DJ for The Sunday Night Blues Room
Gladstone, Oregon, United States
Pringle was born a poor sharecroppers son in North Portland back in the sixties. St Johns was his playground. Pringle’s dad began his “traveling salesman blues” tour starting in ’72. Pringle, at a young age, quickly became privy to the suburbs of towns such as Seattle, San Francisco and Chicago. He returned home in 82 only to find that the Jantzen Beach rollercoaster had been torn down. This was hard on the then 19 year old. He also noticed that within every city he lived, rock radio existed. Particularly with Steve Dahl and the Coho Breakfast Club in Chicago in the late 70’s. No, he did not attend Disco... Read More
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Jim Stanard Album: Bucket List Label: Manatee Genre(s): Americana Country Posted By: Duane Verh
Jul 15, 2018
Review
Jim Stanard’s profoundly plainspoken vocals and sentiments address issues both highly personal (“She Wants Him To Change”, “Sparks, Nevada”, “Bucket List”) and grand in scope (“Dogs Of War”), reliably delivering appropriate emotional punch. He spells these moments with sly, wry humor aimed at the opposite sex (“Hard To Please”, “Apex Predator”). End result: a grows-on-you set from a fresh and highly believable voice.
Tribu Album: El Matador Label: Mandala Genre(s): JazzLatin Jazz Posted By: Joe Ross
Jul 10, 2018
Review
Invigorating and soulful jazz, with Latin and Afro-Caribbean influences, marks the new release, “El Matador” from Tribu (Spanish for “Tribe”). Tribu is a cohesive ensemble that lays down bright swinging rhythms while the improvising instrumentalists ride playfully above the solid rhythmic foundation. Marcus Lopez (bass), Carlos Caro (percussion), Mario Salomon (drums) and Jesus Gonzalez (percussion) are responsible for the tasty grooves, while Ruben Salcido (saxophone, flute), Dave Casini (vibes, percussion) and Steve McQuarry (piano, organ, bandleader) shine in their melodic solos. Ten tracks are original contemporary compositions from Salcido or Casini. Salcido’s evocative title track opens the project in up-tempo fashion, while smooth numbers like “Me Quendo Con Ti” are more relaxed. Casini’s creative pieces like
Waydown Wailers Album: Backland Blues Label: Woodstock Genre(s): Blues Rock Posted By: Duane Verh
Jul 4, 2018
Review
Professed jammers the Waydown Wailers infuse a pugnacious, young-turk blues posture with plenty of rock-and-roll mojo and make a point of keeping their options open on any given track. The upstate NY four-piece take the occasional unexpected mid-song instrumental turn which freshens up an already potent mostly-original set. Standout tracks include “Another Bump In The Road”, “No Mercy” and “Back Door Woman Blues”.
Al Basile Album: Me & The Originator Label: Sweetspot Genre(s): Contemporary Blues Posted By: Duane Verh
Jun 24, 2018
Review
Assuredly one of the most creative and distinctive voices to emerge from the Roomful Of Blues fraternity, cornetist/vocalist Al Basile also scores points for output, delivering new, solid material on a pretty much yearly basis. Strung together here with highly personal sounding narration are a dozen tracks displaying Mr. B’s reliable lyrical punch matched with horn-charted blues and soul takes varied in flavor but equally tasty. The leader’s horn and producer Duke Robillard’s guitar highlight throughout. Standouts include “Poor Boy’s Day”, “Here Come Your Trouble” and “First One To Go”.
Yvette Landry Album: Louisiana Lovin' Label: Soko Music Genre(s): Honky Tonk Posted By: Duane Verh
Jun 17, 2018
Review
Pelican Staters Yvette Landry and co-star Roddie Romero take part in some tasty time travel by way of a roadhouse-ready set of gems from the past, heavy slanted towards home state artists. Bobby Charles’ work factors in frequently and particularly well on the duo’s steamy take on “Homesick Blues”. Other regional torchers include “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”, “I Need Somebody Bad” and a heart tugging workup of a classic tune more famous as an instrumental smash for pianist Floyd Cramer, “(My) Last Date (With You) ”.
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MTS Management Group is happy to announce Heather Whitney as joined the “MTS Family.” Heather has signed on with MTS for publicity... Read Full Article
Apr 19, 2018 -
You’d be hard-pressed to find a musician as authentic as Richard Lynch, whose traditional country music fully embodies his hay-raising,... Read Full Article
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Award-winning Canadian rock band, Across The Board (ATB), will release their newest album on May 4, 2018. “SONIC BOOM” – an eight... Read Full Article
Apr 13, 2018 -
A man in a suit, an old semi-acoustic guitar and a voice like sandpaper dipped in honey–Michael P Cullen tells stories of longing and regret in... Read Full Article
Apr 13, 2018 -
Originally from Mexico, Forest Robots AKA Fran Dominguez is a talented LA-based music composer who has honed his craft over several... Read Full Article
Apr 9, 2018 -
Mount Ahuna, Ahuna Mons for those who speak English, is a mountain that is located on the dwarf planet of Ceres. So far, nothing special, except that... Read Full Article
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Richard Lynch's no-nonsense brand of tradtional country music has often flown in the face of today's "Pop-Country" radio landscape.... Read Full Article
