Big Nick & the Gila Monsters - High, Wide & Handsome

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1997
Time:47:25 
Size:109,1 MB 
Label:Monster Tone Records 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Strollin' with Bone - 2:33
 2. After All - 5:35
 3. Lonesome Train - 4:19
 4. High Wide & Handsome - 5:07
 5. Kathleen - 3:55
 6. Heart Beats Like a Hammer - 3:55
 7. Whole Lot of Lovin' - 3:59
 8. Chicken Fat - 3:20
 9. Let's Get Down (To Bid'ness) - 6:05
10. She's Murder - 3:14
11. Jack the Ripper (Live) - 5:18

On "High, Wide & Handsome", Big Nick and The Gila Monsters have dug their claws deeply into the early styling's of T-Bone Walker and B.B. King. Also added to the nest are four all-new original tunes and a surprise bonus track.
John “Big Nick” Samora has been playing in Phoenix for the last 20 years. He is the lead singer and harmonica player in his band, Big Nick and the Gila Monsters. They are one of the finest Blues bands in Arizona, and have been together for the past 16 years.
Mike “El Rey” Lewis is the guitar player and he is considered one of the finest players in Phoenix, having cut his teeth with Chuck Berry in the late ’60’s after starting Phoenix Area Blues bands in their High School days with James Mason.
A Phoenix treasure, Bass player James “Muddy” Mason has been the cornerstone of dozens of landmark acts in the Phoenix area since the mid ’60s.
Together since 1994, the stability of this group has been one of it’s hallmarks. Bobby Whiteshoes, the founding drummer, passed the sticks to Pro drummer, Ricky J. Lockhart, after retiring in 2004. Ricky has picked up the torch, laying down the solid grooves this great Blues band is known for.
With 5 self produced CDs under their own label, Monster-Tone Records, these guys are the real deal.
James Mason passed away in 2011 at the age of 61.
Bobby Whiteshoes passed away in 2017/

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International Blues Duo meets Blues Wire 031 - Truly International

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1989
Time:35:34 
Size:82,0 MB 
Label:Mlk 
Styles:Greek Blues/Modern Electric Blues
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Watermelon Man - 4:10
 2. Little Bitty Things - 2:34
 3. Stomach Ache - 3:56
 4. Can't Stop Lovin' You - 2:45
 5. Evan's Jump - 3:12
 6. The Hunter - 4:57
 7. Walkin' with Mr. Lee - 2:41
 8. How Long Blues - 3:43
 9. Number Nine - 3:21
10. Close Doors - 4:11

Ton Oktovrio tou '88, oi International Blues Duo irthan stin Ellada gia mia seira apo synaulies. Afinontas tin Athina, vrethikan sti THessaloniki, sto Pararlama club. Itan ekei pou synantisan ena apo ta simantikotera sygkrotimata tis syghronis blues. Oi International Blues Duo kai oi Blues Wire 031 synantithikan sto staurodromi tou hronou kai tou horou. Synantithikan tyhaia. Opos symvainoun ta pio omorfa pragmata sti zoi. Otan oi International Blues Duo synantisan tous Blues Wire 031 to apotelesma itan "Pragmatika Diethnes", opos dilonei o titlos tou diskou. O John Aggelatos mas diigeitai sto simeioma tou oli tin istoria tis monadikis autis ihografisis: Sto telos tis nyhtas - plisiazontas to ximeroma - metaxy tsigarou kai zestis soupas o Gary me rotise an ixera ti kanei tous International Blues Duo "pragmatika diethneis". Apantise o idios stin erotisi, gelontas: "O Chris proerhetai apo ti Germania, ego eimai apo tis IPA kai oi Blues Wire apo tin Ellada. Eimaste oloi ena soma. Auto katalava ego simera. THelo oposdipote na kano ena almpoum mazi tous". I mpanta eihe ta idia synaisthimata. O diskos ihografithike to idio apogeuma, se molis 5 ores. Itan perissotero ena jam- session para mia studio ihografisi. Ta aulakia tou diskou ehoun psyhi pleon. Dynamoste tin entasi oso mporeite horis na sas noiazei gia tous geitones. Edo einai oi International Blues Duo kai oi Blues Wire 031. Zontana Alithinoi ~-ANO KATO/

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Chris Pati - Blufire

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1997
Time:43:39 
Size:100,6 MB 
Label:Guru Project 
Styles:Blues/Modern Electric Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. That Was Wrong - 4:29
 2. Let The Blues Do The Talkin' - 3:34
 3. Plaything - 5:32
 4. N.Y.B. - 3:20
 5. Cruisin' For A Bluesin' - 3:29
 6. Miss Me - 5:21
 7. Welcome To Midnight - 6:04
 8. Bluesman - 4:34
 9. She Don't Love Me - 2:55
10. Sunrise Fire - 4:15

