Walter Trout has never sounded better than he does on this CD. His band delivers great bass, rhythm and percussion throughout. It is a must for Allison and Trout fans, and blues lovers in general.
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Music Review: Sea Level – “Cats on the Coast/On the Edge”
Sea Level had a short career, but was a competent and professional band that had a unique blend of sounds, and seemed to have had some fun along the way.
Read More »Willie Nile – The Best Musician You’ve Never Heard Of – Yet
"Music is to be shared just as life is to be shared and I've had the opportunity to do both with a great many people".
Read More »Music Review: Townes Van Zandt – High, Low and In Between and The Late Great Townes Van Zandt
His fellow musicians have always known what a gift Van Zandt was to the world of popular music, but it's about time for the rest of the world to catch up.
Read More »Music Review: Various Artists – True Blues
Altogether, True Blues lives up to its name, and should do a fine job of introducing new listeners to these great blues classics while satisfying classic blues lovers of long standing as well.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Owsley and Me: My LSD Family’ by Rhoney Gissen Stanley with Tom Davis
A flashback to when Bear Stanley mixed the best acid ever while he pioneered the best stage sound of the psychedelic era.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith’
Miche brings the singer and her music to life through a committed performance resulting in a memorable theatrical experience almost guaranteed to lift the spirits.
Read More »Music Review: Jeff Norwood – “Push Pilin'”
Norwood detours from the traditional path of the bluesman and delves into the deep, piney woods of acid-blues and even trance-blues.
Read More »Interview: Bob Koester Owner & Founder Delmark Records (Part Two)
"Anyway I don't want perfection, I want the balls that I hear in the club."
Read More »Interview: Bob Koester, Owner And Founder Of Delmark Records (Part One)
"Why jazz and blues? I don't know why not... it's the music I love."
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