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Yes today's 'Track Of The Day' is another of Vic Wintergreen's live recordings of Loose Moorings awesome gig at The Red Lion, Gravesend at the beginning of May. Enjoy and don't forget the guys are returning to The Red Lion when they support Larry Miller on Friday 28th August. WRC members are reminded that they can use their cards to get 15% off admission.

The WRC have two seperate gigs next Saturday 15th August 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 (today's Track Of The Day)? 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!!!

And we're not talking about the WRC members in this picture! Anyway, if BST was as good as the time we had at ZZ Top on Wednesday night then we've had one hell of a week! As promised go here for our ZZ Top review which includes a new Thunder vid complementing our photo gallery here!

Following the recent release of the latest Independent Blues Broadcasters Association (UK) Top Fifty Most Played Albums for May - find out on our Track Of The Day which bands are going to be the movers and shakers in June. Yes its the latest Blues On The Marsh podcast from 'The Marshman' himself - Kevin Beale!

On Monday The Mentulls announced that their new album 'Reflections' is set for release on Friday 10th July. But before that you can see the guys live tonight at The Red Lion, Gravesend. They don't visit the South of England that often so make sure you don't miss them - tickets here are £6 in advance or £7.50 on the door. Support is from The Rainbreakers who will be back again on the 4th July at this years BluesRockfest and tickets will be on sale tonight for a special £10 as opposed to the normal advance price of £15. Anyway our Track Of The Day goes back to Bluesfest 2013 and the entire incredible Mentulls set. Enjoy!

Every Sunday evening at 6pm, Rory Auskerry presents Route 66 - two hours of the very best in rock & blues music on Stockport’s Pure 107.8 FM here. As well as great tunes, there are exclusive interviews, new releases, gig info and music trivia. You can also Join the show on Facebook here or tweet the studio @rockinjockin using the hashtag #pureroute66

BluesRockfest'sLittle Devils released their brand new single yesterday - 'My Perfect You' - a taster for their new album 'The Storm Inside' which they are releasing on Friday May 1st. You can download the track now from iTunes etc. but in the meantime you can watch our 'Video Of The Day'! For ticket information on all the bands that are playing at this year's BluesRockfest at The Red Lion, Gravesend on Saturday July 4th, simply go here and remember if you are a WRC member just go here where you can get a £3 discount on your ticket! Finally, you can still fill out a form here to become a WRC member for life for FREE and we'll consequently send you a WRC members card which you can use to benefit from not only BluesRockfest but all the other current members offers which we also hope to add to in the future.

Quietly, in the background and without screaming it from the rooftops, Gary Grainger has done more for the Blues in the UK than many others put together. As a musician he's been playing in bands since the early 70's and was finalist in the 'Emerging Artist' category of The British Blues Awards last year. Whilst making his mark as a performer in his own right, he's also been winning awards as a DJ with 'The Blues Show' for some five years - breaking countless up and coming artists, supporting the careers of the established and generally ensuring that the genre is brought to the widest audience possible. And even with all that going on he's also found the time to pull together such things as a benefit gig for Walter Trout. Now he's making an incredibly rare trip down South from his native North East to bring his live show to The TNMC. What an opportunity for the Blues community to show their appreciation for someone who's done so much. So make your way tonight to the venue at Hooley Hall, St Margarets Road, Hooley Village, Coulsdon, Surrey CR5 3RB and give Gary the welcome he so richly deserves!

There's something for everyone on Kevin Beale's latest 'Blues On The Marsh' originally broadcast on Good Friday! Tune into our 'Track Of The Day' for Armadillo Blues, Anne McCue, Billy Gibson in two guises (with Pete Pederson and The RV's), Blacktop Deluxe (pictured), Buddy Guy, Charlie Musselwhite, The Local Strangers, Tristan Mackay, St. Louis Slim, Chick Wren's Rollin' River Band, Generation Blues Experience, Giles Hedley, Jason Vivone and The Billy Bats, Doug MacLeod, Dustin Harder, Regina Bonelli, Richard Studholme, Rockin' Johnny Burgin, Slam Allen, Gloria Spencer and Southern Hospitality! Phew!