Chris Pati is Founder/Chairman and creator of IndiMusic TV, the Global Music Video Channel.Chris began as a piano prodigy at age 8, playing grade 6 NYSSMA piano pieces and was already writing original music by age 5. He began playing the drums at age 3, piano age 5 and bass at age 7.
Chris had a big break as a session player came when he was asked to sub for the world famous and most recorded drummer in music Steve Gadd at age 16 in 1978. Chris has built 4 recording studios and has amassed a huge client list and credit list as Producer, Label Owner, Multi-instrumentalist and now video Producer and ai music and video technology trail blazer.
Although well known as a multi-instrumentalist/producer, Chris is also well known for his blazing ability on guitar when after many years of producing records, he released several highly acclaimed blues records (Top 15 Billboard charting) on his own label Modern Voices. Chris has also spends time guest conducting for various National Symphony Orchestras such as The Louisville Orchestra, Toledo Symphony and the Arlington Symphony. He has also arranged all the Herman’s Hermits hits for symphony and acts as Peter Noone’s Musical Director for all of his symphonic shows. Through his success as a Solo Artist, Producer and Label Owner, he has gone on to have over two dozen top 20 Billboard hits and his Modern Voices Label was named a TOP 10 Indie Label by Billboard in 1997. He parlayed that success into a Major Label distribution deal with Island/Def Jam. Chris, as a musician and businessman, has always been ahead of the curve. Back in 1981 he was already refining the home project studio and fifteen years later he foresaw the demise of the brick and mortar music business. Thus, he decided to focus strictly on Digital Distribution and create and promote Digital Content. He created a digital store and website in 1995 at a time when the music industry was not ready for such a new business model. Chris was honored by Berry Gordy (Past President/Founder of Motown Records), who called on Chris to arrange and perform an impromptu medley of “America the Beautiful” and “Lift up Your Hearts and Voices” for opera star and actress N’kenge at President Obama’s 2009 Commander-In-Chief Inaugural Ball. Chris also played for President Trump at the 2017 Inaugural. He has shared the stage with Bon Jovi, Peter Frampton, Josh Groban, Smokey Robinson, Ann Wilson and many others. He sits on the Board of Directors for the charity “Rock and Roll For Children”, and performs every year at their yearly Charity concert event and auction. Chris founded Modern Voices Distribution which is distributed by Sony The Orchard and co owns and runs the company with his colleague and life long friend John Tabacco.

Blufire
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The Eclectic Beast Band - Living The Music

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2008
Time:40:29 
Size:93,4 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/mix 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Living The Music - 4:16
 2. Something More - 4:17
 3. Suzi - 4:44
 4. City of Angels - 3:31
 5. Had a Bad Feeling - 5:43
 6. Slipped Away Dreaming - 4:44
 7. Planet Zoo - 3:20
 8. Funkified Elephants - 2:42
 9. In 69' Mama Kay - 4:30
10. Welcome to Hollywood - 2:37

Curt Campbell (The Eclectic Beast Band) leads that great blues-rock band you'd expect to hear every Friday night at your local beer-soaked roadhouse. 

Living The Music

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Chris Mawer Band - One Way Ticket

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2008
Time:30:01 
Size:69,1 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Electric Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. One Way Ticket - 3:11
 2. Call My Job - 4:00
 3. Roadblock - 4:12
 4. My Babe - 4:12
 5. Movin On - 4:04
 6. Women And Cadillacs - 3:05
 7. You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond - 4:24
 8. Fathead - 2:49

Grindin', jumpin', hollerin', blues. Chris Mawer is one of the premier talents in modern day blues music, has performed at major events and festivals around the world, has shuffled through cities, remote areas, promoting his unique blend of blues, jump and swing. Chris has had an interesting and colourful music career spanning well over a decade, and has performed, recorded and toured extensively with many Australian and International blues acts. Independently released, 'one way ticket' is the second album from Chris Mawer and features some new uptempo blues and swing tunes as well as some blues favourites. Chris' music has been influenced by such greats as Albert King, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, Ray Charles and other greats of the style and you can catch him turning his hand to many different instruments, having played professionally on drums, guitars, as a vocalist and most at home on upright and electric basses. This allows Chris great scope and knowledge as a band leader and arranger/producer. In recent years, he's also spent some time producing works for some other top line Australian talents, and recently founded his own record label for the projects. "Blues music has been a huge part of my life, it's been a great job from the start, it's a straight up style, hard to take and hard to fake." says chris. "It's awesome to be able to travel and tell the story and meet the folk, hear the joke."

