Blues Matters at the Big Blues Festival, Southport

Blues Matters Little Acoustic Stage at Southport Big Blues Festival, at The Atkinson Theatre Blues Matters Magazine, media sponsors of The Big Blues Festival announce the winner of their Little Acoustic Stage on Saturday 9th October 2016. Congratulations go to the fabulous Benjamin Bassford who has won the main stage slot for 2017 at […]
Lazer Lloyd

LAZER LLOYD Lazer Lloyd (born Lloyd Paul Bluman) is a US-born, Israeli singer/songwriter and an international recording artist, influenced by blues, gospel and southern rock. He cites B.B. King as one of his biggest inspirations in music and in life. Lazer is a genre-defying artist who plays with a killer tone and has […]
Beth Hart’s new album Fire On The Floor + UK Tour

BETH HART NEW ALBUM: FIRE ON THE FLOOR OUT NOW PROVOGUE/MASCOT LABEL GROUP + UK TOUR 11- 23 NOVEMBER Watch the brand new Official video for ‘Love is A Lie’ here: “Glorious” The Independent “Joyous” Mojo 4/5 “Breath-taking” Maverick 5/5 “Dreamy” Classic Rock “Oozes emotion, soul and feeling from every pore” Fireworks […]
Federal Charm Tour With Simo And Aaron Keylock

FEDERAL CHARM RELEASE STREAM OF NEW SINGLE ‘SILHOUETTE’ TO DOVETAILNOVEMBER UK TOUR WITH SIMO AND AARON KEYLOCK Today, the Stockport-based blues rock band Federal Charm have released a stream of their new single ‘Silhouette’ on YouTube:http://bit.ly/2dk2WDd. The song features on their ‘Across The Divide’ album, which launched last year via Wire Sound. The band have […]
THE ROLLING STONES RETURN TO THE BLUES

THE ROLLING STONES THE ROLLING STONES ANNOUNCE THEIR RETURN TO THE BLUES WITH NEW ALBUM ‘BLUE & LONESOME’ OUT ON DECEMBER 2 Five decades in the making and just three days to record www.rollingstones.com Date: 6 October, 2016 On 2nd December 2016, The Rolling Stones will release ‘Blue & […]
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 […]
Little Roger & The Houserockers

Little Roger & The Houserockers Booking now for 2017 (click here for video samples) (click photo for sound samples) Roger Wade, the English harp player and singer now based in Germany, has been a stalwart on German and European stages for many years and is currently to be seen with the Houserockers, Jan […]
KING KING LIVE: TRIPLE DISC LIVE CONCERT

TRIPLE DISC LIVE CONCERT RELEASED FRIDAY 21st OCTOBER 2016 INCLUDES 2 CDS + BONUS DVD ALSO AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL DOWNLOAD NEW LIVE ALBUM DOVETAILS NOVEMBER 2016 UK TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ‘BROKEN WITT REBELS’ Manhaton Records are pleased to announce the release of King King’s very first live album “King King Live” – released on […]
Brian Langlinais – Right Hand Road

Brian Langlinais – Right Hand Road Brian Langlinais Takes The Wheel And Shifts It Into High Gear With Right Hand Road Album filled many flavors of his genealogy – a pot of Louisiana, a dash of rock, and several heaping helpings of soul CD out On September 16 You could say Brian Langlinais’ […]
Blues Matters Magazine: Issue #92 Oct / Nov 2016

Blues Matters Magazine: Issue #92 Oct / Nov 2016 Blues Matters Issue 92 is available NOW from all good newsagents including WHSmiths and of course direct from us at Blues Matters. [show_wp_shopping_cart] £5.00 inc postage UK (£8.00 inc postage outside UK) [wp_cart:BM92:price:5.00:shipping:[Shipping|UK – free,0.00|Rest of World +3.00],3.00:end] Contents Include – Interviews – Beth Hart, […]