The Radiators The Radiators were formed in 1977 in keyboard player/vocalist, Ed Volker's New Orleans garage. Still comprised of all of the original members, The Radz—Volker, Dave Malone (guitar/lead vocals), Camile Baudoin (guitar/backing vocals), Reggie Scanlon (bass) and Frank Bua Jr. (drums)—serve up a tasty jambalaya of musical styles that includes Blues, R&B, Funk, Cajun, a touch of Jazz and, of course, rootsy Rock 'n' Roll. This is best evidenced by the fact that fans can find the band's music filed under each of those categories, in a separate New Orleans section in music stores and on-line. The end result and the contents of each CD/LP is great, feel-good, groove-filled, toe-tapping American music.
Wild & Free, released on their own Radz Records label, is a comprehensive collection of old favorites, live performances and unreleased tracks. The two-disc, 28 song collection is not your typical career-spanning "Best Of" or "Rarities" CD. Rather, it is a treasure trove of some of the most beloved of what seems like a 1000 song repertoire representing all that is special about The Radiators—distinctive songs full of heart and soul with building grooves featuring tempo changes, and ambitious unexpected transitions backing up literate and erudite lyrics.
Compiled by and featuring liner notes written by Ed Volker, Wild & Free contains the first officially released versions of the title track, "Cupid's Got A Mighty Arrow" (with it's distinctive bass), "Tear My Eyes Out" (recorded in The Fountain Bay Rehearsal Room) "The Forever Man" and "When Her Snake Eyes Roll" as well as brand-new tracks—the funky rocker "Where Was You At?" and the dreamy, laid-back shuffle of "The Girl With The Golden Eyes" which were recorded especially for this release.
Also featured are live versions of "classic" songs originally released on their three Epic Records studio albums Law of the Fish (1987), Zig-Zaggin' Through Ghostland (1989) and Total Evaporation (1990). These tracks (recorded as early as 1978 at Luigi's Pizza on Elysian Fields Avenue in New Orleans) are funkier and more soulful. Longer arrangements of "Doctor Doctor," "Red Dress," "Hard Time Train," "I Want To Go Where The Green Arrow Goes" (on which Malone vocals are bluesy, soulful and perfect), "Like Dreamers Do," "Oh Beautiful Loser" and "Suck The Head, Squeeze The Tip" (which is actually about eating crawfish)—are rocking, alive, raw and as vital as if they were played/recorded last night in a club or concert hall, which is where The Radiators excel and are truly in their element.
The songs on this collection have been assembled in anything but chronological order, mixing and matching eras and decades, allowing the musical groove to flow from the speakers. Though the recording quality varies a bit due to aging, flooding and the limitations of the source recordings, the performances are warm, easy on the ears and exactly the types of songs that should be found on a career-spanning compilation.
Credits:
Reggie Scanlan - Bass Frank Bua Jr. - Drums Camile Baudoin - Guitar, Backing Vocals Dave Malone - Guitar, Lead Vocals Ed Volker - Keyboards, Lead Vocals
Tracklist:
Disc 01
01. Wild and Free 04:34 02. House of Blue Lights 04:13 03. Suck the Head, Squeeze the Tip 07:16 04. Oh Beautiful Loser 04:11 05. Love Trouble 03:25 06. Where Was You At? 05:49 07. My Home Is On The Border 05:28 08. Like Dreamers Do 06:21 09. Fever Dream 03:14 10. Hard Core 05:57 11. Cupid's Got A Mighty Arrow 03:58 12. I Want To Go Where The Green Arrow Goes 05:27 13. Songs From The Ancient Furnace 11:24
Disc 02
01. The Girl With The Golden Eyes 04:55 02. Hard Time Train 05:54 03. Have A Little Mercy 04:01 04. One-Eyed Jack 05:20 05. Doctor Doctor 05:30 06. The Forever Man 03:49 07. Strangers 06:22 08. Stand By Me, Baby 04:49 09. When Her Snake Eyes Roll 02:41 10. All Meat Off The Same Bone 06:18 11. Hard Rock Kid 03:22 12. Last Getaway 03:00 13. Tear My Eyes Out 06:40 14. King Solomon Don't Mind 03:24 15. Red Dress 07:22
The Kevin Maines Band Raised in North Florida, where gospel and soul music lay as thick as the hot, humid air, Kevin Maines brings a youthful vibrancy to the classic southern R&B/Soul legacy. Kevin’s debut album, American Hustle, received praise for its creative writing, playing, and production, as well as the strong musical maturity rarely seen in debuts. From deep and dirty Duane Allman-esque slide guitar rockers to sweet gospel-inspired falsetto singing, Kevin Maines doesn’t just play in the southern soul traditions, he consumes and then gives them back bursting with his own unique twist. From gritty to ethereal, this music speaks for itself.
Kevin Maines and The Volts will release their second album in May 2017. Fans of Funkadelic, Son House, Ray Charles, and John Mayall should take notice. Inspired by the never-ending creativity of Frank Zappa, this album moves past typical blues song formats and takes creative chances. Some musicians dig deep into tradition, while others are endlessly creative risk-takers; every now and then someone comes along that does both. Kevin Maines is one of those unique individuals.