One Way Ticket

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The Holiday Band - Sweet Love

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:35:19 
Size:81,6 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Carolina Beach / Shag/Soul/R&B
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. She Sure Got A Way With My Heart - 2:49
 2. I'll Walk Away - 3:54
 3. Don't Play That Song - 3:28
 4. Someone Like You - 3:59
 5. Wanting You - 3:33
 6. Your Sweet Love - 3:36
 7. Jukebox - 3:17
 8. How Long - 3:40
 9. Smooth Sailin' - 3:33
10. Sweet Caroline - 3:27

The Holiday Band has been performing on the east coast of the US for 35 years. THB plays originals as well as cover tunes ranging from old soul to a few current songs. This is a band dedicated to playing a wide variety of styles in order to better fit into more venues.

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Guitar Not So Slim - Bailout

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:30:52 
Size:70,9 MB 
Label:Gaztelupeko Hotsak 
Styles:Blues/Electric Blues/Harmonica Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Bailout - 5:18
 2. Adarveing - 4:50
 3. Never Be Younger - 2:48
 4. Thank You Sir - 3:52
 5. Is That You? - 4:59
 6. I Wanna - 5:25
 7. What`s It Gonna Take - 5:40    
 8. They`re Doing Fine - 5:26    
 9. You Call It Lazy - 3:38
10. La Pequeña Nur - 4:28    

Guitar Not So Slim is a band, not a person. Not only that, one does not often associate Spain with blues music, but here we have a Spanish band lead by an ex-pat Canadian, which offers a brand of blues that they, and everyone associated with the band, can be justly proud of. They bring you right-on music, steeped in blues and Americana, which, when you hear this CD, will leave you asking for more. The band features Troy Nahumko (AKA Troy Chandler) on guitar and vocals, Canadian by birth with a long history (going back to age 17) of playing blues and working with top musicians in North America; Moi Martin on bass and vocals, who has an equally long history of working with blues bands in Spain (and is the co-producer of this CD); Jose Luis 'Harmonica' Naranjo playing harp (he also plays trombone) who brings sounds of jazz, west coast swing and even flamenco to his harmonica work); and, all round percussionist with enormous experience of all kinds of back line work, Lalo Gonzalez on drums. The album is infused with and enlivened by some sensational piano Hammond work from Jim McKaba, from Jacksonville FL , plus some horns and some additional piano organ Rhodes piano work by some great Dutch musicians. The album is Troy’s inspiration and bearing in mind that blues music has always been a source of social commentary and protest and, given that the bankers have brought Europe to its knees in much the same way as in north America, railing about the bailouts and the consequent austerity measures, is fully justified. The album allows Troy also to point to the current obsession with plastic surgery, consumerism and (bringing it home) the alleged laziness of Spaniards. On a personal level Troy gives us two instrumentals Adarveing (pronounced Ar-dar-vey ing) which is a catchy guitar-led piece about the street on which Troy lives, Adarve del Cristo in Caceres, en Espana, and, La Pequena Nur (Little Nur), Nur being the name of Troy’s newly born daughter. There are many examples of dazzling musicianship on the album, Is That You…”I’ve Been wondering is that you”, comes with a terrific arrangement complete with super keyboard break and a driving horn section; Never Been Younger is worth listening to for the sax solo(s) alone; They’re Doing Fine sounds like Jimmy Reed in the 21st Century, comes with a fabulous piano part and is like a re-energised version of Reed’s, When You’re Doing Alright.

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The Bellhops - Family Favourites

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2025
Time:51:44 
Size:119,0 MB 
Label:Bottle Rocket Records 
Styles:Blues/Jump & Jive/Swing Blues/R&B 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Caldonia - 2:35
 2. Unchain My Heart - 5:18
 3. Baby What You Want Me to Do - 3:18
 4. Good Rockin' at Midnight - 6:27
 5. Smoke on the Water - 5:21
 6. Good Rockin' Daddy - 3:44
 7. Let the Good Times Roll - 5:00
 8. No Bones - 2:57
 9. Choo Choo Cha Boogie - 3:31
10. T Bone Shuffle - 4:42
11. Ella Mae - 2:24
12. Sweet Home Chicago - 6:22

The Bellhops are Australia's Premier Award Winning Blues, Jump'n'Jive and Swing exponents and Australian Blues Awards Band of Year. Their album No Reservations was voted Australian Blues Album of the Year while their debut release Room Service was Runner Up for Blues Album of Year/

