Santana is back, and this time he’s almost all instrumental. He’s created his own record label, and for its first release, he’s done something a little different. In Shape Shifter, his latest studio record, he mostly sheds the weight of lyrics to allow his music to speak for itself.
Live At The Moody Theater by Warren Haynes Band doesn’t feel like a sampling of live material, rather it is a rare example of a live album that puts the listener into the room with the band. And this is a treat when you consider that Warren Haynes is the master of jamming, gigging, and [...]
Joe Bonamassa is back for his 13th album, Driving Towards The Daylight. The album was produced by Kevin Shirley and saw the dynamic duo return to Las Vegas for a back-to-basics album, which was recorded at the same studio as their first joint album, You & Me. Driving Towards The Daylight is definitely the bluesiest [...]
In 2007, Ryan McGarvey released his debut album, Forward In Reverse, which was recorded when he was only 19 years age. The album was as strong of a debut you can imagine from a young guitarist. Now 25, McGarvey is back with his highly anticipated sophomore album, Redefined. It’s a fitting title as McGarvey’s sound [...]
Believer is the debut album for the Los Angeles-based Brutal Jooks. Songwriter and musician Greg Reeves is the mastermind at work behind Brutal Jooks and has recently worked with Hanni El Khatib, The Dead Kennedys and composed for A & E’s Billy the Exterminator. Following in the footsteps of popular indie rockers, The Black Keys, [...]
Jason Steinhauer and Timothy Jones’s first EP, 508, is a mixture of blues rock, pop, and rock and roll. They are from Washington D.C., and in 2011 they were nominated for a New Artist of the Year award, by the Washington Area Music Association. Their EP has a variety of styles that will definitely be pleasant to the palate of any music listeners taste.
RIVAL SONS have finished recording and mixing their eagerly-anticipated new album in Nashville, Tennessee.
The as-yet untitled follow-up to the band’s 2011 breakthrough album, PRESSURE & TIME, was recorded with Grammy-nominated producer DAVE COBB and Grammy-winning engineer VANCE POWELL. The album is due to be released on Earache Records in late August.
Grammy-winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artist Dr. John’s latest album, Locked Down is a delirious and delightful listen. Produced by Dan Auerbach, the album is formative in terms of marrying traditional blues with a modern and edgy sound. The Black Keys and Hanni El Khatib have forayed into the journey of indie rock and blues, but it is clear that Dr. John precedes them. The album is pleasantly dark and draws the listener in.
Brutal Jooks is a gritty new blues rock project helmed by Greg Reeves, who has recently worked with Hanni El Khatib and the Dead Kennedys. February saw the release of the debut album from Brutal Jooks, Believer. We caught up with Greg Reeves to discuss the album.
Santana is back, and this time he’s almost all instrumental. He’s created his own record label, and for its first release, he’s done something a little different. In Shape Shifter, his latest studio record, he mostly sheds the weight of lyrics to allow his music to speak for itself.
Hailed by American Bluesman Walter Trout, Mitch Laddie’s second album offers a diverse range of styles and demonstrates the Englishman’s virtuoso as a guitarist and song writer. At the age of 21, Laddie is clearly confident in his ability and has produced a fluent record that eases between heavy blues tracks with incendiary guitar riffs to softer, mellow tracks carried by the rich vocals and lyrics.
Back Number is the fifth album from Canadian blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Jimmy Bowskill. Bowskill‘s first album, Soap Bars & Dog Ears, was nominated for a Juno Award, and when he won he became the youngest person to be nominated for this award, at age 14.
Virgil and the Accelerators have released a new music video for “Backstabber” off their debut album, The Radium. The Radium was voted 2nd on Blues Rock Review’s Top 20 Albums of 2011.