American Hustle is the first full length release by The Kevin Maines Band. It is an album comprised of Heavy Soul and Blues Rock music. It's purpose is to enrich and enthrall the listener. It is meant to be played loud.
Tracklist:
01. Wanderer 03:5402. I'll Be Good Come Sunday Morning 03:5103. Comes and Goes 03:2204. 2 Day Blues 04:0605. Shallow Grave 03:4406. Low Country Love Song 04:2507. Shot Her Down 03:1508. Hard to Love 04:5309. Carrie 04:37
Teddy Harpo Teddy Harpo is a great musician and performer from Budapest HU. He is playing on acoustic and electric guitar, on hohner blues harmonicas and Salgo footdrum. Favourite genres are garage r'n'r and blues rock.
Tracklist:
01. Ride On 03:0802. Red Corner 03:2003. Few Girl 04:3804. My Girl Is Gone 03:4805. Run 03:0206. Keep It 04:0307. Come Out Baby 02:2708. The Fooling 05:4109. Just For Fun 04:2110. Little Alien 03:21
Red Hot 'n' Blue They recorded Aint Gonna Stop for Time Bomb a Japan label, a land where the band was highly popular. It finds Red Hot’n’Blue returning to a wider variety of styles including rockabilly (Ain’t Gonna Stop, Funny Kinda Feeling, Uptown Cat), rock’n’roll love song (You’re the One), rockin’ blues (a recut of Sure Like the Look in your Eyes that became a dancefloor filler), Chicago blues (Willie Dixon’s My Babe and the Elmore James inspired Caroline) and country-ish numbers like Going Away.Compared to their previous releases the production is cleaner but also a bit thiner at places, but it remains a very good album with strong songwriting.Just after the recording, Ashley Kingman left the band to move to the USA and join Big Sandy and the Fly Rite Boys, hence the title, Ain’t Gonna Stop, given by the three remaining members.
Tracklist:
01. Going Away 04:15 02. Funny Kinda Feeling 03:00 03. My Brand of Blues 02:34 04. Uptown Cat 02:25 05. Blues Stop Knocking 02:36 06. I Wanna Go Back Home 02:42 07. You´re the One 02:52 08. Find Out Whats Happening 03:22 09. One Thing I Ain´t Got 02:52 10. Every Saturday Night 04:08 11. Caroline 03:01 12. Ain´t Gonna Stop 02:57 13. You´re the One #2 02:28 14. My Babe 03:58 15. Sure Like the Look in Your Eyes 04:52
Tuff Enuff Tuff Enuff is a blues/rock/funk band based in Chicago that has been playing together for over 7 years. Tryin to Find My Way Home (2007 release) is their follow up to their debut album Eastbound Train. They are a power-house trio who are all very young and very virtuosic bringing the blues back again with an edge.
Credits:
Jason Walsh - Guitar, VocalsRuss Dalbke - BassMarty Fredrick - Drums
Tracklist:
01. About Time 04:31 02. Gimme One Reason 04:43 03. Can't Lie To Me 04:39 04. Devil's Company 05:56 05. Tryin To Find My Way Home 05:37 06. Release Me 04:15 07. Walk Away 04:59 08. Don't Call Me Crazy 03:52 09. In Between 04:19 10. Nothing Comes For Free 03:44 11. Don't Tell Me What To Do 04:56
Boyd Small Excellent release from drummer/vocalist Boyd Small an Ameerican living in the Netherlands. To record this CD he flew to Portland, Oregon. Wth the support of label mate Monti Amundson he has produced this well-performed and great sounding contemporary piece of blues.
Credits:
Willy Barber - Bass Boyd Small - Drums, Vocals Josh Fulero - Guitar Lloyd Jones - Guitar Monti Amundson - Guitar Peter Dammann - Guitar
Tracklist:
01. Glad Rags 04:27 02. Lemon Squeezer 05:18 03. Hat Back Blues 03:37 04. Country Girl 03:55 05. Cherry Red 04:23 06. Del Ray 03:46 07. Diamond Boy 05:13 08. That Little Child 04:45 09. Whipping Boy 04:28 10. Look Don't Touch 03:47 11. Make Mamas Proud 04:05
Little Bill Northwest legends and Washington Blues Society Hall of Fame members, Little Bill and the Blue Notes return with a good cd.
Tracklist:
01. Standin' On Shaky Ground 04:5802. What I'm Doin' Wrong 05:2003. Like A Friend 04:1104. Thangs Gone Be 04:0905. Next Time You See Me 04:1106. 3:00 In The Morning 06:4207. What It Shall Be 03:4708. Comin' Home Again 03:2609. I've Got Dreams To Remember 04:3810. When I First Get Up 04:52
JB & The Huggeli JB & THE HÜGGELI formerly known as Det Hyggelige Blues Band is Jesper Bjarnesen, guitar-vocal, Jais K. Eriksen, bass and Oscar “Big O” Eriksen, drums. The trio was formed on demand in 2015, to perform regularly at “Eydes Kælder” on the main street in Horsens, Denmark. The trio soon began to gain popularity and began touring, with a prestigious climax in 2018, playing at the Göteborg Blues Festival. In the fall of 2020, the trio finished recording now by adding tenorsax player “Hanse” Jensen and Kim Nedergaard on the piano.
