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Parchman Prison Prayer — Another Mississippi Sunday Morning
By its inherent—and infamous—nature, the location encases any recordings that make it out of its clutch within an aura: The sound haunts.


Eliza Neals - Colorcrimes
Eliza Neal's latest album, Colorcrimes, is a continuation of her exploration of important social themes and personal growth.

Unleashing the Blues: A Women's History Month Celebration You Won't Want to Miss!
North Jersey Blues Society presents the Women’s History Month Celebration: Women in Blues Showcase Series on 3/8/2025 at The Stanhope House.


Unforgettable Moments and Incredible Talent: Highlights from the 40th International Blues Challenge in Memphis
Last week, the blues world came alive as the 40th International Blues Challenge (IBC) unfolded in Memphis, Tennessee. Artists, fans, and...


Various — Down Home Blues: Chicago, The Beautiful Stuff
Welcome to murderers’ row. For the next 40some minutes, gritty, old Chicago sends up one killer track after the next—as heard in the 1950s.


BLUES People — The Skin I’m In
Live, BLUES People command the room: a wall of sound pushing out from the stage. Now, that same experience punches out from The Skin I'm In.


Reflecting on the Impact: 2024 North Jersey Blues Society Year in Review
Reflecting on the Impact: 2024 North Jersey Blues Society Year in Review


Piper & The Hard Times — Revelation
Remember the iconic ad for Maxwell audio cassettes back at the turn of the 1980s? Similar blowback effect with Revelation.


Charlie Parker — Bird in Kansas City
A saxophone—correction, the saxophone of its era—instantly blazes out of the box with no introduction, no windup, no warning.


Recap: Annual Fundraiser Blues Harp Blowout - A Night to Remember!
Last Saturday, the blues crowd gathered for an awesome cause at the Annual Fundraiser Blues Harp Blowout at The Stanhope House.


Blue Moon Marquee — New Orleans Sessions
The mystique of a Blue Moon Marquee record lies as much in the atmosphere generated as in the music itself.


John Hammond — You’re Doin’ Fine: Blues at the Boarding House, June 2 & 3, 1973
Who needs electricity anyway? Or, for that matter, a band? After all, Robert Johnson rose to the status of godhead without either stuff.


B.B. King — In France: Live at the 1977 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival
Oh, what a night. It is 1977. B.B. King sports a three-piece suit and a seven-piece band. He is In France. And he is “on.”


Uncovering the Roots: An Inside Look into the World of Blues with Brad Vickers and Margey Peters
In an engaging interview, NJBS President Cristy Benvenutti sits down with musicians Brad Vickers and Margey Peters . The trio delves...


Big Frank / Mike Smith — Outskirts of Town
Between them, singing guitarist “Big Frank” Mirra and harmonicat Mike Smith deliver straight-up blues as if rock-n-roll never existed.


Various — Won’t Have to Cry No More
Needless to say, holy house-wrecking hollers are in no short supply. Brace yourself. As well as anyone else within earshot.


Mitch Woods — Happy Hour
Horns naturally gravitate to Mitch Woods. Evidently, saxophones can pick up the scent of a real good time.


Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan — In Session (Deluxe Edition)
Time has come for the great to be all the greater. And for those two poor guitars to take even more of a licking.


Little Feat — Sam’s Place
Sooner or later, everyone returns home to the blues. Sam’s Place is Little Feat’s homecoming.


Duke Robillard — Roll with Me
Yes, even Duke Robillard has the proverbial “lost” album. Wait, correction: Had a lost album.
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