Contemporary Blues CD & DVD Reviews

Review of Aashid Himons' Mountain Soul album

Review of Aashid Himons & the Mountain Soul Band's West Virginia Hills album

Review of Al Basile's The Goods album

Album review of Amos Garrett's Get Way Back, a heartfelt tribute to R&B great Percy Mayfield.

Review of Bert Deivert's Kid Man Blues album

Review of Big Bill Morganfield's Born Lover album, a fine collection of contemporary Chicago blues

Review of Bob Corritore and Friends' Harmonica Blues album

Review of Buckwheat Zydeco's Lay Your Burden Down album, a solid collection of New Orleans-flavored zydeco, blues, and R&B songs

Review of Candye Kane's Sister Vagabond album

CD Review of Carolyn Wonderland's Peace Meal album, a fine collection of songs guaranteed to get the blues community to sit up and take notice of the talented guitarist

Review of The Cash Box Kings' Holler and Stomp album, a throwback set of traditional Chicago blues-styled songs

Review of Clarence Clemons & Temple Of Soul's Brothers In Arms album

Album review of Just Between Us by blues guitarist Clarence Spady, a talented string-bender and skilled soungwriter with a retro-soul sound.

Review of Claudette King's We're Onto Something Album

Review of Corey Harris's blu.black album, an interesting collection of blues & reggae songs

Review of Curtis Salgado's Soul Shot album, a collection of soul and blues material from the amazing singer

Review of Cyndi Lauper's Memphis Blues album

Review of Cyril Neville's The Essential Cyril Neville 1994-2007 album, a collection of the artist's best solo material

Review of Dave Keller's Play For Love album, a fine collection of blues, soul, and rock & roll

Review of Davina and the Vagabonds' Black Cloud album

Review of Demetria Taylor's Bad Girl album

Review of Diunna Greenleaf's Trying To Hold On, the sophomore album from the talented blues vocalist

Album review of Wandering Stranger by blues deconstructionist Entrance

CD Review of Eric Lindell's Gulf Coast Highway album, a collection of New Orleans-flavored R&B

Review of Gina Sicilia's Can't Control Myself album

Review of blues artist Greg Nagy's sophomore album, Fell Toward None, an impressive effort displaying stylistic diversity

Review of Gregg Allman's Low Country Blues album

Review of Hadden Sayers' Hard Dollar album

Review of the Heritage Blues Orchestra's And Still I Rise album, the band featuring three vocalists singing a mix of traditional and contemporary blues and gospel

Review of Isaac Hayes' Hot Buttered Soul album, a landmark in soul and R&B music

Review of James Blood Ulmer's Birthright album, a raw return to the Mississippi Delta for the talented guitarist

Review of Jason Ricci & New Blood's Rocket Number 9 album, a rocking collection of contemporary harp-driven blues.

Review of Jay Gaunt's Harmonicopia album

Review of Jim Byrnes' Everywhere West Album

Review of bluesman John-Alex Mason's Jook Joint Thunderclap album, an overlooked collection of fiery Hill Country Blues and roots-rock music

Review of Johnny Rawls' Memphis Still Got Soul album

Review of Joan Osborne's Bring It On Home album

Review of Jorma Kaukonen's River of Time album, an inspired collection of original and traditional acoustic country-blues tunes.

Review of JP Soars' More Bees With Honey album

Review of North Mississippi Hill Country blues legend Junior Kimbrough's You Better Run: The Essential Junior Kimbrough album.

Album review of Let Life Flow album by second generation blues musician Kenny Neal, a talented guitarist and gifted blues harp player.

Review of Lee Ritenour's 6 String Theory album, featuring performances by B.B. King, Robert Cray, Keb' Mo' and other blues guitarists

Review of Les Copeland's Don't Let The Devil In album

Review of Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials' Roughhousin', the Chicago blues band's powerful debut album

Review of Lonnie Brooks, Long John Hunter & Phillip Walker's Lone Star Shootout Album

Review of Lucky Peterson's You Can Always Turn Around album

Review of Lurrie Bell's The Devil Ain’t Got No Music album, a fine collection of blues and gospel music

Review of the M for Mississippi documentary film DVD featuring a variety of contemporary Delta blues musicians.

