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
Robert Cray, That’s What I Heard Review Robert Cray is a 5x Grammy winner (15x nominee) guitar player, singer, and songwriter that is known for his rich emotion of classic soul storytelling. Cray is incomparable in his guitar mastery, which helped allow him to be one of the youngest living members to be inducted into … Read more
Ryan Perry, High Risk, Low Reward Review Ryan Perry is a fiery blues guitar player, singer, and songwriter from Mississippi. He made a name for himself with the Homemade Jamz Blues Band, which is a blues trio, consisting of siblings Ryan, Kyle, and Taya Perry. Ryan has been leading the Homemade Jamz Blues Band since … Read more
Whitney Shay, Stand Up! Review Whitney Shay is a four-time San Diego Music Award winner and 2019 Blues Music Award, nominee. The fiery vocalist and songwriter has been scorching stages here in the United States and internationally throughout Europe and South America. Shay’s release A Woman Rules the World, landed on several notable music media lists, … Read more
Marcus King, The Well Review Hailing from Greenville, SC. Marcus King has been playing professionally since he was eleven years old. A fourth-generation musician, he is steeped in blues and roots music tracing his lineage back to his fiddle-playing great grandfather, while his grandfather was a fiddler and guitarist. His dad is Marvin King, is a … Read more
Billy Price, Dog Eat Dog Review Connect with Billy Price: Facebook | Instagram Consistently delivering authentic soul and blues through a catalog of seventeen albums, CDs, and DVDs is vocalist Billy Price. The Baltimore based singer first grab the attention of blues fans with his three-year association with guitarist Roy Buchanan, which Price did two … Read more
Jan Cronin, Tell Him I Said Hello Review Connect with Jan Cronin: Facebook | Jan Cronin cut her teeth in the Washington, DC scene. In 1994, Nashville was clearly calling her name, when on a visit from DC, Cronin won Best Female Vocalist honors in a singing contest at the Nashville Palace. The win earned … Read more
Chris Colepaugh, Mama’s Eyes Review Connect with Chris Colepaugh: Facebook |Instagram Chris Colepaugh began his solo career in 2001 with Trip, Colepaugh began playing all the instruments himself on his albums, but still credited them to Chris Colepaugh and the Cosmic Crew. Colepaugh’s career took an unexpected hiatus when he required emergency surgery on his … Read more
Scott Ramminger, Rise Up Review Bluesman Scott Ramminger, a well-known figure in DC region, made a life change and moved to Nashville in 2017, he performs regularly as a saxophone player at Bourbon Street Blues Bar on Printer’s alley, and various clubs throughout the city in band and solo settings. He also returns frequently to … Read more
Ashley Sherlock Review Connect with Ashley Sherlock: Facebook | Twitter | Ashley Sherlock is a Manchester-based singer-songwriter. His original material has been recognized internationally, with the signing of his management contract with Beanix Entertainment in the USA. After several years and hundreds of gigs performing as a solo artist, Sherlock formed a blues rock trio and has … Read more