Just under forty one years after their iconic Charlton gig in 1974 The Who returned to South East London again on Monday night for ‘The Who Hits 50’ gig - albeit two legends down - but still firing on all cylinders. Of course the line "Hope I Die Before I Get Old" has come back to bite them on the bum over the year's - but 'Who' gives a s**t? Rumoured to be their last ever tour, it was not surprising when talking to a few young and old faces before the gig that there were a few Who virgins present. For them it must have felt like one of those compilation albums and how on earth were they going to fit fifty years into a two-hour set? Appropriately ‘I Can’t Explain’ circa ’64 kicked things off and the banter was warming up quite nicely after a slight mess up by Roger on the intro of Substitute. But ‘Who’ cared? Following ‘The Seeker’, Daltrey also took a pop at the powers that be for doing two nights in a row! Early doors and Daltrey was in good form with no sign of the illness that made them postpone the original gig. And Townshend was err… Townshend – jaw-dropping guitar - jaw-dropping energy - jaw-dropping banter! Stick the two of them together and you have an edge unparalleled despite a combined age of 140 years! Then it was off to the late seventies with the powerful ‘Who Are You’ – the night’s most boring stat being that this was the youngest song in the set! The classic ‘I Can See For Miles’ was sandwiched in between ‘The Kids Are Alright’ and ‘Pictures Of Lily’ before we came to the aforementioned iconic ‘My Generation’. It wasn’t chronological but the set list mix was spot on - complemented by the amazing backdrops (check out our photo gallery) plus of course Zak Starkey stepping into the size nine sticks of Keith Moon plus Pino Palladino, with credentials as long as your Bass guitar, taking over from the much missed John Entwhistle. We were then driven back to the late 60’s with ‘Magic Bus’ and before we entered the realm of concept albums – it was the delightful ‘Behind Blue Eyes’ followed by ‘Join Together’ and ‘You Better You Bet’. When we saw The Who perform Quadrophenia in July 2013 – the impressive Simon Townshend certainly put a shift in – not only on guitar but also helping Daltrey with lead vocals. No problems with Daltrey’s vocals tonight, although Simon is still an integral part of his brother’s band as are Loren Gold, Frank Simes and John Corey on keyboards/percussion. Back to Quadrophenia, and yes I know I’m biased, but just two songs? Anyway, Townshend’s performance of ‘I’m One’ was brilliant but Daltrey’s vocals on ‘Love, Reign, O’er Me’ brought a tear to my eye for all the right reasons. The inclusion of the less popular ‘Eminence Front’, ‘So Sad About Us’ and ‘A Quick One’ was a surprise, however this is the perfect launch pad for a bit of ‘Tommy’ and we’re on that ‘Amazing Journey’ of ‘Pinball Wizard’ (have a look at today’s VOTD where Daltrey has another bit of a mare), ‘Sparks’ and the moving ‘See Me Feel Me’. Awesome. The evening is then complete with both ‘Baba O’Riley’ and ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ which brings back memories of the very first time I saw The Who along with cutting edge lasers firing across The Valley. No encore’s – but hey – these two OAP’s deserved a rest! The show was certainly not faultless but what a great time we all had. Warning: If you have never seen The Who live - then make sure you see them either at the Albert Hall tomorrow or Hyde Park in June (we will be there) - otherwise you will never forgive yourself! Just ask tonight’s virgins! AJ.

Talking of Twitter - one of our latest followers is Diffuser FM out of New York. For a change - and given that we are off to see The Foo Fighters at Wembley in June - our 'Video Of The Day' is taken from the Diffuser FM YouTube Channel - 'Foo Fighters - You Think You Know Rock'?

Getting on the road has become an essential part of The Pineapple Thief's DNA. This is the third in the series of live downloads and was recorded at 'De Boederij' in the Netherlands during the 'Magnolia' European tour last November. Featuring 18 tracks and available in MP3, 24bit FLAC and 5.1 formats you can download the new live album here. Filmed during the Magnolia European Tour in 2014 - you can also watch the first in a series of mini documentaries giving you an insight to life on the road with The Pineapple Thief here. In the meantime you can listen to a montage from the new live album which is our 'Track Of The Day'.