Tag Archives: blues rock

Gig review: SAVOY BROWN- 100 Club, London, 18 January 2020

Posted on January 21, 2020 by andynathan

The marketing for the now traditional January London Blues Month is a mocked up, retro-style handbill. Someone who can remember those days is Kim Simmonds. He may not have the high profile of other guitar contemporaries of the British blues … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged blues rock, Garnet Grimm, gig, Keith Boyce, Kim Simmonds, London Blues Month, Pat DeSalvo, Savoy Brown | Leave a comment

Album review: FOGHAT – Fool For The City & Foghat Live (2019 Remasters)

Posted on January 15, 2020 by jason

Rock Candy Records [Release date 06.12.19] Britband Foghat clocked up a considerable number of tour miles after relocating to the USA in 1970, road testing their material, looking to kickstart their career. It worked a treat. . . it’s on … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, Reissues | Tagged albums, blues rock, boogie, classic rock, Dave Peverett, Foghat, Foghat Live, Fool For The City, re-issue, review, rock, Rock Candy, Roger Earl | Leave a comment

Album Review: BAI KAMARA JR & THE VOODOO SNIFFERS – Salone

Posted on January 12, 2020 by jason

Moosicus/M.I.G. Music [Release date 24.01.20] It is said that an artist brings their own experiences to any work that they create and if that’s the case Bai Kamara’s biography would suggest a varied and interesting album. Son of the former … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLACKBIRD & CROW – Ailm

Posted on December 31, 2019 by jason

M.I.G. Music [Release date 24.01.20] Blackbird & Crow are the duo of Maighread Ní Ghrásta and Stephen Doohan, who released their debut album ‘Shock Shatter Convince’ in 2017. Maighread wrote the majority of the lyrics which cover themes of abuse, … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts | Tagged Ailm, album, Blackbird & Crow, blues, blues rock, Celtic blues, folk, Maighread Ní Ghrásta, punk, review, rock, Stephen Doohan | Leave a comment

News: Top albums, live acts and breakthrough act named in popular poll (December 2019)

Posted on December 23, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

Steve Hackett - Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 11 November 2019

In this two hour special, first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 22 December, David Randall plays ‘The Best of 2019′ and announces the results of the popular poll. The results of the Best of 2019 Popular … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, NEWS, The Best of 2019 | Tagged best of 2019, blues rock, breakthrough acts, Chasing The Monsoon, classic rock, December 2019, poll, Progressive Rock, Rainbreakers, Steve Hackett, top albums, top live acts, vote | 1 Comment

Album review: BURNT OUT WRECK – This Is Hell

Posted on December 7, 2019 by jason

Burnt Out Wreckords/Cherry Red [Release date 11.10.19] After an extremely well-received 2017 debut ‘Swallow’, some barnstorming festival appearances and support slots for the likes of Anvil, Burnt Out Wreck – the band created by former Heavy Pettin’ drummer Gary Moat … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts | Tagged AC/DC, album, blues rock, Burnt Out Wreck, classic rock, Gary Moat, hard rock, Heavy Pettin', review, This Is Hell | 1 Comment

News: Albums of the Month (October 2019 – December 2019)

Posted on November 23, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

January – March 2019 April – June 2019 July – September 2019 BUCK AND EVANS Write A Better Day (Departure Records) …feels like an old school album crafted with contemporary values. Given enough airplay this impressive debut album should help … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums of the Month, All Posts, NEWS | Tagged 2019, albums of the month, blues rock, Buck And Evans, Chasing The Monsoon, classic rock, December, hard rock, Kris Barras, melodic rock, November, October, Progressive Rock, Steve Hackett, The Defiants | Leave a comment

Gig review: BUCK & EVANS – 100 Club, London, 19 November 2019

Posted on November 21, 2019 by andynathan

When I saw them at the prestigious 100 Club only six months ago, Buck and Evans were still previewing songs from an album that, like Billy Bunter’s postal order or an election manifesto promise, was constantly about to be delivered- … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 100 Club, 19 November 2019, blues rock, Bob Richards, Buck & Evans, Chris Buck, Dominic Hill, gig, London, Sally Ann Evans, Sweet Crisis | Leave a comment

Gig review: SARI SCHORR – Water Rats, London, 4 November 2019

Posted on November 9, 2019 by andynathan

2019 has been something of a breakthrough year for powerful blues rocker Sari Schorr. The New Yorker began the year with a prestigious Blues Week slot at the 100 Club then as a very well matched support for King King. … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged Ash Wilson, blues rock, gig, Jon Amor, Sari Schorr, Stevie Watts | Leave a comment

Gig review: GOODBYE JUNE – Colours, Hoxton, London, 29 October 2019

Posted on November 3, 2019 by andynathan

There seems to be a never ending series of hirsute young bands, influenced by their parents’ record collections, coming out of the USA, and the southern states in particular. One such is Goodbye June who first appeared on my radar … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged blues rock, gig, Goodbye June, Landon Milbourn, Tom Leighton, Tyler Baker, Wolf Jaw | Leave a comment

Gig review: FOCUS/Chantel McGregor – Under the Bridge, London, 25 October 2019

Posted on November 3, 2019 by andynathan

This show in one of London’s more enjoyably upscale venues was an opportunity for me to kill two birds with one stone, as well as bringing together two contrasting acts in an interesting pairing. Chantel McGregor has been a rising … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 25 October 2019, blues rock, Chantel McGregor, classic rock, Focus, gig, London, Menno Gootjes, Pierre van der Linden, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Thijs van Leer, Under the Bridge | Leave a comment

Album review: THE IRONTOWN DIEHARDS – Linchpin

Posted on October 27, 2019 by jason

www.theirontowndiehards.com [Release date 08.11.19] Second album from the Irontown Diehards who formed in 2014 and released their self-titled debut album in 2016. The band consists of Phil Dixon (vocals), Andrew Baxter (guitar), Mark McCallion (bass) and Eamon Lenehan (drums). They … Continue reading →

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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

Pete Feenstra chatted to Ron Sayer Jr. and Charlotte Joyce about the album ‘Makes You Stronger’. This interview was first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in November 2019. Gulf Coast Records [Release date 04.10.19] When Pete Feenstra reviewed … 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 October – December 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 … 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

David Randall chatted to Katarina Pejak in November 2019 for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. This hour special includes tracks from her earlier albums as well as the latest – ‘Roads That Cross’ – and the Blues Caravan 2019 live … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, INTERVIEWS, Radio interview | Tagged album, Ally Venable, blues, Blues Caravan 2019, blues rock, Ina Forsman, interview, 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 →