Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Are You One Of Jay’s Kids?: The Complete Bizarre Sessions 1991-1994 (Manifesto Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
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Blackfoot Gypsies
To the Top (Plowboy Records). Review by Christopher Long.
Ted Nugent
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George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Move It On Over (Rounder Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
The Morlocks
The Morlocks Play Chess (Popantipop). Review by Sean Slone.
The Pretenders
Bus flu and pesky amateur photogs can’t keep The Pretenders from rocking the Taft Theatre on their first extensive headlining tour since 2003. Sean Slone keeps tally.
John Lee Hooker, Jr.
Cold As Ice (Telarc). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Guitar Wolf
Rock’N’Roll Etiquette (Narnack Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Johnny Marr
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Spinning Blues Into Gold
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K-Floor
Rats Live On No Evil Star (Treasure). Review by David Lee Beowulf.
Bobby Blue Bland
The Anthology (MCA/Universal). Review by Hal Horowitz.
Boom Boom No More
Legendary bluesman John Lee Hooker passed away June 21st, and the world is a quieter place. James Mann offers a heartfelt tribute.
Eddy
Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater at Blind Willie’s in Atlanta, GA on January 7, 2001. Concert review by Roi Tamkin.
Bo Diddley
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