Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Bill Deiz: Rock Steady
Pour some gasoline on your party's fire and get down with some blues and soul music from a master
Chronic Tendencies: I Lie Awake
Southern Blues-Rock
Dave Nevling: Nightshade
All original harmonica and guitar blues album with a raw, razor edge
Dave Nevling: That Look
All original harmonica and guitar blues album with a raw, razor edge
Nuno Mindelis: Blues on the Outside
Knockout electric blues on a rare 1999 CD by Nuno Mindelis

Friday, July 16, 2004

James Rogers Band: Wanna Go Home
James Rogers' latest CD showcases his exciting guitar style and unique vocal sounds. The title track "Wanna go home" is a perfect example of his soulful, straight from the heart songwriting style. With fifteen years of experience to his credit James Rogers is an unstoppable talent
Mario: Born To The Boogie
Dazzlingly upbeat original Boogie and R&B, with a horn section to match

Thursday, July 15, 2004

Jerome Clinton Thompson: Blues Junction
The intersection of Texas Blues, Texas Coast Jazz and a little Funk and Country to boot. This album is heavy on guitar from screaming lead to clear Texas Tele but it's also rich with Jazzy/Blues vocals
Big Mike and The Booty Papas: The Best of Big Mike and The Booty Papas
Real blues from Macon Georgia. Not Southern Rock but Real blues
Nick Curran & the Nitelifes: Player!
A legitimate up and coming star, Nick just won the Blues Foundation's W.C. Handy Award in Memphis as the blues' foremost New Artist. The buzz about Nick has been growing quickly since his blazing 2003 debut, Doctor Velvet, and Player! is nonstop, hard rocking rhythm and blues as only Nick and the Nitelifes can play it
Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King: Show Me the Money
Show Me the Money is a worthy successor to Joe and Bnois' acclaimed Blind Pig debut, Roadhouse Research. Kubek's flame-throwing guitar work tempered by the finesse of King's accompaniment and smooth vocals remain the bedrock of a powerful, irresistible combination. Or, as the Minneapolis Star-Tribune put it, "a rare blend of hot guitars and cool savvy, that does, indeed, smoke."

Wednesday, July 14, 2004

D.K. Stewart: DK-4 In The House
Blues, Funk and Rockin' Boogie by the Northwest's premier artists in a raw and no "over-dubs" or "sweetened" format. This CD features a quartet ensemble performing at its finest
King muDDfish: Hook Water Wolf
Groundbreaking, but reverent original versions of masterpieces made famous by John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf; featuring masterful slide, heartfelt harp, lead and vocals... a band of musicians' musicians

Tuesday, July 13, 2004

Mike Hammar and The Nails: Going Home
Soulful Rockin' Blues full of funky guitar and down hone harmonica
Jeff Lasley Trio: Electric Blue
From the Elmore James-inspired opener Freight Train, to the T-Bone Walker-esque Jeff's Jump, this CD's got it all. Including five great originals
The Rex Granite Band: Rollin' & Tumblin'
Omaha's Blues/Rock Original, The Rex Granite Band, draws it's fresh/retro sound from a variety of sources. Straight-up Rock and Roll, Blues, and Gospel all play heavily in their gutsy roots rock style. Sarah and Rex are the primary song writers in the band, but the true appeal lies with the unique vocal of Sarah Benck along with Sarah/Rex guitar chemistry
W.D. Dailey: Fingerpickin' Blues from the Hills of West Virginia
A solo acoustic performance for traditional lovers of Piedmont and Delta blues with lots of slide guitar and a song on a "one string" diddley bow
Paul Mayasich: Where you been?
Piano-pounding blues with an edge

Sunday, July 11, 2004

Jayme Kelly Curtis: Sugar & Sand: A Trilogy in Three Moods
Full, womanly vocals that wrap themselves around your core and Jayme's own brand of metaphysical bluesy songs brought to spine-tingling life by some of the hottest acoustic players anywhere
Meg Lawson: Found My Nerve
The CD features a mixture of acoustic and electric covers and standards, along with selected originals