Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa Seesaw (J&R Adventures) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Comebacks don’t get much sweeter than Beth Hart’s. This is her second powerful covers album in as many years featuring blues guitar slinger Joe Bonamassa. Add a recent solo release and viral vocal work with Jeff Beck for a well-deserved career [...]

Joe Bonamassa, acoustic evening, Vienna Opera House.  If you think that is counterintuitive, toss in the nyckelharpa, glockenspiel and Irish fiddle and you’ve got a modern day magical mystery tour on your hands Nonetheless, the blues phenom known for his bruising Les Paul manages to create an unparalleled unplugged experience with “An Acoustic Evening at [...]

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For a guy whose last two albums hit No. 1 on the blues charts and are both still sitting in the Top 10, Joe Bonamassa remains quietly off the grid. He was not mentioned in a mainstream music publication until the release of his 13th album. Despite his relentless touring schedule he somehow still has [...]

Who is your favorite guitar player? If you were at Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center recently, there is a good chance you’re now mentioning a name unfamiliar to most people, Joe Bonamassa. Despite not having a radio hit or being mentioned in a mainstream music publication, he is a guitar god. With three signature Les Pauls to [...]

Joe Bonamassa is among our greatest living guitar players. And you may not know who he is. Such is the peril of the blues. The difference in units sold between the No. 1 album on the pop charts vs. the blues charts can be in the hundreds of thousands. As a blues mainstay, five of [...]