by Michael Davis | Mar 30, 2021 | Blues News
This is your chance to be heard by casting a vote for ISC’s People’s Voice. The song with the most public votes will be the People’s Voice winner, which is in addition to and separate from the regular winners selected by International Songwriting Competition’s (ISC)...
by Michael Davis | Mar 30, 2021 | Music Reviews
“What Is Real”Farm 189 RecordsPublicity: Blind RaccoonBy Peter “Blewzzman” Lauro © March 2021 It’s been exactly two years since I reviewed Trevor B. Power’s first release and for songwriters like Trevor, the events of...
by Michael Davis | Mar 29, 2021 | Music Reviews
Swamp PoetsFeaturing: Christian Michael Berry”Hoodoo Du Voodoo”Retrofit RecordsBy Peter “Blewzzman” Lauro © March 2021 The Swamp Poets are a Northern Arizona based American blues based roots music band. Their primary influence...
by Michael Davis | Mar 18, 2021 | Blues News
Congratulations to Bobby Rush who won Best Traditional Blues Album for “Rawer than Raw” and to Fantastic Negrito who won Best Contemporary Blues Album for “Have you Lost your Mind Yet?” at the 2021 Grammy Awards. Also Congratulations to Jimmy...
by Michael Davis | Mar 18, 2021 | Music Reviews
“Stompin’ On The Front Porch”Center Block RecordsBy Peter “Blewzzman” Lauro © March 2021 “Stompin’ On The Front Porch” is a very impressive debut release by the Boston based Rosedale Junction. The album...
by Michael Davis | Mar 13, 2021 | Music Reviews
“One More Mile”Blonde On Blonde Direct RecordsPublicity: Blind RaccoonBy Peter “Blewzzman” Lauro © March 2021 Starting with the album’s title, “One More Mile”, telling you a bit about Dave Thomas and how this release came about is...
by Michael Davis | Mar 10, 2021 | Blues News
Check out this great article about our 2020 Honorary Lifetime Member, Bill Sheffield. Blues and Beyond: Six Degrees of Bill Sheffield.Fifty-plus years on the blues fringes hasn’t diminished the Atlanta veteran’s enthusiasm for the music he loves. By Hal...
by Michael Davis | Mar 6, 2021 | Music Reviews
“Rectification”Self ReleasedBy Peter “Blewzzman” Lauro © March 2021 If you are from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area of “The North Star State” chances are quite good that you’ve heard of Jay Walter...
by Michael Davis | Mar 4, 2021 | ABS Announcement
2020 has been a bust from the get-go. So many of us are hurting — either unemployed, working on reduced pay or hours, not having gigs to play or venues at which to play them, or not having enough customers at our businesses — if we’ve been lucky...
by Michael Davis | Mar 4, 2021 | Blues News
Congratulations to all nominees of the 42nd Blues Music Awards! The 42nd BMAs will be presented as a virtual event on Sunday, June 6, 2021 starting at 4 p.m. CT. The world is invited to watch the celebration, which will be live-streamed on...
by Michael Davis | Mar 1, 2021 | Music Reviews
“You Get What You Give”Tastee-Tone RecordsBy Peter “Blewzzman” Lauro © February 2021 PrefaceIn addition to knowing about the sometimes sad and downright startling; to the sometimes uplifting and spiritual lyrics and songs on this...