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L.R. Phoenix - The Hollow Log of Capt. Richard Wolfe

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:45:00 
Size:104,7 MB 
Label:Not On Label  
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Hollow Log - 4:00
 2. Bedroom - 4:26
 3. Crying - 3:14
 4. Jack of Diamonds - 3:58
 5. Morning Train - 3:13
 6. The Cypress Grove - 3:25
 7. Down South - 3:25
 8. Po'boy - 2:51
 9. Hobo - 2:50
10. Streets of Lohan - 3:43
11. The Devil - 3:14
12. Death - 3:24
13. Heaven - 3:11

"The Hollow Log Of Capt. Richard Wolfe" is the 3rd album I have received from L.R. Phoenix of which the other 2 were L.R. Phoenix & Mr. Mo'Hell "Jumper On The Line" and L.R. Phoenix & Mo'Hell "Wrecked". Both of those albums received my highest rating of 5***** and of which "Jumper On The Line", I said, "L.R. Phoenix & Mr. Mo'Hell know how to play the blues and they do so with a Raw and Unique Style that is very refreshing, almost primevil in nature. They draw on their Rawness and Uniqueness from one the best and that is L.R. Burnside, for whom they have even been referred to as his Reincarnation ".  Mr Mo'Hell is not on "The Hollow Log Of Capt. Richard Wolfe", but that doesn't mean that the talent on this album is lacking, far from it, as L.R. Phoenix has gathered together perhaps the best European talent around. Joining L.R. on "The Hollow Log Of Capt. Richard Wolfe" are Andres Roots (Electric Guitar, Dobro, Slide Bass, Tremolo Guitar, and Percussion), Raul Terep (Percussion, Drums), Indrek Tiisel (Harmonica, Jew's Harp), Peeter Piik (Upright Bass, Fretless Bass, Bowed Bass), Martin Eessalu (6 String Banjo), Asko-Rome Altsoo (Bass Drum, Additional Instrumentation), and Hanno Maadra (Viola). L.R. Phoenix did Vocals and Acoustic Guitar on all Tracks, as well as, Axe and Grunts on Track 7 "Down South". "The Hollow Log Of Capt. Richard Wolfe" was recorded at White Room in Tartu, Estonia. Estonia, for those who don't know, is just below Finland, across the Finnish Gulf. It is bordered on the East by Russia, the South by Latvia, and the West by the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Riga. Many, if not all the artists on this album, reside in either Estonia or Finland. L.R. Phoenix, whom now lives in Finland was born in England. "The Hollow Log Of Capt. Richard Wolfe" was Produced & Mastered by Andres Roots, L.R. Phoenix, and Asko-Rome Altsoo.
"The Hollow Log Of Capt. Richard Wolfe" consists of 13 Tracks of which he unabashly says on the back of the CD Cover, were "written, borrowed & stolen by L.R. Phoenix ". L.R. Phoenix does not offer up any song credits in the CD Cover, but the write-up he sent me indicated a wide variety of Artists whom he based some of the songs on, as well as, which one were Covers. Songs based on other Artists included, Hollow Log (Fred McDowell), Bedroom (John Lee Hooker/Canned Heat), Crying (Based on Blind Willie Johnson's "Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes"), The Cypress Grove (Based on the words from the Skip James recording), Down South (Based on R.L. Burnside's "Going Down South"), Death (Based on Son Houses's "Death Letter/My Black Mama" with a "bit of Willie Brown and Charley Patton thrown in for good measure"), and Heaven (Based on a song he first heard played by Fred McDowell "Wished I Was In Heaven Sitting Down"). Songs of which were versions of others included Blind Lemon Jefferson's "Jack Of Diamonds", Bukka White's "Po' Boy", and Skip James's "The Devil", in the style of Bentonia, "a sub-genre of blues music or a style of playing it ". Three of the songs on this album are Phoenix originals and included "Morning Train", "Hobo", and "Streets Of Lohan".
One thing is an absolute certainty when it comes to L.R. Phoenix and the music he plays, and that is, it is simply drenched in pure honest to goodness blues authenticity, both in lyrics and in the style of the music played. It is a type of blues that takes you back, way back, to when blues was simple. "The Hollow Log Of Capt. Richard Wolfe" keeps that simplicity and authenticity throughout which each Track only featuring the minimum number of artists to get the point across, whether it be Track 3 "Cryin'", which has only L.R. Phoenix, Track 6 "Cypress Grove", which has only L.R. Phoenix and Andres Roots, or Track 5 "Morning Train" which has 5 performers playing on it. Another example of Pure Authenticity comes across on several of the Tracks in which he plays with a Pocket Knife, for Slide affect, as did the original artists.
In addition to the songs on "The Hollow Log Of Capt. Richard Wolfe", L.R. Phoenix also offered up great descriptions of how he came to choose those songs in the CD Booklet and those are not just little snippets of info, most of the info on each song is 3 or 4 paragraphs long, and a very interesting read.
Picking 3 favorites off of "The Hollow Log Of Capt. Richard Wolfe" was not easy because the whole album comes across as a cohesive journey instead of a bunch of unconnected songs, but a few that were slightly more interesting to me than the others, were, Track 1 "Hollow Log", Track 4 "Jack Of Diamonds", and Track 5 "Morning Train". "Hollow Log" got my attention right of the bat with it's hypnotic Guitar Riff throughout. I loved "Jack Of Diamonds" with the great Banjo work of Martin Eessalu and once again the great Guitar work from Phoenix who uses a Pocket Knife for a great Slide feel. "Morning Train" was my favorite Track and really felt like you were on a train with the help of Indrek Tiisel's superb playing of Harmonica and Jew's Harp. This song is loosely familiar to Johnny Cash's Orange Blossom Special, one of my favorites.
Every now and then, and mind you not to often, an album crosses my path that really deserves to be in the Must Have category, "The Hollow Log Of Capt. Richard Wolfe" is such an album. "The Hollow Log Of Capt. Richard Wolfe" is Old Style Blues played with immense authenticity, in the tradition of L.R. Burnside and beyond.
All in all, "The Hollow Log Of Capt. Richard Wolfe", was and will be for the foreseeable future, a great addition to the CD's I play regularly.
5***** For "The Hollow Log Of Capt. Richard Wolfe"... This one gets better every time I listen to it...~ Review by John Vermilyea (Blues Underground Network)/

