Kid Ramos usually doesn’t work in such celestial surroundings. He and his guitar are more at home dealing with down to earth matters. Ramos was the guitar voice in the James Harman band as well as Room Full Of […]
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In the beginning, The Seldom Scene was heard more than seen. But as word spread of their prowess, the band was coerced away from their hometowns and day jobs to play music in front of people. Formed in Bethesda, Maryland […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Rev Peyton’s Big Damn Originals Mingle with Resurrected and Revitalized Blues Classics
It’s a lot of sound for three damn people. With a big damn voice that resonates like an amped-up street preacher pounding on a 500 pound anvil, Rev. Peyton has no trouble getting his message across by himself. But […]
Tommy Castro could have been a successful soulman. He’s got the grit of Little Milton or Bobby Blue Bland embedded in his vocals and has the extra attraction of being able to throw in his own guitar licks fit […]
For most people, Sunday is a day of rest and reflection, a time to put the trials and tribulations of the past week behind and look forward to a new beginning. But for the men of Mississippi State Penitentiary, […]
Bruce Piephoff was a street poet with the soul of a fallen angel. Piephoff’s body of work chronicled migrants, the dispossessed, the downtrodden, and rootless wanderers who just chose to roam endlessly. Piephoff, who passed away in April of last […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne’s Ooh Yeah! was released on Nov. 15 on Stony Plain Records. We’re reviewing it now as part of a year-end round up of some of the best albums we missed along the way […]
Little drummer boy been beating you ragged? Silver bells on every street corner driving you nuts? Tired of hearing what Mariah Carey wants for Christmas? There’s relief in sight. Ben Levin has some new presents for you. The Cincinnati […]
Soulman Eddie 9V must have lived many past lives before this one. Otherwise, there’s no way Brooks Mason’s alter ego could have built up as much soul in such a short time. The voices that speak through him belong […]
It might not show up on astrology maps, but there’s a solar system out there with Dolly Parton’s name on it. Everybody knows who the star is, but who is drawn into her orbit, family-wise, has been a bit […]
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