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Jimmie Bratcher – I’m Hungry (Self-produced): Jimmie Bratcher has mostly one thing on his mind and he’s sure to let you know just how tasty a set like this can be. It’s chicken, bacon, cheese, grits or even bananas (except when they’re green). He is hoping to bring his show of smokin’ blues just to whet your appetite! Enjoy, but don’t over do it! These blues are hard! Here’s Jimmie ready to serve you one of his best dishes – just click! Chris Cain – Raisin’ Cain (Alligator): I haven’t heard Chris Cain in some time and my first impression was this really sounds like B...

A.J. Croce – By Request (Compass): “Over the past three decades, A.J. Croce has established his rep as a piano man and serious vocal stylist who pulls from a host of American traditions and anti-heroes — it’s part New Orleans, part juke joint, part soul. While his last album, JUST LIKE MEDICINE, paired him with soul legend Dan Penn and an all-star cast of players, his new album was born of memories — of favorite artists and shows, but mostly, of late-night gatherings with groups of friends, many of them fellow musicians, with Croce at the piano taking requests. Croce revisits these...

  World-renowned blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Chris Cain will release his Alligator Records debut album, Raisin' Cain, on Friday, April 9, 2021. The album features 12 originals, each showcasing Cain's fiery musicianship and deft, memorable songwriting skills. According to Cain, who recently received two Blues Music Award nominations (for Contemporary Blues Male Artist Of The Year and Best Guitarist), "These are the best pack of tunes I've ever written." Of Raisin’ Cain, Chris Cain says, “My songs are funky and danceable and my writing is now less personal diary than in the...

Austin 360 Austin acts Ruthie Foster and Sue Foley are among a handful of local nominees for the Blues Music Awards, which will be presented virtually at 4 p.m. June 6 via the Blues Foundation's Facebook page and YouTube Channel. Foster and Foley are up against each other in the contemporary blues female artist category, along with Shemekia Copeland, Samantha Fish and Shaun Murphy. Foster also received a nomination in the instrumentalist/vocals category. Foster's 2020 album "Live at the Paramount" recently received a Grammy nomination as well. Kathy Murray, leader of long-running Austin ban...

by Steve Newton on January 19th, 2021 at 10:47 AM 1 of 2 2 of 2 Veteran Vancouver bluesman Harpdog Brown will kick off a new Alberta-based music/interview series on his YouTube channel this Sunday (January 24). Titled In the Doghouse, the nine-episode show will feature vocalist and harmonica ace Brown in conversation with some of the country's top blues artists and personalities. "Many years ago I had a radio show on CJSR," says Brown in a press release, "broadcasting from an old bank vault in the basement of the University of Alberta campus. It was a fun project and a great vehicle to s...