Bman's Blues Report

I just had the opportunity to review the newest release, Mighty Business , from AG Weinberger and it's a screamer! Opening with Muddy Waters' Baby Please Don't Go , AG is setting the stage for a red hot blues rocking concert. Backed by Sorin Petrila on rhythm guitar, Vlad Spatar on bass and Miklos Orban on drums, Weinberger handles lead vocals and guitar like a Johnny Winter. Excellent! Adding a bit of funk to a basic R&B style track, Try To Get Into The Middle Of The Real , is damn funky. I really like Spatar's bass chops and backing vocals drive this into Funkadelic land. This is a terrific groove and has plenty of room for some luscious guitar work. I Can't Get Enough takes the train up the southern rock route with a bit of southern swagger. Slowing it down and getting gritty on Sam Taylor's, Mother Blues , Weinberger shows his extremely soulful and fluid guitar lead. This is an excellent track and one that will sit you back in your chair! Classic fu...

The guys at Bohemian Guitars just posted this live concert video of Jeff Beck playing one of their oil can guitars. Is there anything Beck can't play? (-----ah....no!) BTW, Beck's very first instrument was a cigar box guitar he built as a child. Here's a close-up shot of Beck and his Bohemian oil can guitar. A certain cigar box guitarist stands beside him.   If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band! -  ”LIKE”  For added exposure - Blues World Wide Group "LIKE"   

I just received the newest release, Right Hand Road , from Brian Langlinais and it's an easy paced, R&B flavored release. Opening with rocker, You Can't Say I Didn't Love You , Brian Langlinais establishes his ground as lead vocalist backed by James Pennebaker on lead guitar, Steve Conn on keys, Lynn Williams on drums and Ron Eoff on bass with cool backing vocals by Charlene Howard and powerful horn work by Roy Agee on trombone, Steve Hermann on trumpet and Randy Leago on sax. On Wilson Piclett's, Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You , accordion work by Conn, nice piano and organ work by Patterson Barrett and backing vocals by Jonell Mosser set a real interesting pace. Title track, Right Hand Road , has a definite country blues feel with acoustic slide resonator work by D.L. Duncan and mandolin work by Barrett. Very cool. One of my favorite tracks on the release, New Orleans flavored, Louisiana Love, has a really infectious groove pairing Langlinais with Moss...

I just had the chance to review the newest release, Voodoo Land , by The Blues Rebels and it's solid. Opening with shuffle track, Changed My Ways , Dov Hammer takes the lead on vocals and harp, backed by Andy Watts on guitar, Amos Springer on bass, Avi Barak on drums and Martan Ashkenazy on keys. Hammer takes the first solo on harp followed by a sweet solo from Watts. Title track, Voodoo Land has a strong wood block stroke and an overall Hendrix feel. Hammer and Watts both solo again and Ashkanazy's keywork adds the tension. A super track, this band can rock! Well Run Dry is a modern interpretation of a Robert Johnson riff with a contemporary rock feel. On Some Day , a strong radio with a solid melody, Joe Louis Walker adds tasty acoustic guitar and electric solos with cool bongo rhythms by Barak and melodic harp work by Hammer. Very nice. Knee slapper, Everybody Loves My Baby , features Walker on lead vocal with Hammer. Slow blues ballad, Burning Deep , features some of ...

I just had the opportunity to review the newest release, Scofflaw , from Clint Morgan and it's a winding road of interesting passages. With an intro of children singing This Little Light of Mine , this release covers gospel, blues and country styles. Waco almost smells of John Wayne with a heavy bottom by bassist Dave Roe and Jerry Roe on drums and with Clint Morgan on piano and vocal with raggedy nice guitar by Kenny Vaughan. Early rocker, Wild One maintains a lot of it's country flavor but rips with some nice guitar and piano work and Morgan's vocals are perfect. I Got A Gun is an easy country rocker with Jonathan Yudkin on violin with Morgan painting a cool lyrical story. I Don't Know Where To Turn is a cool boogie woogie track with real nice piano work backing Morgan's duet with Diunna Greenleaf on lead vocals. Dripping country, Vaughan lays out some real nice guitar work on the bluesy track. Eastham Farm has a lot of Johnny Cash in style balanced by nic...

I just had the opportunity to review the newest release, Live at Knuckleheads Vol 1   from Nick Schnebelen Band and I really enjoyed it. Opening fleet fingered rocker, I'm Goin' , this band is on fire. Nick Schnebelen, founding family member of Trampled Under Foot, has lead vocals and guitars and he's ripping. Joined by Heather Newman on guitar and vocal, Joe Voye on drums and Cliff Moore on bass, this is a great opener! Newman takes the lead on Willie James , with a little more of a country flare, the band is taking this crowd by storm. Schnebelen's riffs are hot and explosive. Cover of Gnarls Barkley's Crazy , featuring Newman on lead vocal maintains it's original pop format but with a snarling guitar solo backing Newman's solid vocals. Slow ballad, Desperate Heart , again features Newman on lead vocal and gives Schnebelen a terrific opening to really kick out the stops on his blues riffs. Clocking in at over 5 minutes and with a touch of old San Fra...

I just had the chance to review the newest release, Shadows and Fragments by Luca Burgalassi and it's actually quite beautiful. Opening with Shadows , a softly sung ballad over acoustic guitar and electric guitars by Luca Burgalassi, strongly precise bass by Giacomo Bertaccini and light percussion by Ettore Fancelli this is a super melodic opener. Dust and Rust has an open country sound with nicely blended vocal harmonies with Burgalassi on dobro, banjo, guitar, mandolin and harmonica as well as lead vocals, Fancelli on drums, Mimo Pellegrini on bass, Stefano Lunardi on violin and Luca Bellofiore on accordion. An excellent track with nice harmonies, this is great stuff. Nicely arpegiated acoustic guitar and solid vocals are the secret to Dark Cherries and Wine with Franco Ceccanti on cello. With an intricate rhythm and tight electric guitar soloing, this is a cool track. Orange Rooms has a warm, adult vocal, jazzy sound with French cafe accordion and violin ambiance and sli...

                                                    DAVY KNOWLES ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF NEW STUDIO ALBUM THREE MILES FROM AVALON ON OCTOBER 14 Vinyl, Limited Edition Signed Memorabilia, Bundled Merchandising Packages Available Via Pledge Music Now Digital On-Sale Set For September 30 With All Global Retailers Extensive Tour Commences Late-July Chicago, IL --- Davy Knowles has announced the release of a new studio album Three Miles From Avalon on October 14.  Hot on the heels of the 2014's The Outsider , the full-length documentary Island Bound , and an extensive tour schedule, Isle of Man-born Knowles looks forwards with a collection of new songs marking a return to his roots and the sounds that first ignited h...

"Sounds the way good bourbon tastes, smooth and with a kick" - Spin Summer fun is here! Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings help you welcome the warm summer months with some cool blues. Check out the upcoming show calendar ! August 18th head to Harveys Lake Tahoe where Roy & the band, open for Steve Miller Band with special guests Carlos Reyes & Jimmy Pugh. The power trio - Roy Rogers, Steve Ehrmann and Kevin Hayes - will appear at Bluesapalooza and The Big Blues Bender. Look for a special performance in the early fall at the King Biscuit Blues Festival on October 6th with fellow slide guitarist Sonny Landreth! For the second year in a row Roy and the band perform at the Musical Instrumen...