Blues Revue

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This may not be "news" to many of you on the list, as you are undoubtedly 
well acquainted with the few blues publications which are available.(I say 
"few" because my local newsstand regularly stocks only Living Blues, Blues 
Revue, and Blues Access. Somehow, the issue of HIP with Howard Levy on the 
cover snuck onto the shelf, but this was surely an aberration....) 
Anyway, I'd like to recommend Blues Revue for its expanded harp coverage. 
The last couple of issues (and maybe more) have included articles and 
reviews by Tom Townsley, a harpist out of Syracuse who formerly played with 
Cold Shot. (The name of his present band escapes me, but you can hear Cold 
Shot on the compilation "Salt City Blues.") Townsley's writing combines the 
knowledge of a practicing musician with a felicitous style.And you'll get 
more reviews of harp albums (yeah I still call them albums, Luddite that I 
am) than any other general blues mag.The other articles are pretty damn 
good too. Check it out.