‘Be Ready When I Call You’ is the unvarnished blues that comes off earnestly, because Guy Davis is a seasoned storyteller and a messenger of hard truths, balanced by a humble wit.

While the legacy of the Subdudes is firmly cemented as one of the uplifting and satisfying supergroups in recent roots music history, its front man is busy building upon his own legacy. You May Also Like: David Philips – Get Along (2018) Cuong Vu 4-Tet, featuring Bill Frisell – ‘ChangeRead More

Tommy Malone might forever be known as a founder and frontman for the widely admired subdudes, but as he reminded us last year with his first solo effort in ages, Natural Born Days, You May Also Like: The Lunar Laugh – ‘Goodnight Noises Everywhere’ (2019) The Blind Boys of Alabama’sRead More

Guy Davis can act, direct, write, compose…and he can play the blues. You May Also Like: Guy Davis – ‘Be Ready When I Call You’ (2021) Boo Boo Davis – ‘Tree Man’ (2019) ElectroBluesSociety featuring Boo Boo Davis, “What’s Going On” (2021): One Track Mind

Tommy Malone was not lacking for work as a musician, not with his frontman role in one of the best and beloved roots bands going, the Subdudes. This underrated talent had basically handed his career over to this New Orleans favorite on and off from 1987 until the band wentRead More