​Atlanta-based American guitarist Eddie 9V is pleased to announce his new album Saratoga released by Ruf Records on Friday 22nd November 2024. 

The album features the new single “Halo” released Friday 4 October 2024. The single is available on all streaming platforms HERE.

Eddie 9V has an endless stockpile of cool stories – and you’ll find twelve of them on new studio album Saratoga. It’s a record that will thrill both newcomers and fans who have trailed Eddie since the start, showcasing his fresh, fiery spin on Southern soul, blues, rock and funk, with his signature wit and sharp observations of modern America placing him squarely in the here-and-now. “I do think it’s a wonderful road trip album,” he nods.
 
Eddie 9V has powered up. From the day he first slung a guitar on a local stage, the Georgia-born bandleader announced himself as an artist to watch. But in the last few meteoric years, Eddie’s music has crossed oceans and airwaves, transcending his cult-hero status to become a beacon for fans of real music everywhere. “Eddie 9V is something else,” wrote the UK’s Classic Rock Magazine – “A man who genuinely inhabits golden-era American roots, playing the most instinctive blues you’ll hear all year.”

Check out the gig listings and you’ll find this rising star playing a bigger club every time he blows through town. Scan the charts and you’ll find his most recent album, 2022’s Capricorn, locking horns with the giants of rock ‘n’ roll. “Capricorn debuted at #1 and that was a cool feeling for a week, until Bonnie Raitt kicked us off,” reflects Eddie with a smile. “But hey, that’s a cool story to be able to say…”

We’ve rode shotgun with Eddie for a couple of decades now. Born Brooks Mason in June 1996, he was playing guitar by the age of six (“One of those with the speaker in it – the most bang for your buck, y’know?”). Even then, manufactured pop music held nothing for him, and his years at Union Grove High School were instead soundtracked by local heroes like Sean Costello, alongside his studies of “older cats” like Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Freddie King and Rory Gallagher.

“I wanted to see what made them groove and tick,” he explains. “I’ve been making up lyrics on the spot for years. I believe that came from my Uncle Brian at our family fish fries – he taught me about what made people laugh and what kept the audience’s attention.”

Coming up on his home state’s live circuit – first with covers band The Smokin’ Frogs, then with highly rated blues-rockers The Georgia Flood – Mason soon turned heads, even representing the Atlanta Blues Society at the 2013 International Blues Challenge in Memphis. But his true birth as an artist came when he buried his birth name and adopted that striking solo moniker. “A lot of people wanted me to be the Brooks Mason Blues Band, but that’s been done,” he reasons. “I wanted to start from scratch – and I ain’t never heard of no bluesman named Eddie 9V.”  

From the start, Eddie’s output pricked up ears, with 2019’s “Left My Soul In Memphis” dubbed “fresh and life-affirming” by Rock and Blues Muse and the chaotic free-for-all of 2021’s “Little Black Flies” praised by Classic Rock Magazine as “like having all your best mates in the speakers”. In 2023, he got his best reviews yet for Capricorn, a record tracked at the near-mythical Macon studio of the same name, that led Classic Rock’s Henry Yates to declare: “As an artist, he sounds fully charged."
 
But the great artists evolve, and in both its songcraft and execution, Saratoga finds Eddie painting with more colours from his palette. “I was shooting for a more Americana-type album this time, less blues songs and solos and more focusing on the songwriting,” he explains of the eleven originals co-written with his brother, the much-respected Southern musician, Lane Kelly. Unlike the anarchy of earlier albums, meanwhile, the sessions mostly saw the multi-instrumentalist siblings hunkered down at their own Echo Deco Studio in Atlanta, self-producing the new tracks with Patrick Meese and inviting guest players to supply horns, fiddle and lap steel.

“It was definitely more me and my brother in our home studio recording everything. There’s a lot of guests, for sure, but it was mainly overdubbing. We did the songs “Saratoga,” “Delta,” and “Halo” at Crown Lanes Studio in Denver, Colorado, and it was nice to take a break, walk outside, see the mountains, feel the fresh air. At our studio, it’s just muggy with mosquitoes. But sometimes it’s good to not have distractions.”

