Gerald Jablonski Band – Trouble With The Blues

Gerald Jablonski Band – Trouble With The Blues Here’s the official video for Trouble With The Blues, the latest song from the Gerald Jablonski Band, featuring Polish blues harp sensation Pete Narojczyk. You can catch them live at the Colne Blues Festival on the British Stage on Monday 31st August (Bank Holiday Monday), amongst the […]

The Strypes interviewed on tour

The Strypes are a young band from Cavan, Eire, whose fresh, fierce brand of music and live performances have brought them tours and fans worldwide. Here, not long after they featured in TV documentary ‘The Best Thing Since Cavan‘ they are interviewed for Blues Matters magazine. Listen to the interview here: Ross, Josh, Peter and Evan talk about […]

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 […]

Web Exclusive: stream the new TBelly album

Blues Matters are excited to announce that we have a world exclusive – be the first to hear the new TBelly album “Dead Men Don’t Pray” British contemporary blues band TBelly will tour the U.S. this summer in support of their highly anticipated debut LP, Dead Men Don’t Pray, due out on May 26. ​Dead […]

WHITESNAKE release “Soldier Of Fortune” Promo Video

Photo (c) Ash Newell Whitesnake have just unleashed a new promo video for “Soldier of Fortune” – a song taken from their forthcoming album “ The Purple Album”. Whitesnake are also touring in the UK in December 2015 alongside Def Leppard , with special guests Black Star Riders – tour dates below.

Joe Bonamassa adds second Brighton date to October UK Tour

Joe Bonamassa adds second Brighton date to October UK Tour photo © Christie Goodwin Due to popular demand, a second concert at the Brighton Centre on Friday October 30 has been added to Joe Bonamassa’s October 2015 UK tour. A special pre-sale for the newly added Brighton concert will be available exclusively to members of […]

Blues Travelers, parking tickets and Jack Daniels

American band Blues Traveler have a great name, as it is symbolic of what a lot of bands do, traveling with their Blues, even if the name isn’t spelt in the English way…. The Mark Handley and the Bone Idols video above refers to one reason travelling Blues bands can get the Blues. Reading more of the […]

Paul Lamb & The Detroit Breakdown – UK Tour Dates

Paul Lamb & The Detroit Breakdown – UK Tour Dates Paul Lamb & The Detroit Breakdown is delighted to announce their return to the UK. The blues rock band will be returning to perform in May / June 2015, all dates below. The band are no strangers to the live circuit here, which always affords […]

BLUE HWY Carpe Diem: Live At The Coach House

BLUE HWY Carpe Diem: Live At The Coach House. Far West Mississippi Recordings FMWR-3016. Formed in nineteen ninety-three, in California, B.H. played an attractive mixture of Southern Blues and Rock, they consisted of: John Harrelson; guitar, vocals, Rob Donofrio; bass, vocals, “King” Roger Ehrnman; tenor sax and Rob Campos; drums. Their vigorous and foot tapping style […]

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD – UK Tour News & Competition

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD – UK TOUR NEWS & COMPETITION Photo credit: Jim Templeton Cross Multi-platinum selling blues rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd is returning to the UK in April for a new tour with support from Ben Poole and his band. To coincide with this we are running a competition to allow some lucky fans […]