Tag Archives: Mike Zito

Album review: MIKE ZITO – Resurrection

Posted on July 12, 2021 by petefeenstra

Gulf Coast Records And Hillside Global [Release date 16.07.21] It is 13 years since Mike Zito cut his first major label album, the David Z produced ‘Home’. 7 collaborations later, the duo reunite again on a project that sounds as … Continue reading →

Album review: ELECTRIC BLUES MATES – Electric Blues Mates

Posted on February 18, 2021 by petefeenstra

Timezone [Release date 18.12.20] Given the recent number of lockdown and remotely recorded albums, ‘Electric Blues Mates’ is by no means a unique project. But when it comes down to the spirit of cooperation, focus, intensity and sheer exuberance, this … Continue reading →

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Album review: KAT RIGGINS – Cry Out

Posted on September 11, 2020 by petefeenstra

Gulf Coast Records [Release date 14.08.20] ‘Cry Out’ is a high energy album full of heartfelt lyrics, stylistic diversity and booming arrangements that gives Kat Riggins the best possible context for her gritty and soulful vocals. The album’s arts work … Continue reading →

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Album review: BILLY PRICE– Dog Eat Dog

Posted on December 24, 2019 by petefeenstra

Gulf Coast records [Release date 02.08.19] Billy Price’s ‘Dog Eat Dog’ is a well crafted slice of contemporary soul. This is the peerless soul singer’s 17th album and he surrounds himself with an intuitive band, a killer horn section and … Continue reading →

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Album review: MIKE ZITO AND FRIENDS – Rock ‘N’ Roll: A Tribute To Chuck Berry

Posted on October 14, 2019 by petefeenstra

Ruf Records [Release date 01.11.19] ‘Mike Zito And Friends – Rock ‘N’ Roll: A Tribute To Chuck Berry’ is a pit stop, or a pause for breathe in a career that has brought him critical acclaim as both a musician … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALBERT CASTIGLIA – Masterpiece

Posted on July 26, 2019 by petefeenstra

Gulf Coast Records [Release 15.07.19] It’s often said that an artist discovers their best work when they find their muse. And when Albert Castiglia tells us that his new ‘Masterpiece’ album resulted from finding a daughter he didn’t know he … Continue reading →

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Album review: SAMANTHA FISH – Kill Or Be Kind

Posted on June 30, 2019 by petefeenstra

Rounder [Release date 20.09.19] There’s no denying the natural vivacity, or the cigar box guitar driven grooves and songcraft of Samantha Fish. Since bursting on the rock-blues scene a decade ago, she’s cut 6 solo albums of which the last … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALLY VENABLE – Texas Honey

Posted on June 23, 2019 by petefeenstra

Ruf Records [Release date 22.03.19] Ruf Records has long established its niche in the contemporary blues market with a roster of up and coming talent that reflects the best of the global blues scene. From Aynsley Lister, Ian Parker, Erja … Continue reading →

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Album review: VANJA SKY – Bad Penny

Posted on March 5, 2018 by petefeenstra

Ruf Records [Release date 23.02.18] ‘Bad Penny’ is a 12 track rock-blues album on which the young Croatian guitarist Vanja Sky impressively crafts her own style. She’s a song driven artist with a locker full of licks who moulds the … Continue reading →

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Album review: WALTER TROUT – We’re All In This Together

Posted on August 10, 2017 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Walter Trout in October 2017 for his Sunday Feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. In this hour special Walter chats about the album with several tracks featured. Provogue Records [Release date 01.09.17] ‘We’re All … Continue reading →

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Album review: ANTHONY ROSANO AND THE CONQUEROOS – Anthony Rosano And The Conqueroos

Posted on July 26, 2017 by petefeenstra

Self release [Release date 11.04.17] Anthony Rosano & The Conqueroos hail from Virginia, so presumably the decision to hook up with producer/guitarist Mike Zito and high profile engineer David Ferrell and record in New Orleans was in the hope that … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALBERT CASTIGLIA – Big Dog