Likewise, the new songs of Saratoga deserve nothing less than your full attention. Eddie’s latest album announces his new groove with the crisp, purposeful beats of the opening title track, an instant favourite that gets under your skin with its almost disco-style harmonies and joust of horns and slide guitar. As Eddie says: “That song is about being in a lonely tiny town that feels impossible to escape.”

“Halo” struts from the speakers on Eddie’s falsetto howl, before the lush yearning of “Cry Like A River” and “Love Moves So Slow” (co-written by Spencer Pope) brings vintage soul into the modern age. The brittle riffs and spacey vocal of Delta mark another gearshift, flowing into "Red River’s" reflective-yet-kinetic groove. “Wasp Weather” speaks to Eddie’s love of rapid-fire streams of consciousness. “That’s my favourite lyrically ’cos I like spewing words that don’t make sense into songs. ‘I got a big mud house that I can’t keep clean, it’s useless’ – I love that line.”

The album plays out in style with the trilling alt-folk of “Truckee.” “We got high and did shrooms and camped on the Truckee river in California,” he explains of the inspiration – the wistful “Tides” and “Love You All The Way Down.” Eddie even slips in a brass-blasting take on Mac DeMarco’s “Chamber Of Reflection,” before bringing the record home with “The Road To Nowhere’s” shuddering, tremolo-drenched country lament, his trademark twang utterly transformed into a vintage croon.        

Eddie 9V is right: this latest album takes us all over the musical and emotional map, while announcing that his recent career peaks are just the start. “Capricorn was a big jump for us,” he reflects. “But I’m already writing new songs, y’know?”
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​Rising country singer/songwriter Noelle Toland sheds light on a new perspective in her latest single, Nashville Numbers. This song is available on all digital streaming platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, and more. The much anticipated single, which premiered by Think Country, solidifies her place as a songwriter and artist in the country music scene.
 
Following the success of her latest 90’s country covers as well as her previous releases and heartfelt EP, Noelle’s brand-new release, Nashville Numbers, takes a new approach on a familiar trope. As a sort of response to Morgan Wallen’s Tennessee Numbers, Noelle flips the script to give the other side of the story. While Wallen’s track highlights a situation of a man struggling with a breakup and if she would just answer the phone, he’d tell her he still loves her, Nashville Numbers tells the story of a girl who leaves town to mend a broken heart and “shows how some heartbreaks can almost ruin a city for you,” she shares. 
 
This is a play on Music City’s widely used eponymous “Nashville Number System.” Swapping Wallen’s “865” with Nashville’s “615” area code, we learn how those three numbers take her back to the happier times when they were together, and we see how painful it is for her to revisit those days. The juxtaposition of lyrics in the two songs provides a whole new perspective and shows how different heartbreak can feel for each person involved.
 
Nashville Numbers demonstrates Noelle’s uniquely creative skills and is described as “metafiction at its finest.” There is a play on lyrics here, but the single holds even deeper analogies and contrast than what appears on the surface. Aside from 615 being Nashville’s area code, lines like “three chords in, truth pours out” and “I held out for a diamond, you held back your love” reference the number system – a “diamond” means to hold out on a specific note, and Noelle laments that she held out for a ring but he held back his love for her and their relationship ultimately fell apart. 
 
Produced by Smith Curry alongside audio engineer Mark Lonsway, this song was written by Noelle alongside country hitmaker Steve O’Brien (“Rock My World (Little Country Girl)”) and Justin Love. Noelle also personally designed the cover art with the help from her photographer Lindsey Torres, using the actual Nashville Numbers chart that was written by her producer and used by the musicians on the day of the recording at Pentavarit Studios, located in Berry Hill. To stay up-to-date, 
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Ronnie Baker Brooks releases a newly recorded live performance video of the song Blues In My DNA. The title track is the first single from his Alligator Records debut, BLUES IN MY DNA. The jaw-dropping new album from the award-winning blues-rock guitarist, songwriter and vocalist is an up-to-the-minute masterpiece. The album, the fifth of Ronnie's career, is firmly rooted in the blues with Ronnie incorporating his own brand of rock, funk and soul to the mix. “I just play what I feel,” he says. “It’s all from the heart.”

