BMS ISSUE 44 JAN 2025

BIG HARP GEORGE - COOKING WITH GAS

  George Bisharat/Big Harp George is a San Francisco Bay Area blues singer, songwriter, and chromatic harmonica player. The chromatic, compared to the 10-hole diatonic more common to blues, has a distinctive voice, giving Big Harp George a jazzy...

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats - THE HITS KEEP COMING

Rick Estrin and his musically fearless Nightcats are modern blues at its most potent, with ten sparkling new originals ranging from from crisp, hooky retro-rock to intense, noirish blues, along with sublime interpretations of Muddy Water’s...

Breakin' News: 10 Years Of Blues

Nola Blue Records celebrates 10 years! A soulful selection of musical milestones from the start of it all to the heart of it all. Nola Blue Records imprint began with the 2014 release of 'Journey' by Benny Turner. In the ensuing years, the...

CANNED HEAT - FINYL VINYL

Founded in 1966, Canned Heat rose to fame because their knowledge and love of blues music was both wide and deep. Canned Heat attained three worldwide hits with their rock anthems "On The Road Again," "Going Up The Country," and "Let's Work Together."...

SUE FOLEY - ONE GUITAR WOMAN

Three-time Blues Foundation Traditional Female Artist award winner, Sue Foley's new album One Guitar Woman is a heartfelt tribute to the female pioneers of the guitar - including Memphis Minnie, Lydia Mendoza, Maybelle Carter, Ida Presti, and Sister...

KATIE HENRY - GET GOIN'

NJ born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Katie Henry has been running nonstop in support of her IBMA and Blues Blast nominated debut album 'High Road' and she is not slowing down. Katie and her band have been bringing their unique blend of...

MIKE ZITO - LIFE IS HARD

Mike Zito, Life Is Hard. Zito recorded the new album in September at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, California, with Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith producing. Both Bonamassa and Smith were involved in the production of Blood Brothers, the...

KEVIN BURT & BIG MEDICINE - Thank You Brother Bill: A Tribute to Bill Withers

BERNARD ALLISON - LUTHER'S BLUES - 2 CD SET

2 CD Set Bernard Allison release which is a tribute to Luther... all Luther's hits re-recorded by Bernard.   

DANIELLE NICOLE - THE LOVE YOU BLEED

    Click the cover above to read the story inBlues Music Online Danielle is a Grammy nominated, 7X Blues Music Award winner and one of the finest singers and bassists in roots music today. Produced by Tony Braunagel (Taj Mahal, Eric...

POPA CHUBBY & THE BEAST BAND - 2 CD SET LIVE AT G. BLUEYS JUKE JOINT N.Y.C.

Two CD set. "This record is a reunion in a lot of ways. Rejoining with my longtime ally and bassist extraordinaire Mike Merritt and recording in my old Manny's Car Wash engineer Glen Forrest's studio. The icing on the cake was Mike Dimeo on keys. Add...

LISA BIALES - AT CHRISTMAS

JASON RICCI & THE BAD KIND - BEHIND THE VEIL

ROBIN TROWER - JOYFUL SKY

ROBIN TROWER - JOYFUL SKY FEATURING SARI SCHORR For six decades, Robin Trower's career has been an act of quiet rebellion. Rewind the reels of the British guitarist's backstory and you'll find an artist who has always rolled the dice rather than take...

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD - DIRT ON MY DIAMONDS VOL 1

      Provogue Records is proud to announce the brand-new studio album from Kenny Wayne Shepherd entitled, 'Dirt On My Diamonds Vol 1' - available everywhere November 17th, 2023. Hot on the heels of his critically acclaimed 2022...

CHRISTONE "KINGFISH" INGRAM - 2 CD SET - LIVE IN LONDON

  GRAMMY-WINNING GUITARIST, VOCALIST AND SONGWRITER CHRISTONE "KINGFISH" INGRAM SURPRISES FANS, DROPS NEW ALBUM, LIVE IN LONDON FOR RELEASE ON OCTOBER 13, 2023!      

COCO MONTOYA - WRITING ON THE WALL

A career-defining album bursting with Montoya’s fierce guitar and passion-laden vocals, and the first to feature his long-time road band. These tracks of searing blues, soulful R&B and high-energy rock & roll include ten originals, five...

BOBBY RUSH - ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU

  This summer, Bobby Rush returns with his 29th studio album All My Love For You. Steeped in his signature blues, southern soul, and funk-blues, Rush blends vivid storytelling about his  life with comical metaphors about love and...

BOB CORRITORE & FRIENDS - SOMEBODY PUT SOME BAD LUCK ON ME

  Somebody Put Bad Luck On Me is Bob Corritore’s latest masterpiece collection of newly recorded songs featuring a spectacular offering of today’s top blues artists. Bob’s brilliant harmonica work is the connecting thread, always...

FIONA BOYES - RAMBLIFIED

The only Australian musician ever to be recognised in the American Blues Foundation (Memphis) 'Blues Music Awards', with 8 nominations, including 2019 'Traditional Female Artist of the Year'. Performances featuring guitars, vocals and unique cigarbox...

D.K. HARRELL - THE RIGHT MAN

        D.K. Harrell has an outsized and penetrating presence.  It is immediately evident when he hits the bandstand. His voice is custom-built for the blues, and his fingers work the guitar like someone who has...

ERIC JOHANSON - THE DEEP AND THE DIRTY

An electric whiz with a sweet slide game... A gang of fantastic acoustic and electric leads... His slide work on resonator is particularly noteworthy. 1 Don't Hold Back 2 The Deep and the Dirty 3 Beyond the...

MONSTER MIKE WELCH - NOTHIN' BUT TIME

Given the nickname "Monster Mike" by Ghostbuster Dan Aykroyd at the age of 13, Welch has since carved out a niche as an accomplished, award-winning, and in-demand guitarist. Welch has recorded with Shemekia Copeland, Ronnie Earl, Danielle Nicole,...

MIKE ZITO & ALBERT CASTIGLIA - BLOOD BROTHERS

Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia team up for the album of the year in 2023!Release Date: March 17, 2023 Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia are true “Blood Brothers” in life and in the music, they create both individually and collectively, joining...

ALLY VENABLE - REAL GONE

Ally Venable's new album features Joe Bonamassa and Buddy Guy produced by Tom Hambridge. 

EDDIE 9V - CAPRICORN

All his life, Eddie 9V (9-volt) has acted on instinct. Aged just fifteen, this old-soul artist turned away from the path of college and jobs to burst all guns blazing onto the roots and blues club circuit of his native Atlanta, Georgia. Flash forward...

JIMMY CARPENTER - THE LOUISIANA RECORD

    A two-time Blues Music Award-winning sax player Jimmy Carpenter, who's also been nominated recently for a Blues Blast Magazine award for best horn player, has something special in-store for his fans with the release of his new CD, The...

RUSTY WRIGHT BAND - HANGIN' AT THE DEVILLE LOUNGE

Contemporary blues rock. This Billboard Top 10 artist's sound is a hot rod fusing of Texas-style blues rock, boogie & southern guitar rock.