Debbie Bond, Blues Without Borders Review Debbie Bond is a blues guitarist, songwriter, and singer based in Tuscaloosa. Bond has performed with many blues royalty, from Johnny Shines to Eddie Kirkland, Little Jimmy Reed, Shar-Baby, Carroline Shines, and Willie King. Performing through rural Alabama and the Muscle Shoals in her youth, Bond eventually formed her … Read more
Mike Zito, Resurrection Review Mike Zito is a contemporary blues artist that has built his career on honesty, authenticity, and integrity. Zito has multiple wins for Blues-Rock Artist of the Year and Blues-Rock Album of the Year at the BMAs. When he signed with Ruf Records and released Gone to Texas, the story of how … Read more
Robert Finley, Sharecropper’s Son Review Robert Finley is a self-taught blues and soul singer that recently lost his eyesight and was forced to retire from carpentry. Finley started writing his own songs at age ten and Learned to play by ear; he developed a unique personal style that continues to serve him well today. “When … Read more
Steve Cropper, Fire It Up Review Steve Cropper was born in Dora, Missouri, in 1941 and moved to Memphis at the age of ten. Growing-up in Memphis with school fellow Donald Dunn, he was already playing with the Mar-Keys when Last Night was recorded. Cropper did quite everything at Stax from selling records at the Satellite Record … Read more
Ally Venable, Heart Of Fire Review Ally Venable is a Texas singer, songwriter, and guitarist who has won awards as a blues guitarist since age fifteen. From her first releases, No Glass Shoes (2016) and Puppet Show (2018) (read our review HERE), she gained a reputation as a fiery guitarist and earned international fans, Top 10 chart placings, and … Read more
Ghalia Volt, One Woman Band Review Ghalia Volt is a Belgian born blues vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter that followed her love of the blues to the American South, where she has absorbed the blues life firsthand. Volt has spent time in the blues music Meccas, from Chicago to New Orleans and all points between. In … Read more
Menahan Street Band, The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band Review Menahan Street Band is an amalgamation of various musical disciplines spanning years of collective musical exploration by its individual members: Thomas Brenneck (Budos Band, The Expressions, Los Yesterdays), Dave Guy (The Roots, Late Night House Band, The Dap-Kings), Nick Movshon (Lee Fields and the Expressions, The … Read more
Regina Bonelli, Didn’t I Review Regina Bonelli is an Italian blues singer, songwriter, keyboardist, and producer based in New York. Bonelli has been growing her reputation through a substantial catalog of material. Her latest album, Love Letter, is nine-tracks that include her originals, the Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black,” and other tunes. The album has … Read more
The Jesse Williams Band, Off the Vine Review Jesse Williams is a vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter who is journeying through the many blues’ sounds. Williams’ soulful singing has shades of many different roots of blues that create a sound that captures the ear. Based in the north Georgia mountains, she is steadily growing a catalog … Read more
JW-Jones, Sonic Departures Review JW-Jones is a Canadian blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader that won “Best Guitarist” at the 2020 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. Jones had a year of significant events scheduled before COVID-19 hit and halted his tour schedule. “I knew I had to do something productive to stay positive. I … Read more