BMS ISSUE 48 JANUARY 2026

THE HITMAN BLUES BAND - CALLING LONG DISTANCE

THE HITMAN BLUES BAND - CALLING LONG DISTANCE   Released: 2024 From the upbeat, ear catching opening title track to the moody closer, this is an album you’ll listen to over and over – and still find new things in each song...

PAUL THORN - LIFE IS JUST A VAPOR

PAUL THORN - LIFE IS JUST A VAPOR   PAUL THORNLife Is Just A Vapor Thirty Tigers “Tough times don’t last, tough people do,” Paul Thorn announces on his latest release, Life Is Just A Vapor. Thorn is one of those survivors,...

JANIVA MAGNESS - BACK FOR ME

JANIVA MAGNESS - BACK FOR MECOMING MARCH 28, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY! JANIVA MAGNESSBack For MeBlue Élan Records Back For Me is a revelatory musical affirmation borne of the convergence of emotion, artistry and the long-overdue...

THE BOB LANZA BLUES BAND - BREADMAN'S BLUES

THE BOB LANZA BLUES BAND - BREADMAN'S BLUES COMING FEBRUARY 07, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!      

JIMMY VIVINO - GONNA BE 2 OF THOSE DAYS

JIMMY VIVINO - GONNA BE 2 OF THOSE DAYS COMING FEBRUARY 14, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY! JIMMY VIVINOGonna Be 2 Of Those DaysGulf Coast Records North Jersey raised guitar slinger, singer, songwriter, and bandleader Jimmy Vivino offers up a...

JENNIFER PORTER - SUN COME AND SHINE

JENNIFER PORTER - SUN COME AND SHINE COMING FEBRUARY 14, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!      

MITCH RYDER - WITH LOVE

MITCH RYDER - WITH LOVE COMING FEBRUARY 21, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY! "With Love" was recorded at Rustbelt Studios in Royal Oak, Michigan between August and October 2024 and produced by Don Was. Mitch Ryder - Vocals Luis Resto - Keyboards...

ALLISON AUGUST - AUGUST MOON

ALLISON AUGUST - AUGUST MOON COMING MARCH 21, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY! ALLISON AUGUSTAugust MoonMoJojo Records What is it about Southern California that allows it to produce so many excellent woman blues vocalists? Although we lost Candye...

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD & BOBBY RUSH - YOUNG FASHIONED WAYS

 KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD & BOBBY RUSH - YOUNG FASHIONED WAYS COMING MARCH 21, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!   BOBBY RUSH AND KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERDYoung Fashioned WaysRAM Records/Deep Rush Records/Thirty Tigers At 91 years young,...

ALLY VENABLE - MONEY & POWER

ALLY VENABLE - MONEY & POWER COMING APRIL 18, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!Texas blues-rock singer/songwriter's sixth album. Produced by Tom Hambridge with special guests Christone Kingfish Ingram and Shemekia Copeland.   1 Brown...

CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE - LOOK OUT HIGHWAY

CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE - LOOK OUT HIGHWAY COMING MAY 16, 2025, RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY! CHARLIE MUSSELWHITELook Out HighwayForty Below Records The Ace of Harps’ Forty Below debut is a follow up to his acclaimed Mississippi Son from 2022...

EDDIE 9V - SARATOGA

TOMISLAV GOLUBAN & CROOKED EYE TOMMY - NASHVILLE ROAD

TOMISLAV GOLUBAN & CROOKED EYE TOMMYNashville RoadOverton Music It’s hard to figure out why they called this project Nashville Road. The pairing of Croatian harpist/vocalist Tomislav Goluban and West Coast guitarist Crooked Eye Tommy...

DEAN ZUCCHERO - SONG FOR THE SINNERS

Hailing originally from the streets of East Village, New York City, Zucchero cut his teeth in the bustling, industry-driven Manhattan music scene where songwriting and studio recording chops have long since been revered and rewarded. Cultivating these...

SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY - YARD SALE

SOUTHERN HOSPITALITYYard SaleSouthern Hospitality Supergroups in music are much like dream teams in sports. Bringing them together is tangibly difficult, but actually achieving the lofty aspirations that typically kick such experiments into gear is...

VANESSA COLLIER - DO IT MY OWN WAY

VANESSA COLLIERDo It My Own WayPhenix Fire Records Austin Powers might have a succinct analysis of Vanessa Collier’s new album: “It’s groovy, baby!” And, he wouldn’t be far off...

PIPER & THE HARD TIMES - REVELATIONS

Piper & The Hard Times 2024 International Blues Challenge Band Winner The eclectic and entertaining roots music group Piper & the Hard Times deliver intense, rhythmically dynamic music. Each member...

JIMMY CARPENTER - JUST GOT STARTED

JP SOARS - BRICK BY BRICK

ALASTAIR GREENE - STANDING OUT LOUD

  Guitar virtuoso Alastair Greene has artfully managed a dynamic solo career while contributing to the music of notable artists such as Grammy-winner Alan Parsons and soul-blues Grammy nominee Sugaray Rayford. Greene's latest release, Standing Out...

DEB RYDER - LIVE AND HAVIN' FUN

  LIVE AND HAVIN’ FUN, recorded at The Mint Los Angeles, is stellar singer/songwriter Deb Ryder’s first live album, and her sixth album overall. Fourteen original tracks including two completely new tunes feature the talents of some of...

CANNED HEAT - FINYL VINYL

Founded in 1966, Canned Heat rose to fame because their knowledge and love of blues music was both wide and deep. Canned Heat attained three worldwide hits with their rock anthems "On The Road Again," "Going Up The Country," and "Let's Work Together."...

MIKE ZITO - LIFE IS HARD

Mike Zito, Life Is Hard. Zito recorded the new album in September at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, California, with Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith producing. Both Bonamassa and Smith were involved in the production of Blood Brothers, the...

LISA BIALES - AT CHRISTMAS

JASON RICCI & THE BAD KIND - BEHIND THE VEIL

MIKE ZITO & ALBERT CASTIGLIA - BLOOD BROTHERS

Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia team up for the album of the year in 2023!Release Date: March 17, 2023 Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia are true “Blood Brothers” in life and in the music, they create both individually and collectively, joining...

ALLY VENABLE - REAL GONE

Ally Venable's new album features Joe Bonamassa and Buddy Guy produced by Tom Hambridge. 

BIG HARP GEORGE - CUT MY SPIRIT LOOSE