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Gig review: GREG IZOR & T.BO & THE LIGHTNIN’ ROCKETS + DeRobert & The Half Truths – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, France, 19 July 2017

When Texan harp player Greg Izor was booked to appear at the Relache Festival in Bordeaux, he could hardly have imagined the weather conditions to be a home-from-home combination of blistering heat and fork lightning. The big toned harp player … Continue reading
Gig review: THE PRETTY THINGS & THE IMPERIAL CROWNS – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, SW France, 7 July 2017

There’s a lot to be said for the art of performance. And tonight The Imperial Crowns front man Jimmie Wood works hard to preach the blues to a sun drenched crowd initially cowering on the edges of the festival square, … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, Festivals & Large Events, GIG REVIEWS, Photo Galleries, The Best of 2017
Tagged Billy Champagne Sullivan, blues, Bo Diddley, Bordeaux, David Lynch, Dick Taylor, festival, France, Frank Holland, funk, gig, gospel, Jimmie Wood, Jimmy Reed, JJ Holiday, John Popper, Jon Avilla, Phil May, psychedelia, R&B, Rachel C.Wood, Relache Festival, review, rock, S.F. Sorrow, The Electric Banana, The Imperial Crowns, The Pretty Things
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Gig review: MIGHTY MO ROGERS – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, 25 August 2016

Picture the scene, its 38c – that’s 100 degrees fahrenheit, though it’s mercifully cooler in the shade – and septuagenarian blues man Mighty Mo Rogers is holding court in front of a big crowd in Square Dom Bedos. In the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bobby Bland, Bordeaux, Chicago Blues, Francis Vidal, funk, gig review, Gilbert Bereau, Little Milton, Mighty Mo Rogers, Relache Festival, soul, Taj Mahal
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Gig review: KYLA BROX – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, 17 August 2016

There’s a lot to be said for mixing genres on a festival bill, as it provides contrast, dynamism and even brings in a different crowd during the course of 5 hours or more, of rock/blues related music. Tonight’s bill of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexis Evans Sextet, Americana, Aretha Franklyn, Bastien Cazebon, blues, Bordeaux, Danny Blomeley, Florian Royo, gig, gospel, James Brown, Jerry Garcia, Kyla Brox, Lennon & McCartney, Mark Knopler, Memphis soul, Ms Nikki & The Memphis Soul Connection, Neil Young, Nicole Whitlock, Paul Farr, Relache Festival, review, soul, T. Bo Ripault, The Possums, Tina Turner, Victor Brox
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