Guest Music Bloggers

Austin, Texas - Charley Ramsay established himself as a songwriter and performer playing and singing with the local band, “Hey Zeus” for over ten years in Austin, Texas in the 90s. His band achieved radio play and a loyal Austin following. Songs co-written by Charley and produced by Austin’s own John Croslin (The Reivers, Spoon) […]

Blue Apple Blues (B.A.B.) Festival Poised To Crash the Mansion in Downtown Manhattan on April 3rd, 2008
Blue Apple Blues (B.A.B.) Festival @ Crash Mansion
Thursday, April 3, 2008 7:30pm – 1am
199 Bowery @ Spring Street, New York, NY 10002
$15 at door (age 21 and over)
B.A.B. Festival phone contact: 212-580-0602
www.blueappleblues.com
www.crashmansion.com
Blue Apple Blues (B.A.B.) Festival aims to crash […]

Atlanta, Georgia - Mike McCarroll has spent the better part of his life working hard every day to raise a family and become a successful independent business owner. Along the way, he picked up a guitar, started writing songs, and eventually when the kids left the nest and he was comfortable enough financially, he headed […]

Detroit Blues Society announces that due to declining economic conditions in the Metro Detroit area, they will be hosting a fundraiser to help bolster their coffers and to help them achieve their membership goals for 2008. This fundraiser will help, in large measure, to allow them in the continuing efforts toward presenting their unique musical […]

New CD Release
Name of Band or Artist: BUCK69
Title of Album: When She Whispers Your Name
Description of the CD:
Get out your air guitar for these 14 new electric blues and roots rock songs buy the father and son band BUCK69. It’s like Bob Seger meeting Jonny Lang in a juke joint to talk about […]

Jammates Records releases Rick Fowler’s Back On My Good Foot
Reprinted from a press release from Mark Pucci Media:
Fowler’s Jammates Records debut includes special guest performers: R.E.M.’s Bill Berry and Randall Bramblett
LaGrange, GA – Jammates Records announces a March 25, 2008 release date for Back on My Good Foot, the label debut CD from Athens, Georgia-based […]

Sean Costello has that gritty soulful vocal style that is a perfect fit for blues rockers and his new release We Can Get Together is jam packed with songs that focus on scorching hot blues-rock licks while he belts out every song as if he was living it, with straight from the gut vocals. Costello […]

Ed Maly picks up where he left off with Walking Shoes Blues (2006) by releasing another one of his down-home barnstorming blues-rock albums on his own indie label Hot Texas Tunes titled Best Kept Secrets.
Maly kicks up some dust with a steadfast band and treats his fan base with favorite live tracks “C.C. Rider”, “Matilda”, […]

After listening to Charley Ramsay’s new album Catalyst, I thought for a moment about his vocals. The first thing that came to mind was that he must be influenced in some way by Tom Waits and Lou Reed because he sounds like both of them combined. Therefore, I asked Charley if he listened to both […]

The FREDRIK STRAND HALLAND Band will be in concert at Madam Felle March 1st, 2008. Madam Felle is an old venerable music venue in The city of Bergen that many consider to be the cultural center of Northern Europe. Norway in general and Bergen in particular have become major art and music capitols. […]