BMS ISSUE 45 APR 2025

SAMANTHA FISH - PAPER DOLL

SAMANTHA FISH - PAPER DOLL  COMING APRIL 25, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!            

FRANK BEY - PEACE

FRANK BEY - PEACE         FRANK BEYPeaceNola Blue Records   He’s got dreams to remember – to borrow a soulful line from Otis. Eleven of those lasting mementos convene for Peace, an encore look back at the...

REV. PEYTON'S BIG DAMN BAND - HONEYSUCKLE

REV. PEYTON'S BIG DAMN BAND - HONEYSUCKLE       REV. PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BANDHoneysuckleFamily Owned RecordsAn item is defined as true vintage if it is at least 50 years old. Antique is defined as being 100 years old. Rev. Peyton...

THE HITMAN BLUES BAND - CALLING LONG DISTANCE

THE HITMAN BLUES BAND - CALLING LONG DISTANCE   Released: 2024 From the upbeat, ear catching opening title track to the moody closer, this is an album you’ll listen to over and over – and still find new things in each song...

PAUL THORN - LIFE IS JUST A VAPOR

PAUL THORN - LIFE IS JUST A VAPOR   PAUL THORNLife Is Just A Vapor Thirty Tigers “Tough times don’t last, tough people do,” Paul Thorn announces on his latest release, Life Is Just A Vapor. Thorn is one of those survivors,...

SOUTHERN AVENUE - FAMILY

SOUTHERN AVENUE - FAMILYCOMING APRIL 25, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!     Southern AvenueFamilyAlligator Records Southern Avenue is a family affair, hence the title of their debut album on Alligator Records. Their scintillating...

JANIVA MAGNESS - BACK FOR ME

JANIVA MAGNESS - BACK FOR MECOMING MARCH 28, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY! JANIVA MAGNESSBack For MeBlue Élan Records Back For Me is a revelatory musical affirmation borne of the convergence of emotion, artistry and the long-overdue...

LARKIN POE - BLOOM

LARKIN POE - BLOOM COMING JANUARY 24, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!     LARKIN POEBloomTricki-Woo Records Bloom is Larkin Poe’s follow-up to Blood Harmony, last year’s Grammy winner for Best Contemporary Blues Album. It...

BIG AL AND THE HEAVYWEIGHTS - BLUES POWER

BIG AL AND THE HEAVYWEIGHTS - BLUES POWER   BIG AL & THE HEAVYWEIGHTSBlues PowerVizzTone You can hear Marcel Anton coming from a long way off. The Big Al and the Heavyweights guitarist/vocalist announces his arrival on guitar and vocals on...

THE BOB LANZA BLUES BAND - BREADMAN'S BLUES

THE BOB LANZA BLUES BAND - BREADMAN'S BLUES COMING FEBRUARY 07, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!      

JIMMY VIVINO - GONNA BE 2 OF THOSE DAYS

JIMMY VIVINO - GONNA BE 2 OF THOSE DAYS COMING FEBRUARY 14, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY! JIMMY VIVINOGonna Be 2 Of Those DaysGulf Coast Records North Jersey raised guitar slinger, singer, songwriter, and bandleader Jimmy Vivino offers up a...

JENNIFER PORTER - SUN COME AND SHINE

JENNIFER PORTER - SUN COME AND SHINE COMING FEBRUARY 14, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!      

HEAVY DRUNK & WATERMELON SLIM - BLUESLAND THEME PARK

HEAVY DRUNK - FEATURING WATERMELON SLIMBLUESLAND THEME PARK COMING FEBRUARY 21, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY! HEAVYDRUNK & WATERMELON SLIM Bluesland Theme ParkHeavyDrunk Records Toss Watermelon Slim and HeavyDrunk into a blender. Hit the...

MAX HIGHTOWER - NOTHIN' BUT THE TRUTH

MAX HIGHTOWER - NOTHIN' BUT THE TRUTH COMING FEBRUARY 21, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!      

MITCH RYDER - WITH LOVE

MITCH RYDER - WITH LOVE COMING FEBRUARY 21, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY! "With Love" was recorded at Rustbelt Studios in Royal Oak, Michigan between August and October 2024 and produced by Don Was. Mitch Ryder - Vocals Luis Resto - Keyboards...

BOB CORRITORE AND FRIENDS - DOIN' THE SHOUT

BOB CORRITORE AND FRIENDS - DOIN' THE SHOUT COMING FEBRUARY 28, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!   BOB CORRITORE & FRIENDSDoin’ The Shout!VizzToneFor our readers who live in areas with four different seasons and two of them are bad,...

