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Browsing: Mick Kolassa
Five digital-only compilations slated for release this year, series starts today with a new single!
Exclusively premiering today is the video for “Darkness Into Light,” from Mick Kolassa’s forthcoming ‘Wasted Youth,’ out July 30th
Kolassa’s songs have more hooks than a bait store, and he has an uncanny ability to find musicians who may not be the best known but the make his arrangements sparkle
“My heart really wrote it.”
Kolassa’s ‘Double Standards’ is a deceptively complex album of compelling takes on great blues songs.
It’s well known that the Beatles began as a skiffle group in England. Steeped in blues and R&B influences, they…
Any Mick Kolassa outing features great compositions, always performed with verve, joy, finesse. There’s always that feeling of being home, on the porch with friends, just playing music that makes us smile.
I think part of it is that blues is this great big tent, and there’s all kinds of blues, and I love all of it.
“Ghosts of the Riverside Hotel” is a sonic feast, full of delightful surprises. The bottom line? This is blues that’s well written, deftly performed, and dripping with character.
Michissippi Mick will be a welcome addition to any blues fan’s collection. Bringing this home is a win-win for everyone. The Blues Foundation receives donations from the sales of each disc, and blues lovers experience some outstanding blues, served up with a joyful heart.