Month: October 2026

The Dutch masters of Southern blues-rock are firing on all cylinders again! On *Plays the Allman Brothers Band II*, Leif de Leeuw and his crew bring the legendary Allman Brothers spirit roaring back to life, with scorching twin-guitar duels, growling Hammond organ, and a double-drummer groove that hits straight in the gut. This is Southern rock with real blood in its veins!

Country: Netherlands
Genre: Southern Rock, Blues Rock, Jam Rock
Year: 2026
Label: D.D.A. Agency
Release Date: February 6, 2026

Tracklist:
1. End Of The Line
2. Don’t Keep Me Wondering
3. Black Hearted Woman
4. Not My Cross To Bear
5. One Way Out
6. Dreams
7. Wh

Big Jim Kohler keeps “Two Dollars Short” lean, dirty and straight to the point. Eight tracks, half an hour and plenty of bar-room blues attitude — the kind of record that sounds like the amps were already warm before anyone hit record.

Kohler has spent years living in the club circuit rather than orbiting around it from a distance. That experience shows in the way these songs move: no wasted gestures, no overworked arrangements, just guitar, groove and the confidence of somebody who knows exactly how long a blues phrase needs to breathe.

“Jim Dont Lie” opens with a strong, lived-in feel before “One Trick Pony” stretches beyond six minutes and gives the album room to settle into a deeper pocket. “Kohler’s in Nola” brings

DR. WILL & THE WIZARDS go straight back to the source on “One for the Road”, tearing through a fistful of blues standards with the amps warm and the studio doors seemingly left open. Raw, loose and full of bar-room smoke, this is blues played for feel rather than perfection.

For his tenth full-length album, Dr. Will brought The Wizards into Munich’s Downhill Studio with a simple plan: set up, play together and let the songs breathe. Thirteen blues classics were cut in just two days, essentially live in the room and without the usual layers of studio repair.

That approach suits this band perfectly. Their music has always carried a little New Orleans dirt, roots-rock swing and theatrical madness, and here those ingredients are all

KOES’MO’ do exactly what the title promises: play the blues without embalming it. “That’s What People Call The Blues” is warm, road-worn and full of personality, with Fritz Koester’s guitar and voice trading stories against Max “Mojo” Moritz’s deep, unhurried bass.

Koester and Moritz have shared stages and studios for more than forty years, crossing paths with musicians such as Otis Grand, Dave Kelly, Steve Baker, B.B. King, Eb Davis and Tyree Glenn Jr. That mileage shows here, not through flashy playing but through confidence — the songs know when to push, when to swing and when to leave a little dirt between the notes.

The title track sets the mood with a relaxed groove and a knowing grin, while “Born Un

Finnish roots veterans 3RD CALL MEN keep things loose and alive on “Waiting For A Call”, a warm, greasy mix of blues, rock ’n’ roll, boogie and funk recorded with the kind of live-room chemistry that polished records often sand away. Nothing feels overworked; the groove gets first say.

Formed in Helsinki in 2024, the band describe themselves as a playground for old dogs, and that attitude suits the album perfectly. There is no obsession with staying inside one genre box — if a song swings, growls or simply feels good, it gets to stay.

“Chased By Time” kicks things off with a brisk rock ’n’ roll pulse, while “Hoodoo Against Your Voodoo” settles into a dirtier blues groove with plenty of room for the guitars to breathe.

Australian blues-rock songwriter Tom Harrison steps out with “Blood On