Tag: blues

Little Feat

Strike Up the Band

Hot Tomato

The first studio album of new original music from the sixth lineup of Little Feat, “Strike Up the Band” emits not so much of a good-time vibe as an introspective one — and understandably so, as the band is now 56 years old and down to its last original member.

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Mick Martin

Come On, If You’re Comin’

self-released

Mick Martin, elder statesman of the Sacramento blues scene, steps out of his big-band and blues-rock comfort zones for an impressive “solo” turn at traditional blues.

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Brothers Brown

Nowhere Left to Go

Woodward Avenue

Nashville/Los Angeles-based quartet Brothers Brown continue to refine their amalgamation of blues, country, jam-band, jazz and rock on the group’s stunningly wide-ranging sophomore outing.

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Dennis Johnson

Revelation

Booda Lee

Crackerjack slide guitarist Dennis Johnson continues to venture outside of his roots-oriented comfort zone, this time for a smooth set of mostly blues-rock that’s heavy on tone, articulation and groove.

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Jack Broadbent

Ride

Crows Feet

Sometimes an album just fires on all cylinders: singing, songwriting, instrumentation and engineering. That’s precisely what Jack Broadbent has achieved with his fifth full-length album.

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