Review: Back Porch @ Lichfield Vaults, Hereford, May 12th 2013
Back Porch @ Lichfield Vaults, Hereford, May 12th 2013 This four piece outfit from Ipswich area Suffolk were a complete unknown to us (me and Swansea girls). They were doing two Herefordshire gigs following their Swanage Festival success and we were lucky to catch them this particular Sunday afternoon. What a lively joyous old timey […]
Review: Eric Johnson @ City Hall, Salisbury 8th April 2013
Eric Johnson @ City Hall, Salisbury 8th April 2013 Yet another first for this reviewer, on two counts. My first visit to the City Hall and to see proof, if needed, that Eric Johnson is a star. With a tone that he has cultivated over forty years hard graft, the night only went to prove […]
Review: Rag Mama Rag @ West End Club, Barry, 15th March 2013
RAG MAMA RAG @ West End Club, Barry, 15th March 2013 Acoustic evening West End Club, with ‘Rag Mama Rag’ who before they set foot on the stage promised to be a little bit different why? The array of instruments on the stage and they are a duo! Ashley Dow, with his guitars, ukulele and […]
Review: Tommy Smith’s Karma @ The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
TOMMY SMITH’S KARMA @ The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen This gig is all about way-cool jazz tempered with cultured blues, showcasing Tommy Smith’s 24th album ‘Karma’, a night of virtuoso musicianship and free-form but precise Keltic/Nordik, Middle and Far Eastern rhythms. Alyn Cosker (drums), home-coming local boy Steve Hamilton (keyboards), Kevin Glasgow (electric bass) and Smith […]
THE PROOF 100% The Proof
THE PROOF 100% The Proof Artist: THE PROOF Album: 100% THE PROOF Published by: Note-Music Welcome to the first online-only official Blues Matters album review. For many more reviews of the latest music, video and print, subscribe to the paper or electronic version of our magazine, Blues Matters here www.bluesmatters.com/subscriptions 100% THE PROOF is a […]
T-Model Ford – a Tribute
T-Model Ford – a Tribute It was 1999 in Santa Fe, NM when my band at the time was called Boogiechillin’. We had just scored a gig playing the Paramount, the nicest joint in town. When we finished our set. we wandered down the hall to Bar B, a smaller bar located in the same […]
