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Gig review: VIRGIL & THE ACCELERATORS/Black Whiskey – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 27 November 2015
Pete Feenstra chats to Virgil McMahon on Sunday 6 December, 19:00 GMT on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio More information Virgil & The Accelerators unveil their new bass man, The River Chickens guitarist Joel Wildgoose. His powerful bass playing, big … Continue reading
Album review: LUXURIANT SEDANS – Born Certified
Seventh Son [Release date 08.09.15] From the opening heavy duty guitar squalls, power chords, growling vocal and interwoven guitar parts voiced over cymbal splashes, to the pounding conclusion of Jerry McCain’s ‘Stay Out Of Automobiles’, you know you are in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blues Came Callin, Born Certified, Captain Beefheart, Chicago Blues, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Gino Grandinetti, guitar, harp, James Solberg, Jerry McCain, John Lennon, John Nemeth, Luther Allison, Luxuriant Sedans, Mike “Wezo” Wesolowski, review, Rob Slater, rock, Ry Cooder, Terry Evans, Terry McMillan, Walter Trout
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Album review: NOAH WOTHERSPOON BAND – Mystic Mud
Noah Wotherspoon Band [Release date 16.07.15] The Noah Wotherspoon Band impress with the depth of their songs, their inspirational playing and cool use of dynamics. ‘Mystic Mud’ is a contemporary sounding crossover blues/roots set, but it’s the understated way in which … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana, Blind Willie McTell, blues, Booogie, Brian Aylor, Creedence Clearwater Revival, gig, Hound Dog Taylor, International Blues Challenge, Jessi Bair, John Fogerty, John Lennon, Noah Wotherspoon, Noah Wotherspoon Band, review, Rob Thaxton, Robin Trower, rock, slide guitar, Walter Trout
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Gig review: SIMO – St.Moritz Club, London, 23 November 2015
Sometimes you just have to dip into the past to make sense of the present and such is the case with alt. Nahville’s psychedelic tinged improvisational jam trio Simo. Their intense improvisational spirit draws from a wide variety of classic … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Abrashoff, blues, Cream, Elad Shapiro, Fleetwood Mac, gig, J.D.Simo, JOE COCKER, Leo Lyons, Let Love Show The Way, Mike Bloomfield, Mountain, Nashville, Peter Green, Phish, Pink Floyd, psychedelia, review, rock, Simo, soul, Ten Years After, The Allman Brothers. Grateful Dead, Umphrey McGhee, Vanilla Fudge, Widespread Panic
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Gig review: WALTER TROUT/Simo – 02 Forum, London, 21 November 2015
Perhaps only Walter Trout can transform the recollection of his own abject desperation and ill health into resonant blues-rock. Aside from completing his lengthy journey back to his rightful place in front of his adoring European fans – in this … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Elt, B.B. King, Battle Scars, blues, Danny Bryant, Don Nix, gig, JD Simo, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Griparic, Jon Trout, Luther Allison, Michael Leasure, Nicky Horn, review, rock, Sammy Avila, Simo, Walter Trout
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Gig review: VINTAGE TROUBLE – 02 Forum, London,17 November 2015
While Vintage Trouble front man Ty Taylor never actually mutters the immortal phrase ‘get on up’ – he frequently uses the line ‘I can’t even hear you’- he shares much in common with late godfather of soul, James Brown. There’s … Continue reading
Gig review: JOE JAMMER’S ALL-STAR CHICAGO BLUES REVUE – London Jazz Festival, Bulls Head, London,16 November 2015
Joe Jammer’s All-Star Chicago Blues Revue appears in Barnes as part of the London Jazz Festival. And whatever the debate about whether jazz or blues came first, Joe Jammer makes sure that his blues show is both essential and fun! … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerosmith, Annie Wright, Bob Dylan, Bobby Womack, Chicago Blues, Doyle Bramhall, gig, guitar, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Joe Jammer, Joe Jammer's All-Star Chicago Blues Revue, Joe Perry, John Scott, Ken Morland, Lamb Lamont, Led Zeppelin, London Jazz Festival, Olympic Runners, review, Robrert Cray, rock, Roger Daltry, Russell Gills, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Rolling Stones, THE WHO, Tom Brundage
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Gig review: CORKY LAING BAND /Rainbreakers – 100 Club, London,15 November 2015
