Growing up, Eric Bibb was immersed in music. His father Leon was an integral part of the 1960s folk scene, his uncle John Lewis composed and played piano for the Modern Jazz Quintet, and his civil rights icon godfather Paul Robeson was a part of the Harlem Renaissance. But rather than making a name for […]
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Yakety-Yak
Miss Tess & the Talk Backs take notes from the masters
Miss Tess isn’t a traveling schoolteacher with a nasty class of disobedient students, the Talk Backs. Rather, the Brooklyn, NY, musician is a smooth-singing troubadour, influenced by only the best blues and country-western virtuosos. Her most recent album, The Love I Have For You, is a tribute of sorts to those formative musicians featuring six […]
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Source Suggests 5/21-5/29
The Source Suggests Hillstomp Washboards and buckets provide the percussive backbone to this Portland blues duo, as Hurricane Henry picks out syncopated simplicity on guitar and howls down the devil. It’s just hard to tell if Hillstomp’s warning against Satan or summoning him with its ruckus. (DJC) 8 pm., Fri., May 23. The Belfry, 302 […]
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Back in the Game
Blues music isn’t just for old timers any more
Bend blues band Blackflowers Blacksun doesn't necessarily need the help of modern-day, big-name blues artists conjuring up meaningful relevancy for the genre to pack its shows and win over new fans. But the fact that blues music is reaching new heights in this era of indie music dominance certainly doesn’t hurt things either. That's something […]
