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Album Review: Frank Sultana proves his legacy to the Oz blues scene and beyond with release of powerhouse new album, Have Band Will Travel.

Still riding on the coat-tails of his win in the 2023 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, Frank Sultana has kept busy writing and recording, with the resultant The Ghosts…

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Video Premiere: Bones Shake – Let Go

Bones Shake are a scuzzy, fuzz enthused garage rock trio from Manchester. Today they announce their third LP Purge, set for release on Sister9 Recordings on 4 October, and to…

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Live Review + Galleries: Bluesfest Byron Bay – Day 5, Monday 01.04.2024

So it came to pass that we finally made our way to the final day. There is a sense of relief, coupled with the same sense of excitement that you…

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News: …..and so it began: Bluesfest Byron Bay Campers Night Wednesday 27.03.2024

Traditionally, Bluesfest Byron Bay commences on the Thursday before Easter, and goes through until Easter Monday, providing adoring crowds a full 5 day music extravaganza. However, in the last two…

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Album Review: Cedric Burnside brings us a breath of fresh air with some sweet Hill Country Love

Grammy Award winning bluesman, Cedric Burnside returns with his latest long-play offering, Hill Country Love, 14 tracks of authentic Mississippi hill country blues which is the follow-up to his Grammy…

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Premiere: Naarm/Melbourne chanteuse Charlie Lane unveils the enigmatic and slow burning fuse that is ‘Gold Drips’, with launch date announced.

We are honoured to premiere the new track ‘Gold Drips’ from Naarm/Melbourne chanteuse Charlie Lane. We are taken on a smooth dappling journey in this soul-inflected track that soars feely…

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News: US bluesman, Albert Cummings set to release new album, Strong

Guitar-slinger, Albert Cummings has written and recorded his third album for release on his own indie label imprint, Ivy Music Company, and will be his eleventh overall album in a…

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Album Review: The Wreckery’s visceral ‘Fake Is Forever’ is a triumphal return that has gestated and matured over 35 years. Launch date announced.

After 35 years, the uber cool The Wreckery are back and sounding as suave and brooding as ever in their brilliant new album ‘Fake is Forever’ released through Golden Robot Records. The…

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News: Award-winning Melbourne blues stalwarts, Checkerboard Lounge set to release new album, Roller Coaster

Following on from the 2022 release of the acclaimed SUN Sessions album (recorded at the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis), Checkerboard Lounge have just announced the upcoming release of Roller…

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Track: Joanne Shaw Taylor – Black Magic

British blues-rock prodigy Joanne Shaw Taylor has returned with another new single ‘Black Magic’ via Joe Bonamassa’s Journeyman Records “I originally wrote the music for my album ‘Nobody’s Fool’ and intended…

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