Black River Bluesman and the Croaking Lizard

About Me

Jukka Black River Bluesman and his Cockroach Combo destroyed the woods and the mountains around their tiny hometown of Mustio Finland by carving their guitars, drums and harmonicas from whole ironwood trees with their bare hands and by using John HenryÂ´s twelve pound hammer (with four foot handle) they beat down those mountains for brass, silver and iron (and coal to fire this thing) to fashion the rest of the parts they needed. When they were finished they stomped their thirst with a bottle of RL BurnsideÂ´s Bloody mthrfckr and sat down in the full moon light at that muddy crossroads between Holly Springs Mississippi, Mustio and County Kisko to play Their raw dirty beautiful Blues.................Rick Saunders, Deep Blues (USA), August 2006.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/21/2005
Band Website: bluesman.fi
Band Members:
The Croaking Lizard:
Antti Huttunen: drums and percussion, Juha "Kisko Kid" Lindgren: harmonica, Jussi Konttinen: baritone guitar, Jukka"Black River Bluesman" Juhola: guitar, vocals
Influences: .. CDBABY LINK for BLACK RIVER BLUESMAN AND THE COCKROACH COMBO: Ants in my Kitchen -- ............................................................ .................................................... The reviewers have found following influences in our music: Tom Waits, Bob Log III , Junior Kimborough, Jim Morrison, Slim Harpo, Cedell Davis, R.L. Burnside, Cream, Captain Beefheart, Wilko Johnson, Dr. Feelgood, MotÃ¶rhead, Hill-Country-Sound, Tuomari Nurmio, John Lee Hooker, Lightning Hopkins, Fat Possum, 22Pistepirkko, Son House, Delta blues, Nick Cave, Hound Dog Taylor, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Motor Boys Motor, Canned Heat, a demented Mr. Jagger, ..........!??
Sounds Like: "a North Mississippi Juke Joint hosting a punk party on acid.....""Out in the Woods" by Black River Bluesman "YouÂ´re Wrong again" by Black River Bluesman
Record Label: Gecko Yell Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

RaT bOne arvio - Salon Seudun Sanomat!!

Salon Seudun Sanomat 15.3.2008. Viikon levy...:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Jukka Juhola alias Black River Bluesman tunkeutuu yhä syvemmälle kotikunnai...
Posted by Black River Bluesman and the Croaking Lizard on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:56:00 PST

Rat Bone arvostelu - SUE magazine!

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Posted by Black River Bluesman and the Croaking Lizard on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:55:00 PST

Rat Bone levyarvosteluja. JAZZRYTMIT!

Jazzrytmit 2/2008..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Mustiolaisen Jukka Juholan luotsaama kvartetti tunnettiin aikaisemmin nimellä The Cockroach Combo ja u...
Posted by Black River Bluesman and the Croaking Lizard on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:53:00 PST

rat bone - REVIEW - arvio Blues-Finland.com !

When Ugly Becomes Beautiful 12 March 2008 Black River Bluesman & The Croaking Lizard have a strong belief in the no-frills alternative blues. On their new album "Rat Bone", the foursome get to rea...
Posted by Black River Bluesman and the Croaking Lizard on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST

BIO Nov 2007

Web: www.bluesman.fi www.myspace.com/blackriverbluesma...
Posted by Black River Bluesman and the Croaking Lizard on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:54:00 PST

Himalayan Blues Festival 2007

BRB & the Croaking Lizard featured in the Himalayan Times 25.11.2007: T here is something very raw in Blues, it is the best form of music through which you can express yourself," said Jussi...
Posted by Black River Bluesman and the Croaking Lizard on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:22:00 PST

Interview by Mojo Station, Rome.

17.1.2007 Mojo Station, Rome, Italy. 1) Could you introduce yourself to the italian audience? Bongiorno! My name is Jukka Juhola also known as Black River Bluesman. We play our unrefined caveman blue...
Posted by Black River Bluesman and the Croaking Lizard on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 06:26:00 PST

Band of the month!

Check it out here: http://www.jeffersonbluesmag.com/index.php?lang=en Jefferson is the oldest blues magazine in the world....
Posted by Black River Bluesman and the Croaking Lizard on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 12:53:00 PST

Review by Red Lick Records, (UK), March 2006:

There are some big blues fans in Finland and some damn good blues musicians too! ...Jukka Juholathe hard rocking bluesman from the tiny Finnish village of Mustio (black river in English) has put out ...
Posted by Black River Bluesman and the Croaking Lizard on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 02:15:00 PST

BIO

Black River Bluesman and the Cockroach Combo play their Blues in the deep woods and swamps of the muddy Black River Delta way up North in cold Finland. Their unrefined, electric and hypnotic Blues hav...
Posted by Black River Bluesman and the Croaking Lizard on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 02:11:00 PST