HE looks like he should be in a boy band, but he sounds like he’d give blues touchstone Robert Johnson a run for his money. Aynsley Lister, who plays Wimborne’s Tivoli Theatre on September 5, is well on his way to dragging the blues into the 21st century while making sure it stays in tune with its past.

The incredible guitarist has a brand of blues-based rock which delivers contemporary song writing fueled with the kind of heart and soul that’s missing from so much modern music.

Aynsley is currently hard at work on his next record, intent on creating the finest album of his career.

He's wisely chosen to refine the material the best way he knows how; by playing it live.

“When you record songs in the studio and then go out and tour, they evolve and take on a life of their own.

“I want to capture that on the new record and want a whole album of songs that translate to the live setting as well as being well written enough to engage the listener on an album”.

The eagerly anticipated new material is due to be released this year and needless to say a tour in support of that album will surely follow, and that promises to be something special, not just for the fans, but for the main man himself.