The Suitcase Junket, Mean Dog, Trampoline Review

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The Suitcase Junket, Mean Dog, Trampoline Review Connect with The Suitcase Junket: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Matt Lorenz is a multi-instrumentalist and master mind behind the one-man band project called, The Suitcase Junket. Lorenz is an artist, tinkerer, tunesmith and swamp Yankee.  Lorenz is also a one-man salvage specialist singing into the hollow of … Read more

Rachel Barton Pine, Blues Dialogues Review

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Rachel Barton Pine, Blues Dialogues Review Rachel Barton Pine is a violinist with a mission, he quest is to bring awareness to the many contributions that black composers have brought music. Pine’s RBP Foundation established its Music by Black Composers project, a multi-faceted educational initiative and music repertory over the last 15 years. Pine and … Read more

Elise LeGrow, Playing Chess Review

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Elise LeGrow is a Canadian vocalist and songwriter that was offered a publishing deal from Sony/ATV Music Publishing following her live performance at the 2009 NXNE music festival in Toronto. Her debut album is a full-length concept album of Chess Records covers titled, Playing Chess. Produced by Steve Greenberg, Michael Mangini and Betty Wright with … Read more

Erica Blinn, Better Than Gold Review

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Singer, songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player Erica Blinn releases her second full length album, Better Than Gold. Blinn continues to present music that is Country and Americana, while still being based in the blues. Her collection of eleven songs displays Blinn’s boundless songwriting, outstanding band, and her rich voice. Blinn has a special way of … Read more

John Oates, Arkansas Review

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Everybody knows Hall and Oates, but some might not know that John Oates, who is a Philly boy has a Southern blues/Americana heart. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Oates has taken a project originally designed to be a tribute to Oates’ idol, Mississippi’s John Hurt, and evolved it into a unique collection of … Read more

Stray Train, Blues From Hell – The Legend of the Courageous Five Review

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  Stray Train, started as a small idea and turned out to be a great adventure, with an honest heavy blues rock sound, meet the Stray Train Band from Ljubljana, Slovenia!  The band brings a fresh wind to the blues rock scene with their own Slovenia attitude. The band’s music has energy and well-crafted songs, … Read more