Gig Review: JOE BONAMASSA at Hampton Court Palace, London.

Joe Bonamassa by Laurence Harvey Gig Review by Pete Sargeant Joe Bonamassa, Hampton Court Palace, London. 12th June 2018 There was quite a buzz of expectation at the Royal Palace as the sunshine made an effort to break through whilst the stage was readied for the band’s performance. Joe’s shows bring the cream of players […]

GIG REVIEW for BETH HART – Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London

Beth Hart at the Royal Albert Hall, London by Christie Goodwin Beth Hart – Royal Albert Hall, London. Friday 4th May 2018 American musician and torch singer Hart bares her soul, anxieties, hang-ups and dilemmas to her devoted fans. Fronting a three-piece touring band, Beth switches from guitar to her candle-lit piano as she journeys through […]

Gig Review KING KING ‘LIVE” at the 02 Shepherds Bush Empire, London.

King King by Laurence Harvey King King ‘LIVE’ at the Shepherds Bush Empire, London 17th January 2018 It’s been a rocky road for King King in recent times. Led by one of the recently unlucky Nimmo brothers, Alan. Alan Nimmo by Laurence Harvey The last few months have also seen a change of keyboard player […]

LAURENCE JONES gig review, new album release and 2018 tour schedule

Laurence Jones UK artist Laurence Jones is set to release his new studio album “The Truth” on Friday, March 9th. His UK tour kicks off at Manchester’s Band on the Wall on Thursday 3rd May 2018. RELEASED ON CD, LTD EDITION WHITE VINYL & DOWNLOAD Pre-Order from https://laurencejones.tmstor.es To dovetail the release of his new album […]

KING KING at the Tivoli Theatre with BAD TOUCH as support – Gig Review

King King King King gig review from the Tivoli Theater, Wimborne, 16th June 2017 – with support from Bad Touch For the first time since I’ve been coming here, there was a full house for this rescheduled show, postponed from October due to Alan Nimmo’s  throat problems. Norfolk’s Bad Touch opened to a great reception. […]

THE MIKE ZITO BAND & THE BLUE HORIZON gig review

  The Mike Zito Band by Rockrpix The Mike Zito Band and The Blue Horizon  at the Boom Boom Club, Sutton, Friday 31st March 2017 Sleep was at an absolute premium last night as the adrenaline coursed through my veins and my senses were filled with the sights and sounds of another truly memorable gig at my […]

Beth Hart – Colston Hall, Bristol – Gig Review

Beth Hart Colston Hall, Bristol 17th November 2016 Photo by Liz Aiken As the lights dimmed in a packed auditorium, the band appeared on stage, playing the opening bars of I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know, but no sign of the Californian songstress we’d all come to see. Then, you could hear this amazing […]

Gig Review: Eric Clapton Live In San Diego W/ Special Guest JJ Cale

Gig Review: Eric Clapton Live In San Diego W/ Special Guest JJ Cale by Pete Sargeant ERIC CLAPTON LIVE IN SAN DIEGO WITH SPECIAL GUEST JJ CALE Reprise/Bushbranch Records – Warners It’s May 1977, and already a renowned songwriter, Eric Clapton brings his band over from America to play in Victoria in London. The curtain […]

Review: Beth Hart, Cambridge Corn Exchange 11/05/15

Review: Beth Hart Monday 11th May 2015 Corn Exchange, Cambridge, United Kingdom Photos: Laurence Harvey / Kieran White On a cloudy day in Kingston, Surrey my friends Jim and Kieran (both gifted photographers on the live music circuit) and I got in Jim’s car and set the Satellite Navigator to Cambridge (Cambridge in the United […]

A Butlins Blues Odyssey

A blog hot from the Rock and Blues Festival 2015 at Skegness… Friday 23rd January 2015 Even on a cold January day in Lincolnshire, a music festival brings out some interesting sights. The men dressed as Blues Brothers, the splendidly attired lady singer having a quick cigarette outside a bar, the woman in bunny ears. […]