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Album review: A.J. CROCE – Heart Of The Eternal

BMG [Release date 7.03.25] ‘Heart Of The Eternal’ is an ebullient roots-rock album with a philosophical core. It’s a musically diverse album which as the title suggests aims high to realise an enduring musical appeal across different genres. Given his … Continue reading
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Tagged A.J. Croce, album, ballad, blues, Dr John, funk, Gary Nicholson, guitar, Heart Of The Eternal, JOE COCKER, mambo, Margot Price, New Orleans, Paul Simon, piano, R&B, Randy Newman, review, rock, roots, Shooter Jennings, soul
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Gig review: SELWYN BIRCHWOOD, JAMES LEG, THE LIMBOOS, ELLI de MON – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, 12 July 2016

Bordeaux’s Relache Festival has quickly carved an important niche on the Euro Summer Blues Festival circuit. It’s an annual umbrella for two months worth of rock/blues/soul and related music in different parts of the city. Tonight we’re treated to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Diamond Heavies, blues, boogie, Dani Niño, Elli de Mon, gig, Howlin Wolf, James Leg, Jim Morrison, John Wesley Myers, Keith Emerson, Latino, mambo, May Gaz, R&B, Ray Manzarek, Regi Oliver, Relache Festival, review, Roi Fontoira, Selwyn Birchwood, THE DOORS, The Limboos, The Nice, Tom Waits, trash blues
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