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Cassio Albernaz & Amigos do Blues - A Long Way to Be Here

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:41:33 
Size:95,7 MB 
Label:Blue Crawfish Records 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. A Long Way to Be Here - 4:40
 2. Blues Everyday - 4:51
 3. Turn Me On - 3:31
 4. Going to the Highway - 2:47
 5. No Reason to Cry - 4:35
 6. The Dogs - 4:33
 7. My Heart’s in Misery - 6:23
 8. Take Care of Me - 4:22
 9. A Song for You - 5:48

Cássio Albernaz is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter from Porto Alegre (RS), recognized as one of the most prominent exponents of the new generation of blues in Brazil. With a solid national and international career, his musical identity combines the rawness of traditional American blues with the richness of influences from Brazilian music, reggae, and rock. Born and raised in Porto Alegre in the 1980s, he discovered his passion for music in the Porto Alegre samba tradition, between rehearsals at the Beija-Flor do Sul samba school, run by his great-uncle Jorginho Oliveira, and samba circles at Banda da Saldanha in Ceará Lanches, in the Menino Deus neighborhood. "These are my earliest memories of seeing music happening as a living Black cultural expression. That visual and auditory impact marked me decisively." My first encounter with the instrument happened unexpectedly, when I found a broken guitar in the basement of a childhood friend's house. “Restoring that guitar became an obsession. The next challenge was figuring out how to play it, at a time when access to information and teaching methods were extremely scarce.” Initially self-taught, he soon expanded his horizons by practicing with other friends during his adolescence. Later, he refined his technique and theory in guitar lessons with Edilson Ávila and Júlio Herrlein “Chumbinho”, two of the greatest guitar references in Porto Alegre. Although immersed in different musical genres during his adolescence, such as reggae and rock, the definitive turning point came in the early 1990s, guided by an aesthetic awakening and the impact of Stevie Ray Vaughan's album Texas Flood . “It was summer and I was at the beach with my cousins. We went to a store to buy heavy metal records, like Metallica and Iron Maiden, which were all the rage among teenagers at the time. When I entered the store, Stevie Ray Vaughan was playing. I froze. I immediately told the clerk that I wanted that record and everything else he had in that style. It was love at first listen.” Thus, seeking the language and origins of the Blues became a life purpose and a way to unleash artistic expression.

