The Top Ten

1) West Weston: West Street

For those of us who are familiar with the British harmonica great and terrific vocalist, Steve “West” Weston, it is almost impossible to believe that this brand-new release is the first solo album of his long and storied career. For those of you who are new to this phenomenal talent I have to ask, 'Where the f*ck have you been? Oh, that’s right, you have been jerking each other off in Memphis to the point where you have so much gunk in your ears that you can’t hear anything on the other side of the Atlantic, except 60’s era British blues-rockers of course.'  Weston is a giant in the alternative and real blues universe in which the blues foundation types have no real interest. This eleven-song program of original material written by Weston also features an all-star combo of Tomi Leino on guitar, upright bass player Lars Näsman and Mikko Peltola on drums. Yeah, three other major cats with whom you are also not familiar. This album is a blues masterpiece and is the 2018 BLUES JUNCTION Productions Album of the Year

2) Big Creek Slim and Rodrigo Montavani: First Born

Marc Rune aka Big Creek Slim is a Danish blues man who recently moved to Brazil and has recorded yet another marvelous album. First Born comes on the heels of two outstanding 2017 releases. This time out he recorded the CD with the Sao Paulo based Chico Blues family of blues musicians and has made yet another thrilling record. He is accompanied by the album’s producer and bass player Rodrigo Mantovani. This Chico Blues Records offering, which had a September 27th release date, features a mix of Big Creek Slim originals and some thoughtful covers that fall into the rural/country blues spectrum. Big Creek Slim is an accomplished blues singer and instrumentalist who plays dobro as well as twelve string, electric and acoustic guitars and even a banjo on one track. This record represents blues music at its finest 

3) Billy Watson: Heavy Groove                                                                                            Heavy Groove is the San Diego area-based vocalist, harmonica player and songwriter's eleventh album and like everything else he has released to date, it is a good one. Billy Watson, along with his International Silver String Submarine Band, which features guitarist Junior Watson (no relation), does in fact lay down a heavy groove. Billy Watson is a unique and effective vocalist. He is also a harmonica player of the first rank and a gifted original songwriter. Produced by and recorded at Nathan James Sacred Cat studios, Heavy Groove offers up a generous 12 song, 55-minute jamboree of fun. There isn’t much that Billy Watson does that I don’t dig, yet this might be my favorite release of his career.

4) Darrell Nulisch: The Big Tone Sessions Vol. 1                                                       

Darrell Nulisch is a naturalistic singer. He has a timing, phrasing, a deep understanding of the material he chooses to record. He delivers the goods with an understated deep soulful style. Nulisch imbibes his material with a sound that is instantly recognizable and a welcome respite from the over the top vocalists who invariably garner so much attention. Simply put, he is the real deal. Put Nulisch in a studio with the right engineer, the right musicians and the right songs, you will have a modern blues classic, which is what you have with this album. Kudos go out to Big Jon Atkinson for harnessing this talent and making the best record Nulisch has released since his days singing with his own band Texas Heat and Black Top Records recording artists Ronnie Earl, Anson Funderbugh and their great respective bands.

5) Doug Deming and the Jewel Tones: Complicated Mess

This Detroit native and long-time West (Gulf) Coast resident of Florida traveled out to the other West Coast, California, to record his latest CD at Big Jon Atkinson’s Big Tone Studio. Deming’s guitar work is front and center, yet doesn’t overwhelm the ensemble sound that is rooted in tradition and is as fresh as a cool coastal breeze. As a guitarist, Deming demonstrates impeccable taste, as he knows what to play and what not to. The vocals here are much more than an afterthought which can mar an otherwise good record. Fellow Jewel Tone, Andrew Gohman, plays both upright and electric bass. He is an indispensable component of the Jewel Tones' great sound. This has become my favorite Doug Deming and the Jewel Tones album in my library.

6) The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling: The High Cost of Low Living

It is great to have Big Nick Moss back in the tribe. He left us for awhile to explore the world of blues-rock. He has a new band of mostly young, yet excellent players who speak the same blues language we so love around here at the JUNCTION. Featuring the harmonica stylings of modern master Dennis Gruenling, these two kindred spirits released their Alligator Records debut back on March 9th. I am very happy to report to you that the infamous Alligator house sound is not present on this recording. The Hight Cost of Low Living was co-produced along with Moss by Kid Andersen. It was Andersen who engineered and mixed the album as well. The results are worthy of the great talent featured on this CD.

