Tuesday, April 20, 2004

Deja Blues: Killin' the Grass!
Deja Blues is not your typical Blues Band. They remake some of the great classic tunes that go back as far as the 1960s. Songs people recognize, remember and love; hence use of the word "deja". Deja Blues possesses a unique ability to mix music from different genres and timeframes into expressions that are both contemporary and timeless simply by adding their own blend of style, talent, and blues chords. Suddenly everything old is new again
Walter Robinson: Haze of Purple
Jimi Hendrix style blues and jams

Monday, April 19, 2004

Tom Lutz & Blue Tuna: Cryin'
This new CD by veteran blues club band BLUE TUNA are 'original' blues and the other half are tunes from the West Coast scene of the 1940s and 1950s by Charles Brown, T-Bone Walker, and the other innovators who laid the foundations for the L.A.-based blues-jazz fusion that is West Coast blues

Saturday, April 17, 2004

Sub Gringo: Comin' To You
A swingin' Caribbean rhythm and blues band featuring top notch players, original lyrics, and one good foot moving time. Many of the players are veteran road warriors and have played with bands such as Elvin Bishop and Gatemouth Brown
Jon Sarta: Boogie Woogie Salad
Piano blues, boogie woogie, barrelhouse piano, honky tonk piano

Friday, April 16, 2004

Dennis Callanta: Still Bluzin' For You
Dennis is a San Francisco Bay Area based artist who has been on the band scene since the '60's. Young at heart but with plenty of experience in living the blues, he's come on to his own in style and presentation. He isn't a rubber stamp blues artist but genuine and unique. He'll take you through the gammut of recognizable type blues to a totally funky sound you may never have heard before. If you enjoy different types and sounds of the Blues you'll enjoy this album of recordings
Erick Hovey: What You Blue About?
Straight ahead blues and rock

Tuesday, April 13, 2004

Downliners Sect: Burning Snow
One of the early pioneers of British R&B and house band at the famous Eel Pie Club where they often played alongside The Yardbirds, John Mayall and many others. Still rockin in 2004. 'Burning Snow' was recorded live in Sweden in 2000 showing that these old geezers still rock!
John Castro: John Castro's Sessions With The Legends
John Castro's sessions with the legends is just that; duets with Koko Talyor, queen of the blues, Billy Branch, just to name a few. Vocal blends are beautiful, musical performances are unbelievable

Monday, April 12, 2004

Marc Benno: I got it Bad
Benno's new CD I Got it Bad! is the bluesiest album of his career and is a must for anyone who loves 12-bar blues and great guitar playing. All 10 tracks are composed by Benno, a naturally prolific writer. A personal album, I Got it Bad! features standout cuts like "Chance with You" and "My Baby's a Gambler," which allude to Benno's tough times in the past and his joy at getting a shot at redemption
Bill McQuaid: Passing It On
Modern recordings of Country Blues classics primarily from the 1920s and 1930s
The West Coast Rollers: Fifty More Miles
Edgy roots, rockabilly twang, gut bucket jump blues trio with screamin' hollow body guitars, whammy bars, slappin' upright bass and big drum boom-whackin' rhythm that comes on like a ten ton gut bomb
Pete Special: Mozart Street
By far the Best R & B Band to come from Chicago Pete the Co-Founder of the 80"s R&B sensation Big Twist and The Mellow Fellows Special is a guitar-playing hipster who treads the territory somewhere between Dr. John and Tom Waits
Bluesville Station: Keep On Rollin
Harmonica playin Guitar rockin original Australian muddy boogie music,songs made from bourbon fuelled blues sessions..jump in the car throw it on and roll on down the highway...
Walker T Ryan: Underdog American Music
"Some Muddy Waters and even a little Bob Dylan creep into the shadows of Ryan's compositions, but he has definitely hammered out his own country blues style...." WOW Hall Notes Blues, Roots, and Originals
Big Gilson: Puro Feeling:
Eletric Blues-Rock guitar virtuoso with a molten slide. Contemporary Electric Blues Styles that incorporate Muddy Waters to Clapton and Stevie Ray

Saturday, April 10, 2004

Mike DiBari Swingtet: Jumpin' the Blues
Six-piece Jump Blues and Swing. Recorded LIVE at WJUL 91.5 FM (Lowell, MA) on "Blues Deluxe" hosted by John Guregian. "... they jump. An order of big-band blues couldn't get much hotter." -Ed Symkus, The TAB
Gus Lambros and Electric Mud: Bad Gamble
Gus Lambros and Electric Mud is a Mid-West USA throw back band with roots touching Hendrix to Freddy King, Trower to Muddy Waters. The band is driven by Guitarist front man Gus Lambros. This power trio captures the real deal. The band is in its 7th year and have honed the live tone to the vintage tone of the masters. Bad Gamble will rock you with the title track, but send you with the dreamy Downtime. If you've not seen the Mud keep a look out for they do upwards of 200 shows a year so make plans now to see this band

Friday, April 09, 2004

Brett Marvin And The Thunderbolts: Boot Leg
This collectors' item captures The Thunderbolts in full flight at one of north London's premier music venues of the 1980's. It's an essential archive addition for those who have appreciated their brand of British Electric Boogie Blues and Country RnB crossed with a nice dash of London Smart, and their considerable influence on the independent music scene over the last thirty years

Thursday, April 08, 2004

One Shot Johnny: Give Me A Reason
An eclectic collection of original blues-based music - hard-driving blues rock, soul/funk, searing slow blues and some fun stuff that swings