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Album Reviews

Album Review: Zero-2-Sixty

From Tulsa, Oklahoma, the self-taught guitarist got his start in the blues business touring in the backing band for Oklahoma legend, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown...

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The Strongman Blues Remedy Vol. 1 album cover

Album Review: The Strongman Blues Remedy

Steve Strongman was shut down by Covid. Don’t let the name fool you, he’s not with the circus, he’s a musician.

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Annika Chambers and Paul DesLauriers Good Trouble album cover

Album Review: Good Trouble

Here’s a couple of blues artists that have both recorded and performed as solo acts and in support of others. Annika may be described as soul/gospel, Paul as blues/rock.

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The Texas Horns: Everybody Let's Roll album cover

Album Review: Everybody Let’s Roll

There ain’t no sitting still when this is playing, you feel the energy from the horns.

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John Nemeth, May Be The Last Time album cover

Album Review: May Be The Last Time

Elvin Bishop and his trio are backing John up, as well as Kid Anderson and Alabama Mike, and they recorded at Kid’s Greaseland Studio... some of the best blues today come from Greaseland.

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Buddy Guy The Blues Don’t Lie album cover

Album Review: The Blues Don’t Lie

I don’t care how old Buddy Guy is, he’s still outta sight!

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ElectroBluesSociety in concert, a man playing guitar and a man playing drums

Album Review: ElectroBluesSociety 2016-2022

I’d describe it to you, but since it doesn’t sound like the sounds I’ve heard before, I can’t. There’s a fun aspect to that, and I believe that is the intention.

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I Am The Moon album cover

Album Review: I Am The Moon

What did this band do during lockdown? Clearly, they got busy and didn’t mess around. Their new release, I Am The Moon, is a 4 album set.

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Putumayo Presents Blues Café album cover

Album Review: Putumayo Presents Blues Café

I have absolutely no idea how “Putumayo” is pronounced. There are tracks by some blues legends and a few by performers that are less known, but it’s all the blues we pledge allegiance to.

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cover of Charlie Musselwhite's new album Mississippi Son

Album Review: Mississippi Son

This is an album of traditional blues that is well and sparsely played. No, not parsley, sparsely.

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promo image of George Hunt with harmonicas

Album Review: Harmonica Wolverine

One thing I appreciate is his ability to play the harp in different styles and the one that suits the song.

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photo of Danny Cox playing an acoustic guitar at the KCK Street Blues Festival in 2018

Album Review: Black Lives

Have any of you folks heard Danny Cox’s song Black Lives? You should. Not because he’s a KC legend, but because it delivers.

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album cover for Bonnie Raitt Just Like That

Album Review: Just Like That

If you’re not a Bonnie fan, this album is the best reason I can think of to get on board.

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J Rad Cooley Yard Sale Cover

Album Review: Yard Sale

Nine songs, eight originals and a cover of Baby Won’t You Please Come Home. Guest musician sitting in on keyboards on four tunes is Victor Wainwright.

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Trudy Lynn Golden Girl

Album Review: Golden Girl

Several of these numbers are delivered with sass and that is part of Trudy Lynn’s style. “If your phone don’t ring, it was me”, “Is it cold in here or is it you?”

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Istanbul Blues Kumpanyasi Efes Pilsen Blues Festival 8/1997 album cover

Album Review: Live at Efes Pilsen Blues Festival 1997 EP

A wayward collective themselves, of shifting experimental improvisationalists, this cd captures the band before they drifted into Turkish Underground Psyche Extravaganza and ended in 1998.

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Rich Chorne Bringin in the Blues album cover

Album Review: Bringin’ In The Blues

Eight of the twelve songs are up-tempo rockers, two are mid-tempo, one is gospel and one is a slow blues waltz.

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Tom "Trashmouth" Baker

Album Review: Pickin’ Up Trash

Five songs, three by Tom, one by Dave and a cover of Stranger’s Blues. Longer than a single, shorter than an album.

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Miss Bix Bring It Album cover

Album Review: Bring It

This is Miss Bix’s second blues release. Keeshea Pratt, an IBC winner, joins in on Red Walls, a song about racial inequality.

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