Live Review, The Maltings, Farnham, 15th May 2014
The Maltings, Farnham, A Boogaloo promotion.
Sometimes you see a band and enjoy them the first time but less so on repeated viewings. Quite the opposite with this band which seems to get better each time I see them. The reason for this must be the quality of the musicians, the inventiveness of the material and the variety of music...
Read more of Blues In Britain Magazine, Issue 151, July 2014
Live Review, Great British Rock & Blues Festival 24th-26th Jan 2014
JAKs bar, Great British Rock & Blues festival, Skegness.
Closing Friday night in the packed JAKs bar was ZOE SCHWARZ BLUE COMMOTION, new to the Blues Matters stage. Zoe and the band take pride in filling their live sets and albums with vibrant and very distinct original numbers. Fronting the band, Zoe oozed class; she commanded the stage...
Read more of Blues Matters Magazine, Issue 77, April/May 2014
Track on the Cover-mount CD. Mention in live review from Skegness.
Liberated Woman (from The Blues Don't Scare Me) on the cover mount CD.
"... The die-hard blues fans are drawn to the jazz sophistication of Zoe Schwarz' effortless phrasing in duo mode with Rob Koral." exert from 'The Great British Rock & Blues Festival, Jan 2014' live review
Read more of Classic Rock's 'The Blues Magazine', Issue 12, Apr/May 2014
Next in our look at the 2 U I Bestow Glastonbury Emerging Talent Contest hopefuls is Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion. Solid blues/country flare with energy to spare. Tremendously seductive vocals and incredible...
Read more of 2 U I BESTOW, Music Blog, 7th March 2014
'The Blues Don't Scare Me' Album Review:
“Well played and produced… The band is hugely experienced on both the blues and jazz circuits... Zoe’s vocal here is again outstanding…”
On the second CD from UK band Blue Commotion the band is Zoe...
Read more of Blues Blast Magazine, USA, Issue 8-10 March 2014
Gig Review, 8th Feb 2014
"one of the best evening’s entertainment we have ever had at the club"
We don’t get many lady vocalists at Borough Blues and, OK, Wales lost and it was another filthy night, but those who didn’t turn up to see Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion missed one...
Read more of Borough Blues Club, Pontypool, Newsletter March 2014
Live Review, Sydenham Blues Club, 10th Jan 2014
Crystal Palace is pretty much beyond the outer limits of my (public transport-limited) range for gig-going, but I didn't want to miss an act who have been making waves in the blues scene, particularly with their...
Read more of Blues In Britain Magazine, Issue 147 March 2014
Album Review for 'The Blues Don't Scare Me' Posted on Tues 28th Jan 2014
Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion are a six-piece outfit, based in the South of the UK. Fronting the band is Zoe Schwarz, with Rob Koral on guitars, Si Genaro on harmonica/backing vocals, Pete Whittaker on Hammond organ, Pat Davey on bass and Paul Robinson on drums...
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'The Blues Don't Scare Me' Album review
Rising fast on the circuit, Zoe Schwarz's writing partnership with Rob Koral also steps up on this second album. The blues don't scare her, and nor does any other genre: songs roam from the barn-burning title track to the rootsy Liberated Woman and the...
Read more of Classic Rock Magazine, March 2014 Issue 194
Blues chanteuse with whip-crack band let loose some jazzy interludes.
Live Review from 100 Club, London ~ 26.11.13
Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion and the 100 Club would have been a perfect fit in the pre punk, jazz and blues era.
Faced with the problem of putting across their subtle brand of blues after the barn burning,...
Read more of Classic Rock’s The Blues Magazine – Issue 11 Jan/Feb 2014
Album review for 'The Blues Don't Scare Me' (translation below by Prof. Jono Podmore
Die Bluesszene in Großbritannien ist momentan wirklich nicht arm an großartigen Sängerinnen. Neben Jo Harman, Becky Tate (Babajack), Dani Wilde oder Helen Turner (Bare Bones Boogie Band) hat sich Zoe Schwarz mit...
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Blues In The South, (monthly blues editorial since 1987), voted 'The Blues Don't Scare Me' Number 1 from their TOP 100 albums for 2013. By editor Ian McKenzie
Read more of 'BiTS' (Blues In The South), No. 1 from TOP 100 albums
Now, with no further delay, I am very pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 "Blewzzy Awards". I now present Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion with the 2013 "BLEWZZY" for my favorite song - "I'll Be Yours Tonight" - off of their "The Blues Don't Scare Me" CD. Congratulations, Zoe.
Read more of The Mary4Music 2013 'Blewzzy' Awards: Best Song
Nominated for best British Blues Presenter & 3rd best European Blues presenter
A Look At 2013
Best Album: 'The Blues Don't Scare Me'A gorgeous collection of 12 songs, 11 of them originals with Zoe’s smoky delicious vocals and a top class five piece band coming together to produce...
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