Giles Robson - Blues From The Road Vol 1: France EP

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2023
Time:17:51 
Size:41,2 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Harmonica Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Too Hot For The Devil - 2:46
 2. These Deep Blues - 3:32
 3. Stompin' At Lolo's Place - 2:50
 4. Turnin' & Burnin' - 4:05
 5. Blues For Toulouse - 4:36

Decades long commitment, respect and focus towards the art of blues music has seen Giles Robson build a dreamlike career. Hohner Harmonicas calls Giles Robson “One of the finest blues harmonica virtuosos in the world, an acclaimed master showman and singer”.
He’s the third only British blues artist after Eric Clapton and Peter Green to win a Memphis Blues Music Award and the only European or UK blues artist to appear on Chicago’s legendary Alligator Records, who describe him as a “Blues giant, absolute master of the form”.
He tours over fifteen countries a year and works with some of blues music’s most legendary figures. Ex Muddy Waters and Magic Slim guitarist and celebrated blues star John Primer says “When me and Giles play the blues we put hot sauce on it so you can feel it”. Emmy Award winning blues harmonica master Billy Branch calls Robson “a great Harmonica player in his own right”. Recorded whilst on tour in France, his wonderful  EP “Blues From The Road: VOL 1 – FRANCE” captures real blues magic as he teams up with guitar maestro Franck Goldwasser and legendary piano virtuoso Philippe LeJeune plus the added bonus of the country’s GO-TO rhythm section of Pascal Delmas on drums and Mig Toquereau on bass. Franck Goldwasser, a Paris born guitar prodigy created an acclaimed decades long career collaborating in the USA with some of the most notable names in blues from James Cotton, Jimmy McCracklin to Curtis Salgado and Charlie Musselwhite and was part of the award winning Mannish Boys plus and releases some highly admired albums of his own. Leading French pianist Philippe LeJeune was so admired by one of the greatest blues icons Memphis Slim, that Slim insisted on recording an album with him “Dialog In Boogie” in which LeJeune shared star billing. He has gone on to have a long and storied career headlining the leading festivals across the continent and releasing a steady stream of great albums. 
From the perfectly executed full band performances Too Hot For The Devil and Turnin’ & Burnin’ which are chock-full of groove and feeling, to the intimate, emotional, detailed duo performances of These Deep Blues and Blues For Toulouse to the wall of sound deep groove guitar and harmonica instrumental Stompin’ At Lolo’s Place it’s clear for all to hear the wonderful and very special depth of feeling, musical communication and knowledge of the blues that is present between Giles Robson and these stellar French musicians.That musical magic is now captured for the world to hear on “Blues From The Road: VOL1 – FRANCE”

Blues From The Road Vol 1: France EP

Simon Campbell - ThirtySix

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:58:18 
Size:134,2 MB 
Label:Supertone Records 
Styles:Rock/Blues Rock/British Blues/Acoustic
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. I Like It Like That -  3:36
 2. Preacher of Love -  5:35
 3. Hot as Hell -  2:48
 4. Misgivings -  3:46
 5. Still Got Time to Be My Babe -  4:18
 6. Brother -  4:18
 7. As Beautiful as You -  1:53
 8. Give Me a Reason -  4:15
 9. Island of Rust -  3:35
10. Let It Roll -  3:24
11. Princess -  6:04
12. All I Have Left with Bewegen - 10:05
13. All I Have Left -  4:36

Simon Campbell: 
Singer-songwriter, guitar player and music producer. A devotee of sweet sounds and beautifully crafted music: a British Blues Award nominee. Since strapping on his first guitar at the age of 16, Simon Campbell has spent his life immersed in music, a passion which has given him a wealth of experience across decades, countries and genres. In the late 1970s, while still a university student in Salford, Simon furthered his musical education with hard-rockers Whitefire. The band released an EP and toured the UK before taking a 'Punk-esque R & B' direction under their new moniker, Roadrunner.
Commercial success came with his next venture, Little Brother, whose Europop sound saw them snapped up by Line Records (Polydor Germany). Although the band unfortunately split after one album (the well-received 'Survival'), Simon was now free to pursue new challenges.
Returning to his Rock roots, he formed The Method with Mike Hehir from Sad Cafe and Mick Gilbourne, one time drummer with 10CC. Over a two-year period, the band toured throughout the UK and Europe.
During this time, Simon's interest in production led him to work with Rick Dowson and Millhause and, when the latter became The Disciples, Simon joined them as guitarist and lead vocalist. The Disciples disbanded in time but not before releasing a mini-album (favourably reviewed by Q), and leaving a lasting impression on live audiences.
Alongside his long and varied band career, Simon has also been a highly sought-after session player, collaborating with numerous high-profile musicians for both studio work and live performances.
His move to the Isle of Man in 2008 and subsequent involvement with its vibrant music scene led to a new a chapter in Simon's journey and in 2011 saw the release of his first solo album, ThirtySix.
The perfect showcase for Simon's versatility and profound musical understanding, ThirtySix harnesses a wide variety of guitar styles while being grounded in a deep-seated love of Rock and Blues.
In the year of its release, he was nominated for a prestigious British Blues Award. In 2013 Simon moved to Valencia, Spain and completed work on his next album, 'The Knife'.
Whether writing, producing, recording or playing, Simon's appetite for musical exploration remains unabated and he intends to keep on running for a long time to come.

ThirtySix

Bravuras - Ain't No Doubt

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:53:56 
Size:124,1 MB 
Label:Mark Custom Recording Service, inc.
Styles:Blues 
Art:Full

Tracks Listing:
 1. Sideways Richie - 3:42
 2. Evil Girl - 4:55
 3. Juke Joint Mama - 2:25
 4. The Way She Do - 3:40
 5. Can't Have Me - 2:55
 6. Torn and Tumbled - 3:46
 7. She's Got the Blues - 3:24
 8. Ain't No Doubt - 2:41
 9. Free Hearted Woman - 5:04
10. Bye Bye Baby - 4:15
11. Scars On My Heart - 3:26
12. You Got to Get Up - 3:59
13. Old Man - 3:13
14. Cold Woman Blues - 5:31
15. Sideways Richie (Reprise) - 0:53

The Bravuras demonstrate their complete understanding of traditional blues styles on this all original CD. Any blues music fan will un'doubt'edly enjoy this album, impressive songwriting with a story in every tune. Great blues lead guitar; tasty, soulful, and expressive. John Puccio delivers exceptional and dynamic lead vocals that immediately grab your listening attention with passionate blues shouting and expressive growls. The rhythm track is steady, perfect to work some blues magic on top of. The guitars work together to create a melodic and funky track, Dr. Dirty, John Valby on a bouncy, blues piano; shows off his blues chops and cool sounding piano rakes (like Jerry Lee Lewis). The Bravuras are one of Western New York's best and busiest blues bands. The second release from this six-piece group of seasoned veterans features 14 tunes, all originals. If Blues is the background music of your life, The Bravuras can provide it - live, or on this disc.

