Joanne Shaw Taylor at the York Barbican
Perhaps due to the pandemic, blues/rock guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor has been away from our UK shores for a little longer than usual. Presently residing in the USA, she jokes that she can no longer understand the various local accents in her former homeland, other than that of the Midlands. Words & Pictures: Adam Kennedy […]
News from The UKBlues Federation
Time is moving fast and we’re getting close to one of the highlights of our year. The UKBlues Awards 2022 will be presented on 15th May at The Powerhaus (formerly Dingwalls) in Camden, London. The evening will be hosted by the legend that is Paul Jones, there’ll be live performances by no less than 4 of the […]
Legendary Bluesman David ‘GUITAR SHORTY’ Kearney passes away
Award-winning master bluesman David Kearney known and beloved by fans worldwide as ‘Guitar Shorty’ died on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California, of natural causes. He was 87. Credited with influencing both Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Guy, Shorty electrified audiences worldwide with his unpredictable, slashing guitar playing, gruff vocals and supercharged live shows, […]
Tedeschi Trucks Band announces ‘I Am The Moon’
We are thrilled to announce the fifth and most ambitious studio project of TTB’s storied career: I Am The Moon, an epic undertaking in four albums and 24 original songs. Inspired by a mythic Persian tale of star-crossed lovers and emotionally driven by the isolation and disconnection of the pandemic era, I Am The Moon totals more than two hours of new music and […]
Joe Bonamassa – Live at SEC Armadillo
Well; three years since Joe Bonamassa and his band played Scotland and yes, a lot has happened since then, as touring musicians know by now. This band are no different and even being “Jetlagged to fuck” (Joe’s words onstage) they put on a phenomenal concert peppered with tunes from his recent two releases, Time Clocks […]
Robert Jon & The Wreck announce Laura Evans as special guest on May 2022 UK Tour
Robert Jon & The Wreck are pleased to announce Welsh vocalist and singer songwriter Laura Evans as their special guest on their 12-date May UK Tour which runs from May 9–20th. The May 2022 UK tour follows Robert Jon & The Wreck’s triumphant September 2021 UK tour where the band sold out five concerts in London, Manchester, Nottingham, Edinburgh, and Sittingbourne. […]
Brave Rival release “Heart Attack” single and music video from upcoming debut album “Life’s Machine”
Joanne Shaw Taylor announces “Blues From The Heart Live” album ahead of April UK Tour
Ahead of her UK tour which kicks off on Saturday April 23rd at the Sunderland Fire Station, KTBA Records is pleased to announce the worldwide release of Joanne Shaw Taylor’s album “Blues From The Heart Live” on June 10, 2022. The live performance will be available as a CD/DVD and CD/Blu-Ray package and includes a […]
The Hitman Blues Band Announce UK Tour
The Hitman Blues Band UK Tour New York City’s Hitman Blues Band have recently been named UK Blues Awards 2022 International Blues Artist Of The Year Finalist, and they are following on from their hugely successful 2021 UK tour and their highly acclaimed recent album release ‘Not My Circus, Not My Monkey, with a 14 […]
Joe Bonamassa kicks off UK Tour in Glasgow
Grammy-nominated blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa returns to tour the UK for the first time in three years when he performs five concerts in April and May 2022. The tour starts on Wednesday 20 April at Glasgow’s The Armadillo, followed by Cardiff Motorpoint Arena on Friday 22 April, Brighton Centre on Saturday 23 April, and two nights at the Royal Albert Hall on Thursday 5 May and Friday 6 […]
