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Tommy Emmanuel Announces New Documentary 'The Endless Road' GRAMMY-winning guitarist Tommy Emmanuel announced an October 2 release date for The Endless Road, a documentary film chronicling his life and career. Told through intimate backstage footage, concert performances, rare archival material and unfiltered interview
Review: Anthony Geraci 'Where Were You' By Jim Hynes The well-traveled, two-time BMA Pinetop Perkins Piano Award winner Anthony Geraci has landed at one of the blues’ premier labels, Chicago’s Delmark Records, for his label debut, Where Were You. Without delving into his extensive biography, Geraci has long been a pill
Review: George Benson 'Inspiration A Tribute To Nat King Cole' By Jim Hynes Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole comes from fine singer and guitarist George Benson, who unsurprisingly chose the pop route for their three bonus selections, yet he did select Cole’s work from his piano, guitar, and drums trio’s “Route 6
Review: Seasick Steve ‘The Last Season of America’ By Hal Horowitz There are plenty of blues players with interesting backstories, but few can match the unusual life of Seasick Steve. The American-born bluesman lived years as a train-hopping hobo before breaking big, at least in the UK, where he blew away a TV audience
Review: Patrik Jansson Band 'Different Shades of Blue' By Jim Hynes Hailing from Sweden, guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Patrik Jansson has diligently developed his blues-rock sound for almost two decades. Different Shades of Blue (Sneaky Foot) is his fifth album, as Jansen continues to filter in influences like funk, ja
Photo credit: Alysse Gafkjen Eddie 9V Releases George McCrae's 'Rock Your Baby' New Single Atlanta-bred guitarist, singer and songwriter Eddie 9V has released his new single, ‘Rock Your Baby’, a radically reimagined take on George McCrae’s 1974 #1 hit. The latest track from Eddie’s forthcoming album, Down Here, out Nov
Review: Whitey Johnson 'Live from Printer’s Alley' by Jim Hynes You know this guy. You know his songs even if the name is unfamiliar. In most poses, singer/songwriter Gary Nicholson is dressed in black. When he dons the white suit and white hat, he transforms to his bluesman persona, Whitey Johnson, as he does here [Co
Photo credit: Lucius Fontenot Sonny Landreth Reveals New Single 'Lady On The Rise' Sonny Landreth and Provogue / Artone have announced the release of “Lady On The Rise,” the first reveal from a new studio album coming in 2027. The composition “Lady On The Rise” was written by Landreth, who performs guitars and [Continu
Rock Trio King Falcon Release 'Hungry Dog Run' Today, New York City alternative rock band King Falcon air out their frustrations with power imbalances with fully-charged track, "Hungry Dog Run" out now with a matching music video. Their high-energy Bloom EP is due out September 18 available to pre-save now with exclusi
Eric Clapton Announces 'The Road To Escondido Enhanced Edition' With JJ Cale, in Celebration of its 20th Anniversary Bushbranch/Surfdog Records has announced the upcoming release of The Road to Escondido: Enhanced Edition in honor of the 20th anniversary of the original collaborative album with J.J. Cale. This new Enha
Photo credit: Jeremiah Shepherd Ally Venable Announces Livestream Concert At London's 100 Club On Sept. 10 Can't make it to London for Ally Venable's concert? Check out her Livestream from the legendary 100 Club in Longdon on September 10th. Tickets available HERE Experience a night of high-energy blues rock, soulful v
Albert Castiglia Gig Review: Albert Castiglia Band with Guest Jimmy Vivino By Martine Ehrenclou Blues rock guitar player, singer and songwriter Albert Castiglia is not one of those speed players who’s all flash and no gas. Castiglia has soul. A passionate and fierce player when he needs to be, which is most of [Continu
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