Mike Zito returns home with Outside Or The Eastside, his fourth solo studio album for Gulf Coast Records. A personal record for Mike shaped by memory, places, and renewal. Walking the streets of his birthplace, St. Louis, Zito reconnects with the sounds, stories, and hard lessons that forged his signature blend of soul-driven blues and fearless storytelling. Thirteen years after Gone to Texas, this album feels like a defining moment, marking a new chapter for Mike, his family, and a life reclaimed in the city that started it all.
The songs paint vivid snapshots of city life and personal reckoning, from late-night regret and self-awareness to raw portraits of neighbourhood survival and street-level truth. Tracks like “Downtown at Midnight”…
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Help Yourself, is the second studio album from Blood Brothers, the supergroup formed by blues rock heavyweights Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia. The album was recorded with the full band live in studio to capture the raw energy of a live show, with Scot Sutherland on bass, Lewis Stephens on keys, and double drumming from Matt Johnson and Ray Hangen. The album is pure traditional blues rock excellence infused with soul and gospel elements, and it all shines. This joint ain’t no sophomore slump, that’s for sure.
Soul and gospel influences are as heavy in the instrumentation and vocals as blues and rock, making this a wholly successful fusion album. For most of the tracks, Zito and Castiglia trade off vocals, each holding their own as they bring…