Willy DeVille, Horse of a Different Color (EastWest)

Walter Trout, Livin’ Every Day (Ruf)

Pee Wee Crayton, Early Hour Blues (Blind Pig Records)

Nelson Lunding and Blues in the Pocket, Whiskey and a Beer to Go (Mercy Me Records)

The W.C. Handy Awards Celebrate 20 Years

The 20th annual W.C. Handy Awards, the Grammys of the Blues, have come and gone, and once again, the winners were about as surprising as the sunrise. Don’t get me […]

Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Ameican Music, Texas Style (Blue Thumb)

J. Monque’ D Blues Band, Chitlin’ Eatin’ Music (Real to Reel)

Joe Krown Organ Combo, Down & Dirty (STR Digital)

Round these parts,  is known for three things: his stints with the legendary Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown and local hepcats Amy and the Hank Sinatras; his Monday night gig at the […]

Cray Brings A Little Bit of Memphis to Tip’s

When Robert Cray first arrived on the scene in the early ’80s, he was thought of, rightfully, as a blues wunderkind, but by the time he unleashed Strong Persuader in […]

Rusty Zinn, Confessin’ (Black Top)

What I’d like to do here is talk about production. Most roots CDs are recorded with all the digital bells and whistles afforded to modern bands, and while I’m not […]