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CD Review - Fiddleworms "See The Light"

The ambitious new album See The Light, from Alabama quintet Fiddleworms is a cavalcade of styles with literally a parade of guest musicians including the University of North Alabama marching Band. The eleven original tracks are interspersed with snippets of radio sound effects and spoken word segments that flow from jazzy blues to stomping country rock fusion all centered around the lazy everyman vocals Russell Medford. The level of production and instrumental performance is top notch as it…See More
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CD Review - Fiddleworms "See The Light"

The ambitious new album See The Light, from Alabama quintet Fiddleworms is a cavalcade of styles with literally a parade of guest musicians including the University of North Alabama marching Band. The eleven original tracks are interspersed with snippets of radio sound effects and spoken word segments that flow from jazzy blues to stomping country rock fusion all centered around the lazy everyman vocals Russell Medford. The level of production and instrumental performance is top notch as it…See More
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Dennis Nyman commented on Rick J Bowen's blog post 'CD Review - Luke Winslow King "The Coming Tide"'
"This is a fine CD indeed. The guitar playing often reminded me of Ry Cooder and the horn section of David Bromberg's early 1970s band but Luke Winslow-King is a better singer than both. And like those more well-known artists Winslow-King mines…"
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CD Review - Luke Winslow King "The Coming Tide"

Luke Winslow King is a man born a century too late. His smooth down home tenor and seamless acoustic and slide guitar accompaniment to his pre-war blues, ragtime, southern gospel and Tin Pan Alley sing-alongs are straight out of 1913, not 2013. Lucky for us, his new album The Coming Tide was impeccably recorded, engineered and co-produced by Earl Scioneaux III at Piety Street Studios in New Orleans in a modern digital format instead of a scratchy old 78 rpm record.King is primarily accompanied…See More
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DVD Review - Joe Bonamassa "An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House"

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CD Review - The CD Woodbury Band "Monday Night"

They call themselves The CD Woodbury Band but make no mistake this five piece band of seasoned pro’s is a fully collaborative unit and their new studio album Monday Night proves that the value of the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. This strong ten song set was recorded by Chip Butters at the REC Room studios; the band pays tribute to the happenings in this unique environment of live performance space and recording facility on the second line flavored “Monday Night.” CD calls out the…See More
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CD Review - The CD Woodbury Band "Monday Night"

They call themselves The CD Woodbury Band but make no mistake this five piece band of seasoned pro’s is a fully collaborative unit and their new studio album Monday Night proves that the value of the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. This strong ten song set was recorded by Chip Butters at the REC Room studios; the band pays tribute to the happenings in this unique environment of live performance space and recording facility on the second line flavored “Monday Night.” CD calls out the…See More
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CD Review - Ron Hacker "Live in San Francisco"

Ron Hacker has been a fixture of the bay area blues scene for nearly forty years for his tenth album simply titled “Live in San Francisco he and his trio The Hacksaws and caught doing what they do best, laying down some serious deep delta blues grooves, and slide guitar perfection. The ten song set was recorded at the fame Biscuits and Blues club on one magic night in November of 2011. Hacker begins solo on the Sleepy John Estes classic “Ax Sweet Mama,” and proudly declares “I never saw no…See More
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CD Review - Ron Hacker "Live in San Francisco"

Ron Hacker has been a fixture of the bay area blues scene for nearly forty years for his tenth album simply titled “Live in San Francisco he and his trio The Hacksaws and caught doing what they do best, laying down some serious deep delta blues grooves, and slide guitar perfection. The ten song set was recorded at the fame Biscuits and Blues club on one magic night in November of 2011. Hacker begins solo on the Sleepy John Estes classic “Ax Sweet Mama,” and proudly declares “I never saw no…See More
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john mobley commented on Rick J Bowen's blog post 'CD review Paul Thorn- What The Hell IS Goin On?'
"I agree, its a great album, Paul's voice and his quirky ways of looking at southern smartass attitude is in full swing in the studio and on stage too. Had the pleasure of seeing the guys play at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA and their brand of boogie…"
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CD Review - Tinsley Ellis "Get It!"

Tinsley Elis -Get It - Heart Fixer-- Rick J Bowen One might think releasing an instrumental album of blues, surf and guitar rock in this day and age is unwise, but with the fastest growing genre of music today being “EDM” aka...electronic dance music, the new album Get It, from Tinsley Ellis may prove he has some real moxie. The strong ten tracks not only pay homage to great groove instrumental groups of the past by instantly bringing to mind Booker T and MG’s , The Ventures , Jimmy Smith and…See More
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CD Review - Tinsley Ellis "Get It!"

