"Warning! Do not listen to any of the following bands if you have any disposition to waking up in the middle of the night humming along to catchy little riffs and melodies that just won’t go away. I spent last Thursday night with three bands who did nothing but bombard my little brain with ear worms that have wrecked my every waking and sleeping moment since! Am I complaining? No of course not! I even paid good money for the privilege of becoming a virtual insomniac!" Read the whole of Chris Bourlet's Yonaka + tiLLie + The Ninth Wave gig review at London's Heaven from Thursday 30th May here, plus check out our Video Of The Day.

A bit later than usual, but yet another Blues On The Radio Track Of The Day today - with music from Catfish (pictured), The BB King Blues Band, Jimmie Vaughan, When Rivers Meet, Ben Hemming, Burton Gaar, J.P. Reali, The Head Hunters Blues Band, Danielle Nicole, Sunjay, Railroad, R.K. Turner and Lightnin' Willie.

The LaFontaines are just around the corner from the release of their new album, 'Junior', which will be out on Friday 14th June via So Recordings. To whet your appetites further, the band have released the brand new single ‘Alpha’ along with a seamless ‘one take’ video recorded at Park Lane Studios, which is today's Video Of The Day. Proving themselves one of the most exciting bands to emerge from Scotland in recent years, The LaFontaines deliver a unique sound that fuses the guitar swagger of Kasabian, the edgy hip-hop delivery of The Streets and the electronic-pop undertones of Twenty One Pilots to create a style that pushes the boundaries of Rock. The band also embark on a UK headline tour in June to support the release of the new album, including London's Camden Assembly on Wednesday 19th June.

John Verity (Video Of The Day) is playing The Stables, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon, Milton Keynes, MK17 8LU tonight. A 
 man and musician who is blue to his soul, Verity is one of the most consistent performers on the British Blues Rock circuit for many years, since the early days opening for Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin in the US and then his time as frontman with Argent. Joining John for this performance will be Liam James Gray on drums and bass supremo Roger Inniss (Blues Caravan, Laurence Jones, Elkie Brooks). Opening for John will be his very special guest Beki Brindle, New York Blues Hall of Fame Inductee. Meanwhile, The Rollin' Stoned - aka 'The Best Rock'n'Roll Tribute Band in The World' - are also playing tonight at The Eel Pie Club, The Patch, 67 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3SZ, with their magnificent Rolling Stones show for two hours of nostalgia playing the best of 1964-1969 Doors open at 8.15pm with music from 9-11pm. WRC members are reminded that they can use their cards to get discounted admission.

Singer song-writer, multi instrumentalist, one-man-band, Big Band, Band leader, composer, producer and arranger, Eddie Martin (Video Of The Day), is playing The Midnight Special Blues Club, The Old Ford, Ash Vale, Aldershot GU12 5QA, tonight. Eddie is one of the most versatile, creative and just plain hard-working musicians around, taking his music to 35 countries through over 30 years of touring. With 17 acclaimed original albums and a string of National and International Awards and Nominations (including Best Solo Artist in 2019 European Blues Awards) he has become known as “The Ambassador of British Blues”.

Styx bring their only UK show to the prestigious London Palladium tonight for “An Evening Of Styx.” They will perform music to celebrate their hugely successful 47-year career, including tracks from their most recent studio album 'The Mission'. The band have been a staple of “Rock radio” playlists throughout this time, with songs including 'Crystal Ball', 'Come Sail Away', 'Lorelei', 'Blue Collar Man', 'Renegade', 'The Grand Illusion', 'Too Much Time On My Hands' and 'Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)'. Meanwhile, following a hugely successful 2018 tour, the Mascot Label Group/Provogue Rockin’ The Blues tour returns in 2019 with an incredible line-up featuring Blues-Rock royalty Walter Trout (Video Of The Day), the platinum selling international star Jonny Lang and the fast-rising Blues-Rock hero Kris Barras.

With a slightly reduced service on our website this week, the Captain's Video Rock Show returns our Track Of The Week. His mission: to get Rock music back into mainstream music again with wall to wall Rock videos from new and established bands. Episode 16 includes Nordic Union, Chris Green, Chaos Magic, Tokyo Motor Fist (pictured) and Jorn.

