Connor Selby/Grainne Duffy at The Forge, Camden Town, London
A month long series of blues concerts, at this relatively new venue, warmed the cold January cockles as blues hotshot guitarist, Connor Selby and Irish blues queen, Grainne Duffy, combined their bona fide talents to entertain a very decent turn out of blues aficionados. It’s rare to witness two headliners sharing a bill. This produced […]
The Tyneside Americana Blues Festival at Cullercoats Crescent Club 2024
The Tyneside Americana Blues Festival at Cullercoats Crescent Club, held from January 19th to 21st, 2024, successfully filled the void left by the discontinued Great British Rock & Blues Festival. Organized by Stephen Donelly and John Tate, the event featured three stages: Acoustic, Blues Matters, and Main. Words: Colin Campbell Pictures: Ian Potter Despite […]
Robert Jon & The Wreck release New Track “Ballad Of A Broken Hearted Man”
Southern rock trailblazers Robert Jon & The Wreck have once again captivated the music scene with their latest single, “Ballad of a Broken Hearted Man,” now available on all digital platforms. The song features exhilarating slide guitar, powerful whiskey-soaked vocals and captivating lyrics painting a vivid picture of heartache and resilience, resonating deeply with the listener. This […]
PHILIP SAYCE UNVEILS NEW SONG “BACKSTABBER”
Rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter Philip Sayce is excited to announce the release of his new single, “Backstabber,” on January 12, 2024. This track is the third single off his highly anticipated new album, The Wolves are Coming (Atomic Gemini / Forty Below Records), which will be released on Friday, February 23, 2024. Philip gets to the point about ‘Backstabber,’ […]
SUSAN SANTOS NEW ALBUM “SONORA” RELEASED 5 APRIL 2024
Celebrated Spanish guitarist and singer songwriter Susan Santos is pleased to announce the release of her new studio album “Sonora” on 5 April 2024. Pre-order the new album from www.susansantos.info/shop. The album is available to pre-save digitally HERE. “Sonora” is Santos’ sixth studio album. The album title encapsulates the overall vibe that permeates throughout the eight songs. Although each of the […]
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival Presents: Sing, Sing, Sing
This February, Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival presents Sing, Sing, Sing – a weekend celebrating vocal mastery, spanning jazz and blues from the early days of the music to the here and now. From 16 to 18 February, eight events will take place at the St Bride’s Centre in Dalry, catering for audiences aged 5 to 105. The weekend begins with a celebration […]
Bex Marshall Starts the New year with “SAM”
British blues rock guitarist and vocalist Bex Marshall released her new single and music video “5am” on Friday January 5th. It’s the first single taken from her forthcoming studio album “Fortuna” released March 1st via Dixiefrog Records. Fortuna is the brand-new album from blues roots rock guitarist Bex Marshall. The album is released on CD and digital by Dixiefrog Records on Friday 1 March 2024. Pre-order […]
“The Strange” Troy redfern – new sinlge
Troy Redfern released a brand-new single and music video “The Strange”. Check it out below! This is the third single taken from Troy’s upcoming album “Invocation” released May 17th. “Redfern mixes the spirit of T. Rex’s Get It On with dirty, ZZ Top-esque blues rock – all of it nicely roughened, like something cooked up in a […]
Blues Icon Walter Trout To Release New Studio Album in 2024
Blues-rock icon Walter Trout is riding a creatively formidable wave and heading into 2024 with an album raucous, wild and poignant in Broken. The album features guest appearances from powerhouse singer Beth Hart, Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider and Harmonica virtuoso Will Wilde. It will be released on March 1 via Provogue / Mascot Label Group. All of us are broken. But no one […]
DION’S NEW ALBUM “GIRL FRIENDS” SHOWCASESPOWERFUL FEMALE COLLABORATIONS
The past few years have been some of the most productive over the course of Dion’s storied career that spans multiple eras in music, culture and consciousness. Today’s release “Soul Force” featuring powerhouse Susan Tedeschi, underscores his renewed and ongoing creative drive. This is the second single released from Dion’s upcoming new album of all original […]
