Coming to The Musician in November 2016

You may remember Dan, he was the lead singer with '80's roots superstars The Georgia Satellites and the composer of "Keep Your Hands To Yourself". Every night in America, it is estimated that at least eight bands will be covering that number. Not bad for a song that celebrates it's thirtieth birthday this year.

Joining Dan is a fellow ex-Satellite, drummer Mauro Magellan and founder member of Americana Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement winners Jason And The Scorchers, guitarist Warner E. Hodges. The line-up is completed by Micke Nilsson on bass.

Rolling Stone Magazine says of Drivin' N Cryin' (also featuring Warner on guitar): "Crunching hard rock is the drivin' part, brittle countryish balladry the cryin', with the two linked by a heavy dose of Led Zeppelinphilia. If Paul Westerberg had grown up worshipping Angus Young instead of Alex Chilton, the Replacements might have sounded something like this Atlanta Band."

Mixing Southern Soul swagger with British grit and recapturing the vibrant energy of that (1968-1975) era with Physical Graffiti-era raucous rock. 68-75 offer straight ahead rock, laced with soulful, emotionally raw vocals. The sound of this Atlanta, GA based quartet is reminiscent of the music of Free, Terry Reid, Humble Pie, the Faces and Stone The Crows.

Following the release of his solo album ‘Happy Ending’ in 2014, Glenn embarked on the critically acclaimed ‘At Odds Couple’ UK and US acoustic tours with long-time collaborator Chris Difford. In 2015 Glenn and his Squeeze bandmates wrote, recorded and released their first album of new material in eighteen years - which was written for the BBC drama of the same name, inspired by the memoirs of friend Danny Baker. It was a glorious musical return, ‘Cradle To The Grave’ was met with rave reviews and entered the UK Official Album Chart at number 12. The band embarked on a sold–out tour across the UK, including a packed out date at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall.

Anyone who has witnessed Glenn on the live stage can attest to the properness of his doings, as it were. Armed with ready wit, raucous vibes and a shed load of grin-inducing great songs, there are few musicians able to connect with their audience on such an immediate and warm level. The ever burgeoning festival circuit is frequently enriched by Tilbrook the troubadour, whether he be leafing through his own plentiful back pages or dashing off impromptu audience requests ranging from Jimi Hendrix to Tony Orlando & Dawn, and all points in-between.
This solo tour will be promoting awareness and donations for The Trussell Trust, the charity that supports a network of foodbanks around the UK. At all venues there will be food drop points and collection boxes, and Glenn will also be donating all profits from his merchandise, including an exclusive 4 track EP, to the organisation.

Glenn says “it is shameful that in the 21st century there are people that can’t afford to put food on the table.. Anyone, from any walk of life, can fall upon dire times, and I hope that by doing this tour it will remind people that there is a very real need. Most of us can do something to help - be it giving some food or a little money – and I hope people coming to the shows are inspired to donate.”

Food donated at each venue will be collected and distributed to the nearest Trussell Trust foodbank.

Formed by Brix Smith-Start & Steve Hanley, The Extricated play some old stuff and some new stuff, but it's all theirs.

Rock veteran Otway dubbed himself "rock'n'roll's greatest failure" after many unsuccessful attempts to produce a second hit single to follow his 1977 classic (Cor Baby, That's) Really Free with Wild Willy Barrett.

However, a mere quarter century later, he was back on Top of The Pops with the wonderful disco pastiche, ‘Bunsen Burner’ and back in the charts as a birthday present from his adoring and patient fans.

And, more recently, his "Beware Of The Flowers Cause I'm Sure They're Going To Get You Yeah" voted the seventh greatest lyric of all time in a BBC poll.

As ever, Otway attacks his favourite set list with gusto, leaving plenty of room for anarchy, fun and acrobatics that are his trademark.

"He's a cabaret act masquerading as a rock act. He is gleeful, anecdotal, funny and life-enhancing." -
Canterbury Fayre Review.

Since arriving on the tribute scene as "Slyde Alive", Slade UK have left fans open mouthed with the accuracy of their show. Once thought impossible, Slade UK recreate the experience of a real Slade show with all the power of the original band. Once seen, never forgotten. Relive a time when Noddy and the lads were the best live rock & roll band in the world.

