Reviews, features

Blue jams at the Little Fox January 2009 "Guitar Hero II" review December 2006 Vala Cupp obit November 2005 Tommy Castro interview August 2001 Holidaze in Hicksville Dan Hicks' 2004 celebration. Blues music Triviana's tribute to the blues. Laura Chavez interview January 2004 "Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks" Review of the concert DVD/CD package B.B. King interview August 2003 Blues 10101 The birth of the blues in the San Francisco South Bay Area. June 2002 Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks Interviews with a bunch of fine musicians. August and December 2001 Gary Smith Interview with a great mouth-harp player. September 2001 Garth Hudson The Band's great keyboardist. May 2002 Cain On King Review of Chris Cain's tribute to B.B. King. July 2001 James Cotton Interview with a blues great. January 2001 Chris Cain Chris Cain talks about the blues scene. October 2000 San Francisco Blues Festival A photo essay on the 2000 event. Elvin Bishop Interview with the great blues man. September 2000 Dave Garibaldi Interview with the Tower of Power drummer. September 2000 Johnny Otis Interview with the R&B great. September 2000 Susan Tedeschi Interview with a new blues star. September 2000 John Lee Hooker Sarah Orr photo essay from a concert. March 1998. "Thunder Knocking" About a mediocre musical with great blues music performed by Chris Cain. 1997 How the Blues Saved Doc Once Music soothes the aching breast.

Music links

Abbeyrds Beatles Page Beatles news site. The Band For one of the finest rock bands of all time. Chris Cain One of the greatest blues men ever. Tour dates, etc. Tommy Castro Excellent blues songwriter and performer. Vala Cupp Memorial for an amazing blues singer. Doghouse Riley Blues rock band in San Francisco Bay Area. Dr Gone & Serious Condition Blues, R&B, rock 'n' roll in the San Francisco Bay Area. Dan Hicks Great songwriter and performer. JJ's Blues Longtime home of the blues in San Jose, California. Andy Just Brilliant blues-harp player and all-around great blues man. Charlie Musselwhite A great harp player and a great guy. Nitecry Excellent, hard-workin' blues band in the San Francisco Bay Area. Michael Osborn Brilliant blues guitarist, based in Portland, Oregon. Lara Price Band A fine blues singer, with the brilliant Laura Chavez on guitar. The Stragglyrs All original. Hear a Stragglyrs tune, "W Drilled Us." Garth Webber An excellent guitarist, Garth also runs a recording studio.