York Blues Festival 2022 Review

YORK BLUES FESTIVAL – 2nd April 2022 The Crescent Community Centre, York Words & Pictures: Colin Campbell Well, it was time again to go to the wonderful city of York for a Blues Festival, second time in a year. Last one being in July due to rescheduling through the dreaded pandemic. April is a better […]
Live review: DAN PATLANSKY – Norwich, The Waterfront

South African based Dan Patlansky has just hit the UK launching his European tour to promote the cracking new album Shelter Of Bones. Like many internationally touring artists it’s been a case of riding out the pandemic and patiently waiting to get the timing right between release and tour. Words: STEVE YOURGLIVCH Pictures: Laurence […]
TERRI’ THOUARS BLUES FESTIVAL, THOUARS, FRANCE

17 – 21 March 2022 By Iain Patience. Photos: Claude Adam Usually the opening festival of the season, Terri’ Thouars, is always a welcome event, no more so than this year. Following two years of Covid lockdowns and cancellation, the festival kicked-off with its usual mix of local, French and international blues artists. About fifty […]
Cry Baby and The Hoochie Coochie Boys

Friday 18th March-Eleven Club, Stoke-On-Trent This was a first in a couple of ways on Friday night. Even though both bands are quite local in my area, I’m sad to say that I’d never seen either of them before, although I’ve been friends with a couple of members for quite a long time. So, I […]
Gerry Jablonski & The Electric Band / Dave Arcari – Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh 22/02/22

Gerry Jablonski & The Electric Band / Dave Arcari live at the Voodoo Rooms Edinburgh 22/02/22 – gig review
The Blues Band – New Vic Theatre Stoke-on-Trent – gig review – 24th February 2022

…the farewell tour for The Blues Band after being together for the best part of 44 years.
The Great British Rock and Blues Festival 2022 round-up – Hotshots Stage

Chris Bevington Organisation with support from Big Wolf Band At the Eleven Club Stoke-On-Trent

Amid these uncertain times, it cheers one up when you have the chance to see live music in a great venue on your doorstep. The Eleven Club has faced many challenges, as have similar venues, but has managed to come out the other side. This was a sort of re-launch for the CBO album, Sand […]
Dom Martin Band gig review Kinross 20th November 2021

Quite justifiably Dom is getting more recognition as a musical artist, singer songwriter and consummate guitarist.
BAD TOUCH AT THE WATERFRONT, NORWICH

SWAGGERINGLY GOOD ROCK N ROLL ! If you have tickets for the remainder of the Bad Touch, Better Late Than Never tour you are in for a treat, if you haven’t got tickets get them if you can. I have seen Bad Touch live a few times now and they’ve always been high energy, good […]