Acclaimed Roots Rock Band Ghost Hounds Release "Pale Horse" Video and Single Cuntry-rock band Ghost Hounds released their new record Justified out now via Maple House Records. With this album, the acclaimed roots-rock band delivers its most fully realized statement yet, expanding its signature sound into a blend of timeless rock, vibrant soul, blues and [Continue] Continue reading Ghost Hounds…
Will Wilde Drops 'Steppin' Out' New Single British blues-rock harmonica virtuoso Will Wilde returns with a blistering new take on "Steppin' Out," the classic Memphis Slim tune immortalized in the 1960s by John Mayall and Eric Clapton. Inspired to record the track after being invited to open for Eric Clapton at Sandringham Estate, Will delivers [Continue] Continue reading Will Wilde Drops ‘Steppin’…
Photo credit: Alysse Gafkjen Joanne Shaw Taylor Drops 'The Girl That You Loved Before' New Single British blues-rock artist Joanne Shaw Taylor returns today with “The Girl That You Loved Before,” the latest single from her forthcoming studio album The Trouble With Love, due October 23rd via Journeyman Records. Released alongside a cinematic [Continue] Continue reading Joanne Shaw Taylor Drops ‘The…
Photo Credit: Jay Blakesburg Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Unveils New Additions to 2026 Lineup Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (HSB) today shares new additions to its lineup for the 2026 edition in San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Park from Friday, October 2, to Sunday, October 4. The free festival, now in its 26th year present a [Continue] Continue reading Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Unveils New Additions…
Review: Alabama Shakes ‘I Must Be Dreaming’ By Hal Horowitz Apparently Alabama Shakes, after releasing two hit albums that nabbed four GRAMMY wins, and playing to large sheds, never officially disbanded. That likely comes as a revelation to most because the band hadn’t released an album or toured from 2017 till 2025. Additionally, lead singer/songwriter [Continue] Continue reading Review: Alabama…
Eli Paperboy Reed with Swamp Dogg (photo: Rosie Cohe) Eli Paperboy Reed Drops Swamp Dogg-Produced New Single "Like We Used To" Hailed as “the king of rhythm & soul” by Mojo, Eli Paperboy Reed made his way from Brookline, MA, to Clarksdale, MS, as a teenager, honing his chops while immersing himself in [Continue] Continue reading Eli Paperboy Reed Drops Swamp Dogg-Produced Single “Like We Used To”…
Erja Lyytinen Announces '50th Birthday Live 2026' Album Finland´s own “Queen of the Slide Guitar” Erja Lyytinen is celebrating her 50th Birthday with a lavish live album package consisting of a double CD, double vinyl and a full-length DVD, which was recorded at the prestigious House of Culture, known as “Kultsa” in Helsinki Finland on [Continue] Continue reading Erja Lyytinen Announces ’50th…
Review: Chris Pierce 'Songs for the Heavy Hearted' By Jim Hynes Kindhearted singer-songwriter Chris Pierce has one of those indelible, soulful voices that seeps right into your head and won’t let go. You may be hooked from his opening notes and be easily compelled to listen to his meaningful, healing songs. He is a voice [Continue] Continue reading Review: Chris Pierce ‘Songs for the Heavy…
Photo credit: Birgit Fostervold Frank Beard, Drummer for ZZ Top, Dies at 77 Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for Texas rock band, ZZ Top, has died at the age of 77. Beard was in hospice when he passed away at his home in Richmond Texas, according to publicist Bob Merlis. On the ZZ [Continue] Continue reading Frank Beard, Drummer for ZZ Top, Dies at 77 at ROCK AND BLUES MUSE.
Photo credit: Kaelan Barowsky. The 10th Annual Allman Betts Family Revival Tour: 'A Decade of Revival' presented by Gisbon Gibson, Devon Allman and Duane Betts announce the tenth year of the Allman Betts Family Revival Tour. Affectionately titled “A Decade of Revival” after the Allman Brothers Band album ‘A Decade of Hits 1969–1979’, [Continue] Continue reading The 10th Annual Allman Betts Family…
Photo by Sky Slater Jake Karlik Band Announces Self-Titled Debut Shares New Single "The Mountain" Tulsa-based Jake Karlik Band will release its self-titled album October 23 via Horton Records. “The Mountain” is a haunting Americana story about sacrifice, longing and the things we carry with us through life. The song follows a hardworking drifter [Continue] Continue reading Jake Karlik Band…
Review: Ray Wylie Hubbard ‘Reel 2 Reel 4 Real’ By Hal Horowitz One of the most intriguing features of being an 80 year-old singer/songwriter still composing songs is the acquisition of a lifetime of experience for material. That, among other aspects, makes octogenarian Texas troubadour Ray Wylie Hubbard’s new album, ‘Reel 2 Reel 4 Real’ [Continue] Continue reading Review: Ray Wylie Hubbard ‘Reel 2…
Review: Joanna Connor ‘Live On 11/11’ By Hal Horowitz As impressive as blues rocking guitarist Joanna Connor’s studio albums are, it’s onstage where she burns the brightest. Perhaps that’s why she has released a handful of live recordings after 1989s debut, the first being Living on the Road (1983). But it has been 16 years [Continue] Continue reading Review: Joanna Connor ‘Live On 11/11’ at ROCK…