World Boogie is Here – North Mississippi Allstars Unleash
Swampy, dirty, badass rock n’ blues. I’ve listened to the North Mississippi Allstars here and there over the years, but nothing they’ve done has taken a hold of me like their latest release, World Boogie Is Coming. NMA are essentially…
Blues from the Rush Soundtrack
Must be in a Bluuuues kinda mood. I’ve had the soundtrack to the movie Rush since it came out in December 1991 (Jason Patric, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Gregg Allman as – what else – the drug dealer). Eric Clapton…
Clapton Joins the Bluesbreakers, Mind-Blowing Solos Ensue
This is from John Mayall’s 70th birthday gig a few years ago. Buddy Whittington (from the Bluesbreakers) and Eric Clapton do things to their Fender Stratocasters that mere mortals like us can only dream of. Amazing. And a trombone solo…
Northern Exposure: Son of Dave
Son of Dave is Benjamin Darvill whom you may or may not recognize as part of Crash Test Dummies. As he so succinctly puts it, he has spent the last few years bringing “the Blues kicking and howling into the…
A Good Week for Tunes in Telluride: Steve Earle, Allison Moorer, Junior Brown, and Jonny Lang
Top Left: Steve Earle works his dobro hard for the Sheridan Opera House crowd. Top Right: Jonny Lang brings the blues in Mountain Village. Bottom Left: Junior Brown rocks his guitar / lap-steel hybrid in Mountain Village. Bottom Right: I…
Canned Heat Live
I’ll admit to being an ignoramus about the band Canned Heat up until a few months ago. I was only familiar with two of their “hit” songs: “On the Road Again” and “Goin’ Up the Country”. Well, in my quest…
Required for Music Lovers: Ten Days Out
Pinetop Perkins. Willie “Big Eyes” Smith. Bryan Lee. “Wild Child” Butler. “Honeyboy” Edwards. Etta Baker. These are names that could go forgotten if not for projects like Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s new CD/DVD release, Ten Days Out. I can’t tell you…
Happy Birthday to the King
Ickmusic sends a shout out to the skies above….Happy 72nd Birthday Elvis! I watched King Creole a couple of times over the holidays to help prime me for my trip to New Orleans. Here’s a quality moment from the film…
Mojo
It’s Saturday, and the question you have to ask yourself is “do I have my mojo working?” Webster’s Dictionary defines mojo as “a magic spell, hex, or charm; broadly : magical power ; works his mojo on the tennis court“.…
