Gary Clark Jr

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March 31, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Gary Clark Jr. (March 29, Wgtn)

Gary Clark Jr. Shed 6, Wellington Sunday, March 29 Gary Clark Jr. has an impressive set of blues influences but he used them to release the frankly horrific major-label studio debut, Blak and Blu. The idea of seeing the American blues protégé live has to be the decider. He’s been called a saviour, compared to […]

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November 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Gary Clark Jr: NZ Tour March 2015

Here’s some good news – especially on the back of the recent Live album – Gary Clark Jr will play three New Zealand shows in March, 2015. Saturday 28 – CPIT CHRISTCHURCH Sunday 29 – SHED 6 WELLINGTON Tuesday 31 – POWERSTATION AUCKLAND Tickets available from www.TICKETMASTER.co.nz for CHRISTCHURCH and AUCKLAND, www.TICKETEK.co.nz FOR WELLINGTON This will be […]

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October 3, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Gary Clark Jr: Live

Gary Clark Jr. Live Warner Bros. I’ve just about never been as gutted as when I heard Gary Clark Jr’s debut studio album. Just awful. He had this rep – and there was loads of evidence, an earlier EP, YouTube clips, cameos, anecdotal evidence piled up; he was the man. The future of blues guitar, […]

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September 5, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Booker T: Sound The Alarm

Booker T Sound The Alarm Concord Jazz Booker T. Jones has been the victim of a handful of “comeback” albums across the last two decades, including, originally, the re-billing of Booker T & The M.G.’s and then he recorded just as Booker T. Jones (including with The Roots backing him; no complaints there). This new […]

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November 15, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

Gary Clark Jr : Blak And Blu

Gary Clark Jr Blak And Blu Warners They say don’t judge a book by its cover – but often you can do exactly that with a CD. And after months of being pretty excited by a lot of Gary Clark Jr’s playing I was immediately concerned when the album arrived in the letterbox… Hard to […]