Review of “Tell It Like It Is” | March-April 2011 Written by: Tom Hyslop Spacious arrangements of bluesy songs characterize Tell It Like It Is, suiting the sultry voice of Deb Callahan well. The Philadelphia singer is particularly fine on the soulful   More...

Review of “Tell It Like It Is” | March 2011 Written by: John Mitchell Deb Callahan is a native of Boston but has operated out of Philadelphia for some years. She has performed at a wide range of festivals across the USA including Springing The Blues (  More...

Review of “Tell It Like It Is” | February 2013 Written by: Mark Uricheck On Tell It Like It Is, Philadelphia based blues siren Deb Callahan picks up where she left off with 2008’s Grace & Grit, which was itself a roots inflected tour de force. C  More...

Louisville, Kentucky | January 2011 The Newsletter of The Kentuckiana Blues Society,  Review of “Tell It Like It Is” Written by: Les Reynolds Deb Callahan, who fronts the Philly-based namesake band, has always told it like it is. As a part-time couns  More...

Bucks County, PA | Nov 8, 2010 Music Profile Written by: Naila Francis Deb Callahan happy to “Tell It Like It Is”:The Philadelphia blues singer has no problem expressing her thoughts on spirituality and religion on her latest album. She celebrates its  More...

Blues singer Deb Callahan ‘Tells It Like It Is’ | Wednesday, October 27, 2010 Written by: Erica Moser Blues-soul singer Deb Callahan will be appearing at Chaplin’s: The Music Café and at the PSALM Salon over the next two weeks to promote her fourth  More...

London, Great Britian | March 2009 Reviewed by Kit Packham Opening with an attention-grabbing funky declamation of the struggles of a single mother to care for her family (“Food On The Table”) Ms Callahan brings passion to songs about determin  More...

Featured artist of the week “Tuned In” | March 2009

Bluesblast Magazine Chicago, IL Feb 2009 Review of Grace & Grit Written by : Eric’s Steiner – Overall Impression: Highly Recommended Deb Callahan is one of my favorite more recent blues discoveries. The first time I turned up “Food o  More...

Hittin the Note Magazine Atlanta, GA Feb 2009 Written by Tom Clarke Philadelphia’s Deb Callahan positively exudes Grace & Grit, the qualities that define her attractive singing voice. But the title of her third album really only suggests a scrat  More...