The California Honeydrops

The California Honeydrops

Call It Home: Vol. 1 & 2 Tubtone Records It has been ten years since vocalist, trumpet player and guitarist Lech Wierzinski moved to California and began busking in the subway tunnels of the Bay Area alongside drummer Ben Malament. The pair…

David Vest

David Vest Cordova Bay Records When you look for the definition of cool you’re likely going to find a reference to David Vest. His approach to the piano is second to none. With stylings that can channel the likes of Mose Allison, Jerry Lee…
Bettye LaVette CD Things Have Changed

Bettye LaVette

Things Have Changed Verve Bettye LaVette has one of the most distinctive voices in music today. Anything she sings is going to come out sounding as if it’s dripping in pure soul. Now, you’d never think of the Bob Dylan’s music, with its…
Peter Ward

Peter Ward

Blues On My Shoulders Gandy Dancer Records Originally from Maine, Peter Ward is no stranger to the blues scene in the musician rich Northeastern corner of the United States. Having lived in Boston for many years he has filled in for touring…
Daniel Eriksen

Daniel Eriksen

Narrative Boogie Pzedeco Records Norwegian bluesman Daniel Eriksen has a free flowing slide style that may bring to mind other notable guitarists like Roy Rogers or John Mooney. He was the second place winner in the 2018 International Blues…
Cary Morin

Cary Morin

Cradle To The Grave Maple Street Music This is acoustic fingerstyle guitar playing at its best. Cory Morin offers beautifully refreshing and delightful music, from start to finish, or should that read from Cradle to the Grave as the title suggests.…
Larkin Poe

Larkin Poe

Peach Tricki-Woo Records Atlanta’s Larkin Poe are sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell and they’re crossing the lines between blues and rock with determination. Whether delivering hard hitting originals or taking on new scopes with traditional…
Curtis Salgado and Alan Hager CD

Curtis Salgado and Alan Hager

Rough Cut Alligator Records With the release of Rough Cut, the world is for the first time hearing what those of us in Portland have known for many years, Curtis Salgado and Alan Hager are a natural fit for acoustic blues. The two have been…
The Eric Hughes Band

The Eric Hughes Band

Meet Me In Memphis Self-Produced The Eric Hughes Band are long time veterans of the Memphis blues scene and you can find them most any night playing on Beale Street, but they are much more than just another blues band. On their newest release,…
RL Boyce

RL Boyce

Roll And Tumble Waxploitation Records A native of Como, Mississippi — deep in the heart of the Mississippi Hill Country, RL Boyce is no stranger to the sounds of the blues. He began performing music at a young age playing in the fife and drum…