Mood: Quirky and Blues: Blues Vocals
KEN BOTT/JIMI BOTT: The Blues From Bottsville
This CD is fun, quirky, and irreverant but make no mistake the players are world class. Produced and recorded by Jimi Bott (The Fabulous Thunderbirds) it also features Marc Ford (Black Crowes/Ben Harper) and Portland's harp virtuoso Jim Wallace
Recommended if you like Bob Dylan, Doug MacLeod.CD price: $5.00 / MP3 price: $4.00
VAN ARK/BERNEY: Two Hats Back
VanArk/Berney are a stylized songwriter duo with an eclectic approach to their blues roots, with songs that bounce from dark to light, from blues to rock, from edgy to commercial.
CD price: $12.97
UNCLE CARL: The End of the World
Part Blues, part Americana, with a dash of humor, and a sprinkle of the spiritual.
CD price: $10.00
MACK JUMP: Drivin' All Night
Ecclectic, multi-genre original music heavily influenced by country blues, hill-country folk, and Americana.
Recommended if you like Chris Smither, The Isaacs.CD price: $15.99 / MP3 price: $15.99
RENO JONES: Shrunken Heads
Reno Jones blends R&B and the blues with the horn band styles of Chicago, Cold Blood, and Tower of Power.
CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $14.99
WENDY LAPIDES: No Blues
My music takes you on a roller coaster ride -- I'm told I have a quirky sense of humor about not so funny things.
Recommended if you like Suzanne Vega.CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $12.00
BLUE STEW: Stumbling Blocks and Stepping Stones
Groovin', infectious blues with thought provoking lyrics, 'tastefuly' played by the critically acclaimed Blue Stew.
MP3 price: $10.00
MARIÉNNE KREITLOW: Garlic & Other Forces Of Nature
Climb on board the magical mystery farm tour. Meet a lovelorn vampire, a cross-dressing cowboy, a Victorian maiden with a love potion, a Vietnamese potbellied pig on steroids. Music ranges from ethereal to rollicking.
Recommended if you like Bob Wills, The Roaches.CD price: $15.00
NANCY LOUISE FREEMAN: Blues for Dumuzi
Intense, bluesy journey through a fantastic landscape of folk.
Recommended if you like Kate Bush, Billie Holiday.CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
MYRO WITH THE MOONLIGHT MIRROR ORCHESTRA: Song For mavis
Original jazz songs with heavy blues and Bossa Nova influences, slice-of-life lessons in irony in the lyrics, lush chordal guitar and piano backup; think Mose Allison, Jobim, Randy Newman, Bob Dorough, Tom Waits.
CD price: $14.99
MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF THE C, FEATURING ELNORA SPENCER: Mystic Knights of the C, featuring Elnora Spencer
Alternative blues, arresting world beat influence, with stunning jazz vocals and a groove that will last through the night.
Recommended if you like Etta James.CD price: $14.00
HALLEY DEVESTERN: Sugar Free
Cookin' original roots-rock soul debut from Brooklyn's own hot mama. "...a masterpiece" - MTV Online
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00