CRISTINA VANE – OLD PLAYED NEW
Self Release Cristina originally hails from Turin, but to listen to her smooth vocals and authentic steel resonator guitar you could be forgiven for thinking she was born and bred somewhere in the Mississippi Delta. Cristina had been based in Venice Beach, California, but has recently moved to Nashville. An extremely accomplished musician, having studied […]
Gig Review DC BLUES BAND (with Nick Steed)
The Milton Rooms, Malton. Thursday, 24th September with Steve Banks This, for me and the 60 well-socially-distanced members of the audience, was the much anticipated return of live music. The venue was the Milton Rooms, a finely restored hall in the quaint market town of Malton, North Yorkshire, which also happens to be the home […]
Album Review – How Low Can You Go?
HOW LOW CAN YOU GO? MARCUS LAZARUS This appear to be the 6th album from Marcus, who despite the convincing sounds on the CD, currently is based in Watford! That never stopped Elton John did it? 11 tracks, 10 of which are self-penned by Marcus and shared credits with drummer Kev Hickman for track 10. […]
JOE BONAMASSA ANNOUNCES NEW STUDIO ALBUM “ROYAL TEA” OUT ON OCT 23rd
Photo credit: Jim Herrington The wait is over, Joe Bonamassa’s new solo studio album Royal Tea, inspired by his British guitar heroes Jeff Beck, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Eric Clapton and Cream, was recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios and will be released on October 23rd via Provogue/Mascot Label Group. Bonamassa also surprised […]
King King to play live at Berkeley Studios, Glasgow
To celebrate the upcoming release of their new studio album “Maverick”, King King will release a full-length performance featuring the bands new line-up including Stevie Nimmo. You can watch the live performance from Berkeley Studios in Glasgow from Friday 2 October at 8pm. Once received the concert download is yours to keep forever. The […]
The Nick Dewhurst Band – Concert Review
The talented quartet of pianist Daan Temmings, drummer Dave Tandy, bass player Paul Robinson and leader Nick Dewhurst on trumpet and guitar played to an appreciative audience when they appeared at Lichfield’s Cathedral Hotel. Respecting all of the safety measures, of masks, and social distancing, the audience was by necessity a lot smaller than it […]
JOE BONAMASSA LIVE AT THE RYMAN AUDITORIUM NASHVILLE
Seeing Joe Bonamassa performing a live gig is one of life’s great pleasures. But this is the year 2020. Things are not normal anymore. A live gig without an audience seems something of a damp squib. WORDS: Stephen Harrison IMAGES: Chris Wood GIG DATE: 20.09.20 But this is Joe Bonamassa we are talking about. Joe […]
ALBUM REVIEW: CONNOR BRACKEN AND THE MOTHER LEEDS BAND – NIGHTBIRD MOTEL
I’m just going to initialise CBATMLB and say that they hail from that hotbed of American rock and roll Asbury Park, New Jersey. So what we have here is a collection of ten tracks, roughly thematic, where a band and the creative driving force, Connor, are growing exponentially. The overall sound of the album is […]
Susan Santos releases new single ‘Somebody To Love’
Award-winning and critically acclaimed guitarist Susan Santos releases her new single ‘Somebody To Love’ on Friday 18th September. Taken from her upcoming 4-track EP ‘The L.A. Sessions’ on 7” inch vinyl and digital on Friday 6 November. Susan recorded ‘The L.A. Sessions’ during December 2019 in Los Angeles, California. All songs were by Susan […]
AWARD WINNING ROOTS AND BLUES SINGER SHEMEKIA COPELAND RELEASES NEW ALBUM, UNCIVIL WAR
Alligator Records is pleased to announce the October 23, 2020 release of Uncivil War, the riveting new album by recently-named 2020 Living Blues Female Artist Of The Year and multi-Grammy Award nominee Shemekia Copeland. Uncivil War builds on the musically and lyrically adventurous territory she’s been exploring for over a decade, blending blues, R&B and […]