7) James Harman: fineprint 

James Harman just released a brand-new album on the Electro-Fi label called fineprint. If you examine the fine print of this release you will realize that James Harman understands what makes a great album. The patented Harman wit and wordplay are in full effect here, yet even that aspect of the album doesn’t overwhelm the groove and the great musicians. They seem to all work in service of the almighty deity, which is the song itself and these cats have some real gems on which to ply their trade. Even though none of this material has ever seen the light of day, much of it was recorded some time ago. Thanks, James Harman for cleaning out your closet, you have found some great stuff in there.                                                                                           

8) Knock-Out Greg and the Jukes: It’s a Good Thing

This is the first full length album’s worth of material released by Swedish vocalist and harmonica player Knock-Out Greg in sixteen years. It’s a good thing because we were starting to miss this guy. However, this album sounds like he never left, in that Greg Andersson aka Knock-Out Greg remains in full possession of his tremendous talents. Andersson has always had a fascination with gulf coast rhythm & blues and on this outing, he wades even deeper into that swamp. His band with the stripped down, twin guitar approach is the perfect fit for this type of musical vision. This ten-song program consists of all original material written by Bjorn Viitanen save one tune penned by the Godfather of the Scandinavian blues scene, the late Sven Zetterberg. The Jukes are Gunmar Muvemba Lyndstrom and Viitanen on guitars, as well as little brother Marcus Andersson on drums. This ensemble is up to the task as they lay down a serious groove.

9) Paul Barry: Blow Your Cool                                                                  

On Blow Your Cool, harp man, vocalist, songwriter and band leader Paul Barry taps into the swinging sound associated with the modern West Coast blues scene. The wonderful connection between California and Minnesota is alive and well here on Blow Your Cool. Barry gets a lot of help from Californians, Fred Kaplan on piano and fellow harmonica man Mitch Kashmar. Long time Minnesota resident Wee Willie Walker guests as well and his outstanding vocals can be heard on four tracks here. Saint Paul based blues stalwart Jeremy Johnson handles all the guitar duties.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Sam 10) Sam Rocket and His Blues Prisoners: Caught in the Groove

We haven’t heard from this Swedish vocalist and harmonica player since the early 2000’s. He is back with a retooled band and has made perhaps the surprise album of year. Caught in the Groove was produced by Per’s younger brother Lars Näsman, the double upright bassist from the renowned Swedish based, international blues band Trickbag. The ubiquitous Finish guitarist Tomi Leino (also of Trickbag fame) recorded and mixed this exceptional album. The opening number, the album’s title track, penned by Per Näsman pretty much sets the tone for this wild, swinging affair. Great covers of Guitar Slim, Jimmy McCracklin and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and others executed to perfection by this band make this a thoroughly enjoyable listening experience. 

The Next Ten

11) Anthony Geraci: Why Did You Have To Go

Anthony Geraci is an accomplished blues pianist and organ player who got his start in the business around forty years ago in the blues talent rich New England area. He was the original keyboard player in Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters and had already been a founding member of Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, which is still going strong after 38 years or so. Through the years he has played with the greatest blues musicians in the world. He brings some of them to the studio for this fine album. Sugar Ray Norcia handles the vocal duties on four tracks, Sugaray Rayford sings on three more. Michelle “Evil Gal” Wilson also lends her vocal talents to these proceedings. Anthony Geraci is a gifted and hard-working blues man who is that rare individual who seems to keep getting better at his craft. Why Did You Have To Go is just the latest example of this.

12) Marina Crouse: Never Too Soon                                                                          

What makes Never Too Soon such an enjoyable listening experience is the voice and delivery of Marina Crouse. She wields a naturalistic instrument which is imbibed with warmth. It has an unaffected expressiveness that is simply refreshing. Her singing carries with it none of the vocal histrionics and clichés that mar so many female vocalists in this field. They, unlike Crouse, have never taken the time to learn the elusive and subtle dialect of the blues. She performs in two languages, yet seamlessly blends both to deliver missives in the international language of music.                                                         

13) The Rockwell Avenue Blues Band: Back To Chicago

This appropriately named album, Back to Chicago, is by a blues collective known as the Rockwell Avenue Blues Band. They are led by Tad Robinson, Steve Freund and Ken Saydak. They are joined by bassist Harlen Terson and drummer Marty Binder. Robinson, Freund and Saydak all contribute songs to this thirteen-song offering. Harlen Terson writes two songs to round out this mostly original set of music. Robinson, Freund and Saydek divide singing duties evenly and their contrasting styles help to make Back to Chicago a fun journey through the blues. 

