​Third Street Cigar Records has recently released a twenty-track CD compiling all the songs of Marshall “Big Jack” Reynolds.  This deluxe package also includes a 80 min. length documentary on DVD of rare footage, music and interviews.  

​What a hell of an album! Jesse Dayton provides 10 songs that colored his life with a surprisingly own version. Because of his rich musical baggage, he is able to transform these well known songs into completely new ones. This album is an absolute must! Congratulations Jesse, well done!

Now Charlie Wooton has ten songs that diverge strongly. As special guests, guitarists Sonny Landreth, Anders Osborn, Doug Wimbish, Eric McFadden and Damon Fowler were his ideal soul mates. Drummer Jermal Watson, Keiko Komaki (keys) and guitarist Daniel Groover form the rhythm section. The funky instrumental "Jaceaux" can open the dance. In the soul-sensitive "Reflections" and the jazzy "I Don't Know" comes songstress Arséne Delay support the band. But New Orleans funk remains the habitus! 

​Catfish nails its way to the blues rock apex. And there they are. Almost lonely at the British top. The album 'Burning Bridges' builds a bridge between their hard (blues) rock style and a contemporary sound. Catfish has produced its most divergent album with "Burning Bridges".
Glorious and delightful ..!

​Zac Harmon brings his blues sound to another level. Soul enthusiastic songs nail very easily between some funky songs. There are no superlatives enough for this great sound.  Album of the year 2019? It will certainly not be far off. Highly recommended!

Annika’s second release, "Wild & Free", did not disappoint at all, with a debut at # 7 on the Billboard Blues chart. She was twice nominated for "The Koko Taylor Award" and  was crowned as "Soul Blues Female Artist of The Year 'at the Blues Music Awards.
Now there is the new release ‘Kiss My Ass’. In ten songs, Annika lets her blues feel come to life without denying her soul and gospel origins. The Texas blues enthusiastic "Let The Sass Out" open the dance. The swinging chapiter is colored by an exciting female background choir, Corey Stoot and The Mighty Orq guitar riffs, the pounding drum parts by Greg Brown Jr., Larry Fulcher on bass and saxophinist Anthony Terry. With ‘That’s What Yoy Made Me’ we get a first soul clapper. In the Delta blues-motivated duet ‘I Feel The Same’, come her musical soul mate and fiancée Paul DesLauriers embellish the song with his dobroslide techniques and roughly blazing voice. What a final!
Time that someone brings Annika Chambers again to our stages. And know replay, please!

​The trio Busk * Eriksen * Sjøstrøm has now the beautiful release "Hustle & Flow" in the record racks. The eleven tracks are really handsome stompin’ blues & boogie songs. Steeped in by Busk & Eriksen’s swampy guitar skills and Stig’s sultry drum parts. Great stuff! 

The release "On a Roll" builds on the success of "Playing Rough" (2016) and "Live at Blues on the Chippewa (2017) to bring the unique songwriting style of singer/guitarist Mark Cameron into a new era. The soulful sax of Sheri Cameron and "down-and-dirty" harp playing of Rick Miller combine to make "On a Roll" a party from the word go. With moods that range from hard-driving electric blues to vintage Delta acoustic with a heavy dose of Swing and Shuffle blues in between, and lyrics that are fun, funny and often poignant. The binding thread in "On a Roll" is the infectious rhythm playing of drummer Dan Schroeder and bassist Scott Lundberg. You will find your toes tappin, and your butt shakin, all the way through "On a Roll".

Now Lena & The Slide Brothers recently released their fourth album with "IV". It contains ten original blues and root songs with a wide range of music styles. The album is released on the RetroU Art label. Lena en band brings also serves a wider range of instrumentation, which is lifted with her great songwriting. The album was co-produced by the legendary Finnish singer / producer Hannu Leiden. Bassist, Rhode piano and Hammond organ virtuoso Lena has a very pleasant raw vocal timbre that is very easily guided by Matti Kettunen's slideguitar. Juha Litmanen (drums) and Ykä Putkinen (guitars) complete the rhythm section. Helge Tallqvist also joins the section with his bluesharp. Highly recommended! 

​Now there is the release ‘Rain City Blues’. And for this, Arsen went together with drummers Alexander Pettersen (track 1-5) and June Core (track 6-10) to Kid Andersen’s Greaseland Studio in San Jose, CA. The ten original songs diverge like never before. Kid is not only responsible for the production, but is once again becoming a true instrumentalist. Arsen Shomakhov’ handsome vocals lead together with the tight backing the musical dance.. Great & Briljant..!

​The EP "A Highway Cruise" from J.P. Reali is a project that culminates in his friendship with guitarist / mandolin artist Duke Levine. Reali and Levine met each other two decades ago somewhere "on the route".  Since then they have been walking around with the idea to registering a few recordings together. Levine put a group together for this session and found  in Kevin Barry (lap steel guitar, dobro), Jim Haggerty (bass), Mark Teixeira (drums) and harmonica virtuoso Dennis Brennan ideal rhythm section. For these five tracks, the company went to the Middleville studio in North Reading, MA. Great stuff..!

