By Tom O'Connor
Sometimes the best way to start a new year is to go a bit old school. You won’t do better here in 2019 than Northern Blues’ January 25th release of Watermel… Read More
By Mike O'Cull
Tony Holiday is a vocalist and harp player who is rapidly emerging as a star on the international blues scene. He has been recognized by blues legends like Charlie Musselwhit… Read More
Congratulations to all the winners and finalists of the 2019 International Blues Challenge!
THE BLUES FOUNDATION CROWNS MS. HY-C & FRESH START ASBEST BAND AND JON SHAIN AS BEST SOLO/DUO… Read More
SWEET RELIEF SUPPORTING LESTER CHAMBERS
ON PURCHASE OF HOME
FOLLOWING THREE CANCER BOUTS AND
ON STAGE ASSAULT
At the age of 78, musician Lester Chambers of the pioneering an… Read More
By Dave Resto
John Mayall, ‘The Godfather of British Blues,' is back with his newest album, Nobody Told Me. It will be released on February 22 by Forty Below Records. Co-produced by M… Read More
By Tom O'Connor
The Vizztone Label Group continues to nurture the future of the blues with the March 1 release of Nick Schnebelen’s Crazy All By Myself. This 13 track solo debut album… Read More
MARCH 2019
1st – Weisman’s Warriors ALS Benefit CM Performing Arts Center Oakdale, NY
Come out and support this benefit for ALS Awareness.&nbs… Read More
We are pleased to premiere the video “Nothing” by multiple award-winners Harry Manx and Steve Marriner from their upcoming album, Hell Bound for Heaven out April 5 via Stony Pla… Read More
We are pleased to premiere the video “Long Train” by the Kelly Bell Band from their upcoming album, Know My Name, set to release April 26, 2019 at WTMD Radio in Towson, MD and w… Read More
APRIL 2019
2nd - Emily Duff Band 11th St Bar NYC
Emily Duff's recent album release, Maybe in the Morning, is a brilliant piece of work that deserves your atten… Read More
By Martine Ehrenclou
It’s been said that the days are gone when famous musicians give lesser known musicians a leg up by having them open for them on concert tours. Grammy winners Taj… Read More
In 1955, Sun Records founder Sam Phillips opened America's first all-female radio station, WHER in Memphis. When the station presented the foreign news, the ladies would amuse their li… Read More
Photo:Rhiannon Brundage
By Tom O'Connor
Critically acclaimed guitarist and singer, Shane Dwight takes his already formidable songwriting chops to the next level on his new album, No One… Read More
By Tom O'Connor
Stony Plain Records shared something special with the release of Harry Manx and Steve Marriner’s new 10-song collection Hell Bound For Heaven. When two multi-award-win… Read More
By Tom O'Connor
Harmonica heavyweight Tim Gartland will be releasing his fourth solo record Satisfied through his Taste Good Music label on April 12th. The ten-song collection of… Read More
Grady Champion Makes a Triumphant Return
Grammy Winner to Release Steppin' In: A Tribute To Z.Z. Hill On Malaco Records, April 26th
Mississippi-based, award-winning artist… Read More
By Mike O'Cull
The Kelly Bell Band is exactly the kind of genre-bending, rule-breaking, and color-smearing group the music scene of 2019 desperately needs. Originally formed 24 years ago to… Read More
Under the Radar
Blues, Rock, and Southern Soul Music You Must Hear 2019
By Martine Ehrenclou
Since I started Rock and Blues Muse in December of 2016, I’ve discovered so much out… Read More
Photo:Johan Vipper
The Sweet Things share their new single, “Almost Faded” from their much anticipated debut album, In Borrowed Shoes, On Borrowed Time, out May 24th via Wen… Read More
Photo: Rhiannon Brundage
By Kevin Porter
Critically acclaimed guitarist, singer-songwriter, Shane Dwight is considered an “ace songwriter” by USA Today and he’s back with a… Read More
MAY 2019
2nd - Dead Ringers The Warehouse Amityville, NY
This Dead meets Bluegrass combo, that features the following multi-talented players: Jimmy Flemin… Read More
EXHIBITION OVERVIEW
"For the first time, a major museum exhibition examines the instruments of rock and roll. One of the most important artistic movements of the twentieth century… Read More
Congratulations to Blues Music Award Winners!
SHEMEKIA COPELAND, MIKE WELCH, AND MICHAEL LEDBETTER
SCORED BIG AT THE BLUES FOUNDATION’S
40TH ANNUAL BLUES MUSIC AWARDS … Read More
By Martine Ehrenclou
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is set to take the world by storm with his highly anticipated debut album, Kingfish, out May 17, 2019 via Alligator Records and… Read More
BOBBY RUSH IS SITTING ON TOP OF THE BLUES
AND THE BLUES WORLD
Blues Hall of Famer releases new CD on his own Deep Rush label along with
Thirty Tigers, out August 16, 2019… Read More
By Tom O'Connor
The always formidable The Cash Box Kings unleash their second Alligator Records release, Hail to the Kings! on May 17th. The thirteen-song collection is the tenth… Read More
Photo: Martine Ehrenclou
By Martine Ehrenclou
There’s nothing better to heal your soul than a Keb' Mo' concert. This blues roots master, multi Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter… Read More
“Mississippi Mud” is Derek Davis’ new single from his upcoming album, Resonator Blues out June 1, 2019 via Southern Blood Records. Davis is the former, songwriter, frontma… Read More
By Mike O'Cull
Peter “Hi-Fi” Ward, former guitarist for the Legendary Blues Band, is a skillful musician and songwriter with a style that melds traditional blues, 50s rock and r… Read More
Mind Smoke Records latest album release
The Lost Tapes Vol. 1 by The Hideaways is out today!
