"Sam then switches from grungy Seasick Steve mode into sultry Amy territory on the RIDICULOUSLY sexy 'Kill Or Be Kind'. It’s only the first of dizzying series of transformations from this very special and unique performer. Every comparison of any other contemporary that comes to mind is discarded…. Ana Popovic? Joanne Shaw Taylor? Susan Tedeschi? Nope, Samantha Fish is a BETTER singer and BETTER guitarist with BETTER material than any other female Blues performer that I think of. Well, okay, maybe not Bonnie Raitt. Oh, and she’s only 30." Today read the whole of Pete Elphick's review from the Samantha Fish/Felix Rabin gig at London's Islington Assembly Hall last Thursday night here, plus check out today's Video Of The Day and our Photo Gallery here, courtesy of Bruce Biege.

On today's latest Rock On The Ridge Track Of The Day there's music from Molly Karloff, Wicked Stone, Deaf Rat, DeadRisen, Order Of The Emperor, The Crookeds, Thirteen Stars (pictured), Electric Mob, Kris Barras Band, Jack Hutchinson, Orianthi, Blue Oyster Cult, Whitesnake/David Coverdale, Fiefdom, Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown, Clint Lowery, Empyre, Ryders Creed, Electric Black, Uncle Rust, Tainted Lady, Stone Broken and on their 'Introducing Stage, two in a row from Taming Sari.

We reviewed Danny Bryant's latest CD 'Means Of Escape' last year, and following his amazing set at Planet Rock's Winter's End festival, Danny is back on the road with his Means Of Escape Tour, stopping off at Chislehurst's Beaverwood Club tonight. Also tonight, following the release of their debut album 'Opaque' at the end of last month, Haunt The Woods are currently on a headline tour, calling at London's The Lexington. The album is a distinctive sound which glistens with ambient swells, underpinned by expressive rhythms and masterly songwriting.

Celebrating their 25th anniversary, And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead play the penultimate night of their European headline tour at London's The Dome tonight, followed by St. Albans' Horn Reborn tomorrow night. The band released their first new album in six years, and their tenth album, 'X: The Godless Void and Other Stories’ in January via InsideOut, including their noisy and thrilling existential anthem and single, ‘Into The Godless Void’.

Today's latest Blues On The Radio Track Of The Day includes a bunch of new releases, three IBBA albums of the month, a preview of The Old Bush Blues Festival and a couple of plugs for shows at The Tuesday Night Music Club, The Comrades Club, Coulsdon CR5 2NF. That gives you an hour filled with music from Bywater Call, Ben Poole (pictured), Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado, Liz Mandeville, John Blues Boyd, Jim Gustin and Truth Jones, The James Pitts Band, Ridgerunner, Roomful of Blues, Trevor Babajack Steger, The Reverend Shawn Amos, The James Oliver Band., Dove and Boweevil, Emma Jonson and Bessie Smith.

"Onto the main-man himself, Jim Kahr, who’s playing was simply magnificent, with more Soul in his finger-tips then many lesser Blues guitarists have in their entire bodies (rumour has it he played with John Lee Hooker at his peak). He invited Emma Wilson back to accompany him on a jam about his homeplace, Chicago, which quickly morphed into a paean to Ealing, and then all the musicians on the bill gathered and joined in for the rousing finale." Today read the whole of Ivan De Mello's Blues Review featuring Jim Kahr, The Paul Cook Blues Band, Robert Hokum, Emma Wilson and Half Moon Panic (pictured), from London's original Ealing Club - the Birthplace of British Rhythm and Blues (see today's (Video Of The Day), on Thursday 20th February here plus check out our Photo Gallery here.

Shyyne are a 4-piece 80's style Sleaze Metal band hailing from Wolverhampton, and last year they signed to WDFD Records to record their new album 'Go Your Own Way', due for release next month, of which the title track is today's Track Of The Day. Formed in 2015 by Toni Gale, the ex-Surrender and Rezist frontman, and Mark Wilkins, the ex-guitarist of Roulette, and fed up with there not being any 80's style "Sunset Strip" Glam or Sleaze bands to enjoy, Toni and Mark decided to do something about it and Shyyne was born! After an EP and an album, 2017 saw Matt Freeman join as bass guitarist, plus one of the most dynamic drummers in the Midlands - Richie "Bev" Bevan! This literally transformed the band into the Shyyne you see today, and you can catch them live supporting D.A.D. at the Tivoli, Buckley, on Saturday 14th March, plus KK's Steel Mill in Wolverhampton on Monday 11th May supporting L. A. Guns.