Ain't No Doubt

The Riotous Brothers - Standing At The Edge Of The World

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2018
Time:43:52 
Size:100,9 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Please Take Me Home - 4:32
 2. I Want My Money Back - 3:35
 3. In the Dirt - 4:27
 4. Thinking About You - 2:29
 5. Kept by a Fool (feat. Gaynor Ingram) - 5:58
 6. Heart of Stone - 3:47
 7. I'm Doing Fine - 4:17
 8. Strong - 4:28
 9. Now Here or Never - 4:59
10. Standing at the Edge of the World - 5:15

The Riotous Brothers are primarily known as a South Coast, UK-based blues band , they deliver energetic, audience-focused blues-rock performances. The band is a four-piece blues outfit active in the 2010s, known for a mix of original songs and blues-rock, featuring prominent keys and guitar.Whether you want to get up and dance, get down and groove, or just chill, The Riotous Brothers are welcome proof that British Blues is moving forward, not looking back.
"It's a Riot! Rock with the Brothers!" BRIAN MAY - Queen
"... fiery driving rock and blues - the four piece really give it their all ..." ADRIAN BLACKLEE - Blues Review

Standing At The Edge Of The World

BJ Estares & Route 61 - Easy Street

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2012
Time:38:35 
Size:89,5 MB 
Label:Disk Dog Nr 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. No Man At All - 3:22
 2. Honey Do's - 3:18
 3. Daddy's Little Girl - 5:09
 4. He'n And She'n - 3:50
 5. Up On Easy Street - 5:33
 6. Don't You Worry About Me - 3:17
 7. A Better Life Some Day - 3:13
 8. How Much Is Enough - 2:57
 9. Crack Cocaine - 3:29
10. Nobody Get's Out Of Here (Without Singing The Blues) - 4:21

A native of San Diego, BJ “Beej” Estares grew up in Southern California heavily influenced by jazz and big band music, thanks to his dad’s eclectic taste. After moving to music-saturated Los Angeles at the age of twelve, his parents gleefully helped him trade his drum set for an acoustic guitar. He then proceeded to wear out the grooves of every Wes Montgomery LP he could get his hands on. At fourteen, his brother turned him on to Janis Joplin’s “Turtle Blues”. From that day the poor boy has been lost in the blues forever.2012’s project, “Easy Street” took early accolades from the Pikes Peak Blues Community as the “Best Self Produced CD” in the region for 2013. “Easy Street” shot out of the gate with immediate airplay on the “Blue Plate Special” and is also distributed by “CD Baby”. “Easy Street” shines with guest performances by jazz guitarist Rick Greene, pianist Bryant Jones and George Whitesell on sax. With “all original” songs, five of them acoustic solos, “Easy Street “ demonstrates the versatility of BJ Estares and Route 61.

Easy Street

Porterdavis - Extra Electric Infinite

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2017
Time:39:06 
Size:89,9 MB 
Label:Self-Released
Styles:Blues/Roots/R&B/Folk
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Extra Electric Infinite - 4:02
 2. Albuquerque - 3:29
 3. Wrong by Your Side - 3:13
 4. Trynottotry - 4:00
 5. Sweet Maybe - 3:41
 6. Ophelia, If I Land - 3:37
 7. Easy with the World - 4:15
 8. Ask - 4:30
 9. These Are Not for You - 4:09
10. Fatback - 4:05

It’s been eight years or so since Daniel Barrett, Simon Wallace and Mike Meadows have put out anything together as Porterdavis. It’s not that they have been idle for that time. Barrett has been producing other artists, like Ruthie Foster and Meadows and Wallace are highly sought after session musicians, having played with the likes of Eliza Gilkyson and others. The result of the reunion, “Extra Electric Infinite”, is a unique blend of blues and folk and rock that was well worth the wait.
“Sweet Maybe” picks up where “Trynottotry” leaves off in a much more straight up blues style, featuring all three musicians more or less equally. “Ophelia, If I Land” is predominately vocals over harmonica, begging for another chance from the ex, with financial concerns in the background. The pace slows for “Easy with the World” coming more from a folk/gospel sound. Barrett leans heavily on the echo sound for “Ask”, a gentle tune about working through misunderstanding, featuring some interesting guitar effects to go with the vocal effects. “These Are Not for You” continue to implement the special recording effects while dealing with the ups and downs of being in a relationship. “Fatback” is a bluesy ode to finding oneself in freedom and looking for “fatback love”. “Extra Electric Infinite” is a much different production than the last Porterdavis CD. The themes have grown up along with the members of the band. Still that unique interplay that only comes from the Porterdavis combo make these tunes unmistakably theirs. If you were a fan of the last disc, this one will not be a disappointment ~ James Killen (2018)

Extra Electric Infinite

Broken Arrow Blues Band - Baby's Gone

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2009
Time:56:19 
Size:130,9 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Baby's Gone -  3:53
 2. No More Me & You -  5:49
 3. Broken Arrow Boogie -  2:45
 4. Go Away & Leave Me -  2:49
 5. Leavin' -  4:06
 6. Given Right -  4:21
 7. Dreams -  3:16
 8. Sound Of A Broken Heart -  7:07
 9. Blue -  5:16
10. She's Evil - 10:20
11. Diner Blues -  3:18
12. Tell It To The Doctor -  3:16

Broken Arrow Blues Band was born on stage at a benefit concert for needy families of the Detroit area Carpenters Union, where four different band’s members came together to produce a great performance for a crowd of over 2000 people in August of 2008. The natural gel and awesome groove produced there at that concert left only one thing to do, run with it and start a new Band. The Band is comprised of ALL Venerated and Seasoned Veteran Blues Musicians from great bands in their own rights.
- Founding Member & Owner, G.Shadowhawk Ellis / Drums ,Vocals & Composer / Arranger. / Writer /Producer;
- Mr. Rich Hwang ( Say WONG ) / Guitars and Vocals, Writter / Arranger / Composer;
- Gary Rasmussen / Bass :Electric  4 string, / Producer/Arranger
- Mr. Jimmy David on Keys / B-3, & Vocals. ( as needed )
The band quickly took off in the Detroit Blues Scene, and since, in their 2nd & 3rd years, had started to branch out to the masses at festivals, concerts, and night clubs all over Michigan & The Mid-West US, and now tours nationally, and regularly. The Band now has 5 releases to their credit in 5 short years.  They tour Nationally on a quarterly basis taking their brand of Rockin Detroit Blues & Boogie all over the US & Canada to cheering crowds.
This band’s original music can be likened to Traditional Blues with heavy rock elements mixed with a Jazz/Fusion flare.The show contains elements of all styles of the Blues, but was best described as "Detroit Style Electric Blues" by many of the people who have seen and heard the Band perform. The first release, “Given Right” is all original and has created a buzz around Michigan and beyond.  Now a seasoned Band on the scene, Broken Arrow Blues is becoming a favorite of many a seasoned Blues fan who recognize all its members from other successful bands. At its core Broken Arrow delivers greasy grooves and rocky edged funky blues to everyone’s enjoyment that has made this Band the one to compare all others to. Considering the short time this Band has been together, it becomes immediately apparent that the Musicians are moving as one, and having a ball doing it!  Since their formation, the band released the first CD in 4 short months, the Band has quickly released a LIVE CD, Recorded at Callahan's Music Hall, in Auburn Hills, Michigan {released in January of 2010}, and another studio effort, "Good Times", recorder at Motor City Sounds Music Studios in Rochester, Michigan and released in June of 2010.  Now the Band has finished their  4th NEW RELEASE "No Time To Waste" recorded at Motor City Sounds Studios in Rochester, Michigan that has been released on Labor Day 2011, and recently released the 2nd LIVE CD and 5th release in 5 years. They have proven they are ready to produce hit after hit of original music know only as Broken Arrow Style Detroit Electric Blues & Boogie!!!!, as the genre it covers mixes many styles and crosses thresholds of many genres and styles combined.

Baby's Gone

Jamblasters - Living The Blues EP

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2008
Time:21:34 
Size:49,7 MB 
Label:Blaster Records 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Hellhounds - 3:56
 2. Dreamin Reality Blues - 2:45
 3. Last Time I Knew Nothing - 3:31
 4. Living The Blues - 5:29
 5. Past My Prime - 3:37
 6. Dollar Short/Day Late - 2:13

Here is a band with a very unique sound. A sound that goes perfectly with a glass of wine and a kick back and relax attitude. At the same time the music gets it’s audience dancing and gyrating with that very sensual swagger found in those hot night clubs of true blues lovers.

