The Blues Blogger » New Releases http://thebluesblogger.com Reflective Blues & Jazz Revue ... Mon, 21 May 2012 15:27:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 2006-2007 info@thebluesblogger.com (The Blues Blogger) info@thebluesblogger.com (The Blues Blogger) http://thebluesblogger.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg The Blues Blogger http://thebluesblogger.com 144 144 Reflective Blues & Jazz Revue ... The Blues Blogger The Blues Blogger info@thebluesblogger.com no no Shakura S’Aida: Time… CD Review http://thebluesblogger.com/1302/shakura-saida-time-cd-review http://thebluesblogger.com/1302/shakura-saida-time-cd-review#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 19:32:44 +0000 The Blues Blogger http://thebluesblogger.com/?p=1302

…..This album is my way of marking all of my TIMEs with music; accepting and celebrating all of the TIMEs and ways that the BLUES ROCK’ed my SOUL…. ~Shakura S’Aida

A little over two years ago when I first heard the powerful and spirited voice … Read the rest

]]> http://thebluesblogger.com/1302/shakura-saida-time-cd-review/feed 6 Janiva Magness: Stronger For It – New Alligator Release http://thebluesblogger.com/1254/janiva-magness-stronger-for-it-new-alligator-release http://thebluesblogger.com/1254/janiva-magness-stronger-for-it-new-alligator-release#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:26:29 +0000 The Blues Blogger http://thebluesblogger.com/?p=1254

“Hopefully, this recording will bring the rest of the world to Janiva, and then they’ll know, like I know, that she’s one of the “real deals” out there.” ~Bettye LaVette

After a few minutes of anxiously strumming my fingers on the steering wheel, I put … Read the rest

]]> http://thebluesblogger.com/1254/janiva-magness-stronger-for-it-new-alligator-release/feed 6 0:03:06 On Stronger For It Janiva Magness manages to rise above all the loss & hurt; providing us with her most inspiring release to date. On Stronger For It Janiva Magness manages to rise above all the loss & hurt; providing us with her most inspiring release to date. blues, Reviews, TBBW info@thebluesblogger.com no no Joe Louis Walker: Appears on Conan March 5th http://thebluesblogger.com/1178/joe-louis-walker-appears-on-conan-march-5th http://thebluesblogger.com/1178/joe-louis-walker-appears-on-conan-march-5th#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:59:44 +0000 The Blues Blogger http://thebluesblogger.com/?p=1178

One Of My Favorite Performers

Joe Louis Walker will be appearing on TBS’s Conan on Monday March 5th, 2012. JLW and his band will perform the song “Ride All Night” from his new Alligator Records debut CD Hellfire.

Walker is no stranger to the … Read the rest

]]> http://thebluesblogger.com/1178/joe-louis-walker-appears-on-conan-march-5th/feed 2 0:04:24 One Of My Favorite Performers Joe Louis Walker will be appearing on TBS’s Conan on Monday March 5th, 2012. JLW and his band will perform the song “Ride All Night” from his new Alligator Records debut CD Hellfire. Walker is no stranger [...] One Of My Favorite Performers Joe Louis Walker will be appearing on TBS’s Conan on Monday March 5th, 2012. JLW and his band will perform the song “Ride All Night” from his new Alligator Records debut CD Hellfire. Walker is no stranger to the music business. His discography includes 23 albums and 2 DVDs. And throughout his illustrious career has gathered four Blues Music Awards, including the 2010 Album of the Year Award for Between A Rock And The Blues. Walker has recorded as a guest with some of blues most distinguished artists; including appearances on Grammy-winning records by B.B. King and James Cotton. JOE LOUIS WALKER At 16 years old Walker held the position of house guitarist at The Matrix in San Francisco. The Matrix was a significant place in the influential years of the San Francisco music scene. It featured not only rock bands, but many blues and jazz artists. It was a favorite spot of journalist Hunter S. Thompson in the late 1960s. The club was briefly mentioned in his book, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. It was The Matrix where Walker opened for a diverse assortment of artists like Jimi Hendrix, Thelonius Monk and Lightnin Hopkins, just to name a few. Walker met guitarist Michael Bloomfield in 1968 and they became good friends. The two shared an apartment for years; remaining friends until Bloomfield’s death in 1981. Bloomfield would be an early influence in Walker’s rock oriented style. Since then, Joe Louis Walker has played in numerous groups and genres, including gospel, R&B and some good old rock n roll. On Hellfire, Walker’s latest Alligator Records release, he scorches with rocket fueled passion; possessed with an energetic rock blues feel. Walker describes Hellfire as the most deeply soulful album of his career. You can go to one of my previous articles I wrote on JLW a few years back. There you will find further bio information and video performances of Joe and his band. How familiar are you with Joe Louis Walker’s career? Will you (or did you) watch Joe on Conan? What are your thoughts? Please leave any comments in the area below. You’re input is encouraged and helps enhance the posts you read here. The Blues Blogger JLW on Conan For Viewers in The U.S. Only blues, Rock info@thebluesblogger.com no no Joanne Shaw Taylor: Diamonds in the Dirt – Podcast http://thebluesblogger.com/914/joanne-shaw-taylor-diamonds-in-the-dirt-podcast http://thebluesblogger.com/914/joanne-shaw-taylor-diamonds-in-the-dirt-podcast#comments Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:20:12 +0000 The Blues Blogger http://thebluesblogger.com/?p=914

