Category: Sounds



The Morlocks Play Chess

Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 24, 2010

Vintage L.A. Garage Rock band The Morlocks are releasing their take on the output from the legendary Chess Records.  The Morlocks Play Chess. Check it out. http://www.popantipop.com/themorlocks/ The Morlocks Play Chess by popantipop

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Eden Brent – Ain’t Got Troubles

Posted on: Friday, Aug 6, 2010

The title track from Eden Brent’s upcoming album “Ain’t Got No Troubles” is now featured on the home page of NPR.org as NPR’s Song of the Day.  Critic Marc Silver writes, “The recording sounds as if it were bootlegged in an obscure juke joint back in the 1920s… although her vocals, honed in clubs where [...]

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miXendorp Blues Remixes

Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 13, 2010

Jan Mittendorp of Black and Tan Records is doing some interesting things with blues and remixes under the name miXendorp. http://www.mixendorp.com/ Here are a couple of examples.  All the songs are available over on the miXendorp web page. Ain’t Good Lookin / Billy Jones by miXendorp SixSixtySix / Turnip Greens by miXendorp

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Tom Doughty guests on BBC Radio Lancashire

Posted on: Sunday, Jul 11, 2010

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d7sk Tom appears after about 13 minutes.  Interview and live music. Programme available for the next 6 days only.

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Lady plays the blues

Posted on: Monday, Jun 28, 2010

A 30min Radio 4 programme about female blues players presented by Cerys Matthews. BBC iPlayer – Lady Plays the Blues http://bit.ly/dq3FpX In this documentary, ex-Catatonia vocalist Cerys Matthews travels to the USA to find out why so few women are known for singing and playing the blues. When it comes to the blues and those [...]

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My current favourite CD

Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 23, 2010

We have had a few good CDs through at bluesinthenorthwest.com towers so far this year. My pick of the half year so far is not blues – it’s an Italian rock band who have a brilliant free download CD of the live gig from 1997 – Si Non Sedes Is – 56 free minutes of [...]

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Moreland and Arbuckle on Woodsongs

Posted on: Friday, Jun 11, 2010

MORELAND & ARBUCKLE have spent nearly a decade exploring American roots music. Guitarist Aaron Moreland and harpist/vocalist Dustin Arbuckle with help from the driving beat of drummer Brad Horner have forged a relentless and haunting sound that merges Delta blues, folk, rock, traditional country, and soul. In addition to the more typical Telecaster and Les [...]

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Janiva Magness on Woodsongs

Posted on: Thursday, Jun 3, 2010

One of my favourite performers has another session on Woodsongs. JANIVA MAGNESS returns to the WoodSongs stage as the reigning 2009 Blues Music Entertainer of the Year, only the second woman ever to win this award. Although Magness is now a bona fide blues star, her rise to the top was far from easy. She [...]

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Now here’s an interesting idea.  Powerful American soul singer has released a CD of covers of classic British rock bands.  Songs featured include.. Wish You Were Here Knights in White Satin Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me American public radio network NPR recently featured an article on LaVette and an opportunity to listen [...]

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Honey, Where You Been So Long – Lonnie Johnson

Posted on: Friday, Apr 16, 2010

Two Lonnie Johnson numbers are featured in the 29 March 2010 post on the excellent pre-war blues site Honey, Where You Been So Long? Honey, Where You Been So Long?.

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Bobby Mack webcast tonight

Posted on: Saturday, Feb 13, 2010

Does anyone remember the heady, blues filled days of the 1990s when Texan bluesman Bobby Mack was a regular visitor to these shores? Well Bobby is back out playing again and will be hosting a live webcast of his gig tonight from The Big Easy in Houston, Texas. The fun starts at at 21.30 CST [...]

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Eli “Paperboy” Reed live from Daryl’s House

Posted on: Sunday, Jan 31, 2010

What a great idea. Just get some musicians together, let them play and record the results. http://www.livefromdarylshouse.com/index.php?page=ep27

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Forty4 on BBC Radio Lancashire

Posted on: Saturday, Jan 30, 2010

My old mate Neil Partington’s band were featured live on BBC Radio Lancashire Bluenotes yesterday – with three of the songs from the forthcoming CD. BBC iPlayer – Lancashire Bluenotes: 29/01/2010 http://bit.ly/d5Bepr

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Cory Harris on Woodsongs

Posted on: Thursday, Jan 21, 2010

Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour – Show Details. COREY HARRIS has dug for the deepest and truest essence of the blues, reggae, gospel and other roots music by examining and celebrating their origins in various cultural centers – Africa, the Caribbean, Appalachia, Europe and beyond. In 2007, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship grant – [...]

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Chicago Theme at Wolfgang’s Vault

Posted on: Thursday, Jan 14, 2010

This week there is a Chicago theme at Wolfgang’s Vault.  So you’d think that they would have some blues, right? Right! The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Blues Band Son Seals Blues Band … and more http://bit.ly/6CfBR6

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New shows at Wolfgang’s vault

Posted on: Sunday, Dec 20, 2009

Chuck Berry 1967 http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/chuck-berry/concerts/winterland-march-18-1967.html? Rory Gallagher 1978 http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/rory-gallagher/concerts/bottom-line-november-10-1978-early-show.html? and loads, loads more…. http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/concerts **STOP PRESS** I was just about to publish this post when Jonny Spencer from bluesinthenorthwest.com favourites The Stumble emailed in the paydirt. Lots of blues and other good stuff at the microsite for Ash Grove – including Muddy from 1971. http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/concerts/support/ash-grove.html?

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