Highlights so far - being chosen to open for the legendary Roy Wood of Wizzard on his 2013 Christmas tour, appearing on the main stage of Tribfest 2014, meeting Don Powell and finding out Mr Noddy Holder himself approves.

Power-rock trio RavenEye was formed by multi-award winning guitarist/singer Oli Brown along with stunning bassist Aaron Spiers. Having already toured Spain, France and Italy supporting guitar legend Joe Satriani in 2014, RavenEye has been slamming audiences with their signature heavy riffs and incendiary live show. Whether it be straddling a bass drum high into the night or jumping into a raucous crowd, RavenEye is a high-energy rock act not to be missed.

Like the beginning of a good joke, the two Englishmen and an Australian have all travelled different paths up until the bands formation this year. Oli Brown has spent 10 years touring the world under his own name and in that time released 4 albums and has established himself as one of the most formidable guitarists/front men in the UK scene. Kev Hickman has also seen his fair share of international touring, and with an unforgettable stage presence he has developed an intense, hi-octane performance. Aaron Spiers tore into the UK in 2012 and since then has established himself as a force to be reckoned with on stage, he’s also released several solo albums and written scores for orchestras in Australia. After meeting and creating music together, they all knew that this would be their musical future, here begins RavenEye.

“Easily the most talented young acoustic bluesman to come along in many, many years.” - Living Blues Magazine


"Jerron Paxton is truly the living embodiment of the true blues in the 21St Century, but he plays it all in the true songster tradition: ragtime, hokum, old-time, French reels, Appalachian mountain music and blues and more – and whatever he plays sounds great."

...thecountryblues.com

Jim Moray is a titan of the folk scene. From his debut album, Sweet England, released 13 years ago, to his latest, Upcetera, out to coincide with this tour, he has consistently made some of the boldest and compelling music in folk or indeed any other genre. This solo show will feature songs from his new album as well as old favourites and songs from collaborations like the acclaimed Cecil Sharp Projact and the Elizabethean Session.

"Elegance, tradition and clever experimentation" - Guardian

With a debut EP produced by Ben Walker and a voice to die for, Emily Mae Winters is clearly a star of the future. With fine songs, an equally fine voice and a musical maturity beyond her years her live shows are not to be missed. Get there early!

ANDY WRIGHT PRESENTS:

The House of Love- English alternative rock band, formed in London in 1986. The band rose to prominence in the UK as a leading indie rock band having hits with "Shine On" and many more

Playing live is what Sinnerboy do best. Anyone who has seen them will tell you, it's all about energy and passion, strong songs played with verve. But how else could you approach playing Rory's music?

Their repertoire numbers over forty songs (and rising), with material from every stage of Rory's career including his early days with Taste. Bullfrog Blues, Walk On Hot Coals, Tattooed Lady, Shadow Play, Moonchild and many more are the essential ingredients of every Sinnerboy set.

For Sinnerboy, keeping the music of Rory Gallagher alive for people who love to hear it, is all that matters, but don't look for three guys on stage poncing about in wigs trying to look like three other guys, what you get with this band is all out passionate Rory Gallagher music!

Bootleg Blondie are Europe’s official Deborah Harry & Blondie tribute band and are the only Blondie tribute to play at the legendary CBGBs in New York City, the Holy Grail of American Punk and New Wave, where the real Blondie first kicked off their career.

Debbie Harris, lead vocalist of Bootleg Blondie, has the looks, the voice and the attitude of the original Blondie Bombshell and like her heroine is typically outrageous on stage. She has been known to wear dustbin liners, thigh length boots and t-shirts with more holes than actual t-shirt!

