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Roots and Fusion on Stockport’s Pure 107.8FM Since the recent post on Pure 107.8, we have been informed that the show will be moving to Friday nights from 11pm following on from the Classic Rock show, and it is also being extended to two hours. The first two hour show on the 8th May will [...]

Not some amazing filmed footage unfortunately, but really good as one would expect. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-lx07U6Rz0

“THE HEXMEN” (self-titled, self release) Now here’s a treat for anyone who enjoyed those glorious post-punk days of the very late 70s’ and early 80s’, when the likes of Nine Below Zero, Dr. Feelgood, Eddie & The Hot Rods, Lew Lewis, etc., delivered their energetic punk-tinged r&b – around this time The Hexmen were born [...]

This Friday 01 May will be blues night on the BBC.  As well as Taj Mahal on the Jools Holland programme BBC4 will feature a whole evening of blues related content. Of course you could have watched Jools and Taj on Tuesday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/programmes/schedules/2009/05/01 http://www.bbc.co.uk/later/ Thanks to Paul Farmer for the tip off. **STOP PRESS** Thanks [...]

Shertila has uploaded his pictures from the great gig last Friday at Burtonwood Blues Club. You can see the full set over at Flickr. Also Lionel has sent me a few that are over on my Flickr site.

The restaurant Jalons have Eddie Martin on Monday 4th May. Jalons Restaurant 477 Smithdown Road Liverpool Merseyside L15 5AE Tel: 0151 734 3984 http://www.jalons.co.uk

LOUISIANA RED & MICHAEL MESSER ‘Going Up The Country’ at Worthenbury Village Hall: 25.04.09 A chance to see one of the older statesmen of the blues is not be missed, especially when the gig is fairly local, so well done to Pete Evans for bringing the legendary Louisiana Red to a sold-out Worthenbury Village Hall, [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFTBdpVvOyA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJJf70Y4z80

THE LYNDON ANDERSON BAND ‘Blues at Burtonwood’ at Burtonwood Catholic Club: 24.04.09 The second gig at Ray and Barbara O’Hare’s new venture and venue at Burtonwood Catholic Club, saw a first visit to their club for Newcastle’s Lyndon Anderson Band – the man himself being one of these shores finest harmonica players and singers, ably [...]

The bluesinthenorthwest.com venue map has been updated with a couple of new venues – Bluefunk and Keighley and the new location for the Warrington Blues Club. http://www.bluesinthenorthwest.com/index.php/map/

Thanks to Lance for the tip off. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEyrT74aG8U

I heard from John Welsh that the upcoming gig at Liverpool Marina for Hamilton Loomis is sold out.

‘Following their outstanding performance at the Burnley Blues Festival at Easter the Cadillac Kings make a welcome return to the north west on May 23rd when the band opens up the evening session at the Warrington Rhythm and Blues Festival. Featuring six of the UK’s top blues & roots musicians, The Cadillac Kings play music [...]

One of the highlights of the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival last year was seeing the fabulous Janiva Magness.  Here she is live in Tacoma. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=freF7dd-uDY

BLACK MANALISHI “Trailblazer” (self release) Now here is something you won’t see reviewed on this website too often – a bona-fide rock album – but when the music and band in question is so good, exceptions to rules have to be made now and then! The Warrington-based Black Manalishi have financed and produced the excellent [...]