The new video was recorded on July 16 in Chicago in front of an exuberant, fired-up audience. Going forward, Ronnie will release five more videos from the same performance every second Friday, each to feature a live version of a song from BLUES IN MY DNA.

BLUES IN MY DNA effortlessly moves from funkified rockers to deep Memphis soul to epic, crowd-pleasing, guitar-driven workouts. Produced by famed studio wizard Jim Gaines (who has produced Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lonnie Brooks, Luther Allison and many others), BLUES IN MY DNA is a career-defining statement from Baker Brooks, with each of the 11 original songs its own chapter in his ever-evolving story.

​For Ronnie Baker Brooks -- son of legendary multiple GRAMMY Award nominee, Blues Hall Of Famer, and longtime Alligator Records recording star Lonnie Brooks -- the process of writing songs for BLUES IN MY DNA was as fun and exciting as playing live. “I love writing as much as performing. I love watching an idea become a song, then a song become something people can relate to, and then sing along with. And I always keep it authentic to myself. Everyone can feel it and be familiar with it. I’m here to build bridges, not walls.”

The autobiographical title track, a song Ronnie describes as “a bridge between me and my audience,” is the album’s centerpiece, the passionate guitar solos underlining the lyrics’ story of triumphing over racism, poverty and glass ceilings. “I ain’t complaining,” he sings, “I’m just explaining,” before declaring, “I got love in my blood, the blues in my DNA.”
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​Known for their old-school blend of 70s classic blues rock and modern alternative influences, the Kent-based blues rock trio explodes out of their cage with this unstoppable, relentless, and adrenaline-fuelled guitar-driven track.
 
“Woman” channels the raw ferocity of guitar legend Rory Gallagher and pub rock favourites Dr Feelgood, combining passionate, raucous guitar solos, catchy driven vocals, pounding drums, and a fiery but funky bass groove that encapsulates the band’s youthful energy and savvy attitude.
 
Take no prisoners as “Woman” showcases The Zac Schulze Gang at their fastest and most dangerous, whilst delivering a blues guitar-rock anthem for the hungry masses.
 
Following a successful July 2024 American tour supporting Samantha Fish, and a short run of UK dates supporting Eddie 9V, the release of the Zac Schulze Gang’s new single coincides with their special guest slot on Samantha’s October 2024 European and UK ‘Bulletproof’ tour.
 
The highly anticipated debut album penned for release in 2025, marks the first steps for the band’s relationship with producer Ian Sadler (Really BIG Audio). With the release of “Woman,” Sadler has captured the band’s raw-to-the-bone live energy whilst pushing them to their absolute limits, especially when it comes to Zac’s signature ripping guitar solos. Lightning in a bottle!
 
Fronted by guitarist and vocalist Zac Schulze and backed up by bassist Anthony Greenwell, and drummer Ben Schulze; the Zac Schulze Gang’s sound and work ethic harks back to the much loved live sound and hectic touring schedules of 70s blues rock acts including Rory Gallagher and Dr Feelgood but also injects elements of heritage classic rock acts like AC/DC and Thin Lizzy, all whilst keeping a firm grip on modern influences like Royal Blood and Queens of the Stone Age.
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Canadian roots, rock, and soul band Bywater Call release new single “Now and Never” from their acclaimed third studio album Shepherd.
​The album is available on CD, vinyl, and digital via www.bywatercall.com and on all streaming platforms.
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​The video was filmed and edited by Gokul Chakravarthy (Uktopia Creations) over the course of a day in Washington, DC, where the band played at The Hamilton Live just steps away from the White House.
 
The song comes two weeks ahead of Bywater Call’s second Headline UK Tour which starts Wednesday October 16th and covers 11 cities. Tickets for all shows are available from www.bywatercall.com and www.thegigcartel.com.