Chris Barron is best known as the lead singer of the band Spin Doctors. What you maybe didn't know is that long before he was that goofy guy in the hat on MTV, he was an even goofier kid with an acoustic guitar. Chris plays nifty chords on an old Gibson to masterfully crafted songs that are poignant yet wistful and funny, all the while singing in a manner that's sweet and somewhat different from what you would expect if you only knew his hits, "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" and "Two Princes". Live, his stage patter is almost as entertaining as his singing. A powerful story teller, at once hilarious and thought provoking, Chris sets up his songs with anecdotes from a life on the road, from opening for and encountering legends like the Rolling Stones to Polar expeditions. He says, "I don't really think about what I'm going to say beforehand. I just say stuff and if it goes over well, I say more stuff like that later." A founding member of a band that's loved by millions of people the round world over, Chris' solo shows have all the lyric poetry and singing virtuosity that Spin Doctors fans appreciate along with a range of expression and songwriting.

BBC Radio 4's The Lach Chronicles was a Radio Pick Hit of The Week in: The Times, The Observer, The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Daily Mail and Radio Times!

"5 Stars! Quirky and Quixotic!"-The Scotland Herald

"Lach is a face-ache funny, beat-punk-unplugged joy and likely to send you home with several favourite new songs"- The Guardian UK

"Lach is incredibly bright, influential, funny and poetic. He's become part of New York's folklore" - Suzanne Vega
 
“Lach is the mastermind of Antifolk, like a Lower East Side rendezvous of Bob Dylan and Patti Smith. Like black snow, stalled subway cars and random violence, Lach is a Manhattan institution.”- NY Times

“Lach is so what the East Village used to be all about. He's a gruff?and-tough punk turned poet with a heart o'gold singing jangly, funny, pop?punk songs.”-TimeoutNY

"The best punk rhythm guitarist since Johnny Ramone." - Billy Ficca (of Television)

Martyn Joseph is a completely unique and mind-blowing artist. Take everything you think you know about singer songwriters… and rip it up. For one man and a guitar he creates a performance with a huge far-reaching sound that is energetic, compelling and passionate. Be it to two hundred people or twenty thousand, he blows the crowd away night after night. He is gifted with the rare ability to speak to the soul with his expressive and poignant lyrics and has a career spanning 30 years, 33 albums, various awards, over a half a million record sales and thousands of live performances.

Oft-compared to Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer, Bruce Cockburn and Dave Matthews, he has created his own style and reputation as a mesmerizing live performer and stands in his own right, built on a reputation for giving what thousands have described as the best live music experience of their lives. A unique talent driven by passion, social awareness and love for his trade, he's a jaw dropping guitar player who has developed a unique percussive style, teamed up with a powerful show stopping voice which has seen him dubbed “The Welsh Springsteen.”

Formed by Steve Hill (guitar) and Matt Gilmore (bass), SKAM are a three-piece, hard rock band based in Leicester, UK. With the latest addition of Neal Hill on drums, SKAM are at their strongest ever. With over 450 gigs to their name to date and having played in every major city in the UK and Ireland this is a crack live unit with a stage show second to none.

Influenced by bands such as AC/DC, Iron Maiden and The Foo Fighters the band have a reputation for delivering no-nonsense, gutsy, classic British rock music. They have toured with bands such as Airbourne, The Answer, The Quireboys and The Wildhearts to name a few.

Their latest album, The Amazing Memoirs of Geoffrey Goddard, was released in November 2017 to much acclaim. It was voted No. 13 in Planet Rock Radio's top 20 albums of 2017 and No. 1 in Down The Front Media's top albums of 2017.

"THE only band that can keep up with us on and offstage. Leading lights on the current British Rock revolution! They impressed us greatly, both as musicians and as people, a rare package" – Paul Mahon, The Answer

The ever-popular award winning ‘Dark Side Of The Wall’ return once again to present an evening of classic Pink Floyd music in their own inimitable style.

One of those is the band’s long-serving, and Leicester-based, bass player Steve Chilton, says, “I always think that one of our great selling points is the fact that we love what we do. Live gigs should always be about that band and audience interaction. Pink Floyd’s music and persona is often perceived as quite serious but whilst we perform their music with the love and respect it deserves, we always bring our own personalities to the stage. This is definitely no ‘look-a-like’ tribute band and we’re proud of that. Who’d want to look like Pink Floyd anyway?”