14) Whitney Shay: A Woman Rules the World

Shay is from San Diego with a background in the theatre. She is a hard-working performer who sings in a variety of musical settings. One of the roles she plays is that of the blues diva. To her great credit, she plays this part very well. Her brand-new album, A Woman Rules The World, on the Little Village Foundation label is a testament to that fact.  This CD is a quantum leap forward for Whitney Shay. She has grown in her live performances and has also made strides in that other arena, the studio. The album’s producer, Kid Andersen, does a marvelous job on many fronts and deserves much credit for capturing an emerging talent in the blues field.

15) RJ Mischo: I Hope You’re Satisfied  

Mischo continues to be one of the most consistent performers and recording artists in the blues field today and he is consistently good. He has put out one great album after another for so long now he is easy to take for granted. This is one of them. On this outing Mischo has gathered recordings from three separate sessions in three separate locations. They are California, Minnesota and Texas. He is accompanied by guitarists Rusty Zinn, Kid Anderson, Jeremy Johnson, Johnny Moeller and the late Nick Curran.

16) JD McPherson: Socks  

JD McPherson and his great band have just released a brand-new Christmas album, Socks, which is full of fresh new ideas and, get this, brand new songs. McPherson and these Christmas Cats whip up a holiday treat that is dripping with vintage Americana via a post war rhythm & blues sensibility.  The album is void of the overwrought sentimentalized clichés which are so often present in Christmas music. I believe I could actually listen to this album any time of the year. We’ll have to see about that, but Socks is easily McPherson’s best offering since his 2010 release, Signs and Signifiers, and in many ways is a return to form for this Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, native. Socks is full of warmth, intelligence and wit. The listening of this album marks the beginning of a new holiday tradition in our home. 

17) Sue Foley: The Ice Queen

Even though the guest list on this outing is bound to garner much of the attention from scribes like me, it is Foley herself who I find most intriguing. It’s been six years since we last heard from the Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, native and long-time Austin, Texas, resident Sue Foley.  This pink paisley Telecaster slinging red head’s 2018 release The Ice Queen, her Stony Plain Records debut, is the album fans of this very talented musician have been longing to hear for some time and is a true return to form. Foley has finally put out an album's worth of material that rivals her 1992 debut outing on Antone’s Records, Young Girl Blues. Congratulations go out to Holger Petersen of Stony Plain Music, producer Mike Flanigin and of course to the Ice Queen herself, the incomparable Sue Foley.

18)The Atomic Road Kings: Clean Up The Blood 

This is an all-star assemblage of first call musicians who came together to support the muse of Big John Atkinson who sings and plays guitar on these twelve tracks. He also wrote all the material save two songs. Atkinson also engineered, mixed, mastered and released the album on his BigTone Record label. Those musicians that are featured on this vintage, old school recording include the rhythm section of drummer Malachi Johnson and bassist Bill Stuve. They are joined by Eric Von Herzen who blows some seriously dangerous blues harp throughout the entire affair. They are joined by San Diego based guitarists Scot Smart and Danny Michel who lend marvelous support on various tracks.

19) Jumpin' Matt and his Combo Feat. Custom Big Band: Dressed Up

This Hungarian vocalist and harmonica player, Matyas Pribojszki's latest release is very strong.  He records under the guise of Jumpin’ Matt & his Combo Feat. Custom Big Band. Great original songwriting and wonderful arrangements make Dressed Up a real treat. Recorded in Budapest on April 23rd and 24th the album was mixed and mastered by Kid Andersen at his Greaseland Studios in San Jose, California, this past July. From the album’s opening number Full Time Baby, which sounds like it was shot out of a cannon, Dressed Up comes at listeners with relentless power. Dressed Up is a soul laden CD that swings hard. This is an irresistibly fun album.



