BMS ISSUE 45 APR 2025

ALBERT CASTIGLIA - RIGHTEOUS SOULS

Fresh from winning another Blues Music Award at the recent festivities in Memphis for “Best Blues Rock Album” as a member of the “Blood Brothers,” along with labelmate MikeZito, Albert Castiglia comes out guitar-slinging on...

TAS CRU - LIVE

THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS - STRUCK DOWN

  The Fabulous Thunderbirds is a familiar name for anyone into contemporary blues and blues rock. This is the band that created classic albums like T-Bird Rhythm and Tuff Enuff, powered by hits like the title track and "Wrap It Up," Tuff Enuff...

JP SOARS - BRICK BY BRICK

ALASTAIR GREENE - STANDING OUT LOUD

  Guitar virtuoso Alastair Greene has artfully managed a dynamic solo career while contributing to the music of notable artists such as Grammy-winner Alan Parsons and soul-blues Grammy nominee Sugaray Rayford. Greene's latest release, Standing Out...

DEB RYDER - LIVE AND HAVIN' FUN

  LIVE AND HAVIN’ FUN, recorded at The Mint Los Angeles, is stellar singer/songwriter Deb Ryder’s first live album, and her sixth album overall. Fourteen original tracks including two completely new tunes feature the talents of some of...

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...

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."...

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.   

ANTHONY ROSANO AND THE CONQUEROOS - CHEAT THE DEVIL

LISA BIALES - AT CHRISTMAS

JASON RICCI & THE BAD KIND - BEHIND THE VEIL

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...

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...

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...

CLIFF STEVENS - BETTER DAYS

AL BASILE - THROUGH WITH THE COOL

Through With Cool is Al Basile's 19th solo artist release, and the third he has produced. It features 14 new Al Basile songs, with a band comprised of current and former Duke Robillard Band and Roomful of Blues members, and adds BMA nominated best...

BENNY TURNER - JOURNEY

Journey contains ten original songs including family treasures passed down to Benny Turner as a boy: My Mother s Blues honoring Ella Mae (King) Turner, and My Uncle s Blues (Fannie Mae) honoring his uncle Leon King. Pulling from a lifetime of...

MARK NOMAD - ALL ONE

WILDCAT O'HALLORAN - YOU CAN'T FALL OFF THE FLOOR

The Wildcat O'Halloran Band has been thrilling audiences in Western Massachusetts for over twenty years, and is currently promoting its 14th album “NYC Chill"... building on the success of the last five: "Hot Pulldown", "Midnight Service...