New Single: BEATtrio - Archipelago

New Singles Mattan Records Thityy Tigers

Artiest: BEATtrio Format: Single Titel: Archipelago  Release datum: 21 March 2025

BEATrio• Is een nieuwe band met minstens één bekende naam. Béla Fleck heeft de krachten gebundeld met harpist Edmar Castañeda en drummer Antonio Sánchez. Het is een levendige combo die Fleck doet denken aan eerdere delen van zijn carrière, zoals hij zelf zegt.

Release: Bobby Rush & Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Young Fashioned Ways

Artiest/Band: Bobby Rush & Kenny Wayne Shepherd Album: Young Fashioned Ways Release: 21 March 2025 Label: Deep Rush / Thirty Tigers Three-time Grammy® Award-winning blues legend Bobby Rush and five-time Grammy® nominated singer/songwriter/guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, unite for a very special collection of new blues songs that the two artists wrote and recorded together.  Titled YOUNG FASHIONED WAYS, the album will be available on March 21.  Their debut single, “Who Was That,” which will also be featured in Lionsgate’s upcoming film “Flight Risk” starring Mark Wahlberg that releases on January 24 Listen to the single “Who Was That” ......

Nola Blue Records is celebrating Women’s History Month

Nola Blue Records Celebrates Women’s History Month with Announcement of Upcoming New Albums from Blues Women Maria Muldaur, Candice Ivory and The Alexis P. Suter Band

Nola Blue Records is celebrating Women’s History Month with the announcement of three major new album releases this summer by Maria Muldaur, Candice Ivory and the Alexis P. Suter Band. In chronological order they are: June 6 – Just Stay High from The Alexis P. Suter Band; July 11 - One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey from Maria Muldaur; and August 8 - New Southern Vintage from Candice Ivory.

Release: Little Barrie & Malcolm Catto - Electric War

Artiest/Band: Little Barrie & Malcom Catto Album: Electric War Release: 18 April 2025 Label: Easy Eye Sound Genre: '60s British Blues, Deep Funk, Hip Hop, Rock n' Roll Little Barrie & Malcom Catto have announced details of the release of their second album together, Electric War, which is out via Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys Easy Eye Sound on Friday 18th April 2025. They have also shared ‘Zero Sun’, the first track to be taken from the album. The track is accompanied by a beautifully shot performance video directed by Robert Schober who has worked with The Killers, Green Day and My Chemical Romance amongst others......

New Single: Herman Rarebell & Friends - Passion Rules The Game

Artiest/Band: Herman Rarebell & Friends Album: What About Love? New Single: Passion Rules The Game Release: 11 April Label: Metalville Records.  HERMAN RAREBELL & FRIENDS release the new single  ‘Passion Rules The Game’.  The song is taken from the new studio album "What About Love?", which will be released on 11 April on Metalville Records. .......

THE QUILL release the single and video "Broken Man".

Artiest/Band: The Quil Album: In Triumph Release: 18 April 2025 New single: Broken Man Label: Metalville Records The song is taken from the re-release of the long out-of-print and much sought-after 2006 studio album ‘In Triumph’ wich will be released on 18 April on Metalville Records. The new version of "In Triumph" also contains an unreleased bonus track from the recording sessions at the time.......

Melon Jelly - The Road to Memphis

Artiest/Band: Melon Jelly Debut Album: The Road to Memphis Release: February 2025 Label: Self Released Melon Jelly dishes out a foot stompin’ musical gumbo of funky grooves, blues, and retro rock served piping hot from Southeast Texas! Winners of the 2024 Houston Blues Challenge, Melon Jelly features Stephen Droddy on drums, Jason McCollum on bass, and Mark "Nessie" Nesmith on guitars and vocals. Melon Jelly will represent the Houston Blues Society at the 2025 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN.......

