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Written by: Bridgette "Bluebird"

Published: May 01, 2026

May 1st, 2026

The Fillmore in New Orleans is, in a humble opinion, a near perfect venue. The history of the landmark is stunning. The hallways are lined with photos of artists who’ve either made their debut there, or swooned their audiences as living legends. Visiting this place was on my bucket list, because while writing for the Boston Blues Society, I reviewed countless records of artists from the South entitled, “Live at the Fillmore.” I wanted to be immersed in this space.  

Amidst the hip, cool, airy club are soaring dark ceilings, dawned with chandeliers and pristine facilities. Even more stunning is the impeccable sound quality. The music is balanced and surrounds you. There is no bad seat in the house and the comprehensive sound travels with you, no matter where you are in the venue. 

There is something for everyone, GA, to stand dance and rock out, side tables to eat and enjoy drinks, and stadium seating that is close enough to enjoy the view. As a plus, there is hot, delicious snack food at the back of the house, creative drinks, popcorn, pizza and chicken nugs. 

Coming off of a rain soaked day at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, The Filmore exceeded expectations. 

Samantha Fish had already melted the faces of the near 50,000 sold out crowd at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Her presence at the Fillmore cemented her position in rock music history. The Fillmore NOLA was blessed to witness the culmination of her tour with Tab Benoit, “When Two Tours Collide,” including the celebrated Judith Hill. What an astounding lineup!

There were many a rock snob intensely cued up to wait and witness our modern day blues-rock crown jewel. When Samantha burst on to the Fillmore stage, she took immediate command. Her band is tight -and they respond to each other subliminally. Her comfort with power reaches the audience and connects on many levels. The elite opines rejoiced in their accuracy of hailing Fish as the current icon of quality blues rock - they love to be right. The newbies stood, stared - what musical planet have we landed on? Fish elevates music to experiences that are incomprehensible, other worldly. 

If people are gifted in one area of talent, they are most likely brilliant in other skills as well. Samantha’s song writing, guitar shredding, collaboration with the band, and stunning vocals demonstrates that she operates on planes of intellect which we mere mortals can only puzzle in awe to even try to understand. 

There is no word that captures the energy that a Samantha Fish show can generate. Samantha Fish is unstoppable, invulnerable, and extremely gifted in shredding original riffs, belting piercing  vocals and communicating meaningful lyrics. Track after track, we keep coming back, for more Samantha Fish. 

Paper DollI'm Done Runnin'Hello Stranger (Barbara Lewis cover)Sweet Southern SoundsLose YouBulletproofMiles to GoNo Apology (Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton cover)Poor Black Mattie (R.L. Burnside cover)Rusty RazorDream GirlWish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down (R.L. Burnside cover)Black Wind Howlin'

Judith Hill: Joined Samantha Fish on stage for "Cry Cry Cry" and an electrifying cover of Aretha Franklin’s "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)

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One of the most formidable guitarists in recent history, Samantha Fish brings both mind-blowing power and extraordinary emotionality to everything she creates. For help in shaping Paper Doll’s magnificently rowdy but deeply nuanced sound, Fish reunited with Detroit garage-rock icon Bobby Harlow and enlisted the core members of her live band (bassist Ron Johnson, drummer Jamie Douglass, keyboardist Mickey Finn), marking the latest entry in an uncompromising and adventurous catalog.  

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Written by: Giovanni "Gio" Pilato

Published: January 13, 2026

One of the main musical events happening in several parts of the world, specifically concerning Blues, it's the January Blues Festival, which takes place in several parts of the world, including Europe, North America and, of course, the United Kingdom.

Our website couldn't renounce to the opportunity to report about such a great Festival, especially when we were invited to watch once more one of the most experienced and exciting music collectives coming from Scandinavia to perform for the Festival in the UK capital city.

Read more: January Blues Festival 2026 - Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado Live at 229, London - 11th...

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Written by: Giovanni "Gio" Pilato

Published: July 19, 2025

It's an auspicious occasion for the United Kingdom and Blues-Rock lovers; one of the most celebrated, talented, respected and greatly loved American Blues-Rock artists, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, returns to the British shores after a 2-years hiatus, with his Band and with a very Special Guest, a living legend of the Blues, the 91-years-old singer-songwriter and Harmonica Maestro Bobby Rush.

As previously amply documented through our website and by the whole music media worldwide, Shepherd and Rush have released, early this year, a formidable record called Young Fashioned Ways, where the two artists celebrated two different generations of Blues coming together, with, if we may add, a hugely remarkable vocal and sonic outcome.

Read more: Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Live - O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 18th July 2025

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Written by: Giovanni "Gio" Pilato

Published: July 06, 2025

Many thought that, with what happened to the Singer-songwriter and Public Image Limited's bandleader John Lydon back few years ago, with the British Punk/Rock icon losing his wife and his best friend and manager John Rambo in the space of few months, the British collective P.I.L. might have very unlikely be touring again, or even considering to write a new record.

Rather fortunately though, the proverbial resilience and emotional strength of Lydon managed to overcome those terrible personal losses, with the British artist embarking a long solo Spoken Word tour that started almost two years ago and brought Lydon throughout the whole of the UK, with more dates to follow, planned for this fall.

Read more: This Is Not The Last Tour - Public Image Limited Live At Portsmouth Guildhall - July 5th 2025

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Written by: Giovanni "Gio" Pilato

Published: June 08, 2025

In the current music scene, there are very few artists capable to maintain a constant high level of quality into their live performances through decades of touring.

The reasons can be many and, most importantly, subjective to not only the individual skills of an artist or a band, but also to their lifestyles and general attitudes in everyday's life.

Read more: Robert Cray Band - Live At Royal Festival Hall, London, 6th June 2025

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Written by: Giovanni "Gio" Pilato

Published: November 28, 2024

The Italian phrase "Conciati Per Le Feste", which literally means in English Dressed For The Holidays, in Italian has got two meanings. One, which is the exact interpretation of what an English person would assume by looking at a dictionary (Dressed For The Holidays), while the second meaning, for a native Italian, would refer to someone that is going through a rough patch.

Whoever has known the Italian singer/songwriter and pianist Vinicio Capossela artistically for a while, an artist that loves to marry Jazz with Ethnic Folklore as his signature style, knows by know and very well that Capossela enjoys a lot playing with words, as a principle, in his bodies of work, either in an ironic form or in a more profound one.

Read more: Vinicio Capossela - Live At Union Chapel, London (UK) - 26th November 2024