"‘Born Under A Bad Sign’, with Jack Bruce, comes from a 1991 “Rockpalast” show for German TV, while ‘You Upset Me’ is an apparently unrehearsed guest appearance with Albert King from 1975. The last music we hear is another guest solo on ‘Comin’ Home Baby’ from a 1989 concert with Chris Barber’s band; a short track, featuring Rory talking about the Blues, rounds off the three disc set. Given that much of the content is previously unreleased, this set, which retails at just under £20, represents excellent value for anyone who loves Rory’s playing. Indeed, the fact that it is separated into electric, acoustic and live discs might also make it a perfect introduction for anyone not yet familiar with the man and his music." Read the whole of Gary Smith's 'Rory Gallagher - Blues' CD review here which was released last Friday, plus check out our Video Of The Day.

Frontiers Music Srl release ‘The Epic Works 1991-2015’ on Friday 12th July, a stunning boxset collection from Vanden Plas, the German masters of Progressive Metal. It contains eight studio albums, an EP, a live recording and a bonus disc entitled ‘Bonus Treasures’ that consists of unreleased, bonus, rare and demo tracks. For over two decades, Vanden Plas have been flag bearers for intelligent, intense, Progressive Metal. From their debut album, ‘Colour Temple’, right up to the recent saga, ‘Chronicles Of The Immortals’, (which saw them collaborate with bestselling author Wolfgang Hohlbein), the band, consisting of Andy Kuntz – vocals, Stephan Lill - guitar, Andreas Lill – drums, Günter Werno – keyboards and Torsten Reichert - bass, have consistently wowed the Progressive Metal world with their amazing music. This set is an unmissable occasion to get to know in-depth the abilities and art of one of Progressive Metal’s greatest bands.

Finnish Melodic Heavy Metal band Merging Flare was founded by the very same members of its predecessor band Disease. After a few demos and split singles (made between 2001 and 2007), the group was ready to sign their first record deal in 2009. They started working on material in 2010 and released ‘Reverence’ a year later. Fast forward eight years later and fans of tasteful, Melodic Heavy Metal, can now look forward to the return of the band come Friday 14th June with their new album ‘Revolt Regime’. And it will certainly have been well worth the wait, as Merging Flare have created a classic Heavy Metal album which reminds of Judas Priest, Accept, Running Wild, Helloween and Gamma Ray, with that typical Nordic flavor added (think of Tarot).

Laurence Jones is back and is ready to tear up the UK and Europe with new self-titled album Laurence Jones Band. The accomplished new album, recorded in Miami, and produced by Gregory Elias is set for release on Friday 27th September on Top Stop Music via Sony. The first single from the album – 'I’m Waiting' – is today's Track Of The Day and was released last Friday. Laurence's band is comprised of Laurence (vocals and guitar), Phil Wilson (drums), Bennett Holland (keyboard) and Greg Smith (bass), and they will take the album on tour in November 2019 including London's Oslo on Saturday 23rd. Jones has been writing songs and releasing albums since 2012. During this time, the Blues Rock troubadour has been busy fine-tuning his sound playing to packed house across Europe, paving the way for a new generation of Blues Rock performers, guitarists and singer songwriters.

‘Jesus Christ The Exorcist’ (see Video Of The Day), due to be released on Friday 14th June, is a monumental project in the already impressive discography of the American singer, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader and Progressive Rock composer Neal Morse. A decade in the making, this Prog Rock Musical was written and produced by Morse and features an all-star cast of vocalists and musicians. The double album set contains two hours of music that encompasses the entire musical spectrum that Morse is known for, while lyrically it tells the Story of Stories. With a cast of amazing vocalists and musicians such as Ted Leonard, Eric Gillette, Nick D’Virgilio, Randy George, Bill Hubauer, Matt Smith, Jake Livgren and more, this Prog Rock extravaganza is a landmark event that will leave its mark on every listener. He who has ears to hear … let him hear!