There are some truly great album releases this week from Johnny Burgin, Anthony Geraci, Doug MacLeod, T Bone Burnett, and others. Also there are a whole slew of new singles including songs by Joe Bonamassa, Little Feat, and Bywater Call. I hope you have a chance to check all of these out!! I have provided links to the albums if they are available.
Recordings Out Now – Albums
Johnny Burgin – Ramblin’ Coast to Coast (Straight Shooter Records)
The new album is unapologetic rockin’ Chicago Blues….mhmmm. I want to see this man play!!
Anthony Geraci – Tears in My Eyes
Anthony has paid his blues dues during a career that has spanned six decades. This new album simply reinforces his status as one of the great piano players of his generation!!
T Bone Burnett – The Other Side (Electro Magnetic Corporation)
The Other Side is a melodic celebration of roots music by T Bone Burnett, an artist that has always captivated me with his songwriting.
Doug MacLeod – Raw Blues 2
A fabulous songwriter whose acoustic guitar talent has garnered him numerous major blues awards over the last five years, Doug MacLeod is the delta blues minstrel to a new generation of blues listeners.
Ghost-Note – Mustard n’Onions
Ghost-Note has a cool funky jazzy percussion based sound that is inventive and yet still familiar. When you want to get your funk on, Mustard n’Onions is well worth a listen!
Big Wolf Band – Rebel’s Journey
Jonathan Earp is the heart and soul of this UK based blues rock band. The Big Wolf Band has been together for a decade and they continue their rise as one of the best contemporary bands in the blues rock genre with the new Rebel’s Journey recording.
Bart Bryant – Backstage II (Horizon Records)
Singer/Guitarist Bart Bryant opens the new album with a fantastic cover of Day of the Eagle featuring a truly impressive horn section! It just gets better from there! Bart hails for Connecticut and I am hoping to meet and chat with him real soon!!
Little Bobby – Dealing From the Bottom of the Deck (Untouchable Productions)
Minnesota based artist Little Bobby is a native American and third generation blues artist. He also owns an historic building in McIntosh that hosts a live venue, a music museum, and a music production studio! It would be a cool road trip to venture to mid America to hear his latest recording which is GREAT!
New Single Releases
Little Feat – Can’t Be Satisfied
Geminii Dragon – Potato Patch Blues
Bad Flamingo – Numb
Chris Smither – All About the Bones
Texas Hill – Weight of the World
Toronzo Cannon – Can’t Fix the World
Guy Verlinde – My Little Girl
Joe Bonamassa – Ball Peen Hammer (Live at the Hollywood Bowl) (music video)
Alastair Greene – Am I To Blame (music video)
Bywater Call – Roll (music video)
Jeff Slate – Movin’ On
Freddy and the Phantoms – Heathen Gospels
Deman Rogue – Little Miss Heartbreak
Ravnebjerg – Shadow Side
When Rivers Meet – Golden
King Kyote – Mother Nature
Due Out in April
Anders Osborne – Bewildered (April 26th)
Chris “Bad News” Barnes – Bad News Travels Fast (April 26th)
Jennifer Lyn & the Groove Review – Live From the Northern Plains (April 26th)
Judith Hill – Letters from a Black Widow (Aprirl 26th)
Out in May 2024
Reverend Shawn Amos – Soul Brother No. 1 (May 3rd)
Gary Cain – Outside the Lines (May 3rd)
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats – The Hits Keep Coming (May 10th)
Krissy Matthews – Krissy Matthews and Friends (May 10th) Ruf Records
Taylor Bryant & the Shakedown – Electrified (May 10th)
Joe Bonamassa – Live at the Hollywood Bowl (May 17th)
Slash – Orgy of the Damned (May 17th) …yes..it is a blues album!!
Little Feat – Sam’s Place (May 17th)
Troy Redfern – Invocation (May 17th)
Seth Lee Jones – Tulsa Custom (May 17th)
Big Harp George – Cooking With Gas (May 17th)
Alastair Greene – Standing Out Loud (May 17th)
Jeff Slate – The Last Day of Summer (May 17th)
Jesse Dayton – The Hard Way Blues (May 31st)
Dana Gillespie – First Love (May 31st)
Big Head Todd and the Monsters – Her Way Out (May 31st)
Upcoming releases in 2024
Joanne Shaw Taylor – Heavy Soul (June 7th)
Seasick Steve – A Trip A Stumble A Fall Down On Your Knees (June 7th)
Toranzo Cannon – Shut Up and Play (June 7th)
Sugaray Rayford – Human Decency (June 14th)
The Commoners – Restless (June 21st)
VA – True Blues Brother: The Legacy of Matt “Guitar” Murphy (June 21st)
Robert Jon & the Wreck – Red Moon Rising (June 28th)
Tom Mansi & the Icebreakers – Eyeball (June 28th)
J.P. Soars – Brick by Brick (June 28th)
Elles Bailey – Beneath the Neon Glow (August 9th)
Bywater Call – Shepherd (August 9th)
Anthony Gomes – Praise the Loud (Sometime 2024)
Sue Foley – One Guitar Woman (Sometime 2024)
Left Lane Cruiser – Bayport BBQ Blues (Sometime 2024)
Other Websites with Contemporary Blues/Blues Rock News
Rock & Blues Muse https://www.rockandbluesmuse.com/
Blues Rock Review https://bluesrockreview.com/
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