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The Blue Eyed Devils - Hard Luck Town

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2001
Time:56:10 
Size:147,8 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. City Boy/Country Blues - 4:58
 2. Leaving S.F. Bay Blues - 4:58
 3. Get On Track - 4:56
 4. Hard Luck Town - 7:49
 5. Southbound - 2:31
 6. County Jail Blues - 4:36
 7. S. S. A. Blues - 4:37
 8. Ridin' Down The Highway - 3:43
 9. Stoney Blues - 4:05
10. The Blue Eyed Devils Blues - 4:33
11. Wont Be Your Dog - 5:38
12. Rag Mama - 3:41

Blues band The Blue Eyed Devils (A San Francisco Bay Area artists): those guys used to play out at the historic Pioneer Saloon in Woodside, CA and absolutely bring the house down with a floor-stomping, sweaty, hours-long brand of live blues that sounded like a bunch of 80-year-old Mississippian dudes on a back porch but was really a handful of white guys in their ’20s. It was epic. The floorboards would literally shake. The Blue Eyed Devils  have now disbanded. 

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Brickyard - EXIT:Bluesland

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1999
Time:52:33 
Size:123,4 MB 
Label:1405685 Records DK 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock/Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Checked Out At Six - 3:58
 2. Roller Coaster Blues - 4:17
 3. Jr. Stomp - 3:27
 4. Time To Move On - 3:15
 5. Blues All Around - 7:00
 6. Don't Bet - 4:07
 7. Get Me My Suitcase - 3:44
 8. Out On The Road - 3:47
 9. Voodoo Woman - 3:22
10. Mama's Got A Son - 4:16
11. Tame Me - 3:19
12. When You're Gone - 3:23
13. Swing For B-O - 4:32

This band comes from Sweden in the north of Europe It is remarkable that on a theoretically cold country, a band like The Brickyard can bring us such a hot fancy blues-rock, with a suggestive stimulating rocking sound that many bands who play in other European southern countries would like to have The Brickyard musical experience is undeniable, because they have been playing since 1988, something that can be noticed from the first notes of the opening cd song Checked Out At Six All tunes are the band original compositions and follow the most traditional blues, rock-blues, jumps or stomp traces.

EXIT:Bluesland

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Mariëlla Tirotto & The Blues Federation - Dare To Stand Out

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:61:42 
Size:142,4 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock/Rock/Jazz Rock/Mix 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Drifting - 6:26
 2. Marked For Life - 6:17
 3. Lover's Dance - 6:26
 4. Dare To Stand Out - 4:33
 5. Night Owl - 4:25
 6. Black Coffee - 5:37
 7. You Don't Call The Shots - 6:08
 8. Why Are You Running From Yourself? - 5:05
 9. Lover - 5:51
10. Didn't Your Mama Tell You? - 4:12
11. Embrace I - 2:50
12. Embrace Ii - 3:48

Text: Eric Campfens(September, 2011)
Following their excellent debut album, *Somewhere Down The Road* (2008), and exciting performances both at home and abroad, expectations for the second album were high. This was due in no small part to Mariëlla herself, who kept us regularly updated on their progress. Indeed, when it comes to PR, Mariëlla is a star.
To recap: the band is built around Mariëlla Tirotto (vocals) and her husband Heins Greten (bass and piano). Rounding out the lineup are guitarist Harald Koll, harmonica player Michel de Kok, drummer John Kakiay, and percussionist Onny Tuhumena.
Lying before me now is their second album, *Dare To Stand Out*. Of the twelve tracks, eleven were written by Mariëlla, Harald, and Heins—either individually or in various collaborations. I particularly appreciate that the lyrics to the original songs are included in the booklet. And, just as with the first album, the songs deal with subjects close to their hearts; these tracks are even more personal than those on their debut.
The opening notes arrive with Harald’s blistering guitar licks and Michel’s blues harp. What an intro—it instantly grabs your attention. "Drifting" is a rocking blues track in which Harald really cuts loose on the guitar during the first solo, while Michel handles the second. Mariëlla’s rich, deep voice glides over the tight rhythm section, creating a pleasing tension. A great start. “Marked For Life” is another high-energy blues track with dark lyrics. The harmonica adds an extra dimension—not just during the solo, but especially in the quiet middle section, where it delivers a plaintive, wailing tone. The tempo drops drastically for “Lover’s Dance,” yet the track is no less thrilling. This almost atmospheric song left your reviewer needing a cold shower and a lie-down; suffice it to say, it was intense. Things pick up the pace again with the title track, an anthem encouraging listeners to chase their dreams and stand up for themselves—all driven by blistering guitar work and a driving harmonica.
“Night Owl” is an upbeat rocker featuring equally spirited solos from Michel and Harald. The next track, “Black Coffee,” is the album’s only cover. It is a standard penned by Burke and Webster—famously performed by the likes of Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughan. It’s a laid-back number featuring Heins’s jazzy piano; he adopts a “less is more” approach during the solo, creating the perfect mood by allowing the music to breathe. Michel’s restrained playing rounds it off beautifully. The swinging “You Don’t Call The Shots” is defined by a driving bassline and surprising tempo shifts. Musically—thanks in part to Harald’s guitar—it evokes the jazzy rock style of Steely Dan... until Mariëlla breaks into a rap towards the end. Unexpected, yet thoroughly enjoyable. With “Why Are You Running From Yourself,” we leave the jazz excursion behind and return to straight-up rock. It is an almost menacing track that erupts into a percussion and drum solo, followed by a razor-sharp, lightning-fast guitar solo.
The most personal song, Mariëlla told me, is “Lover.” She wrote it specifically for Heins—a beautiful ballad with lovely, deeply personal lyrics. “Didn’t Your Mama Tell You” is another great rocker with a cautionary message. The album concludes with two instrumentals written by Harald: “Embrace I” and “Embrace II.” The first—partly due to its Latin rhythm—is reminiscent of Santana in his prime, while the second picks up the pace, featuring a prominent duel between drums and percussion, framed by harmonica and swinging piano work. Personally, I found this a somewhat unusual way to close an album by a band with “blues” in its name; I had expected a high-energy blues track, though after listening to the album a few more times, I feel it actually fits quite well.
Mariëlla Tirotto & The Blues Federation have lived up to the very high expectations and released another excellent album. I’ve played it several times already, and I still can’t get enough of it. Congratulations on this achievement. Highly recommended!