JOHNNY RAWLS - MAKE THEM DANCE

JOHNNY RAWLS - MAKE THEM DANCE COMING FEBRUARY 28, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY! JOHNNY RAWLSMake Them DanceCatfood Records Since 1985, when Johnny Rawls released his first solo album, the Mississippi native has commanded a genre he’s...

JAD TARIQ - SINGS

JAD TARIQ - SINGS COMING MARCH 07, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!    

ERIC JOHANSON - LIVE IN MISSISSIPPI

ERIC JOHANSON - LIVE IN MISSISSIPPI COMING MARCH 21, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!   The best live albums put you right there on the front row. And as the raucous Friday-night crowd welcomes Eric Johanson to the stage at the...

KID RAMOS - STRANGE THINGS HAPPENING

KID RAMOS - STRANGE THINGS HAPPENING FEATURING BRIAN TEMPLETON AND JOHNNY RAMOS COMING MARCH 21, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY! KID RAMOSStrange Things HappeningNola Blue Records Unstated album subtitle: The Kid and Friends Go to Church. David...

DAVE MASON - A SHADE OF BLUES

DAVE MASON - A SHADE OF BLUES COMING MARCH 21, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!  

ALLISON AUGUST - AUGUST MOON

ALLISON AUGUST - AUGUST MOON COMING MARCH 21, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY! ALLISON AUGUSTAugust MoonMoJojo Records What is it about Southern California that allows it to produce so many excellent woman blues vocalists? Although we lost Candye...

BERNARD ALLISON - CHILLS & THRILLS

BERNARD ALLISON - CHILLS & THRILLS COMING MARCH 28, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!   1 Chills & Thrills 2 Boogie Man 3 So Devine 4 When I'm Gone 5 Missing Tyrone 6 Just My Guitar and...

POPA CHUBBY & FRIENDS - I LOVE FREDDY KING

POPA CHUBBY & FRIENDS - I LOVE FREDDY KING FEATURING JOE BONAMASSA, ALBERT CASTIGLIA, ERIC GALES, CHRISTONE "KINGFISH" INGRAM, MIKE ZITO, ARTHUR NEILSON, AND V.D. KING  COMING MARCH 28, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY! POPA CHUBBY AND...

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD & BOBBY RUSH - YOUNG FASHIONED WAYS

 KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD & BOBBY RUSH - YOUNG FASHIONED WAYS COMING MARCH 21, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!   BOBBY RUSH AND KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERDYoung Fashioned WaysRAM Records/Deep Rush Records/Thirty Tigers At 91 years young,...

ALLY VENABLE - MONEY & POWER

ALLY VENABLE - MONEY & POWER COMING APRIL 18, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!Texas blues-rock singer/songwriter's sixth album. Produced by Tom Hambridge with special guests Christone Kingfish Ingram and Shemekia Copeland.   1 Brown...

CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE - LOOK OUT HIGHWAY

CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE - LOOK OUT HIGHWAY COMING MAY 16, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY! CHARLIE MUSSELWHITELook Out HighwayForty Below Records The Ace of Harps’ Forty Below debut is a follow up to his acclaimed Mississippi Son from 2022...

TONY HOLIDAY - KEEP YOUR HEAD UP

TONY HOLIDAY - KEEP YPUR HEAD UP COMING APRIL 18, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!   Tony Holiday has been at the center of a Memphis soul blues revival anchored by a contingent of young, savvy, well-schooled musicians who have a "family-like"...

ZZ WARD - LIBERATION

COMING MARCH 14, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY! ZZ WardLiberationSun Records / Dirty Shine Records ZZ Ward has been on the national scene a dozen years but started singing 30 years ago, beginning at age eight. Recently, she’s received chart...

JOHN PRIMER - GROWN IN MISSISSIPPI

COMING APRIL 11, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!  

TOMMY CASTRO - CLOSER TO THE BONE

TOMMY CASTRO - CLOSER TO THE BONE Tommy Castro & The Pain KillersCloser To The BoneAlligator Records I caught Mr. Castro’s act not long after he’d finished another blues cruise with fiancée Deanna Bogart. He announced to...

TOMISLAV GOLUBAN & CROOKED EYE TOMMY - NASHVILLE ROAD

TOMISLAV GOLUBAN & CROOKED EYE TOMMYNashville RoadOverton Music It’s hard to figure out why they called this project Nashville Road. The pairing of Croatian harpist/vocalist Tomislav Goluban and West Coast guitarist Crooked Eye Tommy...

