Reviews

Jared Deck

The first two cuts on Bully Pulpit, rife with Deck’s gravelly shouted lines and a rocking gospel choir (both sounding ripped straight from a Southern Baptist or Pentecostal church) won’t … Read more

The B.B King Blues Band

The stars of this luminary-filled date are not the obvious guests but the ten-piece BB King Blues Band, the unit that was behind the master for over 35 years. Especially … Read more

Kerry Kearney

I initially was interested in hearing this, solely because this group hails from Long Island, NY, my music training grounds, which is far from being the blues capital of the … Read more

Bob Corritore & Friends

Harmonica ace Bob Corritore knows how to throw a party. The owner of Phoenix’s renowned Rhythm Room and affable sideman, leader, and collaborator enlists the support of a staggering 39 … Read more

Johnny Shines

Anything new from the late, truly great Johnny Shines is nothing short of pure gold. Shines remains one of the greatest US bluesmen to have graced the planet, a man … Read more

Tylor & The Train Robbers

Storming out of Boise, Idaho, the Americana band Tylor & The Train Robbers take us back to those early Western days as they celebrate the history of the infamous Black … Read more

Chad Richard

As soon as Chad Richard (pronounced REE-shard) starts singing, you know he’s from Louisiana. In fact, he’s a native of the Sabine River bottom, where the river merges Louisiana with … Read more

Nils Lofgren

Although he’s known primarily as one of the ardent guitarists in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, and long ago and again today in Neil Young’s Crazy Horse, Nils Lofgren has … Read more