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Album review: ZOE SCHWARZ & BLUE COMMOTION – I’ll Be Your’s Tonight

Posted on August 8, 2015 by petefeenstra

33 Records [Release date 01.06.15] With 3 studio albums under their belt and a busy gig sheet, Zoe Schwarz & Blue Commotion have established themselves as a sophisticated blues band with their own unique selling point. … Continue reading →

Gig review: HENRY’S FUNERAL SHOE, LA BASTARD, GRYS GRYS – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, 5 Aug 2015

Posted on August 6, 2015 by petefeenstra

There’s nothing quite like standing in the middle of a big French festival crowd while Welsh duo Henry’s Funeral Shoe light the fuse with an incendiary show that transforms a sense of anticipation into the second coming. Sandwiched between the … Continue reading →

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Album review: CONSIDER THE SOURCE – World War Trio Parts II & III

Posted on August 3, 2015 by petefeenstra

Techne Records [Release date 02.06.15] Creative, inspirational and intense, but with enough subtlety and light and shade to tap into the true elements of Prog Rock, ‘World War Trio (Parts 11 & 111)’ is an essential purchase of all true … Continue reading →

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Album review: LYNYRD SKYNYRD – One More For The Fans

Posted on August 3, 2015 by petefeenstra

earMUSIC [Release date 24.07.15] There’s nothing quite like an enduring back catalogue and a whiff of nostalgia to bring out the fans. And seeing as Bob Dylan, The Doobie Brothers and The Allman Brothers etc., have … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD, CANDY KANE BAND, TEXAS CANNONBALLS – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, 12 July 2015

Posted on July 13, 2015 by petefeenstra

Royal Southern Brotherhood - Relache Festival, Bordeaux, 12 July 2015

As Candy Kane tells the crowd, the French have always supported music and the arts, and tonight it seems they are supporting an American blues export drive it. Texas Cannonballs do what it says on the tin. You can take … Continue reading →

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Album review: BACHMAN – Heavy Blues

Posted on June 21, 2015 by petefeenstra

Linus Entertainment [Release date 13.04.15] There’s no better time than in the autumn of your career to go back to the musical roots that inspired you in the first place, and so it is that the former Guess Who and … Continue reading →

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Album review: DIXIE REPUBLIC – Redneck Way

Posted on June 21, 2015 by petefeenstra

Dixie Republic Music [Release date 30.01.15] Dixie Republic is a Nashville based trio with a big sound and a retro bent, who pen heartfelt songs that mirror both their culture and beliefs. However, once they stated their outlook as on … Continue reading →

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Album review: JEFF FETTERMAN – Bottle Full Of Blues

Posted on June 20, 2015 by petefeenstra

Green Tea Music [Release date 2015] Jeff Fetterman ticks all the right boxes on ‘Bottle Full Of Blues’, a rock solid blues-rock album that works hard to convince you of its stature. Jeff’s a tasty guitarist, decent songwriter who leads … Continue reading →

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Album review: 4th LABYRINTH – Quattro Stagioni

Posted on June 20, 2015 by petefeenstra

4th Labyrinth Music [Release date 04.09.15] Described as classic progressive rock & pop band, 4th Labyrinth is much more than that. They are a band that reaches well beyond the 4 seasons concept of the album title. And while … Continue reading →

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DVD review: LOST SONGS: THE BASEMENT TAPES CONTINUED

Posted on June 19, 2015 by petefeenstra

Eagle Vision [Release date 25.05.15] ‘The Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued’ is a publishers dream. Take a bunch of recently discovered and unrecorded Dylan songs from the legendary ‘Basement Tapes’ era, get a bunch of cross-generational roots artists and … Continue reading →

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Album review: DAVID SINCLAIR FOUR – David Sinclair Four

Posted on June 18, 2015 by petefeenstra

The Pete Feenstra Feature – David Sinclair (27 December 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Critical Discs [Release date 11.05.15] David Sinclair has assiduously built up a catalogue of impressive songs and raised his profile to the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: LEAD BELLY FEST – Royal Albert Hall, London, 15 June 2015

Posted on June 16, 2015 by petefeenstra

Photo: John Bull Rockrpix www.rockrpix.com As George Harrison once said: “No Lead Belly, no Lonnie Donegan. Therefore no Lead Belly, no Beatles.” Van Morrison later generalized the point when he said: “Lead Belly was not an influence, he was the influence. If it … Continue reading →

