By Staff Writer Freedom Heartsong is a Los Angeles based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and multimedia artist. In late 2 ..read more

                                                     By Staff Writer                            Delta Wires, longtime mainstays in the San Francisco/Bay area blues scene, recently released their new f ..read more

By Staff Writer Until The Sun is a female-fronted alt-blues/rock quartet whose newest release, A Night At The Rhythm Room, has received great reviews. Blues Blast writes, “The Arizona-based band, Until the Sun, is anything but predictable. Brandon Teskey’s skillful and emotive guitar work does an excellent job of alternating between rousing rock riffs and slow, moving blues solos. Alyssa Swartz’s vocals are equally flexible.  At times she can sound sweet and ethereal, such as in “The 4th Turning”.  But her effortless, yet incredibly powerful vocals adopt a wo ..read more

  For nearly three decades, Dave Jordan has been a staple of the New Orleans and south Louisiana music scene. He’s been described as the swampy lovechild of Tom Petty, John Prine and Dr. John and “the personification of the New Orleans ethos”. His music freely flows between New Orleans funk, Americana roots, and rock and roll, defying genre and categorization.    A three-time finalist in OffBeat Magazine’s ‘Best of the Beat’ awards for Best Roots Rock Band and Best Roots Rock album, Jordan has been lauded as “one of New Orleans’ great song-smiths and bandleaders of my generation ..read more

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‘Hardest-Working Blues-Man’, Southern California-based blues-rock guitarist-vocalist  Jon Geiger is doing his best to bring you the Blues (wherever you may be), with upcoming dates, including his return to popular longtime South Bay live music venue, The Lighthouse Cafe in Hermosa Beach, on September 25, where his band recently started a new monthly Residency. In the words of Music Connection Magazine, Jon Geiger cuts a vein for his audience. A veteran of the Austin music scene, Geiger grew up in New York and became a brown belt in Jiu Jitsu ju ..read more

By Staff Writer (CHICAGO IL) – Freddie Dixon is the embodiment of the Blues. The second son of the world-famous Seventh Son Willie Dixon, Freddie has been surrounded by the Blues since the day he was born. His father is a Blues legend as a songwriter, producer, and musician, at the helm of Chess Records for many of the sides cut in the 1950’s, 60s, and into the 70’s. Freddie began his career learning his chops playing with many musicians in Chicago’s numerous South-side Blues clubs. He was soon hired to play in his father’s band, The Chicago Blues All-Stars, and traveled around the world sprea ..read more

BEN: Let’s talk about the new record, “Feels Like Freedom,” how did the album come together? Share some details and discuss some of the songs on the album.  Photo By Moses Sparks SH:   “Feels Like Freedom” the new album releases January 17, 2022.  I started writing this track when I was on the Legendary Rhythm and Blues cruise to the Caribbean.  It was so inspiring to be surrounded by great blues music 20 hours a day.  The lyrics and melody came to me, Wow this feels like freedom, “No work, all play…feel the vibe of the beautiful breeze, takes me where the happy people ..read more

Texas-based blues vocalist Laura Tate was recently nominated in two categories for the 2021 Independent Blues Awards: “Best Live CD” (For ‘Live From El Paso’) and “Best R&B/Soul Song (For ‘I Need A Man’). Voting ends August 31 with the winners to be announced soon. Watch Tate’s latest video, “No Place To Hide:” LAURA TATE LIVE FROM EL PASO CD Blues-E-News recently did “5 Quick Questions” With the talented singer. Here’s how it went. BEN: Talk about your two Independent Blues Awards nominations, and what they mean to you? LT: To receive the nominations of two Independent Blues Awards for B ..read more

By Staff Writer Once you hear Casey Hensley live you’ll never forget her. Her talent and power are taking the music world by storm. Surrounding herself with only the best musicians, and heavily influenced by all of the greats, it’s no wonder she has everyone talking. The Oceanside, Calif-based singer/songwriter and her band are well known for their ability to cross blues subgenres, including jump, swing, and Chicago blues. In March 2020 Hensley released her long-awaited debut album, Good As Gone (Vizztone), where the world got to hear the amazing depth and range of her artistry. Good As Gone i ..read more