Ah, yes...after staring at the title of this blog post, I'm sure many of the readers of this blog are thinking to themselves, "Who the heck was Tom Wilson?!" Tom Wilson initiall… Read More
Today, on this latest edition of Rock & Roll Geography, we take a stroll down to California to check out The Whisky A Go Go, one of LA's most historic landmarks. Still in busiin… Read More
Welcome to Part 4 of : When Concert Posters Were An Art Form!By the mid-70's, punk rock had emergedand had an impact on the artistic style of concert posters.The artists creating the music… Read More
Welcome to part 2 of my series on the History of Rock Concert Posters!
Big Brother & The Holding Company, SantanaFillmore West, San Francisco, CA 1968Creedence… Read More
From the Famous Rock Posters site:"Concert poster art is usually defined by the bold and graphical psychedelic rock posters from the 1960s.In the history of rock poster production, the… Read More
Live albums were once a staple of most rock acts but could possibly be considered an endangered species nowadays. Sure, over the years there have been many live albums that were… Read More
Today, on this latest edition of Rock & Roll Geography, we take a stroll down to California to check out The Whisky A Go Go, one of LA's most historic landmarks. Still in busines… Read More
On February 22nd Forty Below Records will release Nobody Told Me, the new studio album from The Godfather of British Blues, John Mayall. The album features Todd Rundren, Little Steven… Read More
From the Famous Rock Posters site: "Concert poster art is usually defined by the bold and graphical psychedelic rock posters from the 1960's. In the history of rock poster product… Read More
Sugaray Rayford Brings Vintage Soul Vibe To New Album, Somebody Save Me, out March 1, 2019.
On March 1st, Forty Below Records will release Somebody Save Me, the new stud… Read More
By Martine Ehrenclou
Currently on tour with the legendary John Mayall, Texas guitar slinger Carolyn Wonderland is the first female lead guitarist to join any of Mayall’s band lineups… Read More
Five of Our Favorite Artist Interviews of 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, Rock and Blues Muse looks back on five of our favorite artist interviews of the year. We have the privilege of talki… Read More
Part 2 of the When Concert Posters Were An Art Form series!
Big Brother & The Holding Company, Santana
Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA
Creedence Clearwa… Read More
Photo: David Gomez
By Martine Ehrenclou
John Mayall has served as a pioneer of blues music for over 50 years and is known as “The Godfather of British Blues.” In the 1960s, the E… Read More
By Kevin Porter
Iconic blues-rock guitarist, Walter Trout returns with a new album, 'Survivor Blues', out on January 25th via Provogue Records/Mascot Label Group. The album, Trout… Read More
Photo: Austin Hargave
By Kevin Porter
Blues guitar legend, Walter Trout is one of the lucky ones, and he knows it. After nearly dying due to liver failure and receiving a liver transplant in… 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
Slide guitar fans are, no doubt, eagerly awaiting the April 5th release of slide-master Rick Vito’s Soulshaker album through the Vizztone Label Group. Playing in peak… Read More
“The Best Thing” is her new video off her sixth studio album, Reckless Heart, out May 17, 2019 in the U.S. via Silvertone/Sony featuring 11 songs and produced by Al Sutton.
Joan… Read More
Over the years there have been many arguments concerning which year produced the best rock album. While this is most probably arrived at via a subjective view point, there is a… Read More
Rockin’ The Blues 2019
A Night of Guitar Heavy Blues Rock
Featuring:
Jonny Lang, Walter Trout, & The Kris Barras Band.
Following a hugely successful 2018 tour, the Mascot Lab… Read More
White-hot blues guitarist and soulful vocalist Coco Montoya will release his new Alligator Records album, Coming In Hot, on Friday, August 23. In a career that spans almost fo… Read More
Photo: Alex Solca By Martine Ehrenclou Beloved blues/rock guitar virtuoso, singer-songwriter, Walter Trout, spent years as lead guitarist for John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and Cann… Read More
Photo: Robert Sutton Joe Bonamassa is set to release a new solo studio album Royal Tea, on October 23rd via Provogue/J&R Adventures. The album was inspired by his British guitar heroes… Read More
Photo: Juan Junco, Kim Simmonds, Savoy Brown By Martine Ehrenclou One of the founding fathers of British Blues, guitarist, singer-songwriter and bandleader Kim Simmonds, formed blues/rock b… Read More
Photo: Marty Moffatt By Mike O'Cull Guitar master Joe Bonamassa extends his already-considerable body of work with a new album, Royal Tea, that comes down October 23rd, 2020 via Provogue/ M… Read More
John Mayall There are box sets and then there are BOX SETS. John Mayall’s ‘The First Generation’ set sits firmly in the latter category, being substantial both in the arti… Read More
John Mayall John Mayall is pleased to announce the release of his latest single, "I'm as Good as Gone" out on all platforms, Friday, November 20th via Forty Below Records in… Read More
Carolyn Wonderland By Nick Cristiano In 2018, Carolyn Wonderland took over as guitarist in John Mayall’s Blues Breakers, becoming the first woman to hold the position once filled… Read More