Don't forget that the WRC have two seperate gigs tonight with bands appearing under our promotions banner. The Dave Jackson Band are appearing at The Railway Tavern in Longfield, Kent - who can forget their storming set at our very first Bluesfest (see Vid below)? Also, Wrinklystock 4 support band The Replicants are back at their favourite haunt - The Jolly Farmers in Purley, Surrey - you know that will rock - two great gigs - both free entry - a no brainer!!!

Our Ramblin' Man countdown continues with Alcest (our Vid Of The Day) who are on the Prog Stage on Sunday at 6pm. Alcest is a French shoegazing band from Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France, founded and led by Neige (Stéphane Paut). It began in 2000 as a black metal solo project by Neige, soon a trio, but following the release of their first demo in 2001, band members Aegnor and Argoth left the band, leaving Neige as the sole member. This marked a change in style, as Alcest's subsequent releases have more often been described as shoegazing mixing numerous rock and metal influences, including black metal and post-metal. In 2009 drummer Winterhalter from Les Discrets (and formerly Peste Noire) joined Alcest's studio line-up, after eight years with Neige as the sole full-time member. Since its creation, Alcest has released four studio albums.

Just under two years ago The Dave Jackson Band appeared at our very first Bluesfest (our Track Of The Day). Their set was so good that we invited them to support Larry Miller at our Xmas Party at The O2 Academy Islington. Therefore it's been far too long but we are delighted to announce that the band will once again be playing under the WRC banner at The Railway Tavern in Longfield on Saturday 15th August. Entry is FREE so do yourself a favour and get down there!!!

On the subject of Festivals it's now just under 4 weeks to Ramblin' Man Fair where on the Blues Stage on Sunday 26th July Joanne Shaw Taylor will be headlining. Anyway please find a link here where you can download JST's latest single 'Wicked Soul' for free from her latest album 'The Dirty Truth'. And it's still not too late to take advantage of our offer to save WRC members the cost of their booking fee e.g. £5.50 on a £60 daily ticket. Go here for ticket information and then simply contact us below with your ticket requirements and we will get back to you. And it's also not too late to become a WRC member - simply fill out a form here and we'll subsequently send you a WRC members card.

Not only was last night's Blues On The Marsh (today's Track Of The Day) a 'Women In Blues' special but The Marshman also kindly plugged John Verity's Leo's Red Lion gig taking place next Saturday 23rd January! 'Women In Blues' was recorded live by Simon Taylor at The Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks, last September - the gig featuring Bex Marshall, Val Colwell, Katie Bradley and Fran McGillvray. The concert was dedicated to Jo-Ann Kelly - an icon of the 1960s Blues movement - and was a tribute to her life and music, performed by wonderfully talented female Blues artistes in a unique collaboration. Meanwhile JV (ex-Argent and former 2012 WRC Award winner) tickets are £7 in advance here and £10 on the door. WRC Members can purchase them for just £5 by e-mailing wrcpromotions@aol.com

The wedding band without a wedding - The Pre-Nups hopefully won't be late for their big night when they perform at The Iron Horse, Sidcup, this Saturday 6th February. Entry is £3 and they will be kicking off at 9pm!! Playing the best rock covers from the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, The Cult, Chuck Berry and more, to rocking up some of the best songs from a wedding including Katy Perry, Black Eyed Peas, Donna Summer and A-Ha - why not go down and enjoy a few pints as you can sleep it off on Sunday!

Following our great JV gig last night, we now turn our attention to our next WRC Promotion - Danny Bryant at Leos Red Lion on Sunday 28th February! With Danny's new CD 'Blood Money' out on Friday 29th January (see review here) you can book tickets through our Ticketsource box below or use the link here. Support is also from Red Butler who have Just won the second UK Blues Challenge and will represent the UK at the 2016 European Blues Challenge in Italy! Do not miss out!

Even though it's a day early - in order to remind people to vote in our 2015 WRC Awards here - watch out for our January 2016 e-mail bulletin that's going out today with all the links you need re: the current goings on at Wrinkly Towers which includes an exclusive announcement re: BluesRockFest 2016! Whether it's Merchandise, Gig Reviews, FREE Membership, New Bands, 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!

Given the Festive season, there were a number of kind messages flying around about the WRC - none more so than a tweet from British Rock band Inglorious: "@WRINKLYCLUB hope to see a few wrinkly rockers on our tour in feb https://youtu.be/SJTdvTfEFGc http://inglorious.com RT". This prompted further fan tweets of "@WeAreInglorious @WRINKLYCLUB wrinkly rockers are the best rockers" and "@WeAreInglorious @WRINKLYCLUB my wrinkles will be there"! Anyway Inglorious are five young men with a mutual love and respect of the classics of Hard Rock music, big guitar riffs, and soulful vocals. Their influences stem from iconic rock and roll shrine of Rock albums from the 1970's – many years before the band members were born! Anyway check out today's Vid Of The Day plus you can see the guys live at the Islington Assembly Hall on Sunday 21st February!

Yes it's Friday so the Blues Club Podcast is back with another two hours of non-stop "Best in Blues with More Music and Less Chat." Today's Track Of The Day featuries Blues, Rock, Soul, Jazz, Acoustic, new releases, UK IBBA Presenters Picks for December 2015 and some of Jim and Malcolm's favourite recent tracks. Music this week includes King King, Joe Bonamassa, Anthony Geraci, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Trampled Under Foot, Tommy Castro, Billy Walton Band, Jack Hutchinson, The Jackson Four, The Andy Layfield Sound, Ross Ward, Kelly's Lot, Blacktop Deluxe, Lara Price, Wicked Grin, Crooked Eye Tommy, Harmonica Shah Band, Beige Fish, Brad Wilson, The Damned And Dirty, Walter Trout (pictured), Richard Townend & The Mighty Boss Cats, Steve Young, Mike Zito, Connie Lush Band, Chris Farlow, Lauren Housley, Norman Beaker Band, B. B. & The Blues Shacks and many more!

With a Wrinklystock IV review waiting in the wings - the WRC were delighted to receive some further brilliant pics here from last Saturday's charity event from 'Rock On The Ridge' presenter Bob Wilson. Don't forget to tune into Jules and Bob's show this Saturday night from 8pm to hear their take on Wrinklystock plus they will have an extra-special guest in the studio. Have a look at today's Vid Of The Day which might give you a clue as to who it is!

With a review to follow tomorrow - we now have our SIMO Photo Gallery available here following their explosive showcase gig at the St. Moritz Club in Soho, London, on Monday night. The WRC would like to take this opportunity of not only thanking 'Mr. Rockrpix' John Bull for some of his awesome pics but also Lee and Lulu of the Provogue/Mascot Label Group for the kind invite. Consequently 'Becky's Last Occupation' from the Nashville rock trio - led by JD Simo - is today's Track Of The Day - part of the new album due to be released on 29th January next year.