Benny Turner
When She’s Gone is an excellent album, packed with real quality musicianship, vocals, material and soulful feeling. Benny Turner is not just another bluesman, but the brother of the late legend, Freddie King. … Read more
Album Reviews
Willie Sugarcapps
This band may be turning out the best harmonies since the vintage days of Crosby, Stills and Nash. This is the sophomore release from the singer-songwriter aggregation of Will Kimbrough, … Read more
Mark Hummel’s Golden State Lone Star Revue
This is the debut from the blues super group that features acclaimed guitarists Anson Funderburgh and Little Charlie Baty as well as bandleader, harpist, and vocalist Mark Hummel along with … Read more
Glenna Bell
Glenna Bell is not your conventional singer-songwriter. She has a unique approach, blending stories and songs in a way that’s somewhere between talking blues and regular song structure. It’s genuinely … Read more
Sturgill Simpson
When Sturgill Simpson burst onto the music scene with High Top Mountain, his weathered baritone and raw, no-nonsense country style invited comparisons to Waylon Jennings. While Simpson could have easily … Read more
Eric Lindell
When Lindell was signed to Alligator for whom he made three records, some fell into the trap of conveniently dubbing him a bluesman. That’s only one of the styles this … Read more
Darren English
Uncluttered and unfazed by comparisons to elder statesmen (Nicholas Payton and Terrence Blanchard come to mind), trumpeter Darren English plays with your head with the opening title composition, a spinting … Read more
Henry Wagons
Henry Wagons may hail from the “Land Down Under,” but his sound is definitely over the top. A country crooner through and through, he possesses a deep growl and consistent … Read more
Matt Corby
Matt Corby may have a deep wealth of music to draw from in the realm of cosmic and psych-soul, yet Telluric is anything but a weak iteration of the genre. … Read more
The London Suede
Brit-pop and the London Suede go hand in hand, much like the new album, Night Thoughts, pairs perfectly with the film of the same name. The new 12-track album from … Read more
