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Are some people destined to end up in certain professions? With the talented Joanne Shaw Taylor, who began playing professionally at a very young age and was recently nominated for a Blues Music Award for Best Blues Rock Artist, that certainly seems to be the case. Blues Blast Magazine had the chance to catch up … Read more
By SANFORD JOSEPHSON March 1, 2022 Sign in to view read count She’s mature beyond her years and has a bright future in front of her. —Emmet Cohen ” data-original-title=”” title=””>Anaïs Reno (now 18) began taking voice lessons from singer/songwriter ” data-original-title=”” title=””>Sarah Tolar. “I feel very grateful to her,” Reno said, “because after a … Read more
Nutrition Is About Food and So Much More Food is culture. It surrounds you – it’s versatile, and it perfectly works as a means of self-expression. Most importantly, how long can you go without delicious homemade pasta or getting a bite of that new Indian curry served at the local diner? Probably long enough, but … Read more
Photo: Bernard Allison by Lisa Gray Interview with Bernard Allison By Martine Ehrenclou World class contemporary bluesman Bernard Allison is a virtuosic, blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. The son of Blues Hall of Famer Luther Allison, Bernard grew up with many of the blues greats who influenced his style, among them his father, Edgar Winter, … Read more
Detroit-born singer Carla Cook is making a rare visit to London. She will be at Pizza Express Dean Street on 2 March with the trio of Matyas Gayer (piano), Mark Hodgson (bass) and Stephen Keogh (drums). Carla Cook. Photo © Antonio Porcar Cano Nominated for a Grammy for her first album, Carla Cook’s extraordinary career … Read more
Zoom with Shawn Kellerman – Chocolate Cake Mohana Music www.zoombluesmusic.com 11 tracks Born in Romulus, Michigan, Zoom was impressed by Koko Taylor at a young age and began performing. She hit the road and sang and toured with many a great artist. She was invited to join several Chicago Blues Tours to Europe and shared … Read more
Cellist Guilherme Rodrigues, from Lisbon, has been living in Berlin for six years, developing musical partnerships with musicians across intersecting scenes. His simultaneous roles find him a part of Lisbon’s Creative Sources Recordings record label, musical director of Berlin’s Hosek Contemporary Art Gallery, and member of the Berlin based Reanimation Orchestra, among many other activities. … Read more
Open mic nights are quite a rage. They’re fun, exciting, and a great way to have a good time with friends and family. Artists use a variety of ways to promote their events online and offline. With more and more people using the web to look for what they need, it has become even more … Read more
Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Raitt announces her new album, Just Like That… to release April 22, 2022 via Redwing and shares her new single “Made Up Mind.” Her first new release in more than six years, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bonnie Raitt continues to display the vitality and urgency that has defined her legendary … Read more
Courtesy unknown By TESSA SOUTER AND ANDREA WOLPER March 1, 2022 Sign in to view read count Art Blakey gets to me in a very visceral way. It almost seems as if anyone in the audience—or the band—were to dare to drift off, Blakey would fire off a series of sharp rim shots to snap … Read more