Living The Blues EP

The Hellhounds - Halfway Between Somewhere And Nowhere

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2006
Time:47:14 
Size:108,9 MB 
Label:Deltabilly Records 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Downtown -  2:49
 2. On The Run -  4:20
 3. 2 Inch Ball Hitch -  4:36
 4. Smoke That Stuff -  4:07
 5. Rising Tide -  4:04
 6. Blackened Tuna -  4:17
 7. Everything -  4:03
 8. Gwendolyn Brown -  3:22
 9. Devil Woman -  3:52
10. Deltaville - 11:38

"Halfway Between Somewhere & Nowhere" by Hellhounds is a blues music CD released in 2006. This album showcases the unique sound and style of the artist, blending elements of blues with rock and other genres to create a distinctive musical experience for listeners. Fans of blues music will enjoy the soulful melodies and electrifying performances captured in this album.
The Hellhounds are Vince Flora on Lead Vocals, Harp and Guitar, Johnny Beemiller on Guitar / Vocals, Ron Rummage on Bass / Vocals and Bill Meredith on Drums. They possess a certain sound and ability as a band with individual musicianship unparalleled by many. The Hellhounds would like to invite you to taste some Memphis barbeque for your ears by listening to some clips from Halfway Between Somewhere And Nowhere. The CD was recorded September 2005 at Leeway Music Studios in Memphis with producer Jeff Dunn and engineer Kevin Houston. Mastering was done by Larry and Kevin Nix at Ardent Studios also in Memphis. Donald 'Duck' Dunn ( Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Blues Brothers and Neil Young) served as executive producer on the project as well. The band had Duck come in towards the end of pre-production to see if the songs and arrangements could pass the acid test. Soon thereafter at a show in early August Duck told the band it was time to hightail it to memphis, get down to business and record the CD. In keeping with the flow of their intense and spontaneous energy, the Hellhounds finished the CD which showcases the band's powerful live sound in only eight days,topping off the hard work in the studio with a smokin' show at Blues City on Beale Street. 
Nice gritty bar-band blues. The lead singer has a gravelly voice perfectly suited for the material. The rock side of blues rock. Three chord frenzies and the secret of loud amps, distortion and reverb revealed yet again. A cut above most records in building dynamics into arrangements ... loud is louder after quiet passages. Another one that sounds designed as a bar band demo recording, because a band that can drive like this all night = a good night for the bar and everyone in it. Their original songs probably get a lot of live requests. In a regional blues talent contest, everyone in the audience would recognize The Hellhounds as strong contenders for the prize.

Halfway Between Somewhere And Nowhere

John Paul & The Hellhounds - Alive & Smokin'

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1998
Time:68:03 
Size:156,5 MB 
Label:Cat Dancin' Records 
Styles:Blues/Harmonica Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Introduction: Lindsay Shannon, Proprietor (Live) -  1:10
 2. I Wish You Would (Live) -  7:36
 3. One More Mile / Help Me (Live) - 15:16
 4. Po' Boy (Live) - 11:13
 5. Nadine (Live) -  4:50
 6. Lonesome Train (Live) -  4:44
 7. Party Girl (Live) -  7:42
 8. McComb / Hard Times (Revisited) [Live] -  8:17
 9. Blues Heaven (Live) -  7:12

John Paul Drum has been playing harmonica for close to forty years. It was one of the first instruments he can remember besides the old upright piano the family had in their home. He‘ll tell you he has only been really playing the “Harp” for around thirty years. While searching for a new way to musically express himself in the early eighties he found the music of the old harmonica masters, ie; Little Walter Jacobs and Sonny Boy Williamson II. From that point on he engrossed himself in the blues harmonica and moved to Kansas City.There he fell under the wing of KC Blues harmonica man Little Hatch. Hatch informed John Paul that he was the only harp player he cared to share a stage with. World famous Harmonica Bluesman Sugar Blue (of Rolling Stones fame “Miss You”) also tutored John Paul and they have remained friends over the years.After fronting such bands as the Swingin’ Swamis, Lonesome & Dangerous, and The Cat Dancin’ Band, he formed John Paul & The HellHounds in the spring of 1990. As a band leader, it was that band’s eight year stretch that he; broadened his technic and voice, captured three best band crowns, had numerous appearances at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz festival (among others), and gained a reputation as a topnotch musician and entertainer. He has also toured four countries in Europe and was greatly received (https://johnpauldrum.rocks/the-blue-devils/).

Alive & Smokin'

Broken Arrow Blues Band - No Time To Waste

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:42:22 
Size:98,3 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. The River Is Risin' - 4:08
 2. She Don't Know - 3:24
 3. Big Boned Woman - 4:36
 4. Hollar Stomp Dance - 6:06
 5. Hard Times - 2:55
 6. Muddy Water Blues - 5:34
 7. Put Up Or Shut Up (Revised) - 5:08
 8. My Turn To Play - 2:31
 9. Mugshot - 4:03
10. No Time To Waste - 3:54

Broken Arrow Blues is an award winning Blues Band out of Detroit, Michigan Fronted by Shadowhawk Ellis ( Lou KY/ Drums / Vocals) With the Legendary Bassman, Gary Rasmussen (Detroit. MI / Bass / Vocals) & Ultra Hot Fretician, Rich Hwang (Pontiac, MI / Guitars / Slides / Voacals) Tri-Powered Heavy Rock influenced Electric Blues & Boogie, yes sir. Not your granny's Blues for sure. High Energy performances and Top Shelf world class musicianship make this trio a force on any stage worldwide.

No Time To Waste

Brent Rubsam - Hard Rain EP

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2002
Time:26:45 
Size:63,9 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Destination Anywhere - 3:22
 2. Tell Me Why - 4:34
 3. Always & Forever - 3:42
 4. Hard Rain - 5:50
 5. Don't Back Down - 4:16
 6. Gettin' It - 4:59

First inspired by Van Halen's classic song 'Hot For Teacher', Olney, IL native Brent Rubsam was age 7 when he first picked up a guitar in 1983, and he's been hooked ever since. Through the years he has played and sang in a multitude of bands playing everything from blues to hard rock. One of Brent's main influences over the years has been the legendary Stevie Ray Vaughan. Since the day he first heard Stevie Ray's playing, he's been inspired to develop his own bluesy & aggressive style on the guitar. Other influences include Warren Haynes, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy, BB King, Randy Rhoads, Steve Vai, Eric Clapton, Tommy Castro, Popa Chubby, Walter Trout, Gary Moore, and many others. Brent currently keeps busy teaching 40 plus guitar students a week at his home in Olney, IL and by playing between 100 to 150 dates a year both solo acoustic and with the hardest working band in Illinois, 'Blind Date.' Brent's band, 'The Brent Rubsam Project' is sponsored by Budweiser True Music, and has opened up shows for several well-known classic rock acts including Bad Company former lead singer Brian Howe, Dr. Hook, The Little River Band, Molly Hatchet, Great White, Firehouse, and others. Brent also currently handles lead guitar and singing duties for a rockin' power trio called 'Sleaze Factor.' Since the release of Brent's debut blues-rock EP 'Hard Rain' in Dec. of 2002, the disc has hit the number 10 spot on the Mp3tunes.com Electric Blues Chart, hit the number 2 spot on the IUMA Blues Chart, has been a featured CD on OnlineRock.com, and recieved some international radio airplay.  In addition, Brent was the recipient of the Director's Award in the 2006 Nashville International Songwriting Competition, was a finalist in the 2006 Compo 10 International Blues Songwriting Competition, and his song 'Destination Anywhere' was featured the first week of Oct. 2006 on the nationally syndicated 'Blues Deluxe Radio Hour.' He has also recently placed 2nd in the 2007 'G3' Guitar Playoffs (losing by 1 point according to one judge), and was recently voted 'Best Band in Richland County' in the 2007 Olney Daily Mail People's Choice Awards. 