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Sean Webster & Erwin Java - Java-Webster

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:49:24 
Size:113,7 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Fire on My Wheels - 3:36
 2. Coming Home to the Blues - 5:27
 3. Desert Ground - 3:45
 4. Get out of Town - 5:01
 5. Hey Woman - 7:24
 6. World Stood Still - 5:04
 7. Take Your Time - 5:07
 8. Websters Playground - 4:28
 9. Out of My Mind - 3:55
10. Road Goes on Forever - 5:33

‘Java I Webster’ is de titel van een nieuw album dat is gemaakt, geschreven en geproduceerd door de gitaristen Erwin Java en Sean Webster. Dit samenwerkingsverband ontstond nadat de beide musici met elkaar klikten tijdens hun medewerking aan de theatervoorstelling The Sound Of The Blues & Americana van Johan Derksen. Omdat deze tour vanwege de covid-pandemie enkele keren door lockdowns werd geteisterd, besloten de mannen die periodes nuttig te gebruiken en sloegen aan het schrijven van nieuwe, eigen nummers. Teksten en muziek op het album werden dan ook door beide geschreven en gecomponeerd, met als rode draad de blues. Ook traden de mannen als duo op Het album bevat tien gevarieerde songs qua stijl, je hoort dus ballads, bluesrock en ook soulinvloeden. Nederlandse muziekliefhebbers konden beide muzikanten eerder in 2023 al zien tijdens de ruim dertig theaterconcerten onder de titel Cuby’s Blues. Ook de begeleidende muzikanten daar bij zijn dezelfde als op dit album, alleen zanger Erwin Nyhoff doet nu niet mee. Wel van de partij zijn dus gitarist Erwin Java (1956), zanger/gitarist Sean Webster (1976), drummer Marcel Wolthof, toetsenist Bas Mulder en bassist Guus Strijbosch, oftewel het puikje van de Nederblues muzikanten! Kenmerkend zijn Websters gruizige, doorleefde stemgeluid en de bluesy gitaarpartijen van beide topgitaristen, Java op zijn Fender Stratocaster en Webster op zijn Gibson Les Paul. Ze hebben ieder hun eigen en herkenbare sound, maar samen maken ze er echt een gitaarfeest van, ondersteund door de hiervoor genoemde ritmesectie én toetsenpartijen. 
Gitarist Erwin Java (Assen, 1956) heeft een waanzinnige staat van dienst. Hij maakte deel uit van onder andere White Honey, Herman Brood’s Wild Romance, King of the World en maar liefst 25 jaar in diverse bands van Harry ‘Cuby’ Muskee, zoals Muskee Gang, Muskee en Cuby + Blizzards. Vanaf 2015 tot en met 2022 was hij daarnaast ook de rode draad in de theatervoorstellingen van Johan Derksen. Java is in zijn lange loopbaan regelmatig op de Nederlandse TV te zien en te horen geweest. De afgelopen paar jaar ook vaak samen met Sean Webster.
De uit Sheffield afkomstige vocalist/gitarist Sean Webster (1976) is gezegend met een karakteristieke rauwe stem en heeft een patent op melodieus, bluesy gitaarspel. Hij heeft in zijn loopbaan zowel in Europa als in de VS getoerd. Zo verscheen hij onder meer op televisie in Austin, Texas en deed diverse live-sessies voor BBC Radio 2. In Nederland verscheen hij (met Erwin Java’s Travel Party) regelmatig in de Johan Derksen tv-shows Veronica Inside en Vandaag Inside, was hij finalist in de talentenshow We Want More (2021) en finalist in de talentenshow Talent Scouts (2023). Tot dusver bracht Webster zeven albums uit en de liefde bracht hem in 2012 naar zijn huidige woonplaats Giethoorn. Na de albumpresentatie op 14 januari in Grolloo (waar anders?) gaan de mannen toeren langs het vaderlandse clubcircuit én ook in het Verenigd Koninkrijk.
Het album
Voor het schrijven en opnemen van het album namen de mannen ruim de tijd, mede daardoor is het wat mij betreft ook zo’n geweldig album geworden! Dat opnemen deden ze in de roemruchte Studio Spitsbergen in Zuidbroek, hoog in het Groningse land dus. Erwin en Sean produceerden het album samen, Bauke van der Laaken was de opnameleider, de mix werd verzorgd door Phil Wilson en de mastering door Michel Cornelisse.
Het album opent meteen lekker stevig met Fire On My Wheels, met naast prachtig gitaarwerk van beide mannen ook een lekkere orgelsound van Bas Mulder én een geweldige ritmesectie, die eigenlijk over het hele album te horen is. Ook erg mooi is Coming Home To The Blues, met een uitstekende bluessound… en dan zijn nog maar de eerste twee songs!
Ik ga niet alle songs uitgebreid bespreken (anders is de verrassing eraf), maar wil er zeker de ballad Hey Woman en de soulvolle World Stood Still niet vergeten. In Websters Playground neemt Sean de luisteraars mee naar zijn verleden, qua sound doet deze song wel wat denken aan die van King Of The World. De afsluitende song Road Goes On Forever rockt wat meer en opent met een lekker basintro van Guus Strijbosch. Ook niet te versmaden is de instrumentale ‘hidden track’ aan het eind…
Mijn conclusie: dit is een geweldig album met uitstekende songs, gezongen door een prima zanger met een eigen geluid en gespeeld door een vijftal geweldige muzikanten inclusief twee topgitaristen.
Kopen die plaat en ga ze live zien, bijvoorbeeld op 3 februari in Westendorp (bij Doetinchem) tijdens de Westendorp Bluesnight en een dag later in Andijk! ~ Website: https://www.java-webster.com/

