Mitch Kashmar - West Coast Toast

Mitch Kashmar

West Coast Toast Delta Groove Music Mitch Kashmar delves deeply into the sound of West Coast blues with his latest release West Coast Toast — and it’s something that he should be quite familiar with as he has been a longtime mainstay on…
Terry Robb - Cool On The Bloom Entered Into Best Self-Produced CD Competition

Terry Robb

Cool On The Bloom NiaSounds Terry Robb without question is one of the finest guitarists playing the blues (or any other form of music for that matter) today. Adept at electric and acoustic guitars, he displays lightning quick, crisp flair on…
Thunder Brothers CD Cover

Thunder Brothers

Eponymous EP Self produced The Thunder Brothers eponymously titled debut recording is a four song EP chock full of powerful, driving rocking blues. Made up of four of Portland’s most talented and respected musicians, they each have a resume…

Chase Walker Band

Not Quite Legal Revved Up Records The Chase Walker Band’s second release, Not Quite Legal, is a great indication that these teen-aged musicians were not just another flash in the pan group of youngsters trying their hand at the blues. They…

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Live in ’67 -- Volume Two Forty Below Records By Randy Murphy Last summer, I reviewed John Mayall's new album chronicling a series of live dates in various London clubs during the spring of 1967. Now, Mayall and his pals at Forty Below Records…

Chase Walker Band

Not Quite Legal Revved Up Records The Chase Walker Band’s second release, Not Quite Legal, is a great indication that these teen-aged musicians were not just another flash in the pan group of youngsters trying their hand at the blues. They…

John Blues Boyd

Introducing John Blues Boyd: The Real Deal Little Village Foundation If you listen to just one new artist this year, you should direct your attention to John Blues Boyd. At the age of 71 he has released his debut disc with the urging and guidance…

Fabrizio Poggi

Texas Blues Voices Appaloosa Records Texas has long been fertile ground for outstanding blues musicians. It has carved a tremendous niche in the history of the genre, stretching back to Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, and Lightnin’…

Matthew Skoller

Blues Immigrant Tongue ‘N Groove Records Chicago-based harmonica ace Matthew Skoller is back with his fifth release. It’s fitting for a musician who has been laying down some of the sharpest harp music in The Windy City for nearly three…

Lisa Mann

Hard Times, Bad Decisions JayRay Records Whatever recipe Lisa Mann is currently using to cook her albums, I hope that she has it written down, because they’re definitely a gourmet taste. Her latest release, Hard Times, Bad Decisions, is chock-full…