Tinsley Elis -Get It - Heart Fixer-- Rick J Bowen One might think releasing an instrumental album of blues, surf and guitar rock in this day and age is unwise, but with the fastest growing genre of music today being “EDM” aka...electronic dance music, the new album Get It, from Tinsley Ellis may prove he has some real moxie. The strong ten tracks not only pay homage to great groove instrumental groups of the past by instantly bringing to mind Booker T and MG’s , The Ventures , Jimmy Smith and…See More
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Rick J Bowen

Rick J Bowen, drummer, vocalist, and songwriter, grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan playing in school band, choir and show bands. While earning a BA at Western Michigan University he was able to spend two years in the rhythm section of Gold Company, a top college jazz vocal ensemble. After college Rick played in various rock and blues bands until he landed in Soul Syndicate, a blues/rock group who won the chance to open for Bad Company after taking first in WLAV’s “Baddest” band competition. Soul Syndicate went on to open for The Storm and Common Ground as well as doing club tours of the Midwest and East Coast.

Moving to the Northwest in 1994, Rick soon landed gigs and sessions with many diverse local artists and is on call for sessions and production at Contact Create Studios. Always playing for the song and striving to be the backbone of the rhythm section has allowed Rick to flex his chops in a variety of genres.

As a member of  The Stacy Jones Band, who received the 2009 "best new band" award, has become a NW favorite and received several nominations for "best of the blues "awards. 

Rick is endorsed by and plays THUMPER CUSTOM DRUMS. www.thumpercustomdrums.com

He is also  member and contributing writer for the Washington Blues Society and a staff review writer for Innocent Words. http://innocentwords.com

 

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CD Review - Fiddleworms "See The Light"

The ambitious new album See The Light, from Alabama quintet Fiddleworms is a cavalcade of styles with literally a parade of guest musicians including the University of North Alabama marching Band. The eleven original tracks are interspersed with snippets of radio sound effects and spoken word segments that flow from jazzy blues to stomping country rock fusion all centered around the lazy everyman vocals Russell Medford. The level of production and…

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Posted on May 17, 2013 at 11:30am

DVD Review - Joe Bonamassa "An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House"

Few artists reach the pinnacle in their career where self indulgence becomes high art and their fans eat it up with vigor. Joe Bonamassa has been doing due diligence with his amplified guitar pyrotechnics for over two decades, building a strong worldwide fan base through constant touring and releasing multiple albums per year. His second release for 2013, the live DVD “An Evening at the Vienna Opera House,” finds the blues rock guitarist in quite…

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Posted on April 30, 2013 at 1:00pm

CD Review - Luke Winslow King "The Coming Tide"

Luke Winslow King is a man born a century too late. His smooth down home tenor and seamless acoustic and slide guitar accompaniment to his pre-war blues, ragtime, southern gospel and Tin Pan Alley sing-alongs are straight out of 1913, not 2013. Lucky for us, his new album The Coming Tide was impeccably recorded, engineered and co-produced by Earl Scioneaux III at Piety Street Studios in New Orleans in a modern digital format instead of a scratchy old…

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Posted on April 30, 2013 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

CD Review - The CD Woodbury Band "Monday Night"

They call themselves The CD Woodbury Band but make no mistake this five piece band of seasoned pro’s is a fully collaborative unit and their new studio album Monday Night proves that the value of the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. This strong ten song set was recorded by Chip Butters at the REC Room studios; the band pays tribute to the happenings in this unique environment of live performance space and recording facility on the second…

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Posted on April 17, 2013 at 11:30am

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At 11:21pm on November 25, 2012, Lindsay May said…
Thanks Rick, I really appreciate the kind words. Had a big year, was a New Folk Finalist at Kerrville and toured in the first half of the year. Now I'm busy mixing another album. It's keeping me out of trouble.
I really enjoy your reviews. You have a nice take on the tunes and great ears.

Hope the gray days aren't getting you down.

Cheers!

Lindsay
At 5:42pm on March 26, 2010, No Depression said…
Hi Rick - Welcome to the No Depression community! We hope you're finding everything okay. Please let us know if you have any questions or feedback (here are some FAQs in case anything's confusing). Thanks for joining. Cheers!
Kim
 
 
 

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