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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 […]

Demons And Wizards is the fourth studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep, released on 19 May 1972 by Bronze Records in the United Kingdom and Mercury Records in the United States. The album was a huge success, selling over 3 million copies worldwide.The original vinyl release featured a legendary cover, the outside of which was designed by Roger Dean. The inside featured photos of the band, various liner […]

Friday Night in San Francisco is a live album, released on August 10, 1981, by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía. It was described by jazz writer and critic Walter Kolosky as "a musical event that could be compared to the Benny Goodman Band's performance at Carnegie Hall in 1938 and may be considered the most important of all live acoustic guitar albums".All tracks except "Guardian Angel" […]

Gas Food Lodging is the second LP by the American band Green On Red, released in 1985 by Enigma Records.Their self-titled debut album, Green On Red, featured seven tracks of psychedelic pop, wrapped in a dark, underground undercurrent of noise, while Gas Food Lodging was the band's strongest work of the era when their early rock roots were taking shape, as they assessed the situation as it appeared through the […]

Exile on Main St. is the tenth British and twelfth American album by the Rolling Stones, released as a double album on May 12, 1972 by Rolling Stones Records.After the release of "Sticky Fingers", the Rolling Stones left England due to high recording studio fees and moved to the south of France, where Keith Richards rented the Villa Nellcotte for the band members and their entourage. Using their portable studio, […]

At BluesWave Radio, our producers are always chasing that next great discovery—especially when it comes to today’s Greek Rock scene. There’s something uniquely exciting about finding bands that carry a fresh sound, strong identity, and the kind of energy that instantly belongs on the air of our radio. That spirit of exploration is part of who we are: we listen, we dig deeper, and we proudly share new Greek Rock, […]

Supertramp is one of the few pure-blooded bands of the seventies that manage to combine a completely personal style with moments of remarkable compositional and interpretative work.Their music, simple in its basis, is presented in an extremely artistic manner, which is mainly based on the amazing skill of the members and the wonderful orchestrations of Hodgson-Davis, the central core of the group. If you add to the above their amazing […]

Love Devotion Surrender is an album released in 1973 by guitarists John McLaughlin and Carlos Santana, supported by their respective bands Santana and Mahavishnu Orchestra. The album was inspired by the teachings of Sri Chinmoy and was intended as a tribute to John Coltrane. It contains two compositions by Coltrane, two songs by McLaughlin, and a traditional gospel song arranged by Santana and McLaughlin. The album went gold in 1973 […]

Love is the self-titled debut album by the Los Angeles rock band Love, released in March 1966 by Elektra Records.Twelve of the album's fourteen tracks were recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders from January 24 to 27, 1966. The remaining two tracks, "A Message To Pretty" and "My Flash On You", were recorded during some of the band's informal rehearsals.Love has elements of folk rock, garage, proto-punk and psychedelic rock. It […]

Join us on Christmas Eve at 10:00 pm for a unique festive broadcast on BluesWave Radio.Produced and curated by Steve James, the Blues Café – Christmas Special is a soulful journey through classic and contemporary Blues Christmas songs, enriched with personal holiday wishes and messages from Blues artists themselves.Tune in for an intimate, warm, and authentic Christmas atmosphere, where the spirit of the Blues meets the spirit of the season. […]

Morrison Hotel is the fifth studio album by American rock band The Doors. It was released by Elektra Records in February 1970. The album is split into two sides with the separate titles "Hard Rock Cafe" and "Morrison Hotel" and is largely seen as the Doors' return to the mainstream.Morrison Hotel was a return to basics largely stemming from the group's frustration with the prolonged recording sessions for The Soft […]

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 […]