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When singer/songwriter/vocalist Eric Lindell first hit the national music scene with his 2006 Alligator Records debut CHANGE IN THE WEATHER, critics and fans alike celebrated the arrival of a roots rocker with dozens of unforgettable original songs. With his musical roots planted in Northern California, Lindell's music blossomed in New Orleans. His combination of sweet, blue-eyed soul with foot-stomping...
The Jacksonville blues-roots-rockers have a video for "Orange Blossoms," the title track of the new album on Alligator Records. Of local interest: Orlando's Anthony Cole has been playing drums with Mofro... So check this out:
JJ Grey and Mofro Orange Blossoms Alligator Records 2008 JJ Grey and Mofro's Orange Blossoms is a natural evolution from its predecessor, the ambitious Country Ghetto (Alligator, 2007). Here Grey and his regular road band extract the R&B/soul elements and artfully expand upon them. The title song is emblematic of the way Grey uses imagery from his Florida heritage as a means to telling a story: "orange...
JJ Grey & Mofro - Orange Blossoms (CD) Alligator Records, 2008-08-26 Tracklisting : 01. Orange Blossoms 02. The Devil You Know 03. Everything Good Is Bad 04. She Don't Know 05. The Truth 06. WYLF 07. On Fire 08. Move It On 09. Higher You Climb 10. Dew Drops 11. Ybor City 12. I Believe (In Everything) Produced By Dan Prothero and JJ Grey Engineered & Mixed By Dan Prothero Horn arrangements on Move It...
One of the most subtly satisfying electric blues albums of the '70s. Fenton Robinson never did quite fit the "Genuine Houserocking Music" image of Alligator Records -- his deep, rich baritone sounds more like a magic carpet than a piece of barbed wire, and he speaks in jazz-inflected tongues, full of complex surprises. The title track hits with amazing power, as do the chugging "The Getaway," a hard-swinging...
New York, NY -- Fresh off the release of her new studio album Peace, Love, and BBQ, critically acclaimed contemporary blues artist Marcia Ball (Alligator Records) is on the road and bringing her swamp-inspired sound to fans across the nation. Marcia and the band recently took their good 'ole hometown southern jives all the way up to the folks in NYC for a one-night spot at The Highline Ballroom. Luckily...
If you have been tunin' into the Doctor Mooney Memory Elixir Old-Time Travelin' Medicine Show as of late you may have noticed that our rock 'n roll stethoscopes haven't devoted too many prescriptions to the female sex (shout sister shout). Because of this we have come down with the Brakeman's blues and decided to declare today "Koko Taylor Day" and dedicate todays post to the hard bitin' sounds of...
Today, the CD version of the Nine Inch Nails project Ghosts I - IV ships for those still clinging to the material products. You can order the album in its various forms, digital or physical (the $300 “Ultra-Deluxe” edition has sold out), at the NIN website or on Amazon. Just as Trent Reznor has kept [...]
His place on the honor roll of Chicago blues harpists long ago assured, Carey Bell truly came into his own in the '90s as a bandleader with terrific discs for Alligator and Blind Pig. He learned his distinctive harmonica riffs from the Windy City's very best (both Walters -- Little and Big -- as well as Sonny Boy Williamson II), adding his own signature effects for good measure (an otherworldly moan...
Semi-obscure guitarist Brewer Phillips died in 1999. His playing was a key element of Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers, the legendary band that launched Alligator Records, one of the key forces keeping blues alive. The classic Chicago groove “Hen House Boogie” — which Phillips helped perfect in his time playing with Memphis Slim, Roosevelt Sykes, [...]
If you're a blues fan, you don't have to bother to watch tonight's GRAMMY telecast, as both blues album winners were announced in the infamous "pre-tel" awards ceremony earlier in the day. The best traditional blues album went to "Last Of The Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas." The recording, released on the Blue Shoe Project label, featured Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie "Pinetop"...
"Raisin' a Ruckus" (Alligator Records)Roomful of Blues is deep in the groove on "Raisin' a Ruckus," which introduces new members Dave Howard (vocals/harmonica), Ephraim Lowell (drums) and bassist Dima Gorodetsky.The 14 songs here include covers of Link Davis' "Big Mamou," the Doc Pomus number "Boogie Woogie Country Girl" and "New Orleans," but the band's rendition of Jessie Mae Robinson's "Black Night"...
Roomful of Blues trumpet player Bob Enos, 60, died in his sleep Jan. 11 of suspected heart failure, according to a statement released by Alligator Records. Enos and Roomful of Blues had played the Douglas Country Club in Georgia the previous night. The band was then set to head to Fort Lauderdale, FL, to perform on The Legendary Blues Cruise. Enos, who was born in Boston, joined the band in 1981....
Ever since his salad days with the Butterfield Blues Band, Elvin Bishop has been cranking out some of the best guitar around. Bishop has never been one to brood; his blues celebrates life. This, his fourth release on Alligator Records, is no exception. Even a song about love gone sour like "I'm Gone" is done with a gleam in the eye, not to mention some tough slide guitar from Bishop. He playfully...
A note before we begin: If you tried downloading The Spirit of Christmas by the Living Strings last week, you probably noticed that one of the links didn't work. I’ve fixed it now, so go here to find it, and accept my apologies for being an idiot. We now return to our regularly scheduled programming—10 [...]
