Music Reviews

Robert Hill & Joanne LedigerRevelation Self ReleasedPublicity: Blind RaccoonPeter "Blewzzman" Lauro © October 2022 The latest release from Robert Hill & Joanne Lediger, who have been performing and touring together for fifteen years, is...

Laura TateSmokey Tango Blue Heart RecordsPublicity: Blind RaccoonPeter "Blewzzman" Lauro © September 2022 Smokey Tango is Laura Tate's sixth release and the second that I have had the pleasure of reviewing.  While writing about Live From El Paso - her last release,...

John PrimerHard TimesBlues House ProductionsBy Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © September 2022 John Primer: Eighty-five albums, two Grammy nominations. Impressive indeed!  However, what's even more impressive is that of that staggering number of recordings, there is not a...

John NémethMay Be the Last Time Nola Blue RecordsPublicity: Blind RaccoonRelease Date:  September 16, 2022 Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © August 2022 With about a dozen or so albums to his credit, absolutely none of them were released under such bizarre...

The Texas HornsEverybody Let's Roll Blue Heart RecordsPublicity: Blind RaccoonRelease Date:  August 19, 2022 Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © August 2022 Given the number of artists with whom The Texas Horns have performed, it's only natural that there'd be an abundance...

Breezy RodioUnderground Blues WindChill RecordsPublicity: Blind Raccoon Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © August 2022 Underground Blues is the sixth blues release from Chicago Bluesman Breezy Rodio and it is the third that I have had the pleasure of working with.  For this...

Dave ThomasRoad To The Blues Blonde on Blonde Direct RecordsPublicity: Blind Raccoon Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © July 2022 Back in March of 2021, when I did a review of "One More Mile" - Dave Thomas' first release in five years - I stated that Dave had claimed to have...

StratCat Willie & The StraysOn A Hot Tin Roof Eight Days A Week Records Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © July 2022 I ended my review of StratCat Willie's first release, On The Prowl - which was fifty years in the making - by letting him know that if it was going to be...

Julian James And The Moonshine StateLive At The Star Self Released Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © July 2022 Having done reviews of albums from countless countries, with this being the first from the land down under, we now welcome Australia to the worldwide Mary4Music...

Jonny T-Bird & The MPsPlay Time Neon Grub Jeer Music Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © June 2022 I guess Common Cents (not a typo, but the name of his fourth release) had something to do with it when Jonny T-Bird thought he shouldn't wait too long between releases,...

JS Blues BandJS Blues Razberry Productions Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © June 2022 The JS Blues Band hails from Pennsylvania's Northeast region.  The band consists of: Johnny Searfoss on vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards and percussion; Chris Condel and Nick Lauro (relation...

Steve Howell And The Mighty MenBeen Here And Gone Out Of The Past MusicPublicity: Blind Raccoon Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © June 2022 In addition to being his tenth release, it's my opinion that Been There And Gone is Steve Howell's best and most interesting of the...

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...

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...

Zac Harmon – Long As I Got My Guitar Catfood RecordsPublicity: Blind RaccoonBy Peter Lauro, © 2021 PreludeAs is known, when Zac Harmon jumped into the blues pool back in 2005, he didn't just make a splash - he created a tsunami.  His debut release - "The Blues...