Blues and Soul Music Magazine

Lady Blackbird Shepherd's Bush Empire 14/3/23

London's Shepherd's Bush Empire was the place to be as LA songstress Marley Munroe A.K.A. Lady Blackbird delivered a hotly anticipated and for the most part mesmerising set...

Isaiah Rashad: O2 Forum Kentish Town, London 8/3/23

As one of the most talked about rappers on the planet, it was little surprise that tickets for Isaiah Rashad's two nights in London were snapped up...

Level 42 - Lessons In Love Live: Indigo at the O2, London 10/11/22

'80s chart kings Level 42 rocked up to Greenwich's premier venue Indigo at the O2 to deliver their Lessons In Love Live 35th Anniversary celebrating show and boy-o-boy were the crowd in for a treat!

Smoove & Turrell: Hootenanny, Brixton, London 10/03/2023

Kicking off with "Do It" from their "Stratos Bleu" album was a good move and got the audience onside and dancing from the start. The sound was good at the Hootenanny...

Chicago Beau: Rich Mix, London 17/2/23

LT ‘Chicago Beau’ Beauchamp has an unparalleled trajectory straddling blues, jazz and spoken word while mixing blues' evergreens with originals...

Joey Bada$$: Roundhouse, London 13/12/22

Joey Bada$$ bounded onto the stage and got the crowd going from the off, a lively version of "Survival Tactics" setting the tone for an excellent set. There was an excellent mixture of old and new material...

Akasha: The Bell Inn Bath 4/2/23

The atmosphere in the Bell was electric and it’s good to see this fantastic pub thriving due partly to it being bought by the community for the community...

John Etheridge: Crazy Coqs London 28/1/23

I didn’t know what to expect as I had only heard John Etheridge playing on records with Soft Machine (1975 - 1978 period) so I was intrigued as to how he was going to play this...

Brooklyn Funk Essentials: Ronnie Scott's 28/10/22

It was time to ramp it up a little with the funkadelicious and intergalactic "Funk Ain’t Ova", one of the band's top singles they released back in September 2019: melodic funkateering at its best!