to mind. Think also of the … Read more
Wolfgang Muthspiel
JazzTimes said it all when they hailed Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel’s 2014 trio debut, Driftwood, for its “haunting, rapt atmospheres.“ On this earthy, poetic follow-up– his second as session leader– he expands … Read more
Handgrenades
Detroit-based indie band Handgrenades just dropped their latest album Tunnels, and I’ll be honest right off the bat. Quite frankly, I didn’t expect to love it. Through the first listen, … Read more
Broken Hands
The UK rockers Broken Hands just released their debut album, Turbulence, and their diverse sound and hard-hitting guitar riffs are bound to catch some attention. Broken Hands have already been receiving … Read more
The Smoke Wagon Blues Band
A couple of weeks ago, when reviewing Canadian Colin James’ latest effort, I mentioned how Canada has some very strong regional blues hot spots, none stronger than Ontario. According to … Read more