Hard Rain EP

Dog Town - No Ordinary Blue

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2008
Time:41:09 
Size:95,1 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listting:
 1. No Ordinary Blue - 4:21
 2. Bad Boy - 3:22
 3. One Last Chance - 4:17
 4. Nowhere Paradise - 3:47
 5. Flows Like A River - 2:04
 6. Take Me Back - 3:19
 7. Time For The Blues - 4:13
 8. When You Don't - 3:24
 9. Perfect Man - 4:49
10. Ain't Gonna Change My Heart - 7:30

CD contains 10 original blues based Rock&Roll/Blues & Varity music. Done with the help of two of Kansas City's best blues players on piano and saxaphone. Unknowingly, some songs were done in the vein of Blues Brothers; a fun and good time always telling the truth. Check out Ron McManaman 'Alibis' for more Blues. Check out RON'S new CD 'Under the Blues Sky.' Dog Town's lineup is; Ron 'Mack' McManaman (bass, vocals), 'Rocky' Gil Gazaille (lead guitar, vocals), and 'Railroad' Steve Grate (drums). They're joined on this album by guest artist, Chris Cohick (saxophone, flute) and Leslie Maclean (keyboard, back vocals). Vicki Todd also plays keys on the song, 'One Last Chance.' On No Ordinary Blue you will find the Blues style of music intermixed with large doses of good old Rock n' Roll music. This band is made up of a group of guys who have lived what they're singing about in their songs, including that roller coaster emotion of love and relationships. The songs range from straight up blues to robust rock n' rollers. The music is strong while the vocals for the most part hold their own in the songs. The addition of the guest artist was also a good move. The saxophone playing of Chris Cohick really brings a lively tone to the songs. Also his flute work on the song, 'When You Don't' brings a real magic to the song. No Ordinary Blue finishes strong with, 'Ain't Gonna Change My Heart,' a 7-minute's blues rocker that is filled with lively guitar and drum parts. The song starts with a rousing 1:30 minute instrumental that set the tone for the rest of the song. If you like your blues mixed with a side order of rock then Dog Town plays music that you'll want to hear ~ By East Side Slim.

No Ordinary Blue

Little Peter & The Mellowtones - Hurricane

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2024
Time:49:47 
Size:115,4 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Soul/R&B 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Hurricane - 5:44
 2. Matchbox - 4:50
 3. All Night Long - 3:27
 4. Land of Dreams - 3:12
 5. Blues for Stevie - 3:28
 6. I Wouldn't Treat a Dog - 4:36
 7. Boogie Shoes - 3:06
 8. SoundCheck Blues - 4:12
 9. Peter Pepper - 3:04
10. Miss You - 4:47
11. Maggot Brain - 4:39
12. Drinking Bourbon Whiskey - 4:37

Musicians:
Peter Cayla - Guitar and Vocals
Philippe Scemama - Bass
Alexandre Cantié - Keyboards
Didier Mouret - B3 Organ
Fabien Tournier - Drums

Little Peter and the Mellowtones, an authentic and energetic blues, soul, and R&B band, draws inspiration from icons such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Albert King, and Gary Clark Jr.
Their repertoire ranges from iconic covers of pure Texas shuffle to their own R&B compositions, both contemporary and classic. Their sound is enriched by their extensive experience and deep knowledge of the music they've been playing since childhood. From Europe's biggest stages to small clubs, these four unique musicians skillfully blend traditional, contemporary, and explosive music.
The band was founded by Pierre Cayla, nicknamed Little Peter. He has been playing guitar since the age of nine, and the first songs he ever performed were blues. He frequently travels to Austin, Texas, where he performs with local musicians. He recorded the album with his friend Lucky Gus, as well as Jimmie Vaughan's horn section, The Texas Horns, Stevie Ray Vaughan's drummer Chris Layton, keyboardist Gary Clark Jr., and others.

Hurricane

Bret Welty - Why Cowboys Ride Alone

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2018
Time:47:23 
Size:109,1 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Rock/Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Bad to Be Blue - 4:06
 2. Why Cowboys Ride Alone - 4:13
 3. I Want You Bad - 4:44
 4. Mad Frame of Mind - 4:39
 5. I Want to Become Hurt - 3:39
 6. Unlimited Edition - 4:57
 7. Without You - 3:49
 8. Narrow Road - 3:44
 9. Take You Down - 4:34
10. Maybe - 5:39
11. Breaking Free - 3:14

Bret Welty is a blues rock singer, songwriter and guitar player with an inspired approach to blending the soul of blues...Bret Welty is a jack of all trades when it comes to his musical abilities. He’s a blues and rock songwriter, singer and overall performer who has been honing his trade for over 35 years. There is so much in Welty’s musical genre styles that I love and each song has its very own uniqueness to it. 

Why Cowboys Ride Alone

Brian Blain - Who Paid You to Give Me the Blues?

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1999
Time:45:47 
Size:105,7 MB 
Label:Blainco Music 
Styles:Blues/Modern Electric Blues/Roots  
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Who Paid You to Give Me the Blues? - 2:59
 2. Worry Worry - 2:53
 3. I Can't Say That I Lost You - 3:00
 4. Entrepreneurial Blues - 3:08
 5. The Big Fire - 4:24
 6. Outlaw of Megantic - 5:27
 7. Girlfriend Blues - 3:53
 8. Ten Worlds - 3:19
 9. Y2K Blues - 3:39
10. Vulcan Heart - 5:03
11. Dump That Lump - 2:43
12. Computer Club Queen - 2:07
13. The TV Shuffle - 3:06

Musicians:
Brian Blain - Guitar and Vocals;
Victor Bateman - Bass;
Rod Phillips - Organ;
Mike Fitzpatrick - Drums.

Brian Blain has been called an"elder blues statesman" and is this year's recipient of the lifetime achievement "Blues Booster" Maple Blues Award from the Toronto Blues Society. He's been a sideman, frontman, producer, publisher, blogger and has played with top blues players in Canada at his popular "Campfire Jam", and backed blues legends like Kathi MacDonald, Long John Baldry and Hubert Sumlin.
Brian Blain, born in rural Quebec and active in the music scene for forty years, possesses a “northern” style that gives him a cool edge that just can’t be found in any other artist. His easy blend of folk and blues is a running commentary on life as he sees it.  Since arriving in Toronto in 1990, Brian Blain has been a quiet, enduring presence in Canadian roots music. He has worked in just about every aspect of the music business on stage and behind the scenes as a recording artist, sideman, producer, manager, music writer/editor, publisher, director and tireless promoter of Canadian blues artists.  Ever since his 1973 recording, "The Story of the Magic Pick", Brian has been providing his wry commentary on the music scene. 
His 1999 complaint, "Blues is Hurting," was included on the Toronto Blues Society compilation "Toronto Blues Today." When no one was listening to the singer at a CD launch, he wrote "One More Weasel" at the back table in the Rivoli in Toronto (on a proverbial napkin). As Jeffrey Morgan wrote in the Detroit Times, “Now here’s something you don’t hear every day: a bluesman singin’ the blues about how lousy the blues singin’ business is these days.” 

Who Paid You to Give Me the Blues?

Boscoe France - 1500 Miles EP

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2017
Time:21:59 
Size:50,9 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Modern Electric Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Evil Woman - 3:52
 2. My Kentucky Home - 3:23
 3. Shackles - 4:39
 4. Worried Mind - 6:41
 5. Chicken Plucker - 3:22
“It’s blues, just heavier”

That’s how the Kentucky slide guitar wizard describes his sound. Boscoe France’s authentic musical style is an awe-inspiring alchemy of blues, rock and little bit of down-home soul. In what is sure to be an unforgettable performance, Boscoe’s indescribable slide guitar skills are well matched with his “rock your socks off” style of Blues. Yes…. literally…. this Kentucky firebrand stands barefoot on stage, playing with the skill and talent of a master musician fused with the intensity of a bare knuckled brawler. Since picking up his Uncle Duke’s guitar at the age of three, Boscoe has forged a truly unique sound. In his years of experience, he has been blessed to share the stage and open for remarkable musicians such as: BB King, Paul Reed Smith, Sonny Landreth, Keb Mo, Emil Werstler, Johnny Neel, and Jimmy Wallace, to name a few. Boscoe currently performs at music festivals and PRS guitar clinics across the country. His joys are playing music, traveling to festivals with his family, and living the good life in Western Kentucky.