Review of Marcia Ball's Roadside Attractions album

Review of Maria Muldaur's Steady Love album, a solid collection of New Orleans-styled blues, R&B, and gospel songs from master songwriters like Eric Bibb, Bobby Charles, and Stephen Bruton

Review of Marquise Knox's Here I Am, the third album from the phenomenal young blues guitarist

Album review of Alligator Records CD release Iron Man by blues guitarist Michael Burks.

Album review of Mike Zito's Today, a fine collection of soul-blues with gritty vocals and searing guitar work.

Album review of Mississippi Heat's Hattiesburg Blues album, a tasty Chicago-styled blues romp with guest star Lurrie Bell.

Review of Mitch Kashmar & the Pontiax' 100 Miles To Go album

Review of Omar & the Howlers' Essential Collection album, a two-disc career-spanning compilation of the best of Omar Kent Dykes

Album review of On The Jimmy Reed Highway by Omar Kent Dykes and Jimmie Vaughan

Album review of Otis Taylor's groundbreaking blues album Double V.

Review of Paul Reddick + The Sidemen's Rattlebag album, featuring the Canadian bluesman's stellar harp work and skilled songwriting.

Review of Peter Karp and Sue Foley's Beyond the Crossroads album

Album review of Peter Green Splinter Group's Time Traders, featuring the spectacular guitar work of former Bluesbreakers/Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green.

Review of Peter Karp & Sue Foley's He Said She Said Album

Album review of blues poet Ray Bonneville's Goin' by Feel album, produced by Gurf Morlix and featuring a dozen of the talented songwriter's brilliant story-songs.

Review of The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band's Peyton On Patton album, an inspired collection of covers of classic Mississippi Delta blues songs from the legendary Charley Patton

Review of Rich DelGrosso & Jonn Del Toro Richardson's Time Slips On By album

CD review of Rick Estrin and the Nightcats' Twisted album, the first under the veteran band's new management

Review of Rob Roy Parnell's Let's Start Something album, the sophomore effort by the harp-blasting Texas bluesman.

Review of Rob Stone's Back Around Here album

Review of Robert Cray's This Time album, the first studio effort from the talented soul-blues guitarist in four years.

Review of Robin Rogers' Back In The Fire album

Review of Roomful of Blues' Hook, Line & Sinker Album

Review of Rory Block's Blues Walkin' Like A Man album, a heartfelt tribute to blues great Son House by the talented blues guitarist.

Review of Ruthie Foster's Live At Antone's Album

Review of the Sena Erhardt Band's Leave The Light On, the debut album from the young blues talent

Review of Chicago Blues Guitarist Son Seals' Midnight Son Album

Review of The Staple Singers' Be Altitude: Respect Yourself Album

Review of Sugar Blue's Threshold, an adventuresome collection of soul, blues, and more

Review of Sugar Ray and the Bluestones' Evening album, featuring Ray Norcia's harp and Monster Mike Welch's guitar

Review of Swississippi Chris Harper's Four Aces And A Harp album

Review of T-Model Ford's The Ladies Man

Review of Tab Benoit's Medicine album

Review of Tas Cru's Jus' Desserts album

Review of the Tedeschi Trucks Band's Revelator album

Review of Teeny Tucker's Keep The Blues Alive Album

Review of Terry Hanck's Look Out! album

CD review of The Soul of John Black's Black John album, a funk-infused collection of soul-blues music.

Review of blues guitarist Tom Principato's A Part Of Me album

Review of Tracy Nelson's Victim Of The Blues album

Review of Watermelon Slim & the Workers' Live At The Ground Zero Blues Club DVD

Review of Willy DeVille's Come A Little Bit Closer album

Review of Willie King & The Liberators' Freedom Creek album, a significant collection of contemporary blues that are seeped in tradition even while looking towards the future.