A sold out 100 Club in London's Oxford Street last night lapped up the amazing and energetic Dan Reed Network as their current UK tour headed towards its end. An American Hard Rock band that originally existed from 1984 for ten years and toured with the likes of The Rolling Stones and Bon Jovi - DRN were resurrected in 2013 culminating in the release of their acclaimed 'Fight Another Day' album in 2016. Watch out shortly for a review and more pics - but in the meantime check out today's Vid Of The Day.

Chris Robinson Brotherhood’s acclaimed live album series, 'Betty’s Blends,' returns with 'Volume 3: Self-Rising, Southern Blends'. Recorded and mixed live from the soundboard by legendary Grateful Dead archivist and recording engineer Betty Cantor-Jackson, this latest edition captures the Chris Robinson Brotherhood (Track Of The Day) on a Southern swing through Atlanta, Raleigh and Charleston in November 2015. The 3-LP/2-CD set includes original CRB staples like 'Clear Blue Sky' and 'The Good Doctor', 'Roan County Banjo' and 'Oak Apple Day', but focuses on the band's sprawling selection of cover material ranging from Allen Toussaint's 'Get Out Of My Life Woman' to the Leiber/Stoller classic 'I'm A Hog For You', Bob Dylan’s 'She Belongs To Me' to the Slim Harpo rarity 'The Music's Hot'. It also marks the first release in the series with current CRB drummer Tony Leone.

Invidia, the crucial new group formed by former and current members of In This Moment, Five Finger Death Punch and Skinlab, have signed to Steamhammer/SPV to release their masterpiece debut album ‘'As The Sun Sleeps’' on Friday 31stMarch. The band’s origins date back to December 2015, when vocalist Travis Johnson (In This Moment) and former Skinlab guitarist Brian Jackson, friends for years who had never collaborated musically before, hooked up and wrote 3 songs in 3 days. As soon as producer Logan Mader (Fear Factory, Soulfly, Gojira, Machine Head, Once Human) heard the demos he immediately booked studio time and began “hashing out” musical ideas with the guys. As well as Johnson and Jackson, Invidia also feature former Five Finger Death Punch bassist Matt Snell, ex-Skinlab guitarist Marcos Medina and Darren Badorine on drums.

The Blues Club Podcast Track Of The Day returns this week with another two hours of non-stop Best in Blues with More Music and Less Chat, featuring New Releases, Classic Tracks, UK Independent Blues Broadcasters Association Presenters' Picks and much more. Music this week Includes tracks from John Mayall, Sari Schorr (pictured), Elvin Bishop, Heritage Blues Orchestra, "At Last - The Etta James Story" (Vika Bull & The Essential R&B Band), Billy T. Band, Paul Lamb, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Delbert McClinton, Thornetta Davis, Hurricane Ruth, Starlite Campbell Band, Delta Moon, Dave Thomas (Shortstuff), Teresa Watson Band, Otis Taylor Band, Marcus Malone, Eddie Bo, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Sean Webster Band, Jo Harman, Professor Louie & The Crowmatix, The Jimmy Rogers All Stars, Jimmy Bowskill & Carlos Del Junco, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Mike Ross, John Ginty/Aster Pheonyx, Catfish, Lisa Biales, Lachy Doley, B. B. & The Blues Shacks and more.

All roads lead to London's iconic 100 Club tonight in Oxford Street as the Dan Reed Network continue their UK tour which concludes at Nottingham's Rescue Rooms next Wednesday 15th March. The tour follows on from the success of the band’s current album 'Fight Another Day' and the gig is not unsurprisingly a sell out with DRN on stage at 9.30pm plus support from Vega at 8.15pm. Watch out for a vid, pics and a review over the coming days.

German Rock high-flyers Blind Ego embarked on a tour of central Europe in January 2017, including several shows in their home territory. The current album by the solo project of RPWL guitarist Kalle Wallner carries the concise yet auspicious title ‘Liquid’, but despite the hints in this name, Hamburg had no idea what was about to hit it. However, following a show at the city’s Club Logo, one thing had become crystal clear: Southern Germany’s Blind Ego had conquered the pearl of the north in unstoppable fashion. Today's Vid Of The Day is a live recording of the band - consisting of Scott Balaban (vocals), Michael Christoph (drums), Sebastian Harnack (bass), Julian Kellner (guitar) and, of course, Kalle Wallner (lead guitar) - proving itself to be the strongest Blind Ego line-up ever, with each individual musical element constantly striving to push the boundaries in a captivating 90 minute performance containing the very best material from the three albums by one of mainland Europe’s most acclaimed guitarists.

