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A thirteenth video has now been added to our BluesRockFest DVD/CD - namely 'Ferrari' by The Chris Walker Band (pictured). Today's Rainbreakers Track Of The Day was also recorded on that great day at the The Red Lion, Gravesend, Kent, on Saturday 4th July 2015 - and is an exclusive as it is not on the live CD that accompanies the DVD. And it's still not too late to pre-order your copy for a bargain £10 + p&p here to see what all the fuss is about! Don't forget that WRC Members can also get 10% off by simply entering their coupon code!

Enjoy the best in-house firework display music-wise at 'Blues at The Woodlands' at the Woodlands Art Centre, Gillingham ME6 2DU tonight! On stage at 8pm is British Blues Award nominee Sam Kelly (best Blues drummer) and his band. Tickets are £10 and doors open at 7pm with bar-food and coffee. Don't forget that WRC members get £2 off the normal admission on production of a valid WRC members card. For more information call 0300 065 8210 or e-mail r&abrother@aol.com

Another two hours of non-stop "Best in Blues with More Music and Less Chat" from The Blues Club Podcast team Jim and Malcolm on 'Guy Fawkes' day. Yes today's Track Of The Day includes tracks from Mike Zito and The Wheel, Tommy Castro, Anthony Geraci, Big Al Carter, Gary U.S. Bonds, The Damned and Dirty, Mete's London Bluesion, Lewis Foreman, Paul Cox, Bob Seger and many more!

Thanks to all of you that have already pre-ordered the official 3rd Annual Gravesend BluesRockfest DVD/CD here featuring both two video and two audio tracks from each of the six artists that appeared at the The Red Lion, Gravesend, Kent, on Saturday 4th July 2015. It's still not too late to pre-order your copy - and if you were'nt there on the day (why not?) - then why not buy it for a bargain £10 + p&p to see what all the fuss is about! Don't forget that WRC Members can also get 10% off by simply entering their coupon code!

Today is the last day to enter our Jagger competition! Yes Chris Jagger's Atcha will be returning to the Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford DA1 2JZ next Saturday 26th September at 8pm with his five piece band including drummer Malcolm Mortimore (Gentle Giant, Ian Dury), our mate and multi-instrumentalist Charlie Hart (Slim Chance, Eric Clapton) plus also Jagger's ‘trio’ members Elliet Mackrell on the fiddle, bassist Dave Hatfield and of course Chris himself on guitar and vocals. To win a pair of tickets simply e-mail wrinklyrockers11@aol.com the name of Chris’ brother. Editor’s decision is final and alternatively tickets can be purchased for £17.50 (Concessions £15.50) from the MJC Box Office on 01322 291100.

Yesterday's WRC coverage of Friday's Wildhearts (pictured) Shepherd's Bush Empire gig was kindly retweeted by Ginger himself! Anyway, you can find more of John Bull's pics in our Wildhearts Photo Gallery here plus further individual band galleries featuring The Wildhearts, Baby Chaos and Hey!Hello here.

Recognised as one of the finest Blues singers in the UK, five times 'Best UK Female Vocalist', Connie Lush, will be performing with her band at The Eel Pie Club tonight. Earning her place in the gallery of greats, alongside Alexis Korner and Eric Clapton, Connie has also been twice voted 'European Blues Vocalist of The Year' by the 'French Blues Trophies Awards'. In recent years, Connie has performed in over 30 countries and has played at some of Europe's largest and most prestigious festivals, including Glastonbury Festival 2011, wowing audiences in Moscow, New York and LA plus she toured with the late B.B. King throughout the UK, finishing at The Royal Albert Hall! Doors open at 8.30pm and the music starts at 9.15pm. WRC members are reminded that they can use their cards to get discounted £10 admission.

After a busy week of gigs for the WRC - who better to sit back and listen to tonight than Route 66 host Rory Auskerry? So make sure you listen to Pure Radio 107.8FM here between 6pm and 8pm - and if you miss it - watch out for our Track Of The Day later in the week!

And we're not talking about the WRC entourage that attended Wembley Arena last night either! So were ZZ Top dogs and did we clap off Thunder at this highly anticipated gig? Well you'll have to be patient - but for starters check out our hot off the press Video Of The Day and the pic above with a considered review plus more photos and vids to come tomorrow!

We're grateful to WRC member Keith Baxter for this take on Larry Miller's recent gig in Kinross. "An ardent bunch of hardened Larry Miller fans witnessed him in all his glory. His vocal meanderings between songs only served to give us a heartfelt sense of belonging. Ranging from full on Blues rockers to quiet emotional songs, we the audience were privy to impassioned playing by a man unparalled in his field. Quite how he does it is an absolute mystery as it appears to pour out from his very soul. So we came away priveliged to have seen such a professional at the very top of his game." Nice one Keith - we pretty much had the exact same feeling after Larry headlined BluesFest 2013. And we make no apologies for Larry's opener once again being our Vid Of The Day!

Two weeks of recording has seen Blues Rock outfit Blacktop Deluxe add another ten Tracks to 'Suds & Crow' and so their second album is beginning to take shape! Bearing in mind tomorrow is the 71st anniversary of D-Day - one of their new tracks is 'Gibraltar Barn' - a humble tribute to the extreme bravery and sacrifice of the women and men of the Special Operations Executive (see our Video Of The Day). The Blacktops' are also still hopeful that the new album will include a possible very special guest guitar appearance on one (or even two tracks) if they are lucky enough to get his label to give him permission! Meanwhile pre-orders of the new album can be made here!

"Thanks for braving the elements - luck of the Devils" bass guitarist Graeme Wheatley tweeted us the morning after the night before! Yes the weather was pretty crap as the WRC entourage got soaked walking along the embankment on Thursday night towards Tamesis Dock for 2014 WRC Award Winners Little Devils' album launch. The irony of the name of their new CD 'The Storm Inside' was not lost on us - but its recent critical acclaim was the carrot as we approached the Dutch Barge in torrential rain. Needless to say the evening improved once we had a beer and Little Devil's came on stage earlier than expected at around 9pm. Another wry smile as they opened with 'Storm Warning' and despite a few sound gremlins - they professionally shrugged that off and then launched into the impressive 'Heavy Weather' (cue another wry smile) that showcased all elements of this four-piece band plus their originality with lead singer Yoka Qureshi playing both the sax and flute. The set list then correlated with the CD as they followed up with 'Wounded', 'Skin Sin', the very catchy 'Deep Inside' and 'Birth Of The Blues' - highlighting the musical (and personal) chemistry between Yoka and lead guitarist (and partner) Ray Qureshi. B.B. would have loved that one. 'A Long Time Ago' (see Vid Of The Day) introduced Graeme on vocals with Yoka complementing on flute, however, the driving force of drummer Sara Shaw as the spine of Little Devils really hit home with the ballad 'The Ghost Of Your Kiss'. Yoka's vocals were back to the fore on 'All About Love' and their single 'My Perfect You' - perhaps this was the perfect storm! The last track from 'TSI' 'Stand' was sandwiched in between Bonnie Raitt's 'Love Me Like A Man' and 'Orphans Of The Storm' from their 2009 album 'This Is How It Starts' which in hindsight was indeed prophetic given the quality of this latest release. Suffice to say those that had the pleasure of attending the gig had forgotten about the storm outside but had loved 'The Storm Inside'. Go to our picture gallery here. AJ.