Java-Webster
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The Cinelli Brothers - Fresco

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:50:02 
Size:128,2 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:British Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Heaven - 4:03
 2. Nobody Like You - 3:26
 3. Sandy - 3:36
 4. See About Me - 3:33
 5. Nothing New to Me - 4:52
 6. More Than A Woman - 7:19
 7. Black Hole Heart - 4:10
 8. Fuel to the Fire - 3:45
 9. Leave Me Alone - 4:47
10. Lovin' Is Easy - 4:01
11. Amen to You - 2:40
12. The G.O.A.T. - 3:44

The Cinelli Brothers are a dynamic 4-piece band from London, blending Soul and Blues with a contemporary twist. Their high-energy performances and multi-instrumental approach have made them one of the most exciting acts on the live circuit.
Vintage soul, modern energy and fearless musicianship: The Cinelli Brothers have become one of Europe’s most exciting live acts.
Formed in London by brothers Marco and Ale Cinelli, the band has built a distinctive sound shaped by vintage soul, electric rhythm & blues, rock’n’roll, gospel and the warmth of classic analogue recordings — fused with the energy and attitude of a modern live act.
Their music is raw, soulful and cinematic: groove-driven songs, powerful vocal harmonies, roaring guitars, harmonica, deep-pocket rhythms and an unmistakable live chemistry that moves effortlessly between intimate storytelling and explosive stage energy.
Alongside Marco and Alessandro, Tom Julian-Jones and Jorma complete the line-up, forming a rare kind of modern band: four multi-instrumentalists constantly exchanging instruments, lead vocals and musical roles on stage. Guitars become drums, bass turns into harmonica, frontmen become sidemen and back again — creating performances that feel spontaneous, unpredictable and completely alive. Since the release of their debut album Babe Please Set Your Alarm in 2018, The Cinelli Brothers have developed a reputation for records made with character and live shows built on pure connection. Their breakthrough album Villa Jukejoint, recorded at home using a minimalist analogue approach, established the band as one of the most exciting acts on the European roots circuit. Later releases expanded their sound even further, blending vintage influences with a broader, more contemporary vision.

Fresco
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