"When I caught up with him again at the Half Moon in Putney last Autumn, it was nominally an electric trio gig, but Dom played a solo acoustic set as his own support act. Both sets were excellent, but it was the acoustic one, which lingered longer in my memory, so this recent mini-tour of acoustic nights promised to be unmissable. And so it proved; the Water Rats show is already on my personal Gig Of The Year shortlist." Double 2022 UKBlues Awards winner, Dom Martin, recently completed his 16-date March/April UK solo tour, and Gary Smith was present at the London Water Rats leg on Wednesday 5th April, so not only read today Gary's complete take on the acoustic gig, but also check out Chris Griffiths photos, plus our 'Mercy' Video Of The Day, filmed at Coulsdon's The Tuesday Night Music Club the night before.

Vaultwraith join today's latest The Zach Moonshine Show Podcast Of The Day, to play and talk about their latest release, 'Decomposing Spells', plus there's new music from Verscythe, Maestro, Good God Father, The Red Mountain, Leather, Boss Keloid, Sleuthfoot, Runt, Static-X, Gutted Christ, Savage Existence, Leviathan Project, Evil Incarnate and Ceremony of Darkness!

Having received some great feedback from audiences and music media alike, following his latest album, 'Somewhere in This Universe, Somebody Hits a Drum', featuring Marco Minnemann on drums, Berlin guitarist and composer Yuval Ron now takes his Cinematic Prog, combining intricate instrumental compositions, extended soloing and a big, film-like background production of orchestral lines, soundscapes and sound effects, on the road, with his Trio Tour 2023/4 of Europe/Israel, that takes in London's The Fiddler's Elbow Sci-Fi Rock Night in Camden on Thursday 6th July, and today's six of the best 'Wednesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day includes the aptly named, 'I Believe In Astronauts', taken from the album, that's also complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Ways., Oceanhoarse, Meteor Vortex, Howlin' Sun and Avatarium.

Today's Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day starts and finishes with some glorious music from Dom Pipkin and The Iko's, ahead of their show at The Tuesday Night Music Club in Coulsdon tonight, plus two IBBA picks of the month from The Curse of K.K. Hammond and The BluesBones, a re-release from Fenton Robinson, and finally new releases from Dani Wilde, Eric Bibb, Gov't Mule, The Mike Ross Band (pictured), Andrew Riverstone, Jennifer Lyn and The Groove Revival and Lonnie Mack.

Kicking off this Thursday 13th April at London's The Grace, two of the hottest Blues Rock acts have joined forces to embark on what promises to be one of the most exciting co-headline tours in recent years, as critically acclaimed Roots/Blues rockers The Commoners embark on a 15-date UK tour with the UK’s King of slide guitar, Troy Redfern, and both Troy and The Commoners latest singles, 'The Fever' and 'More Than Mistakes' respectively, make up two of today's six of the best 'Tuesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by four further recent and forthcoming releases from Vision Of Choice, Firewind, Void Chapter featuring Celldweller and Siren.

Legendary Psychedelic rocker Steve Hillage is back on the road with his band for a twelve date UK tour dubbed ‘The Golden Vibe’ tour, their first live dates since 2019, and if current rumours are to be true, their last, so thankfully not only was Steven C. Gilbert at their gig at London's The Forum on Saturday 1st April, but he was also there the following night at Brighton's Concorde 2, so check out below Steve's combined take on both gigs, plus see his complementary photos and view today's 'Solar Musick Suite' Video Of The Day from the second night.

Keeping the Blues as an essential starting point, last Friday The BluesBones released their seventh album, 'Unchained', comprising eight brand new songs, but still with the band's signature sound, combining different Blues genres in one album, such as 'I Cry', dedicated to the band's late drummer, Koen Mertens (2016 to 2019), of which their new single is also one of today's six of the best 'Easter Monday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Wartz, Andromida featuring Fight The Fade, The Hip Priests, Kardinal Sin and Toronto Is Broken featuring REEBZ.

Ahead of both a North American tour this May/June, followed closely by a European tour in June/July, that includes Donington's Download Festival on Thursday 8th June, at the end of last month, Puscifer released their star-studded 'Existential Reckoning: Re-Wired', a track-by-track re-imagining of the band’s critically-acclaimed album, via Puscifer Entertainment/Alchemy Recordings/BMG, and today's Video Of The Day was their third preview of the album, a visualiser for 'Apocalyptical', re-imagined by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Originally released in December 2020, and born somewhere in the Arizona desert, Puscifer are an Electro-Rock band, multimedia experience, traveling circus and alien abduction survivors, well renowned for an immersive live show, blurring the lines between concert and theatre.

2022 WRC award-winning Pete Feenstra has spent the last forty years or so listening to, writing about, talking about, and promoting Rock music, with a particular interest in the Blues, and Pete's latest Rock & Blues show is today's Podcast Of The Day, featuring Stonetrip, Billy Walton Band (pictured) with Destinee Monroe, Colosseum, Iago Banet, Sass Jordan, War, Muddy Waters, Eddie Harris, Dyer Davis, Eleanor McEvoy, Libido Fuzz, plus many more.

London Prog Gigs present the first Progressive music event at The Lower Third, Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 8LH, part of the impressive new Outernet development at Tottenham Court Road/Denmark Street in central London, next Sunday 16th April, featuring headliners Modern Synth-Prog outfit Kyros, who are today's Video Of the Day, featuring 'Rumour' live at last year's High Taste At Home online festival, plus support from unashamed Progressive Rock band, I Am The Manic Whale. The 16th century forge at the heart of the former 12-bar club has been preserved and resited in the upstairs cocktail bar, while downstairs boasts an impressive new 200 standing capacity, fully equipped, live music venue and bar. The name references David Bowie's former 1960s band before he became a solo star.

Beastie's latest Rock Show, originally broadcast live at www.voodooradio.online at midday on Thursday, is today's Podcast Of The Day, 90 minutes of chelp, chunter and wonderful Rock music, featuring Boston, Blue Öyster Cult, Molly Hatchet (pictured), Thin Lizzy, Ian Hunter and more.

Capturing some of the influences from the legends of our time such as The Hellacopters and Turbonegro, but still managing to stay in their own lane, creating their own style of Rock for a new decade, and ahead of the four-piece's forthcoming live dates from April to June, spreading the word about their latest studio album, 'Fenix' (2022), Swedish Garage Rock band Åskväder have just released their electrifying single, 'Misfortune', on The Sign Records, of which the new high-octane release is also one of today's six of the best 'Easter Sunday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from The Casket Kids, Bike, Kaixo, Saint Deamon and Veriti Ritus.