Darrell Nulisch has been around for some time, having fronted bands for Anson Funderburgh and Ronnie Earl for the past ten years. This fine, solid disc is Nulisch’s first album under his own name. While Texas Heat can shuffle and boogie with anybody, check tunes like “Orange Soda,” a driving harp tour de force, “Count [...]
For a debut disc on Rhino’s RNA, these Bay Area rock ‘n’ soul jivemeisters don’t waste any time turning on the heat. From the opening growling guitars on “When I Think About Love,” you know the ‘Tones are here to rock. They rip up “Tear the House Down,” C.C. Miller proving again he’s a soul [...]
Robert Nighthawk was among the earliest of Mississippi bluesmen to emigrate to Chicago, and this disc, recorded by blues historian Norman Dayron in September 1964, is about as lowdown, dirty, mean and nasty as the real thing gets. Accompanied only by rhythm guitar and drums and Carey Bell’s wonderful harp on two numbers, this is [...]
Well, look, here ’tis. If you, like me, love the Bluerunners‘ debut disc on Island, let me tell you, it is tepid, that’s right I said tepid, in comparison to what they’ll do to you live. Picture this: Muddy Water’s at just past midnight, it’s gotta be a 130 degrees with a heat index of [...]
Longtime Wolfman fans, those familiar with his work with Johnny Adams, Lee Dorsey and Irma Thomas, shouldn’t be surprised that his fifth album and major label debut is the best yet, a wonderful mix of soul, R&B, and blue-tinged ballads. Unlike most modern blues discs that rely heavily on extended guitar-star posturing, this disc relies [...]
Right from the warning sticker on the front of this package, you know it’s gonna be a rough ride—and sure enough, Dashbasco it is. Bill, Ned and Chris trash, twang and thunder through 19 bonafide Dashclassica. In between the opening belch and the fading cheers is red hot rock ‘n’ roll as it’s meant to [...]
For this, the fabulous new disc by the Fabulous “New” Thunderbirds, the band brought in axe legend Duke Robillard and cool young blues dude Kid Bangham after the departure of co-founder Jimmy Vaughan. And they’ve produced their best disc since T-Bird Rhythm. Opening with the single “Twist of the Knife,” producer Steve Jordan lets the [...]
