Tag Archives: Bobby Bland

Album review: DEL BROMHAM BLUES DEVILS – Del Bromham Blues Devils Live

Posted on May 9, 2018 by petefeenstra

Self release [Release date 01.05.18] Del Bromham Blues Devils Live’ does what it says on the tin. From the opening echo reverb and Robin Trower style guitar figure, we are dropped right into the middle of an evening of a … Continue reading →

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Album review: MIKE ZITO – First Class Life

Posted on May 1, 2018 by petefeenstra

Ruf [Release date 11.05.18] ‘First Class Life’ is Texas based Mike Zito’s 14th album. It’s is a stripped down blues album on which he sets himself the challenge of penning some meaningful narratives to fill the genre with fresh input … Continue reading →

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Gig review: MIGHTY MO ROGERS – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, 25 August 2016

Posted on August 26, 2016 by petefeenstra

Picture the scene, its 38c – that’s 100 degrees fahrenheit, though it’s mercifully cooler in the shade – and septuagenarian blues man Mighty Mo Rogers is holding court in front of a big crowd in Square Dom Bedos. In the … Continue reading →

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Album review: SUPERSONIC BLUES MACHINE – West Of Flushing, South Of Frisco

Posted on March 29, 2016 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date 26.02.16] In terms of their name alone, Supersonic Blues Machine, has a lot to live up to. Based around the power trio of bassist, producer and songwriter Fabrizio Grossi, guitarist and earthy vocalist Lance Lopez and drummer … Continue reading →

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Album Review: ROBERT CRAY – In My Soul

Posted on February 27, 2014 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date 31.03.14] He may be a 5 times Grammy Award Winner and the youngest living artist to be inducted into the ‘Blues Hall Of Fame’, but Robert Cray is always looking for a fresh and meaningful context for … Continue reading →