The start of the album was a little surprising as it was the first time I had listened to Laurence Jones, although he has been on the scene for some years now. I had expected to hear a “blues”- rock band right from the off, but “Everything Is Gonna Be …
Read More »Glenn Hughes – Electric Ballroom, London – 15th October 2018
Tonight’s gig was relocated from Koko due to the venue closing for urgent structural repairs, and this meant the venue was rather crowded – and hotter than hell with at least one fan collapsing in the heat. First up tonight was Laurence Jones. Wearing a suit he looked far too …
Read More »Ramblin Man 2018 – Sunday
Sunday kicked off with more hot sunny weather (quite unusual for Ramblin Man – I think this was the first year where it’s been nice weather the whole weekend). The first band I caught today was The Last Internationale, opening the main stage. They’re a band I didn’t know much …
Read More »Laurence Jones – The Truth
Fans of Laurence Jones’ previous album Take Me High beware. The Truth, Jones’ fifth studio outing, is something of a departure from that which you might expect. A step away from the more rugged sound which has seen the Liverpool born, Warwickshire raised bluesman soar ever skyward, The Truth is …
Read More »Laurence Jones – Borderline, London – 23rd January 2018
Ahead of the release of his new album, The Truth, Laurence Jones played the Borderline in London. It’s not too many months since he last played here, so to see the venue busy on a Monday night was a great result and a good sign of his popularity. The night …
Read More »Ash Wilson: Broken Machine
The sun is shining, spring is springing and the remarkable debut album from Ash Wilson, Broken Machine, is threatening to smash the windows with its sheer brilliance; could anybody wish for anything more? Oh the pleasure that waxing lyrical about an album of so much quality gives. With the gritty opening …
Read More »North Wales Blues and Soul Festival, Mold – 06th August 2016
Mold may not be a name synonymous with Blues music but it might well be in the future after hosting the unmissable North Wales Blues & Soul Festival last weekend. Added to this was the fact that, unlike many outdoor events, the sound provided by Event Sound – the …
Read More »King King – Robin 2, Bilston – 6th March 2015
First up tonight was Laurence Jones, a very young (21 years old) blues guitarist. I saw him support Joanne Shaw Taylor at her album launch last year and was impressed by his short acoustic set. Tonight was a ful eletric set and he was accompanied by his producer, Roger Inniss …
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