1500 Miles EP

GoGo Blues - Live in Studio

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2005
Time:43:17 
Size:99,4 MB 
Label:Tutl Records 
Styles:Blues/Modern Electric Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. I'm Gone - 4:11
 2. City Life - 4:40
 3. Give Me Your Life - 3:54
 4. Crawlin' King Snake - 5:14
 5. Chitlins Con Carne - 6:00
 6. Beggin' You - 5:20
 7. Feelin' So Free - 4:10
 8. Helped By the Blues - 9:45

One of the band's founders, Uni Reinert Debess, is a musician, poet, composer, singer, and guitarist. He was born on November 24, 1979, in Havn. Uni is the son of Per Debess, also a musician.
Uni began his musical career late in life. From 1999 to 2001, Uni studied music and guitar at the Tórshavn Music School. Since then, he has attended various guitar classes.
In 2001, he played with the band Teir at a free concert in the Faroe Islands. In 2002, he played at an Easter concert with Bates Motel, in 2003 with Headache Blues Treo, and in 2004 with GoGo Blues.
Won the Føroyar Prize with GoGo Blues.On April 23, 2005, he won the Føroyar Prize as a member of GoGo Blues. In addition to winning the concert competition, GoGo Blues received the Best Group award and were also invited to the G! ​​Festival. In August of that year, he and GoGo Blues traveled to Canada and performed at various festivals. GoGo Blues released the album Face to Face With the Devil in 2005.

Live in Studio

Brother Jon Band - Dark Side of the Room

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2025
Time:37:59 
Size:87,2 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Rock/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Who Da Man - 3:26
 2. Maple Street - 4:47
 3. What You See - 3:57
 4. Morning - 4:09
 5. Soulsick - 4:32
 6. Cocaine Eyes - 4:45
 7. Validation - 4:07
 8. The Only One - 4:33
 9. Hot Tamale - 3:39

Brother Jon Band has a pure organic sound that is rich in flavor and a chord of vitality that is both charming and nostalgic for lovers of the blues and classic rock music genres. Brother Jon is an independent musician who has been touring, gigging and writing music for quite some time. Consisting of band members Mike Liska, Adam Lain, Rich Farris, Dan Rheaume, Phil Snell, and Jon Rabideaux, Brother Jon Band hails from the beloved city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. In recent years, the group has made some tremendous strides, which includes winning the 2016 Famous Dave’s battle of the bands. Brother Jon Band being an act to follow, that will not disappoint, but will offer a variety of country, blues, and rock music, on their own doing so.

Dark Side of the Room

Johnny Big Stone & The Blues Workers - Juke Joint Sessions Vol. 2

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2018
Time:37:26 
Size:86,3 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Jump Blues/West Coast Blues  
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Another Night To Cry (feat.Paul Orta, Nathan James & Richard Ray Farrell) - 4:00
 2. The Goat (Paul Orta) (feat.Paul Orta, Nathan James & Richard Ray Farrell) - 3:38
 3. I Got To Go (Paul Orta) (feat.Paul Orta, Nathan James & Richard Ray Farrell) - 3:54
 4. Little Boy Blue (feat.Paul Orta, Nathan James & Richard Ray Farrell) - 3:12
 5. Do Unto Others (Nathan James) (feat.Paul Orta, Nathan James & Richard Ray Farrell) - 3:01
 6. The Dummy (Nathan James) (feat.Paul Orta, Nathan James & Richard Ray Farrell) - 3:09
 7. Crazy Legs (feat.Paul Orta, Nathan James & Richard Ray Farrell) - 3:23
 8. Cryin' Won't Help You (Richard Ray Farrell) (feat.Paul Orta, Nathan James & Richard Ray Farrell) - 4:13
 9. Crosstown Shuffle (Richard Ray Farrel) (feat.Paul Orta, Nathan James & Richard Ray Farrell) - 4:01
10. She Moves Me (feat.Paul Orta, Nathan James & Richard Ray Farrell) - 4:51

Musicians:
Johnny Big Stone - guitar and voice;
Artem Zhulyev - sax;
Little Jordi - double bass;
Reginald Vilardell - drums.

Johnny Big Stone & the Blues Workers is a blues band at its peak. From musicians of renowned prestige, combine songs from the west coas, jump blues or traditional blues, achieving a very varied repertoire and enormous "feeling". With more than thirteen years of career, they have released four albums "Jumpin & Dodgin" an album with eleven songs of their own composition, "Move On" with thirteen songs of which nine are their own compositions, "Juke Joint Sessions Vol.1.", a compilation of old blues jewels with touches of West Coast blues and swing jazz and "Juke Joint Session Vol.2" in which they had luxury collaborations such as Paul Orta, Nathan James and Richard Ray Farrell.

Juke Joint Sessions Vol. 2

Glenn Pavone & The Cyclones - Twist This

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1993
Time:53:35 
Size:123,4 MB 
Label:Cyclones Disc 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front+Back 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Where's It At - 3:20
 2. Shakin' All Over - 4:16
 3. Sunday Shivers - 2:29
 4. Oh Babe - 3:25
 5. Little Wing - 5:09
 6. Been A Long Time - 3:13
 7. Look What You Done - 2:49
 8. Playin' The Blues - 5:23
 9. Hound Dog Man - 4:58
10. Big Talk - 6:50
11. Old Love - 7:44
12. Get Rythm - 3:54

Musicians:
Vocals, Guitar – Glenn Pavone;
Bass – Tom Valentine;
Drums – Frank Sprentz.

Glenn Pavone, the long-time frontman for the Cyclones and the axeman of the Billy Price Band for nearly a decade.Pavone was a native of Alexandria, Va., and started playing the guitar at seven, inspired by "Purple Haze." He started performing on stage when he was nine.
He first played with the Bill Blue Band. Their album "Sing Like Thunder," on Adelphi Records was a regional hit in the Washington D.C., Virginia, and North Carolina areas. Looking for a new guitarist, Billy Price had him sit in with his band, gigging at Desperado's in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C., and he blew Price away.
Pavone came to Pittsburgh and spent nine years with Price's Keystone Rhythm Band during the '80s. While with the KRB, Pavone recorded the albums "Billy Price and the Keystone Rhythm Band Live" and "Free at Last" on Antenna Records. The latter featured "I'm Gonna Win The War," where his writing was nominated for a W. C. Handy Award.
He went on his own to record and perform with The Cyclones afterward for the next two decades. Their debut CD "Twist This" had a hit track "Oh Babe" that was a local big seller, and was aired heavily on WDVE in 1994. They recorded two more CDs, "Twist That" and "Cyclones R.U.L.E."
Pavone was noted for two things. First was the way he could make a guitar wail. He played bluesy rock from the Jimi/Stevie Ray school, and was equally adept at lead or rhythm guitar. And he could finger the strings on his Strat like an old timey picker. He knew his tool; Pavone built his own axes, even the necks; nothing off the shelf for him.
He was voted Pittsburgh's best guitarist several times, and even received national recognition for his work. He turned down an opportunity to go national and join the Nighthawks, who knew well of his work (Jimmy Thackery was the one who set up his audition with Billy Price), because he didn't want to leave Pittsburgh.
Pavone was also known as one of the friendliest, funniest, and most humble guys in the local music world, always dressed in shades, a polo or tee shirt and slacks. In a City whose musicians sit in with one another and run in the same circles as a rule, Glenn Pavone was everyone's BFF.
Heck, Norm Nardini called Pavone "the Big Cheese, Glenn Provolone." And Pavone himself, as related by Rege Behe in the Tribune Review, when told he had won the Pittsburgh's best guitarist award, asked if the voters didn't mean the best golfer.
The Cyclones played everywhere. Not only did they hit the clubs and festivals, but they'd perform for the low-pay music series sponsored by municipal rec departments from Allegheny County, Pittsburgh and Monroeville so everyone could get a taste of the blues.
He got to be part of the documentary "Pittsburgh: Getting to the Bottom of our Blues (2009)" by Rodney Underwood, sharing the spotlight with the region's other talented but often overlooked blues players.
Like a lot of Pittsburgh music men, Pavone had a day job. His was with Field Environmental Instruments in Point Breeze, and he'd bike to work from his Edgewood home. He had two passions in his life besides music: his wife Nancy, who he met while with the KRB, and golf.
Now Pittsburgh's finest guitarist is gone, and way too soon. Charon is the only one that could take the title from him.

