Author: Casebeer
Casebeer
Casebeer's first introduction to music was Elvis. Like many of his generation he grew up loving roots based sounds and his first introduction to the blues was through the bands that are considered classic rock now. He has a deep love of the blues, loves to talk about it, loves to write about it and loves to watch it live on stage, with or without.a camera in his hand.
Make no mistake about this album, it is deep, very deep. Using songs as his method of expression, Devon Allman tells stories about his life as a musician and the price that has to be paid sometimes for following the dream.
We recently got a chance to catch up with some folks from a great cultural program that is administered by the US State Department through an organization called American Voices.
The album “Get Up” is expected to be released on Jan, 29, 2013. This will be their first album project together and both musicians say they’ve been looking forward to this ever since they recorded with John Lee Hooker in 1997.
In the town of Niafunke, blues great Ali Farka Toure is a legend, but his music is now banned in his home town, after a brutal militarist takeover.
In this latest installment we get a chance to catch up with the amazing Tab Benoit, we toss out some new ideas about Robert Petway and take a quick look into the life of Stagger Lee.
For the month of December the American Blues Scene is going to take a trip down memory lane and we’ll be digging out some of our favorite pieces that have previously appeared in our publication. We’ve experienced a year of phenomenal growth and we just want to make sure that our readers, old and new have the the opportunity to enjoy all of the great content that the American Blues Scene is known for.
Anders blew the crowd away with this stripped down version of his music and when he played “Black Tar”, he captivated the mostly upscale crowd with some absolute filthy slide guitar!
Soul blues singer/harmonica master Curtis Salgado will undergo surgery on July 18 in Portland, Oregon, to remove a cancerous growth from his lung, according to his manager Shane Tappendorf.
Memphis honored one of the finest musicians to ever play in that music mecca with a musical parade/funeral march down the iconic Beale Street. Saxophones, drums and trumpets were played by musicians as they walked, marched and danced, paying homage to the late Donald “Duck” Dunn.
The hottest show in San Diego on Tuesday night is most likely going to be the Hugh Laurie show at the Belly Up Tavern.