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Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Oct. 31, 2022

BEHIND THE SUN Grant Dermody (independent) ****+ In the blues there’s something to be said for following in the footsteps of giants.  For harp player...

Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Oct. 24, 2022

AIN’T NOBODY WORRIED Rory Block (Stony Plain) ***+   A fascinating new record from Ms. Block.  Ain’t Nobody Worried is a covers disc that takes...

Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Oct. 10, 2022

HONEST LIES Justin Saladino Band Zeb Media/ (independent) **** Once again Justin Saladino does not disappoint. Honest Lies, released Sept.16th, is contemporary blues with modern...

Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Oct. 3, 2022

FALL BACK HOME Suzie Vinnick (Independent) *****+ This is the most charming and inspiring record I’ve heard all year. Fall Back Home, Vinnick’s 7th disc,...

Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Sept. 26, 2022

Lucky 13 Babaux & The Peacemakers (Contra Basso music) **** ½ This is the debut album from this Colorado outfit, an introspective bit of...

Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Sept. 21, 2022

PATIENT NUMBER 9 Ozzy Osbourne (Epic) **** It’s getting late in the day for this Prince Of Darkness, his age combined with recent health...

Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Sept. 12, 2022

A COUNTRY BOY SINGS HIS HEART OUT Webb Pierce (Country Rewind Records) *** More country classics exhumed by Country Rewind.  This is the type of...

Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Sept. 7, 2022

TRUE TREASURES Leroy Van Dyke (Country Rewind Records) *** ½ More musical archaeology from Country Rewind.  Leroy Van Dyke is not a name I’m...

Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Aug. 30, 2022

STILL THAT WAY TODAY South Island Rhythm Kings (Blue Glue Records) **** If you’re up for a traditional early blues adventure, I’ve got just the...

Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Aug. 23, 2022

THE DIG 3 The Dig 3 (independent) ***** Old school blues, pure and simple; that’s the debut album from The Dig 3.  The group is...