In a Blue Mood

 Tia Carroll - You Gotta Have It - Little Village Foundation From the opening of " You Got To Have It ," this listener became abso...

Curtis Salgado - Damage Control -Alligator Records Listening to Curtis Salgado's new album (his fourth for Alligator), I found his soulf...

Chris Cain - Raisin' Cain - Alligator Records It has been a little over a decade since I reviewed Chris Cain's album " So Many ...

Various Artists A Gulf Coast Christmas Gulf Coast Records Mike Zito is one of the forces behind Gulf Coast Records, which has quickly establ...

Kim Wilson Take Me Back: The Bigtone Sessions M.C. Records "Take Me Back" is Kim Wilson's first new release in three years. Th...

Sonny Green Found! One Soul Singer Little Village Foundation "Found! One Soul Singer" is the latest release from the Little Villag...

Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite 100 Years of Blues Alligator Records The title of this first full album by blues veterans Elvin Bisho...

Ron Thompson From The Patio - Live at Poor House Bistro Vol. 1 Little Village Foundation I first became aware of Ron Thompson some blu...

The Lucky Losers Godless Land Vizztone " Godless Land " is the latest recording from The Lucky Losers. Leading the band are b...

Frank Bey All My Dues Are Paid Nola Blue Take a veteran soul singer, pair him with a terrific backing band, and have them record a choice ...

Mark Hummel Way Back Machine Electro-Fi Records This is the latest recording in Mark Hummel's quite distinguished 35-odd year care...

Johnny Burgin Live Delmark Records Rockin' Johnny Burgin notes that this new live recording is his first in 20 years, and first si...

The Nick Moss Band Feat. Dennis Gruenling Lucky Guy! Alligator Records About the previous album by The Nick Moss Band, " The High Cos...

Terry Hanck I Still Get Excited TVR/VizzTone It has been three years since The Terry Hanck Band's last album, " From Roadhouse To...

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats Contemporary Alligator Records If one counts the nine albums when Little Charlie Baty led the Nightcat...

Tony Holiday Porch Sessions VizzTone I am not familiar with harmonica player Holiday and guitarist Landon Stone, but the two have been tra...

Billy Price Dog Eat Dog Gulf Coast Records It has been at least four decades since Billy Price and the Keystone Band issued their first al...

Mighty Mike Schermer Bad Tattoo Firedog Records/VizzTone Label Group This is Mighty Mike's latest release featuring a dozen songs find...

Paul Oscher Cool Cat Blues Fidelity In his liner notes to " Cool Cat ," Paul Oscher notes his long friendship with the late ...

Kevin Burt Heartland & Soul Little Village Foundation Mike Kappus notes he first was exposed to Kevin Burt as a judge for The Blue...