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Tag Archives: Coco Montoya
Album review: COCO MONTOYA – Hard Truth
Alligator Records [Release date 24.03.17] Coco Montoya’s ‘Hard Truth’ is a career highlight for Coco Montoya. It’s an object lesson in old school dynamics and an album glued together by an essential flow. It’s given a contemporary sheen by drummer … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, The Best of 2017
Tagged Albert Collins, album, Alligator Records, Allman Brothers, Billy Watts, blues, Bob Glaub, Coco Montoya, Dave Steen, Deb Ryder, funk, Hard Truth, John Porter, Johnny Lee Schell, Lee Roy Parnell, Mike Finnigan, review, rock, Ronnie Earl, soul, Teresa James, Terry Wilson, Tony Braunagel, Warren Haynes
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News: GREAT BRITISH RHYTHM & BLUES FESTIVAL looks for future stars in unsigned competition
Coco Montoya (Photo: Mark Hughes/MHP) The Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival celebrates its 26th year over the Bank Holiday Weekend of 28-31 August with an impressive line-up of new and established artists. Once again the Festival will be … Continue reading
News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – August 2014 highlights
August 2014 Highlights More information at the dedicated website Check back here as we add new features throughout the month. All times, BST (GMT+1) Photo: Mark Hughes/MHP Tuesdays 19:00 Pete Feenstra Rock & Blues Pete signposts upcoming and established artists … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, NEWS
Tagged album, August 2014, Bernie Marsden, blues rock, book, Chris Daughtry, Coco Montoya, Ducks Deluxe, feature, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, guitar, guitarist, interviews, Jethro Tull, Marillion, Martin Barre, radio, Sean Tyla, Shine, Steve Hogarth, The Invisible Man, Tyla Gang, Whitesnake
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Book review: HENRY YATES AND WALTER TROUT – Rescued From Reality: The Life And Times of Walter Trout
MLG Publishing [Release date: 02.06.14] ‘Rescued From Reality’ is significantly subtitled ‘The Life And Times Of Walter Trout’. Compared to most anodyne biographies, Trout’s story is the real deal. It includes a very uncompromising account of rock & roll excess … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Mamma Thornton, blues, Bluesbreakers, book review, Canned Heat, Coco Montoya, Deacon Jones, Duke Ellington, guitar, Henry Yates, Jimmy Trapp, John Lee Hooker, John Mayall, Marie Trout, Rescued From Reality, rock, Walter Trout, Wilmont Mews
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Gig review: COCO MONTOYA – Beaverwood Club, Chislehurst, 22 May 2014
There are great blues players and then there is Coco Montoya. He’s a purveyor of a historic blues lineage that stretches back to his formative years with Albert Collins, but he transforms it into his own exciting blues hybrid, … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Collins, Albert King, blues, Brant Leeper, Coco Montoya, funk, gig review, guitar, Laurence Jones, Nate Brown, Renee Beevers, soul, Walter Trout
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Album review: COCO MONTOYA – Songs From The Road
Ruf [Release date 17.05.14] Coco Montoya’s ‘Songs From The Road’ stands or falls by his record company’s claim that it transports you to the front of the crowd at his two appearances at The Triple Door in Seattle. Happily this … Continue reading
