Interview – Scott Ralph & Jim Kirkpatrick
Sand And Stone is the latest release to come from Chris Bevington Organisation and it’s due for release in May/June 2020. This will be the band’s 4th album in total and the 2nd to contain all original material. I recently visited Coal House Studios to have a chat with the singer-songwriting duo of the band, […]
KING KING announce HANNAH WICKLUND & THE STEPPIN STONES as special guest on their April UK tour.
King King are finally back on tour again with Hannah Wicklund & The Steppin Stones in support, and Blues Matters will be there!
MIKE ZITO & FRIENDS “Rock N Roll: A Tribute To Chuck Berry” UK Tour Announced!
Following the release of his latest studio album – Rock N Roll: A Tribute to Chuck Berry – Mike Zito and his band will tour the UK in April 2020
UK BLUES AWARDS 2020 FINALISTS
Voting in the 2020 FORM UKBlues Awards is now open! Voting is now open in the 2020 FORM UKBlues Awards organised by the UKBlues Federation and is sponsored by Form Fit-Out. In each of the 10 categories, there are 5 finalists who were selected in the nomination process which took place in January 2020. The 2020 […]
JIMMY ‘DUCK’ HOLMES – Cypress Grove
Album Review – Jimmy ‘Duck’ Holmes – Cypress Grove – Released via East Eye Sound. 72-year-old Bentonia, Mississippi bluesman back with a new album produced by Dan Auerbach (Black Keys) with an 11-song set of raw Juke-Joint blues. First up is Holmes singing and playing solo on his variation of Skip James’ classic Hard Times. […]
KING SOLOMON HICKS Announces Debut Album ‘Harlem’
Following the announcement of his debut album Harlem, King Solomon Hicks has released another new track from the album. Harlem will be released on 13th March, 2020 via Provogue
RICK ESTRIN & THE NIGHTCATS Contemporary
Album Review – RICK ESTRIN & THE NIGHTCATS – Contemporary – Released on Alligator Records. I work alongside an insufferably pompous experimental rock fan, who comes out with tosh like ‘all blues sounds the same to me anyway’ every time I argue that Einstürzende Neubauten have to be the most boring band in the world. Hearing […]
JARED JAMES NICHOLS Spring 2020 UK Tour!
Wisconsin-bred guitarist Jared James Nichols embarks on his first major UK tour in February 2020, and Blues Matters will be there! The 8-date tour starts on Tuesday February 25th at the Robin 2 in Bilston and ends at the Exchange in Bristol on Sunday March 29th. Tickets are available from SeeTickets.com.
Issue 112 Out Now!
INSIDE THIS EDITION OF BLUES MATTERS MAGAZINE…. Dani Wilde Featured cover artist, Blues Matters contributing writer, and Belle of British Blues – Dani Wilde gives us the low down on her career, motherhood and more. PLUS INTERVIEWS WITH… Katarina Pejak, Ina Forsman & Ally Venable 3 internationally renowned blues ladies who have all been on a Ruf’s […]
SUNNY LOWDOWN Shady Deal
Sunny Lowdown – Shady Deal – Released on the CoolStreme label, September 2019. Sunny Lowdown’s first release was entitled “The Blues, Volume Low”, and that remains his approach to the blues on this latest release, “Shady Deal”, a follow-up to his Blues Blast Music Award-nominated “Down Loaded”. He takes his time and doesn’t hit you over the head. His […]
