"The fourteen songs played included the eleven song debut album in its entirety (although, unsurprisingly, played in a different order); I have reviewed that separately (watch this space) and would recommend it unreservedly. Of the additional songs, Otis Redding’s ‘Dreams To Remember’, which has long been a staple of the band’s live gigs, was perhaps the outstanding showcase for both Chris’ guitar and Sally Ann Evans’ powerful voice." Do you remember the good old days when you used to go to a gig? Well today, Gary Smith literally takes us back in time here, with his review of Buck & Evans at London's 100 Club on Tuesday 19th November last year, which nearly didn't see the light of day. Also check out our Video Of The Day plus our Photo Gallery (courtesy of Tim Russell) here.

You will of course have seen that both the Glastonbury and Download festivals have had no option but to cancel their events in June, however the good news is that Ramblin' Man Fair HQ have recently reported that they are still very much intending to go ahead with their festival at Mote Park, Maidstone, over the weekend of 17th to 19th July. Indeed, over 90% of artists booked to play have stated that they still intend to come and play this Summer - including those from America. However, as a contingency, RMF are drawing up a list of bands based in the UK who have found that conversely, they too aren’t now able to tour the US this Summer either. So, even if those US artists do change their minds, then there is still an intention to go ahead.

This week's Blues On The Radio Track Of The Day is devoted to a very limited edition double CD which was released to celebrate the first anniversary of The Tuesday Night Music Club. In fact it's all in aid of sound engineer Simon Taylor who recorded the tracks, as Simon has lost his livelihood because of the dreaded Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, you can support Simon here by downloading the album for a minimum donation of £10, which among others includes live tracks from The Sam Kelly Band, Half Deaf Clatch, Rebecca Downes (pictured), Poplar Jake & The Electric Delta Review, Rabbit Foot, Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion, Martin McNeill & Ramon Goose, The Katie Bradley Band and Giles Hedley & The Aviators.

Not only will multi-platinum singer/songwriter Kip Moore release his highly-anticipated fourth studio album, 'Wild World', on Friday 29th May, but Moore also gave his notably loyal fan-following a taste of what to expect, recently performing 'Magic' for Minnesota Country Station K102, in quarantine, which is today's Vdeo Of The Day. Co-writing all but one of 'Wild World's’ insightful thirteen-song tracks, in deeply personal terms, Kip even self-produced the set, with help from David Garcia, Luke Dickand Blair Daly on respective tracks. The weathered heartland-Rock sound Moore has embraced on previous efforts gets its emotional volume pumped up, recorded live with a full band, as substance takes precedence over style and the timeless prevails over the trendy. Moore admits the results include a few quirks – but that just gives 'Wild World' the character he values so much.

The bad news is that this year's Call Of The Wild Festival has been postponed because of Coronavirus, however, the good news is that it will still take place later this year at the Lincolnshire Showground over the long weekend of 18th to 20th September. The rescheduled festival will still operate on the same basis, i.e. three stages, camping, glamping, VIP, etc. but due to other touring commitments, the organisers have had to swap Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons to Friday and Massive Wagons to Sunday. Unfortunately they have also lost Michael Monroe on the Saturday, but they are currently working very hard to bring you an equally great Saturday headline act!

Today's Track Of The Day features Brain Stem on The Zach Moonshine Show talking about and playing brand new tracks from their new conceptual EP 'Symptoms of Annihilation - Stage 2'. Consisting of Logan Magnuson - guitar, Alex Mcintosh - drums, Brad Fife - bass and Jessy Leduc - vocals, the band is an outstanding example of what experimental Death Metal has to offer, and the EP is the second chapter of a journey that began with 2018's 'Symptoms of Annihilation - Stage 1'. Established in 2016, Brain Stem isn't the easiest to define with an exact subgenre. Noted to be groovy at times, but also technical when needs be, they've made sure that their sound is not limited by one train of thought, molding Metal the way they see fit.