It Was Almost Two Years Ago

that I stumbled upon Joanne Shaw Taylor’s debut release White Sugar. It was the first weekend of Spring 2009 and I was getting ready to take my family on a country excursion for a few days. Impressed with what … Read the rest

]]> http://thebluesblogger.com/914/joanne-shaw-taylor-diamonds-in-the-dirt-podcast/feed 8 0:00:01 It Was Almost Two Years Ago that I stumbled upon Joanne Shaw Taylor’s debut release White Sugar. It was the first weekend of Spring 2009 and I was getting ready to take my family on a country excursion for a few days. Impressed with what I h[...] It Was Almost Two Years Ago that I stumbled upon Joanne Shaw Taylor’s debut release White Sugar. It was the first weekend of Spring 2009 and I was getting ready to take my family on a country excursion for a few days. Impressed with what I heard, (and convinced my family would agree) I loaded Taylor’s White Sugar onto my MP3 player and plugged it into the car stereo. The tunes we heard set the tone for our early spring drive up the winding snow-filled highway… Writing was always one of those things that helped me relax. So later that evening I sat by the fire, and thought about the awesome music we heard on the way up to the cabin. That night I wrote a post called Joanne Shaw Taylor: Time Has Come With Debut Release White Sugar. Today that post is one of the top 10 articles I’ve written as The Blues Blogger. The article goes into more biographical detail, so I will avoid being repetitive here. If you’re curious I’ve included a link to the article above. Diamonds in the Dirt Amazon.com Widgets When Taylor’s latest album Diamonds in the Dirt was released last November, I really liked what I heard. Joined once again with producer Jim Gaines, the album is edgier and more of an accurate depiction of where Joanne’s music stands today. I continue to be amazed with this young rock ‘n’ soul blues artists’ talent. Unfortunately because of a hectic schedule last winter, I wasn’t able to do a second article. With the popularity of the first post, I regretted not doing a follow up with her second release. So this time around I decided to do something a little different. I have long considered including guest podcasts. It’s tough when you write a music blog that’s as personal as The Blues Blogger, because you are inviting people into a space and vibe that many of you have grown attached to. But as we know the blues is about the sharing of life’s experiences, so why shouldn’t we hear from Joanne Shaw Taylor in her own words? So I asked Mark Wade from A1Blues.com if I could include a podcast he did with Joanne just before Christmas in my latest blog post. Mark’s down to earth style has a way of drawing the artist’s feelings out. I really enjoy listening to his shows, and I think you will too. His line-up of blues interviews is quite impressive. You really should go to his site A1Blues.com and see for yourself. Enjoy the podcast. The Joanne Shaw Taylor Podcast With Host Mark Wade Joanne Shaw Taylor Upcoming Tour Dates February 2011 11) The State Theater, Kalamazoo, MI, USA 17) Route 33 Rhythm & Brews, Wapakoneta, OH, USA 18) Rosa’s Lounge, Chicago, IL, USA 19) Rosa’s Lounge, Chicago, IL, USA 22) Dinosaur Barbeque, Rochester, NY, USA 23) Dinosaur Barbeque, Syracuse, NY, USA 24) Dinosaur Barbeque, Troy, NY, USA 26) The Turning Point, Piermont, NY, USA March 2011 01) Treasure Lake Ski Lodge, Dubois, PA, USA 03) Cabin Fever Blues Bash, Hagerstown, MD, USA 05) private event, Martinsville, VA, USA 11) Bonita Blues Festival, Bonita Springs, FL, USA 12) Aces, Brandenton, FL, USA 23) private event, Chicago, IL, USA 26) Rothschild Pavillion, Rothschild, WI, USA April 2011 02) Springing The Blues, Jacksonville Beach, FL, USA 03) Earls Hideaway, Sebastian, FL, USA 08) TBA, Landstuhl, GERMANY 09) TBA, Cloppenburg, GERMANY 10) Schwarzer Adler, Rheinberg, GERMANY 13) Lowen, Eschenbach, SWITZERLAND 14) Galery, Pratteln, SWITZERLAND 15) Flamingo, Oberentfelden, SWITZERLAND 16) Wimsener Muhle, Hayingen, GERMANY 27) Oslo Bluesklubb at Buckleys, Oslo, NORWAY 28) Bergenfest, Bergen, NORWAY 29) Nidaros Bluesfestival, Nidaros, NORWAY 30) Nidaros Bluesfestival, Nidaros, NORWAY For tour updates and info you can go directly to Joanne’s site by clicking here What are your thoughts regarding the impressive journey of Joanne Shaw Taylor. Have you listened to her latest record Diamonds in the Dirt or her debut release White Sugar? Are you going to be checking o[...] blues, Podcasts, Reviews info@thebluesblogger.com no no Gregg Allman: Low Country Blues – Review http://thebluesblogger.com/911/gregg-allman-low-country-blues-review http://thebluesblogger.com/911/gregg-allman-low-country-blues-review#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 02:26:59 +0000 The Blues Blogger http://thebluesblogger.com/?p=911

“This record’s one of the things that’s held me together… Because when I woke up in the hospital from this incredibly big surgery, I held on to the idea that, hey man, you’ve got a record in the can!”~ Gregg Allman

Music Is a Healer… Read the rest

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