Author: Matt Marshall
Matt Marshall
Matt Marshall is the original publisher of American Blues Scene and owns Bluescentric.com the shop for Blues, Soul, and Rock n Roll -- authentic music t-shirts where every sale pays artist's estates directly.
Hold on to your hats (and sea legs)! The new lineup for the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise has just been announced! This cruise will be leaving Ft. Lauderdale, FL and traveling to Tortola, St. Kitts & Half Moon Cay.
A widely famous song dating to an epic flood in the 1920s has continued to weave into popular culture, solidifying it’s place in music history thanks to one of the most iconic rock bands of all time.
JT Coldfire, the hard working honky tonk hero has recently released a new album, Always & Never. With opposite compliments like “Coldfire” and “Always & Never”, it’s not hard to see that JT doesn’t fit into any single package. A trip through Always & Never is a whiskey-soaked stroll around a roadhouse that straddles the Louisiana-Texas border. The tracks dance between growling, jumping blues to soft and heartfelt numbers that retain that touch of amusing wit that JT brings to his music. The first track is a more-country-than Chuck Berry themed song about “The Hunt”. Not long after Coldfire growls his way…
Unprecedented partnership creates ultimate blues pilgrimage opportunity.
Through a charitable donation, Richard “Hacksaw” Harney, superlative ragtime and blues guitarist and pianist of the Golden Era, will receive posthumous recognition of his great talent with the unveiling of a headstone
Mark your calendars for April 30th, the end of “Jazz Appreciation Month,” and the day that Herbie Hancock and Jazz lovers everywhere will be celebrating International Jazz Day.
Our editor forgot to renew our memberships with the Blues Foundation. Publicly admitting it is his karmic retribution for such an unspeakable act, and will hopefully be a learning opportunity.
American Blues Scene would like to wish the Blues Festival Guide a happy tenth birthday, and wish the top-quality publication many more years of excellent distribution!
The WIRED! Band donated its $2000 1st place band prize to the Campaign for the Blues Hall of Fame.
Think you’ve got what it takes to impress THESE guys and win a huge prize package? 2012 contest registration begins Jan. 21 & ends May 1, 2012