Thursday, September 29, 2005

Bill Rhoades and the Party Kings: Voodoo Lovin'

Bill Rhoades And The Party Kings have been a fixture on the Northwest Blues scene for over thirty-five years. Originally formed in Eugene, Oregon, the band has been consistently playing blues all this time. Bill Rhoades and drummer Johnny Moore have played together for over twenty years. Bass player Tom Szell joined about five years ago and guitarist Michael Osborn about three years ago. Some of the Northwest's finest blues players have passed through this band at one time or another. The group is now based in Portland, Oregon and continues to play throughout the region
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Murali Coryell: The Future of Blues

Fresh Blues, Rock, & Urban tracks with an emphasis on vocals and rhythm
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Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Chris English: Lowdown in the House

Delta style is Chris' forte, singing, playing vintage guitars and harp, stamping out the time on an old wooden coca cola crate, creating subtle polyrhythms and powerful vocals
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Hillstomp: The Woman That Ended The World

Portland Oregon duo Hillstomp has duct-taped together a vigorous hill country blues stomp, clanging and tumbling from assorted vintage mics, buckets, cans and BBQ lids, drenched in rambunctious slide guitar
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Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Cadillac Pete and The Heat: Turn Up The Heat

Rockin harmonica blues
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Black Cat Bone featuring Paul Deslauriers: Bone-ified

Live blues-rock with killer guitar playing and fantastic boogie-woogie piano. Travel from Robert Johnson to Jimi Hendrix and beyond with Canada's most highly acclaimed blues-rock band of the 1990s
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Rubber Band: A Bit Of Luck

Acoustic Blues (and more...) from the Italian trio Rubber Band. 15 songs, lots of Blues, a taste of rock and a hint of jazz
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Orville Johnson, John Cephas, and Woody Mann: Together in Las Vegas

Cephas, Mann, and Johnson are living masters of acoustic country blues and this CD is a once in a lifetime chance to hear them demonstrate their gifts
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Thursday, September 22, 2005

Debra Watson: Come Dance With Me

Rich, sweet, soulful, and heartfelt with a touch of Texas Sass, Debra sings her favorite songs from Jazz and Swing Standards to rockin' Texas blues accompanied by some of LA's hottest musicians
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Owen Poteat: Time Marches On

Acoustic blues music... foot stomping good... pure... clean... driven... with an attitude and a message
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The Rooster Project: Clusters and Associations

The Rooster Project is electric soul, a fusion of loop-based electronica and traditional blues music. It is the invention of Marty Stelnick; a musician who single handedly builds entire arrangements, exclusively from digitally effected vocal and harmonica loops. These loops are performed live to create driving, organic, blues rooted electronica
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Orville Johnson: Blueprint for the Blues

Orville Johnson's version of the country blues, dedicated to the masters that he learned from and including several classic blues as well as his own compositions
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Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Levee Town: Snapshot

Blues Band, predominantly post war Chicago blues, with a little Texas (style) and a little Kansas City swing
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Saturday, September 17, 2005

Mz. Dee: Real Woman, Real Soul

Real Woman, Real Soul is a combination of soul, R&B and four great renditions of 40's Big Band selections. Also, contains three original compositions from Mz.Dee
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David Dover: Mississippi Mud

The Tulsa sound has been around for years and David Dover is an excellant example of Tulsa blues music. With a style similar to John Fogerty and an unbelievably unique voice. From the Delta to Chicago to LA this album covers it all
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Jimmy D: I Been Tryin'

A CD that covers all the angles of blues music; acoustic, slow, funky, and rocking
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Dr. Joel Rudinow: Rude Notes Galore

San Francisco Bay Area sideman extraordinaire (Elvin Bishop Band, Gator Beat, Blue Collar Blues Band, etc.) steps out front with a set of Americana roots rock, New Orleans funk, and blues
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Mary Flower: Bywater Dance

Funky and folky, bluesy and beautiful - sometimes sounds like Memphis Minnie fronting the Hot Five. But though she can recreate prewar blues with the best of them, Mary Flower isn't content to be just another curator of the classic blues museum
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Floydz Circle Band: Yonder Goes A Madman

Blues and blues rock from North Carolina
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Bobby Cadmus Band: Come Dance With Me

A diverse collection of acoustic blues by a progressive power trio with an energy that will make the speakers of your living room stereo sound like a wallshakin', footstompin' club on a hot wild night
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The Blues in ... Asia

Contains 18 tracks from all over the region - from Japan to Indonesia, from Singapore to China, from Vietnam to India, and most countries in between! Of course, you'll hear traditional American blues in English, like "Sweet Home Chicago" and "Walking the Dog", but also be ready for some incredible Asian interpretations of the Blues, sung in Indonesian (Ilusi), Mandarin ("Spring Weather" and "Tianmi Beijing", and even Japanese ("Yakatori Boogie"). Also, you'll be sure to enjoy the sounds of some unique Asian instruments interpreting the blues
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Thursday, September 15, 2005

Ari Eisinger: That Will Never Happen No More

Guitar blues and ragtime from the 1920s and 1930s. Inspired by Blind Blake, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lonnie Johnson and other early blues greats
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Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Doc West with Lucky Lloyd: Made In The USA

With the release of "Made in the USA" he presents his new music the same way it was presented on the street corners of L.A., with raw emotion and great performance
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Blues Orbiters: Falling Leaves

Punchy tunes superbly executed with great dynamics. Excellent harp, slide, lead guitar, sax, and vocals meld Chicago, West Coast Jump, and Delta styles
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Doug James and Sax Gordon

