Monday, January 22, 2007

New Releases from Alligator : Coco Montoya & The Homles Brothers

Hello esteemed fans of "Those Monday Blues" !

Alligator's first new releases for 2007 are in with two releases from old Alligator favorites, Coco Montoya and The Holmes Brothers.

Coco Montoya's "Dirty Deal" is the latest contribution of stirring vocals and superlative guitar work as only a former member of John Mayall 's Bluesbreakers and Albert Collin's band can bring to the fore.

The Holmes Brothers' "State of Grace" is but their latest addition of noveau Americana-Roots music which they are known for far and wide. It is not a classically "Blues" C, less urban and more firmly on the Americana-Roots side but the variety and authencity of their unique sound makes for enjoyable listening. Interestingly, while I and two of my children lean more towards Coco's CD, my wife and the other two children preferred the Holmes Brothers.

Two different but excellent CDs for the WWPV studio collection of New Blues for Youse. As per TMB tradition, any request for a track from a CD in the fabled "Black Box of Blues" gets immediate and special treatment. Both of this CDs are definitely in the "Triple-B"

Very Best Regards,

John "OneChord" Connors

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