BlueNotes is busy getting his blues face ready for Paul Rishell and Annie Raines tonight, so here are a few items by other writers to keep your blues jones happy.
Keb Mo is in Greensburg at the Palace Theater tonight, and here's a review of his latest CD, "Live & Mo' (which I haven't heard), fom Blogcritics, which can always be relied upon for some good blues work.
Here's a nice writeup on Delbert McClinton and his latest, "Acquired Taste," which I've only heard parts of, but which sounds like another fine Delbert CD. He's produced a bunch of great ones in the past decade. I know, I know, he's not really a bluesguy, but he's got that spirit, a great band, smart lyrics and a gritty voice that's full of feeling.
This is another interesting one, on the far fringes of the blues, but I do love the work of legendary illustrator and sometimes musician, R. Crumb. But he's just created a graphic work that depicts the biblical Book of
Genesis, and if you know anything at all about Crumb, that's just too
good to resist. Besides, he created the now-famous cover art for Janis Joplin's great, great album, "Cheap Thrills." He once had a band called the Cheap Suit Serenaders.
By the way, when I was writing about Paul and Annie the other day, I failed to mention that they are releasing a DVD version of their latest CD, "A Night in Woodstock." It offers a lot of extras, and sounds like a good deal for fans of their music.
And finally, I didn't make it to the Candye Kane show last night, but if you did, reviews are always welcome here. The same goes for the Keb Mo show tonight. And the same goes for anything else you want to write about.
Trick or treat. You say it wouldn't be Halloween without a black cat blues song? Here's Kokomo Arnold and "Old Black Cat Blues"
Posted
Oct 30 2009, 01:00 AM
by
Jim White