Concert: Bluesmission - Hedon Zwolle

Concert: Bluesmission Datum: Dinsdag 4 feb Locatie: Hedon  Plaats: Zwolle Foto's & Video Harrie Huisman Na dik twee uur dampende blues en rock nummers te hebben gespeeld konden de in de grote aantalende toeschouwers met veel voldoeing huiswaarts keren.  De bezetting is: Aad Plugge (zang), Wim van Rijn (drums), Edgar de Grijs (basgitaar), Dick Möhlmann (gitaar) en Hans Andriessen (gitaar).......

Release: Max Hightower - Nothin’ But the TRUTH

Artiest/Band: Max Hightower Album:  Nothin’ But the TRUTH Release: 21 February 2025 Label: MoMojo Records After years of burning up the Blues Highway as a member of Mac Arnold’s band, Max Hightower, armed with a trunk full of original tunes, mellowed down at Big Jon Atkinson’s vintage-style BigTone Studio in New Orleans. There, he captured a raw, unfiltered blend of New Orleans Funk and Greasy Southern Blues that ain't Nothin' But the TRUTH, produced by Max and Big Jon......

Sunny War - Armageddon In A Summer Dress

Artiest/Band: Sunny War Album: Armageddon In A Summer Dress Release: 21 Februaru 2025 Label: New West / V2 Een nieuw album in aantocht van Sunny War, die twee jaar geleden hoge ogen gooide met haar album “Anarchist Gospel”. Hier het eerste nummer “Walking Contradiction” met CRASS legende Steve Ignorant, van haar nieuwe album “Armageddon In A Summer Dress”. Het album van 11 nummers werd geproduceerd door Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Hurray for the Riff Raff) en bevat gastoptredens van Valerie June, John Doe van X, Steve Ignorant van Crass, Tré Burt, Jack Lawrence van the Raconteurs, Kyshona Armstrong, John James Tourville van the Deslondes en meer.    Het album wordt verwacht 21 Februari op New West Records......

MTS Management Group - 2025 New Music Awards

MTS Management Group is thrilled to announce that several of its talented artists have been nominated for the highly esteemed 2025 New Music Awards presented by New Music Weekly Magazine. This recognition underscores MTS Management Group’s commitment to fostering top-tier independent talent and achieving major industry impact.

MTS Artists Nominated in Multiple Categories

New Single: GA 20 - LOVE YOU, I NEED YOU

Artiest/Band: GA 20 Album: EP Volume 2 Release: 29 April 2025 Label: Self On Tour: Ribs & Blues Raalte Pinksteren GA-20 is back with their second single "I LOVE YOU, I NEED YOU" from their much anticipated forthcoming EP VOLUME 2, showcasing the formidable talents of new members – vocalist and guitarist Cody Nilsen and the rock-solid Joshua Kiggans on drums – together with guitarist and founder Matthew Stubbs. This chart-topping trio is poised to advance with renewed dedication to their interpretation of the traditional song-based electric blues they cherish.......

#6 Column: De plaat en zijn verhaal. “Lay Down” van Melanie

Column: De plaat en zijn verhaal.  “Lay Down” van Melanie  Geschreven door: Henk Laing  Als ik “Lay Down” van Melanie hoor, gaan mijn herinneringen terug naar een nacht waarin het onweer ons allemaal uit bed trommelde. Het was zo’n nacht waarin de wereld leek te beven van spanning, met bliksemschichten die als felle aderen door de lucht flitsten en de donder die de muren van ons oude huis deed trillen......

The Mexican Standoff - Hola Texas

Artiest/Band: The Mexican Standoff Album: Hola Texas Release: 11 March 2025 Label: independent / KG Music Press Mexican American all-female band The Mexican Standoff proudly announces the release of their debut album, Hola Texas!, an homage to Texan music legends and the rich heritage of Mexican American musical culture. Featuring collaborations with Grammy-winning icons Flaco Jimenez and Los Texmaniacs, the album captures the spirit of Texan border music infused with a punk attitude and a fresh female perspective........