After years of contributing their solid horn-section sound and solos to performances and recordings by a who's who of great artists in todays Blues and R&B biz, Sax Gordon & Doug James have put together a rockin' disc of all-new instrumental party music
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Rob Donavan: She's Got Soul

Dallas based guitarist delivers a 14 course blues feast full of soul, swing, & tone
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King Louie & Baby James: Live at the Waterfront Park Blues Festival

A burning set by an all-star band of Portland's top blues & jazz musicians, led by the area's best-known organist and most soulful vocalist
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Friday, September 09, 2005

Frank Raven and Dave Menet: Cadillac Baby ...Live and Raw

Original acoustic Chicago blues featuring smokin harp & hot guitar including 2 improvised instrumentals
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Superchief Trio: The Devil Knows Me Better

New Orleans flavored tunes with hot grooves, from boogie woogie to rhumba and back again
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Walter Herleman and Howlin' Dogma: All Mine

11 original songs. A Blues Harp, Guitar, and Sax driven mixture of, Roots Rock, Blues, and Blues Rock, from the high desert of California. "Reminiscent of Capitan Beefheart" says Mark Wenner of The Nighthawks
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Thursday, September 08, 2005

Lightnin' Charlie: A New Leaf

Nuclear-powered hybrid music. Chicago Blues meets '50's rock 'n' roll. True Americana - vibrant remakes and superb originals
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Doug Krause: On A Roll - EP

Doug Krause combines a honkey-tonk piano style and soulful vocals with blues and swing into his own unique brand of pop music
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Wednesday, September 07, 2005

B Street Blues: B Street Blues Live

The sizzling guitar work and cutting edge vocals blends to form a cohesive four piece power blues machine that exudes excitement and energy. If power blues is your thing, B Street Blues Live is sure to please
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The Dennis Peters Band

An energetic guitar driven original blues CD
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Jefferson Goncalves: Gréia

A dynamo of talent, a virtuoso harpist with a beautiful blend of elements in a synergetic pattern of performance. Greia still comes close to becoming 'the Perfect Storm'
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Bobby Perfect: Shackles

An all instrumental fusion of progressive blues rock and jazz
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Easy Bill & The Big Beat: Stay Tuned!

Recorded at Rancho de Rhythm in Elgin, Illinois, "Stay Tuned!" was produced by two-time W.C. Handy Award nominee Nick Moss and engineered by fellow Flip-Top Gerry Hundt, both of whom make guest appearances on the album. "Stay Tuned!" features covers of songs by the likes of Guitar Slim, Piano Red, Little Milton, and Red Prysock, alongside tunes penned by Easy Bill & The Big Beat. The band includes Easy Bill Towber on guitar and vocals, RD Jones on bass, Mark Richardson on pinao and organ, Ken Plum on saxophone, and Chris Beers on drums and percussion
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Matt Walsh: Goin' Back South

Short answer : Old school Post-War Chicago Blues inspired originals with detours into Rockabilly, Jazz and Swing. Long detailed answer : If you like boring, over-mixed mundane glossy Rock Blues then this one is defintely NOT for you
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Bobby G.: Smokey Mountain Blues

Electric Blues based album with rockin' guitar. 9 total tracks 2 of which are soulful instrumentals
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Ron Overcash & the Nu Blooz Band: Alternative Blues

This CD is a compilation of songs that is not your run-of-the-mill blues. It has songs which may be considered to be outside the "Blues Genre". It has traditional sounding songs (with a twist) and every song on the album has heavy blues influences
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Crazy Texas Gypsies: Too Much Fun

Great guitar blues, Hammond B3and a thick rhythm section
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Saturday, September 03, 2005

Val Ewell & Pulse: Love Somebody

Blues rock - Hendrixesque
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Kenny Lavitz: Too Many Hats

Kenny is a gifted artist and rhythmic explorer who blurs the lines between jazz, rock, and blues. Along with his compelling original song writing and sublime vocals, he produces a distinctive sound entirely his own. You can catch Kenny's live performances around the greater Portland, Oregon area
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Friday, September 02, 2005

Chris Bell & 100% Blues: Real Bluesman

Long awaited new CD includes wide variety of contemporary, Delta, and rock blues at its best
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Gabe Soriano: Demo 2005

A smooth blend of blues, funk, rock, and soul that will make you forget all about this new-wave 80's crap
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Rico Blues Combo: House Of Blue Rags

Great mediterranean blues from Italy. Special guests Sugar Ray Norcia, Mike Turk, Matt Leddy, Alberto Marsico, Mauro Ferrarese and David dal Pozzolo
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Thursday, September 01, 2005

Edwin Holt: Second Time Around

"Blues with funk on the side. Down and clean more than down and dirty"... several tunes have a "big band" sound with horns and even a choir at one point, but are also seasoned Texas-Style with touches of nasty harmonica and resonator slide guitar
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The AC Thundertones: Introducing: The AC Thundertones

Down and dirty, foot stompin', sawdust on the floor, guitar blazin, bar room piano playing Blues Rock at it's best. The AC Thundertones are the epitome of the new generation in Blues Rock and Pop combinations
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Kid Wezel: Shady Blues

This is an eclectic collection of original songs in a mostly jazzy/bluesy vein, all different, you will not be bored
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Jeremy Lyons & the Deltabilly Boys: Live at the Dragon's Den

Electric Slide Guitar meets surf and spaghetti western style instrumentals. Delta Blues meets classic country. Fun live set in an intimate New Orleans club
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