20) Shakedown Tim and his Rhythm Revue: Shakedown's Th'owdown  

On this wonderful album, excellent musicianship doesn’t get in the way of a good time. Here, Boom, Belgium, based singer and guitarist Tim Ielegems takes some original ideas and applies them to the sounds of traditional blues. This twelve-song adventure of mostly lelegems' originals was produced by none other than James Harman. He blows harp on three of the album's twelve tracks and even contributes an original song to the proceedings, Icepick’s Shakedown Th’owdown. Gene Taylor plays piano on six tracks on this brand-new Rhythm Bomb Records release. Along with the terrific guitar playing of Ielegems, the tenor and baritone sax of Bart Stone adds a wonderful sonic dynamic to this album. Shakedown’s Th’owdown is a potent cocktail of vintage cool.                                                                                        

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Big Harp George: Uptown Cool  

This appropriately named album, the third for Big Harp George since his 2014 debut, is also his best. Uptown Cool was recorded at Kid Andersen’s Greaseland Studios. However, Big Harp George is not a member of Jim Pugh’s Little Village, but it might be said that he has made the world his own little village. He brings a lifetime of experiences to the table and presents songs that are imbued with a knowing, insightful wit. Big Harp George is a commanding harp player and a serviceable singer who, to his great credit, sings in his own naturalistic voice and doesn’t try to sound like someone he is not. Big Harp George has assembled a terrific hand-picked band where the guitar duties are split between current and former Nightcats Kid Andersen and Little Charlie Baty. Yet, it is the horn section and arrangements that are also a real star here. It is that uptown sound that makes Uptown Cool a perfect fit for the music of Big Harp George.                                                                                                                                                       

The Dylan Bishop Band: Distilled

On Dylan Bishop’s sophomore release, this twenty-year-old, who could be a sophomore in college, decided he would work on his master’s dissertation in the blues instead. On Distilled the young Texas guitar slinger and vocalist recorded a sixteen-song program of mostly covers that runs all over the blues map. Bishop takes on tunes by Slim Harpo to Elmore James and from Jimmie Reed to Magic Sam and others. Dylan Bishop is a bright light in the blues field and can be the hope for the future of this music, if he so chooses. We all hope that he “so chooses” as Lord knows we could use some young blood around here. Bishop provides the energy and excitement that comes with youth, but has a very healthy respect for what has come before.        

The Blues Eaters: Night Ridin’ Daddy

These French blues men are celebrating their tenth anniversary as a band by releasing this, their fourth CD. They have undergone some personnel changes since we last heard from this very talented band. They continue to be led by Norman Rosiaia. He is the band’s lead singer, guitarist, harp man and principal songwriter. Rosaia leads this four-piece ensemble through a twelve-song program of all original material presented with several r&b flavors, many with an underpinning of jazz and west coast swing.                                                                                                                                                                

Blue Largo: Before The Devil Steals Your Soul 

Blue Largo is the providence of songwriter and guitarist Eric Lieberman and vocalist Alecia Aragon. They lead an all-star line up of first call San Diego area-based musicians. A redemptive spirit can be found in much of the music found on Before The Devil Steals Your Soul. Some of that comes from the Gospel infused tunes heard on this CD. On other tunes Lieberman addresses the gigantic white elephant in the room, which is the state of Americana circa 2018. Having been a fan for the past few years I can honestly say this release is the most fully realized musical statement to date from Blue Largo.                                          

The Blues Swingers: Escaping from our Wives

One of the great things about this Santiago, Chile, based blues band is that they just keep getting better. I like this trend. On this, their seventh album, the band has stabilized having the same line-up in place now for over five years. It shows, as harp man Irwin Iost, bassist Johan Pasten and drummer Eduardo Grez lend great support to vocalist and guitar player Nicolas Wernekinck. Outside of the band’s take on the Freddy King classic instrumental, Side Track which closes out this thirteen-song affair, all the tracks are Wernekinck originals.

Kevin Burt: Heart and Soul

This is the debut album from Kevin Burt and it is an ear opening beauty. Burt defies any notion of traditional boundaries and travels through blues, funk and soul gracefully. He sings, plays rack harmonica and acoustic guitar on this fine album. Burt also wrote eleven of the twelve songs presented here. Burt’s singing and presentation of his original material puts me in mind of Bill Withers. On this Little Village Foundation release he is backed by both Jim Pugh on keyboards and Kid Andersen on guitar. The record was produced by Andersen and Pugh and was recorded at Kid’s Greaseland studios in San Jose. Burt is also backed up by a ridiculously accomplished band which includes bass legend Jerry Jemmott.

