Category: Blues

Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

Live Review: The Felice Brothers / Craig Finn

And so it was to Birmingham and the HMV Institute to see the rescheduled, and still hotly anticipated, Felice Brothers gig with the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn as support replacing the previously scheduled AA Bondy. We parked in a back street, bathed in the blue neon of a tired looking Adult shop with its tatty handwritten sign, “No drugs. No hats.“. Headed off, Popper, Barry-Sean, Analyse this … Continue reading Live Review: The Felice Brothers / Craig Finn

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Alternative, Blues, Indie, Metal, Music, Rock

MM Shorts 117: New From White Mystery

Stripped back, brother and sister two piece White Mystery know how to party with the best of them. Forget the lazy White Stripes comparisons, this duo have their own raw, visceral take on the blues and their new 7″ single is out on April 20 via Perpetrator Records and is called People Power. If I was at SxSW they would be another on my lengthy … Continue reading MM Shorts 117: New From White Mystery

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Alternative, Blues, Garage, Indie, Music, Rock

More From The Owsley Brothers

The heartfelt and authentic experimental blues of Florida’s The Owsley Brothers were one of our favourite discoveries of last year and we have been eagerly anticipating their debut album Cobalt, which is due out on April 3rd. This is the first proper taste, titled Hot Mess and it is an absolute crackerjack of a tune. Free download too, not even an e-mail address needed. We know, … Continue reading More From The Owsley Brothers

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New Free Track From The Felice Brothers

It is fair to say that we are more than a little excited about going to see the Felice Brothers next week in Birmingham – this being a rescheduled tour after the unfortunate cancellation of the original dates back at the tail end of 2011. To coincide with their European jaunt the band have made a new song available for free download from last year’s … Continue reading New Free Track From The Felice Brothers

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Introducing >>> Lincoln Durham

Yesterday we posted a track from the brilliant Ray Wylie Hubbard’s Daytrotter session and he is involved in today’s post too, being co-producer on this recently released album of gritty, intoxicating one-man-blues by Lincoln Durham, The Shovel [vs] the Howling Bones. Equipped with old, makeshift 1950s amps, resonators, fiddles, harmonicas, tin can microphones, slides, stomp boards and you name it, he gives birth to a sound … Continue reading Introducing >>> Lincoln Durham

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Alternative, Americana, Blues, Country, Electronic, Folk, Garage, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

Friday…Let’s Mix It Up

We’re trying to juggle a few plates at the moment, so can’t do full justice to these tunes other than to say all are worth some of your time. The obvious answer was a straightforward Friday afternoon mix. After all there is absolutely no point in starting anything new in the office now, so download this mix, stick a complicated spreadsheet up on your screen … Continue reading Friday…Let’s Mix It Up

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Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday…on Sunday (5th February)

Submerged in snot and snow, I have emerged this chilly Sunday evening just to pop my head above the parapet and write a paltry Sunday offering (sorry MM, late again!) It did also mean that I was absent from the Mackerel bobsleigh this lunchtime and only put in a below par and croaky performance at Gooner Ian’s birthday yesterday. (Don’t we all love to be … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday…on Sunday (5th February)

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Alternative, Ambient, Blues, Country, Folk, Garage, Indie, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: January 2012

Here are the best of our January posts together with a few tasty new tracks. All in all nearly forty great tunes compiled and neatly presented in one lovely mix. As always, don’t forget to check out all our previous monthly mixes listed in the sidebar on the left. Download Night Genes – Soaring Through The Chromosomes mp3 (from Like The Blood) Infectiously catchy, military folk stomp. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: January 2012

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Alternative, Blues, Garage, Music, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock, Soul

New Compilation From Alive Naturalsound

Where Is Parker Griggs? is a collection of songs from the excellent Alive Naturalsound label, with exclusive tracks from artists such as Hacienda,Buffalo Killers, Black Diamond Heavies, Radio Moscow and more. Over the past three years it has undoubtedly become one of our favourite labels and we have posted many times about the bands on their roster including Henry’s Funeral Shoe, Gardens and White Noise Sound. Founded … Continue reading New Compilation From Alive Naturalsound

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