Jessica Lynn (Video Of The Day) will be bringing that on-stage presence and pizzazz back to UK shores, with new material, headlining her Lone Rider Tour, between Thursday 11th and Wednesday 24th June, starting in Birmingham and playing 12 dates including London's St. Pancras Church on Friday 12th. Fast on her way to becoming a household name, in the past four years the Brooklyn-born, New York-based singer/songwriter has completed three highly-successful nationwide US tours and been described as a “rocket force” for her trademark high-energy modern Country and Americana live performances, with Rock, Pop, Blues and Soul influences, which showcase her powerful voice and luminous stage presence, as well as Jessica’s multiple instrumental talents, playing piano, guitar, harmonica and the drums.

"After a bit of banter from Terry with the assembled troops, the band played 'I Am Weightless', a Septembre cover and a real express train of a track, before returning back to 'GMTD' and the thoughtful and relentless 'Burn This Place' (also a 2016 single), with its Thirty Second To Mars vibe, cool keys, great harmonies and a military drum roll, all emphasising a rich Academy sound system. With the added weight of the infectious 'Tarantula' (the first single I heard off of 'GMTD'), Abbott's introduction of closer 'Can't Smile' from 'SWASAPD' that "You might know this song - fingers crossed" was received with shrieks of delight as the crowd favourite was explosively despatched with an emotional intensity, unwavering precision plus a fitting singalong." Today read the whole of AJ's take on Vex Red and support band's Soeur O2 Islington Academy, London gig from Saturday 29th February here plus check out our Photo Gallery here.

Not only will America’s legendary Progressive Rock band Kansas (Video Of The Day) release their highly anticipated new studio album 'The Absence of Presence' on Inside Out Music on Friday 26th June, but later this year, they will also go on the road in Europe with their Point of Know Return Anniversary Tour, which kicks off at The London Palladium on Sunday 18th October. The new album features nine all new tracks written by the band, produced by Zak Rizvi, and co-produced by Phil Ehart and Richard Williams. Kansas’s signature sound is unmistakable throughout, showcasing Ronnie Platt’s towering vocals, David Ragsdale’s searing violin, Tom Brislin’s dazzling keyboards, Williams and Rizvi’s electrifying guitar riffs, Ehart’s powerful drums and Billy Greer’s rocking bass!

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Ann Wilson of Heart will be making her Ramblin' Man Fair debut on the main stage on the Sunday, which takes place at Mote Park, Maidstone, over the weekend of 17th - 19th July. Wilson has written and sung on some of the biggest Rock radio hits of the past five decades, including 'Barracuda', 'Crazy On You', 'What About Love?', 'All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You', 'These Dreams' and 'Alone'. In 2007 she released her first solo album ‘Hope & Glory’, which featured a host of high-profile guests like Elton John, Alison Krauss and Rufus Wainwright, followed by the critically acclaimed ‘Immortal’ in 2018. Also returning on the main stage on Sunday is Swedish Ramblin' Man veterans Blues Pills, who recently released their brand new single 'Proud Woman', ahead of their new album 'Holy Moly', due to be released on Friday 19th June.

Rapidly rising new young Hard Rock trio Theia (Track Of The Day), who hail from Burton-On-Trent, release their new single ‘Eyes Like Fire’, written by Magnum mastermind Tony Clarkin on Friday 20th March on WDFD Records. Theia so impressed Tony when they supported Magnum several times last year that he not only offered his song to them, but also invited them to play as special guest act on Magnum’s entire upcoming UK tour, which kicks off on Thursday 19th March at Glasgow’s Garage and concludes at London’s Islington Assembly Hall on Saturday 4th April. Raised on his father’s record collection of Marc Bolan, Alice Cooper and AC/DC, main man Kyle Lamley, (guitar/lead vocals) teamed up with lifelong friend Paul Edwards (bass/vocals) to form the spine of Theia in 2014, with drummer Ash Lamley recruited in 2019 to complete the current line-up.