Release: Matt Andersen - The Hammer & The Rose

Artiest/Band: Matt Andersen Album: The Hammer & The Rose Release:  25 April 2025 Label: Sonic Records PRE-SAVE ALBUM Canada’s revered singer-songwriter Matt Andersen has announced the release of his 11th solo studio album, The Hammer & The Rose, out April 25 via Sonic Records. On the album, a veritable garden of heart, the New Brunswick-born musician opts for the kind of tender, moving folk and soul arrangements one might associate with flowers, trading in the hard steel edges of his heavy blues riffs for delicate compositions and honey-dripping sweetness.......

Dirkschneider - Balls To The Wall Reloaded

Artiest/Band: Dirkschneider(Accept) Album: Balls To The Wall Reloade Release: 28 February 2025 Label: Reigning Phoenix Music Dist: Suburban Records 40 jaar na de release van het legendarische Balls To The Wall album van de Duitse heavymetalsensatie Accept, besloot Udo Dirkschneider (voormalige stem van Accept) om deze klassieker nieuw leven in te blazen! "Balls To The Wall Reloaded" bevat enkele van de beroemdste stemmen van Heavy Metal als gasten.......

New Track: Horsebath - Another Farewell

Artiest/Band: Horsebath Album: Another Farewell Release 2025 Label: Strolling Bones Another Farewell nieuwe Strolling Bones signing first track Hard To Love Album release february/march 2025 Horsebath is een Canadese band die getekend hebben bij Strolling Bones Familie. Het album komt in februari of maart 2025 uit.

Release: Johnny Iguana - At Delmark

Artiest/Band: Johnny Iguana Album: At Delmark Release: 11 April 2025 Label: Delmark JOHNNY IGUANA played piano on albums with Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Derek Trucks and James Cotton before releasing his own acclaimed 2020 Delmark debut: the kaleidoscopic full-band experience Johnny Iguana’s Chicago Spectacular! featuring Billy Boy Arnold, John Primer,.....

Nola Blue Records announces Valentine’s Day single from Benny Turner & Maria Muldaur

Artiest/Band: Benny Turner and Maria Muldaur Single:  You've Got What It Takes Release: 14 February 2025 Label: Nola Blue Records Brook Benton and Dinah Washington’s 1960 release of "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" was a pop and R&B hit, reaching No.5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No.1 on the Hot R&B sides charts. Benny Turner and Maria Muldaur, young adults at that time, were very early in their now legendary musical careers. Now, after more than six decades of performing, Turner and Nola Blue’s newly-signed Maria Muldaur bring a lifetime of experience to breathe unique life into the song.......

Release: Heather Nova - Breath and Air

Artiest/Band: Heather Nova Album: Beath And Air Release: February 2025 Label: V2 Records In February 2025, Heather Nova releases her 13th album, “Breath and Air” on V2 Records.  It’s a collection of evocative songs that are rich in melody, lyric and arrangement, with Heather’s signature vocal as strong and ethereal as ever. The album enfolds you in a timeless atmosphere; Inviting you to forget everything for a moment, while simultaneously coming home to yourself.......

Release: The Damn Truth - The Damn Truth

Artiest/Band: The Damn Truth Album: The Damn Truth Release: 14 March 2025 Label: Spectra Musique And now, after touring the UK and Europe for the last four years, The Damn Truth return with their self-titled fourth album, The Damn Truth, and, once again, produced by the legendary Bob Rock (Motley Crue, The Offspring, Bon Jovi). The new album is the culmination of 12 years of hard work and constant touring; The Damn Truth are a perpetual and virtually unstoppable rock and roll machine......

Uwade - Call It a Draw

New Singles  Mattan Records Thityy Tigers

Artiest: Uwade Format: Single Titel: Call It a Draw Album: Florilegium Release datum: 29 Januari