DEAN ZUCCHERO - SONG FOR THE SINNERS

Hailing originally from the streets of East Village, New York City, Zucchero cut his teeth in the bustling, industry-driven Manhattan music scene where songwriting and studio recording chops have long since been revered and rewarded. Cultivating these...

SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY - YARD SALE

SOUTHERN HOSPITALITYYard SaleSouthern Hospitality Supergroups in music are much like dream teams in sports. Bringing them together is tangibly difficult, but actually achieving the lofty aspirations that typically kick such experiments into gear is...

VANESSA COLLIER - DO IT MY OWN WAY

VANESSA COLLIERDo It My Own WayPhenix Fire Records Austin Powers might have a succinct analysis of Vanessa Collier’s new album: “It’s groovy, baby!” And, he wouldn’t be far off...

Noé Socha - Simple Blues Boy

Noé Socha is a Brooklyn-based guitar and harmonica player originally from the small town of Carpi, Italy. He is influenced by folk artists such as Bob Dylan and Neil Young, Delta blues musicians such as Mississippi John Hurt, Muddy...

JOVIN WEBB - DRIFTER

Five years before he dazzled millions of viewers on American Idol with his bayou mystique, his humility, and his distinctive gravelly vocals, lifelong musician Jovin Webb was on the verge of giving up on his music career dreams. Bringing...

BETH HART - YOU STILL GOT ME

Provogue Records is proud to announce the return of Grammy-nominated powerhouse vocalist, Beth Hart, with her newest studio album, 'You Still Got Me'. Two years removed from her critically acclaimed covers album, 'A Tribute To Led Zeppelin', Beth...

JONTAVIOUS WILLIS - WEST GEORGIA BLUES

The Blues is a unique sound that comes from particular times, places, and people. However, that sound is universal in that it can be used to articulate every human emotion. In this album, I invite listeners from all walks of life to the world of...

PIPER & THE HARD TIMES - REVELATIONS

Piper & The Hard Times 2024 International Blues Challenge Band Winner The eclectic and entertaining roots music group Piper & the Hard Times deliver intense, rhythmically dynamic music. Each member...

ERIC BIBB - IN THE REAL WORLD

In The Real World is the latest album from blues troubadour Eric Bibb, following his Grammy-nominated 2023 release, Ridin'. Recorded at Peter Gabriel's iconic Real World Studios, this album is a vivid representation of Bibb's musical and personal...

A TRIBUTE TO WILSON PICKETT - I BELIEVE I'LL RUN ON

BENNY TURNER - BT

THE ANTHONY PAULE SOUL ORCHESTRA FEATURING WILLY JORDAN - WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

What Are You Waiting For is the the new release from The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra featuring Willy Jordan. The album has new original tracks in the Blues and Retro-Soul genres. A must have for all fans of this musical style. The APSO has toured...

CURTIS SALGADO - FINE BY ME

Award-winning vocalist, instrumentalist and songwriter Curtis Salgado is revered worldwide for his ability to wring every ounce of soul out of every song he performs. Salgado grew up in Eugene, Oregon. After attending a Count Basie performance when...

BLUES CARAVAN 2024 - CD/DVD COMBO

CD/DVD Combo Featuring Eric Johanson, Katarina Pejak, and Alastair Greene    The 2024 edition of the Blues Caravan comes as Ruf Records, one of the world’s premier independent music labels, proudly celebrates its...

JIMMY CARPENTER - JUST GOT STARTED

SONNY GULLAGE - GO BE FREE

VANEESE THOMAS - STORIES IN BLUE

Born in Memphis Tennessee, Vaneese is the daughter of Rufus Thomas, whose legendary career as a musician and entertainer began in Vaudeville and spanned more than half a century in R&B recording and radio. Her older siblings are the hit recording...

AMANDA FISH - KINGDOM

VizzTone proudly presents Amanda Fish’s third studio album, KINGDOM. Amanda Fish came out strong with her 2015 VizzTone debut, DOWN IN THE DIRT, which won the “Sean Costello Rising Star” Blues Blast Music Award and led to extensive...

GUY DAVIS - THE LEGEND OF SUGARBELLY

Following hot on the heels of Guy’s composing the music for the Tony Award nominated Broadway play, Purlie Victorious, comes Guy’s new album, The Legend of Sugarbelly. While not a soundtrack to Guy’s play that’s in...

DUKE ROBILLARD - ROLL WITH ME

DUKE ROBILLARDRoll With MeStony Plain Records The question is: What took him so long? Multi-award winner Duke Robillard started this bluesy record in 2005, but after putting down nine tracks, he pivoted and started another session with a different...