Blues

Carmine Appice, the legendary drumming ace known for his work with Vanilla Fudge, Cactus and King Kobra, among others, has announced a new studio album from the cult seventies rockers Cactus. It's called "Temple Of Blues II" and it…

On Sunday, March 8, 2026, after a long illness, Janez Hostnik passed away. He was one of the founding members of the Slovenian blues rock outfit Don Mentony Band, later formed Johnny's Band, and became one of the central figures of the…

John Paul Hammond (also known as John Hammond Jr.), the blues guitarist and singer who was one of the first white American performers of traditional blues, died on February 28. He was 83. The news of his death was first shared by singer…

John Mayall, a blues icon, passed away on 7/22/2024 at the age of 91! John Mayall is widely seen as the architect of blues rock and one of the key figures who carried American (especially Chicago) blues over to Europe through his work.…

Label: J & R AdventuresRelease date: June 21, 2024Production: Kevin ShirleyGenre: Blues RockRating: 9.0/10 Joe Bonamassa is the leading creative force in modern blues rock! A driving locomotive who, with his inexhaustible…

Label: Provogue Records/Mascot Label GroupRelease date: March 1, 2024Production: Eric CorneAlbum length: 57:54 minGenre: Blues RockRating: 8.5/10 With a run of albums, the latest being "Broken" – and buckle up, because it's his…

Label: Provogue Records/Mascot Label GroupRelease date: August 19, 2022Production: Eric CorneAlbum length: 57.54 minGenre: Blues RockRating: 8.5/10 Walter Trout! The man, the myth, the legend. Blues rock at its finest. When this guy…

Label: Provogue/Mascot Label GroupRelease date: October 29, 2021Production: Kevin ShirleyAlbum length: 56.50 minGenre: Blues RockRating: 9.0/10 Joe Bonamassa is another guy who could easily crack if indifference and apathy ever got…

Label: Provogue Records / Mascot Label GroupRelease date: June 11, 2021Production: Kevin ShirleyGenre: Blues RockRating: 9.0/10 Joe Bonamassa! It wasn't that long ago that he shot up like a meteor to become one of the most…

Label: Mascot Label Group / Provogue RecordsRelease date: October 23, 2020Production: Kevin ShirleyGenre: Blues RockRating: 9.0/10 Joe Bonamassa and his 14th studio album. Yeah, we're late. It came out back at the end of last…

SamozaložbaDatum izida: 4. 9. 2020 Produkcija: Simon MorazDolžina albuma: 41.25 minZvrst: Jazz-Rock Fusion/BluesOcena: 9.5/10 Emil And The Detectives are a band from Styria, Maribor to be exact, and on their new album they've gone…

Self-releasedRelease date: 11. 12. 2020Production: Andrej Maver & FeedbackAlbum length: 41.19 minGenre: Jazz-Rock Fusion/Art Rock/BluesRating: 9.5/10 Feedback are one of the few Slovenian bands that play, plainly put, jazz rock…

1969 went down as the year Led Zeppelin's rock'n'roll supernova exploded, and it was impossible to look away. All of a sudden, this new star was blazing at full intensity. That year they built an incredible launch ramp and catapulted…

Label: Provogue Records/Mascot Label GroupRelease date: August 28, 2020Producer: Eric CorneAlbum length: 57.44 minGenre: Blues RockRating: 9.0/10 Walter Trout is a blues rock legend and one of the most prominent musicians in modern…

"The album comes across as "childishly naive," because it speaks to you with virginally sincere enthusiasm, even though experience and mileage stand behind it. That very fact makes it clear that with this record Blues Pills have grown one…

"»Pod pritiskom« strengthens the distinctive voice of Grizl's hard rock, which was established with their predecessor “17 mečev”. The album is darker than its predecessor, more intense in its phrasing, and also serves up a “fatter” guitar…

"»Mi nismo« is, as said, the best El Kachon album released to date. A sextet of outstanding musical characters, delivering an extraordinary blend of full-blooded emotion, passion, brilliant creative freshness and eclecticism that's rooted…

At 67, one of Slovenia's sharpest and most distinctive blues and rock guitarists, Janez Zmazek - Žan, has left us for good. Under Žan's fingers and hands, his unforgettable guitar would "purr, sing and moan" in a way all its own, like…

"The feeling that the record could have offered more interesting substance is definitely there, and yet. Both musicians were brave and bold enough to take on this project, which on the flip side brings plenty of lucidity, mocking gallows…

"“Hold On” is Kirk Fletcher's fourth studio album overall. It's his first to be fully self-written and, frankly, the one where Kirk finally nails down his own musical label and the trademarks of his guitar playing. A brilliant piece of…

Location: Kobarid / Trg svobode / SloveniaDate: Saturday, 20.07.2019 Summer is hot. Finally. Ahh, too hot. After July's concert onslaught, when we got drenched at gigs in Zagreb for Whitesnake, then at Križanke (Marcus Miller,…

Location: Ljubljana / Ljubljana Castle / SloveniaDate: Saturday, 29.06.2019 The third and final day of the first-ever Bluesland festival at Ljubljana Castle was kicked off by Shuffle Truffle! They're an Austrian blues rock trio made…

"Day one of Bluesland featured Bad Notion, Manu Lenvin and Mike Sponza, and the night was crowned by the arrival of the slender queen of modern blues rock, the superb Ana Popovič, who gave everyone a proper little guitar lesson in how to…

"Šinobusi could have pulled off a fully retro-sounding prog rock album, but they'd rather stick to shorter, tightly arranged little tunes that pack in absolutely everything."

