Featured Artists
Little Violet
Little Violet is a band from the UK fronted by the female singer, songwriter and pianist Cherie Gears. Classic vocal-jazz-inspired, even vintage sounding songs, combined with great melodies, witty lyrics and contemporary but swung beats proved quite the combination, matching influences from 20s and 30s swing with modern production.
Chris Beard
Chris Beard “The Prince of Blues” grew up in a house of Blues. His musical DNA is made up of influences that started with his own father, legendary blues guitarist Joe beard. His rich blues heritage has been formed from traits of living blues legends like Matt Murphy and Buddy Guy. Chris grew up in a generation whose focus was on using the guitar to convey emotion more so than the voice.
Oscar LaDell & Chris Armour
Hailing from New Zealand, Oscar Ladell and Chris Armour are two young blues musicians on a recent rise. Their latest album, “Right kinda Wrong” is a greasy, authentic take on classic blues sounds that harkens to classic Chicago Blues labels like Chess, Cobra and Excello.
Bad Temper Joe
Bad Temper Joe, born 1992, is part of a new emerging generation of the blues, writing and performing contemporary blues tracks at its finest. The German is a songwriter with sure instinct, and a performer who has an incomparable presence.
Walter Baumgartner
Walter Baumgartner is bound with the blues since way back. With his voice and harmonica he has been exciting the audience and spreading the raw, traditional and pioneering legacy of the blues in Europe.
Bidu Sous
Bidu Sous is considered a revelation of blues in Brazil. Daughter of a guitar player father, she grew up in a small town listening to rural music and later was inspired by the blues. Her first album with guitarist and producer Lancaster Ferreira titled “Don’t Wake Me Up Early”, recently released, is the first traditional blues album released by a woman in Brazil.
Andreas Diehlmann Band
Andreas Diehlmann is a German blues guitarist and singer. He studied classical guitar at the Kassel Music Academy and works mainly as a session guitarist and producer. In 2017 Diehlmann founded the blues rock band named after him, which thanks to its straight musical style was able to gain a considerable fan base in a very short time.
Rob Patton & The Cosmic Tumbleweeds
Melbourne based Singer/Songwriter Rob Patton will be releasing his EP ‘Laid Back’ with newly formed band ‘Rob Patton & The Cosmic Tumbleweeds’.
His newest release ‘Laid Back’ expands on the ragged country and swamp rock stylings of ‘Homegrown’ this time further refining his sound, taking the music into a more mellow and bluesy direction, akin to JJ Cale.
Law & Chaos
Los Angeles based duo, Law & Chaos, have brought a new style to the world of Jazz and Blues. This extraordinary fusion is a celebration of two classic musical genres and other contemporary musical influences which can be widely heard in their songs. The band consists of lead vocalist and trumpet player Nick Andrea and award-winning guitarist TJ (“Thelonius James”) Sullivan, each of which add their own unique spin to the blended style.
Spotify Playlists
The Legends
Stevie Ray Vaughan – The Texas Blues King on The Blues & Life
The blues always sounded more like “the real thing” than anything else. It’s not like I automatically said, “This is cooler than this,” or “This has more emotion.” When I heard it, it slayed me! There was just not a question.
Rory Gallagher’s Blues – Quotes & Recollections
Rory Gallagher was the People’s Guitarist. Unassuming, but tenacious, the Irish blues man devoted his life to touring and playing his beloved Fender Strat to adoring audiences. He never stopped working, and could always command a crowd, but resolutely eschewed the trappings of superstardom.
B.B. King – Famous Quotes & Trivia
The significant difference between B.B. King and his disciples is that he had long ago mastered the concept that less can be more when it comes to the number of notes in a solo. “If it’s done well with less, then use that,” he says. “
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