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If you're looking for a gig tonight then why not check out The Old Avengers at the Tuesday Night Music Club at The Comrades Club, 194 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, Greater London, CR5 2NF. Mein host Richard Dunning has also been nominated for his Blues On The Radio show in our 2015 WRC Awards so you can still vote for BOTR or any of the other eleven categories provided here by hitting the vote button. You have until midnight 31st December to make your choice and only one vote per category per e-mail address is allowed - so there. So what are you waiting for? Spread the good news and make sure your favourite band gets the votes it deserves!

OK - Wrinklystock 4 featuring T.Rextasy and The Replicants at The Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford, on Saturday 21st November might be a sell-out - but even if you are not going (why not?) - you can still help us raise money for our nominated charities by donating a raffle prize, buying raffle tickets at £1 a strip or by buying an official programme (£2). We have already raised £265 through our Replicants set list auction - so if you would like to add to this tally simply get in touch with us through the contact box below, Thank you for your support!

Just a week tonight to the WRC Xmas Party where Albany Down and Southbound (our Vid Of The Day) will be getting ready to rock the iconic Horn in St Albans. So if you want to start your Xmas festivities off with a bang then this is the place to be! Advance tickets are available here for £7 (including admin fees) and WRC members are reminded that they can purchase tickets for just £5 here.

All roads lead to the O2 Academy, Islington, tonight and King King! It was also good to get a tweet from the guys in advance of the gig - "Thanks for the plug chaps, hope to see you on the tour! " Of course our response was that not only will the WRC be represented tonight but we will also being doing a review and taking a few pics! King King's response being "Splendid - do say hello!" Well WRC member 'Big' Ian Cawthron and Mr. Rockrpix John Bull will be stepping up to the plate tonight so watch out for their take over the coming days. In the meantime take a gander at John's latest pics here of the recent Crobot gig. Amazing!

Kast-Off Kinks are appearing tonight at The Eel Pie Club, The Patch, 67 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3SZ. Not a Tribute Band - The Kast-Off Kinks actually contains three members of The Kinks, namely original drummer, Mick Avory, who joined them in 1964 and is still regarded to this day as the backbone of the original Kinks, John Dalton, bassist with The Kinks from 1969 until the late 70's and keyboard player, Ian Gibbons who was with The Kinks for 17 years and still plays and tours with Ray Davies. Indeed, the only only non-Kink is Dave Clarke (ex Noel Redding Band), taking the place of the Davies brothers! Tickets are £13 on the door and doors open at 8.30pm with the band due on stage at 9.15pm.

Gentlemens Pistols (our Vid Of The Day) have been causing a stir on the underground for a while now with their debauched lyrics, killer melodies and general Northern rock 'n' roll bravado! And they are literally going 'Underground' tonight as they are playing the iconic Camden venue following the release of their latest groove-laden album 'Hustler's Row' last Friday!

"On the face of it, the next act, Nicky Moore and Danny Kyle had been unfairly placed between power Rock Blues acts. One steel guitar and one voice versus all that Blues Rock? No contest, you might think. An open invitation for the audience to drain away. Not a chance of that with the voice of Nicky Moore, a voice of ten normal mortals, and Danny Kyle's intricate guitar work. From the opening number, 'Fruitpickers' Blues', through the title track on their unparalleled new album, 'TheWhale And The Wa'ah', the pair won over the crowd. Nicky's voice is a beast in Blues terms, a finely honed power tool that once fronted metal acts Samson and Mammoth. It can still cut through steel. Encore calls came thick and fast and Nicky played favourites from his fine band, Nicky Moore's Blues Corporation, to great applause." 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 (our Vid Of The Day) is still available from our merchandise page here.

While the WRC still await news on the Foo Fighters Wembley gig this Saturday given that Dave Grohl recently fractured his leg on stage in Gothenburg - Rory Auskerry's Route 66 Track Of The Day pokes a bit of fun at rockin' incidents with listeners inappropriate song suggestions. As well as launching a new Twitter page for the show this week - @rockinjockin - Rory also includes birthday tracks for Van Halen bass player, Michael Anthony and Muff Winwood of the Spencer Davis Group plus there's also new tracks from Thunder, Sonny Landreth and Dave Hunt.

Officially our next WRC gig is the Foo Fighters in June - but hey, we couldn't wait that long - so we have sneaked in a bonus gig this Friday - our first visit to the Brooklyn Bowl in London! And it's none other than the Official UK No.1 Tribute to the Gods of Rock and Roll! Yes - 'Hats Off To Led Zeppelin' are proud to be the only Tribute act in the UK officially endorsed by Marshall amplifiers and they are managed by none other than Warren Grant .. for the uninitiated, his father Peter was Led Zeppelin's manager! Anyway give us a shout if you're going and in the meantime our Track Of The Day is HOTLZ's cover of 'Going To California'.

Talking of great radio shows - The Blues Club broadcasting here from Switch Dunmow tonight between 8pm & 10pm features new releases, UK Independent Blues Broadcasters Association Presenters Picks for June 2015 plus tracks from some of the current top female Blues artists! On the bill tonight: Buddy Guy, Katie Bradley & Dudley Ross, Fran McGillivray Burke, Tad Robinson, The Kentucky Headhunters with Johnny Johnson, Shelley Lynne Hardinge (Hip Shakin Mama), Kris Barras Band, Clayton Doley, Niecie, Little Devils (pictured), Mississippi MacDonald and The Cottonmouth Kings, Regina Bonelli, Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion, Half Deaf Clatch, Erja Lyytinen, Lachy Doley, Jo Harman, Ghost Town Blues Band, Malaya Blue, Richard Townend, Kareña K, B. B. & The Blues Shacks (D), Sally King, Dave Ferra, The Laura Holland Band, Boz Scaggs, Rebecca Downes, Charles Wilson, The Texas Horns & Marcia Ball and Victor Wainwright & The Wild Roots. Phew!

Our Video Of The Day is 'No Man’s Land' - as Joe Bonamassa takes you on the first part of an exclusive behind the scenes tour into the making of his Tour de Force: Live in London – The Borderline. The Borderline, a small club in the heart of London, was chosen to stage a revival of Bonamassa’s early career power-trio jam nights. Armed with his Fender Stratocaster, Bonamassa along with a single drummer and bassist launched into a set-list marked with extended takes on songs from his early albums and some that were never before performed live on stage. And if you want to buy our latest 'WRC 2015 On Tour' t-shirt with this pic of Joe at his Hammersmith Apollo leg of his latest tour then please go here!

No live guests on our latest Blues on the Marsh Track Of The Day but as usual Kevin 'Marshman' Beale promises "a whole lot of that there Blooooze music!" A truly international show as always - most of which forms one new London band comprising French, Italian, Greek and British musicians - The Wang Dang Doodle! There's also Anne McCue, Billy Price and Otis Clay, The Black Sheep, Blues Engine, Bobby Messano, Charles Wilson 'The Crown Prince of Soul', Dave Hunt, Doug MacLeod, Guy Tortora, King King (pictured), Root Doctor, Sugarman Sam & The Voodoo Men, Victor Wainwright and The WildRoots, Magic Dick and Jay Geils - plus some classics from T. Bone Walker, Elmore James, Dr. Ross, and Larry McCray. Phew!