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Members are reminded that they can use their cards to get discounted £9 admission at The Eel Pie Club tonight to see Alan Darby! Doors open at 8.30pm at the venue at The Patch, 67 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3SZ, with the band due on stage at 9.15pm. Alan Darby's Guitars Deluxe made their debut performance at the Club in September 2014 and the audience begged for a repeat performance - and they've got it! Having toured extensively in the past with Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Robert Palmer and Asia - Alan is joined on guitars by Jake Zaitz (Mick Jagger, Joe Louis Walker, Dana Gillespie, Ian Siegal) and Artie Zaitz (Pee Wee Ellis, Earl Green, Alex Garnett, Gary Crosby). They are complemented by the cool rhythm section including Matt Round on bass (Jeff Lynne, James Morrison, Billy Bragg) and Evan Jenkins on drums (Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Matt Schofield). Deeply rooted in Blues, the 3-guitar interplay turns this combo into a mini orchestra with seductive counterpoint riffing and sophisticated harmonic combinations. And oh yes - accordingly Alan is our 'Track Of The Day'!

Another great band overdue on our WRC radar are Voodoo Room - hence both today's 'Introducing ....' feature and our 'Video Of The Day'. An exciting classic power trio, paying tribute to both Hendrix and Cream, they perform a kicking, world class show in total appreciation of these two massive pioneers of classic Blues/Rock!! Featuring Pete Orr on guitar and vocals, John Tonks on drums and Andy Tolman on bass - there are no wigs, no pantomime - just great UK musicians playing great music!

It's been a busy time recently for our friends Blacktop Deluxe, with most of their time dedicated to putting the finishing touches to their second album which we can reveal is entitled 'Presence & Gain'. Have a look our Vid Of The Day which gives you a taste of what's in store - but in the meantime, with the studio work mostly finished, August is an opportunity to see them on the road! In fact the guys have crammed in four gigs over the next three days namely: tonight - Fox & Hounds, Heacham, tomorrow - Walnut Tree Shades, Norwich, Sunday 9th August (afternoon) - Punch Bowl, Spalding and Sunday 9th August (evening) - Captains Table, Wells-Next-The-Sea Festival. Phew!

Supporting the legendary Status Quo at Burghley House on Saturday was simply amazing according to the latest Walkway update! Apparently Mr. Parfitt (pictured with the guys) was extremely complimentary to the band and made a point of coming over to speak to them! Not only that but there was a brilliant reaction from the crowd (read the review here) and lots of new fans were made! Consequently Walkway's very windy soundcheck is our Vid Of The Day and don't forget the guys are supporting Quo again at Hatfield House on Saturday 20th June!

Talking of 2014 WRC Award winners Little Devils - the WRC bumped into a number of people at 'The Storm Inside' launch party - one of which was Jennifer Noble from Chicago who is pictured alongside second from the right. Anyway we're delighted to feature as today's 'Track Of The Day' Jukin' Jen's Bucket Of Blues for the very first time! Jennifer's podcast today features classics from Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon and of course B.B. King. Enjoy!

"By now it was clear that a busy Cherry Cola’s was going to be packed for The Wild! with Dylan Villain (Lead guitar/Vox), Pistol Pete (Rhythm guitar), Lucas 'Boozus' (Bass/Vox) and & Rowdy Rick Riegs (Drums) from Kelowna, B.C. getting an enthusiastic reception." Yes Moose was let loose at Canadian Music Week which ended on Sunday and by the sound of his 'Soundtrack Of The City' reviews here - it certainly was a blast! Anyway to complement Moose's 'The Wild!' review we have consequently made them our 'Vid Of The Day'!

Coinciding with yesterday's news reaching Wrinkly Towers that King King's new CD 'Reaching For The Light' has reached Number One in the Amazon Blues Download Chart - the official album launch is actually taking place tonight at The Jazz Cafe in London! Anyway the awesome 'Rush Hour' taken from their new album is our 'Track Of The Day'!

A bit like London buses - one FREE download comes along and another one quickly follows! Today we introduce Lux Lisbon - a four-piece harmony-laden indie band - formed at Nottingham University before moving to London. With Dog is Dead, Fleetwood Mac, Bruce Springsteen and Bloc Party influences - their last 3 gigs at the Lexington, London, have sold out months in advance and their next headline gig is at Bush Hall, London, on Friday 12th June. Therefore our 'Track Of The Day' is the title track from their EP 'Get Some Scars’ and all eleven tracks are free-to-download here.

The Blacktop boys have been in touch and we're delighted to include their excellent new single 'Suds & Crow' as our 'Video Of The Day'. Not only that - but you can download the single for FREE here and it will appear in its full form on their second - yet to be named - album due for recording this May. The guys have already received lots of 'pre-orders' from friends all over the world which has really helped them in the 'up front' costs of recording, duplicating and producing the finished product. The more pre-orders they get will help them achieve as early a release date as possible, so if you are interested then please go here.Their plan is to have a minimum of 11 tracks on the album, possibly including a version of the 'Blue on Black' song 'Man Down' - a popular request on their live set.

As promised our 'Track Of The Day' is the 'Blues On The Marsh' podcast from Friday night featuring Karena K live in the studio. Kev Beale's Channel Radio show also includes Scott Bradlee & Post Modern Jukebox, Amy Hart, Anthony Gomes, C J Smith, Davina and The Vagabonds, Devenport, Swamp Dogg, The Andy Taylor Group, Willie D. Warren, Miraculous Mule, The Groundhogs and Duster Bennett!

Staying on the continent and also talking of new album's - Swedish rock band Europe release their tenth studio album 'War Of Kings' this week. Ahead of that and the start of a UK tour - our 'Track Of The Day' sees Rory chatting to lead singer Joey Tempest about the album and of course their huge hit 'The Final Countdown'. Also on this week's Route 66 podcast are new tracks from The Black Circles and Joe Bonamassa who the WRC are off to see at the Hammersmith Apollo on Thursday 19th March.

Also playing a gig at Fibbers in York tonight is our old mucker Larry Miller. Not only that but The Mentulls, who are performing at The Red Lion, Gravesend, on Friday 15th May - are supporting Larry. Therefore our 'Track Of The Day' is taken from our 2013 Bluesfest archives when both The Mentulls and Larry were on the same bill. For ticket information on all the bands that are playing at this year's BluesRockfest simply go here. Don't forget to fill out a form here and we'll subsequently send you a WRC members card which you can use not only to get £3 off your BluesRockfest ticket but you can also benefit from all the other current members offers.