Tag Archives: blues rock

Quick plays: STEELEYE SPAN, GALLAGHER & LYLE, HUMBLE PIE

Posted on October 13, 2019 by jason

GALLAGHER & LYLE - Live at De Montfort Hall Leicester 1977

STEELEYE SPAN Live at De Montfort Hall Leicester 1977 Store For Music/Angel Air [Release date 04.10.19] One glaring error on this CD is the concert was in fact recorded in 1978 on the band’s then farewell tour (although the band … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, Quick Plays | Tagged album, blues rock, De Montfort Hall, folk, folk rock, Gallagher & Lyle, Humble Pie, Leicester, live recording, Maddy Prior, Martin Carthy, pop, review, soft rock, Steeleye Span, Steve Marriott | Leave a comment

Gig review: DATURA4 – CherryDon, Marseilles, 6 October 2019

Posted on October 10, 2019 by jason

Five Australians blokes walk into a bar in Marseilles on a Sunday night……and just kill it. Having appreciated these guys from a distance and reviewed Datura4’s excellent trio of albums (Demon Blues, Hairy Mountain and Blessed Is The Boogie), GRTR!’s … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged blues, blues rock, CherryDon, Datura4, Fleetwood Mac, gig, Marseilles, review, rock | Leave a comment

Album review: SAYER & JOYCE – Makes You Stronger

Posted on October 10, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

Gulf Coast Records [Release date 04.10.19] When Pete Feenstra reviewed British blues duo Ron Sayer Jr and Charlotte Joyce’s debut Hard To Please in 2013 he observed that contemporary roots music had never sounded so good, and had the album … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THUNDER – The Garage, London, 26 September 2019

Posted on October 3, 2019 by andynathan

Thunder gigs come in all shapes and sizes, from the crowd pleasing festival appearances, to their semi-legendary Christmas shows, to the recent ‘Please Remain Seated’ semi-unplugged tour. Since their latest reformation for a third spell they have even played arena … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged Ben Matthews, blues rock, Danny Bowes, gig, Luke Morley, melodic rock, Thunder | Leave a comment

News: Albums of the Month (July 2019 – September 2019)

Posted on October 2, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

January-March 2019 April-June 2019 DANNY BEARDSLEY Blood From A Stone www.dannybeardsley.com [Release date 20.09.19] Just when you thought it was safe to go back in to your ageing album collection – frustrated that much new stuff merely recycles the old … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums of the Month, All Posts, NEWS | Tagged 2019, albums of the month, August, Berlin, blues rock, classic rock, Danny Beardsley, Diana Rein, hard rock, Iamthemorning, July, melodic rock, Phil Lanzon, pop rock, Progressive Rock, September, Status Quo, the New Roses | Leave a comment

Album review: NAZARETH – Coloured vinyl re-issues (October 2019)

Posted on September 29, 2019 by jason

‘Snaz (2LP, orange / green vinyl, gatefold, innersleeves), 2XS (turquoise vinyl LP), Sound Elixir (orange vinyl LP, inner sleeve), Cinema (white vinyl LP, inner sleeve), No Jive (clear vinyl LP + insert), Move Me (red vinyl LP) BMG [Release date … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, Reissues | Tagged 'Snaz, 2XS, album, blues rock, cinema, classic rock, Dan McCafferty, John Locke, Manny Charlton, Move Me, Nazareth, No Jive, Pete Agnew, review, rock, Sound Elixir | Leave a comment

Album review: BLUES CARAVAN 2019 (Katarina Pejak, Ina Forsman, Ally Venable)

Posted on September 28, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

Ruf Records [Release date 11.10.19] It’s a great idea to release a live album from an extensive tour that can be sold on some of the dates, as it was in the UK in September. This CD/DVD captures the latest … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts | Tagged album, Ally Venable, blues, Blues Caravan 2019, blues rock, Ina Forsman, Katarina Pejak, R&B, review, rhythm and blues, roots, ruf records, singer, songwriter | Leave a comment

Gig review: STRAY – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 20 September 2019

Posted on September 25, 2019 by andynathan

For every guitar great that sprang to prominence in rock’s golden age- a Blackmore, a Page, a Schenker – there were other guitar heroes who given the breaks should have become equal household names on musical terms alone, one of … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 20 September 2019, blues, Blues Devils, blues rock, Boom Boom Club, DEL BROMHAM, gig, hard rock, Karl Randall, Pete Dyer, review, Simon Rinaldo, Stray, Sutton | Leave a comment

Gig review: DAN BAIRD AND HOMEMADE SIN, JASON AND THE SCORCHERS, KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS – Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 6 September 2019

Posted on September 15, 2019 by andynathan

Package tours are an increasingly common feature of the gig scene, but it’s rare for one with three bands to have equal billing for each. The fact that Dan Baird and Homemade Sin, Jason and the Scorchers and the Kentucky … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged blues rock, country rock, Dan Baird, gig, Homemade Sin, Jason and the Scorchers, Jason Ringenberg, Mauro Magellan, review, southern rock, Warner E Hodges | Leave a comment

Gig review: BLUES CARAVAN 2019 (Ina Forsman, Ally Venable, Katarina Pejak), The Iron Road, Pershore, 13 September 2019

