"I wasn't sure to expect when AJ kindly bribed me with a free ticket to this gig at the Orchard. I am not a massive fan of tribute bands although we have had some very good ones at the last few Wrinklystock’s I must admit.. The Beatlez, Bon Giovi and of course the brilliant Bohemians from last year's gig spring to mind.. Then of course I suddenly remembered that Purple Zeppelin had run away with the WRC tribute band award in 2012. So I thought they would be pretty good..And I wasn't wrong in the slightest.." Read the rest of Wrinkly The Silver's Purple review here and our Photo Gallery here

The good news is that Kevin Beale's Blues On The Marsh radio show has deservedly been nominated for the second year running in the British Blues Awards Independent Blues Broadcaster category! Voting begins at the beginning of August. The bad news is that there was no show last Friday, however, Kevin returns next Friday. In the meantime you can find out why The Marshman has earnt this accolade by catching up on loads of back episodes of the show by going here which is also our 'Track Of The Day'.

There was an impromptu celebration yesterday when David Sinclair presented finished copies of the their new CD '4' to the album's producer Livingstone Brown and reggae legend Maxi Priest! Maxi contributed vocals to one of the album's standout tracks 'Down by the Canal'. '4' is now available to buy here and DS4 will play the whole of the new album in sequence at the Borderline this Thursday with guests including harmonica maestro Laurence Garman (ex-Yardbirds) and Scottish jazz songbird Lorna Reid who sings a duet with David on 'Coming Out of the Rain', a song which they wrote together. Doors are 7pm with Lorna opening the show at 7.45pm with a brief set of her Celtic country songs, followed at 8.10pm by the amazing harmony duo Morrissey & Marshall - followed by the main event DS4 at 9pm!

With just over 3 weeks to BluesRockfest we thought we'd reminisce and look back at our two previous BluesFest's - today we look back at 2013 and The Sharpees who were the second band on stage on that wet Saturday afternoon 24th August. Today's Track Of The Day is our official Wrinklycast of that memorable day which includes music and interviews from all the bands of the which the official DVD/CD is still available from our merchandise page here. Meanwhile The Sharpees have a gig tonight at 8pm at the Essex Arms in Brentwood - details here.

Following the launch of their new album 'Get Close', our mates Geoff Carne & The Hatz (our Vid Of The Day), are playing the Kettering B&M Festival today. The West London based duo consisting of Geoff Carne (guitar and vocals) and Mick Hatz (drums and percussion), are putting a fresh new feel on the Rock/Blues genre with their exciting original material (with a couple of covers). See you there!

Unlike some WRC members - we can't pretend that we were at London's Borderline nor Poole's Mr. Kyps in 2006 to see some American guitarist named Joe Bonamassa. Although to be fair, we were at Shepherd's Bush Empire for that wow moment in February 2008 and consequently went to see Joe again at Liverpool's Carling Academy in July that same year. Eight year's down the line and many gigs later, including The Royal Albert Hall, we are returning to Liverpool and its iconic Cavern Club - as we have the privilege of seeing JB at an exclusive gig tonight. So watch out for a review, photos and vids over the coming days!

Amazingly with a third of 2016 already under our WRC belts - watch out for today's May Day WRC e-mail bulletin that's going out with all the links you need re: the current goings on at Wrinkly Towers! Whether it's Merchandise, FREE Membership, CD Reviews or our latest Gig Calendar - it's all there. And if you are not currently on our e-mail circulation list then please send us your details in the contact box below!

Multi-national newcomer sensation Blues Pills have announced the title of their eagerly awaited second album. 'Lady In Gold' is expected to be released during the Summer and will contain 10 brand new tracks. We first saw the band opening brilliantly on the Ramblin' Man main stage last year. Just like its highly successful predecessor Blues Pills' self-titled debut, 'Lady In Gold' was once again produced by Don Alsterberg. More info to be revealed soon!

A first for Rory Auskerry on his Route 66 show on Sunday was Periscope - a new mobile app that allows you to broadcast a live video stream from a mobile phone. Rory duly turned the camera on several times during his live show from Stockport's Pure 107.8FM studio! The bad news is that you won't be able to see Rory on today's 'Track Of The Day' - but the good news is that you will be able to listen to new tracks from Laurence Jones and King King plus music from Marc Ford, Marcus Malone, Big Joe Shelton, Gary Clark Jr. and Jeff Beck!

Our 'Track Of The Day' is Kevin Beale's latest 'Blues On The Marsh' originally broadcast on Friday featuring the fabulous Black Sheep live in the studio! There's also tracks from Innis Sibun, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Loose Moorings (pictured) who are supporting Virgil And The Accelerators at the Red Lion, Gravesend, on Friday 1st May. And if you have not got your tickets yet then go here for ticket information or here for discounted ticket info.

At Blues On The Radio they certainly love their tuesday's - two hours of fine music on Croydon Radio from 5pm followed by a night of live music at the Tuesday Night Music Club in Coulsdon, Surrey! And with Ged Wilson joining Richard Dunning live in the studio and at The Club - tonight promises to be a very special evening! As well as Ged and a few of his favourite songs tonight's BOTR playlist includes Dani Wilde, Slam Allen, Thomas Ford, The City Boys Allstars, King King, Sofie Reed, Giles Hedley, Billy Walton Band, Dan Patlansky, Blacktop Deluxe, Michele D'Amour and the Love Dealers, Doug MacLeod, TBelly plus that marvellous new album by Poplar Jake & The Electric Delta Review.

Saturday 18th April will see the eighth celebration of when all the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists across the globe make special appearances and performances. Joanne Shaw Taylor - who the WRC first saw supporting Black Country Communion at the end of 2010 (see the JB vid) is supporting the day with a special limited edition transparent red 12” vinyl record featuring recordings made at the BBC in 2014. The record will be available to purchase from all independent shops taking part in Record Store Day and JST is consequently our 'Video Of The Day'!