The material is original, and the musical style is the traditional blues style inspired by Texas and Chicago with a lot of swing!
Tracklist:
01. Will You Be Mine 03:00 02. Blues Ain't Always Sad 03:41 03. A Few Things 04:05 04. Blues House Party 04:41 05. Love is on the Move 04:59 06. Old Trusted Friend 04:14 07. Showtime Blues 04:00 08. Smoke Drink and Dance 03:13 09. Hard Boiled 03:10 10. Can You Hear Me Knocking 03:34 11. When I'm in Love 02:54
ZZ Top Recorded live at the Capitol Theater, Passaic, New Jersey on May 4th 1980 for broadcast on WNEW-FM.
Tracklist:
01. WNEW-FM Intro/I Thank You 04:0502. Waitin' For The Bus 02:3703. Jesus Just Left Chicago 04:2404. Precious And Grace 02:4105. I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide 04:2006. Manic Mechanic 03:4207. Lowdown In The Street 03:0708. Heard It On The X 02:4509. A Fool For Your Stockings 06:5810. Nasty Dogs And Funky Kings 04:0711. El Diablo 03:4412. Cheap Sunglasses 05:1113. Arrested For Driving While Blind 05:0714. Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers 03:0615. Medley: La Grange/Sloppy Drunk/Bar-B-Q 08:0216. WNEW DJ 02:3917. She Loves My Automobile 02:3518. Hi-Fi Mama 03:3419. Dust My Broom 03:2420. Jailhouse Rock 01:5121. Tush > WNEW-FM Outro 05:51
The 335 Experience Great album by the band The 335 Experience that makes a Blues/Southern Boogie with guitars drenched in overdrive.
Tracklist:
01. Sugar Mamma 03:22 02. I'll Love U More 04:12 03. Don't Wanna Work 05:22 04. Dump Street 05:00 05. Minimum Wage 04:25 06. Gimme Money 04:26 07. Gonna Run 08:13 08. Broken Man 04:43
Bluesaholics Blues bands have had a tradition in the Zofingen region for decades. In 1991 there was the big merger: "Blues Company" and "Hagelwätter Blues Band" became the Bluesaholics. A lot of time has passed since then, but even today, more than 400 concerts and 30 years later, the blue flame of the blues is still burning brightly.
It's rare that a band's formation has barely changed over so many years. At Bluesaholics, almost everything is still the same: With René "Zobi" Zobrist (vocals), Benno Riss (guitar, blues harp), Willi "Lube" Basler (bass) and Markus "Meck" Keller (drums) are four of the six founding fathers still on stage. In between there were individual upgrades, such as the addition of multi-instrumentalist and singer Levi Bo or the horn formation "Hornaholics". However, it is even more rare that a lead singer shares his position with other voices. In addition to Levi Bo, strong female voices were and are also being used, such as the current singer Monika Schär.
In 2016 the band dared to take a bold step: Live as well as on the album "Amazing Shades", the Bluesaholics present themselves acoustically: light-footed, intimate and fragile, without frills. However, they have only supposedly become quieter, because every now and then they insist on rocking the stage electrically in an enlarged formation. Whether acoustic or electric: Bluesaholics are a guarantee for a great live experience.
Tracklist:
CD 02
01. Someday All Is Gone 04:13 02. Get Back 02:54 03. Traffic Jam 03:06 04. Tears In My Heart 03:56 05. Goin' Blue 03:47 06. Be My Baby 02:45 07. Can't Get You 04:15 08. A Place In Your Heart 05:45 09. Boom Boom 03:09 10. Cry Out The Blues 03:10 11. I Need You 02:17 12. More Than Enough 03:46 13. Just Live On 03:52
CD 02
01. Träne I Mim Härz 03:57 02. Stau 03:06 03. Säg Werom 02:55 04. Hesch Mi Nömm 04:13 05. Förigi Flöckli 03:45 06. Oh Jeh Minee 02:27 07. Gib Nid Uuf 03:54 08. Bliib Doch Bii Mer 02:45 09. Storm 04:35 10. Natel D 02:58 11. I Bruuch Di 02:17 12. Langi Einsami Nächt 06:14 13. Einisch Isch Alles Verbii 04:24
Ross Cirri This is the new album of musician Ross Cirri. The album is filled with soulful blues notes combined with rock elements.
Tracklist:
01. Livin Down Here In Bluesville 04:2102. South Of The Pearly Gates 04:1503. Kings In Paradise 03:1004. Blood Red 03:3005. A Soul Full Of Blue 04:5106. It Looks Like Rain 04:0307. A Lonely Highway 04:4308. Insane City 03:0909. Road To Glory 04:0710. Avenue Blue 04:13