The Hideaways are starting to create a lot of buzz on the Long I… Read More
By Mike O'Cull Billy Branch is one of the greatest living blues harmonica players who learned the Chicago blues tradition firsthand from A-List mentors like Big Walter Horton, James Cotton… Read More
“In 1978, rock music resembled a combat zone more than a community. The divisions had been visible for most of the decade, with the fraying of any notion that the factions of rock fa… Read More
Singer Tad Robinson Takes a Soul-Blues Stroll Down Real Street Accompanied by the Hi Rhythm Section on New CD Coming September 13 from Severn Records Severn Records announces a Sep… Read More
Celebrating the diversity of the Long Island Music Scene
AUGUST 2019
1st - Nancy Atlas Good Ground Park Hampton Bays, NY
Nancy Atlas and her band of Journeymen hav… Read More
Photo: Chris Monaghan By Kevin Porter Blues guitar virtuoso Nick Moss is considered a master of the Chicago blues sound and has released thirteen albums. Moss' fiery fretwork, soul-charged… Read More
By Annie Dinerman In the 1980s, soul blues singer-songwriter, harmonica player Tad Robinson moved from a small Indiana town to the big city of Chicago, Illinois. In three months, he was play… Read More
BETTYE LAVETTE, SYL JOHNSON, VICTORIA SPIVEY, EDDIE BOYD, GEORGE “HARMONICA” SMITH, BILLY BRANCH, AND RALPH PEER WILL BE CELEBRATED AS NEW BLUES HALL OF… Read More
Though the Old Town School of Folk Music would have normally taught in-person music lessons to musicians in Chicago, COVID-19 put a stopper on that for now. Instead, they’ve moved thei… Read More
Adam Gussow Our Video of the Week is “Crossroads Blues” by ace blues harmonica player and singer, Adam Gussow. Gussow’s performance and outstanding skills on harmonica and… Read More
Tom Petty
The Tom Petty estate releases an unheard track from the 1994 solo album, Wildflowers “There Goes Angela (Dream Away) by the late Tom Petty. When he was working on the album… Read More
blues rock guitarists
By Mike O’Cull
Blues/rock fans in 2020 have a seriously amazing amount of killer guitarists to listen to and obsess over. Greatness in blues music isn’t con… Read More
Elvin Bishop Charlie Musselwhite Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Elvin Bishop and Grammy-winning harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite announce new album, 100 Years Of Blues to release… Read More
JD Taylor By Chris Wheatley The Coldwater Sessions by JD Taylor, released August 7th on VizzTone Label Group, is one of the more intriguing prospects you will encounter, with a wonderf… Read More
Peter Karp We are pleased to premiere the video “Chainsaw” by Peter Karp, from his album, Magnificent Heart released May 8, 2020 on Rose Cottage Records. The original tune featu… Read More
Although travellers mostly visit Germany for its fascinating history, cuisine, and beer, it also attracts visitors with its bountiful music culture. There are some music museums in Germany t… Read More
Photo: Arnie Goodman Photography By Martine Ehrenclou Grammy winning blues legend, Bobby Rush is a celebrated blues musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player who is know… Read More
Elvin Bishop Charlie Musselwhite By Mike O'Cull Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame guitarist Elvin Bishop and Grammy-winning harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite drop their first-ever album as a du… Read More
Curtis Salgado By Martine Ehrenclou Multi award-winning blues, soul and R&B singer, songwriter, harmonica player, Curtis Salgado is set to release his 11th album, his fourth for Alligat… Read More
New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers (Ft. Charlie Musselwhite) We are pleased to premiere the song, “Blues For Yesterday” by the New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers featuring Gra… Read More
Bob Corritore By Chris Wheatley A good year for the blues continues with another high-profile release in the form of Spider In My Stew out May 14, 21 via VizzTone Label Group, the new offer… Read More
The Atomic 44s By Chris Wheatley There's a lot to savour on this new release from blues/roots supergroup The Atomic 44's, who formed last year when heavyweights Eric Von Herzen (harmonica p… Read More
Tony Holiday By Mike O'Cull Memphis-based harmonica ace Tony Holiday shows us what the blues is all about on his brand-new record Porch Sessions Volume 2. Released September 17th, 2021 on B… Read More
Chris BadNews Barnes By Mike O'Cull Hokum blues master, vocalist, harmonica player, and television comic, Chris “BadNews” Barnes is dark, jumping, and full of life on his brand… Read More
Top 100 Soulful House 2022 Mp3 Download Fakaza.
Top 100 Soulful House 2022 Mp3 Download Fakaza: Stream, Listen, and Play Latest New Dukuduku Amapiano 2022 remix Datafil… Read More
Oakland-based journalist Ellen Holland is the Editor in Chief of High Times Magazine. She has covered the cannabis space since 2013, and outside her journalism has worked on a wide variety o… Read More
How to Choose the Right One
Everyone is an individual and, therefore, unique. That is to say, deciding on the right instrument does not begin with the agent but with the person. The top q… Read More
On the edge of America’s Heartland, South Dakota is home to many world-famous and lesser-known attractions worth seeing. From the iconic Mount Rushmore to natural wonders like the Wind… Read More
This news article discusses five non-scientific items that have been brought into space by astronauts. These include a Seiko watch, a harmonica used for a prank, flashcards for telepathy exp… Read More