494. “Let the blues do the healing,” with Mike Onesko, singer, guitarist, for the Blindside Blues Band.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"> <strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #222222; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> The Blindside Blues band just dropped their sixteenth album titled “XVI" via Jib Machine Records.</span></strong> <strong><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #222222; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> Mike and the band just returned from their September tour in Poland, and he tells us how American Blues music connects with people all over the world. He also shares the importance music has had in his life.</span></strong> <strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> When I first heard Mike sing, I thought it was Jack Bruce from Cream.</span></strong> <strong><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #222222; background: white; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> Mike Onesko soulful voice is the heart of the Blindside Blues Band sound.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in; background: white;"><span style= "font-family: Barlow; color: #222222;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; background: white;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #222222;"> Mike was discovered in the clubs of Martin County, California by Shrapnel records president Mike Varney. Shortly after, Onesko formed the Blindside Blues Band with Scott Johnson on guitar, Gregg Chaisson on bass guitar and, Racer X frontman and Badlands drummer, Jeff Martin on drums. The