Milwaukee quintet Altered Five bust right out of the gate with explosive hard driving blue collar rockin’ blues on their third album Cryin’ Mercy. The album released in October of 2014 marks the band’s debut on Omni Vibe records, who […]
Rick J Bowen
Musician,Writer, Instructor in Everett Wa.
Rick holds a BA in History and Social Science from Western Michigan University. He is a contributing writer at Innocent Words, No Depression, Washington Blues Society, Walla Walla Blues Society, Northwest Music Scene and S.T.E.A.M (South Texas Entertainment And Music).
Rick recived the 2013 , 2014 ,2015 and 2016 Washington Blues Society "Best of the Blues," awards for "Best Blues Writer," and the 2014 and 2015 "Chris Leighton Blues Drummer," award.
He is an acitve performer in several sucessful Northwest groups including the award winning Stacy Jones Band, an asocitate producer and session musician for Critical Sun Recordings.
In 2014 Rick was elected to the postition of Vice President and serves on the board for the Washington Blues Society. wwwwablues.org
Rick J Bowen Musician, songwriter, journalist, publicist, producer, instructor. Living in Everett WA
Milwaukee quintet Altered Five bust right out of the gate with explosive hard driving blue collar rockin’ blues on their third album Cryin’ Mercy. The album released in October of 2014 marks the band’s debut on Omni Vibe records, who […]
Northwest supergroup Rust on the Rails released their debut EP November Sky in October of 2014. This group is comprised of three front men from other bands — frontman Cody Beebe, Blake Noble on vocals and acoustic guitars, and Tim […]
David Raitt began his partnership with the Baja Boogie Band from Pescadero, in lower Baja, Mexico, in April of 2012. Summer 2014 saw the release of Blues A Rockin’ — a collection of twelve tracks that reflects the fun and good times […]
Goodnight Texas video for their song “Button Your Collar” that the Bluegrass Situation called a “fun country porch party,” This video was shot as a day in life type of video and is mixed in with some live footage. It’s […]
For his fourth album Chemical, Portland, Maine-based singer-songwriter Jason Spooner expanded his band from the long time-trio of Reed Chambers on drums and Adam Frederick on bass, adding Warren McPherson on keyboards. The quartet then hunkered down in Hear Studios in Camden, ME, […]
Mississippi blues man Grady Champion is back with his eighth album Bootleg Whiskey this time teaming with legendary R&B label Malco and label chief Tommy Crouch Jr. released in September of 2014 the eleven song album has one foot in […]
Chicago-born guitarist Jeff Dale gathered together over a dozen of his good friends from his home town and L.A., many of whom are veteran players from the bands of Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Magic Slim, and Otis Rush, to make […]
The stars aligned in 2012 when three A-list musicians from the San Fernando Valley — Kirsten Proffit, Manda Mosher, and Aubrey Richmond — joined forces to create the new trio Calico. The group’s name refers to the “California country” sound […]
There comes a time in every artist’s life when it is time to take stock on all you have done. After three decades of working the highways and byways of the Northwest, recording 18 albums, garnering a legion of fans and […]
Musical marriages are often notorious, short-lived and, like the colliding of two stars, explosive. San Diego’s newest power couple — soul singer Missy and guitarist Heine ”The Great Dane” Anderson — have released their debut album under Missy’s name and titled […]
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