Posted on September 15, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

BLUES CARAVAN 2019 - The Iron Road, Pershore, 13 September 2019

Friday 13th may have seemed more than ominous to the girls in the Blues Caravan with a six hour journey from Scotland taking fourteen hours. But that didn’t seem to quell their enthusiasm for the South Midlands stop on a … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 13 September 2019, Ally Venable, blues, Blues Caravan 2019, blues rock, gig, Ina Forsman, Katarina Pejak, Pershore, R&B, review, rhythm and blues, roots, ruf records, singer, songwriter, The Iron Road | Leave a comment

Album review: THE FLUFFY JACKETS – Something From Nothing

Posted on September 1, 2019 by jason

Cargo Records [Release date 16.08.19] Second album from this bluesy melodic rock group, and it follows on nicely from their debut, the acclaimed ‘Fighting Demons’. Again featuring guitarist Manny Charlton (also dobro, best known as a founder member and chief … Continue reading →

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News: MARGATE RHYTHM & ROCK, 6-8 September 2019 with headliners LINDISFARNE, WILKO JOHNSON & STEVE HARLEY

Posted on August 26, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

WILKO JOHNSON BAND – Royal Albert Hall, London, 26 September 2017

This preview was first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 25 August featuring two of the bands appearing at the three-day Margate event: Curved Air and Man. (12:16) Margate Rhythm & Rock 2019 takes place 6th – … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, Festivals & Large Events, NEWS | Tagged 6-8 September 2019, blues rock, classic rock, Curved Air, festival, Focus, Lindisfarne, Man, Margate Rhythm & Rock, R&B, Steve Harley, Stray, The Blockheads, The Sharpeez, Wilko Johnson | Leave a comment

Quick plays: DUFFY & BIRD, DREW HOLCOMB, TIM GRIMM, BOB BRADSHAW, 3TIMES7

Posted on August 21, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

DUFFY & BIRD Spirit Level [Release date 20.09.19] You can’t go wrong with a voice and an acoustic guitar. That is, if you’ve a decent singer, a decent song, and decent player. It’s a formula as old as the hills. … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, Quick Plays | Tagged 3Times7, acoustic, album, Americana, blues, blues rock, Bob Bradshaw, Dragons, Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors, Duffy & Bird, Heart Land Again, Queen Of The West, Rain In Chicago, review, roots, singer songwriter, Spirit Level, Tim Grimm | Leave a comment

Gig review: UPTON BLUES FESTIVAL – Never The Bride, 20 July 2019

Posted on July 24, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

UPTON BLUES FESTIVAL - Chris Bevington Organisation, 20 July 2019

A free music festival. A mini-beer festival. Lots of food outlets. Easy parking. Family friendly. Great weather. What more could you ask for? The Upton Blues Festival is a well established event now in its second decade and takes place … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 20 July 2019, blues rock, Born Healer, gig review, Never The Bride, Upton Blues Festival, wille and the bandits | Leave a comment

Rising Stars: HM JOHNSEN

Posted on July 23, 2019 by jason

In 2017 HM Johnsen released his debut album ‘Chased’, then in 2018 he was awarded the title “Norwegian Blues Union Artist” and now he has a new single Walk This Road out now. We caught up with HM Johnsen to … Continue reading →

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Album review: HANNAH WICKLUND & THE STEPPIN STONES

Posted on July 17, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

Strawberry Moon Records [Release date 30.05.19] With her previous two albums (Looking Glass (2013) and Steppin Stones (2015)) recorded when she was 15 and 17 being self-released under the branding of The Steppin Stones and no longer available, 22 year … Continue reading →

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News: FREE FESTIVAL – Upton Blues Festival, Upton On Severn, Worcestershire, 18-21 July 2019

Posted on July 9, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

Wille And The Bandits - Giants of Rock, Minehead, January 2017

In this hour special for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio Pete Feenstra previews some of the artists appearing at this year’s Upton Blues Festival, including Big Boy Bloater, Kyla Brox, Wily Bo Walker, Rainbreakers and Danny Bryant. For reviews/interviews of … Continue reading →

Posted in Festivals & Large Events, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, NEWS | Tagged 18-21 July 2019, blues, blues rock, Danny Bryant, Elles Bailey, Kyla Brox, Rainbreakers, Troy Redfern, Upton Blues Festival, Upton-on-Severn, wille and the bandits, Wily Bo Walker, Worcestershire | Leave a comment

Gig review: GARY CLARK JR. – Albert Hall, Manchester, 18 June 2019

Posted on June 28, 2019 by andynathan

Gary Clark Jr. is a man out of time, resplendent in battered denim and wide brimmed hat he is the embodiment of the classic blues man. Immediately launching into 2012 single ‘Bright Lights’ and demonstrating deep, smoking guitar chops that … Continue reading →

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News: Albums of the Month (April 2019 – June 2019)

Posted on June 10, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

January-March 2019 July-September 2019 ERJA LYYTINEN Another World (Tuohi Records) [Release Date 26.04.19] From the tension building intensity and a harmony guitar break of ‘Hard As Stone’ to the gently paced ‘Without You’, with its angst filled and guitar driven … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums of the Month, All Posts, NEWS | Tagged 2019, albums of the month, April, Big Big Train, blues rock, classic rock, Diamond Head, Erja Lyytinen, hard rock, Izz, June, May, melodic rock, Michael Thompson Band, Prince, Progressive Rock, Rebecca Downes | Leave a comment

News: Albums of the Month (January 2019 – March 2019)

Posted on June 10, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

April-June 2019 July-September 2019 STEVE HACKETT At The Edge Of Light (Inside Out) [Release date 25.01.19] In his long and distinguished career at the forefront of everything that’s good about progressive rock, Steve Hackett has consistently delivered albums of the … Continue reading →