Premiere: Cole Nakoa & Treacher
We first ran into the trio of Cole Nakoa & Treacher at Folk Alliance a couple of years ago, and raced from one hotel room to another (that’s what people at … Read more
Posted in February, 2018
Bob Margolin on Muddy Waters
Bluesman Bob Margolin on Muddy Waters and the New Live at Rockpalast CD/DVD Set There is simply no name in Chicago Blues bigger than Muddy Waters. His booming voice, piercing slide … Read more
Johnny Tucker
When traditional blues cats like Bob Corritore and Big Jon Atkinson get involved in a project, it demands attention simply because there is not enough of this kind of solid, … Read more
Mick Kolassa
Mississippi-based guitarist and vocalist Mick Kolassa gathers a bunch of his friends for duets in this set of blues standards. Blues is often rowdy and raucous but here Kolassa and … Read more
John Gorka
John Gorka has always been able to spin a good yarn. On his latest album, True in Time, the veteran singer/songwriter lets his imagination run wild in “The Ballad of … Read more
Pushing Chain: Two for the Road
Adam Moe plays fiddle and sings with guitarist Boyd Blomberg in Pushing Chain, a Minnesota-based folky-tonk duo which has been together in one form or another since 1997. The two … Read more
John Oates and the Good Road Band
Maybe someday John Oates will finally get to record a proper tribute album to country blues legend Mississippi John Hurt, one of his biggest influences. That was the original idea … Read more
Muddy Gurdy
The blues had yet another baby, and they called it Muddy Gurdy. Quite the beauty she is, too, crying her tunes straight from the hearts of people, and the souls … Read more
Big Shoes
Jimi Hendrix once asked the musical question “Are You Experienced?” which I’m sure if he heard just one of these eleven strong super cuts or even a few bars of … Read more
Peter Karp
This one follows just about a year later from Alabama Town and although diehard Karp fans will recognize several of these songs, they are recorded here in a new session … Read more
