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Alice Armstrong at the Tuesday Night Music Club, January 2026

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Review and Images by Ken Jackson After a six-week separation from my beloved Tuesday Night Music Club, courtesy of the annual Christmas shutdown (which is clearly designed to test our patience and resilience), it was a joy to be back. There’s something special about standing in the pre-gig crowd outside the door, [more…]

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Blues & Americana Singles

Eileen Carey – This Is Where – Single Review – ellamay

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Review By Darren McIntyre Eileen Carey is an award-winning country-pop singer-songwriter based in Altadena, California, known for her infectious optimism & genre-blending sound. Eileen has become a standout figure in the independent music scene, earning accolades such as the New Music Awards AC/Hot Breakthrough Artist of 2025. A dynamic live performer, Carey [more…]

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Blues & Americana Live Reviews

Haunted Hearts & Kentucky Fire Kelsey Waldon – Live – Cottier’s Theatre (Celtic Connections)

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Review by Darren McIntyre | Images by Scott Anderson Cottier’s Theatre is a venue that thrives on intimacy, and on this Celtic Connections evening it proved the perfect setting for Kelsey Waldon’s fiercely honest, roots-soaked country rock ’n’ roll. With its close seating and stunning architecture, there’s nowhere to hide here—and that [more…]

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Blues & Americana News

Joanne Shaw Taylor announces Award-winning guitarist Connor Selby as special guest on her January 2026 UK Tour

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JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR JANUARY 2026 UK TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTCONNOR SELBY TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM GIGANTIC.COM PLANET ROCK TICKETS JOANNESHAWTAYLOR.COM “Every time you see her, you almost forget how good she is. Right now, Joanne Shaw Taylor is better than ever.” – Maximum Volume Music “Joanne’s blues guitar style [more…]

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Blues & Americana

Small Songs, Big Feelings: Suzanne Jarvie’s “Caterpillar / Polonium”

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Review By Glen Parkes Suzanne Jarvie’s Caterpillar / Polonium EP is quiet, emotional, and kind of sneaks into your head without you noticing. These two tracks are the first taste of her upcoming album Mother’s Day, and they already feel really personal. Knowing that her music comes from real loss and tough [more…]

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Blues & Americana

People Talk: An Album That Actually Feels Like Real Life

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Review By Glen Parkes People Talk by Walter Rootsie and the Blue Connection is one of those albums that doesn’t try to be cool but ends up being cool anyway. It’s their fourth album, and it also celebrates the band’s 20-year anniversary, which is pretty impressive. You can tell straight away that this [more…]

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Blues & Americana

Back Like She Never Left: Lynn Miles’ EP Feels Warm, Honest and Real

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Review By Glen Parkes Listening to Lynn Miles’ new EP feels like sitting in a small room with someone who’s lived a lot of life and isn’t afraid to talk about it. Even though she’s released loads of music before (this is from an artist with 17 albums, which is kind of [more…]

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Blues & Americana Singles

Dancing Through the Rain: Michael Weston King’s “La Bamba In The Rain”

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Review By Glen Parkes “La Bamba In The Rain” by Michael Weston King is one of those songs that kind of sneaks up on you. At first it sounds gentle and calm, but the more you listen, the more it hits you emotionally. Knowing the story behind it makes it even heavier. [more…]

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Blues & Americana News

Solomon Hicks – ‘How Did I Ever Get This Blue?’ || Out: 23 Jan

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New York blues hotshot Solomon Hicks has announced details of his new album How Did I Ever Get This Blue?, which will be released on 23 January via Artone/Provogue. You can get a first taste of the album with his new single Further On Up The Road. Hicks is a thrilling paradox, a [more…]

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Blues & Americana Singles

Bywater Call Lay Bare the Heart on Soul-Stirring New Single “Only”

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Review By Darren McIntyre Bywater Call are a powerhouse 7-piece Southern soul and roots rock band from Toronto, Canada. In 2023 the band played 96 shows in 10 countries, 89 cities, 19 US states & 3 Canadian provinces and performed a live stream for the famed German TV show Pockpalast. They have [more…]

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Blues & Americana News

Joe Bonamassa Offers a Final Preview of the Landmark, 32-Song B.B. King Tribute

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Joe Bonamassa Offers a Final Preview of the Landmark, 32-Song Tribute, B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 Featuring Warren Haynes, Dion, Marc Broussard, Ivan Neville,Dannielle De Andrea & Josh Smith Five New Tracks Out Now via KTBA RecordsFull 32-Track Album Arrives February 6th, 2026 – Pre-Order Available Now Joe Bonamassa returns today with Vol. [more…]

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Blues & Americana

Black Eyed Sons – Cowboys In Pinstriped Suits

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Review by Glen Parkes There’s a certain electricity that comes from musicians who have already lived several musical lifetimes and decide to push forward rather than look back. Cowboys in Pinstriped Suits captures that energy perfectly. It’s an album driven by experience, confidence, and a deep love of rock ’n’ roll in [more…]