The tour includes Planet Rock’s “Blues Power LIVE” event at Dingwall’s in London’s Camden Market on Friday October 25th. Hosted and curated by blues maestro Bernard Doherty, the show will also feature performances from Bywater Call’s UK tour special guests Lauren Housley and the Northern Cowboys and These Wicked Rivers. 
 
“Now and Never” is a fun take on dysfunctional romantic relationships … those ones where you just keep running in circles and seem to just exist “Always, Now and Never” all at the same time.  “This song features some top-notch horn moments,” says lead singer Meghan Parnell. “It’s quirky and sexy and celebratory all at once.”

Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members.
 
Bywater Call were UK Blues Award nominated for International Blues Artist of the Year alongside winners Larkin Poe. They have toured extensively in Europe where shows have been praised by media, with references to Meghan as one of the best female voices in blues and roots today.

The band has been busy. In 2024 alone, the band will have played their 100th show of the year in Belgium, on the first date of their upcoming European tour. In 2023 Bywater Call played Joe Bonamassa’s third Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Mediterranean Cruise and in 2025 the band will once again board to play the KTBA cruise, this time in March out of Miami, Florida.

​ABOUT BYWATER CALL
 
Bywater Call is a powerhouse seven-piece Southern soul, roots rock band from Toronto, Canada.  The band is comprised of Meghan Parnell (vocals), Dave Barnes (guitar), Bruce McCarthy (drums), Mike Meusel (bass), newest member, John Kervin (keys), Stephen Dyte (trumpet) and Julian Nalli (tenor sax).

Bywater is currently UK Blues Award nominated for International Blues Artist of the year.  They have toured extensively in Europe where shows have been praised by Dutch, German and UK media, with references to Meghan as one of the best female voices in blues and roots today.

In August 2023, the band participated in Joe Bonamassa’s third Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Mediterranean Cruise alongside headliners Blackberry Smoke and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and were invited to perform at the All-Star Jam on the mainstage with Bonamassa himself. Guitarist Dave Barnes was also asked to join legendary blues artist Jimmy Vivino (Conan O’Brien’s Basic Cable Band) on stage.

Bywater Call have commanded festival stages in Canada and around the world, often referred to as the “find of the fest.” In May of 2023, they opened for Canadian award-winning band Whitehorse at the inaugural Smokestack Music Festival in Hamilton, Ontario. In July, Meghan joined renowned pedal-steel guitarist Robert Randolph on stage at his request, at the Briggs Farm Festival in Nescopeck, PA.

On October 24, 2023, Bywater performed a live stream concert for the German TV show and festival Rockpalast.

In 2023 alone, the band played a total of 96 shows in 10 countries, 89 Cities, 19 US States and three Canadian provinces. This is not including a month-long duo tour in Europe and the UK where Meghan and Dave opened for Southern California rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck, who have recently partnered with Joe Bonamassa’s Journeyman Records.

The band’s music is an exploration of life’s highs and lows. From intimate ballads that lay bare the complexities of human emotion to electrifying anthems that demand to be played at full volume, their catalogue is a journey through the human experience, featuring influences from the likes of The Band, The Wood Brothers, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Otis Redding, Little Feat, Sly and the Family Stone, and many more. others.

Kirri' s Travelin' Kitchen Jam
WILD WILD NIGHT​

...een lang geplande samenwerking, eindelijk zover!!
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De nieuwe “Kitchen single”, met fantastische medewerking van niemand minder dan Stef Paglia!
Een vrolijk, catchy nummer, voorzien van het unieke slide-werk van Stef!

Opgenomen in de Dunk-studio te Zottegem, olv Jannes Van Rossom.​

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​Stef Paglia:
Toen Stef Paglia op zijn twaalfde via zijn vader in aanraking kwam met de muziek van Stevie Ray Vaughan, was het alsof hij door de bliksem werd getroffen. Zijn liefde voor het gitaarspel van Vaughan zorgde ervoor dat hij het bluesvirus opnam en nooit meer uit zijn lijf kreeg. Muzikant zou hij worden.
Vanuit Aarschot zette hij na zijn middelbare studies koers richting de PXL in Hasselt met als enige doel fulltime muzikant te worden.
Intussen zijn we een aantal jaren verder en klinkt het palmares van Paglia al tamelijk indrukwekkend: zo was hij stichtend lid van The BluesBones en werkte onderweg samen met Laurence Jones, Danny Bryant enThe Nimmo Brothers. Ook met Kaz Hawkins speelt Paglia geregeld, in binnen- én buitenland. Kers op de nog verse taart: twee prestigieuze Belgian Blues Awards in juni.

