Archive: September 2018 - Bluesology

The Pretty Things 2018

  • 26. September 2018
The Pretty Things 2018

The Pretty Things on their Farewell Tour at Meisenfrei, Bremen DE on 2018-09-26. The band will play its definitively final show in December 2018 in London. The Pretty Things are an English rock band, formed in 1963 in London. They took their name from Willie Dixons 1955 song "Pretty Thing". A pure rhythm and blues band in their early years, with several singles charting in the United Kingdom. The two original members of the band, Phil May and Dick Taylor, still played songs in a perfect and rough way. Both of them were members of the "Rollin' Stones" founded by later member of the Rolling Stones,...

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Ryan McGarvey 2018

  • 13. September 2018
Ryan McGarvey 2018

Ryan McGarvey at Meisenfrei, Bremen DE on 2018-09-13. Band members were Ryan McGarvey on guitar and vocals, the amazing Barend Courvois on bass and talented drummer Ollie Harding on drums. Ryan McGarvey, born on 1986-10-30 in Albuquerque, NM is influenced by guitarists like Joe Bonamassa, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn. His guitar playing is distinctive and  well versed, his riffs oscillate between epic, brutal, groovy and emotional. His voice is rough and gripping.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbfnn7fW1oY

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Danny Giles Band 2018

  • 8. September 2018
Danny Giles Band 2018

The DGB, The Danny Giles Band with an excellent show at Crossroads, Bremerhaven DE on 2018-09-08. Danny Giles Band is Danny Giles (g, voc), Alan Taylor (dr) and Jon Chase (b).  The regular drummer, Pat Garvey could unfortunately not participate in the tour due to personal reasons. The trio of Danny Giles (g, voc), Pat Garvey (dr) & Jon Chase (bass) bring you their brand of full-blooded rock with a twist of blues, gospel and soul, spiriting a no nonsense attitude & paying very little, if any attention at all to any of the boundaries placed before them. The DGB is a marriage of classic...

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The Blues Band 2018

  • 7. September 2018
The Blues Band 2018

The Blues Band at Meisenfrei, Bremen DE on 2018-09-07. It is a British blues band formed in 1979 by Paul Jones, former lead vocalist and harmonica player with Manfred Mann, and vocalist/slide guitarist Dave Kelly. The band’s first line-up also included bassist Gary Fletcher, guitarist Tom McGuinness (also of Manfred Mann) and drummer Hughie Flint, (the two had previously formed Mc Guiness Flint. In 1982 Flint left and was replaced by former  Family drummer Rob Townsend. (wikipedia). Although the band exists almost 40 years now it did not loose its energy and played a powerful gig. With...

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Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats 2018

  • 6. September 2018
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats 2018

An amazing sweaty gig with Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at Große Freiheit 36, Hamburg, DE on 2018-04-03. Nathaniel David Rateliff (born October 7, 1978) is an American singer and songwriter based in Denver, whose influences are described as folk, Americana and vintage rhythm & blues. Rateliff has garnered attention with Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, the soulful R&B combo he formed in 2013. (Wikipedia) The Night Sweats are Joseph Pope III (b), Patrick Meese (dr),  Lule Mossman (g), Scott Frock (trump), Mark Shusterman (keys), Wesley Watkins (trump) and Andy...

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