10 July 2024

Blues Blast Magazine review of “Colorcrimes”

“Colorcrimes” is back with a new music review from the Illinois based Blues Blast Magazine coming off the heels of Buddy Guys Legends you can read the latest Issue 18-26 here: https://www.bluesblastmagazine.com/issue-18-26-june-27-2024/

“The album opens with “Heal This Land”, a folky blues performed solely with Michael’s acoustic slide work. With an appealing call to the crowd of “Clap your hands”, it will clearly be a crowd draw to energize a live show. She then tells a humorous story of how she was “Banned in Jackson” just for being herself. The title song, “Colorcrimes” is a powerful social song looking at the current racial struggles in the US as she pleas “Why can’t we live together, just make time for life. Why can’t we talk it over, don’t make color a crime…”