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Interview with Tommy Castro and Tinsley Ellis

By Kevin Porter

Six-time Blues Music Award winner and BB King Entertainer of the Year, Tommy Castro, and Georgia blues-rock legend, Tinsley Ellis, who ranks as one of today’s most electrifying guitarists and vocalists, share a double bill on their upcoming “T’N’T Tour.” They are launching their joint tour along the East Coast and other parts of the U.S on November 9, 2018.

Castro and Ellis are both well worth seeing individually but having them both on a double bill should make for a phenomenal concert. [Read More]

By Martine Ehrenclou|2018-11-15T09:25:04+00:00November 13th, 2018|Interviews|4 Comments

Interview with Rebecca and Megan Lovell of Larkin Poe

Photo: Robbie Klein

By Martine Ehrenclou

Rebecca and Megan Lovell of Larkin Poe are taking the world by storm. With their own brand of roots-rock, these singer/songwriters, multi-instrumentalist sisters have created a new sound that’s gritty and soulful, with flavors of their Southern heritage. Their first full length album, Kin, was released in 2014, their second Reskinned in 2016, and their latest album, Peach in 2017, which was nominated for a Blues Music Award. Their upcoming album, Venom & Faith will be released November 9, [Read More]

By Martine Ehrenclou|2018-11-15T21:02:43+00:00November 3rd, 2018|Interviews|2 Comments

Interview with Guitarist Singer Jackie Venson

By Martine Ehrenclou

Hot off a European and U.S. tour, rising talent Jackie Venson, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, is known for her soulful grooves, insane blues guitar chops and smoky vocals. Born in Austin Texas, Venson is a classically trained pianist and picked up guitar when she attended Berklee College of Music in 2011.

Jackie Venon’s music is more than blues—it’s a contemporary take on raw blues and soul, with echoes of rock and R&B. Her introspective lyrics, like many artists, take on current [Read More]

By Martine Ehrenclou|2018-11-08T16:59:51+00:00November 8th, 2018|Interviews|2 Comments

Interview with Alastair Greene

By Kevin Porter

Blues-rock guitarist, singer-songwriter, Alastair Greene has been thrilling audiences for nearly two decades and especially fans in his native Southern California. He is well known and respected for his mix of blues, rock and soul, as well as his melodic guitar solos and slide playing. He toured with and played on five albums with progressive rock legend Alan Parsons, and played on albums released by drummer Aynsley Dunbar and Blues singer, harmonica legend and former member of WAR, [Read More]

By Martine Ehrenclou|2018-11-01T15:24:42+00:00November 1st, 2018|Interviews|0 Comments

Interview with Anthony Gomes

By Kevin Porter

Canadian-born, blues-rock guitar maestro, Anthony Gomes just released his 13^thalbum, Peace, Love and Loud Guitars, a tour de force of Gomes’ trademark soulful singing and rocking guitar playing. Gomes has won numerous awards including Artist of the Year by BluesWax magazine, Best Musician and Live Performer award at the 2017 European Blues Awards and was named one of the 10 top guitarists in the world by Music Tasters Choice. He has performed in 17 countries and opened for artists such [Read More]

By Martine Ehrenclou|2018-10-25T16:14:56+00:00October 25th, 2018|Interviews|3 Comments