Shutdown The System EP release by Jason Baker - original folk/roots/americana
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  Jason Baker is a singer-songwriter & folksinger from Vermont performing topical, original, folk-roots songs with a modern lyrical viewpoint, mixed with traditional folk, on guitar, banjo, ukulele & harmonica. career highlights include: - 2019 New England Music Awards Nominee for "Best in Vermont" - Nov/Dec American Songwriter Magazine Lyric Contest Honorable Mention for the song "Christmastime Blues" - Finalist in the Songs For Social Change 2019 Song Contest for the song "something that's never been done before" - Composed and performs theme music for "Vermont Talks" podcast ..read more
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Blues singer and guitarist Mario Rossi album release Smoke Burst
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1w ago
  Brazilian singer and guitarist Mario Rossi continues his legacy of creative, heavy blues with his third album, Smoke Burst, which shows he was born with the blues in his veins. He discovered his musical passion when, in 2013 and then 2015, he joined the band that accompanied the American bluesman John Primer in Brazil.They toured the Brazilian south, and did a live performance on one of the biggest TV channels in Brazil. Since then, Mario has been writing and recording blues that incorporates the vintage tones and stylistic traditions of classic blues, as ..read more
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British-American acid-blues band Bees Deluxe release new album "Hallucinate"
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3w ago
  Hallucinate is the new, all-original album by Bees Deluxe. Recorded between tour dates after the past twelve months and produced by Joe Egan, the album celebrates the band's distinct perspective on on what they call "acid blues." The album is a collection of contemporary tales about aliens, gasoline, French bread, guitars, gambling, and asteroids, and features the angular guitar pyrotechnics of the British bandleader Conrad Warre, the harmonica laments of keyboard player Carol Band and a slew of Boston-based friends and musicians who were coerced into adding their voice and their inst ..read more
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Blues vocalist Mizz Lowe album release "Classy Woman" featuring 2 times Grammy Winner Bobby Rush
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1M ago
  Who is Mizz Lowe? Who is this new face singing to-morrow’s music today? She is internationally known. Getting her start of fame as one of the background dancers for the legendary 2-times Grammy Blues Artist Winner Bobby Rush as the ‘Young Hen’. Mizz Lowe has toured the world as a background dancer and as an opening act for Mr. Rush. As Mizz Lowe is no stranger to the stage, her tours also include the Lowe Down Rush Tour with Mr. Bobby Rush. She’s 5’4”, Sexy, Unconventional, Sultry and Seductive with a debut album that will explain the rest. The album is entitled “Classy Woman”, with 1 ..read more
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John Douglas of Trashcan Sinatras releases self-titled solo album
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1M ago
  One of Scotland’s finest songwriters - John Douglas of Trashcan Sinatras fame - presents The 'John Douglas' album, an intimate snapshot of the talent, charisma and depth of this celebrated Scottish indie songsmith - the start of a new chapter in Douglas' creative life as he looks back at a lifetime of musical adventures and accolades while moving forwards. This record features original material, along with new recordings of some of John's favourite Trashcan Sinatras material and his own rendition of the Prefab Sprout classic ‘We Let The Stars Go’. The eleven songs on this record were ..read more
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Ruf Records Releases 2CD set "The Roof Is On Fire" By Rock Great Mitch Ryder
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  From Mitch: "This double CD was a part of my 75th birthday while on tour in Germany. Normally I would take exception in involving my age into any aspect of my life. You see, when it comes to music, age is totally irrelevant. So whether you are making music with beginners or seasoned veterans, such as I have on this compilation, the focus point is not about age but about fun and music combined. I am very familiar with most of the players on this work. Over the years, since we had our first rehearsal in a communist run youth center in East Berlin, our integrity, power, self-respect and ..read more
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Rick Derringer and Jenda Derringer album release "Rock The Yacht"
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2M ago
  Rock legend Rick Derringer and his wife Jenda Derringer return with Rock the Yacht, the latest in a series of projects ranging from Beatles interpretations to inspirational music that the pair have co-written and performed. This collection features eight original tracks written by Rick and Jenda, with Alice Cooper and Bernie Taupin sharing songwriting credit on “If I Weren’t So Romantic.” The album ranges from playful, such as on the smooth duet “Hot and Cool,” to poignant, as on the plaintive “Winter.” “The United States” is a patriotic banger that ..read more
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Sensational British Rhythm and Blues Singer Emma Wilson releases New Album “Memphis Calling”
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2M ago
  Emma Wilson’s incredible vocal talent and songwriting were brought to an international audience with the release of her debut album “Wish Her Well” and her winning the title of “Emerging Blues Artist of The Year” at the ‘UK Blues Awards’ 2022.  In January 2023 Emma visited her Distribution Company ‘Select-O-Hits’ in Memphis and met with company owner Johnny Phillips who was excited to share that the family owned ‘Sam Phillips Recording’ Studios had recently acquired the original STAX recording console and she should get over there and record her new album. “This was an opportunit ..read more
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Blues roots rockers Liam Ward Band album release "Shine"
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3M ago
  Shine is the much-anticipated follow up to The Liam Ward Band’s hit debut album Uprising. Recorded live in the studio with minimal overdubs, the album captures the energy and passion of a band at its best. Ten self-penned songs showcase the versatility of the blues, and feature the group’s trademark lyricism, groove and playfulness. Shine is a charity album dedicated to the memory of Liam’s father, who passed away in 2009 at the age of 52. The title track is a direct tribute (the imagining of a conversation that never was) and the rest of the tracks combine to tell the story of a life ..read more
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Guitarist, vocalist, composer Richard Rozze blues-rock album release "LION"
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3M ago
  Richard Rozze, electric and acoustic guitarist, vocalist, composer and arranger, is a master of many genres. The British musician studied for his Masters in Jazz at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, and since then has recorded and performed Celtic music, jazz, bluegrass and other commercial styles.  His first solo album, the jazz-forward “Learning to Fly,” included an arrangement of Jimmy Webb’s “Wichita Lineman” that was featured on BBC Radio 3’s Jazz Line – Up Show. With Rozze’s new album “Lion” he works with elite musicians&n ..read more
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