Bluesfestival Grolloo ondergaat metamorfose

Bluesfestival Grolloo ondergaat metamorfose: tent en entree zien er totaal anders uit

Zo gaat de nieuwe ingang eruit zien:

De oude ingang van het bluesfestival

 

De achtste editie van het Holland International Blues Festival in Grolloo ziet er dit jaar anders uit dan voorgaande jaren. Zo verdwijnt de grote roze tent. "Die is helaas verkocht", licht Junior van der Stel van organisator Mojo toe. "Maar we hebben een mooie andere kenmerkende vervanger gevonden. Dit jaar wordt het een tent met rode en witte vlekken."

Queen Of The Blues Koko Taylor's CROWN JEWELS LP Set For July 18 Release

Artiest/Band: Koko Taylor Album: Crown Jewel Release: 18 July 2025 Label: Alligator Records Genre: Soul/Blues/Gospel Crown Jewels, the new greatest hits LP and digital-only album from the legendary Queen Of The Blues, Koko Taylor. The album collects 12 of Taylor's most powerful, dynamic and impactful performances, all newly remastered. From the iconic Wang Dang Doodle to the revelatory I'm A Woman to the raucous Hey Bartender to the heart-melting live rendition of I'd Rather Go Blind to the blistering original Ernestine, Taylor proves why, over the course of her four-decade career, she had no peers...........

Openluchttheater Nijverdal: Mell VF

Rootsy rhythm-‘n-blues en swingende soul Ze speelden op Pinkpop, de Zwarte Cross, stonden in het voorprogramma van de wereldsterren Eric Clapton en Elton John en verkochten het ZINiN Theater al twee keer eerder binnen no-time uit. Nu komen ze op vrijdag 4 juli naar het Openluchttheater Nijverdal. We hebben het natuurlijk over Mell VF (Mell & Vintage Future). Met hun nieuwe show ‘DNA’ brengen zij een concert vol rootsy rhythm-‘n-blues en swingende soul..........►►►

KEROSENE: AL 25 JAAR VUURSPUWEND

Artiest/Band: Jeffrey Halford & The Healers Album: Kerosene Release: 29 Augustus 2025 Label:  Coast To Coast Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: rock-'n-roll, soul en Americana. Maar deze tour is extra bijzonder: het markeert het 25-jarig jubileum van KEROSENE, het album (release datum Friday August 29th 2025) dat Halford definitief op de kaart zette als een van de meest doorleefde troubadour binnen het genre......►►►

exo-X-xeno To Release Sonic ‘Masterpiece’ Album, “Luminous Voyage,”

Artiest/Band: exo-X-xeno Album: Luminous Voyage Release: 19 June 2025 Label:  Sonic Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: Prog Rock On June 19, 2025, progressive rock project exo-X-xeno launches its long-awaited LP album release into the stratosphere, called “Luminous Voyage.” This epic music adventure features Billy Sherwood, Jay Schellen and Patrick Moraz. The concept album is led by composer, vocalist and guitarist Craig Maher, founder of exo-X-xeno, who also designed the cover artwork.......►►►

Third of Never - Damage the Pearl

Artiest/Band: Third of Never Soundtrack: Damage the Pearl Album: Damage the Pearl Release: 18 August 2025 Label: Jam Records/343 Records Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: Rock Third of Never Announce new LP/film soundtrack “Damage the Pearl” North Carolina’s Third of Never has an organizing principle that most organizers wouldn’t recognize. It’s a theory of randomness. Chance meetings, unlikely friendships, likely friendships and musical chemistry all contributed to the building of the band........►►►

New Single: Wade Bowen & Cody Johnson - Hiding Behind This Microphone

New Singles Mattan Records Thityy Tigers

Artiest: Wade Bowen & Cody Johnson Format: Single Titel: Hiding Behind This Microphone Release datum: 12 June 2025 Wade Bowen bracht een akoestische versie van zijn single Hiding Behind This Microphone, waar hij wordt vergezeld door niemand minder dan Cody Johnson. https://genius.com/Wade-bowen-hidin-behind-this-microphone-lyrics.....►►► video down under

