Another band that has been in touch with the WRC recently is Gold Phoenix - hence today's 'Introducing ...' feature - a heavy Blues/Garage Rock trio from Surrey. Formed in late 2014, they recorded their debut EP at Scream Studios in South London which was mastered by Peter Maher (White Stripes, Rolling Stones, U2) with the track 'Back To You' getting a great response on radio playlists. They've also supported American band 'The Weeks' and with shows being booked for the rest of this year plus a video almost finished - you'll be hearing a lot more of Gold Phoenix in the coming months! Consequently they are our 'Track Of The Day' and you can download their whole debut EP for FREE here!

If you want a taster of BluesRockfest's Albany Down - then head on down to the Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen in Hoxton, London, where the guys will be headlining on Saturday 28th March. Show times are 7.30pm to 10pm with support. Tickets £9. Albany Down will be starting work on 'Album Number 3' (yes, that is the official working title!) the week before the show so it could be the perfect time to ask some questions about the album and how the recording is going. For ticket information on all the bands that are playing at this year's BluesRockfest at The Red Lion, Gravesend on Saturday July 4th, simply go here and remember if you are a WRC member just go here where you can get a £3 discount on your ticket! Finally, you can still fill out a form here to become a WRC member for life for FREE and we'll consequently send you a WRC members card which you can use to benefit from not only BluesRockfest but all the other current members offers which we also hope to add to in the future.

Doors now open earlier at 7pm for The Replicants gig at The Carlton Centre in Sidcup on Saturday 18th April. Support band The Prenups will now take the stage at 7.30pm. Don't forget that tickets can be purchased here for £5 - however, if you are a WRC member then you can purchase your tickets here for £4! To become a WRC member simply fill out a form here and we'll subsequently send you a WRC members card which you can use to benefit from all our other current members offers.

Our mate John Verity tells us "It's Finished!" But don't worry - it's good news - JV's new live album 'Live at Boske' is all finished and gone off for manufacture! The album will be available soon and is a collection of live-in-the studio recordings of familiar material plus two unreleased demos of songs new to the live set in the next few weeks. And JV will be debuting the new material at this Sunday's Dannys Bar, Esquires, Bedford gig starting at 6pm not only with his old muckers Henrit & Skeaty but also special guest Bianca Kinane and guest keyboard wizard Tom Wilson. Finally, don't forget that the current JV studio album 'Tone Hound On The Last Train To Corona' (pictured) is of course still available!

With 2016 promising to be another exciting year for new music, today's Route 66 Track Of The Day plays brand new tracks from Eliza Neals and Stephen Dale Petit as well as something from the forthcoming Danny Bryant Album 'Blood Money' who is also playing a WRC Promotions gig at Leos Red Lion, Gravesend, on Sunday 28th February! Orkney based Blues/Rock trio the Andrew Taylor Group also get a spin tonight as does the Mitch Laddie Band who host Rory Auskerry will be chatting to in a couple of weeks time. There's also classic tracks from Slash, Rod Stewart and Lynyrd Skynyrd!

As exclusively revealed in our January 2016 WRC Bulletin - The Stevie Nimmo Trio (part of The Nimmo Brothers who won 'Best Band' at the 2015 British Blues Awards) are headlining this year's 2016 BluesRockFest at Leo's Red Lion, Gravesend on Saturday 24th September. There are (so far) 7 top Rock and Blues acts from around the UK planned and tickets for the event will be £20 each, although there are 100 Earlybird Tickets on sale for a limited time for £15 here. Once they've gone - they've gone! In fact make that 99 as Marliyn Pascoe has already snapped the first one up. Well done Marilyn! Of course WRC Members only pay £15 so why not head off here to sign up for free. Don't forget to check back soon for announcements on the other exciting bands we have lined up!

As promised by The Marshman recently - tonight's Blues On The Marsh show here at 7pm is a 'Women In Blues' special. Recorded live by Simon Taylor at The Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks, last September - the gig featured Bex Marshall, Val Colwell, Katie Bradley and Fran McGillvray. The concert was dedicated to Jo-Ann Kelly - an icon of the 1960s Blues movement - and was a tribute to her life and music, performed by wonderfully talented female Blues artistes in a unique collaboration.

Hands up that we all set off for Wembley Arena before The Marshman announced the line-up of his Festive Fayre for his Blues On The Marsh show last night. The good news is that not only has BOTM been nominated here in our 2015 Awards, but also Mr. Beale's latest broadcast is today's Track Of the Day!

Now that both the Christmas & New Year holiday's are out of the way - why not book your place at our first big gig of the year to see the legend that is John Verity (ex-Argent and former 2012 WRC Award winner) rock Leos Red Lion in Gravesend on Saturday 23rd January. Tickets are £7 in advance here and £10 on the door. WRC Members can purchase them for just £5 by e-mailing wrcpromotions@aol.com - bargain!!!

Yes with just over two weeks now to the big day we thought we'd add a bit of festive magic with today's Vid Of The Day from our friends The Strawkites (or Half A Kite to be precise) and Georgia Paris. And talking of WRC friends don't forget that Shooter's Christmas single is released here next Thursday 17th December whilst John Verity's Christmas Blues EP (pictured) is also available here!

So how many WRC members are up for the New England Blues Summit taking place at Cape Cod Resort & Conference Centre between 13th and 15th May 2016? Indeed, the WRC were recently tagged on Facebook by USA WRC member Dave Riley to see if we were interested in making it to this event which includes Saturday headliner Samantha Fish and Sunday headliner Joe Louis Walker. Why not give us a shout if you're interested in going or alternatively download their poster (pictured) for further information!

If you want to find out what the WRC has got up to recently then watch out for our November bulletin e-mail that's going out today with all the links you need re: the current goings on at Wrinkly Towers! Whether it's Wrinklystock, Merchandise, Gig Reviews, FREE Membership, New Bands, CD Reviews or our latest Gig Calendar - it's all there. And if you are not currently on our e-mail circulation list then please send us your details in the contact box below!