Track Dogs

Sun 1 NovDoors 15:00

The Dirt Road Band

Black Frog Presents at the Hot Box · Chelmsford

The Dirt Road Band are Steve Walwyn, guitar and vocals, Horace Panter, bass, and Ted Duggan, drums. They play hard, punchy blues-rock music that makes your heart beat faster. Let’s dig deeper… Walwyn has played guitar for a living for the past 45 years, 32 of those as a member of Dr Feelgood. Panter was a founding member of The Specials. He’s been doing this a while too, as has Duggan who has enjoyed spells with Banco de Gaia and more recently, Badfinger. Three highly proficient and time-served players doing what they do best. DRB started as a side project some 5 years ago and has now taken centre stage. Their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Righteous’ was released in July 2024. The creative process coming naturally with these players feeding off one another. You can see it in their live performance too. “Seasoned professionals with the energy of teenagers” as one contemporary musician observed.

Gigs

Sat 7 NovDoors 13:00

The Vagaband

Black Frog Presents at the Hot Box · Chelmsford

Over the last decade, The Vagaband have taken their brand of roots rock across the UK & Europe. As regulars on the festival scene, they have performed at Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party, Wilderness, Bestival, Red Rooster & Maverick. Based across the East of England, the six-piece band incorporate elements of Americana, folk, prog, psych and 70s funk. They have released four studio albums, have collaborated with US cult band Ween on a remix, recorded award-winning film and T.V. soundtracks and picked up a music award in 2018. 'Stunning' - Q Magazine 'Album of the Year' - Dirty Rock Magazine ‘Masterly’ - Americana UK 'Could have emerged from Muscle Shoals ...real feeling.' **** - R2

Gigs

Mon 16 NovDoors 19:00

MORA & the Fabulous Wonderfuls with George Borowski

Black Frog Presents at the Hot Box · Chelmsford

This is a first for us and a not-to-be-missed show with George Borowski on guitar, who the line "Check Out Guitar George he knows all the Chords" in Dire Straits Money for Nothing was written about.and having played with Meat Loaf and Teenage Fan Club among many others.

Gigs

Sun 22 NovDoors 15:00

Katie Spencer

Black Frog Presents at the Hot Box · Chelmsford

''Her articulate picking, with suggestions of folk and jazz, frames intelligently written songs’ – Guitarist Magazine ‘Fresh as a sweet Sunday morning’ – MOJO ★★★★ ‘A fine singer-songwriter, and an excellent guitarist’ – Songlines ★★★★ ‘A master-class of inspired and beautifully-sounding craftsmanship’ – KLOF ‘One of the most distinctive voices in folk music’ – Folk London ‘What Love Is is a triumph. Katie deploys her signature vocal vibrato to devastating effect’ – At The Barrier Raised in the East Yorkshire flatlands on the fringes of Hull (UK), Katie Spencer’s landscape has always been that of open skies and widening rivers. It is this sense of space and movement that flows through her assured guitar style and songwriting. Now, as Katie steps into this new era with a third album, her focus turns to those deeper inner spaces, inviting the listener to engage with her heartfelt and intricately crafted songs. Her writing, and most notably her guitar playing, stems from a time when the steel-stringed instrument was truly finding its voice. Artists like Joni Mitchell, Judee Sill, Julie Byrne and perhaps most evidently Michael Chapman...

GigsFolkBlues

Wed 11 NovDoors 18:00

Aretha Franklin by Vanessa Haynes of Incognito

Boisdale of Canary Wharf · London

Table reservations from 6pm | Live Music: 8.30pm “Haynes’ voice is nothing short of mesmerising. A standout talent in her own right.” - UK Soul Review “A soulful powerhouse.” - Evening Standard Aretha Franklin is dangerous territory for any singer. The songs demand more than a big voice, they need gospel instinct, soul phrasing and the confidence to hold back before letting the room have it. Vanessa Haynes has that equipment. Best known as a long-time lead vocalist with Incognito, Haynes brings serious soul credentials to the stage. Her career includes work with Van Morrison, Chaka Khan, Billy Ocean, Lulu, Anastacia, Leon Ware, Mario Biondi and Dave Stewart, alongside more than 14 years touring internationally with one of Britain’s most respected jazz-funk bands. Backed by a full live band, she takes on Aretha’s great songbook with the respect and nerve it deserves. Expect "Respect", "(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman", "I Say a Little Prayer", "Chain of Fools", "Think" and "Day Dreaming", songs built on gospel roots, deep soul and absolute emotional command. This is a proper singer meeting proper material, with enough grit, control and feeling to make the tribu...

Gigs

Wed 11 NovDoors 18:00

Butch Kassidy

The Bunkhouse · Swansea

GigsRock

Wed 11 NovDoors 18:00

Do Nothing

Truck · Oxford

ALBUM RELEASE: LIVE & SIGNING

GigsRockIndie & Alternative

Wed 11 NovDoors 18:00

Poison Ruin

New Cross Inn · London

GigsRockPunk