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En als kers op de taart wordt de videoclip ingeblikt door de gerenommeerde video-artiest David Van de Weyer!
 
David Van de Weyer:
winnaar van vele buitenlandse prijzen op Kortfilm-festivals zoals:
No Coast Film Fest - Kansas - US
Best Short Animation at Montevideo World Film Festival
Toronto Shorts International Film Festival
..;en vele meer...
Auteur van het boek YELLOW DIGESTER

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KIRRI'S TRAVELIN' KITCHEN JAM
 
het project rond singer-songwriter Kris Kirri Valvekens.
Oerdegelijke songs, gebouwd rond de “Diamond voice” en rootsy arrangementen.
Na 2 Ep's en 3 singles volgt nu WILD WILD NIGHT, te verkrijgen via alle digitale kanalen.

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4fbrt1hVMMFoUrotrcfeu3?si=Sn8ZX2TaSZaLquC-IxFFWg
 
 
Kris Kirri Valvekens
www.kirrimusic.be

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De Music Moves EuropeAwards (MME Awards) is de EU-prijs voor opkomende artiesten die de Europese sound van vandaag en morgen vertegenwoordigen. De MME Awards zijn in het leven geroepen om de internationale carrières van opkomende Europese artiesten te stimuleren. In de afgelopen 20 jaar wonnen oa Zaho de Sagazan, Stromae, AlyonaAlyona, ROSALÍA, Meduza, Dua Lipa, Sans Soucis, Hozier en Christine and the Queens al een MME Award.

Public Choice Award
Muziekfans in heel Europa kunnen nu stemmen om de winnaar van de MME PublicChoice Award 2025 te kiezen via de MME Awards website (Link)

Prijzenpakket
Een internationalejury selecteert vijf kandidaten als winnaars en één artiest wordt uitgeroepentot winnaar van de Grand Jury Prize. De namen van alle winnaars worden onthuldtijdens de MME Awards ceremonie op donderdag 16 januari 2025 bij ESNSin Groningen. Elke winnaar ontvangt €10.000. De winnaar van de GroteJuryprijs ontvangt een extra 'green touring voucher' ter waarde van €5.000. Dewinnaar van de MME Publieksprijs 2025 ontvangt € 5.000.

Live @ ESNS
Alle vijftien genomineerden worden tevens uitgenodigd voor een showcase op het ESNS Festival in Groningen, Nederland en ook om deel te nemen aan het MMEopleidingsprogramma, met ‘best practices’ in de muziekindustrie, georganiseerddoor ESNS en de partners van de MME Awards: Liveurope, Yourope, Live DMA,IMPALA, Digital Music Europe, ICMP-CIEM, International Music Managers Forum(IMMF) en European Music Exporters Exchange (EMEE).

De MME Awards zijn een belangrijk onderdeel van de inspanningen van de Europese Unie om de Europese muzieksector te ondersteunen en te promoten. Het doel is om opkomende artiesten en professionals in de muziekindustrie meer slagkracht te geven, en tegelijkertijd een verenigde en diverse Europese muziekscene te bevorderen.

Kat Riggins New Album “Revival” 

RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 18, 2024
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Kat Riggins is fighting a musical revolution. Her weapons are powerhouse vocals that spring from the roots of singers like Koko Taylor and Janis Joplin, and a lyrically passionate message of revival. She wants to tell everybody about the sincerity of the blues – the raw emotion in every note of that music. Riggins and her band, aptly namedthe Blues Revival, does all of that and more on Revival, the latest album devoted to her mission: “I thank God thatmy passion is my purpose,” she says, “that is to help preserve this endangered species called the blues."