Twist This

Ken Whiteley - Keep Going

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:48:10 
Size:110,6 MB 
Label:Pyramid Records 
Styles:Blues/Folk 
Art:Front 

Tracks Lissting:
 1. Everybody's Got to Be Tried - 3:42
 2. Aberdeen - 3:55
 3. Keep Going - 4:43
 4. A Smooth One - 3:07
 5. Going To German - 5:19
 6. I Dreamed Last Night - 3:41
 7. I'll Just Say I'm Fine - 2:27
 8. Reaching Higher - 3:33
 9. It's Not Over Yet - 4:12
10. Pallet On Your Floor - 4:53
11. I Said Goodbye - 5:44
12. At The End Of The Day - 2:48

Ken Whiteley has been playing folk, blues, gospel and other roots traditions at the highest level for well over fifty years.  He has received many awards including a Canadian Folk Music Award, 7 Juno nominations, 18 Maple Blues nominations, a Genie Award (for Best Song in a Canadian Film) and Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Mariposa Folk Festival, The Maple Blues Awards and Folk Music Ontario but ultimately for Ken his music is all about making connection.   He loves to get people singing with him whether he’s on a concert stage, a folk festival, a church service or a yoga ashram.
Ken has made over 36 albums.  He has written over 400 songs that have won numerous awards and been covered by more than a dozen artists. Ken is a living link to the traditions of people he has sung and played with including Pete Seeger, The Georgia Sea Island Singers, Tom Paxton, John Hammond Jr., Blind John Davis and many others. He brings this vast experience to each performance as a way to allow all of us to come together through the power of song.
Soon I will be releasing my 37th album titled, “Keep Going”. It is a bluesy infused journey exploring perseverance in a myriad of forms. It includes brand new songs as well as some venerable old blues tunes and a guitar solo instrumental. 

Keep Going

Big Joe Fitz - This Is Big

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2010
Time:57:09 
Size:131,9 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Jazzy Blues/Soul Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Leap of Faith - 3:49
 2. The Chokin'  Kind - 2:46
 3. Get It While You Can - 3:24
 4. Hard Times - 2:16
 5. Last Go Round - 4:28
 6. You Mean Everything To Me - 4:43
 7. I Cried Last Night - 5:40
 8. Lonesome Train - 4:31
 9. Body and Fender Man - 4:29
10. I Almost Lost My Mind - 3:50
11. Tweedle Dee - 4:47
12. Imitation of Love - 4:14
13. Kidney Stew - 5:17
14. I Choose To Sing the Blues - 2:50

Rosendale’s Big Joe Fitz belongs to a long line of R&B performers equally at home onstage or behind a radio microphone. When he’s not spinning the blues on WDST, he’s singing it on stages throughout the Hudson Valley. Of course, he knows his stuff from years on the station’s “The Blues Break,” and it shows with his album, This Is Big. The mellow Fitz goes right to the well, with selections from Ray Charles, Jerry Ragovoy, Doc Pomus, Dr. John, Charles Brown, and Eddie Vinson. His backing band on most tracks includes bass buddy (and album engineer) Robert Bard, drummer Tim Whalen, and ace New Paltz guitarist Mark Dziuba. Unfortunately, Fitz only pulls his harp out for “Last Go Round” and the album wants for more of those tasty, bent reeds. Vocally, Fitz clearly goes for traditional R&B tropes and he’s got just enough smoke on tunes like “Lonesome Train” to both rock and roll. Occasionally, though, he seems more concerned with hitting the right notes than with letting his soul show. On Harlan Howard’s classic “The Chokin’ Kind,” Fitz swerves wide of the kind of emotion the song requires, even demands. Artists as varied as Waylon Jennings and Joe Simon have done right by this one, but Fitz nearly makes it chipper. He does get it right, though—and how—on “Hard Times” (with pianist Jumpin’ Jack), “Tweedle Dee,” and the opening “Leap of Faith.” On the last, Fitz goes toe to toe with Delbert McClinton’s reading and still manages to leave his own funky stamp ~  www.bigjoefitz.com.

This Is Big

Big Sugar - Heated Deluxe 25th Anniversary

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2022
Time:75:32 
Size:173,6 MB 
Label:Bread And Butter Productions 
Styles:Rock/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Where I Stand - 6:10
 2. Better Get Used To It - 2:55
 3. The Scene - 4:15
 4. Cop A Plea - 5:10
 5. Girl Watcher - 4:09
 6. Round And Round - 4:42
 7. Kickin' Stones - 5:16
 8. Hammer In My Hand - 4:24
 9. 100 Cigarettes - 4:03
10. Turn The Lights On - 3:54
11. Let It Ride - 5:51
12. Heart Refuse To Pound - 5:27
13. Better Get Used To It (Acoustic Version) - 2:56
14. Je Suis Cool - 2:59
15. Alka Lights (feat. Whitey Don) - 4:02
16. Let Me Roll It - 3:31
17. Leadbelly (Fire Down Below) - 5:40

Heated’ features some of the best of Big Sugar’s repertoire including ‘Better Get Used to It', 'The Scene', 'Girl Watcher', 'Turn the Lights On' and a cover of BTO’s ‘Let It Ride’.  The 25th anniversary edition has been remastered and expanded to include 4 bonus tracks including the lead single, a cover of the Wings classic ‘Let Me Roll It’, an acoustic version of ‘Better Get Used To It’, ‘Je Suis Cool’ & ‘Alka Lights’ ft. Whitey Don. The double LP gatefold deluxe edition is pressed on orange and green vinyl with extensive new artwork from the band’s personal archives. Foreword by Warren Haynes of Govt. Mule. Also available on CD and all digital platforms.
“In 1998 when Big Sugar released HEATED, Govt. Mule and Big Sugar had already done several tours together, starting a few years earlier starting a few years earlier when we each released our debut album. It was an exciting time – seeing both band grow exponentially, continually adding new influences to the mix - each one rising to the occasion and not wanting to be outdone. Every night we would stand side stage and watch them, they would stand side stage and watch us, and many nights we would wind up on stage playing together either in their set or ours. I recall a lot of lucky audiences being treated to long nights of fresh, loud, unique spontaneous, “hard to categorize” music. It’s always a true test to see how the audience reacts to the new material before they’ve had a chance to digest it and you could feel them connecting to these songs right away. A lot of future Big Sugar concert staples would appear on HEATED which remains one of my faves “ ~  Warren Haynes

Heated Deluxe 25th Anniversary

Brother Jon Band - Open Jam

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2015
Time:33:15 
Size:76,4 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Rock/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Be On Time - 4:17
 2. Bobby's Blues - 4:27
 3. When She Cries - 4:37
 4. Knew Before You - 4:11
 5. Dog - 3:50
 6. 990 Days - 4:02
 7. Reason to Live - 3:39
 8. 4th of July - 4:08

Brother Jon Band has a pure organic sound that is rich in flavor and a chord of vitality that is both charming and nostalgic for lovers of the blues and classic rock music genres. Brother Jon is an independent musician who has been touring, gigging and writing music for quite some time. Consisting of band members Mike Liska, Adam Lain, Rich Farris, Dan Rheaume, Phil Snell, and Jon Rabideaux, Brother Jon Band hails from the beloved city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. In recent years, the group has made some tremendous strides, which includes winning the 2016 Famous Dave’s battle of the bands. Brother Jon Band being an act to follow, that will not disappoint, but will offer a variety of country, blues, and rock music, on their own doing so.

