Author: Steven Ovadia

This Guitar and Tonight derives its power from Margolin’s appreciation for the blues and that’s always something to applaud.

Knott has crafted an album that errs on the side of less, so that the listener can truly hear everything she has to offer.

There’s blues, country and even flirtations with jazz, all wrapped up in a rock and roll candy shell.

And don’t let 9V’s age and …interesting… stage name fool you: when you hear ‘Left My Soul in Memphis,’ you instantly know you’re hearing an old soul.

The blues takes on many different forms, and those forms are all capable of moving us. James and his band have certainly accomplished that here.

When Earl and his band are locked in and focused, they’re a force to be reckoned with.

Everything Montoya sings and plays oozes blues.

‘Lucky Guy!’ looks longingly and respectfully at the past while existing in the present. It’s a thin line Moss and Gruenling walk quite well.

‘Come Undone’ is all about Curran’s voice, which has a bluesy rasp but a pure-rock energy.

Low-key is often a euphemism for boring but the Brad James Band’s At Fellowship Hall is low-key—without being dull.