Following her acclaimed performance alongside Annie Lennox at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee concert in June 2012, the release of her critically acclaimed third studio album "Almost Always Never", and a nationwide UK tour, blues rock sensation Joanne Shaw Taylor follows her sold out London Borderline concert with four UK concerts in November and December, including a high profile headline concert at London’s o2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Thursday 28th November.

 

Following the release of their critically acclaimed new studio album “If the River Was Whiskey”, Spin Doctors are pleased to announce a rare London concert at The Garage in Islington, North London, on Wednesday 25th September. Special guest is Dodgy.

 

An exclusive ticket presale starts on Thursday 9th May at 9am before tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday 10th May from www.eventim.co.uk and 0844 249 1000.

 

Provogue Records is pleased to announce “Luther’s Blues” – a brand new tribute album to the great blues artist Luther Allison, recorded by America’s veteran blues rock guitarist, Walter Trout. The album will be released in the UK on Monday 10th June on CD, Digital Download and Double Vinyl.

 

One of the most talented and innovative guitarists to emerge from Florida, Todd Grubbs has released two new albums digitally in March 2013 - "Best Of The Guests" and "Toddities volume 2". Todd Grubbs, who studied at Berklee College of Music, has been voted ‘Most Outstanding Guitarist’ at the Tampa Bay Music Awards, as well as winning the ‘Most Outstanding Video’ two consecutive years in a row. His guitar prowess has been touted by critics and fans worldwide, and can be witnessed on all his solo albums. Todd has surrounded himself with an array of legendary music artists and musicians which is the inspiration behind the album "Best of The Guests".

Following the March 25th release of Joe Bonamassa’s live album and DVD, “An Acoustic Evening At The Vienna Opera House”, the internationally renowned guitarist will embark on 7-date UK arena tour during September 2013.

 

Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday 15th March from the 24 Hour Box office: 0844 478 0898.  Book online: www.thegigcartel.com.

 

Previously hailed as a young guitar virtuoso, and a protégé of Walter Trout, Danny Bryant is building a formidable reputation as a leading British blues rock guitar heavyweight in his own right. On Monday 6th May, Jazzhaus Records will release his new studio album "Hurricane" in the UK. 

 

Recorded as a power trio, the new album was produced by Richard Hammerton (Manic Street Preachers). The nine songs showcase the evolution of Bryant as both guitarist and songwriter. The album bursts with power-fueled originals, groove-driven up-tempo songs, and soulful blues ballads.

 

Snakecharmer is a sad-case. It’s a bit of an effort to try and ride the coat-tails of Whitesnake. And Well Moody and co-always tried to do so more or less – by calling themselves Snakes this and snakes that – but being under the same company as the governor and using a cover that’s somewhat too reminiscent... be it their choice or the company’s ain’t a very good one I can tell ya.
 

Provogue Records (a division of Mascot Label Group) is pleased to announce the UK release of Eric Johnson’s special edition album "Up Close - Another Look" on Monday 1st April. The album coincides with Johnson’s nationwide UK tour which starts at London’s Shepherd Bush Empire on Wednesday 3rd April (tour dates listed below).

 

Guessing by the band’s name, I was expecting to hear some blues rock music. Surely, you can’t go wrong with a name like that. That is exactly what you take as long as you play this album. No Possession Blues started out in Sweden in 2009 and since then they have given several live gigs. Lately, they started recording songs for their self-titled debut album.
 

Jeremy Spencer is a British musician that used to be a member of Fleetwood Mack for a few years in the late 60s. He’s a bluesman and expectedly, he plays the blues and he plays them with the experience that some 4 decades might have given him. On “Bend In the Road” JS uses some American based, Detroit, based musicians a trio that called themselves “Saint Cecilia” and actually without delay released also their own eponymous album as well along with JS’s. The result is a fine mix of Blues with some hints of Americana.