Music Reviews

Brad "Guitar" Wilson(Self Titled) Cali Bee MusicPublicity: Blind Raccoon Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © June 2022 This self titled, self produced release is the fourth for Brad "Guitar" Wilson and if it follows in the footsteps of his first three, then this will...

Anthony GeraciBlues Called My Name Blue Heart RecordsPublicity:  Blind Raccoon Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © May 2022 The latest release from Anthony Geraci is titled Blues Called My Name and from what I'm hearing, it should easily raise the number of...

Stew CutlerBlues From Another Angle COGNA Records Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © May 2022 PreludeEvery once in awhile I come across an artist that I never heard of and then after researching them - and more importantly, after hearing their music - I wonder why I...

Vaneese ThomasFight The Good Fight Blue Heart RecordsPublicity:  Blind Raccoon Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © 2022 Fight The Good Fight is the ninth release for Vaneese Thomas and it's the third consecutive one that we here at Mary4Music have had the pleasure to work...

Delbert McClintonOutdated Emotion Hot Shot Records/Thirty TigersPublicity:  Blind Raccoon Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © May 2022 The best way to give you an idea of what Outdated Emotion, Delbert McClinton's twenty-seventh studio album, is all about is to...

Markey Blue Ric Latina ProjectJumpin' The Broom SoulOSound RecordsManagement: The Galaxie Agency Peter “Blewzzman” Lauro © April 2022 Q:  In addition to having all of their albums nominated for various blues awards, what contemporary blues act has not only had songs...

Rosedale JunctionThe Last Rodeo Center Block Records Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © April 2022 This being the sophomore release for Rosedale Junction makes it apparent that it's not their first rodeo - as the expression goes - and although it's titled The Last Rodeo,...

Midnite Johnny“Cohorts & Accomplices”Mosher St. Records Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © March 2022 Not only has John Morana - better known as Midnite Johnny - been a personal friend for forty plus years, but by having had most of his releases reviewed by us; and having...

Trudy LynnGolden Girl Nola Blue RecordsPublicity: Blind Raccoon Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © March 2022 Someone into numerology might have a term for the numbers seventy-five and fifty-seven playing out like they do here, but as Trudy Lynn simultaneously celebrates her...

Mike GuldinTumblin' Blue Heart RecordsPublicity: Blind Raccoon Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © March 2022 Talk about blasts from the past, looking back into the Mary4Music Blues Review Archives, I discovered that it has been over seventeen years since I first had the...

Bubba And The Big Bad BluesDrifting Fullerton Gold RecordsPublicity: Blind Raccoon Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © March 2022 If you're a part of the so cool SoCal blues scene, then you're already a big fan of Bubba And The Big Bad Blues. Having been together for over ten...

Hurricane RuthLive at 3rd And Lindsley Hurricane Ruth RecordsRelease Date:  March 18, 2022Management: The Galaxie Agency Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © March 2022 Having already reviewed a few of her previous six releases, and with her having a song on...

Professor Louie and The Crowmatix - 
Strike Up The Band Woodstock RecordsPublicity: Blind Raccoon Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © March 2022 It's pretty much five years ago to the day that I reviewed Crowin' The Blues by Professor Louie and The Crowmatix, and...

Kathy Murray and The KilowattsFully Charged Blue Heart RecordsPublicity: Blind Raccoon Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © February 2022 Fully Charged is the fifth release for singer, songwriter, Grammy and Blues Music Awards nominee Kathy Murray, and her fourth with the...

Live At 3rd & Lindsley Nashville Arbor Lane MusicPublicity: The Galaxie Agency Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © February 2022 Had I not heard it from a reliable source, after being subjected to Scott Ramminger's hilarious sense of humor and zany sarcasm (or is it?), I'd...

Angela Easley – Rise Class A RecordsPublicity: Blind Raccoon Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © February 2022 At the age of thirteen, in her home state of Mississippi, Angela Easley most likely had no clue that winning that local talent contest she entered would ultimately...

The Love Light Orchestra:Leave The Light On Blue Heart RecordsRelease Date February 18, 2022Publicity: Blind Raccoon Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © February 2022 Leave The Light On is the second, and first studio release from The Love Light Orchestra.  Formed in 2016,...

Val Starr & The Blues RocketHealing Kind Of Blues Sandwich Factory RecordsRelease Date January 21, 2022 Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © January 2022 Following her successful top 10 charting 2020 release - "Lighter Side Of The Blues", Val Starr wasted absolutely no...

Peter Veteska & Blues Train"So Far So Good" Blue Heart RecordsRelease Date: January 21, 2022Publicity: Blind RaccoonBy Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © Jan 2022 There may be a few others but off the top of my head, aside from Peter Veteska & Blues Train, I can't...

Mississippi MacDonaldDo Right, Say Right Another Planet MusicPublicity: Blind Raccoon Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © December 2021 PreludeAs I've often stated, other than to read the musician credits and track listings, I prefer to not read the CDs liner notes, or the one...