I receive a number of emails from bands, PR firms, labels, artists and band managers from all over the world but recently I received an interesting email from a fan of the Joy of Violent […]
Tag: blues
Originally conceived in Toledo, OH and now currently based in Detroit, MI, the duo of Dean Tartaglia and Matt Klein, better known as Silent Lions have been called a sinister two-some of heavy soul by […]
NRBQ can trace their roots back to January 1966 when pianist (and now lone founding member) Terry Adams started the band from his Louisville, KY home. Adams met guitarist Steve Ferguson when they were still […]
With the release of Late for War, their debut effort, the Brooklyn-based act, the Bright Smoke, which consists of the duo of Mia Wilson and Quincy Ledbetter, quickly won a reputation for crafting a sound with […]
Getcho Groo Von, the debut effort from the Philadelphia, PA-based garage blues quartet, Thee Idea Men won quite a bit of attention upon its release. The band won the Deli Magazine’s Band of the Month […]
20 something Scottish singer/songwriter Eilidh McKellar has received quite a bit of attention across the blogosphere, as several bloggers and critics have considered her among a line of incredibly soulful and talented UK-based singers including Amy Winehouse, Adele, Alice Russell, Joss Stone and […]
Released two years ago, Cody ChesnuTT‘s Landing on a Hundred was one of my favorite albums as it was the first co-number 1 on this site’s Best of 2012 List, and among a list of my favorite soul/R&B albums […]
As we all know, in the UK there’s a deep reverence for American blues and R&B that goes back to the very foundations of much of the music and artists we love and admire today […]
When you think of the blues, you immediately think of colorful characters such as Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Robert Johnson and others. And in the last 50 years or so, Dr. John immediately comes to […]
The Seattle, WA-based singer/songwriter Star Anna has received praise from the likes of Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready and Guns ‘n’ Roses and Velvet Revolver’s Duff McKagan, and after you hear her voice on “Go to Hell,” the album title track on her […]
27 Ways is the forthcoming debut effort from the Utah Valley-baesd band Desert Noises. The album which is slated for a March 2014 release, comes on the heels of two lengthy tours, playing with the likes […]
La Belle Epoque is the forthcoming the full-length debut effort from the Austin, TX-based quartet of HeadShy. Comprised of Reese Beeman and James Adkisson (former members of the Southwestern psych rock act, 7% Solution), journeyman drummer […]
The present day Republic of Mail, was once part of three different African empires which controlled trans-Saharan trade – the Ghana Empire, the Mail Empire (for which the present day country takes it’s name) and […]
Dege Legg writes, performs and records under the moniker Brother Dege, and as Brother Dege, Legg has been a bit of a closely-kept secret in his native Louisiana. Avoiding traditional career paths, Legg has spent […]
Signed to Jack White’s label, Third Man Records, the Dough Rollers continues White’s and Third Man Records’ reputation for putting out old school, grimy, bluesy rock. “Little Lilly,” is the first single off the Dough […]