Open Jam

Brother Magnum & The Razor Bumps - Feel Like a King

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2010
Time:43:05 
Size:99,2 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Amen - Try Again - 3:32
 2. Addicted to You - 4:26
 3. Funky Foot Woman - 3:26
 4. King - 4:03
 5. The Divorce Song - 3:25
 6. Gambler and a Preacher - 4:30
 7. Bad Apple - 4:03
 8. Mountains and Rain Drops - 3:40
 9. Paying Dues, Playing Blues - 3:33
10. Cocaine Sheila (Acoustic Version) - 4:12
11. One Drunk Apple (Hidden Track) - 4:11

Brother Magnum is a double-barreled, high-firepower classic soul music man for the modern age. With a dead aim for making every show he plays with his band The Razor Bumps into a memorable musical party galore, the Austin-based singer, songwriter and guitarist blends the best from the golden age of soul, the coolest blues and the finest roots of rock’n’roll into a sound that blows you away in the most delightful ways. His veteran musician’s savvy and knack for creating fresh soulful sounds and songs that speak to the heart and get the butt shaking is etched into the proverbial grooves of his new album, Feel Like A King. As Magnum concludes, “I may not be the latest thing, but I am the real thing.

Feel Like a King

Ben Racine Band - Live à Montréal

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2019
Time:63:19 
Size:145,9 MB 
Label:Self-Released
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Addiction (Live) - 4:49
 2. Too Busy Being Pretty (Live) - 5:22
 3. Contagious (Live) - 4:02
 4. Modus Operandi (Live) - 5:00
 5. The Pleasure's All Mine (Live) - 3:43
 6. Cuttin'in (Live) - 4:36
 7. One Of A Kind (Live) - 2:48
 8. Southbound Girl (Live) - 3:48
 9. No Smoke Without Fire (Live) - 3:36
10. Grand New Brew (Live) - 4:29
11. Bootprint (Live) - 4:38
12. Mighty Good Time (Live) - 3:20
13. Merci/Présentation (Live) - 0:59
14. Snap Jab (Live) - 5:00
15. Move On (Live) - 3:27
16. Can't Wait To See You Again (Live) - 3:36

Live à Montréal:
Opening with Addiction, a swaggering blues rocker, Ben Racine, lead vocalist and guitar player has super presence, with deep throaty bari sax by Mathieu Moose Mousseau and backed by Kaven Jalbert on tenor sax, Charles Trudel on keys, Francois Dube on bass and Nicky Estor on drums. I really like Contageous, a soulful rocker with a stiff drum beat. Warm sax work and solid vocals set the pace and again Moose steps up with a nice sax solo, bookended with another by Racine and Jalbert. Very nice! JG Watson's Cuttin' In is one of my favorites with it's soulful melody smoky sax work by Jalbert and tight guitar riffs by Racine. Southbound Girl is a up beat shuffle with great vocals and guitar lead by Racine, tight riffs by Estor and a warm under blanket by Trudel and Jalbert. Excellent! Boogaloo rhythm gives No Smoke Without Fire a great feel and Moose and Jalbert really work it. Move On has a great working funky beat, reinforced by Jalbert and Moose. This would have been a great concert to see and the crowd was treated here with more than 15 tracks. Check it out! 

Live à Montréal

R.C.Banks - My Time

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1987
Time:35:17 
Size:81,8 MB 
Label:Amazing Records 
Styles:Texas Blues/Electric Blues/Rock/Roots 
Art:Full

Tracks Listing:
 1. My Time (Will Surely Come) - 3:47
 2. I Ain't Got Time - 3:58
 3. I Don't Know About That - 2:36
 4. I'm Walking - 4:05
 5. It's The Little Things - 3:24
 6. Randy Man - 3:33
 7. When My Baby Walked By - 3:45
 8. Your Money Won't Make You A Man - 3:21
 9. That's The Way Lovers Are - 2:47
10. I'll Be Gone - 4:01

Musicians:
R.C.Banks - Guitar,Piano,Vocals;
Charlie Sexton,Wes McGhee - Guitar;
Mike Robberson - Bass;
Ponty Bone - Organ [Hammond B3], Accordion;
Ed Vizard - Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone;
Fred Krc - Drums, Percussion.

If experience is indeed the best teacher, then R. C. Banks has earned a Ph.D. in real American music. From the time he hit his first stage with his accordion at the age of six in his native Lubbock, TX, Banks has cut a swath across the Southwest in a succession of bands playing a kaleidoscope of styles, often at the same time. Along the way, he has worked with such folks as former Small Face Ronnie Lane, a then 14-year-old Charlie Sexton and Austin legend Harvey "Tex" Thomas.  His songs have been recorded by Lane, Joe Ely - both on his own and in an as-yet unreleased duet with Linda Ronstadt - Charlie and Will Sexton, "Long Black Veil" co-writer Mary John Wilkins and Texas country-folk thrush Kimmie Rhodes. Yet he has remained one of the largely undiscovered treasures on the lively Austin and Texas roots music scenes until now.

My Time

Brother Magnum & The Razor Bumps - Fire & Steel

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:46:37 
Size:107,3 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Soul/Funk/Rock 
Art:Full

Tracks Listing:
 1. I'm Tired - 3:54
 2. Love Me Woman - 3:15
 3. Fire And Steel - 3:25
 4. 3rd Degree Love Burns - 4:12
 5. Thank You - 2:46
 6. Feel Good - 3:19
 7. Damn Me...Still Nee-Mo Money - 3:22
 8. Working Man Jam - 3:21
 9. Don't Make A Fool Out Of Me - 3:52
10. Party Tonight - 3:30
11. Are You Stoned? - 3:44
12. Mr. Mojo (Theme Song) - 4:30
13. I Got Love (Bonus Track) - 3:21

Brother Magnum is a double-barreled, hi gh-firepower classic soul music man for the modern age. With a dead aim for making every show he plays with his band The Razor Bumps into a memorable musical party galore, the Austin-based singer, songwriter and guitarist blends the best from the golden age of soul, the coolest blues and the finest roots of rock’n’roll into a sound that blows you away in the most delightful ways. Within the Brother Magnum sound you can hear a lifetime of loving and making music. “I’ve done it all, man,” he explains. “I’ve done hip-hop, I’ve done country, I’ve done rock’n’roll, I’ve done pop and new wave — all that stuff at times in my life.” And now he’s making the music that comes straight from his heart to yours.

Fire & Steel

Marty Grebb - High Steppin'

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:51:18 
Size:118,2 MB 
Label:Luna Chica Records 
Styles:Blues/Electric Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Heartbreaker - 4:20
 2. Can't Get You Out of My Mind - 4:20
 3. Clifford's Mood - 3:24
 4. Dem Dat Know - 5:42
 5. Tulsa Town - 4:11
 6. Walkin' the Dog - 4:11
 7. Lowdown Blues Again - 4:27
 8. High Steppin' - 3:55
 9. Treat Your Daddy Mean - 4:01
10. One Night - 4:02
11. Never Gonna Let You Go - 4:00
12. Let A Butterfly Cross the Road - 4:39

