ALBERT KING The Big Blues
Albert King – The Big Blues Born Under A Bad Sign may have been Albert King’s breakthrough album, but The Big Blues was his first long player, not so much an album as a collection of singles recorded between 1959 and 1962 and the sound is rather different. The set kicks off with the excellent, […]
BACKTRACK BLUES BAND Way Back Home
Backtrack Blues Band – Way Back Home This is blues par excellence, raw essential blues and quintessentially this type of music is what the term was designed for! When a group have been together for as long as these guys have in their third decade, then you know you’re on the right road to musical […]
BAD TOUCH Truth Be Told
Bad Touch – Truth Be Told Having seen Bad Touch supporting the Kentucky Headhunters earlier this year, it doesn’t surprise me that Truth Be Told comes hurtling out of the traps like a cheetah in need of its dinner. Energy and enthusiasm are their stock in trade. What’s surprising is the focus and quality that […]
SARI SCHORR & THE ENGINE ROOM – 2017 UK TOUR
Blues vocalist Sari Schorr is back in the studio this week to record the follow-up album to her critically acclaimed debut album “A Force of Nature”. Before embarking on her UK tour on Wednesday 15th March, Sari is currently recording her new studio album in Bath. Sari Schorr – photo credit – Laurence Harvey “We’re really […]
Dan Patlansky announces April/May 2017 UK Tour with special guest Ash Wilson
Celebrated South African blues rock guitarist Dan Patlansky returns to the UK for his April / May 2017 UK Tour with special guest Ash Wilson. This will be the first tour Patlansky will undertake following his support slot on King King’s 2016 UK tour, and Joe Satriani’s 2015 UK and European tour. Dan Patlansky UK […]
3HATTRIO – Solitaire
3hattrio – Solitaire Most readers are probably aware of the idea that a harsh urban environment helped shape the tough Chicago and Detroit blues sound of the 40s and 50s. In sharp contrast, 3Hattrio’s inspiration comes rather from the expansive desert spaces of south-west Utah and it does not need a romantic streak to hear […]
AARON BURTON Southern Swagger
Southern Swagger by Aaron Burton Aaron Burton is yet another of those Texan pickers who seems to creep in under the radar lodging himself in the mind and memory. With around half a dozen albums already to his credit, with Southern Swagger he brings more than a touch of Down South, low-down and dirty acoustic […]
AARON KEYLOCK Cut Against The Grain
Aaron Keylock – Cut Against The Grain At last the debut album from the thin but lively blues-rock firebrand is available. Whilst the record has been coming together, Aaron has been touring with the likes of Wilko Johnson, Simo, Dan Patlansky, Cadillac Three. Supersonic BM’s Fabrizio Grossi produced the record. All The Right Moves opens […]
ADAM KARCH Moving Forward
Adam Karch Moving Forward Right from the start, the one word that sticks with me throughout is “pleasant”. Adam Karch is a singer/songwriter from Acadia, on the eastern seaboard of Canada, and this album has certainly grown on me since first playing. In fact, there is nothing here to dislike even though I describe it […]
JD & The Straight Shot at The Brooklyn Bowl, London
London 28th October 2016 JD & Straight Shots For a part-time band (Jim ‘J.D.’Dolan is a business executive) this outfit seriously cut it, both in terms of material and delivery. They may not do this all the time, but they are absolutely not playing around. The band are all stellar musicians, but any band is only […]
