Southern country rock chanteuse Hannah Aldridge announces July UK dates

February 20, 2015 by David Vousden in Americana, Blues, Country, Southern Rock, Tour Dates

Hannah Aldridge is steeped in the music of Nashville and Muscle Shoals, the two cities where she was raised, as her father Walt Aldridge - a Muscle Shoals legend and much-honoured Nashville songwriter, musician and producer - plied his craft. Her music has an edge and her forthcoming trip to the UK is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to embrace the gritty tales featured on her acclaimed ‘Razor Wire’ album which she has tagged ‘Dark Americana’.

ZZ TOP to play one-off London show in June 2015

February 20, 2015 by David Vousden in Blues, Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Tour Dates

That little ol’ band from Texas – the legendary ZZ Top have announced they will return to the UK for a one-off show at London’s SSE Arena Wembley on Wednesday 24th June, plus very special guests Thunder.

Lynyrd Skynyrd Vinyl Box Set due Jan 26th 2015

December 18, 2014 by David Vousden in Hard Rock, Southern Rock, Tour Dates

Legendary southern rock act Lynyrd Skynyrd will receive the vinyl box set treatment from Universal in the new year. The box will include all of their classic albums from the 1973 – 77 period when the band bought the southern rock sound to the masses with a string of fine albums. Each LP will have exact reproductions of original artwork to retain authenticity, and will be pressed to 180 gram heavyweight audiophile vinyl and contained in a rigid slipcase box.

Andrew Combs - New Album & Tour Dates

December 12, 2014 by David Vousden in Americana, Country, Tour Dates

January 26, 2015 is the date for the new album 'All These Dreams' from acclaimed musician, songwriter and performer Andrew Combs on the Loose Music label. The first single from the album ‘Foolin’ is out December 15 and is inspired by the digital age we live in.

Justin Townes Earle - New Album & Tour Dates

December 12, 2014 by David Vousden in Americana, Tour Dates

January 12, 2015 will see the welcome release of ‘Absent Fathers’ the new album from Justin Townes Earle on the Loose label. The album was recorded alongside ‘Single Mothers’ his previous album from Sept, 2014 as a double album, but as Justin began to sequence it, he felt each half needed to make its own statement and they took on their own identities.

Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors - New album 'Medicine' + tour dates

November 18, 2014 by David Vousden in Americana, Tour Dates

Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors will release a new album ‘Medicine’ January 26th, 2015 via his own Magnolia Music label. The album is a follow up to the well received and highly successful ‘Good Light’ from 2013 and marks a decade in existence for The Neighbors - wife Ellie (vocals / guitar), Nathan Dugger (guitar / keys) and Rick Brinsfield (bass). ‘Medicine’ was recorded in just eight days at Middletree Studios in East Nashville with Joe Pisapia (KD Lang, Ben Folds, Guster, Josh Rouse) co-producing with the band.

Nashville based, Memphis born Drew Holcomb will be touring the UK and Ireland early in 2015 accompanied by Nathan Dugger.

A full review of 'Medicine' will be featured on Red Guitar Music very soon.

In the meantime why not check out the video for the terrific opening track from the album ‘American Beauty’.

Massive - Australian road dogs add more tour dates.

September 29, 2014 by David Vousden in Tour Dates, Hard Rock

Not content with a slew of UK and German tour dates with THE TREATMENT, Australian rockers MASSIVE will join up with BLACKBERRY SMOKE in Switzerland on October 31st and will support them through until the end of the tour on November 9th in Sweden. The tour will see the pairing of two notorious bands of road dogs, as MASSIVE once famously travelled over 1,000 miles to play a single show, while BLACKBERRY SMOKE regularly play up to 250 shows a year.

Bellowhead - Let Her Run Single + Tour Dates

September 23, 2014 by David Vousden in Folk, Tour Dates

Looking for a pick–me-up to start your day?

Look no further than the cracking new double A side single from Bellowhead.