Tag: blues

Billy Roberts and the Rough Riders: “Little Johnny” – an intricate tapestry of sounds

If there’s one thing you can say about Billy Roberts and the Rough Riders, it’s this: he’s got taste, style, and chops. Billy’s last album, “Go By Myself”, was so good it felt like sinning and getting away with it. One hot roots rock classic after another delivered with all the nonchalance of a connoisseur. […]

Jean Synodinos: “love & blood” – profound personal reflections of a life lived!

Jean Synodinos (pronounced sin-uh-DEE-nus) slips from folk to pop to jazz to blues and more to create dynamic live performances and recordings that make audiences ask for more.  A Top 10 Finalist for Best Songwriter and Best Folk Act in the 2015 Austin Music Awards, Jean’s fourth album, “love & blood”, is now a multi-media digital album available […]

Christopher Bell: “Rust” – the energy coming from this album is visceral, seductive and intoxicating

Whether you’ve heard of Cellist and multi-instrumentalist Christopher Bell or just stumbled onto his cello which emotes into the worlds of Blues, Funk, Folk and even Carnatic influences, do yourself a favor and buy “Rust”, the new album by Bell. Beyond music – it is an artistic masterpiece. Go lay down in a field at […]

FINN: “Entanglement” – From breezy, jazzy journeys to bluesy pop escapades, this duo are genuine craftsmen

Hailing from Melbourne, Australia FINN (Mark & Luke Finn) has released various singles and albums over the last few years, including last year’s 4-track EP, entitled “Entanglement”. FINN hits the ground running with this Ep. Their brilliant songwriting ability as well as unique, lyrical guitar styles shows a profound sense of maturation. This sound’s almost […]

Billy Roberts and the Rough Riders: “Go By Myself” – out of this effort springs some transcendent music

Billy Roberts and the Rough Riders are a country rock/alternate country/hard rock/blues/folk band based in Australia. The Rough Riders released their debut album “The Last of the Originals” in August 2014, getting solid reviews with their brash country rock sounds. The Rough Riders are back with their second album “Go By Myself” released in October […]

The Bonazzoli Band: “American Ghost Stories” – an album that defies time and genre

The album “American Ghost Stories” by The Bonazzoli Band is an ingenious musical tribute to old time radio shows of the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s and their style really compliments the storytelling of the lyrics. On the 14-track album you will hear songs that are dabble in romance, detective drama, ghost stories and more. The Bonazzoli […]

Phillip Foxley: “I’ll try ’till I die” reflects his growth!

Phillip Foxley is a songwriter/guitarist from the UK. He first picked up a guitar in the 1970s, playing clubs and bars. Over time, he found himself in studio sessions, house bands, and writing music for TV and film soundtracks. In November 2011, after a long hiatus, Phillip began writing new songs and setting up a […]

AfriCali: “THE S.T.R.U.G.G.L.E” – as experimental and open-hearted as music gets

The California band known as AfriCali have released their latest single, “THE S.T.R.U.G.G.L.E” which features a unique blend of soulful rock, blues, heavy rhythms and percussion of 1970s Ethiopian music topped with coastal-psych seasoning.  Produced and written by Nico Georis and South African MC Eyezon, the concept of “THE S.T.R.U.G.G.L.E,” is a bit more in-depth […]

LORD TOPH: “Articles in the Cellar” – powerful, passionate an extremely soulful!

LORD TOPH is an artist, composer, producer, and author. He is the CEO & Executive Producer of Monté CrisToph Multimedia and the creator and founding partner of StarField Stories, a children’s literature publishing company. LORD TOPH is also the founder of the art style, “Empathicism.” LORD TOPH has comfortably fused the Delta Blues, Classic Rock […]

David Sinclair Four: “4” – clean and sonically perfect arrangements with stellar musicianship

David Sinclair, who has shared stages with Wilko Johnson, the Oli Brown Band, Marcus Bonfanti, Johnny Dowd, Graham Bonnet, Willie Nile and many others, has released the critically-acclaimed albums Hey, Threewheeling and Take Me There. Now we have “4”, released on Critical Discs/IRL on May 11; featuring contributions from harmonica man Paul Jones, rock legend […]

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