Bernard Allison, son of bluesman Luther Allison, plays in a more contemporary style than his dad on his new record, Energized: Live in Europe. Most of the songs here are in a funk or rock style as opposed to a traditional blues groove…
This is an interesting release by ’60s boogie blues band Canned Heat. Known for classic rock staples “Let’s Work Together” and “Goin’ To The Country,” this retrospective concentrates on legendary guitarists Henry Vestine and Alan Wilson…
It’s been twenty years since I last saw these guys play live– back then it was in Nacogdoches, Texas, at a place called The Market — and since then have maintained only a peripheral interest in their music, but I was curious to hear the difference…
It’s not every day you randomly run across a noted female blues/roots artist, especially one who has several albums with the Austin-based Antone’s label. Being a Texas gal myself, I’m automatically wary…
Robin Trower might be the best guitar player of the blues that I’ve heard since I last watched my Stevie Ray Vaughan Live At Austin City Limits DVD. Without pop pretense or political messages, Living Out Of Time: Live will transport…
Picture yourself down by the bayou: barefoot, sipping on some lemonade, eating fried gator, and listening to some serious slide guitar. Imagine that you are drifting down a gentle stream on a piece of wood with Tom Sawyer, straw dangling from your mouth…
It’s difficult, if not impossible, to talk about Candye Kane’s music without first discussing her life or at least that of her persona (assuming that there is a distinct difference between them which, we’ll get to in a moment). So: purportedly born in the mean streets of East L.A. (Highland Park, specifically), Candye’s early life […]
Blues Guitar Women, as you might imagine from the title, is a collection of songs all performed by female guitar players and compiled by a fellow female guitarista, Sue Foley. Now, I don’t know if it’s just me, but blues tends to break down into extremes…
I love the blues. There is nothing more comforting to me than the sad cry of a guitar and a heavy throaty voice joining in with its own distinct wail. I don’t know about you, but whenever I have blues going on the stereo, I just can’t help…
