Tag Archives: Blues

Joanne Shaw Taylor announces 2025 “Black & Gold” UK Tour

Critically acclaimed British Blues phenom guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor is pleased to announce five UK concerts in September 2025. Planet Rock will start a 48-hour ticket pre-sale at 10am GMT on Wednesday June 4th via Planetrock.com. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday June 6th from Gigantic.com, Planetrocktickets.co.uk, and joanneshawtaylor.com. The general on-sale coincides with Joanne’s new studio album Black & Gold released by Journeyman Records on Friday June 6th. The album is available on …

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Joe Bonamassa Announces New Studio Album ‘Breakthrough’

In a career defined by evolution, Joe Bonamassa is ready to turn the page once again. The blues-rock virtuoso has just announced Breakthrough, his most adventurous and genre-blending studio album to date, out July 18th via his own J&R Adventures. At the heart of the announcement is the release of the album’s powerful title track—”Breakthrough“—a soulful, …

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Review: Joe Bonamassa – Glasgow SEC Armadillo

With the new Kevin Shirley-produced studio album not set to land until later this year, opening night on Joe Bonamassa’s 13-date UK & EU tour is a bit of a step into the unknown for his legions of fans. Then again, a typical Joe Bonamassa setlist rarely features more than …

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Review: Will Wilde – ‘Blues Is Still Alive’

While admittedly not as much of a potential minefield as jazz music, the blues genre is still capable of tripping someone up and bringing the wrath of the dreaded gatekeepers down upon them. The kind of gatekeeper who for some inexplicable reason decides to shout “Play some blues” at the …

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Review: Beth Hart – ‘You Still Got Me’

The use of AI in music is a hot topic showing no signs of abating. When asked his thoughts on an AI-generated set of lyrics created ‘in the style of Nick Cave’, Cave responded “This song is bullshit, a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human,” (read the …

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