Music Reviews
Keep up with the latest Blues releases and concert reviewsMost of our CD Reviews come to us from the tireless Peter Lauro, over at Music4Mary.com, who keeps his finger on the pulse of all new releases in the Blues universe. Occasionally we have reviews submitted to us by ABS Members, and we encourage that! We also encourage reviews of live concerts, if you’ve seen something lately that was particularly noteworthy. There is a lot here, so click away!
EG Kight
"The Trio Sessions"Blue South RecordsBy Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © April 2021 Prelude It's pretty hard to forget the first time I met EG Kight because it was the night of my first time going to the W.C. Handy Awards - May 25, 2000. Yep, it was way...
Jimmie Bratcher
"I'm Hungry"Ain't Skeert TunesPublicity: Blind RaccoonBy Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © April 2021 PreludeA conversation at the House of Blewzz while "I'm Hungry" was playing… Blewzzlady: (calling out from the other room): That's a really good CD you...
Harvey Brindell
"Pennies On The Dollar"Self ReleasedBy Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © February 2021 Something New, Something BluesHaving recorded and written songs for projects with other bands, "Pennies On The Dollar" is Harvey Brindell's first release under his own name. Of the disc's...
Shaun Murphy
"Flame Still Burns"Vision Wall RecordsBy Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © October 2020 If you were to type her name into the search bar at our website - www.mary4music.com - besides mine and my partner Mary's (and that would even be close) Shaun Murphy's...
John Németh
"Stronger Than Strong"Nola Blue RecordsRelease Date: October 16, 2020Publicity: Blind RaccoonBy Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © October 2020 "Stronger Than Strong" is John Nemeth's tenth release and with it arguably being one of his best of the ten, it could have...
StratCat Willie & the Strays
"On The Prowl"BlackHat MusicBy Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © September 2020 StratCat Willie is Willie Hayes, a seasoned bluesman of some fifty years. With influences that include Mike Bloomfield (one of my early influences as well), T-Bone Walker, Ronnie...
Bridget Kelly Band
“Dark Spaces”Alpha Sun RecordsMarketing: Marlene Palumbo @ Indienink MusicBy Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © August 2020 PrefaceI'd have to search long and hard to find someone I know through blues music who doesn't know Bridget Kelly and Tim Fik - especially if...
Hurricane Ruth
"Good Life"American Showplace MusicManagement: The Galaxie AgencyBy Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © July 2020 Prelude Back about seven or eight years ago - while we were all in town for the Blues Music Awards - Hurricane Ruth, Blewzzlady Rose and myself were...
The Jimmys
"Gotta Have It"Brown Cow ProductionsBy Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © 2020 Back in November of 2015, I started out my review of "Hot Dish" - The Jimmy's second release - by clarifying that the band was not full of a bunch of musicians named Jimmy, and that is still...
Håkon Høye
Håkon Høye "Nights At The Surf Motel" Big H Records By Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro © Feb. 2020 Along with having previously worked with other bands from this country, and having just seen the country's Norsk Bluesunion and Oslo Bluesklubs blues societies representatives...
Delbert McClinton
Delbert McClinton And Self Made Men + Dana “Tall Dark & Handsome” Hot Shot Records Publicity: Blind Raccoon By Peter “Blewzzman” Lauro Although I'll give him the handsome, I don't know exactly how tall or dark he is, so your guess is as good as mine as to...
Tullie Brae
Tullie Brae“Revelation”Endless Blues Records By Peter “Blewzzman” Lauro If there were ever a real-life woman who I would compare to the Statue Of Liberty it would be Tullie Brae. Like Lady Liberty, Tullie is statuesque; wears flamboyant outfits; is stunning to...
Shaun Murphy
Shaun Murphy“Reason To Try”Vision Wall Records By Peter “Blewzzman” Lauro PreludeJust for the record, Shaun Murphy doesn't sing the blues, she doesn't sing rock, she doesn't sing soul, she doesn't sing Gospel, she doesn't sing country and she doesn't get...