Andrew Duncanson - California Trap Feat. Michael Peloquin

Artiest/Band: Andrew Duncanson Album: California Trap Feat. Michael Peloquin  Release: 28.March 2025 Label: Run It Back Records  Genre: Contemporary Blues Passionate singers of soulful blues have been disappearing into the musical mists of time for at least the past half-century. Their voices are fast becoming as scarce as sunshine on a cloudy day.  But then there is Andrew Duncanson, who for more than twenty years has been reaching deep into that primeval source and adding his own deeply soulful voice to the music. He has been the voice of the Kilborn Alley Blues Band, and more recently The Dig3, a trio whose name was inspired by Willie Dixon's Big Three Trio.....

Belgian Blues Awards 2025

Belgian Blues Awards 2025  • Belgian Blues Challenge 2025  De bekendmaking van de winnaars en de overhandiging van de awards zullen plaatsvinden op vrijdag 28 maart 2025 in zaal Den Ouden Tijd in Herent. Die avond wordt absoluut de hoogmis van de Belgische blues want het Belgian Blues Award-event is tegelijk ook een festival met drie acts.......

Culemborg Blues viert 30e editie met twee dagen muziekfeest!

Culemborg Blues viert 30e editie met twee dagen muziekfeest!

Dit jaar is het dubbel feest in Culemborg! Op vrijdag 22 en zaterdag 23 augustus vindt de 30e editie van Culemborg Blues plaats, en dat wordt gevierd met een extra festivaldag. Maar liefst 25 bands en artiesten zorgen voor een weekend vol dampende blues in de historische binnenstad. En zoals altijd: helemaal gratis!.........

Mark “Nessie” Nesmith - A Sinner's Prayer

Artiest/Band: Mark “Nessie” Nesmith Album: A Sinner's Prayer Release: 2024 Label: Self-Released Genre: Blues Total Time: 35:30 "A Sinner's Prayer" 2024 WINNER of the Houston Blues Society Best Self-produced CD award #1 Delta Blues Album on Roots Music Report His songs are a melting pot of the styles he’s played over the years, a musical gumbo of blues, folk, rock, funk and americana with a soulful vibe. Melon Jelly has garnered more than 133,000 streams on Spotify and his solo CD “A Sinner’s Prayer” is approaching 50,00 Spotify streams..........

New Track: Son Of The Velvet Rat - Blue Ribbon

Artiest/Band: Son Of The Velvet Rat New Track: Blue Ribbon Album: Red Barn Sessies Release: 15 April 2025 Label: Digital   Folk Noir! Nieuwe Track Son Of The Velvet Rat "Blue Ribbon" van de Red Barn Sessies Digitaal release 15 April! Ze waren vorige week nog op tour in Nederland wat geweldige reacties opleverden. Volgende keer mogen ze op een festival staan want dit mogen meer mensen zeker gaan zien. Hun muziek is geweldig! Hier dan een heel mooi swingend nieuw nummer “Blue Ribbon” wat officieel pas 15 april digitaal uitkomt. Neen je kans en draai eens wat van SOTVR!.......

On Tour - The Pink Stones.

On Tour The Pink Stones (Normaltown Records) on Tour! Ddeze week kunnen we weer genieten van optredens van The Pink Stones. In Nederland beginnen ze hun Europese Tour en ze zijn te zien ......

Allison August - August Moon

Artiest/Band: Allison August Album: August Moon Release: Out Now Label: MoMojo Records West Coast singer-songwriter Allison August's newest release is a rich showcase of August's dynamic, soul-drenched vocals, backed by an all-star ensemble and produced by Grammy-winning drummer Tony Braunagel. ......

Release: Valerie June - Owls, Omens, and Oracles

Artiest/Band: Valerie June Album: Owls, Omens, and Oracles Release: 11 April 2025 Label: Bandcamp Opening track and first single, "Joy, Joy!", gives us an irresistible, playful, and effervescent invitation to surrender to the light always available in our souls. Valerie June has opened her deepest channel yet to create her fourth studio album, Owls, Omens, and Oracles. The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and three-time Americana Music Honors and Awards nominee weaves fresh medicinal downloads of love, sweetness, goodness, and joy together with songs that have flowed through her for years.......