Cornish-trio Auction For The Promise Club (Track Of The Day) last week released their new single ‘Moonlight’ as well as announcing news of their debut album 'Silence', which is due to be released on Friday 9th June. They are an Indie-Rock band with bite and their sound is powerful with big guitar riffs and hints of grunge and pop that delivers lots of emotion and rugged dynamics. This shines through in the new single, which is full of energy and drive as well as melodic segments with front-women Zoe White Chambers’ seductive yet fiesty vocals complemented by both her brother Toby and Perran Tremewan.

HRH AOR5 at Camp HRH, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales - which has been sold out since last May - kicks off with tonight's headliners The Quireboys. Yet another impressive line-up sees Melodic Rock Giants, FM who will be joined by a long awaited L.A. Guns reunion of Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns together once again, live on stage. Other bannds over this forthcoming weekend include Voodoo Vegas, Devilstar and today's Vid Of The Day Vega who we will see supporting the Dan Reed Network at a sold out 100 Club in London tomorrow night!

Tonight as part of the 2017 Richmond Music & Drama Festival, some of the finest musicians in the UK, headed by the Alan Glen/John O'Leary All-Stars, will pay tribute to the music of Cyril Davies and Alexis Korner at the famous Eel Pie Club, The Patch, 67 London Road TW1 3SZ. This annual all-star event is one of the most popular in the Eel Pie calendar, featuring Alan Glen (Yardbirds, Nine Below Zero), John O'Leary (Downliners Sect, Savoy Brown), Tim Penn (Cadillac Kings), Nick Newall (Kinks, Zoot Money), Glynn Evans (Ray Davies, Martha & The Vandellas), Al Vincent (Daniel Smith Band) and Peter Miles (Joann Kelly, Radical Sheiks). Doors open at 8pm with music from 8.30-11pm. WRC members are reminded that they can use their cards to get discounted admission.

Celebrating their 35th anniversary with a new album crammed with incredible melodic cuts and Hard Rocking numbers, the self-produced ‘Don’t Let Up’ released on Friday 24th March is the culmination of Night Ranger’s work to date and has everything that their many fans could wish for. With more than 17 million albums sold worldwide and over 3,000 live shows performed, they are a group that truly epitomise the sound of the 80’s while simultaneously transcending it. The years subsequent to their 1996 reunion have seen Night Ranger (Vid Of The Day) - consisting of Jack Blades (bass, vocals), Kelly Keagy (drums, vocals), Brad Gillis (lead & rhythm guitars), Eric Levy (keyboards) and Keri Kelli (lead & rhythm guitars) - bring their guitar heavy, melodic brand of Hard Rock into the 21st century with unparalleled talent, energy and creativity.

Norwegian Rockers Triosphere and Swedish Power Metal merchants Thunderstone are both returning to the UK this month playing 10 shows across the UK and Ireland, in support of Rockers Sonata Arctica. On Friday 17th March Triosphere will open on the first four shows before Thunderstone take over the main support slot for the rest of the dates from Wednesday 22nd March. Triosphere’s last AFM album 'The Heart Of The Matter' was released in November 2014 and the band played 70,000 Tons Of Metal the following year, whilst Thunderstone’s last album 'Apocalypse Again' was released in April 2016, and was accompanied by a short UK tour with friends Dakesis soon after.

The WRC are off to see Bad Touch at London's Borderline on Saturday 8th April and on today's Route 66 Track Of The Day, vocalist Stevie Westwood chats to host Rory Auskerry about the band’s upcoming ‘Roadstars’ tour. There’s also new music from Samantha Fish, Julian Sas, Pretty Reckless, Paul Rose and Gun plus classic Rock gold from AC/DC, Judas Priest, Queen, Tedeschi Trucks Band and Dire Straits.