We’re not ones to get too sentimental around here, but we couldn’t pass up this opportunity to post a great track from Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears (not to be confused with UK blues act Big Joe Louis).
Although they’re a current act, you’d never know it. The eight-piece ensemble pumps out dirty garage-soul that [...]

I have a love/hate relationship with Christmas music. I genuinely love it, but there are rules. First, I’m a big Grinch about playing Christmas music early. I’m stricter than most people on this issue, but can’t we all agree that Thanksgiving is the absolute earliest date to break out the sleigh bells?
There is also too [...]

Unknown to all but serious R&B aficionados, William “Darondo” Pulliam is one of the most colorful and underrated musicians to come out of the Bay Area. A native of Berkeley, Darondo recorded three excellent singles and performed only four shows before calling it quits, creating a mystique which has lasted to this day.
He’s often described [...]

Well, it’s Wednesday again… and I still got them hump day blues. This week’s selection includes some deep cuts from artists you won’t find in the blues section of your local record store. It’s a mixed bag, but it’s all 100% blues.
Stay tuned for the next installment, featuring some great stride [...]