When Rivers Meet perform special warm-up concert at Hunters Club, Bury St Edmunds on December 18
British husband and wife blues rock duo When Rivers Meet have announced a special warm-up concert at Hunter Club in Bury St Edmunds on Saturday December 18, 2021.
Elles Bailey Releases Video for ‘Sunshine City’
Bristol-based, multi-award-winning Elles Bailey got out in the sunshine in her home city to shoot the upbeat video for the second single to be released from her next album, ‘Shining in the Half Light’.
JIMMY REGAL and THE ROYALS – they ‘Ain’t Done Yet’
JIMMY REGAL & THE ROYALS release Ain’t Done Yet, a 5-track EP today on Lunaria Records. South London’s rumbustious, eclectic, rhythm & blues trio, Jimmy Regal & The Regals, build on the foundations of two critically feted albums to deliver a punchy yet varied EP. In 2018 the band’s self-titled debut showed they had an […]
Dion’s new studio album, Stomping Ground, pushed back 2 weeks to November 19
A spokesperson for Keeping The Blues Alive Records, the label set to issue Stomping Ground, commented, “We are sorry that the originally announced release date cannot be met in light of current supply chain and manufacturing issues.”
When Rivers Meet and King King – Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh
Well having been lucky enough to be at both bands soundchecks, was excited to see and hear these two bands with a live audience! Queens Hall is a great venue; the acoustics are superb and so this proved to be the case all through this concert. This was the final show of the tour and […]
Gig review: Vintage Rhythms Collective
Five talented local musicians attracted a near-capacity audience when The Vintage Rhythm Collective appeared at the Cathedral Hotel for Lichfield Jazz’s monthly jazz evening. The band, consisting of saxophonist Peter Bacon, keyboard player Peter Johnson, guitarist Malcolm Smart, drummer John Shaw and bassist Bill Maynard played songs from the jazz repertoire, as well as music […]
Beth Hart’s English Tour starts Monday October 25th
Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Beth Hart starts her five-date tour of England on Monday October 25th. Special guest on all shows is “Arielle.”
Félix Rabin Returns to The UK With His ‘Pogboy 2021’ Tour
French singer-songwriter and much acclaimed guitar prodigy Félix Rabin is delighted to be returning to the UK, bringing his 11-date Pogboy November 2021 Tour to the country, with dates in England and Scotland. Starting in Southampton, at the 1865 venue, on 11th November, Félix will play 9 dates south of the border, then 2 dates […]
REVIEW: CARLISLE ROCK AND BLUES FESTIVAL 2021
Well, after all the problems with putting live music on and the sheer frustration of not having live music Festivals in United Kingdom for almost eighteen months, at last Blues Matters can report on the best Festival around. This year, thanks to the superhuman efforts of his one-man team, all the praise goes to Organiser […]
Eric Gales announces his brand-new album ‘Crown’
Eric Gales announces his brand-new album ‘Crown’ which will be released via Provogue/Mascot Label Group on 28th January. The career-defining new album sees Gales take his rightful place at the head of the blues-rock table. Check out his brand-new video featuring a guitar duel with Joe Bonamassa on “I Want My Crown.” Eric Gales will be coming back to […]