Location: Ljubljana / SOHO klub / SloveniaDate: Thursday, 25.04.2019 Šinobusi are a rock band from Novi Sad who hit Slovenian club stages every year. The band formed in 2001, and in not quite two decades it has put out five albums,…

"Agora" is the debut studio album from seasoned, battle-tested musicians, the Slovenian jazz and blues rock sextet Emil And The Detectives, and it sounds like the seventies never ended."

Location: Trieste / Teatro Politeama Rossetti / ItalyDate: Thursday, April 18, 2019 It's not every day that Tedeschi Trucks Band roll into Europe. This is a 12-piece outfit led by the husband-and-wife team of the Truckses: slide…

Location: Udine / Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine / ItalyDate: Friday, March 22, 2019 John Mayall is the man, and one of the most important musical figures who carried American (especially Chicago) blues over to Europe. That was a…

Location: Velden Am Wörthersee / Bluesiana Rock Cafe / Austria Date: Friday, February 22, 2019 Ian Siegal is a British blues singer-songwriter. Guitar slung over his shoulder, armed with an incredible vocal chameleon act. Hugely respected…

Label: Zavod OrbitaRelease date: 05.10.2018Production: SmetAlbum length: 46.15Genre: Country / Blues Smet is an interesting musical hybrid! Special and downright unique. Independent and homegrown. In its whole essence and expressive…

"If »Alpska psihadelija« was truly yet another Renaissance »one man band« outpost, »Sammy Automatic« is still technically a »one man band« album, but it doesn't necessarily feel like one. The arrangements are more varied. Samuel Blues is…

"What could be better than closing out the concert year in one of the coziest venues around, in the company of one of Slovenia's hottest bands right now? Cerkno, bar Gabrijel and... Prismojeni profesorji bluesa, of course."

"A night with Bad Notion's brilliance that seemed to have no end. A night of fantastic retro-nostalgic reliving of the elemental feelings written into the saga of the blues, which live on so authentically in the bloodstream of these…

place: Tolmin / Sotočje / Slovenia date: 18.08.2018 If day one of Motörcity festival was the more colorful one internationally, day two, with six acts in total, was all about waving Slovenian and British flags. Around midday the sky…

location: Tolmin / Sotočje / Slovenia date: 18.08.2018 A year has rolled by and the second Motörcity festival has landed in Tolmin. The second! A fresh gem for the Slovenian music scene, which keeps growing and maturing, meaning it's…

location: Bled / Jezerska promenada / Slovenia date: 02.08.2018 English guitar legend and folk rock pioneer Richard Thompson first rose to fame as a founding member of the unforgettable folk rock icons Fairport Convention, with…

Performers: Dr. Feelgood, Eric Gales, Glenn HughesLocation: Pordenone / Parco San Valentino / ItalyDate: July 6, 2018 The 27th edition of the Pordenone Blues Festival literally snuck up on us from behind. July is packed with…

"A tale of sub-Alpine "Ej'ga" blues that long ago swapped the carefree cheer of the national hero and his famous (Kekec) songs for something far grimmer. "

We caught up with one of the most exciting bands in Slovenia, Prismojeni profesorji bluesa, before their show at Kino Šiška to talk about their first live album, playing stages in America, and what's next.

"El Kachon don't surprise anymore with »Permanently Lubricated Nuts«. With the new album they're cementing their recognizable spot on the Slovenian music landscape."

Location: Salzburg / Rockhouse / AustriaDate: 09/16/2015 Salzburg, the picturesque Austrian city best known for Mozart's legacy, its old baroque center and the nearby salt mine, played host to Glenn 'the Voice of Rock' Hughes, the…

"The source of true Slavic fire whenever she passionately wields her Fender Stratocaster toy! This time was no different. Another great experience."

"If anyone understands what 'mojo' is, what rock 'n' roll is and what the blues is, Janez Zmazek Žan remains one of the first places to go for the answer."

"'Zajeban dan' is an album that the mass of die-hard rockers will take to in no time, and so will every fan of this band, who after 14 years of relentless thirst can finally, at long last, drink deep from the musical well of this record's…

"Joe Bonamassa delivers the best, but he charges a little more for it than everyone else. That's how it goes. He can afford it. Because he's got the real mojo that sets the masses on fire. "

"Lukna was really going off that night. The night was long, and the buzz about El Kachon's great new live show didn't fade for ages after the gig. "

Location: Zagradec / Park "Loka" / SloveniaDate: Saturday, 07.09.2013 This time it went off in Lower Carniola! Between Žužemberk and the Krka! Near Zagradec. A stone's throw from one of the most beautiful rivers in Slovenia. I'm…

"In the Bush" is without a doubt a standout for the Slovenian music scene and one of the best records the Slovenian market received in 2013."

"El Kachon blew us away with their perfection and precise tuning, which reaches the level of a flawlessly running Swiss watch. This is a band that Slovenia is short on, so let's hope it gets the spotlight it deserves on the scene going…

Location: Zagreb / Boogaloo / CroatiaDate: Friday, 10/29/2010 Joe Bonamassa - a child prodigy who was already scratching at guitar strings at four, on a guitar his father first pushed into his hands without asking. The man comes…

Location: Faak Am See / AustriaDate: Friday, 08.09.2006 That's never happened to me before: finding out, through a random chat, only one day ahead that Alvin Lee is playing somewhere near Villach the next day. It was right before…