2013
June
June 16
Gig/Festival update ...
I'll be playing some guitar with Jim Dead on Friday, June 28th at The Old Hairdresser's, Glasgow, in support of The Dirt. Then it's off to Dundee the next day for a couple of solo shows as part of The Dundee Blues Bonanza. I'll be playing Boudoir, Templelane at 12:30 pm and Caffe Borsa at 4:00 pm.
June 08
Album #2 Blog update ...
Third progress report on the new album (and taxi drivers!) to be found HERE.
June 01
Gig news ...
I'll be playing the late night blues session at the excellent Slouch, Glasgow on Wednesday 12th June. Two sets, 10pm kick-off, free entry.
I'll be back in Slouch on September 11th with Andres Roots, Steve Lury and Peeter Piik - should be a good one!
May
May 23
Dundee Blues Bonanza
I'm happy to say that I'll be playing a couple of shows at this year's Dundee Blues Bonanza. I had a great time playing last year's event, so I'm definitely looking forward to this one. Looks like I'll be there on Saturday June 29th - details TBC.
May 21
Gig news ...
Unfortunately I've had to drop out of tonight's gig with Jim Dead @ Pivo Pivo. Unavoidable I'm afraid - however, Mr. Dead will still be playing so please do go along and support him (bearing in mind all I was doing was adding some electric guitar dressing; Jim was always supplying the ... er ... salad. Alright, that metaphor tripped itself up in record time, but you get the idea). Doors open at 7:30pm.
Tomorrow's solo gig at Slouch should be going ahead as planned. I'm also playing a short set at a charity bash on Saturday - see the "gigs" page for details.
May 20
More on the next album's progress ...
That's the lion's share of work completed on the new album. I'm chuffed to bits with the results so far.
The last couple of days have witnessed some truly heroic drumming fromTommy Duffin plus the debut performance of the rabble-choir of Tommy with James Duffin and John Sangster (during which I got to show off my considerable studio engineering skills by both starting *and* stopping the recording - a complicated process involving at one point the simultaneous use of as many as two keys on the computer keyboard - without blowing anything up or putting my back out).
Some additional recording and the mix to be done by late next week (ish); mastering soon after. Release dates and so on TBC ...
May 18
Album #2 Blog update ...
Another progress report on the album recording to be found HERE.
May 12
Album #2 is in progress ...
It's been a fine weekend's recording on album #2 at 16 Ohm Studio with Tommy Duffin and James Duffin. So far, there's a skiffle-type tune (bottle-top tambourine!) and a flamenco-polka track (bongos!!) - and even some blues and such like ...
May 02
Blog update
New blog post HERE from Craig regarding the new solo album, gigging with Dog Moon Howl and bloody guitars.
April
Apr 20
Old Witch Cast A Spell update
Following its release to stream on Soundcloud, the response to Old Witch Cast A Spell has been very encouraging. So much so, in fact, that it's now available for download. If you want to get a copy it’s available on a pay-what-you-want basis from here (or you can just have a listen, of course):
The updated full story is here: http://wp.me/pJtmb-gp
Apr 18
OUT NOW
Classic Rock Presents: The Blues Magazine
Out today: the latest issue (#6) of Classic Rock's The Blues Magazine, including a CD of the "cream of contemporary blues" called The Cat's Whiskers which I'm very pleased to say includes my track Cave Full Of Woman Bones, from the Hard Times: Volume 1 EP. Available from WH Smith's and the likes.
Apr 17
New song and blog update from Craig Hughes
Listen here to new song Old Witch Cast A Spell:
Check out the blog for the full story:
http://channelnowhere.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/old-witch-cast-a-spell/
Apr 15
New review and blog update
New blog post here, on the subjects of gigging with Jim Dead and retro fancy-dan guitar gear ... and here's a fine review of that very Jim Dead gig.
Apr 07
New album/blog update
Studio's booked for album#2 ... there's a new blog post on the subject here.
March
Mar 25
Jim Dead EP CD release
Jim Dead's EP I'm Not Lost (featuring myself on electric guitar/backing vox) now has full digital distribution (iTunes, Amazon and all that) and today sees its limited physical release on CD. The CD is available from Jim's store and gigs.