Tonight, Mountain drummer Corky Laing looks like a man who is prospering without the combined egos of Leslie West and Jack Bruce in front of him (think Mountain and West Bruce & Laing). Pitching up at the 100 Club at … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Collins, Ben Edwards, Born Healer, Corky Laing, Corky Laing Band, Cream, Free, gig review, Jack Bruce, Jack Cooper, Jimi Hendrix, Leslie West, Monophonics, Mountain, Rainbreakers, Sonny Bono, Woodstock
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Album review: CURLY WOLF – Calling Your Bluff
The Curly Wolf [Release date 07.08.15] ‘Our aim is to show that there is more to country music than radio pop lets you believe’. Curly Wolf hammers home their sense of purpose with a defining mission statement and from the … Continue reading
Album review: MOJO ASSASSINS – Mojo Assassins
Artwork Media, Inc. [Release date 24.11.15] The Mojo Assassins are a power trio comprising Ronny Griffin drums, Tony Calhoun on bass and vocals and David Zychek on guitar and vocals. Their collective pedigree includes Night Ranger, Stallion, Frankie Lee and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, David Zychek, Frank Zappa, Frankie Lee, funk, Funkadelic, guitar, Johnny Guitar Watson, Mojo Assassins, Night Ranger, Parliament, Prince, review, rock, Ronny Griffin, Stallion, Tony Calhoun
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Album review: ERIC CHARLES BAND – 2015 Exclusive Limited Release
Self release [Release date 22.05.15] Eric Charles Band’s ‘2015 Exclusive Limited Release’ is a high energy, swaggering album full of confident songs that have been road tested before the band channeled their energy into this 12 track album. The songs … Continue reading
Album review: THE BLUES OVERDRIVE – Clinch
Gateway Music [Release date 26.05.15] Danish band The Blues Overdrive explore deep grooves in a minimalist framework to emphasize the essential elements of a song, albeit they are better at the power of suggestion than actual resolution. ‘Clinch’ is an … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andreas Andersen, blues, Clinch, Duke Robillard, Eric Burdon, grooves, guitar, J.J. Cale, Joel Patterson, Martin Olsen, review, swamp, The Blues Overdrive
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Gig review: DAN PATLANSKY with JOE SATRIANI – Hammersmith Eventim Apollo, London, 10 November 2015
As an exercise in strategic marketing, the pairing of tonight’s special guest Dan Patlansky with the innovative stunt guitarist Joe Satriani has much to recommend it. Where Satriani glides over the front ranks of the seated Hammersmith venue and then … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 November 2015, blues, Dan Patlansky, funk, gig, guitar, guitarist, Hammersmith Eventim Apollo, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani, London, review, rock
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Album review: PAUL COX – Man Out Of Time
The Pete Feenstra Feature – Paul Cox (5 July 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Note [Release date 10.09.15] We may live in an age of instant downloads where music consumers immediately want to listen to their … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Mclean, Alan Glen, album, blues, Charlie Fabert, compilation, Darts, Derek Nash, Eric Clapton, Frankie Miller, funk, Joanna Ramsay, John Hiatt, John Slaughter, Louise Kenney, Man Out Of Time, Mandy Bell, Martin Drover, Matt Winch, Mike Summerland, Nik Payne, Paul Cox, Ray Charles, review, rock, Roger Cotton, Sid Gauld, soul, Steve Dixon, The Proof, Tim Riggins, Val Cowell
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Album review: OSIBISA – Singles A’s B’s &12 Inches
Repertoire [Release date 18.09.15] It’s hard to know just who this album is aimed at, as long term fans will have the album highlights (particularly the early career material), but will have little interest in a series of outtakes, coffee … Continue reading
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Tagged Afro jazz. afro, album, As, Blaxploitation, Bs & 12 Inches, disco, funk, Gerry Bron, Latino, Osibisa, pop, review, rock, singles, Teddy Osei, Uriah Heep, world music
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Album review: WALTER TROUT – Battle Scars
The Pete Feenstra Feature – Walter Trout (8 November 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Provogue [Release date 23.10.15] Given his near miraculous recovery from liver failure and attendant medical problems, Walter Trout’s ‘Battle Scars’ is an unsurprisingly … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Battle Scars, blues, Eric Corne, funk, guitar, interview, John Griparic, Michael Leasure, review, rock, Sammy Avila, Walter Trout
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Gig review: JARED JAMES NICHOLS with GLENN HUGHES, Electric Ballroom, Camden, London, 1 November 2015
