Scorching a trail across the live music venues of the land is this sizzlin’ hot 1950’s R&B combo...The Revolutionaires!
Established within the ‘hotbed’ of the North East music scene, they power out jumpin’ hot rhythm & blues in their own indomitable hard hitting style.
Primarily, they are influenced by 1940’s and 1950’s R&B. In particular, Louis Jordan, Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Roy Brown, but have adopted a harder and more aggressive approach, synonymous with modern blues artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Mike Henderson which helps create their own high energy sound.
Over the last five years, The Revolutionaires have established themselves on the UK Rockin’ circuit, as well as breaking onto the Blues scene. Highlights have included supporting Walter Trout at Nottingham Rock City, performing at the Colne Blues Festival and playing at the prestigious Rhythm Riot Festival.
They have a full itinerary of work in 2008, both home and abroad, which includes festivals in France, Germany, Spain, Malta and Dubai.
The band has recorded three CDs to date containing a collection of Hot Rockin’ R&B tracks. Each CD captures the 'rawness' and sheer energy of the band, who like to give their performances a 'hard-edged' vibe!
If you 'get yourself down' to a Revs gig, in the words of the Ronnie Molleen tune.
" We'll be rockin' up a storm tonight! "
It was great seeing you guys again last night. What a fantastic evening as always a blast!!! I loved your version of straycat strut. Looking forward to the next time, hugs xxx
yes the Flintstone is back from the caves of Wales spinning the wax OH sorry Cds at www.brfm.co.uk wednesday 13th may 10pm till 11pm give us a call on 01495 313003 for any requests or DJ bookings
Bless young Steve for driving me to your gig last week! Had a great time it was nice not having to drive for a change. You guys are a real good band and will be watching where you are playing so I can see you again. Thanks Gary for your patience and yes I found G sharp the next day. I am having a lesson with a professional on Monday,I just hope he thinks I'm ok? See you again real soon xx
Blue Suede News.CD Reveiw Gagarin Brothers / Twist Behind The Iron Curtain
I like variety and after reviewing a couple of Rockabilly albums I was ready for this - a Russian quintet! The Gagarin Brothers' music is a wildly entertaining mix of Rockabilly slap bass, 60s music from the instro rock of the Ventures and swinging bands my parents danced to, crooner type and jazzy material - all the while incorporating a hefty dose of Russian, Jewish and Eastern European music including Gypsy Jazz. While the 14 titles printed on the CD insert are in English, the Gagarin Brothers exclusively sing in Russian (and that's probably a good choice!). Alexei Cekatskii is an exceptionally good vocalist with an almost operatic voice, prominently standing out in the excellent mix of guitar, upright bass, drums and accordion - all skillfully mastered. The sound is perfect, too! Bassist Dmitry Ilyin can slap with the best of them all the while being very tasteful when it comes to the jazzier offerings. Gitarrist Alexei Andreev is in a class by himself, too. Extra hot is the dynamic opener "International Panorama" with space-age effects. Check out the Tango of "Beauty Queen", the hoppin' "Last Train", the cool "Twilight" and "Road Shuffle", the slap-heavy Bill Haley style "Sea Devil" and the Neo-Swing of Black Cat". This is just a really fun and groovy album in a 60s spirit and while it's not a Twist album per se, the Gagarin Brothers (named after the famed astronaut) twist mend and bend genres to their full advantage. -GMB -Marc Bristol www.bluesuedenews.com
