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◊ January 7, 2010 Issue
Mr. G & The Mystery Band - It's A Mystery
Coco Montoya - The Essential Coco Montoya
Jon Shain - Times Right Now
Debbie Davies - Holdin' Court

◊ January 14, 2010 Issue
Eric Bibb - Booker's Guitar
David Maxwell & Louisiana Red - You Got To Move
Richard Ray Farrell and The Spanish Band - Camino de Sanlucar
Luther Allison - Songs From The Road
Sugar Blue - Threshold

◊ January 20, 2010 Issue
Morland & Arbuckle - Flood
John Earl Walker - Live In Germany
Latimore – All About The Rhythm and the Blues
Al Basile - Soul Blue 7
Todd Wolfe Band - Stripped Down at the Bang Palace

◊ January 28, 2010 Issue
Arthur Adams - Stomp The Floor
Darrell Nulisch  - Just For You
The Jeff Jensen Band - I’m Coming Home
Shaun Murphy - Livin’ the Blues
Billy Lavender – Memphis Livin

◊ February 4, 2010 Issue
Christian Dozzler & Robin Bank$ - Livin' Life
Little Bobby & The Storm - A Night at the Empire DVD
Hamilton Loomis – Live in England
The David Landon Band - This Time
Jacob Merlin - Alchemy of Soul

◊ February 11, 2010 Issue
Rob Paparozzi - Etruscan Soul
The Avey Brothers - PREACHERMAN!
Jackie Scott & the Housewreckers - How Much Woman Can You Stand?
Jake Lear - Lost Time Blues
Levee Town - Levee Town

◊ February 18, 2010 Issue
Tommy Keys - The Man In The Moon
Mac Arnold & Plate Full Of Blues - Country Man
Bryan Lee - My Lady Don’t Love My Lady
Tommy Brown - Rockin Away My Blues
Will Tucker - Stealin' The Soul

◊ February 25, 2010 Issue
The Racky Thomas Band - Hard Travelin’
Big Dez - Late Live
Tip of the Top - Depot Street Blues
Tenry Johns -The King Kong Rocker - Moving On
The Sojourners - The Sojourners

◊ March 4, 2010 Issue
Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones - Falling Through The Cracks
Joe Louis Walker – Between A Rock And The Blues
Nick Moss - Privileged
The Kid and Nic Show - Goin’ Downtown
Julie Black - You Might Just Win

◊ March 11, 2010 Issue
The Hollywood Blue Flames (w/ Hollywood Fats Band) - Deep in America & Larger Than Life, Vol 2
Kilborn Alley Blues Band - Better Off Now
Nick Moss - Privileged (additional review)
The Reclamators - "sing it, white boy!"
Quintus McCormick - Hey Jodie!

◊ March 18, 2010 Issue
The Bluesmasters Featuring Mickey Thomas - The Bluesmasters Featuring Mickey Thomas
Joseph “UJ” Miller - Down Home Remedy
Barry Big B Brenner - Old School Blues
Mr. Keith Little - Take It Off And Get Loose With It
Jack Edery & UltraSuede - Fried Chicken & Whiskey

◊ March 25, 2010 Issue
Jason King Band - Blue Skies & Black Shoes
Paul Karapiperis - Fifteen Raindrops in an Ocean of Blues Tales
Coco Montoya - I Want It All Back
Johnny Charles - Stratified
Back Alley Players - Beyond The Blues

◊ April 2, 2010 Issue
David Gerald - Hell and Back
RJ Spangler’s Blues Four - You Know I Can’t Refuse: The Bill Heid Sessions
Flyin' High, A Collection Of Phoenix Blues, Rhythm, and Spirit
Tail Dragger – Live at Rooster’s Lounge DVD
John Campbelljohn - Good to Go

◊ April 8, 2010 Issue
MonkeyJunk - Tiger in Your Tank
Tinsley Ellis - Speak No Evil
Downchild - I Need A Hat
Cash Box Kings - I-94

 April 15, 2010 Issue
Kevin Selfe & The Tornados - Playing The Game
Mark May Band - In Texas Live
Joe Bonamassa - Black Rock
Little Joe McLerran – Believe I’ll Make a Change
BoPoMoFo - Hell Froze Over

 April 23, 2010 Issue
Jason Elmore & Hoodoo Witch - Upside Your Head
Long Tall Deb & The Drifter Kings - Diamonds on the Dessert Floor
Rice Moorehead - You Make Me Feel
Steve Howell - Since I Saw You Last
Barrelhouse Chuck - Combo Classics

 April 29, 2010 Issue
Sandy Mack - Still Going Strong
Woodleg Odd - One Step Ahead
Blue Lunch - Sideswiped

