Recensie: Matt Andersen – House To House

Matt Andersen – House To House

Geschreven door: Eric Campfens

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Deze sympathieke reus is in zijn thuisland Canada letterlijk en figuurlijk een hele grote, en ook in Europa, waaronder ons kleine landje is hij een graag geziene gast. Door zijn vorige albums, zijn optredens en het interview dat ik ooit met hem mocht hebben ben ik een fan geworden, en gebleven. Het is alweer drie jaar geleden dat zijn vorige album verscheen. Veel te lang naar mijn zin en ik was dan ook blij verrast toen ik zijn nieuwe album op mijn deurmat aantrof.

Release: DAVID LUMSDEN - ROOTED IN THE BLUES

DAVID LUMSDEN - ROOTED IN THE BLUES

CONTEMPORARY BLUES
LABEL: SELF
RELEASE DATE: MARCH 25, 2022

“Lumsden offers up a great variety of blues. These ten tracks highlight David and his
bandmates’ - Gary Davis, Jim Engel, Tim Bahn, and Kylan Davis - talent across the whole spectrum of the blues.” Bob Paleczny, WEFT 90.1FM & President, Prairie Crossroads Blues Society

Release: MISS BIX - BRING IT

MISS BIX - BRING IT

CONTEMPORARY BLUES
LABEL: BLUE HEART
RELEASE DATE: APRIL 15, 2022

It is often considered the work of artists to reflect upon the world around them and use as fuel for their creative process. Singer songwriter Leslie Letven Bixler (aka Miss Bix) drew upon the resources at hand successfully delving into writing and performing children’s music while raising her son.
Now two decades later the accomplished recording artist was thrust into a global pandemic, racial and social unrest and climate change catastrophes including the California wildfires, where the Bixler family lost their home. The result was not despair or retreat, but rather a poignant and resolute collection of 14 new songs on the album, “Bring It,” released on Blue Heart Records.

BANANAFISH - BOSTON BANANAFISH

BANANAFISH - BOSTON BANANAFISH

CONTEMPORARY BLUES/ROOTS ROCK
LABEL: TREATED AND RELEASED RECORDS
RELEASE DATE: APRIL 1, 2022A 

25th Anniversary Remixed & Remastered CD/Digital Album Release will soon be available from Treated & Released Records.

Bananafish was a Boston based Rock & Roll Jam band in the 1990’s. Fronted by vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Fordham Murdy (known now as Reverend Freakchild). The band also consisted of Dan Simone on keyboards, and Ben Chen and then Ry Cavanaugh on bass. The band had a series of drummers starting with Dan Simone when the band was known as ‘The Davenport’, before Simone moved full time to keys. Joe Bulkin was then the drummer for a short time followed by Dave Barrett and then finally Marc Gratama.

Single: VANEESE THOMAS - SAME BLOOD SAME BONE

VANEESE THOMAS - SAME BLOOD SAME BONE
FROM "FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT" (APRIL 15, 2022)
CONTEMPORARY BLUES/AMERICANA
LABEL: BLUE HEART
RELEASE DATE: MARCH 4, 2022

BLUESMAGAZINE’S WEEKLY PLAYLIST 10

BLUESMAGAZINE’S WEEKLY PLAYLIST 10

i.s.m. bluesmagazine: samenstelling: Jos Verhagen 

Bluesmagazine’s weekly playlist is een gevarieerde lijst met aandacht voor de favoriete muziek van de luisteraars. Er is verder muziek met een link naar Bluesmagazine (releases, recensies, concert reviews) en daarna is de keuze gigantisch. De playlist is voor de luisteraar, naast het lezen van Bluesmagazine en ander Blues websites, een manier om nieuw artiesten en hun muziek te leren kennen.

Deze week weer mooie tips van luisteraars binnengekregen. Heb je een favoriete blues nummer of een tip, blijf ze insturen door een mailtje te sturen naar bluesmusicmagazine@gmail.com.

Video Premiere: Rip Room – “Worth Repeating”

Video Premiere: Rip Room – “Worth Repeating”

Debut LP “Alight and Resound” out 5/27/22!

Pre-order NOW via Spartan Records or Bandcamp!
(EU friends, save on shipping via Big Scary Monsters)

Rip Room’s been waiting a while to let Alight & Resound loose into the world. They originally recorded the LP back in 2019, but held off on release due to the pandemic. They recorded it with Tim Green of Nation of Ulysses fame, and they’re a fair comparison for Rip Room’s noisy, Dischord-inspired post-hardcore.

News: CAROLYN WONDERLAND WINS TWO - AUSTIN MUSIC AWARDS

CAROLYN WONDERLAND WINS TWO - AUSTIN MUSIC AWARDS

Takes Awards For Best Blues Artist And Best Guitarist

On Tuesday, March 8, Texas guitar slinger, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Carolyn Wonderland won two top 2021/2022 Austin Music Awards. In addition to winning for Best Blues Artist, Wonderland took home the award for Best Guitarist. Wonderland is thrilled with the recognition, saying, "Thank you for the supreme honor of winning both Best Blues Artist and Best Guitarist in a city that is full of players who could easily wipe the floor with my ass without breaking a sweat."

Release: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers - Spencer Gets It Lit

Jon Spencer & The HITmakers - New album + video

SPENCER GETS IT LIT!’ ALBUM SET FOR RELEASE APRIL 1ST ON BRONZERAT RECORDS EURO TOUR STARTS JUNE - TICKETS ON SALE NOW

JON SPENCER & the HITmakers invite you to take a trip to WORM TOWN! 

JON SPENCER & the HITmakers 

Bob Bert - trash, Sam Coomes - synth & vocal, M. Sord - drum, Jon Spencer - vocal & guitar | Produced by Bill Skibbe & Jon Spencer at Key Club Recording Co., Benton Harbor, MI, July - August 2021. 

LA Native Sophia Marie Debut EP

LA Native Sophia Marie Turns Real Life Cross-Country Experiences Into Songs on Debut EP 'Foreigner'” - Out This Friday, March 11; International Politics Undergrad at Georgetown University Tells Personal Tales Of Feeling Out Of Place In New Environments Domestically and Abroad, Going On Dates with DC Narcissists, Falling In Love with Foreigners, 

Sophia Marie’s debut album “Foreigner” deals with feelings of being a foreigner both domestically and abroad. It draws most heavily upon her own personal relocation from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. to study International Politics at Georgetown University, with the empowering anthem “Venice Beach to D.C.” calling on her to channel her inner Elle Woods– West Coast roots and all–and thrive in this new competitive, pre-professional environment Back East.