Blues Bentley Explosion will be dishing up some hot and cool Blues at 8pm on Sunday 2nd April at BB's Blues Club at the Colour House Theatre, Merton Abbey Mills, Watermill Way, Morden, Merton SW19 2RD. With Blues Bentley on vocals and guitar, Derek Frederik on drums, Marcy Marc on bass and honourable special guess Serj Kalsi - tickets are £7 on the door or are available online here. See you there!

A Thousand Horses have released their brand new single ‘Preachin’ to the Choir’ (today's Track Of The Day) and it's the first to be taken from their forthcoming second album, due for release on BMLG Records later this year. ‘Preachin’ To The Choir’ embodies ATH’s Southern Rock roots and contemporary Country mix, with Michael Hobby’s husky vocals enhanced by Bill Satcher and Zach Brown on guitar and Graham Deloach on bass. The new single is a fitting follow-up to their 2015 debut album 'Southernality', which was released to great critical acclaim in the UK and featured their US chart-topping single ‘Smoke’. That track saw them become the first band to send their debut single to No. 1 on Billboard Country Airplay Charts this decade. The video has now had close to 17 million views!

"After getting his career trajectory very much back on track with the ‘Temple of Rock’ studio releases and some well-received live shows, Michael Schenker has returned to his MSG roots and ‘Michael Schenker Fest Live’ is a Classic Rock case of all the pieces coming together and all the (Rock) stars aligning for a 21st century revisit of what was, and remains, some of the finest and most successful musical moments of Schenker’s career under his own name - the original Michael Schenker Group era (1980 to 1984) and later McAuley Schenker Group (1986 to 1993)." Read the whole of Wrinkly The Silver's 'Michael Schenker Fest Live' review (to be released Friday 24th March) here plus check out today's Vid Of The Day.

On today's Route 66 Track Of The Day, Broken Witt Rebels (pictured) singer Danny Core chats to host Rory Auskerry about the band's forthcoming Roadstars tour with Bad Touch plus there's new music from Massive Waggons, Deep Purple, Ross Connor & Hunter Hayes, Tedeschi Trucks Band, J.J. Cale, Ross Connor, Thin Lizzy, Ry Cooder and more.

The WRC are of course off to see 2016 WRC Award winning Sari Schorr & The Engine Room gig at London's Borderline next Monday 20th March - but we also have two spare tickets for sale. Special guest on the night is Lincolnshire’s Ash Wilson who launches his brand new single ‘Broken Machine’ this Friday (today's Vid Of The Day) the title track from his critically acclaimed debut album. The album is out on Friday 21st April with Ash also a special guest on Dan Patlansky's UK tour in April and May. So if you are interested in seeing Sari and Ash next Monday, then simply send us a message in the contact box below and we will get back to you!

"Vocalist Reed, a hybrid of a sweaty Buster Bloodvessel with the facial expressions of Wilko Johnson, eased us in, or "starting slow" as Dan put it, with the groovy late 80's feel of 'Get To You' and the driving riff of 'Divided' from 'FAD', before the party really got going with Inglorious front man Nathan James joining Reed early doors for a blistering cover of Kiss classic 'Rock And Roll All Nite'. With fans from as far and wide as Norway and Italy in attendance, the network went into overdrive as the DRN faithful lapped up the energy plus the twists and turns of the set, which was no more evident than with 90's favourite 'Baby Now I', which included a classic mid-section medley of covers including Kiss's 'I Was Made For Lovin' You', Metallica's 'Enter The Sandman' and FGTH's 'Relax', before hatted bassist Melvin Brannon II smoothly stepped up to the mic with Earth Wind & Fire's 'Let's Groove'." Read the rest of AJ's Dan Reed Network/Vega review from last Friday's gig at London's 100 Club here plus check out our photo gallery here.

Liverpool based experimental Rock/Metal band Loathe have announced details about their upcoming debut album, ‘The Cold Sun’, which will be released via SharpTone Records on Friday 14th April. On the same day, the band will celebrate with a special album release show at Liverpool's O2 Academy 2. 'The Cold Sun’ signifies a forceful and shrewd testimony as the quintet nail their colours to the mast with this resolute mission statement; an ode to the times we’re living in and the murky future that we all find ourselves faced with. ‘The Cold Sun’ is a concept record; a compelling 35 minute long meandering into the depths of a dark, post-apocalyptic tale. The record follows the adjacent timeline of two protagonists, who exist during a dystopian future, stricken by tragedy and the ever looming apocalypse.

You don'’t need to be a die-hard 80's Metal fan to know that the fruits of an artistic alliance between Danger Danger singer Ted Poley and guitarist/producer Steve Brown of Trixter is going to make Melodic Rock fans rejoice! Indeed, Tokyo Motor Fist's debut album, released last month, is exactly what you would expect: catchy and uplifting Hard Rock, the way is should be as today's Vid Of The Day testifies! Well, with Greg Smith on bass (Ted Nugent, Rainbow, Alice Cooper) and Chuck Burgi on drums (Rainbow, Blue Oyster Cult, Joe Lynn Turner) you simply can’'t go wrong! Ted and Steve have been friends for a long time and the idea of doing a record together has been on the cards for many years. Now, thanks to Frontiers this concept has become a reality.

Today's Black On Blues Track Of The Day features tracks from Professor Louie And The Crowmatix, Big City Vin Mott, JW Jones, Guy Verlinde and Delta Moon.

Today's Track Of The Day is Little Hurricane's stunning and brilliantly shot video for 'OTL', taken from their upcoming new album 'Same Sun Same Moon', out on Friday 14th April 14th via Mascot Records. Anthony “Tone” Catalano (guitar/vocals) and Celeste “C.C.” Spina's (drums/vocals) story began in San Diego, where Little Hurricane formed. Having recently resumed playing drums after an eight-year hiatus, C.C. placed a musicians-wanted ad on Craigslist. Among the myriad of respondents was Tone, a studio engineer who’d worked with artists ranging from John Paul Jones to Gwen Stefani. The two musicians were neighbours who had never met, and bonded over mutual interests including the Blues, unusual and vintage gear, and their individual experiences playing in high school jazz bands. A year later, Little Hurricane won three San Diego Music Awards, including Album of the Year for 2011 debut 'Homewrecker'.

Lita Ford is at London’s Islington Academy tonight for a UK exclusive headline show, just two days after appearing at the HRH/AOR Festival in Wales (Vid Of The Day). Hailed as the queen of rock, Lita was the lead guitarist for The Runaways in the 1970's, before embarking on a solo career in the 80's. Lita A British born rocker who grew up on the streets of L.A., Ford was a founding member of the Runaways, one of the first girl groups who unexpectedly broke down barriers in the Punk era as well as the male-dominated world of Rock music, causing a stir with their six rebellious releases. Following the demise of the Runaways, Lita concentrated on her own career, subsequently creating such memorable hits as ‘Close Your Eyes Forever’, ‘What Do You Know About Love’, ‘Shot Of Poison’, ‘Larger Than Life’ and ‘Kiss Me Deadly’.

We are all still buzzing at Wrinkly Towers after Dan Reed's awesome gig at London's iconic 100 Club on Friday night. A special mention also for support band Vega - who we originally introduced you to in January 2015 - who well and truly rocked the venue in advance of DRN! With a review still to come - check out today's photo gallery here.