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Monday, May 13, 2024

#683 : Big Llou's Fundraiser and Vizztone Showcase : Memphis on Beale St. - May 8, 2024 (PhillyCheezeBlues.Blogspot.com)




Blues Music Awards Showcase
Presented by BratGirlmedia
Rum Boogie Cafe
Memphis, Tennessee
May 8, 2023
 
Original source : phillycheezeblues.blogspot.com
I made it down to Memphis for the Blues Music Awards last year for the very first time. I had so much fun and heard so much fantastic music, I had to return for another round this year. It was another amazing experience. 
On May 8th, the evening before the BMA's, I attended a pair of music showcases. One was Big Llou's 10th Annual Blues Hall of Fame Tribute Fundraiser at Alfred's on Beale, The other was Vizztone's All-Star Blues Party on Beale St./Blues Music Award Showcase at Rum Boogie Cafe.
And just like last year, without camera in tow, I still captured a few photos of these fabulous events on my iPhone while I bounced back and forth between the venues.  
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* all photos by Phillip Smith


Big Llou's at Alfreds

Vince Johnson & the Plantation Allstars

Chris Cain with Vince Johnson

Vince Johnson & the Plantation Allstars

Chris Cain with Vince Johnson


Mathias Lattin

Tony Holiday

Tony Holiday

Mr. Sipp

Mr. Sipp

Southern Avenue

Southern Avenue


Southern Avenue

Southern Avenue

Johnny Rawls

Johnny Rawls






Vizztone/Bratgirl Media at Rum Boogie Cafe

Blackburn Brothers

Blackburn Brothers

Blackburn Brothers

Albert Castiglia

Bob Margolin

Bob Margolin


Deb Ryder

Deb Ryder, Bob Margolin, Rosy Rosenblatt, Ben Levin


Rosy Rosenblatt, Ben Levin

Albert Castiglia & Kevin Burt


Albert Castiglia & Kevin Burt

Kevin Burt, Cliff Moore

Ephraim Lowell

Cliff Moore, Kevin Burt

Ben Levin

Albert Castiglia, Ephraim Lowell, Cliff Moore
 & Kevin Burt

Kevin Burt, Ephraim Lowell, Cliff Moore



Sue Foley

Sue Foley , Cliff Moore, Rosy Rosenblatt

Mike Zito

Mike Zito

Albert Castiglia & Mike Zito

Albert Castiglia & Mike Zito

Cliff Moore, Albert Castiglia & Mike Zito

John Primer

John Primer, Tony Braunagel, Cliff Moore, Mike Zito, Bob Corritore

John Primer & Mike Zito

Cliff Moore, Mike Zito & Bob Corritore

Lara Price




Saturday, May 11, 2024

#682 : Alastair Greene - Standing Out Loud (PhillyCheezeBlues.Blogspot.com)



2024 – Ruf Records

Release Date : May 17, 2024

 

By Phillip Smith; May 11, 2024

 Original source : phillycheezeblues.blogspot.com

 

Alastair Greene is one of those artists I am always excited to hear new music from. He really does elevate blues-rock to a whole new level. In the past, Greene has worked with other favorites of mine such as Alan Parsons, and Sugaray Rayford. For his latest and eleventh solo record Standing Out LoudGreene has enlisted the extraordinary J.D. Simo to co-produce and engineer this off-the-chain listening experience.

The churning, driving rhythm of “Slow Burn” pulls me in tight for a tasty dish of ZZ-Top-inspired Texas blues slathered in a spicy slide sauce. “In Trouble”  is an incredible-sounding blues-rocker. If KISS played blues, this track definitely represents what it would sound like. It’s indeed a favorite. I love hearing that swampy slide guitar as it echoes out from “The Last to Cry”. Greene slows it way down for “Rusty Dagger” for an amazing listen where notes seem to hang in mid-air. His guitar-mastery absolutely shines on this one. A stellar cover of Rory Gallagher’s “Bullfrog Blues” brings this record to its finish. It truly is a smashing performance.

It's refreshing to hear such an unbridled approach to blues as Greene and Simo exhibit in this recording. It’s raw, it’s to the point, and it rocks.

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For more information about Alastair Greene, visit his website at www.alastairgreene.com 

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