Sunday, July 29, 2018
#344 : Vanja Sky - Bad Penny
Saturday, March 3, 2018
#322 : Victor Wainwright and the Train - (self-titled)
Saturday, February 17, 2018
#320 : Jane Lee Hooker - Spiritus
Saturday, January 13, 2018
#313 : Bernard Allison - Let it Go
Saturday, November 18, 2017
#303 : Samantha Fish - Belle of the West
Links to other PhillyCheeze Reviews featuring Samantha Fish
PhillyCheeze Album Review : Samantha Fish - Chills & Fever
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Albert Castiglia - Up All Night
Saturday, September 9, 2017
Savoy Brown - Witchy Feelin’
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado - Change My Game
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Samantha Fish - Chills & Fever
With her new album, Chills & Fever, Samantha Fish ventures into an exciting new direction, shifting her focus towards early Rock and R&B. Recorded in Detroit, Fish baptizes this fourteen track recording in the splendid sounds of the Sixties and Seventies, enlisting members of the Detroit Cobras( rhythm guitarist Joey Mazzola, bassist Steve Nawara, drummer Kenny Tudrick), electric pianist Bob Mervak, and a superb horn section featuring Mark Levron on trumpet, and Travis Blotsky on saxophone.
Chills & Fever reveals a most interesting new side to Samantha Fish. Already a huge fan of her work in the blues, this album only makes me love her music more.
Saturday, November 19, 2016
Laurence Jones - Take Me High
Friday, October 21, 2016
Devon Allman - Ride Or Die
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Albert Castiglia - Big Dog
I’ve always enjoyed hearing Albert Castiglia play the Blues, but there is something about his latest album, Big Dog, that grabs ahold of me and just latches on. Castiglia surrounds himself with extremely talented musicians: bassist Scot Sutherland, drummer Rob Lee, and Lewis Stephens on keys & piano. For the icing on the cake, Mike Zito also performs on guitar and produced the album as well.
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Ina Forsman - Ina Forsman
Saturday, January 9, 2016
Heather Crosse - Groovin’ at the Crosse Roads
Heather
Crosse
Groovin’ at the Crosse Roads
2015 – Ruf Records
By Phillip Smith; Jan 9, 2016
There’s always been some damn good music pouring out of the Mississippi Delta, and the spigot is far from being turned off. Caught in that wave of music is Heather Crosse‘s magnificently bodacious rocking blues band, Heavy Suga’ & the Sweetones. Formed in Hot Springs, Arkansas in 2007, Crosse moved the band to Clarksdale, Mississippi in 2008. Groovin’ at the Crosse Roads is eleven tracks of boogie-laced blues produced by non-other than multi-Grammy Award winner Jim Gaines. With Crosse taking on lead vox and bass in the band, she is joined by guitarist Dan Smith, drummer Lee Williams, and Mark Yacovone on piano/keys.
Crosse hooks me quick with her sultry performance of “My Man Called Me”. Smith’s guitar licks and Yacovone’s piano prowess solidifies this intoxicating mix of swing and electric blues. I love their funky cover of Clarence “Blowfly” Reid’s 1974 sexy B-side “Rockin’ Chair”. Slathered in a laid-back Seventies vibe, this wonderful throwback conjures up visions of big collars and flare jeans. Crosse adds just the right amount of rasp as she takes on Big Mama Thornton’s powerful classic “You Don’t Move Me No More”. Not only does Crosse nail the vocals, but Yacovone’s piano performance shines brightly, reminding me a bit of the “Killer”, Jerry Lee Lewis. This one is fun indeed.
Simply put, Groovin’ at the Crosse Roads is a
delightful listen.