Tag Archives: blues

We see a few scenes of Janis and fellow musicians hard at work in the studio, and plenty of performance clips, but where the film excels is in showing us how her life fed her performances.

Keb' Mo' and his band prove they can handle funk, country blues, a bit of psychedelia, ballads and traditional blues without ever breaking a sweat.

While not bad, 'Paper' could benefit from less layering and stronger vocals, as well as a unifying theme.

Janiva Magness is a shining light for love and passion delivered with beauty and style.

This long lost live recording should introduce Peter Karp to some new fans and is a great addition to the collection of the fans he has already.

Magness masterfully broadens her musical palate with the colors of soul, rock, and pop.

Legendary Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre and his band touched down in New York City for a night of blues, rock, and Tull.

Ric Todd, Drawing Lines Ric Todd’s new EP Drawing Lines crashes out of the gate with the heavy blues-rock of “Red Letter,” followed by the bouncier but still gritty “Something Real.” These smartly conceived songs combine crisp, stark modern production with traditional retro-rock attitude; in pure sound terms they’re superb. …

Miles Davis is a legend whose life and music evokes anything but the tame and ordinary. Cheadle's film does Davis complete justice.

'Blues People' is an album you don’t want to miss.