Remembering blues harp hero Sonny Terry on his birthday

Toasting harp hero Sonny Terry with a couple of rockers cut for Groove with 'Sticks' McGhee, Milt Hinton & Gene Brooks.  

Country Flash album launch @ The Bell & Beacon, Monday

Nichol Robertson, Kelly Sloan, Mike Belitsky & Vivienne Wilder unveil their Liminal Monday LP on October 26 at 9:30 pm.

Country Flash – Liminal Monday

 

One For The Weekend: Charlie Halloran & The Tropicales

Charlie Halloran & The Tropicales kick off Putamayo's new Island Hopping 10-track compilation in style with "Gabe's Archipelago" – check it out! 

Here's the scoop from Charlie...

"Island Hopping comes out today (Friday, October 23) from Putumayo! Our song 'Gabe’s Archipelago' kicks the record off on track one! 

"It's an instrumental calypso, in the style of Johnny Gomez or Fitz Vaughan Bryan, and hopefully makes your kitchen feel like the Hotel Normandie in 1957 Port of Spain…. Or the Tijuana Club in 1957 New Orleans. They’re really not that different.

"In the meantime, cheers from Tampico and see ya soon!"

Listen to "Gabe's Achipelago," which originally appeared on Charlie Halloran & The Tropicales' album New Orleans '26. 

Various Artists – Island Hopping

Putamayo's new Island Hopping 10-track collection is a joyful musical voyage celebrating the rhythms and spirit of tropical island life from Cuba to Cabo Verde, Haiti to Hawai’i and beyond! 

Circumnavigating the globe from the Pacific to the Atlantic with stops in the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, the album features upbeat Polynesian reggae, retro Trinidad-style calypso, danceable Cabo Verdean coladeira, soulful Cuban and Puerto Rican salsa, the infectious sega of Mauritius, and more.

Despite the diverse cultural influences they represent, these celebratory songs fit together naturally on this collection, revealing that the sea that separates these islands has also connected them across time and distance.

Island Hopping is the latest release in the Putumayo Discovery series, which seeks to highlight underrepresented musical talents from across the globe. Every month, Putumayo Discovery releases two 10-song digital albums featuring exceptional songs by artists representing diverse world cultures and traditions.

Get a copy of Putamayo's 10-track Island Hopping compilation from your platform of choice right here. 

Also, if you're interested in hearing more from the fab New Orleans crew Charlie Halloran & The Tropicales, check out their Bandcamp page right here. 

Tone Rangers @ The Local, Monday

Those masked men of bluegrass – Chris Quinn, Andrew Collins, Adam Shier & James McEleney – return to The Local on Monday at 9 pm.

Happy Birthday Gary Wilson!

Gary Wilson recalls the origin of his early garage band Lord Fuzz and their 1967 single "Move On" b/w "The Freak"

 

Ian Blurton's Future Now launch "Imperial Filth" @ St. Anne's, Saturday

Ian Blurton's Future Now are joined at St. Anne's by Ace of Wands, Tonnerre & Lego Money. Hear two songs from Imperial Filth below.

Get tickets for Ian Blurton's Future Now show at St. Anne's on Saturday right here. Listen to a message from Glenn. 

R.I.P. honky tonk hero John Anderson, 1954-2026

Sadly, Country Music Hall of Famer John Anderson – behind "Wild & Blue" and others – has died at 71. He'll be greatly missed.