Tonight the Electric Ballroom plays host to the master and apprentice as Glenn Hughes reinforces his credentials as a rock god, while Jared James Nichols shows plenty of energy and promise, but still has a way to go to reveal his … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, David Randall, Doug Aldrich, gig, Glenn Hughes, guitar, Jared James Nichols, Jimi Hendrix, Leslie West, Mountain, Pontus Engborg, review, Rick Derringer, Robert Johnson, rock, vocals
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Gig review: JOE BONAMASSA, Brighton Centre, Brighton, 30 October 2015
And so to Joe Bonamassa in Brighton, on the Mascot magical mystery tour bus, with a stick of rock in my hand, blues in my veins, refreshments close to hand and ear plugs at the ready. The mystery is simply wondering … Continue reading
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Tagged Anton Fig, Big Boy Bloater, Brinsley Schwarz, Catfish, gig, guitar, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Bonamassa, Lee Puddefoot, Lee Thornburn, Leslie West, Mark Hughes, Mathhew Long, Michael Rhodes, Paul Long, Peter Noble, Reese Wynans, review, Shantih Lata, Steve Marsh, Walter Trout
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Album review: MIKE ZITO & THE WHEEL – Keep Coming Back
The Pete Feenstra Feature – Mike Zito (1 November 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Ruf [Release date 06.11.15] And so after three albums with the award winning Royal Southern Brotherhood super group, Mike Zito returns to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Anders Osborne, blues, Bruce Springsteen, funk, interview, Jimmy carpenter, John Fogerty, Mike Zito, Mike Zito & The Wheel, review, rock, roots, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Sheryl Crow, soul, Suzi Simms, The Wheel, Trina Shoemaker
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Gig review: ROBERT CRAY – The Barbican, London, 13 October 2015
Once upon a time Robert Cray was the future of the blues, but tonight he’s cast in the role of a remarkably young looking veteran of the genre. Outside of Buddy Guy he’s almost the last man standing and tonight’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Collins, blues, Bobby Blue Bland, Booker T, Buddy Guy, Dover Weinberg, funk, gig, Jimmy Vaughan, Les Falconer, Otis Redding, review, Richard Cousins, Robert Cray, Sam Cooke, Shawn Jones, Shawn T, soul, Terry Reid
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Gig review: MIKE BROOKFIELD BAND – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 9 October 2015
Every now and then a buzz imperceptibly builds up around a new band on the circuit and by the time Mike Brookfield Band hits the Boom Boom Club they waste no time in clinically dispatching any weight of expectation with … Continue reading
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Tagged Alvin Lee, AYNSLEY LISTER, blues, Dublin, funk, Ger Farrell, gig, Gordon Sheridan, guitar, Jimi Hendrix, Mike Brookfield, Mike Brookfield Band, review, rock, soul
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Album review: THE DGB – More Is More
Power Of Three [advance preview 2016] Hard rock isn’t dead; it’s just matured a little and in the hands of The DGB it benefits from strong songs, a booming production and a great band that make the most of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Carlos Santana, Danny Giles, Emerson Quiros, funk, guitar, hard rock, interview, Jon Chase, More is More, Pat Garvey, review, rock, The DGB
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Album review: JOE BONAMASSA – Live at Radio City Music Hall
Provogue [Release date 02.10.15] In the fullness of time Joe Bonamassa ‘Live at Radio City Music Hall’ will be recognized as a career milestone for the kid who grew up in Syracuse, New York, dreaming of the time he might … Continue reading
Album review: THORBJØRN RISAGER & THE BLACK TORNADO – Songs From The Road
Ruf [Release date 25.09.15] If ever there was ever a case to be made for a European blues band emulating or surpassing their American counterparts, then you need look no further than Denmark’s Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado. ‘Songs … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Emil Balsgaard, funk, Lisa Lystam. Joe Walsh, live album, Nat King Cole, Peter Skjerning, R&B, Ray Charles, review, rock, Rolling Stones, Songs From The Road, soul, Søren Bøjgaard, Thorbjorn Risager &The Black Tornado, Tom Waits, vocals
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Album review: TOWNES VAN ZANDT – The Late Great Townes Van Zandt
Charly [Release date 30.10.15] The sense of irony in Townes Van Zandt’s 1972 album title ‘The Late Great Townes Van Zandt’ hasn’t lessoned with the passing of the years. If it was an attempt by long time friend, manager and … Continue reading
