Friday, March 27, 2026

Blues

The Bar Stool Preachers: Reviving the Ska Spirit at Bannerman’s Edinburgh with support from Billy Liar and The Guillotines

Billy LiarGig reviewsThe Bar Stool PreachersThe Guillotines

Described as having the “perfect blend of intelligent punk anthems and poignant, unsentimental love songs, both combined with the most infectious songs you’ll hear this decade.

Having not heard The Bar Stool Preachers until a few days prior to the gig, I had few expectations; but what a band! Although most people did not appear to know them, everyone seemed to love what they heard.

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Blues Delight in Edinburgh’s Underground – Henrik Freischlader Band Gig review Edinburgh Blues Club

Andy Taylor GroupHenrik FreischladerRock Tours Gig Guide

A four-piece band tonight, Henrik on lead guitar and vocals, drummer Hardy Fischotter, Armin Alic on bass and Hammond organist, Moritz Fuhrhop provided a wonderful set of well-crafted songs full of blues infusion, mixing some funk and soul to the mix then some moments of free-flowing jamming and getting their groove on.

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Manchester’s Ashley Sherlock set to release highly anticipated debut album “Just A Name” on Ruf Records

Ashley SherlockNew MusicRock Tours Gig Guide

Manchester is known for producing great bands, and Ashley Sherlock’s debut album “Just A Name” is the latest in a long line of musical offerings from the city. Available to pre-order from https://orcd.co/jr5yo10, the album will be released by Ruf Records on Friday 16 June. Fans can listen to the first single from the album, “Realise,” on Wednesday 12 April and watch the official music video here.

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When Rivers Meet announce new album and single ahead of April & May Headline UK Tour

ArielleNew MusicRock Tours Gig GuideWhen Rivers Meet News

Award-winning blues rock duo When Rivers Meet have announced the release of their third album Aces Are High out later this summer and available to pre-order now here. The exciting news of the new album precedes their April and May UK Headline Tour which starts April 28th. Tickets for the UK tour are available from www.whenriversmeet.co.uk/tour.

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Rising Stars: The Timeless Sound of The Teskey Brothers live at The O2 Academy, Glasgow 18/03/23

Planet RockRock Tours Gig GuideThe Teskey Brothers

It feels preposterous to suggest a band who formed in 2008 are enjoying a meteoric rise, but in the case of the Teskey Brothers, it makes a weird kind of sense. They spent nine years playing the bars of Melbourne; it wasn’t until the release of their 2017 album Half Mile Harvest that they performed outside of the state of Victoria. Three albums later and they are playing tonight on the other side of the world in Glasgow, Scotland to a full house.

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