Posted on September 3, 2016 by petefeenstra

On Sunday 11 September in the Pete Feenstra Feature on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Pete chats to Albert Castiglia about his music with tracks from ‘Big Dog’ More information Ruf [Release date 20.05.16] ‘Big Dog’ is a bulldozer of … Continue reading →

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Album review: MIKE ZITO & THE WHEEL – Keep Coming Back

Posted on October 28, 2015 by petefeenstra

The Pete Feenstra Feature – Mike Zito (1 November 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Ruf [Release date 06.11.15] And so after three albums with the award winning Royal Southern Brotherhood super group, Mike Zito returns to … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD – Don’t Look Back

Posted on June 4, 2015 by petefeenstra

Ruf [Release date 26.05.15] And so it comes to pass that the bloodline has been cast asunder and a new line-up of Royal Southern Brotherhood takes on the mantle of the kings of southern kissed funk, blues and soul. ‘Don’t … Continue reading →

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Album review: A BLUES TRIBUTE TO CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

Posted on August 20, 2014 by petefeenstra

Cleopatra [Release date 25.08.14] It’s a measure of the contemporary music scene’s fascination with introspection that three quarters of ‘A Blues Tribute To Creedence Clearwater Revival’ is given a stripped down feel. The result is an album that isn’t so … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 25 June 2014

Posted on June 28, 2014 by petefeenstra

Royal Southern Brotherhood reconfigure the classic rhythm and blues revue to their own ends, with great playing, 3 great lead vocalists, glistening harmonies and an essential harmonic relationship between strong songs that gives the evening its free flowing feel. Their … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD – Heartsoulblood

Posted on June 8, 2014 by petefeenstra

Ruf [Release date 16.06.14] Royal Southern Brotherhood’s ‘Heartsoulblood’ is a delightful celebration of the band’s talented parts. Sure, they are bound by a rock royalty bloodline that makes them a de facto supergroup, but each member of the band is … Continue reading →

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Album review: LAURENCE JONES – Temptation

Posted on February 21, 2014 by petefeenstra

Ruf Records [Release date 10.03.14] It may be a PR cliché, but the phrase ‘hotly anticipated album’ was never more apt than when applied to Laurence Jones’s ‘Temptation’. Having made a big splash on the UK … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD – Songs From The Road

Posted on November 28, 2013 by petefeenstra

Ruf [Release date 18.11.13] Royal Southern Brotherhood ‘Songs From the Road’ cements their place as one of the most essential live experiences in 2013. From their self titled debut album to their incendiary live shows, it’s been a long time … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 28 September 2013

Posted on October 2, 2013 by petefeenstra

Royal Southern Brotherhood may be considered the latest super group on the circuit, but the label appeared irrelevant to a line-up that celebrated its wealth of talent with a breathtaking two hour set. RSB is the considerable sum of its … Continue reading →

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Album review: SAMANTHA FISH – Black Wind Howlin’

Posted on August 26, 2013 by petefeenstra

Ruf [Release date 23.09.13] Samantha Fish makes much of her growing maturity on her second solo album ‘Black Wind Howlin’. Given the wide variety of relationship songs and a mix of reflective and self confident narratives, it appears she’s taken … Continue reading →

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Album review: CYRIL NEVILLE – Magic Honey

Posted on August 26, 2013 by petefeenstra

Ruf [Release date 10.09.13] And finally it’s Cyril Neville’s turn! ‘Magic Honey’ may have been released in the slipstream of his Royal Southern Brotherhood partners, but if feels more like the final part of an interlinked triumvirate rather than a … Continue reading →

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Album review: MIKE ZITO & THE WHEEL – Gone To Texas

Posted on July 11, 2013 by petefeenstra

Ruf [Release date 17.06.13] Mike Zito’s ‘Gone To Texas’ is both a literal and metaphorical title, reflecting the fact he’s overcome his previous drug and alcohol problems and has moved to Texas from the mid- west in search of sobriety … Continue reading →