As is the case with many of the most talented artists, Marty Grebb is a household name among mostly the top and more well known musicians — most of whom he’s played with as a multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and composer over the past four decades — rather than the non-playing, pop music buying public. Grebb has recorded and performed with everyone from Leon Russell, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, Stevie Nicks, Etta James, and Buddy Guy, to name only a few.
Grebb’s latest CD, High Steppin’, is a loving tribute to the blues and soul music he grew up with in Chicago. The album has already gotten the attention of peers such as Leon Russell and Garth Hudson.
Bonnie Raitt commented about it: “Marty has always been one of the most soulful, and versatile artists I know. From our years playing together in my band, to his broad history playing on his own and with many of the greats, Marty is one of the very few musicians who can nail singing, keyboards, saxophone, guitar, bass, drums, songwriting, and arranging with equal passion and authenticity. He’s made another great, funky record in High Steppin’. Terrific all the way around.”
Long before joining The Buckinghams in 1967, Grebb was signed to Vee Jay records with the Exceptions when he was 16 years old. During that time, he met Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, and Etta James, all of whom helped to shape his deeply sincere, blues-based sound, and most of whom Grebb would end up working with throughout his career.
On High Steppin’, Grebb plays every instrument: piano, Hammond organs, electric and upright bass, drums, vocals guitar, resonator guitar, and has written all the horn arrangements.
“Heartbreaker” and “Can’t Get You Out Of My Mind” (both co-written with Leon Russell) are  low-down, minor key blues that have Grebb playing down and dirty Otis Rush-style Chicago blues guitar leads with tightly punctuated horn hooks. Grebb’s vocals are exceptionally soulful. There’s a hint of Ray Charles and Bobby “Blue” Bland” at first, but he eventually departs from the obvious influences and demonstrates a totally unique sound. His alto sax solo on “Heartbreaker” is brilliantly melodic.
Clifford’s Mood is an instrumental dedication to Bill Doggett’s original tenor sax master, the late Clifford Scott. Grebb’s tenor work has sparks of Scott’s style, but he again departs into his own bag of tricks. This takes the listener back to those classic Doggett sides on King records of the mid ‘50’s. Grebb also serves up a smooth and funky guitar solo that is true to the style and era. This is one of the most daring recordings laid down in a long time.
“Dem Dat Know” and the title track, “High Steppin’,” have a true Mardi Gras New Orleans feel. Here we get a taste of both Grebb’s rollicking piano and slick tenor-sax playing with more great, sincere vocals. Grebb actually co-wrote “Dem Dat Know”  with the late Cajun/country legend Bobby Charles.
Grebb’s slowed down, funky rendition of Rufus Thomas’s “Walkin’ The Dog” is one of the greatest and most original readings of this Memphis classic ever recorded. Grebb’s stinging lead guitar solo is pure, with a delicious blend of Johnny “Guitar” Watson and Albert King without sounding derivative. Grebb’s churning keyboard work in the background and passionate vocals make this worth the purchase of the CD alone.
The rocking soul of “Tulsa Town” and “Lowdown Blues Again” combine the vintage blues/r&b sound of Atlantic records of the early 60’s with the looser, blue-eyed soul of Leon Russell in the late 60’s and 70’s (to which Grebb was a key contributor).
“Treat Your Daddy Mean” (dedicated to Muddy Waters) is the kind of pure blues not recorded in a long time and one of the album’s most inspired recordings. Along with some terrific blues harp and acoustic guitar playing, Grebb’s vocals on this number put him in the ranks with some of the all time great blues singers. It’s hard to believe this track was recorded in this day and age.  The same could be said about “One Night” and “Let A Butterfly Cross The Road” — slow Ray Charles blues numbers that not only pay tribute to the “Father Of Soul” but give the late master a run for his money, with Grebb’s pleading and mournful vocals and soft, dynamic piano playing.
“Never Gonna Let You Go” may be the most commercial sounding track on the album, with its Motown- esque vocal hooks and reverb laden horn lines.  But it doesn’t, for one moment, take away from the power and genius of High Steppin’. 
High Steppin’ is a powerful statement that real blues and soul presented with authenticity still exists. Coming from a man some might have overlooked as a session player over the years, Marty Grebb comes out swinging, playing every instrument at a jaw-dropping level of brilliance and devotion.

High Steppin'

Friar's Point - Live At Sun Studios

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:32:27 
Size:74,8 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Turn the Other Way - 4:01
 2. You Must Think I'm Blind - 3:36
 3. I Got a Feeling Called the Blues - 3:34
 4. Art for Money - 4:54
 5. To the Point - 4:01
 6. Dirty Money - 6:18
 7. Be Your Man - 2:51
 8. Night Out (Bonus Track) - 3:10

Friar's Point Band is a contemporary blues band based out of the Lehigh Valley, Pa. and has been on the Northeast Regional Music Scene since 2005. The band takes it's name from the Legendary town in Mississippi where Muddy Waters heard Robert Johnson playing on the porch of Hirsberg's Drug Store and was so intimidated by RJ's guitar playing that he left town.Friar's Point has been semi-finalists at the 25th, 26th & 27th International Blues Challenge in Memphis Tennessee.Their resume also includes performances at Central Pa. Arts Festival State College, Pa., Penn's Peak Jim Thorpe, Pa. Godfrey Daniels and Musikfest Bethlehem, Pa. To name a few.

Live At Sun Studios

Zen Blues Quartet - Zen Blues Quartet

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2005
Time:50:18 
Size:115,5 MB 
Label:Shunyata Records 
Styles:Blues/Mix 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Pack It Up - 4:17
 2. Body and Fender Man - 4:31
 3. You're Gonna Need Me - 5:19
 4. Get Your Business Straight - 4:15
 5. Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You - 3:33
 6. A Real Mother for You - 5:58
 7. Take out Some Insurance - 5:20
 8. Messin' with the Kid - 2:57
 9. I Love You More Than You Will Ever Know - 6:52
10. Since the World Ended - 7:11

Musicians:
John March - Guitar; 
Tim Scott - Bass and Vocals;
Jeff Young - Keyboards;
Steve Ferrone - Drums.

For guitarist John March and the Zen Blues Quartet, 'living the dream' is the perfect analogy. It was an epiphany after all, that John experienced while standing in a misty mountain forest near the town of Assisi in Central Italy. "In that very moment I had a clear vision of this music. Of a day spent recording music with my friends, simply because we can. No other agenda, no mission to fulfill, just music for the sake of music."
It only took one phone conversation with musician pals back in the U.S. for John's moment of Zen to begin cutting through more than just the Italian fog. The path of enlightenment was about to shine on the "ultimate" garage band. (Of course you realize when I use the term 'garage band,' it's with the caveat that the musical combo in your carport has also played, or recorded with Jimi Hendrix, the Stones, Stevie Wonder, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, C,S and N...)
"I think my entire life I've wanted to do something that has meaning to me. And I've been really blessed that I have friends who are really good artists and musicians and creative people who seem to be willing to put up with my…uh…eccentric views."
Turns out, John's friends were more than accommodating. They happen to include a couple of Grammy winners not to mention some of the recording industry's all time greatest session players. The original ZBQ included Tim Scott on bass, keyboardist Jeff Young and Steve Ferrone on percussion. "I told them I wanted to go into the studio and record nine or ten of our favorite Blues and Soul tunes, but make them ours, play them how we wanted to. I also wanted to play 'live' with all of us in the same room."
The end result was the debut, self-titled CD from the Zen Blues Quartet. The album reflects not only the diversity and spontaneity John was seeking, but is further enhanced by each member's collective and creative influences. Songs ranging from the full service Doc Pomus-Duke Robillard penned 'Body and Fender Man,' through the desperation in Al Koopers's 'I Love You More Than You Will Ever Know,' to the unique and very trippy cover of Mose Allison's, 'Since the World Ended.' (Headphones are highly recommended.) From beginning to end, the project takes you on a fast-paced and personalized joyride that you want to take repeatedly. March and his friends accomplished what they had set out to do. The Blues in their truest sense, "not constrained by form. It has rules and structure, but the beauty and power are in the moment, and in the humanity that the players each bring to the music."
Fans and critics agreed. But it was an unexpected and encouraging phone call from the Delta-born master himself that alleviated any reservations the group may have had. Nothing like personal approval from Mose Allison to validate your project and corroborate that your approach to the music had been well worth the risk. You can almost hear the smile in John's voice as he quickly adds that it's more than mutual admiration. "I think he (Allison) is one of the greatest blues writers of all time."
As a non-traditionalist, it's to be expected that March's influences run the gamut. "For me Mose Allison and Jimmy Reed as storytellers; I love the lyric and live content, especially Mose. As a blues guitar player, I actually listen to a lot of guitar players; but also listen to a lot of vocalists and pianists. Oscar Peterson is a huge influence on me."

Zen Blues Quartet