As well as Wrinklystock 8, today's June 2019 WRC Bulletin looks forward to our June gigs including Gov't Mule, D_Drive, Rockin' The Blues, Styx, Man With A Mission, Toto, Tesla (pictured and Track Of The Day), King Crimson, Meat Puppets, Chantel McGregor, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Don Broco. We also look back at our May gigs including The Brink and Ana Popovic plus our JoanovArc and Lethbridge Owen CD reviews, and our Glitter Machine and Rebecca Downes interviews. Don't forget that if you ever want to contribute a gig or CD review to our website then please get in touch!

Gov’t Mule continue their UK tour at London's Forum in Kentish Town tonight. Celebrating 25 years being a band, they've returned to the Mascot Label Group/Provogue Records to release their new live album 'Bring On The Music - Live at the Capitol Theatre', due out on Friday 28th June, which was recorded during two days in April last year at the famed Port Chester, NY venue. No two Gov't Mule shows are alike, as the band draws on more than 300 songs in their repertoire (and often a host of special guests) to create a unique experience each and every time. Warren Haynes (vocals, guitar), Matt Abts (drums), Danny Louis (keyboards, guitar and backing vocals) and Jorgen Carlsson (bass) – have galvanised a global fan base with their improvisational virtuosity, leading them to be recognised as one of the most timeless and revered bands in the world.

Last Friday, British five-piece Rock ‘n’ Roll engine Piston released their second single ‘Rainmaker’ (today's Video Of The Day) from their long awaited self-titled debut album due out on Friday 13th September. Consisting of four members from the Midlands, greased with a vocal roar from the South, the band produce a fired up no-nonsense sound to be reckoned with! Piston have already appeared with various well-respected acts in the industry such as The Temperance Movement and Sebastian Bach and have filled venues throughout the UK with their raw sound and energetic performances. ‘Rainmaker’ is a thunderstorm of slow dirty riffs, kept up to pace with the constant thumping from the rhythm section and preacher style vocals, and is the very essence of rolling thunder forced down the ear drums. To support the release of their debut album, Piston will also embark on a co-headline tour with Collateral – the Stand Up, Shout It Out! Tour – in September.

Tickets priced £20, for this year's Wrinklystock 8, are available online here, or alternatively you can call the MJC Box Office on 01322 291100. Following on from the success of last year’s Wrinklystock 7 charity concert with The Kast Off Kinks - and with support once again from Wrinklystock legends The Replicants, there are two, yes two awesome tribute bands playing this year’s Wrinklystock 8 at the Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford, on Friday 6th December at 7.15pm! Jamie & The Jets present the 'Don't Shoot Me, I'm Not Really Elton John' Show, featuring a full set of non-stop classic Elton hits including 'Your Song', 'Candle in the Wind', 'Bennie & The Jets', 'Saturday Night', 'Sad Songs', 'Nakita', 'Funeral For A Friend', 'Love Lies Bleeding', 'Take Me To The Pilot', 'Tiny Dancer' and many more! Meanwhile, Status Quo tribute act Just Supposin’ capture the raw energy and excitement of the original ‘Frantic Four’ line up of this classic British Rock band. From 'Caroline' to 'Rockin’ All Over The World', through the epic '4500 Times' and the mighty 'Roadhouse Blues', all the elements of a classic Quo concert are here and delivered with all the energy, power and humour of the original.

The Blues Club Podcast Track Of The Day returns today with another two hours of non-stop Best in Blues with More Music and Less Chat featuring New Releases, Classic Tracks, UK IBBA Presenters' Picks and much more. Music this week comes from Reese Wynans, Delbert McClinton, The Weight Band, Duke Robillard, Leroy Ellington's Sacred Hearts, Anders Osborne, BluesCorp, Keb' Mo', Jimmie Vaughan, George Benson, Rebecca Downes, Southern Avenue, Dawn Tyler Watson, Robert Cray, Jontavious Willis, The Mustangs, The BB King Blues Band Featuring "The Voice" Michael Lee, Lachy Doley (pictured), Al Lerman, Tony Cuchetti & Joe Flip, Stacie Collins, Lol Goodman Band, The Derek Trucks Band, Allman Brothers Band, Holly Hyatt, Jon Gindick, Cash Box Kings, Katarina Pejak and more.

‘Maximum Impact’ is the worldwide debut album from Japanese Instrumental Metal/Rock band D_Drive, released on Marshall Records today, and today's Video Of The Day is their first single ‘Attraction 4D’. The album was mixed by Akihiro Nishimura and mastered by Christian Wright at Abbey Road Studios, London. D_Drive play their own brand of guitar driven instrumental music they call “Driving Rock”, and with a strong touring profile in Japan, as well as performances in China, South Korea and the USA, they celebrate their tenth anniversary as a band in 2019. You can also catch them live this weekend at Marshall Live in Milton Keynes tomorrow and then at Camden Rocks in London on Sunday.