An Diaz: Between Two Worlds 

On this, her debut album, the young Argentine singer offers up some stark and compelling blues. Diaz is a talented vocalist and gives listeners a seven song (with one hidden bonus track) offering that has some interesting instrumentation. On some tracks she is accompanied by a lone guitar and others just a Hammond organ. Only two tracks, both Otis Rush standards, I Can’t Quit You Baby and Keep On Lovin’ Me Baby does Diaz utilize a rhythm section of bass and drums to go along with the guitar and organ. The entire album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Daniel De Vita. De Vita can be heard playing guitar on three tracks. He coaxes a natural, room sound out of the sessions and puts the big voiced singer in the spotlight.                                                                                                                                                                

Lon Eldridge and Steven Troch: Cool Iron

Cool Iron is an inter-continental collaboration between Lon Eldridge of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Stephen Troch of Eaklo, Belgium. Vocalist Lon Eldridge also plays a resonator guitar and is accompanied by Steven Troch on harmonica and backing vocals. These two kindred spirits take listeners down the road past several destinations of America’s musical landscape in the early part of the 20th Century. Songs by Fats Waller, Mance Lipscomb, Robert Johnson and Mississippi Fred MacDowell are taken out for a spin. There is a natural, organic feel to this music that doesn’t even for a moment sound forced.                                                                                                                                                                      

Danny Franchi: Problem Child 

Franchi is an emerging young star in the blues field. He has grown by leaps and bounds, since coming onto the scene a few years ago. By way of illustrating this and if you will excuse an over simplification, he has gone from being a Stevie Ray Vaughan devotee to being a Jimmie Vaughan devotee. By connecting those dots and making that leap, Franchi has demonstrated a whole new level of sophistication and maturity in communicating in the language of the blues…not an easy thing to do. Anson Funderburgh produced this 13-track program and even plays lead guitar on two songs.          

The Hoodoo Tones: Here To Stay

This, the Lille, France, based trio’s second album, is a rockabilly and rock & roll affair that might put folks in mind of the early Paladins. The Hoodoo Tones are Kevin on guitar and vocals, Ben on double bass and Julien on drums (like Cher, they go by one name each). This Rhythm Bomb Records release is a twelve-song hootenanny of original tunes that comes at listeners at a relentless pace and with bad intentions.                                                                                                              

The Knickerbocker All-Stars: Love Makes a Woman 

This Rhode Island based blues collective has just put out its fourth album in as many years and like everything else that they have released, it is a beauty. They also have on board two new Knickerbockers, vocalists Darcel Wilson and Detroit’s Queen of the Blues, Thornetta Davis. They lead the band to the land of soul music where these musicians play like they have been here their entire lives. Duke Robillard’s longtime rhythm section of drummer Mike Texiera and bassist Brad Holland, along with longtime Duke heads and former members of Roomful of Blues, sax men Doug James and Rich Lataille, anchor this horn heavy band.                              

Little Victor: Deluxe Lo-Fi

The nomadic blues man, Little Victor has finally “settled” in England, at least the last time I checked, and he has finally made a new album. This release is Victor’s homage to a recording philosophy which as you might suspect is Lo-Fi, as opposed to Hi-Fi. Of the sixteen tracks on Deluxe Lo-Fi two were recorded at Jon Atkinson’s Bigtone Studios in the Bay Area and two more down in Los Angeles. The balance of the album was recorded at Tomi Leino’s Suprovox Studio in Finland. On the Finnish sessions Victor was backed by The Downhome Kings. The entire affair was mastered by the great Rowand Baziany in Germany. Nobody, nowhere got in the way of Little Victor’s mission to deliver his Lo-Fi sound to his audience which includes the like of yours truly.

Victor Puertas &The Mellow Tones: Take Me With You 

This, the second album for Victor Puertas & the Mellow Tones, is a gigantic leap forward for this talented Barcelona based band. This ensemble led by vocalist, harmonica player and pianist Victor Puertas reveals that they have a deep understanding, sensitivity and respect for the blues form and the talent to express themselves in this language. An album’s worth of covers is sandwiched between two Puertas originals. The covers have the band traveling all over the blues highway. They interpret songs by everybody from Junior Wells and Little Walter to The 5 Royales and from Dave Bartholomew to Elmore James and J.B. Lenoir.                                                                                                                                                                               

Kid Ramos: Old School 

This March release on Rip Cat Records is entitled Old School. Like the title implies it is a down home, old school recording. The entire album was recorded at Jon Atkinson’s Big Tone Studios using all analog equipment and vintage microphones. It was recorded live on tape using two tracks. That is old school and part of what makes this record very special. Old School covers a wide gamut of styles within the context of vintage music, but never feels contrived or forced in any way. These are real pros led by an old school dude who has spent a lifetime playing with the greatest musicians of the blues field.  

