The latest album reviews from Rock & Blues Muse. Read our extensive new release reviews from rock and blues artists and bands.
Review: Tony Holiday ‘Keep Your Head Up’ By Hal Horowitz It never hurts to kick-start a soul/blues album with a certified classic. That’s how Tony Holiday’s ‘Keep Your Head Up’ begins. Composed by roots songwriting legend Jerry Ragovoy, “I’m a [Continue]
Review: Ally Venable ‘Money & Power’ By Hal Horowitz There’s a theme to blues rock guitarist singer/songwriter Ally Venable’s sixth album and it’s there in the title. The appropriately named ‘Money & Power’ deals with those aspects of success, especially [Continue]
Photo: Katie Sikora Review: Galactic and Irma Thomas ‘Audience With the Queen’ By Hal Horowitz If there were any doubts about the 83 year old New Orleans’ soul queen’s voice being as powerful, potent and persuasive as in [Continue]
Review: Johnny Rawls 'Make Them Dance' By Jim Hynes ‘Make Them Dance’ is an appropriate title for Johnny Rawls’ new album. In fact, no artist has the ability to instantly draw people to the dance floor like he can. Within [Continue]
Review: Allison August ‘August Moon’ By Hal Horowitz “Turn up the radio, as loud as it will go/’Cause music is like medicine to me” sings Allison August on “Dashboard Madonna,” one of the reflective tracks on her new ‘August Moon’ [Continue]
