BYWATER CALL - Hold Me Down - new single and EU/UK tour

Artiest/Band: Bywater Call NeW Single: Hold Me Down Release Out Now EU/UK tour Format: CD/LP/DL/Vinyl Genre: Blues/Soul/Swamp-Blues The song was recorded at Palace Studios in Toronto,the music video was shot at High Park Brewery in Toronto by Zack Murray of Lightning House Media. The single arrives hot on the heels of their llive album Sunshine, which met to rave reviews last August.........►►►

Singer-Songwriter: Timber - Boy to a man

Artiest/Band: Timber Album: Boy to a man Single: That Boy Release Out Now Label: Self Format:Online & Bandcamp Genre: Singer-Songwriter/Americana/Pop Timber is een singer-songwriter wiens Americana popsongs zijn geïnspireerd door The Beatles en klinken als Douwe Bob, die je doen voelen, nadenken en soms lachen, in een intieme en relaxte sfeer......►►►

Jay Hooks - Tequila & Bullets

Artiest/Band: Jay Hooks Album: Tequila & Bullets Time 44:34 Release 22 September 2025 Label: Joplin Street Music Format: CD/LP/DL/Vinyl Genre: Blues-Rock Born and raised in Houston, Jay Hooks cut his teeth on Gulf Coast blues, mixing Texas grit with rock-and-roll swagger. Hooks toured extensively with Antone’s Recording Artist Lavelle White earning his stripes night after night. By the late ’90s, he was fronting his own band, recording his 1998 debut “Hooked Up.....►►►

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest - Relativity

Artiest/Band: John Lees' Barclay James Harvest Album: Relativity Single:  Release 17th October 2025 Label: Esoteric Antenna Suburban Distribution  Format: CD/LP/DL/Vinyl Genre: Prog Rock THE SUPERB NEW ALBUM FROM JOHN LEES’ BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST! Several years in the making, the record is a 78-minute collection of songs loosely based upon the concept of human and cosmic interaction and relationships...........►►►

Walter Trout - Sign Of The Times

Artiest/Band:  Walter Trout Album: Sign Of The Times Single: Artificial / Sign Of The Times Release Out Now  Label:  Mascot  Groep/Provoque  Format: CD/LP/DL/Vinyl Genre: Blues/Bluesrock The album explodes to life with the first single and opening song, Artificial: a scornful, satirical, harmonica-spiced rebuke of the fake world we risk creating. “We got artificial photos, artificial music, you could go on and on,” considers the bluesman......►►►

Release: Boz Scaggs - Detour

Artiest/Band: Boz Scaggs Album: Detour Single:  Release October 17th 2025 Label:  Records  Format: CD/LP/DL/Vinyl Genre: Pop/Rock I had no intention of making a record when I started singing these songs,” the Grammy-winner confesses. “It was all very casual at first, just an opportunity to explore a style of music I’ve always liked, to get together with a friend and play for the sheer joy of it”.......►►►

Release: Jim White - Inner Day

Artiest/Band: Jim White Album: Inner Day Single: Inner Day(Video) Release October 24th 2025 Label:  Records  Format: CD/LP/DL/Vinyl Genre: Pop/Rock Produced, Mixed, Engineered & Arranged by Jim White & Guy Picciotto Keyboards, Drums, & Vocals by Jim White Guitar & Duet Vocals on "I Don't Do / Grand Central" by Zoh Amba Mastering by Mikey Young Cover artwork & design by Anna White......►►►

Delmark All-Stars - Sweet Home Chicago

Artiest/Band: Delmark All-Stars Album: Sweet Home Chicago  Release Out Now Label: DELMARK  Format: CD/LP/DL/Vinyl Genre: Chicago Blues Delmark collaborates with the Chicago Cubs in a special 45 record with a new version of the classic Chicago blues song on side A, along with a fascinating BBQjr (Johnny Iguana) re-mix on side B! The Delmark All-Stars are: Bob Stroger, Mike Wheeler, Dave Specter, Carlise Guy, Roosevelt Purifoy, Larry Williams, and Pooky Styx......►►►

On Tour: Philip Sayce

Photo Credit: © Robert Sutton

Artiest/Band: Philip Sayce

• On Tour: November 2024 UK tou
• On Tour: May/June 2026
• Genre: Bluesrock

Following his electrifying and critically acclaimed November 2024 UK tour, guitar marvel and powerhouse vocalist Philip Sayce returns in May/June 2026 for a nationwide UK tour fueled with a brand-new live release and a forthcoming studio album that promises to raise the bar yet again.....►►►

Culemborgblues 2025: Nog even nagenieten!

Fotograaf Silfan Van Der Kaap heeft in een notendop een mooie compilatie Culemborg Blues 2025 main stage. gemaakt Video’s gemaakt door bezoekers van bezoekers staan bij elkaar in deze playlist of kijk op onze foto site. En nog meer plaatjes en een lang verslag bij onze vrienden vanThe Blues Alone? Tot ziens op Culemborg Blues 2026 op zaterdag 22 augustus!..........►►►

Release: Eric Bibb - One Mississippi

Artiest/Band:Eric Bibb Album:  One Mississippi Produced, Arranged, Mixed, A&R by Glen Scott Release 30th Januari 2026 Label: Repute Records Format: CD/LP/DL/Vinyl Genre: Blues Three-Time Grammy-Nominated Blues Legend Eric Bibb Kicks Off 2026 With the Release of New Album,One Mississippi, January 30th, from Repute Records.......►►►

SHEMEKIA COPELAND AND TOMMY CASTRO RECEIVE BLUES BLAST MUSIC AWARDS

SHEMEKIA COPELAND AND TOMMY CASTRO RECEIVE BLUES BLAST MUSIC AWARDS Shemekia Copeland Named Female Blues Artist Of The Year  Tommy Castro And The Painkillers Take The Award For Contemporary Blues Album For Closer To The Bone   Blues Blast magazine has announced the winners of its 18th annual Blues Blast Music Awards. This year, Alligator Records artists Shemekia Copeland and Tommy Castro received honors......►►►

Release: Yorick van Norden - Do It Now

Artiest/Band: Yorick van Norden Album: Do It Now Single: The Keepers Of The Gates Release 14th November 2025  Label: Excelsior Recordings Cat nr: EXCEL96840 (LP) & EXCEL96841 (CD) Format: CD/LP/DL/Vinyl Genre: Pop/Rock “De kans krijgen om met een aantal vrienden een album op te nemen in Abbey Road voelt als het ultieme jongensboekverhaal. En eigenlijk lijkt het net alsof m’n hele muzikale levensloop tot dan toe slechts een vingeroefening was voor dat moment.......►►►

New Single: Yorick van Norden - The Keepers Of The Gates

Yorick van Norden Nieuwe single The Keepers Of The Gates is uit. Het is het eerste voorproefje van het album Do It Now, dat op 14 november verschijnt bij Excelsior Recordings. De kans krijgen om met een aantal vrienden een album op te nemen in Abbey Road voelt als het ultieme jongensboekverhaal...........►►►

Release: Drive-By Truckers - The Definitive Decoration Day

Artiest/Band: Drive-By Truckers Album: The Definitive Decoration Day Single:  Release 14th November 2025 Label: New West Records/V2 Records Format: CD/LP/DL/Vinyl Genre: Acoustic Het geremixte klassieke album uit 2003, Decoration Day, geremasterd door de veelgeprezen engineer Greg Calbi. Het bevat klassiekers van Drive-By Truckers, "Sink Hole", "Marry Me", "My Sweet Annette", en Jason Isbells eerste nummers met de band, "Outfit" en "Decoration Day".......►►►