​Kat Riggins has released her most diverse album. Her beautiful vocals are perfectly guided by a tight backing band and a sexy horn section. Some Texas blues rock,  a few ballads, some swamp rock and gospeltunes. We get such a warm feeling about it. And now relpay!

​The Smoke Wagon Blues Band is one of the hottest blues bands in Canada. This party band should urgently consider to the Low Countries, such as Belgium and Holland. The release 'The Ballad Of Albert Johnson' is a varied and excellent album. Great !

​Sam Joyner's blues and Rhythm & Blues are often framed with exciting New Orleans tunes. With the swinging track "Sam Joyner In Tha Hause" we are building another party, before we extinguish the lights with the slow blues "When You Need A Friend". The release 'When U Need A Friend' is an excellent album!

​In addition to his tour band consisting of Will Laurin (drums / vocals) and Jacob Clarke (bass / vocals), Jones also brought back his bandmate and keyboardist Jesse Whiteley. His wife Brit sings some harmonies on several songs, but also the thirteen-piece horn section and the seventeen-piece backing band are significant in the songs. Jones' convenient voice timbre, his brilliant guitar work and the tight rhythm section are structural for the songs. The swinging opener "Blue Jean Jacket" is like kicking in an open door for Jones. And with Robert Johnson's "It's Obdacious," the blues history is more than respected. We look forward to seeing JW-Jones at IBC 2021. Superb and highly recommended release..! And now replay...

​Little Richard named Billy Wright as his greatest source of inspiration, which is also evident from the here collected A and B sides of all the singles Billy Wright recorded for Savoy between 1949 and 1954. Formidable blues and rhythm & blues by someone who, despite his talent, could not connect with the well known artists of the genres.

​track "Seeing Sideways" could well be his "signature song". Great guitar grooves, heavy blues rock riffs, some rare ballads and instrumental culmination points. It is actually the deciding factor for this release. Handsome..!

​Bart Ryan is still an unknown star in this polyphonic music landscape. Born was in LA, but moved to Nahsville to weave fame as a session musician. He has another handsome and very divergent record to promote. The ten tracks are infused with soulful blues, exciting blues rock and some intimate ballads. He even shrugs his acoustic dobro for the closing and Mississippi Delta enthusiastic song "Desire". And then now replay please...!

​Jon Strahl Band is a blues, rock and soul band from Indianapolis. On their latest cast ‘Toil And Heartache’, all songs were pinned together by Jon Strahl. Tight grooves, funky songs, passionate soul and some acoustic intros and songs are the trademark for this band. Highly recommended !

​The compositions on ‘Daydreams in Blue’ were written over about a year’s time, some only a few weeks before the recording session.  Expect some blues and jazz .. and especially a lot of beautiful piano arrangements and extraordinary guitar riffs!

​The formation Gravel & Grace are an innovative R&B and blues band from the beautiful California Central Valley. They promote their debut album 'Bringing The Blues', an original album with ten songs, of which only ‘Love On The Brain’, a remarkable cover of Rihanna. They combine blues with elements from other music genres, which keeps it extremely exciting. Ava and Earl vocally exchange the numbers. And Ava commands are attention with her powerful voice in the opening song 'Scares Me’. Handsome debut!

​Andrew Alli, now thirty-three, is from Richmond, VA, the same area as his mentor, the Piedmont harp master, Phil Wiggins. He started his music career at 21 after being inspired by a street musician who played the harmonica. Alli's debut record was recorded at Jon Atkinson's' Bigtone Studio and features nine original tracks and three classic covers of Little Walter (One More Change), Walter Horton's "Walters Sun" and "Good Things" by George Smith. Andrew is a true sensation that has developed its own unique playing style. The blues heritage is therefore more than respected.

​The Nighthawks will celebrate their golden anniversary at the end of next year. The release 'Tryin' To Get You’ is their 31st album. And the band diverge as never before.
Cose to perfection as you would want from a blues and American roots band.
Highly recommended…!

​The promising debut "Here I Come" puts Jose Ramirez immediately in the running as "Best Emerging Artist" at next year's Blues Music Awards. He is a wonderful self-taught guitarist / vocalist. The future of the blues is in good hands with Jose ramirez!

The evolution of the Taildragger sound again includes a lot of inflammatory guitar riffs, some consolidating banjo tunes, a lot of slide guitar and serene harmony vocals. The songs vary between blues and blues rock over handsome Americana. The guest appearances by harmonica players Jason Ricci, Richard "Rosy" Rosenblatt and Sheldon Ziro immediately add a lot of depth to the song list.

​Ana Popovic has made another statement with this live registration. The record 'Live For Live' was recorded on November 2, 2019 at the Festival De Guitares in the Center Culturel Albert Camus in Issoudun, France

​Charlie signed a lucrative contract with the Blue Heart Records label for his second album "Good To Go". The songs are a mixture of positive power pop and rock. He infuses all this with a lot of blues and soul arrangements. Bedford is a fresh act and represents a next generation of blues artists.

Blues Escape releases their new album on the West Coast Music label. All this resulted in a meeting four years ago between Johanna Lillvik and the blues band Hill Blue Unit in the Alingsas jazz club. The repertoire is diverse and rich in nuances, but always original and authentic South American music. Musical traditions from New Orleans are central to the sound.
Briljant. Hell Yeah… but we have a nostalgia for the Crescent City!

​Eric Hughes and band are no longer unknown in Beale Street and Memphis. Time that he pulls the national borders and puts himself into the internationally blues scene. A lot of blues, light jazz and exciting soul and some bluegrass ... beautiful release!

Acoustic slide guitar like in the main days of the Delta blues are the main focus. And Andres does have it in his fingers. The cultivated audience is all about his virtuosity. We are a fan, now you still!

​Inspired by the Mississippi Delta, this trio combines cozy blues, bluegrass and Americana. The Scandinavian blues scene has yet another tight band.

​Tight drum and bass lines, a muddy harmonica player that sometimes does not color within the pragmatic lines and a guitarist who inhumane lets authenticity reign supreme, and sounds just a bit louder than on the previous records. Great blues record that borders on some garage rock!

​Tears came to my eyes by listening to this beautiful, almost autobiographical album.  Maybe John taught the time was right, his passing is too early for his fans.  Thank you John for these twelve sensitive songs, we also “…could use A Little Bit More”.

​Keep On Running,( please!) Joe Edwards first attempt to give a new twist on folk-blues.  Why do I think J.J. Cale would be very happen to hear this debut?

​Their latest release "Higher Up" dates back to 2002. High Time to unleash a seventh release to their fanbase. ‘One Of These Days’ is a brilliant release! Highly recommended…

​This dynamic front woman is once again accompanied on her latest album by a whole list of guest musicians. Now she proudly promotes "Black Crow Moan", another beautiful and highly recommended blues rock album.