Destination Blues Music Festival
Photos by Joseph A. Rosen The banner outside the Caldwell Consistory in the small college town of Bloomsburg, PA read “Your Winter Blues Heaven on Route 11.” On Saturday, February … Read more
Reviews
Louis “Gearshifter” Youngblood
Recently we lost the undiscovered Mississippi bluesman, Leo “Bud” Welch, who created quite a stir the last couple of years. Now, again through the efforts of folks like Jimbo Mathus … Read more
Chris Smither
After a gap of a few years, US acoustic wizard, Chris Smither has resurfaced with a new, 16-track, double album bristling with his ever-quirky look at life, love and all … Read more
John Mayall
The veteran UK bluesman John Mayall is nothing if not a survivor. A guy who has weathered the changing nature, styles, fads and trials of the music scene for around … Read more
Mick Kolassa
Mississippi-based guitarist and vocalist Mick Kolassa gathers a bunch of his friends for duets in this set of blues standards. Blues is often rowdy and raucous, but here Kolassa and … Read more
Robyn Hitchcock at City Vinyard
On Valentine’s Day, City Vineyard’s small stage, backed by red velvet drapes and enveloped in the twinkling lights of New York’s skyline proved to be an ideal setting for an … Read more
Janiva Magness
Detroit native Janiva Magness overcame tragedy and adversity in her personal life to carve out a career as a blues singer. She earned a string of Blues Music Association awards … Read more
Chris Hillman
I confess to having missed Chris Hillman’s Asylum years. I liked Souther-Hillman-Furay and McGuinn, Clark and Hillman, but in between, Hillman released two solo albums: Slippin’ Away in 1976 and … Read more
Harvey McLaughlin
Listening to Harvey McLaughlin’s debut solo album in this present day and age of fake news and fakebooks, might transport some to down on the corner of Reality Road and … Read more
Various Artists
Lying fallow for almost the entirety of 1966, save for silky, flowing gowns of singles like “Wait ‘Til Then” and “When I’m Alone” from classy singer Rita Doryse, Baltimore’s Ru-Jac … Read more
