Every now and then we stumble upon a new release that is a little different than the usual. It is not so often that we like it from the first to the last song. Cat Wells Blues Band, Brand New Shoes EP  is one of these cases that we cannot press the stop button on the player. Modern Blues at it's best, combined with the deep colorful voice of Cat […]

Hiatt Comes Alive Αt Budokan? is the twelfth album by singer-songwriter John Hiatt and his first live album, released on November 22, 1994. The recordings were made during the artist's tour from February 26 to May 30, 1994 in the United States, with the title a parody of Peter Frampton's album title, Frampton Comes Alive! and albums released by many artists that contained Live At Budokan in their title, such […]

The Howlin' Wolf Album is a 1969 album by Howlin' Wolf, with members of the Rotary Connection as his backing band. It combined blues with psychedelic rock covers of several of Howlin' Wolf's classic songs. Howlin' Wolf did not particularly like the album, a fact noted on the album cover, which instead of a photo has the phrase "This is Howlin’ Wolf’s new album. He doesn’t like it. He didn’t […]

The Sky Is Crying is the fifth studio album by American blues rock guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and his band Double Trouble, released on November 5, 1991 by Epic Records, approximately 14 months after Stevie Ray Vaughan's death, featuring tracks selected by his brother Jimmie, who spent months researching the tracks, demonstrating how important it was to select only tracks that resonated with his brother's legacy. In the end, he […]

This week on The Flower Power Hour with Ken & MJ, interview with Hawk from the Owsley Stanley Foundation about the release of the John Hammond 3-CD set, “You’re Doin’ Fine - Blues at the Boarding House – June 2 and 3, 1973 San Francisco.” In a career spanning more than 60 years, John Hammond played with just about everyone and seemed to influence everyone else. You’re Doin’ Fine showcases […]

Sticky Fingers is the ninth album by The Rolling Stones, released on 23 April 1971 by Decca Records, while in the United States it was released by London Records, with the LP being their eleventh studio release on the other side of the Atlantic.Although the official recordings of "Sticky Fingers" began in March 1970, the band had been at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Alabama since 1969, recording "Sister Morphine". […]

Nightingales & Bombers is the sixth and final album recorded by the original quartet of Manfred Mann's Earth Band. The album was also released before the cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Blinded By The Light" with the band's new lineup that propelled them to greater commercial acceptance. Despite the replacement of singer Mick Rogers by Chris Thompson and the addition of another guitarist, Dave Flett, to widen the gap between Nightingales […]

Pulse is a double album and the second live album by Pink Floyd, released on 29 May 1995 by EMI in Europe and Columbia in the US. It has also been released on video and DVD.Recordings for this release took place from August to October 1994 during the tour in support of their album "The Division Bell".Pulse topped the charts in the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Canada, Australia, etc. […]

Real Macaw is Graham Parker's second studio album since his split from Rumour, released in 1983.Rolling Stone magazine described The Real Macaw as "a propulsive, brilliantly sung LP." Trouser Press, on the other hand, called it "a softer-sounding record that should have been harder" while PopMatters wrote that "even with the keyboards with an expiration date, it ranks among the best pop-oriented rock albums of all time."Graham Parker must have […]

Zucchero - Live At The Kremlin is the first live album by Italian singer Zucchero Fornaciari, released on 4 November 1991 by Polydor.Although not originally planned, the set-box included a double live LP and a VHS tape, representing in fact the artist's first live work, from his Gold, Incense and Beer tour, as well as his self-titled album Oro, Incenso e Beer, culminating in his double stop at the Moscow […]

BluesWave Radio management every year welcomes our producers Christmas shows with great appreciation. This year a very certain couple went many steps ahead and produced not one, not two but ten hours of Christmas shows. Ken & MJ of well known and loved by many Flower Power Hour show are responsible for this overwhelming flow of Christmas music, for which we thank them. One can only imagine what they will […]

Every year Steve James prepares a very special Blues Cafè christmas show with carefully selected Blues songs. Do not miss this years edition of Christmas Blues Cafè on Christmas Eve at 08:00 pm. Steve as always has done his best so that the show is not only a delight to listen to, but also informative and educational.

Enjoy Country Christmas songs on a special show curated by DJ George. Feel the warmth of the season and the joy of listening to good music with friends and family. This Tuesday on 02:00 am and Friday on 08:00 pm EET on BluesWave Radio with George Synolakis. Tuesday 2:00 am trending_flat 3:00 am Friday 8:00 pm trending_flat 9:00 pm

Hejira is the eighth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. The songs on the album were written during a series of road trips in 1975 and 1976, and reflect on events that occurred during those trips, including several romantic relationships she had during that time.Featuring lyrically extended songs, as well as the amazing bass playing of Jaco Pastorius, whom she had just met, Hejira continued Mitchell's journey beyond her […]

Erja Lyytinen is one of the leading blues-rock guitarists on the international touring circuit. During a recording career spanning 19 years, the High-Flying Finn has released twelve studio albums as well as several live albums. Lyytinen’s musical pallet is vast, encompassing the very best of contemporary blues-rock whilst inspired and influenced by the blues greats of yore.We think that Erja Lyytinen may be on a quest: no rocking blues artist […]