Blues Music News--4.9.12

Reviews of new pop, country/ blues, jazz and classical releases NOLA.com The arrangements are spare and evocative, and bring a new and fresh feel to Raitt's usual blues- and folk-based approaches. It makes you want to hear more from this collaboration. If 2010's Chamber Music Society was bassist/ composer/ vocalist ... See all stories on this topic »

Subir Malik: Parikrama's driving force Hindustan Times Parikrama churns magic on stage at the Kasauli Rhythm and Blues Music Festival on Sunday. (Munish Byala/HT photo) An accomplished keyboard player, manager of noted singers such as Mohit Chauhan, and the driving force behind one of India's oldest rock ... See all stories on this topic » Hindustan Times

Rhythm and Blues festival ends with resolve to work for a cause Times of India KASAULI: After three days of rocking music and loads of fun moments, the Rhythm and Blues (R&B) Festival, 2012, that was organized for a cause concluded here on Sunday on a positive note with donors returning to their home towns with a stronger resolve ... See all stories on this topic »

Chris Daughtry sued by ex-bandmates over royalties New York Daily News Rocker Chris Daughtry is singing the blues after being slapped with a lawsuit by his former bandmates. Three musicians that used to play in Absent Element — the band Daughtry sang for befor landing a spot on "American Idol" — filed a lawsuit last ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

The Scissormen find soul in "Big Shoes: Walking and Talking the Blues" Pittsburgh Post Gazette And they have an unusual, but very good, new album -- The Scissormen, "Big Shoes: Walking and Talking the Blues" (VizzTone Records). It's actually a set -- a CD recorded live, and a DVD documentary of the concert, based on the music of the duo called ... See all stories on this topic »

Fig & Olive Bringing Night Music to Eastchester The Daily Eastchester We'll do some rock, soul, pop, jazz and blues." Thien has always loved music, but didn't consider it as a full-time profession until her senior year at Georgetown University, where she was pursuing a degree in finance. "It was something that had never ... See all stories on this topic » The Daily Eastchester

Portugal The Man to hold court at the House of Blues Monday NOLA.com The Man. Shortly after forming the band in Wasilla, the musicians relocated to Portland, Ore., a far more convenient base of operations for touring. Hear Portugal the Man at the House of Blues on Monday, April 9.. In 2011, Portugal. See all stories on this topic » NOLA.com

New Music Monday: Bonnie Raitt, Curtis Salgado, Kenny Garrett and OHMphrey Something Else! Reviews Rock, blues, crazy solo Kiss weirdness, even heavier stuff, some smoking jazz, it's all there for you this week — topped by new music offerings from Bonnie Raitt, Curtis Salgado, Darius Jones, Jeff Loomis, Kenny Garrett and OHMphrey. See all stories on this topic » Something Else! Reviews

SBTRKT + Willis Earl Beal at House of Blues | Photos Time Out Chicago (blog) Soul music will never be without its revivalists, acts like Lee Fields or Sharon Jones, who reach back to the genre's heyday to preach the gospel of the music's purest form. It will also never be without people who seek to take soul's emotional ... See all stories on this topic » Time Out Chicago (blog)

Homes of Country Music Stars: Johnny Cash, Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum The Salem News You can't talk about country music without paying homage to one of the most iconic singer/songwriters in the 20th century. Johnny Cash penned dozens of hits, including "Ring of Fire," "I Walk the Line,"and "Folsom Prison Blues," among others. See all stories on this topic »