"Sari announces it’s the last song and intros the band - well done chaps - and gives a shout out to the promoters Gig Cartel for putting the tour together. The song is 'Valetina', another of the highlights from the 'Never Say Never' album. Not that there’s any lowlights, the album is all killer no filler - as has been this set. There’s a line in the song “Welcome the latest great pretender to the stage” Well, Sari’s no pretender, she’s the real deal and leaves the stage tonight with some happy new fans." That was part of our take when we last saw Sari Schorr (pictured) supporting King King at London's Koko in February and Sari is back headlining tonight at The Beaverwood Club, Beaverwood Road, Chislehurst, Kent BR7 6HF with special guests The David Sinclair Four.

"It's been good fun with you folks" as Lyytinen spoilt us with a mouthwatering Mississippi Delta Blues medley. "Robert Johnson eat your heart out. How about this girl from Finland?" she added as her pink slide guitar proceeded to orchestrate some obligatory foot tapping and hand clapping from her enthusiastic faithful. It was time then for another Finnish language masterclass as we all counted down to in Finnish (yes, seriously) to the final song from her set, the unusual time signature of the head banging 'Rocking Chair' - another from 'Stolen Hearts' - essentially a true Blues track with trademark in yer face slide guitar plus a nice grooving riff and vocal, before finishing off the night with an excellent encore/cover of Hendrix's 'Crosstown Traffic', with Erja also playing a green kazoo! On a night of real Blues Rock quality, not quantity, Lyytinen once again proved that she is not only the Goddess of the slide guitar, but also has the voice, charisma, banter and looks as well. And if you made the mistake of missing Erja on tour, do console yourself by getting 'Another World' when it's released later this month. You won't be sorry!" Read the whole of AJ's Erja Lyytinen, Blues Engine and Cheri Lyn 100 Club, London, gig review from last Tuesday here plus check out Bruce Biege's Photo Gallery here.

As well as Wrinklystock 8, today's April 2019 WRC Bulletin looks forward to our April gigs including Sari Schorr, The Brew (Track Of The Day), Glossii, JD Simo (pictured), Suzi Quatro, At The Sun, John Lodge, Eden's Curse, Papa Roach, Flight Brigade, Airrace (Video Of The Day), Superfecta, Joe Bonamassa, Collateral, Monster Truck and Storm Warning. We also look back at our March gigs including Lynne Jackaman, Bernie Marsden, Elles Bailey, Tyketto, Tommy Emmanuel, Rod Argent & Colin Blunstone, Flight Brigade, Colt48, Henrik Freischlader, Erja Lyytinen and the Chelsea Blues Festival plus our Trevor Babajack Steger and Elles Bailey CD reviews. Don't forget that if you ever want to contribute a gig or CD review to our website then please get in touch!

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. To buy tickets priced £20, call the MJC Box Office on 01322 291100 or go here.

The inaugural Chelsea Blues, Rhythm and Rock Festival took place at London's Under The Bridge yesterday with headliner's Martin Barre's Jethro Tull, special guest Chantel McGregor(pictured), The Stevie Nimmo Trio, Bourbon Street Revival, Deep Blue Sea and JFK Blue. With a Photo Gallery to come, check out today's Video Of The Day.

Thanks to more great photos from Bruce Biege, we have updated our Photo Gallery here following last Friday night's awesome night of Blues at London's Under The Bridge featuring The Connor Selby Band (pictured), 2015 WRC 'One's To Watch' award winners Southbound and headliner Henrik Freischlader. What a great gig!

Today we play catch up again as we bring you the Captain's Video Rock Show which is today's Track Of The Day. His mission: to get Rock music back into mainstream music again with wall to wall Rock videos from new and established bands. Episode 3 includes CoreLeoni, Inglorious (pictured), Journey, Jake E Lee's Red Dragon Cartel, Doomsday Outlaw and Pefect Plan.

"It's now 'Retribution' time - the final track on the album - the band signing off with the message of how governments have sold out our planet and it is now payback time. More like 'Retro-bution', given Edwards soaring Skynyrd like lap slide solo, once again consolidated by Brooks and Naumann's solid foundations plus some awesome keys. A real cracker to round off an album that has everything musically: attitude, experimentation, energy, diversity and thought provoking messages, whilst at the same time having the beauty of the manoeuvrability of another dimension in a raw, live, environment. This is real Rock 'n' Roll as we know it, personified. On this evidence, Wille & The Bandits are certainly heading down the right path." That was part of our take on Wille & The Bandits recently released CD 'Paths', and the guys complete their current UK tour at London's O2 Academy 2 Islington tonight supported by Rainbreakers.

European Blues Award winner Erja Lyytinen stopped off at London's iconic 100 Club last Tuesday as part of her 12-date UK tour in advance of the release of her brand-new studio album 'Another World' on Friday 26th April via Tuohi Records. Drawing on seventeen years of heart-and-guts songs that have shaken the Blues-Rock scene, the Finnish slide-guitarist finishes her tour in Bromsgrove tonight. Excellently supported by Cheri Lyn and Blues Engine (pictured), and with a review to come, check out today's Photo Gallery here courtesy of Bruce Biege.

The Chelsea Blues, Rhythm and Rock Festival takes place at London's Under The Bridge today between 3pm and 11pm with headliner's Martin Barre's Jethro Tull, special guest Chantel McGregor, The Stevie Nimmo Trio, Bourbon Street Revival, Deep Blue Sea (Video Of The Day) and JFK Blue. Meanwhile at 2pm today the Chris Corcoran Band take to the stage at Blues At Barleylands, Barleylands Social Club, Barleylands Road, Billericay, Essex CM11 2UF, whilst staying in Essex, Geoff Carne & The Hatz (Track Of The Day) play The Bell in Walthamstow E17 between 9pm and 11pm tonight as part of their Big Town Tour.

Last night we were lucky enough to witness a unique musical meeting of three of the most inventive performers of our time – for perhaps the only time – all to benefit Resonance FM! As co-founder and legendary multi-instrumentalist with Led Zeppelin, John Paul Jones needed no introduction. A restless and radical musical innovator for over half a century - as composer, arranger and producer across genres ranging from Pop to Opera to Electronica – he was joined for this intimate performance at London's iconic 100 Club by like minds in the form of Thurston Moore and Steve Noble. Thurston’s ground-breaking use of extended techniques as guitarist in Sonic Youth, the most enduring of America’s experimental Rock bands, was matched by the extraordinary dexterity of improvising drummer Steve Noble, collaborator of choice of free Jazz iconoclasts including Derek Bailey, Joe McPhee and Matthew Shipp.

"Two of Colin’s solo hits from the 70’s kept the momentum going, the gorgeous ‘Say You Don’t Mind’ (a personal favourite) and ‘I Don’t Believe in Miracles’. There were cries of disappointment from the audience as they announced that the duo would only be playing four numbers from their classic (misspelt) album ‘Odessey and Oracle’ following a description of it being Paul Weller’s favourite album. ‘Care of Cell 44’, ‘A Rose for Emily’, ‘This Will Be Our Year’ and ‘Time of The Season’ were rattled off in quick succession, as some in the audience no doubt became misty eyed at hearing these ultra-melodic gems from the past. There were more good natured stories and other songs, including of course ‘She’s Not There’, all of which left the feeling that this was one of those special occasions when it was a real privilege as well as a total pleasure to share the experience of listening to two such talented and likeable musicians, displaying all the skills gained over a life-time of performing." Read the whole of Simon Green's Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone, Boisdale, London, gig review from last Thursday here plus check out Simon's Photo Gallery here.