The Velvet Violin reports on how a Czech group is among 40 bands who are battling it out for the chance to play on stage at a major London rock festival this summer

Czech blues-rockers Papa Lam brought their unique mix of backbeat, rockabilly and guitar balladry to the Royal Oak British pub in Prague 2 this past Saturday. While they are new to the professional music game, these local guys can really play guitar, as demonstrated by the many strum-filled, genre-hopping tunes they played. The small, cavern-shaped [...]