Issue 11-30 July 27, 2017
Cover photo © 2017 Bob Kieser In This Issue Don Wilcock has our feature interview with the amazing Rick Estrin. We have 10 Blues reviews for you this week including new music from The Jon Spear...
View ArticleIssue 11-34 August 24, 2017
Cover photo © 2017 Laura Carbone In This Issue Don Wilcock has our feature interview with International Blues Challenge winner, Dawn Tyler Watson. We have 10 Blues reviews for you this week...
View ArticleThe Sherman Holmes Project – The Richmond Sessions Album Review
The Sherman Holmes Project – The Richmond Sessions M.C. Records MC-0082 11 songs – 53 minutes www.shermanholmes.com Even though Sherman Holmes has delivered his music around the globe for the better...
View ArticleJay Jesse Johnson – Down The Hard Road | Album Review
Jay Jesse Johnson – Down The Hard Road Get Real Records GRR01 10 songs – 49 minutes www.jayjessejohnson.com Road warrior Jay Jesse Johnson delivers a potent album of blues-rock on this album, the sixth...
View ArticleIssue 11-37 September 14, 2017
Cover photo © 2017 Joseph A. Rosen In This Issue Don Wilcock has our feature interview with Blues rocker Mike Zito. We have 8 Blues reviews for you this week including a book by Mitsutoshi Inaba...
View ArticleFeatured Interview – Carl Weathersby
Chicago lost one of its top blues guitarists a little over a year-and-a-half ago when Carl Weathersby relocated to a little town outside of Austin, Texas. If you weren’t aware of his exit, that’s...
View ArticleCharlie Morris presents: The Bluescoast Sessions | Album Review
Charlie Morris presents: The Bluescoast Sessions Bluescoast Records – 2017 15 tracks; 79 minutes www.charliemorris.com Charlie Morris is a mainstay of the Tampa Bay blues scene in Florida. These...
View ArticleIssue 11-38 September 21, 2017
Cover photo © 2017 Bob Kieser In This Issue Bill Dahl has our feature interview with Carl Weathersby. We have 8 Blues reviews for you this week including new music from Polly O’Keary And The Rhythm...
View ArticleFeatured Interview – Steve Cropper
“It’s hard to say what’s made me successful. If I knew, I’d probably give it to everybody, but I’ll tell you this. I may be old, but I’m gonna die young. I think it’s really attitude. That doesn’t mean...
View ArticleIssue 11-43 October 26, 2017
Cover photo © 2017 Bob Kieser In This Issue Don Wilcock has our feature interview with Steve Cropper. We have 8 Blues reviews for you this week including new music from The Forrest McDonald Band,...
View ArticleFeatured Interview-Toronzo Cannon
When I contacted Toronzo Cannon to set up an appointment for a phoner for Blues Blast, his masterful storytelling chops kicked in and quickly gave me the talking Blues. He regaled me right out of my...
View ArticleIssue 12- 2 January 11, 2018
Cover photo © 2018 Bob Kieser In This Issue Tee Watts has our feature interview with Toronzo Cannon. We have 8 Blues reviews for you this week including a compilation of Stax singles plus new music...
View ArticleSoulsville U.S.A – A Celebration Of Stax | Album Review
Soulsville U.S.A – A Celebration Of Stax Craft Recordings – Concord Music Group www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/soulsville-u-s-celebration-stax 60 Tracks/55:25 – 60:18 – 69:15 Any serious collector of...
View ArticleAkeem Kemp – A Woman Needs Love | Album Review
Akeem Kemp – A Woman Needs Love Self-Release – 2017 8 tracks; 34 minutes www.akeemkempmusic.com Still in his twenties, Akeem Kemp is from Alabama and this is his sophomore album. Recorded at two...
View ArticleIssue 12- 3 January 18, 2018
Cover photo © 2018 Bob Kieser In This Issue Bill Dahl has our feature interview with Wee Willie Walker. We have 8 Blues reviews for you this week including new music by Billy Thompson, Johnny...
View ArticlePeter Parcek – Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven | Album Review
Peter Parcek – Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven Lightnin’ Records – 2017 10 tracks; 44 minutes www.peterparcekband.com Boston MA based guitarist Peter Parcek made a good impression with his 2010 album...
View ArticleIssue 12- 7 February 15, 2018
Cover photo © 2018 Jon Naugle In This Issue Don Wilcock has our feature interview with Casey Hensley. We have 8 Blues reviews for you this week including new music from Billy Walton Band, Heather...
View ArticleTyler Morris Band – Next In Line | Album Review
Tyler Morris Band – Next In Line VizzTone Label Group VTTM-01 10 songs – 41 minutes www.tylermorrisband.com Based in Boston and only age 19, Tyler Morris has been delivering his own version of rock...
View ArticleFeatured Interview – Kevin “B.F.” Burt
In this day and age where celebrity status is often conveyed on people with little discernible skills or talent, it is refreshing when the spotlight finally lands on someone who has worked hard, paid...
View ArticleIssue 12- 9 March 1, 2018
Cover photo © 2018 Bob Kieser In This Issue Mark Thompson has our feature interview with International Blues Challenge Solo/Duo winner Kevin “B.F.” Burt. We have 8 Blues reviews for you this week...
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