Chris Ruest: Been Gone Too Long

By my ears this is the best Chris Ruest record to date and he has made some good ones. This long time Texas resident and native New Englander is a vocalist and guitar player. He sings on all but the album’s closing track. It is here that Wes Race does a spoken word number. The lion’s share of the songs on Been Gone to Long were written by Ruest.  Gene Taylor plays and even Knock-Out Greg blows harp on a few tracks.

Emilia Sisco and the Helge Talvquist Band: You Ain’t Heard 

Veteran Finnish harmonica master Helge Tallqvist and his fine young band are back; this time in support of an exciting young vocalist, Emilia Sisco. This is an interesting album which is a lot of fun. There are elements of soul, r&b and funk, but with a bluesy undercurrent provided by Tallqvist’s George “Harmonica” Smith influenced harp playing. Covers include a couple of Johnny “Guitar” Watson’s funk era tunes and Otis Rush’s Peacock Records classic, Homework. Much of the new material was written by Tommy Leino who also recorded and mixed the album. It iswonderful to hear all this young talent playing this vintage music with a real maturity.                                                                                     

The Latin Mojo Stylings of Netto Rockfeller

Yet another fine album produced by Kid Andersen at his Greaseland Studio in San Jose, California. This, the Sao Paulo, Brazil, based blues man’s debut album features some tasteful and mature guitar playing and fine support by Kid Andersen playing bass on all nine tracks and a variety of instruments including a Hammond organ, a Farfisa compact organ, an acoustic guitar and a six-string bass on half a dozen other tunes. The exquisite blues drumming of June Core is heard throughout the program. Jim Pugh plays piano on three tunes on this album. John Blues Boyd and Whitney Shay also make wonderful contributions, each taking a vocal turn on a track.

Marcel Smith: Everybody Needs Love

This is Marcel Smith’s long overdue, debut solo album. He is a veteran of the gospel music world who has sung and played guitar in various groups since he was a child. This Bay Area based musician paints his gospel chops onto a broader soul canvas. Backed by the usual Little Village/Greaseland Studios crew, Smith makes some great choices as far as material is concerned. He covers Sam Cooke and Bobby Womack for instance as well as tackling the Gospel standard This Little Light of Mine. As Rick Estrin states in the album's liner notes, 'It’s a stylistically adventurous collection and Marcel’s transcendent talent, boundless passion and deep soul fervor are on full display.'         

Sugar Brown: It’s a Blues World (Calling All Blues)

This is the third offering from this Toronto based blues man and it’s good one. SugarBrown might be a really lame blues moniker, but maybe this very talented multi- instrumentalist, vocalist and song writer thought it might get more attention than Ken Kawashima. Sugar Brown doesn’t come from a traditional blues pedigree. I would argue that in 2018, there is no such thing as a "traditional blues pedigree". This blues man grew up in Bowling Green, Ohio, before moving to Chicago where he fell in love with the blues music of that city. Kawashima completed his Ph.D in history from New York University and now is an Associate Professor of east Asian studies at the University of Toronto. On It’s a Blues World Kawashima writes all thirteen tunes, sings, plays guitar and harmonica. Rockin’ Johnny Burgin makes marvelous contributions on guitar as well. Some original ideas are applied to traditional blues and executed marvelously.

Steven Troch Band: Rhymes for Mellow Minds  

This quirky Belgium based blues man’s brand-new CD is a wildly eclectic affair that surely has something for anyone who is interested in having a good time. This thirteen-song offering of Troch originals visits many musical styles all tied together by a deft sense of humor and great musicianship. Guitarist Little Steve Van Der Nat, bassist Leisbeth Sprangers and drummer King Berik Heirman offer great support for Troch’s melodic, graceful harmonica lines. Picture Billy Watson meets El Fish.                                                                                                                                                                               

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