Robben Ford’s Two Shades of Blue is a late-career statement that feels both refined and exploratory—a record where a veteran artist leans into his strengths while still pushing stylistic boundaries.The album has been widely described as sophisticated, tasteful, and stylistically fluid, blending blues with jazz, funk, and soul in Ford’s signature way.It’s not a radical reinvention—but it doesn’t need to be. Instead, it showcases a musician who has fully internalized […]

Electric Swamp Funkin’ Blues is widely seen as a bold, self-defined artistic statement—arguably Birchwood’s most personal and stylistically expansive album to date. It blends blues, funk, soul, and psychedelic rock into a modern hybrid that pushes beyond traditional blues boundaries.This is his first fully self-produced album, giving him complete control over the sound and direction.Birchwood’s signature “electric swamp funkin’ blues” style comes through strongly—mixing gritty blues roots with groove-heavy funk […]

The new Van Morrison album Somebody Tried to Sell Me a Bridge is a reminder of something music fans often forget: the best artists don’t “age out” of relevance — they simply deepen. When a career has been built on craft, tone, and truth, time becomes an advantage. That’s exactly what you hear here: a veteran voice that still knows how to live inside a song, and a bandstand energy […]

Issaquena Getaway is the new full-length album from harmonica virtuoso Charlie Barath - ablues & roots recording with a joyful Delta spirit, and world-class musicianship. Recorded atClarksdale Soundstage in Clarksdale, Mississippi and co-produced by Gary Vincent andCharlie Barath, the album draws its character from the quiet spaces of the Delta, wheresubtlety and groove matter more than volume or excess.Comprised of twelve original compositions and two covers, Issaquena Getaway reflects Barath’s long-standing […]

Blues music has long thirsted after the pleasures and pains of love at the heart of itsemotional essence. Sometimes, though, love and the blues create a thirst for more –like the heady musical cocktail of Seven Deadly Gins, the sparkling new album servedup by the Colorado band Reckless and Blue. The group's searing blues style has madethem winners of the Colorado Blues Society's 2026 Blues Challenge, headed forJanuary's International Blues […]

Organ music has its roots in ancient Greece, played at games and events. Ed Alstrom playsmodern organ music that has its own roots, deep in the blues. He is something of a newcomer to the 'blues scene', but he made a significant impact in 2025 with his self-produced debut album, Flee Though None Pursue, placing #15 in the 2025 Roots Music Report Top 200 and #1 in the Jazzy Blues category. Alstrom started […]

Uncle Watson’s Widow delivers a raw, heavy brand of southern blues steeped in grit, groove, and soul. Based in Winston-Salem, the band channels the spirit of the Delta with smoky vocals, deep-pocket rhythms, and guitar work that cuts like rusted steel. Their sound is a modern, hard-hitting take on tradition — equal parts swampy blues, back-porch storytelling, and barroom thunder. When Uncle Watson’s Widow hits the stage, the blues gets […]