 May 6, 2010 Issue
Chris Canas - She’s Breaking Me
Shannon Curfman - What You’re Getting Into
Henry Oden - You're Wrong For That!
Mudcat - Freedom Creek
Mick Kidd - These Old Shoes
Mark Hummel’s Blues Harmonica Blowouts - Still Here and Gone 1993-2007

 May 13, 2010 Issue
The Holmes Brothers - Feed My Soul
Janiva Magness - The Devil Is An Angel Too
Bluesmix - Biding My Time
Lady Bianca - A Woman Never Forgets
Wes Jeans - Live At Music City Texas
Karen Lovely - Lucky Girl
David Moretti Blues Review - Bluesjob
Cash Box Kings - I94

May 20, 2010 Issue
The Informants - Crime Scene Queen
Solomon King - Under the Sun
Billy T. Band - L.O.V.E.(Just A Silly Notion)
Steve Matthews’ Razers - Don’t Turn Me In
Lady “A” - BlueZ in the Key of Me
The Nighthawks - Last Train to Bluesville
The Leadbelly Project – A Hommage to Huddie Ledbetter
The Vincent Hayes Project – Reclamation

May 27, 2010 Issue
Shawn Pittman - Undeniable
Shawn Pittman - Too Hot
BOOK REVIEW - Raisin Caine -The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter - Live Through the Seventies DVD
Peter Karp and Sue Foley - He Said She Said
Anders Osborne - American Patchwork
Tad Robinson – Back in style

June 3, 2010 Issue
John Németh - Name The Day
Dave Weld and the Imperial Flames - Burnin’ Love
Dan Treanor, Creighton Holley, Kyle Roberts - American Primative
Raoul and The Big Time - You My People
Cyril Neville - The Essential Cyril Neville 1994-2007
Benton Flippen & The Smokey Valley Boys - 270 Haystack Rd

June 9, 2010 Issue
Mississippi Heat - Let’s Live it Up!
Ten Foot Polecats - I Get Blamed For Everything I Do
Gina DeLuca - Blue Eyed Soul
Clare Free - Be Who You Are
Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps - You Know You Love It
Rick Taylor - Lucky Room

June 17, 2010 Issue
Charles “Big Daddy” Stallings - Blues Party
David Coppa & Scrapple - Make a Change
Guitar Shorty - Bare Knuckles
Popa Chubby - The Fight Is On
Steve Strongman - Blues In Colour
Les Copeland - Don’t Let the Devil In
Andy Cohen - Built Right on the Ground

June 24, 2010 Issue
Reba Russell Band - Eight
Pinetop Perkins, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith – Joined at the Hip
The Eric Ranzoni Trio - Live At Round Midnight Blues Bar
Shakura S’Aida - Brown Sugar

July 1, 2010 Issue
Magic Slim and the Teardrops - Raising The Bar
Morry Sochat & the Special 20s – Eatin’ Dirt
Hounds Tooth - Soul Rockin’
Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin' Daddies- Big Rockin Boogie

July 8, 2010 Issue
John Lee Hooker, Jr. - Live in Istanbul Turkey
Otis Taylor - Clovis People Vol. 3
Rob Stone - Back Around Here
Retro Deluxe - Baby It's Hot!

July15, 2010 Issue
Teeny Tucker - Keep the Blues Alive
Stringbean – Layin’ Low
Willie Buck – The Life I Love
Boogie Bone - Bone-a-Fied

July 22, 2010 Issue
Julius Pittman & The Revival - Bucket List
Harper - Stand Together
Smokin' Joe Kubek and Bnois King - Have Blues, Will Travel
Tim Woods - The Blues Sessions

July 29, 2010 Issue
Swississippi Chris Harper - Four Aces and A Harp
Little Junior Crudup - The Baddest Man Alive
Nasty Ned – Roots 52
Chris James and Patrick Rynn - Gonna Boogie Anyway

August 5, 2010 Issue
Forrest McDonald - Certified Blue
Jimmy Warren Band - No More Promises
Southside Denny Snyder - Full Circle
Troy Turner - Whole Lotta Blues

August 12, 2010 Issue
Albert Castiglia - Keepin On
Al Stone - I Want It All
Out Of Favor Boys - 7.18.9
Bobby Messano - Live In Madison

August 20, 2010 Issue
Eddie Turner - Miracles and Demons
Smilin’ Bobby & Hidden Charms - Big Legged Woman
Rocky Jackson - Testify!
Cathy Lemons And Johnny Ace - Lemonace
Outlaw X - Out of the Box
Eric Gales - Relentless

August 26, 2010 Issue
Alabama Mike - Tailor Made Blues
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Couldn't Stand The Weather (Legacy Edition)
Matti Norlin - LIVE - Blues 3 Trappor Upp
Lou DeAdder - Number 5
Mitch Woods: Gumbo Blues
78 rpm - 78 rpm

