Tag Archives: Keith Richard

Gig review: VIRGIL McMAHON – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 8 April 2022

Posted on April 9, 2022 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Virgil McMahon for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 6 March 2022 They say you should never go back, but they were wrong. Sure the levels of expectation are sometimes beyond reality and sometimes an … Continue reading →

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Feature: Albums that time forgot…CALVERT FLEMING PROJECT – Shotgun Pixie

Posted on September 23, 2021 by petefeenstra

Amazing Radio 2021 ‘Shotgun Pixie’ is the ultimate album that time forgot, except it’s not been forgotten. This post psychedelic gem of an album by Ohio guitarist Jimmy Fleming and Robert Calvert’s grand daughter Maya Calvert is very much available … Continue reading →

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Album review: KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND – The Traveler

Posted on October 22, 2019 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date 31.05.19] While its tempting to portray Kenny Wayne Shepherd as the leading contemporary blues rocker of his generation, it would be wrong to forget that he fronts a road tested band that is 100 per cent the … Continue reading →

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Album review: RHR (REDFERN HUTCHINSON & ROSS) – Mahogany Drift

Posted on September 25, 2018 by petefeenstra

Taller Records [Release date 01.11.18] ‘Mahogany Drift’ is an exciting new album by RHR (Troy Redfern, Jack J. Hutchinson and Mike Ross), a potential new riff heavy powerhouse super group with southern roots rock and blues antecedents. From the sepia … Continue reading →

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Album review: JAMIE WILLIAMS & THE ROOTS COLLECTIVE – Diff’rent Gravy

Posted on August 27, 2018 by petefeenstra

3Ms Music [Release date 20.04.18] What’s in a name? Well, Jamie Williams & The Roots Collective is a suitably titled, all encompassing name for a band that is rooted in 60’s British R&B – minimalist production with evocative vocals – … Continue reading →

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Gig review: KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD – London Blues Fest at Indigo, 02 London, 28 October 2017

Posted on October 29, 2017 by petefeenstra

Right now Kenny Wayne Shepherd is at the height of his powers. He’s a modern day techno-blues man who marries speed with a range of contrasting attacks. He explores feel and tonal variety as part of an avalanche of bluesy … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS, The Best of 2017 | Tagged blues, Chris Layton, classic rock, country, Gary Moore, gig, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Krown, Keith Richard, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Kevin McCormick, Noah Hunt, Paul Rogers, review, rockabilly, Sylvester “Sam” Bryant | Leave a comment

Gig review: 2016 ROADSTARS – 02 ACADEMY, Islington, London, 7 December 2016

Posted on December 8, 2016 by petefeenstra

Federal Charm – 02 ACADEMY, Islington, London, 7 December 2016

The 2016 Roadstars triumvirate is a triumph of musical hunger and passion over cultural and musical diversity. Mancunian powerhouse Federal Charm have a punk like fervour that taps into classic rock sensibilities with an occasional bluesy undertow. Aaron Keylock is … Continue reading →

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Album review: HONEY ISLAND SWAMP BAND – Demolition Day

Posted on July 31, 2016 by petefeenstra

Ruf [Release date 08.07.16] Honey Island Swamp Band take their name from the Eastern part of Louisiana, a bayou area that infuses their music with a broad based outlook. It’s rare in the rock/blues world to come across an album … Continue reading →

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Album review: JIMMY McINTOSH – Jimmy McIntosh And…

Posted on April 18, 2015 by petefeenstra

Arizona Club Music [Release date 23.09.14] ‘Jimmy McIntosh And…’ is a thoughtful and well played album that combines blues, fusion, funk, rock and even moments of free form playing, on a dozen tracks with variety, a coherently flow and Jimmy’s … Continue reading →

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Gig review: VIRGIL & THE ACCELERATORS – Borderline, London, 29 September 2014

Posted on October 3, 2014 by petefeenstra

Tonight is arguably the most significant gig of Virgil & The Accelerators young career. It’s their central London showcase for the hard hitting ‘Army of Three’ album. And on an unseasonably warm Monday night, they play their early evening set … Continue reading →

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Album review: J.HOUSTON BAND – The Hunter

Posted on August 28, 2014 by petefeenstra

CD Baby [Released 24.04.14] Canadian soft rock outfit the J.Houston Band combine heartfelt lyrics with mid tempo rock and Americana on a song driven album in search of a decent producer. ‘The Hunter’ grows on you with repeated plays, but the … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOE LOUIS WALKER – Hornet’s Nest

Posted on March 5, 2014 by petefeenstra

Alligator Records [Release date 25.02.14] Joe Louis Walker rips into the incendiary title track of ‘Hornet’s Nest’ with a riff heavy piece that suggests it’s a kick ass rocking album. Truth is, it’s a more adventurous album than that, but … Continue reading →

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Album review: LEEROY STAGGER – Truth Be Sold

Posted on August 13, 2013 by petefeenstra

Clubhouse Records UK [Release date 04.06.13] ‘Truth Be Sold’ is an album full of linguistic exuberance and boisterous musical vitality. Leeroy Stagger is a Canadian wordsmith with a punk indie past who is joined on this album by the experienced … Continue reading →

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DVD Review: AEROSMITH – Rock For The Rising Sun

Posted on July 2, 2013 by petefeenstra

Eagle Rock [Release date 22.06.13] Much like the Stones who are 10 years their senior, Aerosmith pop up on this DVD like cartoon characters come to life. They rock and roll and charm their way round the post-tsunami Japan on … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE WESTERN SIZZLERS – For Ol’ Times Sake

Posted on May 18, 2013 by petefeenstra

Roar Hide Records [Release date: 20.05.13] ‘Unfinished Business’, the penultimate track on The Western Sizzlers ‘For Ol’ Times Sake’, neatly summarises self exiled British musical maverick Kevin Jennings’s situation. A former catalyst for the Georgia Satellites (he got them signed … Continue reading →

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Album review: VIRGIL & THE ACCELERATORS – Live at Marshall 31/8/12

Posted on April 29, 2013 by petefeenstra

Mystic Records [Release date: 29.04.13] One of the hardest working and talented young kick ass rock-blues bands on the circuit, Virgil & The Accelerators are like a lightning bolt out of the starting block. Having shown their raw ability in … Continue reading →