This month’s recommended listening by Brant Zwicker, host/executive producer of At the Crossroads syndicated blues radio. Website: atcblues.ca

Little Freddie King I Use to Be Down Made Wright Records

Tony Holiday Keep Your Head Up Forty Below Records

Brandon Isaak Walkin’ With the Blues independent

*Mike Elliott Let You Go Busted Flat Records

Big Dave & the Dutchmen Big Dave & the Dutchmen Naked

Allison August August Moon MoMojo Records

Gina Coleman Unequivocally Blue Guitar One Records

Kim Field & the Perfect Gentlemen Don’t Need But One independent

*JP LeBlanc All in My Blood Acadian Connection (summer 2025)

Doug MacLeod Between Somewhere and Goodbye Reference Recordings

Samantha Fish Paper Doll Rounder Records

*Larry Kurtz and the Law Breakers Take a Ride independent

Mike Dangeroux Empty Chair RD Records

The Alexis P. Suter Band Just Stay High Nola Blue Records

*Smiling Jack Smith You Can\t Got Home Again independent

*Geoff Arsenault Hired Hand independent

Lisa Mann & the Northwestern All-Stars ft. Terrie Odabi The Great Women in Blues Jay Ray Records

*Sean Poluk Gamut independent

Aki Kumar God Bless the USA Little Village Foundation

Mercedes Nicole Too High a Price to Pay independent