Earthtone9 will play four special festive shows this December. Hitting towns they missed on their comeback tour in May, they can be seen at:

Thu 15th Dec - Kingston Peel - The Safety Fire + 1 (competition)
Fri 16th Dec - Leeds The Well - Humanfly + Order Of Voices
Sat 17th Dec - Nottingham Rescue Rooms - Illuminatus + Barnum Meserve
Sun 18th Dec - Brighton The Haunt - The Safety Fire + 1 (competition)

Earthtone9 are looking for acts to complete the bill at the KINGSTON and BRIGHTON shows. any interested bands can post (or ask their fans to post) on the Earthtone9 wall at http://www.facebook.com/earthtone9 - tell us why you wanna do the show. the most exciting/amusing/intriguing posts will get you the show!

After a decade in dormancy Earthtone9 are currently enjoying an explosive renaissance which has seen new material released (April's 'For Cause and Consequence' EP) as well as uncharacteristically gleeful live performances. Indeed, while Earthtone9 made tentative steps back into the live arena in the second half of 2010 with performances at the Sonisphere and Damnation festival,  the response has been anything but uncertain. The old fanbase was still very much alive alongside a new set of fans, all eager to see whether the old songs stood the test of time and whether this progressive outfit could still hold such an overused title. They didn't disappoint.

Where once EARTHTONE9 were the UK's torchlight battling through a tedious nu-metal fog, they now return to join a metal scene thriving with ingenuity and inventiveness, much of which had its way paved by the band's output around the turn of the millennium. The new material has only confirmed why they are held in such high esteem.

www.earthtone9.co.uk
http://www.facebook.com/earthtone9
 
 
Following her special guest performances at Black Country Communion’s December 2010 UK concerts, and her critically acclaimed May 2011 UK tour, blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joanne Shaw Taylor returns for a 10-date November tour.  24 Ticket Hotline: 0871 230 1101www.seetickets.comwww.thegigcartel.com.  

Born and raised in the Midlands, Joanne was first discovered as a 16-year-old guitar prodigy by Dave Stewart (Eurhythmics).  She’s fast becoming the hottest young female guitarist on the British Blues scene. On tour in the UK in November by popular demand, Joanne will perform songs from her debut album ‘White Sugar’, and 2010’s follow-up ‘Diamonds in the Dirt’.

Celebrated by the magazines Classic Rock, Guitarist, Blues Matters and Total Guitar, Joanne was voted 'Best British Female Vocalist' at the British Blues Awards 2010.

November 2011 UK Tour Dates:

Buxton Arts Centre (15)
London Islington o2 Academy (16)
Bristol Tunnels (17)
Exeter Phoenix (18)
Falmouth Princess Pavilion (19)
Wolverhampton Robin 2 (22)
Glasgow o2 ABC (23)
St Helens Citadel (24)
Huddersfield Lawrence Batley Theatre (25)
York Fibbers (26)


 
 
 
 
 
On Saturday October 15th, Joe Bonamassa came down with the flu and was forced to re-schedule his Blackpool Opera House concert Saturday October 15th to the new date of Thursday April 5th 2012.  Joe’s Nottingham Capital FM Arena concert on Sunday October 16th has now been re-scheduled to Monday April 2nd 2012.

The good news is that Joe has now fully recovered from the flu, and will perform the remaining dates on the current leg of his UK tour as follows:

Cardiff International Arena                Tuesday October 18th

*Plymouth Pavilions                           Wednesday October 19th        *Few tickets remaining

*London Hammersmith Apollo          Friday October 21st                *Few tickets remaining

*London Hammersmith Apollo          Saturday October 22nd            *Few tickets remaining 

 
 
Review of the latest offering from the Manchester trio that are David R Black.  Read it here.
 
 
British rockers SLAVES TO GRAVITY announce they are to call it a day......

After 5 years, 2 albums, Winner of 'Best British Newcomer' Kerrang Award and shows all around the world, SLAVES TO GRAVITY have announced their upcoming show at the Relentless Freeze Festival at Battersea Power Station at the end of this month will be their last.

Catch the guys at their last ever show on October 28 at the Freeze Festival, Battersea Power Station.

