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The Eel Pie Club takes place again tonight at London's The Cabbage Patch, 67 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3SZ, with legendary Soul and Blues man, Geno Washington & The Yo Yos, so not only remember that Wrinkly Rockers Club members get £2 off admission on production of their WRC Member's Card, but also check out today's six of the best 'Eel Pie Club Rocks!' Tracks Of the Day, that include various artists who are performing at this famous venue over the next five months, namely Geno, Ian Siegal Band, Connor Selby Band, Slim Chance, Never The Bride and Burning Rope.

With another Solid Entertainments award winning Tuesday Blues taking place next week featuring headliner Danny Bryant, plus support from Paul Cook & Chicago's very own Jim Kahr, as well as Dave Thomas, last week saw David Sinclair Four headlining with support from Snake Oil Band and Ryk Mead Band, so not only see today Ivan De Mello's review plus Denise Lester's photo gallery from the gig, but also watch DS4's cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'Long Grey Mare', filmed by Denise on the night.

Following yesterday's Hour One, today's Podcast Of The Day is Part Two from the very same Prog Rock Files broadcast, presented by Garry Foster, featuring an interview with special guests Cody & Kevin from Crown Lands, sandwiched in between tracks from Van Der Graaf Generator, Rush, plus of course, Crown Lands themselves.

We were all deeply upset on Tuesday to learn of the passing of Tim Russell after a long illness at the age of 65. Tim was a familiar, friendly face at gigs around London, and we will greatly miss his company, as well as his great photos (Philip Sayce pictured by Tim at London's The Garage in November 2023) plus his insightful WRC reviews, that truly reflected his early days of working in the music business. RIP mate.

Best known as the bassist in the original line-up of Pain of Salvation, Kristoffer Gildenlöw has also recorded and toured extensively with artists from across the globe including Neal Morse, and with his new album, 'Humanised' released this Friday, Gildenlöw reintroduces elements of his Progressive Metal roots, featuring weighty seven-string guitar work, driving riffs and shifting time signatures, which leans noticeably heavier than his previous releases, such as his album single 'The Almosts', that's one of today's six of the best 'New Releases Friday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five other similarly timed album/EP releases this coming Friday from Lufeh, White Skies, BlackMarket, Hans Hjelm and Lynch Mob.

Today's Podcast Of The Day is Hour One from the very latest Prog Rock Files broadcast, presented by Garry Foster, featuring an interview with special guests Cody & Kevin from Crown Lands, sandwiched in between tracks from Genesis, Eddie Jobson, King Crimson and of course, Crown Lands themselves.

Featuring nine original songs and two Blues and Rock classics, 'Rewired', the new album from The Steve Summers Band, presents a sense of the current quartet's live set and showcases Long Road Home band member and former session musician Summers, not only as a guitarist but also as a vocalist and songwriter, so see today not only Ivan De Mello's review of the album, but also watch today's Video Of The Day of the third track on the album, 'I Should've Known Better', performed live at Birmingham's SNOBS last month.

Ahead of his Metamorphosis solo UK and Europe tour that kicks off this September to support his latest ambitious, orchestral Metal opus, this Friday Canadian Metal maverick Devin Townsend releases ’The Moth’ via InsideOutMusic, a project that has been over a decade in the making, of which the first album single, ‘Enter The City’ is today's Video Of The Day. Forging a career over four decades in countless genres, Townsend has reached cult status in the Progressive-Metal world for his Polymathic talent and continual pushing of the envelope, and these upcoming 23 solo shows across 10 different countries offer a rare unfiltered opportunity to see Devin back on stage.

Today's very latest Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day starts and finishes with Burning Rope ahead of them launching their new sophomore album 'Dissolution' (pictured) at Coulsdon's The Tuesday Night Music Club tonight, plus there's new releases from Lena & The Slide Brothers, Rare Birds, Lance and Lea, Lonesome Pete, Jantso Jokelin, Mississippi Shakedown, Will Wilde and Joe Bonamassa, as well as a storming track from Elles Bailey that features Demi Marriner.

Another Solid Entertainments award winning Tuesday Blues takes place tonight at London's iconic The 100 Club featuring headliner Will Wilde plus support from Get Loose and The Bad Day featuring the BD Horns, of which today's 'Tuesday Blues Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day not only showcases Will, but also five other artists who are playing this iconic venue over the next six months, namely, Danny Bryant, The Paul Cook Blues Band, Chris Bevington Organisation, Amba Tremain and Crow Black Chicken.

The award-winning Roots rockin’ octet Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado are road warriors in the truest sense, as not a month passes without them being on tour, given it's the environment that they live for, so it's only fitting that they are releasing a live album recorded in Copenhagen, 'Live at Hotel Cecil', on Friday 19th June, of which the album track 'Hold My Lover Tight' is also one of today's six of the best 'Bank Holiday Monday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Stormhammer, Desert Fire, Sunjay, Aittala and Lightning Strikes.

London Prog Gigs present four great Sunday gigs over the next month or so at The Camden Club, an intimate, comfortable cabaret-seated venue, with a gourmet burger menu available. On 7th June it's the haunting, Melodic Cinematic Prog of The Emerald Dawn, followed on the 14th by the instrumental Melodic Prog of Pandamoanium along with the Folk/Jazz influenced 'no rules music' of Splink, while on 28th it's the Dutch Progressive Art Rock of Lesoir alongside the Melodic, emotive and lyrical Prog of Storm Deva, with The Claire Hamill Band (today's Video Of The Day), kicking off proceedings this coming Friday 31st May with her Folk Rock with Progressive edges.