“Revival” is the sixth full-length album from Riggins, a Miami native whose gritty vocals and powerful singing styleare peppered with generous hints of R&B, soul, gospel and rock 'n' roll – but deeply rooted in the blues. Tenoriginal songs by Riggins and producer Tim Mulberry are filled with vivid lyricism that showcases the joyousbenefits of the blues. Mulberry is also featured on bass, drums, keys and horns; the remaining Revivalists are Eric Guess on guitar with background vocals from Shaelyn Mulberry and Mark Barner.

The album and the musical crusade open at full throttle with the rocking blues “Lucky,” and Riggins' tough vocals:“I know just what I like / I like to wheel and whine / And bump and grind / And get on down tonight.” The almost-title track “Revived” carries a message of R&B renewal behind funky organ riffs: “Look at my new walk / I’mstepping high / I got a real good feeling inside / Feeling revived.”

“Southern Soul” keeps the persistent party beat going: “Ain’t nothing like a southern soul / Blues all in my toes /Rockin' roll folk singing.” There's a tough new attitude matched by Riggins' vocals in “New Level” – “I got a newattitude to match my dreams / I’m on a whole new level / And it’s plain to see / I got to be me.” The pace slowsfor the melodic rhythms and plaintive plea of “Set Me Free”: “Like singing the blues without feeling / Now why ohwhy keep trying / My patience is dying / Just set me free.”

Riggins has her mojo advice working on “Mojo Thief,” with a warning: “Everybody’s got a mojo / You just gotta letyours work / but don’t you be / no mojo thief.” There's a bluesy philosophy behind the fierce vocals of “ChasingTime”: “I can’t rush into tomorrow / Or get back yesterday / But I keep / Chasing time.”

A strong statement of personal worth rolls in on the tough rhythms of “Mighty” – “Let the meek take the Earth /The universe / is for the mighty.” “Old Time Way” is a hard-rocking reminder of the musical good old days:“Nowadays the music plays / But the feeling ain’t the same / as the good old days / I wanna go back.”

The thoughtful closer is the optimistic “Healer,” a gently sung ballad with a folksong feel that slowly builds amessage of hope, the ultimate revival: “Maybe I can bring somebody peace / Maybe make somebody feel loved / IfI could just provoke a little hope in this world / It’ll spread left, right, below and above.”

Kat Riggins wants to revive the potent spirit of the blues that lives in her soul and share that spirit with every soulwithin the sound of her magnificent voice. She wants to move your heart – and your hips. “Revival” joyously doesboth.

​Jim White(a former music writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette & now writes the Blues Roadhouse)

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​BIOGRAPHY
Kat Riggins, born Katriva Riggins in Miami on February 7, 1980, was raised in a home where music was always theheartbeat. Thanks to her parents’ eclectic tastes, she fell in love with everything from gospel and soul to country,rock, and beyond. But it was the gritty, smoky voices of legends like Koko Taylor, Tina Turner, Nina Simone, SamCooke, and Janis Joplin that really spoke to her soul.

At 23, Kat landed her first gig, singing jazz and blues standards in a cozy lounge in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida,backed by just a piano. Fast forward, and she’s now rocked stages across the U.S., Southeast Asia, the Dutch Antilles, and throughout Europe. In 2018 and 2019, she took The Netherlands by storm during the Johan DerksenKeeps the Blues Alive tour, wowing sold-out crowds and winning over new blues fans on Dutch prime-time TVshows.

While Kat’s sound is a fresh blend of blues, rock, gospel, and soul, she is undeniably a BLUES WOMAN. Whethershe’s writing uplifting anthems or belting out feel-good grooves, her music is raw, real, and full of heart, just likethe blues. Her first releases, the EP Seoul Music and albumLily Rose, hinted at her deep love for the genre, but itwas her 2016 project,Blues Revival,that fully declared it. This album is a wild, soulful mix of gospel, rock, andevery shade of the blues! Following that declaration, in 2018 Kat self-releasedIn The Boys’ Club, which is a footstompin’ acknowledgement and appreciation of the power of women in the blues.