London based Rockers Symphony Of Pain will showcase their brand new album 'Virology' live in their hometown on Wednesday 12th June, at the Fiddler’s Elbow, 1 Malden Road, Belsize Park, London NW5. 'Virology' was self-released on Friday 29th March, with the album receiving a whopping 10/10 review from Powerplay magazine. The band will be supporting Irish Rockers Fornoth, who recently competed in the Irish leg of Bloodstock ‘Metal 2 The Masses’ to critical acclaim. SOP will be on stage around 8.15pm, and the band consisting of Threshold drummer Johanne James, alongside main songwriters Tracie Law and Pam Chowhan, will be featuring as much of the album as possible, but today's Video Of The Day ‘Futile’ will definitely be one of the highlights!

"Two more Faces songs penned by Lane rounded off the set - another from 'ANIAGAAW' - 'You're So Rude' - originally sung by Ronnie but with vocals from Steve - with Charlie's accordion now in overdrive plus another blistering guitar solo from Steve - and the title track of The Faces last album 'Ooh La La' - which according to Ian McLagan, "was Ronnie Lane's album" with Simpson on vocals and mandolin plus a keys solo from Watkins which McLagan would no doubt have savoured. A cracking encore of Louis Prima's 'Buona Sera Signorina' a tango that rocked which belied its sixty years vintage was the last opportunity for the boys to excel with Geraint on keys/vocals plus final solos from Charlie (fiddle) and Steve (guitar). Talking to Charlie after the show he said "I thought the lads gave it their all as usual so its a band I'm proud to be part of." Just goes to show Charlie that class is permanent. No doubt Ronnie would be proud of you all mate." That was part of our take on Slim Chance nearly three years ago at the Eel Pie Club (pictured) and the band return to the same Twickenham venue tonight!

Hot ’n’ Heavy', the new studio album from Scarlet Aura released in March, heavily draws from Symphonic and Power Metal to Heavy Metal and stays within a unique sound and vision of the band. Today's Track Of The Day 'Hail To You!', taken from the album, is the combination of fast tempo, catchy guitar riffs, and powerful lyrics, together with powerful and touching vocals that could set 'Hail to You!' as the next Metal anthem for the new Metal generation. This is their fourth studio album, written and produced by Scarlet Aura guitar player and producer Mihai Danciulescu. A concept album, it's the first in the trilogy entitled 'The Book of Scarlet', which introduces listeners to the world of Scarlet Aura and explains with every song about the band and what it stands for.

Austin Jenckes will be bringing his music to the Pizza Express Live at 99 High Holborn in London tonight: one of the capital’s newest live music venues. Rolling Stone Country-acclaimed, singer-songwriter Jenckes releasing his single ‘Fat Kid’ in March, taken from Austin’s debut album ‘If You Grew Up Like I Did’, due to be released this Friday 31st May, via Red Dot. Although Jenckes wrote or co-wrote every other song on ‘If You Grew Up Like I Did’ - and even took his debut album’s title from ‘Fat Kid’s lyrics - he himself didn’t write ‘Fat Kid’. This song was the work of award-winning artist Lori McKenna and her co-writers Neil Mason (The Cadillac Three) and the late Andrew Dorff. The official video for ‘Fat Kid’ was shot in Nashville (featuring McKenna) and indeed Lori herself does perform on Austin’s take on the track.

On today's Rock On The Ridge Track Of The Day there music from Dirty Thrills, These Wicked Rivers, Dead Man's Whiskey, Bad Flowers, Stone Horses, The Amazons, Matt Pearce & The Mutiny, Twisted Illusion, Spread Eagle, Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown, Trident Waters, Nine Miles South, The Raconteurs, Blue Oyster Cult (pictured), Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Ryders Creed, Diamond Head, Revival Black, Colt48, Trivium, Palace Of The King and Crobot.

"After the excellent opener ‘Animal Beat’ and the radio-friendly hook of the title track, ‘Rebel Heart’ sees Stapley mining a higher register (more akin to the sound of Foreigner perhaps) and we do get treated to a Marriott after all! On this track and the next pair, ‘The Bridge’ and ‘Whiskeyland’ (the latter of which features lead guitar by Ross McEwen), the strong backing vocals are provided by Steve’s daughter Mollie, whose contributions are instantly recognisable, even at this early stage in her career. ‘Rebel Heart’ and ‘The Bridge’ also feature some nice piano work by Richard Young." That was part of our take on Dave “Bucket” Colwell's latest CD '20 Good Summers' (Video Of The Day) and Bucket & Co are heading off on a six date UK tour at the end of June, supported by Collateral, that culminates on Thursday 4th July at London's Half Moon in Putney.