Mar 21
New live date
My next confirmed solo gig is at Slouch (Glasgow) on Wednesday May 22nd.
Mar 13
Jim Dead live dates
I'll be playing some guitar with Jim Dead here and there this year. The first confirmed dates are both for Glasgow: Friday 12 Apr @ The State Bar, (The Vagabond Social Club) with The Firebugs + Ryan Morcombe and Tuesday 21 May @ Pivo Pivo, Glasgow supporting Evening Hymns.
I'm looking forward to these, something of a change of pace for me; however please do note that I won't be playing any solo material at these shows. These are Jim's gigs with me as sideman. Should be fun.
Mar 08
Jim Dead EP news
Jim Dead's EP I'm Not Lost (featuring myself on lead guitar/backing vox) gets full digital distribution later this month along with a limited physical release. Here's a sneak peak at the latter (photo courtesy of Mr. Dead himself) ...
In the meantime, don't forget the EP, complete with PDF lyric sheet, can be purchased in just about all your favourite digital formats for just £4.00 direct from Jim's Bandcamp store. Click HERE to check it out.
February
Feb 22
Classic Rock Presents: The Blues Magazine
The national publication from Classic Rock covering all things blues: The Blues Magazine #5 is out today. The CD which comes free with the new issue includes my track Left To Crawl, from the Hard Times: Volume 1 EP.
Feb 14
Classic Rock Presents: The Blues Magazine
The Blues Magazine, as you may know, is the big new national publication from Classic Rock covering all things blues. I’m chuffed to be able to say that the CD which comes free with the new issue (#5, in shops February 22nd and available from most good newsagents, I should imagine) includes my track Left To Crawl, from the Hard Times: Volume 1 EP.
Newsletter
The first email newsletter of 2013 has gone out - for those of you not on the mailing list check it out on the Channel Nowhere blog HERE. If you'd like to be added to the list please just send an email to: craighughes@channelnowhere.com with "add to list" as your subject line.
Feb 10
New Jim Dead EP Reviews
Good to see that Jim Dead's EP I'm Not Lost has been picking up some nice mentions, notably from It's A XXXX Thing and Beat Surrender plus this great review from Blabber'N'Smoke.
Feb 04
New Jim Dead EP
I play electric guitar on the new EP from Jim Dead, I'm Not Lost, which I co-produced with Tommy Duffin and Jim. It's downloadable as of today ...
The 6-track EP, complete with PDF lyric sheet, can be purchased in just about all your favourite digital formats for just £4.00. Click on the cover to check it out.
January
January 23
Blog update
There's a two part blog post up regarding my favourite music from last year, if that's the sort of thing you can be bothered with.
PART ONE PART TWO
January 18
New live date
I'll be playing The Vagabond Social Club with Belle In The Meadows + Roscoe Wilson downstairs at The State Bar in Glasgow on Friday February 1st.
January 10
New old review + first live date of the year confirmed
Just came across this brief but kind review over at Moosick of the Pennies On My Eyes mini-album (from last July). Cool!
Just started booking live work for the year. Confirmed today is a charity gig at The Big Joint (Glasgow) on Saturday May 25th - I'll be joining a host of blues players (including, amongst others, Dirty Diamond and the Gunslinger + Gus Munro + Laura May's Blue Rays) for the "Big Blues Jam @ The Juke Joint" fundraiser for Yorkhill Charity Foundation.
January 09
New EP review: Blues In The Northwest
Another great review of the Hard Times: Volume 1 EP, courtesy of Grahame Rhodes at Blues In The Northwest:
http://bit.ly/VNnK6C
January 05
New EP review: New Adventures In Stereo
Pleased as punch to find another review of the Hard Times: Volume 1 EP over at new blog New Adventures In Stereo.
Check out the review here:
http://newadventuresinstereo.wordpress.com/2013/01/03/craig-hughes-hard-times-volume-1-2012/
January 02
Blues Underground Network Top Picks
Cool start to the year - Blues Underground Network, who listed Hard Times: Volume 1 as Blues EP of the Year in their end-of-year review for 2012, have now also included it in their Top Picks for January 2013.