Few poets follow their own arrow as devotedly as Tim Easton, whose songwriting career has woven in and out of folk music and rock ‘n’ roll (and Americana before it was really called that), of erstwhile bands and solo songwriting, of his birthplace of America and all the other places he’s called home. Whether surviving as a busker in Paris and Prague, living and working on both US coasts, touring relentlessly through remote Alaska or recording with some of the most famous sidemen in rock history, Easton has followed his inspiration to every point on the map.

2024 ushers in a brand new Barry Adamson album entitled, ‘Cut To Black’. The album swaggeringly embraces Adamson’s trademark genre hopping compositions, covering Pop, Soul, Jazz, Hip Hop and Gospel.

Music was always 'there' for me. From distant hazy memories of the Shadows with their dance step routine playing 'Apache' on black and white T.V sets to the present. Hissing valve radio sets and pirate radio stations.

Ray Charles’ recordings spanned every genre of music including Rhythm & Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Gospel and Country & Western. We’re all familiar with such hits like “Georgia On My Mind.” “Hit The Road Jack” and “America The Beautiful.” But Ray’s catalog also includes a huge collection of other “classically Ray” recordings that may not be as well known such as “Come Live With Me,” “A Song For You” and many others.

Lowell George was the guitar virtuoso, vocalist and songwriter for Little Feat. In this collection of 25 songs, artists as Elvis Costello, Ben Harper and Dave Alvin interpret and perform his diverse catalog.George, born in Hollywood, California was a member of Frank Zappas Mothers of Inventions before leaving that band and forming Little Feat with Bill Payne. Lowells tenure in the band was for 7 years until his death and in that time, they released eight albums. While George died in 1979, his legacy lives on through this album.

With 'By The Way,' their third album to be released on Dixiefrog Records, the Supersoul Brothers are clearly changing categories. Carried by a simply stunning melodic quality, the soul of the Pau group oozes by every pore of each track on the album. It's delicate, fresh, exquisite, and, above all, danceable like never before. One thinks of Otis Redding, James Brown, Little Richard, or Lee Fields. These names are the breeding ground for the inspiration of the SuperSoul Brothers, a group that personifies the new wave of R-B perfectly.

Guitar virtuoso Alastair Greene has artfully managed a dynamic solo career while contributing to the music of notable artists such as Grammy-winner Alan Parsons and soul-blues Grammy nominee Sugaray Rayford. Greene's latest release, Standing Out Loud, is a commanding declaration poised to solidify his position as a seasoned veteran in the blues rock world. With a strong batch of original songs rooted in blues and southern rock traditions, it builds upon the momentum created by his critically acclaimed solo releases of recent years. "Teaming up with Ruf Records for this album feels like a natural and perfect fit for the progression of my career," says the California native and multi-charting Billboard artist that Blues Music Magazine called "a major talent in the blues-rock category."

Let go. Fall in. Follow the spiral, and find your centre. Move and whirl, headbang and hair whip, into a place that is out there and deep within, an altered state where minds open, boundaries fall away and trust - in values, principles, ourselves - is rediscovered, made real.

The album "Krissy Matthews & Friends" is a captivating collection of blues and rock tracks by the talented musician Krissy Matthews. Released by Ruf Records, this album showcases Matthews' exceptional guitar skills and soulful vocals, as well as his ability to collaborate with other accomplished artists.

The California-based Roots-Rock band have been gaining momentum across the UK and Europe for their acclaimed genre-bending music and epic one-of-a-kind live shows. Beaux Gris Gris expand their eclectic nature once again with this14 track album, celebrating and paying homage to classic songwriting and crossing the genre's that inspired their development as artists.

Blues Hall of Fame award winning guitarist Jeff Pitchell’s style blends B.B. King and Duane Allman, which was endorsed by Gregg Allman.

If you like the GUITAR or MUSIC in general, you need to get this mans music. This is an astonishing hybrid that works 99% of the time. The combination of BLUES and FRENCH / ARABIC song structures and lyrics is astonishingly listenable and I find myself dancing around the livingroom playing air guitar and emoting in a language I don't understand.

Guitarist/vocalist Bart Bryant delivers reliably on inspired-sounding renditions of gems such as Little Johnny Taylor’s “If You Love Me Like You Say” and the Willie Dixon-penned, Otis Rush-popularized “I Can’t Quit You Baby”.

On his 17th full-length album, singer-songwriter Anders Osborne describes Picasso’s Villa, “a condensed story about living in America between 2018-2021, the fears, confusion, deep joy and peace achieved through true friendship, family, community, hours of meditation and detachment from ego.

Mayinbo released album Poetry in Blues on label Mayinbo. Released on: 2024-04-19