The band have this to say:

"....After 5 incredible years, we're sad to announce that STG is calling it a day. We've had an amazing ride, but after an innumerable amount of setbacks the time has undoubtedly come to move onto pastures new. We still love each other very much and remain fiercely proud of the music we made. We're just sorry there won't be any more. Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the years. You've made it a magical experience that we will never forget. Our gig at the Relentless Freeze Festival on October 28th will be our last, and will be played accordingly. We hope you can join us there. It's all over now. Over and out. Big Love Tommy, Mark and Toshi. Slaves To Gravity, October 2011....."
http://www.myspace.com/slavestogravityofficial
 
 
New video by Kyoto Drive. Watch it here.
 
 
1st Friday of every month.  8pm - 1am.  www.eastcoastfm.co.uk
 
 
Following the release of their long awaited second album ‘III’, the hottest rock & roll band in the world, Chickenfoot, have announced a 5-date UK and European tour for January 2012; their first European concerts since July 2009.

Tickets for the January 2012 European concerts will go on sale from Friday October 14th 2011, further info detailed below, and at www.chickenfoot.us.

Featuring guitar hero Joe Satriani and Van Halen duo, bassist Michael Anthony & frontman Sammy Hagar, Chickenfoot drummer Chad Smith has temporarily handed his sticks over to the legendary drummer/musician Kenny Aronoff, who will join the band for these concerts. Says Joe Satriani, "Kenny brings that same combination of super chops and wild energy to the band that we're used to; and, offstage, he's just as crazy as Chad.”

Chickenfoot will perform songs from their gold-selling, eponymous debut album, alongside tracks from the critically acclaimed ‘III’, for the very first time outside of the United States. The European tour kicks off at the Manchester Academy on Thursday January 12th 2012, followed by London’s O2 Academy Brixton (Sat January 14th), Paris Olympia (Monday January 16th), Tilburg O13 (Tuesday January 17th) and Dusseldorf Mitsubishi Electric Hall (Thursday January 19th).

Chickenfoot fans in the UK will be treated to a Planet Rock pre-sale, where tickets can be purchased 24 hours ahead of the October 14th general on-sale date. By visitingwww.planetrock.com, tickets will be available from 9am on Thursday October 13th.
Manchester Academy 
Thursday 12th January 2012
Ticket Prices: £29.50 (subject to booking fee) 
Book Online: www.livenation.co.uk

London O2 Academy Brixton
Saturday 14th January 2012
Ticket Prices: £32.50 (subject to booking fee) 
Book Online: www.livenation.co.uk

Paris Olympia
Monday 16th January 2012
Ticket Prices: Euro 69.70, 58.70
Book Online: www.gdp.fr/fr/node/584

Tilburg O13
Tuesday 17th January 2012
Ticket Prices: Euro 47.50
Book Online: www.ticketmaster.nl

Dusseldorf Mitsubishi Electric Hall
Thursday 19th January 2012
Ticket Prices: Euro 40.00
Ticket Hotline: +49 (0)1805-570 000    
Book Online: www.eventim.de

"'III' is a work of art from start to finish ... the rock album of 2011"
- Fireworks Magazine (UK)

Produced by Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Metallica), Chickenfoot III was co-released worldwide on Tuesday September 27th in exclusive and never-before-seen 3D packaging to critical acclaim. The album is released in the UK and Europe by Edel’s international rock and pop label, earMUSIC (www.ear-music.net).

“I am very proud of the new album,” says lead singer Sammy Hagar. “We called it Chickenfoot III because it's so good, and the songs are so tight, that it's like we jumped right past having to make a second record.”  He adds, “We’ve established a real trust, Joe and I, we are truly bring out the best in one another, and that spreads to the whole band.”

"Chest beating, man-sized heavy rock... One bad-ass supergroup."
- Mojo Magazine

Chickenfoot’s 2009 eponymous debut album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album reached #3 on Billboard’s Top Selling Independent albums of 2009, and #88 in the overall Top-selling 200 Albums of 2009. 

Upon release, “Chickenfoot” charted inside the top 20 in Japan and almost every country in Europe (UK, Germany, Switzerland, Benelux). The album charted inside the top 40 in virtually every other country in the world and has been certified Gold by Impala for sales generated in Europe. Chickenfoot were named “Best New Band” at the Classic Rock Magazine awards ceremony in London, 2009.

As “Chickenfoot” did in 2009, “III” has gone straight into the top-10 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, and is currently inside the top-20 right across Europe after a few days on the market.

"Chickenfoot III is likely to be the best Rock album of the year."
- Rocks Magazine (Germany)

Chickenfoot – Official Website
earMUSIC – Official Website

 
 
New review of Glasgow band 'The Detours' 3 track EP here.