In 2020, Kat joined the Gulf Coast Records family, and her debut album with them,Cry Out, earned her a BluesMusic Award nomination and snagged two Independent Blues Awards. Her 2022 follow-up,Progeny, made wavestoo, with another BMA nod and a spot at lucky #13 on the Billboard Blues charts.

In addition to her recorded works, Kat’s dynamic stage show is something to behold! Backed by an extraordinarygroup of musicians, a LIVE ‘Blues Revival’ will “get your mojo workin’” with high energy originals, as well as acouple of well-placed blues covers that folks can sing and shake to. Whether it’s your hips, your heart, or both,when it comes to Kat Riggins & her Blues Revival, you will be moved! Full of might, rasp and grit she can belt outone of her contemporary blues originals one minute, then deliver a tender, sultry standard the next. She does thisall while making each person in her audience feel as if she is speaking directly to them. Blues Revivals areinteractive and personal no matter how large the crowd. This intimacy is what makes every Blues Revival amemorable experience...not only for the audience, but also for Kat.

​With her current discography, and more to come, Kat Riggins is doing her part to keep the blues alive and thriving,one electrifying performance at a time!

Traclist:
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Chasing Time 
Healer
Lucky 
Mighty
MOJO THIEF
New Level
Old Times
Revived
Set Me Free
Southern Soul
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Website:
katriggins.com

Modern Rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck’s Adrenaline-Fueled New Single “Life Between The Lines” 
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​This is the band’s first release following their successful album Red Moon Rising, and it arrives on the heels of a standout performance at AmericanaFest, signalling another exciting chapter in their ongoing musical journey. Produced by the legendary Kevin Shirley, “Life Between The Lines” is a powerful track that blends heavy, 70s-inspired riffs with the band’s signature sound.
 
Accompanying the release is the official music video that captures the band in their element, delivering raw, high-energy performances that embody the intensity of the track and showcases Henry’s incredible guitar work.
 
“‘Life Between The Lines’ was a concept lyrically inspired by Robert Jon’s wife and son,” explains lead guitarist Henry James. “It captures the trials of life on the road and balancing that with life at home. The song was born out of a spontaneous sound check jam during our European tour, with Andrew’s aggressive drumming and Warren’s dynamic bass line setting the foundation. We combined that with my obsession with classic heavy metal from the late 70s and early 80s. Kevin Shirley helped us fine-tune everything in the studio, turning it into a powerful anthem. We can’t wait for fans to hear it!”
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Fall Tour Dates:


October 30 – Tivoli – Utrecht, NL
October 31 – Roma – Antwerp, BE
November 1 – Bosuil – Weert, NL
November 2 – Ziegelei – Twistringen (Bremen), DE
November 3 – Harmonie – Bonn, DE
November 5 – Kreuz – Fulda, DE
November 6 – Lido – Berlin, DE
November 7 – Burgerweeshuis – Deventer, NL
November 8 – Blues Garage – Isernhagen, DE
November 9 – Blues Heaven Festival – Frederikshavn, DK
November 10 – Nochtspeicher – Hamburg, DE
November 12 – Airport Hall – Regensburg, DE
November 13 – Zentrum Altenberg – Oberhausen, DE
November 14 – Piano – Dortmund, DE
November 15 – DasHaus – Ludwigshafen, DE
November 16 – Trabendo – Paris, FR
November 17 – Bolwerk – Sneek, NL
November 20 – The Appleyard – Sittingbourne, UK
November 21 – Komedia – Brighton, UK
November 22 – Komedia – Bath, UK
November 23 – The 1865 – Southampton, UK
November 25 – Boiler Shop – Newcastle, UK
November 26 – St Luke’s – Glasgow, UK
November 27 – Junction – Cambridge, UK
November 28 – Islington Assembly Hall – London, UK
November 29 – Planet Rockstock – Porthcawl, UK
November 30 – O2 Academy Oxford – Oxford, UK
December 1 – Rock City – Nottingham, UK
December 31 – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (w/ Blackberry Smoke)

Website: 
​robertjonandthewreck