Grammy® award-nominated sister duo Larkin Poe have recently released their new single ’Holy Ghost Fire’, which is not only today's Track Of The Day, but is also the latest track taken from their new album, 'Self Made Man', that is due out on Friday 12th June, via the band’s own Tricki-Woo Records. The Gothic Gospel single manifests a key aspect of their Southern tradition, presenting a sense of celebration and renewal amid the common struggles of existence, offering a way to move through trying circumstances. Indeed, the new album sees the multi-instrumentalist, Atlanta-bred, Nashville-based Rebecca and Megan Lovell, pushing their music and message towards hitherto unexplored terrain, inspired by their epic world travels yet still powerfully rooted in the creative heritage of their beloved American South.

Harem Scarem's Video Of The Day of 'The Death Of Me', taken from their recently released album ‘Change The World’, is another logical next step that shows them not only at the top of their game, but also as a cohesive unit still able to deliver a power-Rock-packed punch, with swaggering riff and hooks to die for. One of the current heavyweights of the Melodic Hard Rock scene, Harem Scarem reunited in 2013 after a five year hiatus to completely re-record their milestone 1993 release ‘Mood Swings’. They then made two exceptional studio albums in ‘Thirteen’ and ‘United’, both of which showed the band delivering their unique trademark sound while simultaneously making a stylistic progression. The longstanding band partnership of Harry Hess and Pete Lesperance still has the magic touch, and, with the addition of bassist Mike Vassos, they are ready to dominate once more.

If you missed the very first Isolation Music Festival yesterday, the good news is that there is another being streamed here at 1pm UK time today including Jack Bruce's son Malcolm at 3.20pm plus Elles Bailey at 4pm. It's all in aid of NET (National Emergencies Trust) so please give generously here. Once the festival finishes at 6pm, half an hour later Dan Burnett will also be performing a live stream here and everyone who donates herebetween now and the end of tonight’s session will be added to a draw to win some of Dan's CDs!

"For me to say that the best two songs are next, is of course arguable, but the anthemic Rock of ‘What Did You Say’ and hooky guitar lines of ‘This Is Real’, caught me on the first play and tick the strong song box! ‘Enjoy The Ride’, followed by ‘Road Of Death’, may not sit well together as titles when your just about to take a journey, but they do return to their lighter Folky Americana from earlier on the album." Today read another of our self-isolating album reviews, as Geoff C. this time gives you his take here on Noble Jacks' new sophomore deluxe CD edition of 'Stay Awake' which was released yesterday, plus check out our Video Of The Day. Remember, If you are currently kicking your heels and you fancy doing a self-isolation CD review, then don't be shy, just e-mail us at wrinklyrockers11@aol.com

Today's Track Of The Day is Circles Around the Sun's 'Leaving (Rogue Lemon)', the third single off the band's new full-length self-titled studio album. The seven track collection marks the final recordings of founding member and guitarist Neal Casal. The sessions were tracked at recording engineer Jim Scott's Southern California studio just one week prior to Casal tragically taking his own life. In a note left behind by Casal, he requested that the album be completed and for the band to continue in his absence. CATS, as they are known to fans, has since made the decision to honour those wishes. For the immediate future, the band comprised by keyboardist Adam MacDougall, bassist Dan Horne and drummer Mark Levy will move forward without adding a permanent member to fill Casal's seat, but to instead rotate different guitarists in his place.

"As the band said: "They just do it and they want to be the best at it." Well they certainly have achieved that. A real epic Melodic Classic Rock rollercoaster of a CD that not only turns up the gas to H.E.A.T mark two, but one in turn that will make you sweat and want to keep permanently on your current Hard Rock playlist." That was part of our take on Swedish rockers H.E.A.T's superb new album 'H.E.A.T II', and given the current coronavirus lockdown, the band have not only rescheduled their three-date May UK tour, along with British Rock band Vega, award winning band Mason Hill and 4-piece Collateral, to October 2020, but they have also added two new dates - Leeds Warehouse on Thursday 8th October plus Nottingham Rescue Rooms on Monday 12th October.