September 3, 2010 Issue
Walter Trout - Common Ground
Chris Beard - Who I Am & What I Do
Jimmy Dawkins presents The Leric Story
Little Al Thomas & The Deep Down Fools - Not My Warden
Bob Corritore and Friends - Harmonica Blues
Rich Hynes - Rollin’ Along

September 10, 2010 Issue
Charles Walker - Soul Stirring Thing
The Swamp Kings - Swamp Appeal
Peter Parcek 3 – The Mathematics Of Love
Phil Gates – Addicted To The Blues
Charlie Musselwhite – The Well
Brent Bennett - It Must Be the Blues

September 16, 2010 Issue
Robin Rogers - Back in the Fire
Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans - ‘Stuck With the Blues’
JJ Grey & Mofro - Georgia Warhorse
Grady Champion – Back In Mississippi  - Live At The 930 Blues Café
Guthrie Kennard - Matchbox
Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters - Spread The Love

September 24, 2010 Issue
James Nixon - Live in Europe
Oli Brown - Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
Seasick Steve - Man From Another Time
Chris O’Leary Band – Mr. Used To Be
Stevie Paige - Welcome to the Big Time

October 1, 2010 Issue
Jay Gaunt - Harmonicopia
Chris Bell & 100% Blues - The Devil, My Guitar and Me
Better Off Dead - Girls, Guns and Money
Blues Buddha - I Like It A Lot
Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher & the Beat Club Sessions

October 7, 2010 Issue
JW-Jones - Midnight Memphis Sun
Eden Brent - Ain’t Got No Troubles
Lucky Peterson - You Can Always Turn Around
Kenny Neal - Hooked On Your Love
Joe Pitts - Ten Shades of Blue

October 14, 2010 Issue
Duke Robillard - Passport to the Blues
Matt Hill – On The Floor
Coyote Slim - Out in the Tules
Lauren Jordan - Dreams
The Blazers - Red Hot

October 22, 2010 Issue
Joe Louis Walker’s Blues Conspiracy - Live on the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
Francesco Greggio & Sucker Punch – Blue Homework
James Cotton - Giant
Eran Troy Danner - Lucky Day
J Edwards - LuLu’s House

November 4, 2010 Issue
Steve Gerard & The National Debonaires - Words Are Like Bullets
Dave Specter – Spectified
Small Blues Trap - Red Snakes & Cave Rats
Live in Vancouver - The Mississippi Sheiks Tribute Concert DVD
Claude Hay - Deep Fried Satisfied

November 12, 2010 Issue
Boney Fields And The Bone’s Project - Live at Jazz A Vienne
Boney Fields And The Bone’s Project - We Play The Blues
Jimmy Bowskill Band - Live
South Memphis String Band - Home Sweet Home
Chris Cain - So Many Miles

November 18, 2010 Issue
Joanne Shaw Taylor - Diamonds In The Dirt
Travis “Moonchild” Haddix - A Dozen Times
Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughn - In Session
James Kinds - Love You From the Top
Chris Antonik – Chris Antonik

November 25, 2010 Issue
Shaun Murphy - Trouble With Lovin’
BB and the Blues Shacks - London Days
Buddy Guy - Living Proof
Rob Blaine - Big Otis Blues
Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Live! In Chicago

DECEMPER 2, 2010 Issue
Cicero Blake - I’m Satisfied
Studebaker John’s Maxwell Street Kings - That’s The Way You Do It
Track44 - Prove It
Pete Cornelius - Tumbleweed
Mikey Jr and Matt Daniels – Pocket Full Of Money

December 9, 2010 Issue
The Homemade Jamz Blues Band- The Game
Reverend Raven And The Smokin’ Altar Boys – Shake Your Boogie
Louisiana Swamp Stomp
Piano Red - The Lost Atlanta Tapes
Ana Popovic Band - An Evening at Trasimeno Lake DVD

December 16, 2010 Issue
G' Jai' - I Got The Blues All Because Of You
Dave Arcari - Got Me Electric
Kirsten Thien - Delicious
The Christmas Jug Band - On the Holiday Highway
The Todd Wolfe Band - Live

December 23, 2010 Issue
Fabrizio Poggi & Chicken Mambo - Spirit & Freedom
Franc Robert – 49 x 61
The Twist-O-Lettz - Twist-O-Lettz
Mitch Kashmar and the Pontiax - 100 Miles To Go
Mark Robinson - Quit Your Job - Play Guitar

December 30, 2010 Issue
Sugaray - Blind Alley
John Stephan Band – Know Your Driver
Gary U.S. Bonds - Let Them Talk
The Steve Wiggins Band - Precious Cargo
Paul Thorn - Pimps and Preachers

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