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Album review: MICK PINI & AUDIO54 – Way Ahead
House Of Happiness [Release Date 22.03.23] Described in some quarters as; “blues for the 21st century”, Mick Pini and Audio 54 (aka producer Craig Marshall) ‘Way Ahead’ album, is the strongest restatement of the view that blues is at its … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Audio 54, beats, blues, Captain Beefheart, Craig Marshall, dance, Dr John, dub-step, Fantastic Negrito, funk, jazz, Mick Pini, Miles Davis, Mothers of Invention, Prince, psychedelia, review, rhythm & blues, RL Burnside, swamp, Yerba Buena
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Album review: MIKE ZITO – Resurrection
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
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Tagged album, Americana, Blind Faith, blues, David Z, Eric Demmer, funk, Guy Hale, JJ Cale, John Fogerty, Lewis Stephens, Mike Zito, Resurrection, review, rock, soul, swamp, Willie Dixon, Yool Kim, Zach Zito
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Album review: BEKI BRINDLE BLUES BAND – All Kinds Of Beki
Check out Pete Feenstra’s recent interview with Beki on Tuesday 2 August at 21:00 GMT More information Random Chance [Release date 15.04.16] ‘All Kinds Of Beki’ admirably lives up to its name. It’s a wide ranging showcase for a singer-songwriter and … Continue reading
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Tagged aLBU, album, All Kinds Of Beki, Americana, Beki Brindle, Beki Brindle Blues Band, blues, Bonnie Raitt, boogie, Chris White, country rock, guitar, J.J. Cale, Joe Giggs, John Mayall, John Sebastian, Johnny Winter, Mark Knopfler, Peter Levin, review, swamp, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Zombies, Vito Luizzi
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Album review: THE BLUES OVERDRIVE – Clinch
Gateway Music [Release date 26.05.15] Danish band The Blues Overdrive explore deep grooves in a minimalist framework to emphasize the essential elements of a song, albeit they are better at the power of suggestion than actual resolution. ‘Clinch’ is an … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andreas Andersen, blues, Clinch, Duke Robillard, Eric Burdon, grooves, guitar, J.J. Cale, Joel Patterson, Martin Olsen, review, swamp, The Blues Overdrive
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Album review: WILY BO WALKER & KARENA K – A Long Way From Heaven
Mescal Canyon [Released 12.12.14] From the opening, sharply contrasting but perfectly synchronised vocals of Wily Bo Walker’s Tom Waits style growl, and Kareña K’s fluttering retorts, you will either love or recoil from ‘A Long Way From Heaven’. Happily the … Continue reading