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Album review: BIG APPLE BLUES – Energy

Posted on June 15, 2015 by petefeenstra

The Pete Feenstra Feature – Big Apple Blues (21 June 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Stone Tone Records [Release date 18.06.14] ‘Energy’ is a hugely original instrumental album built round the visceral urban energy of the … Continue reading →

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Album review: SOLEY MOURNING – The Rocket Pool

Posted on June 11, 2015 by petefeenstra

Saltdog Records [Release date 29.06.15] West Midland hard rock band Soley Mourning draw on classic rock antecedents and well crafted, passionately played songs to shape their own brand of intense melodic hard rock. They are unafraid to tackle meaningful lyrics … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOHN LODGE – 10,000 Light Years Ago

Posted on June 11, 2015 by petefeenstra

This hour special was broadcast in the Pete Feenstra Feature on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on 31 May 2015. John Lodge chats about the making of the album. (58:41) Esoteric Antenna [Release date 05.05.15] By his own admission ‘10,000 … Continue reading →

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Album review: SPOOKY TOOTH – The Island Years (An Anthology) 1967-74

Posted on June 11, 2015 by petefeenstra

This is an edited version of the interview with Spooky Tooth keyboard player/vocalist Mike Harrison that appeared on the Pete Feenstra Feature, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on 17 May 2015 (13:16) UMC [Release date 27.04.15] ‘The Island Years’ is a … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE MENTULLS – Reflections

Posted on June 10, 2015 by petefeenstra

ProgBlues Music [Release date 10.07.15] The curious thing about prog rock is that what once was a ground breaking musical genre now clearly defines a particular retro period of rock history – arguably the late 60’s to the early 70’s. … Continue reading →

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Album review: SEAN TAYLOR – The Only Good Addiction Is Love

Posted on June 7, 2015 by petefeenstra

The Pete Feenstra Feature – Sean Taylor (14 June 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Sean Taylor Songs [Release date 15.06.15] ‘The Only Good Addiction is Love’ is Londoner Sean Taylor’s seventh album and is another step … Continue reading →

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Album review: SAMANTHA FISH – Wild Heart

Posted on June 5, 2015 by petefeenstra

Ruf [Released by 29.06.15] ‘Wild Heart’ is a stylist departure for Samantha Fish, a young blues-rock artist who is flexible and young enough to soak up new and different influences and bring them to bear on her own mature song-writing … Continue reading →

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Album review: LEVEE DWELLERS – Leveling Up

Posted on June 5, 2015 by petefeenstra

Blueshine Records (Release date 15.02.15) Levee Dwellers take their name from an amalgamation of the band’s native Dutch Delta and the New Orleans and Mississippi Delta. Their music is a subtle mix of blues, jazz and funk and it’s generally … Continue reading →

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Album review: ERJA LYYTINEN – Live In London

Posted on June 4, 2015 by petefeenstra

Tuohi [Release date 08.06.15] Erja Lyytinen matches her excellent guitar playing with wide ranging material that broadens the blues canvas to take in a much wider perspective. She’s a strong lyricst who imbues her songs with deep emotion and meaning, … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD – Don’t Look Back

Posted on June 4, 2015 by petefeenstra

Ruf [Release date 26.05.15] And so it comes to pass that the bloodline has been cast asunder and a new line-up of Royal Southern Brotherhood takes on the mantle of the kings of southern kissed funk, blues and soul. ‘Don’t … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BETH HART, The Barbican, London, 8 May 2015

Posted on May 9, 2015 by petefeenstra

The Barbican is hot tonight. The apparent lack of air con and a sense of pre-gig anticipation mean that when Beth Hart hits her stride the venue has an old fashioned clubby vibe. An expansive black back-drop, flickering candles on … Continue reading →

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Gig review: KING KING – Jazz Cafe, London, 6 May 2015

Posted on May 7, 2015 by petefeenstra

These are good times for King King. The band sits at the top of the blues charts with ‘Reaching For The Light’ and this official album launch comes right in the middle of a hugely successful tour. They’ve sharpened their … Continue reading →

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Album review: KING KING – Reaching For The Light

Posted on May 4, 2015 by petefeenstra

Manhaton [Release date 04.05.15] Four years after their debut album, King King have outgrown their original mould to such a extent that the album title is more a reality than an aspiration. ‘Reaching For The Light’ reflects a band that … Continue reading →