New Single: Robert Vincent & Anna Corcoran - Don’t Dream It’s Over

New Singles Mattan Records Thityy Tigers

Artiest: Robert Vincent Format: Single Titel: Don’t Dream It’s Over Release datum: 12 June 2025  Robert Vincent een cover uit van Don’t Dream It’s Over, in samenwerking met zijn partner Anna Corcoran.  Don't Dream It's Over written by Neil Finn & Crowded House. Genre / Australian rock band (1986). .........►►► video down under.

🤘🏻KOMARA Returns with Haunting New Album KOMARA II

Artiest/Band: Komara Album: Komara III Release: 27 June 205 Label: 7D Media Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: Pop/Rock The genre-defying trio KOMARA returns with KOMARA II, a powerful and immersive new release that pushes sonic boundaries and challenges musical convention. Featuring King Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto, Slovakian avant-garde guitarist David Kollar, and visionary Italian trumpeter Paolo Raineri, the trio weaves ambient textures, industrial grit, and jazz-infused improvisation into a dark, cinematic soundscape.......►►►

🤘🏻 BLUTGOTT release new studio album "Legions Of Metal" on 10 October 2025

Artiest/Band: Blutgott Album: Legions Of Metal Release: 10 October 2025 Label: Self Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: Dark Fantasy Metal t's not a band, it's a universe. The BLUTGOTT Metal Universe, consisting of Debauchery, Blood God and Balgeroth. 20 Years of Monsters and Metal. Somewhere in between Judas Priest, Slayer, AC/DC, Rammstein and Bolt Thrower. 20 albums with over 40 CDs. The lyrics are about the own dark fantasy world, the World of Blood Gods. Blood Gods are brutal demonic vampire dragons..........►►►

Programma Holland Int. Blues Festival 2025

The Bluesmasters Feat: Cassie Taylor

Artiest/Band:The Bluesmasters Feat: Cassie Taylor Album: The Bluesmasters Release: 27 June 2025 Label: Exulans DMD Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: Bluesrock,Gospel Blues,Contemporary Blues The creative collaborative group The Bluesmasters embark upon their eighth studio release with a gospel infused album of soul and blues featuring blues scion Cassie Talyor. The activist, vocalist, bass playing daughter of legendary guitarist Otis Taylor leads the ensemble through ten inspired tracks originally made famous by heavy weight musical heroes - The Staple Singers, Ramsey Lewis, O.V. Wright, Aretha Franklin and more. .......►►►

FORREST MCDONALD - SONGS FROM MY SOUL

Artiest/Band: Forrest McDonald Album: Songs From My Soul Release: 01 July 2025 Label: World Talent Records Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: Acoustic For those longing for the breezy days of summer when you can sit back on a porch or patio with a cool drink and listen to sultry tunes, Virgina guitarist Forrest McDonald is set to release his new acoustic oriented album Songs From My Soul, on July 1, 2025.......►►►

New Single: BB & THE BULLETS - HIGH TIDE (SINGLE)

Artiest/Band: BB & The Bullets Album: High Tide New Single: High Tide(30 May 2025) Release: 12 September 2025 Label: Dixie Frog Records. Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: Blues/Rock blues, covering songs by Albert King, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, as well as Stevie Ray Vaughan and other classics of the genre. They also perform some of Brian's excellent compositions and have recorded a few original tracks.....►►►

#32 Column: De plaat en zijn verhaal. Molly Hatchet – Flirtin’ With Disaster

Column: De plaat en zijn verhaal. Molly Hatchet – Flirtin’ With Disaster  Geschreven door: Henk Laing  Tijdens een uitzending van VARA’s Beton Uur in 1979 werd ik positief verrast door Alfred Lagarde, die het nummer Flirtin’ With Disaster van Molly Hatchet op volle kracht door de speakers liet knallen............