Hailing from California the heart of Southern Blues (sic), this 5 piece are making big waves amongst the scene.

When you hear that ‘THE’ voice of a band that you followed in their early days is playing close by, it’s an event that makes you sit up and take notice, a bit like a Meerkat.

When this latest installment of Nozlite, the younger sibling of the well-respected Nozfest, was announced by promoter Jodie Bowie it immediately grabbed our attention.

It’s great to be back. A capacity crowd heading to the lengthy queues at various entrances, filling the air around North Wall Quay in Dublin with that pre-gig buzz so missed over the last 2 years.

The Royal Albert Hall is one of Great Britain’s most recognizable and treasured buildings, it sits with its toes touching the south west corner of Hyde Park, and was opened by Queen Victoria in 1871.

On this 28-date rescheduled European leg of the tour, they are only playing two in the UK, tonight at The Manchester Academy and tomorrow in London at The Brixton Academy. In fact, after the re-jig tonight is the first date of the tour.

The Blues are a genre of music that gets a bit of a rough time. It’s not all full of adultery and dogs dying. In fact, it can be uplifting and downright ‘ornery’. Having been a fan of the ‘Blues’ for decades now, I heard that JST (Joanne Shaw Taylor) was playing close by.

Tonight, sees the first outing together in over a fortnight for MPM Tog Manny and myself. I’ve had an Easter Shutdown to work through followed by a few days away at my Nephew’s Wedding.

Just over 2 years of waiting and it finally comes…. William DuVall comes to the O2 Academy, Birmingham.

It’s is a much smaller venue than he is obviously used to, entertaining vast crowds fronting Alice In Chains and other projects, but his die-hard fan have waited so long, and he did not disappoint.

On a beautiful sunny Belfast day the sun is shining and the birds are singing, they don’t know what they’re in for.

onight, I’m photographing ‘Alunah’ and their headlining set, marking the release of their latest album, Strange Machines on ‘Heavy Psych Sounds’ Records.

It’s a beautiful April evening in Manchester and the 02 Academy is hosting, what can arguably be said, are three of the hottest up and coming bands on the rock scene.

Wednesday 20th April 2022 saw the Dream Theater’s Tour of the Top of the World Tour 2022 EU/UK leg kick off in the metropolis of Belfast, their first time back on this Island since the 6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence Tour many Glass Moons ago.

Tonight’s mighty offering is Leeds Gothic/Alternative Rockers the Mission. Formed in 1986, initially as the Sisterhood, by front man Wayne Hussey, and bassist Craig Adams, they soon added drummer Mick Brown and guitarist Simon Hinkler to the line-up.

I’ve been on this planet for half a century and somehow Devin Townsend passed me by – or rather, I passed him by. It was only at Bloodstock in 2021 where I found myself immersed in an audio visual thing of splendour that had me jolted into taking notice.

As the sunshine shone in Swansea, two fabulous live bands prepared to keep the temperature up into the evening.

This rescheduled show has been anticipated for so long, the Patti was busy from the off.