In well over 2 hours of reverent tribute to their heroes DSOTW perform music from all Pink Floyd’s classic albums and feature tracks such as Comfortably Numb, Money, Shine On You Crazy Diamond and Another Brick In The Wall to name just a few. If you’ve seen Dark Side Of The Wall in concert before then you’ll know it’s a gig not to be missed as they bring their theatre show into the more intimate setting of the Musician.

Founding Touchstone man Rob Cottingham has launched a new project called Cairo.

Keyboard player Cottingham is joined in Cairo by Rachel Hill on vocals, James Hards on guitars, Paul Stocker on bass and Graham Brown on drums.

Their debut album Say will be released on October 3 and is available for pre-order now. A trailer for the album can be viewed below, along with the artwork and tracklist.

Cottingham says: "I was after a new sound with the same sensibilities as in my previous writing but with heavier passages, as well as more ambient, electronic soundscapes – plus more time spent on crafting the blend of male and female vocals within the overall production of the music.

"We have just recorded our debut album Say at Outhouse Studios, with the mighty John Mitchell at the helm. Album launch shows are scheduled in the UK for November with our special guests, Luna Rossa."

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After the sad passing of Daevid it is great that the Pot Head Pixies are still flying that wonderful teapot through the cosmos.

We welcome Gong on their tour in support of their new album, Rejoice! I'm Dead celebrating the life of Daevid Allen. Kavus Torabi has now taken the reigns and with the other members of the band the music lives on. Featuring the legendary Fruit Salad Lightshow this promises to be a great evening.

"Gong has rejoiced in a cast of musicians of extraordinary brillance and diversity. The tradition continues ..." Daevid Allen

Alasdair Roberts
"Over the course of what is now eight albums, there is not really an Alasdair Roberts release that can be regarded as particularly personal. The lyrically gifted, instrumentally dextrous Scot is adept at musing, using his uniquely anachronistic poetry, on ideology, history, society, community and even things like work and family. But any notion of confession has rarely made its way into his extraordinary oeuvre. His 'I' and the wonderful Roberts 'we' are pretty much consistently shadowy, abstract characters in often obscure narratives, whether he is singing his own or traditional songs" - The Quietus

The Bob Dylan Story is the new stunning and definitive tribute to a songwriting genius who spoke for a whole generation.

Enhanced by a top backing band, the show lovingly and authentically recreates the many songs that made Dylan the living legend he is today, the way we all remember hearing them.

The heady idealism of Blowing In The Wind and The Times They Are A Changin; the electric venom of Subterranean Homesick Blues and Like A Rolling Stone; timeless love songs like Lay Lady Lay and I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight; the mysticism of All Along The Watchtower or Mr Tambourine Man; the lyrical tour de force of Hurricane to the catchy simplicity of Knocking On Heaven’s Door - these and many more memorable songs, along with some of the stories behind them, are captured to perfection.

Experience the thrill and energy of a Dylan concert planted firmly in the 1960s, a time when anything seemed possible, in a show that will remind you what REAL nostalgia feels like, and have you digging out your old vinyl to sustain the pleasure just that little bit longer

An awesome night of rock bands

Cult fiction are a Midlands based tribute band celebrating the music of The Cult focusing on the albums Love, Electric and Sonic Temple.

For the eleventh consecutive year, the New Jersey-based Light of Day Foundation charity brings its roster of artists to fifteen European cities "utilizing the awesome power of music to raise money and awareness" to defeat Parkinson's disease and related illnesses ALS and PSP, in our lifetime.

From November 25 through December 11, the tour features critically-acclaimed artists in an intimate “songwriter-in-the-round” format swapping songs and stories. Check www.lightofday.org as more artists and information will be added in the coming weeks.

Two years after the final Carter shows, and a few more since his last solo tour, Jim Bob is back. The now acclaimed novelist is putting down his pen and getting out the house. These solo performances will see Jim Bob perform a cavalcade of USM hits and some soloinfo favourites. Expect sing-a-longs and a life affirming night. Supporting Jim Bob is collaborator, friend and all round genius Chris T-T. Hear old stuff and material from the forthcoming ‘9 Green Songs’.