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Poised to become a genre-shaping staple with the release of two major label albums in the 90’s, rustbelt Blues singer and guitarist Larry McCray proves he’s been hiding in plain sight with today’s announcement of his first album in nearly seven years, ‘Blues Without You‘, set for release on March 25, 2022. Produced by blues-rock titan Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith, the 12-track collection will […]

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Dom Martin, When Rivers Meet, King King and Brave Rival are just a few of the UK’s leading blues artists who have received nominations at the UK Blues Awards 2022. If you haven’t voted yet, cast: here. Voting closes at 23.45 on Tuesday February 15th. Dom Martin is nominated in five categories including “Blues Instrumentalist Of The Year”, “Best Acoustic Blues Act Of The Year”, “Blues Band Of The Year”, “Blues Vocalist Of The Year” and “Blues Album Of The Year”. Based in Belfast, guitarist and singer-songwriter is being hailed as Ireland’s biggest music export since the great Rory Gallagher. His new album ‘A […]

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Award-winning guitarist and singer-songwriter Joanne Shaw Taylor is pleased to announce five UK concerts in April 2022. Dates include Sunderland Fire Station (Saturday 23 April), York Barbican (Sunday 24 April), London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (Tuesday 26 April), Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion (Friday 29 April), and Coventry HMV Empire (Saturday 30 April). Planet Rock will start a 48-hour ticket pre-sale at 10am GMT via planetrocktickets.co.uk.  Tickets will then go on general sale from Ticketek.co.uk, Seetickets.com and Gigantic.com. Joanne will perform songs from her latest […]

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As a child, the sound of Led Zeppelin’s ‘Black Dog‘ traveled from the Grammy-nominated vocalist Beth Hart’s neighbor’s house into her orbit. Her brother introduced her to the heavy rock of Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, and her major-label debut came on Atlantic with the 1996 release of ‘Immortal’ – the same label that introduced Led Zeppelin to the world in 1969. Now, Hart is paying tribute to one of the most formative musical influences of her career with the release of ‘A Tribute To Led Zeppelin’, out February 25th via Provogue/Mascot Label Group. Anchoring the nine-track album is a blistering take on Led Zeppelin’s 1971 hit ‘Black Dog‘, the opening track of their […]

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On his new album ‘Crown’ (review here), out today via Provogue Records/Mascot Label Group, the legendary guitarist Eric Gales opens like never before, sharing his struggles with substance abuse, his hopes about a new era of sobriety, and his personal reflections on racism. With sessions that began the day after George Floyd’s murder, the album […]

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Eric Gales declares, “You Don’t Know The Blues” on his new song taken from his brand-new album ‘Crown’ which will be released via Provogue/Mascot Label Group on 28th January. The career-defining new album sees Gales take his rightful place at the head of the blues-rock table. Eric Gales will be coming back to the UK for an 11 date tour next year, starting in Brighton on 23rd March through Dover, London, Southampton, Bristol, Nottingham, Wolverhampton, Manchester, Glasgow, Whitley Bay and finishing in Leeds on 3 April. If there’s anyone who knows the blues, it’s legendary guitarist Eric Gales. Over 30 years and 18 albums, Gales has been a blues firebrand, with a […]