​Now there is the release "Williwaw", the third album for Ross Osteen Band. Guitarist / vocalist Ross Osteen is from North Carolina, New Yorker Patrick Gaynor (drums) and bassist Jim Vint developed an eclectic style mix of heavy bluegrass over blues/roots music and Southern rock. Osteen’s guitar roars in the ten original songs. His rough voice is easily guided through their punctuated sound. Great stuff!

​Chiacagoan Jeff Dale grew up with the music from Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Hound Dog Taylor, Willie Dixon and other Windy City greats. At the age of 13 he played with Lowell Fulson and Pee Wee Crayton, and later also with Honeyboy Edwards. So he learned the blues firsthand. He went into the studio with a whole host of renowned artists and the eleven tracks were just as quickly a fact. Highly recommended! 

​Immediately appears that Laurence Jones has grown as a band leader, vocally and in control of his strings. The album diverges. It has funky songs, blues rockers and some emotional ballads. Good job...

Alice Howe, realized with a profound respect for blues, folk and country a ten-track debut album.
Many original songs, together with some well-thought-out covers, create a very satisfying sound. The songs were produced by bassit Daniel ‘Freebo’ Friedberg. Alice Howe has a warm voice that is perfectly guided by heavenly colored instrumentation.

​Now Cheyenne James has to promote the release ‘Burn It Up’, which is also her debut album. In addition to a few classical blues covers, Cheyenne crowns itself with six original songs as a true singer-songwriter. Highly recommended! 

Now Eliza Neals has released a great album with "Sweat Are Mean". Producer and soulmate Ted Horowitz aka Popa Chubby comes to define her blues rock affinity. Eliza met Ted a few times and played in his hot smoking band.
The chemistry that originated on the stage was rarely seen. It was therefore self-evident that Horowitz would produce and arrange "Sweet of Mean". 

So now there is the record "Let Go Of The Reins," which was recorded during a session at Tab Benoit’s Whiskey Bayou Studio in Houma, Louisiana. In addition to the production, Benoit is also responsible for the drums and also plays a rare pedal steel guitar. Chris Peet provides the eleven songs with the necessary bass lines and Tillis Verdin crowns himself to a real virtuoso on his Hammond B3. J.P. Soar's incredible guitar style and singer-songwriting draws from many styles and combines all of this with a unique sound. The swampy sound that is created is immediately achieved in the opening song "Been Down So Long", the boogie rocker "If You Want To Get To Heaven" and the Texas blues motivated and stretched out "Freddie King Thing".

Together with Ty Bailie (keys), Mark Smith (bass), Chris Atchley (drums) and the horn section with Jonathan Bradley (trumpet), Eric Letta (alto and tenor saxophone), his wife Laura and Kevin Hicks (trombone), the Hamlin couple registered ten original numbers. Most of it is brand new material, although we find some revisions from that release in 2001, with the addition of the four-part horn section. The release ‘I’ll Drink To That ‘ is a very highly recommended album! We have a ball with Griff Hamlin…..

​Terry Hanck presents eleven handsome tracks, which are a melting pot of jump blues, classic Chicago blues and sparkling West Coast. The band hits the door with the exciting piano bow rocker ‘I Still Get Exited’. Terry's raw but also soulful voice timbre is an instrument in itself. Add those exciting guitar riffs from Andersen and the album is flaming from start to finish.

​Ben Levin is a 19 year old blues pianist/vocalist from Cincinnati. The release "Before Me" is the second album by the brilliant young blues pianist and singer-songwriter Ben Levin. Together with his musical friends and heroes Bob Margolin, Bob Corritore and Phillip Paul (King Records drummer), Ben moved into the studio. There he received backing from Aaron Levin (guitar) and bass player Oscar Bernal. Ben is now back with an attractive package with hypnotic piano playing, relaxed vocals and half a dozen remarkable original songs. ‘Before Me’ is a highly recommended and superb release ..!

This is Gracie's life sketch through her music. The record "Come Undone" was recorded in Gracie Currran's adopted hometown Memphis, Tennessee. With a lots of help of co-producer / guitarist Damon Fowler and some notable friends and neighbors including Victor Wainwright and Reba Russell, eight tracks were recorded. Curran opens in style with the slow blues title track. Gracie Curran and her friend club diverge like never before. Handsome!

​The new album "Avalanche", recorded in Toronto in the Canterbury Sound and Soleil Studios, contains eight unsurpassed original songs. This album was a work of love.

​Duke Robillard 'Ear Worms' is a pleasant album with a high vintage content that diverges a lot. Handsome ballads, instrumental highlights, surf rocker and a lots of blues and rock and roll...
Beautiful!

After releasing his debut demo EP, "Fool Me Once," Tom Euler spent a lot of time on a stage. For example, he opened for Delbert McCinton and Patti LaBelle. Euler recorded all these experiences in his songs, while also acquainting his audience with his excellent guitar playing. The band went to the studio and recorded ten songs in no time for this new release, "Blues Got My Back." The energy and enthusiasm of the band is strengthened from the beginning by the catchy title track "Blues Got My Back", a modern version of a classic, up-to-date shuffle. It is followed by the funky "Bridge You Ain't Burnt" and the passionate ballad "Played Your Part", which gradually constructs with thoughtful lyrics and heartbreaking guitar leads. So, yes..it’s sounds all great !