Bill Wharton, a.k.a. the Sauce Boss, is a skilled slide guitarist and dedicated blues musician. Luckily for us, he has released another especially enjoyable album, With Extra Sauce. Each track makes it clear why he is considered one of the most dynamic musicians around. The album shows how a blues guitarist is capable of expressing … Continue reading
Come To Me, the new release from Carmen Ratti Band featuring Jill Dineen, is a satisfying mix of soul, gospel, funk, and modern blues. It delivers 11 tracks, full of heart, soul, and a band that plays together with a consistently aligned musical coordination that is refreshing. These are players who clearly appreciate each other, … Continue reading
Label: Stella Blue Music This ten-song live recording fully captures the energy, joy, and excitement of a Stefan Hillesheim Band performance. With crying slide guitar, soulful vocals, virtuosic piano, emotionally charged lyrics, and a hard-driving rhythm section, the album takes listeners on a musical journey straight to Chicago. Known for his emotive slide guitar, heartfelt … Continue reading
Label: Yellow Dog Records Release date: April 17, 2026 On Fight On!: True Blues Vol. 2, three acclaimed acoustic blues artists, Guy Davis, Corey Harris, and Alvin Youngblood Hart, reunite to perform a mix of classic and new songs. Their collaboration reaches back and carries forward some of the most powerful music you’ve heard in … Continue reading
Teresa James‘ scorching, sassy vocals, dripping with Texas blues influence, are perfectly paired with the driving force of the Rhythm Tramps. On her fourteenth album—Bad at Being Good— Ms. James delivers an impressive collection of twelve original compositions that fully display her versatility…. and just sound great. This album is the next best thing to … Continue reading
Songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist Billy Thompson showcases all of his talents on the new album, This World. It’s a blues, rock, funk, and soul voyage of shared discovery that is successful on every level. This World delivers ten original tracks (most by Thompson, one co-written with Keith Glover, and four featuring guest lyricist Kirsten Trump). … Continue reading
Omar Coleman and Igor Prado are a perfect musical duo, with a collaboration that blends blues with funk and soul in powerful songs. Their new album—Old, New, Funky and Blue—delivers enough energy to get you through this winter. The album is noteworthy for the way the vocals are as important and necessary as the instrumentals, … Continue reading
Duke Robillard, a two-time GRAMMY nominee and four-time Blues Music Award winner, celebrates his signing to Nola Blue Records with the release of Blast Off! on February 20 (available in digital, CD, and vinyl formats). With Blast Off!, Duke Robillard does what he does best—displays his incredible consistency with twelve tracks that blend blues, swing, … Continue reading
On track after track of Two Trains, Dave Keyes, a seasoned blues musician, really delivers, in both his piano playing and his vocals. The album captures the power of energetic blues piano at its finest. The first thing that stands out is that Dave Keyes surrounds and intertwines his performance with a stellar group of … Continue reading
It took one song (“S-C-A-M”) for me to decide I couldn’t wait to hear a second song. It took the second song (“Sunday Stroller”) to convince me that this CD was going to stay in my player for quite a while. That was days ago, and I’ve been in a very productive, great mood in … Continue reading
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