Suddenly! A huge commotion is heard ricocheting around the venue. Psychedelic breakdowns and earth shattering blues rifts abundant. People are craning their necks to bear witness. Seasoned bar tenders mess up orders. A random man of indeterminate age steals a gold-plated fitting. Children and dogs scatter, and an albatross randily flies into the room. It’s … Continue reading "Aleister J Campbell Incident (With Chris Armour – Special Guest)"

At the Capital Blues Inc this Thursday 21 November we present The Sharp Fours. The band promises a night of the blues including the Piedmont blues of the greats like Josh White and, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. The band lineup will comprise Mat Enright on vocals and guitar, Paul Mouncey on bass, Richard Te … Continue reading "The Sharp Fours"

November has almost gone, so Thursday 28th at Jack Hackett’s Irish Pub is the last Jam at The Crossroads with The Red Dog Saloon Band.  This is a chance to bring your songs and play with the house band. Our aim is to promote live blues/roots music through performance, education and marketing, and to foster … Continue reading "Red Dog Saloon Band Jam at the Crossroads"

The Murray Brothers  - Warwick and Stafford - are two of  New Zealand’s most energetic and entertaining bluesmen. In 2018 in their extended line-up as the Fabulous Murray Brothers their debut album - ‘Sing It Chap!’ - rose to number six on the NZ Album Charts and received excellent reviews on blues radio stations across the world. They have appeared at … Continue reading "The Murray Brothers"

What do you do when you’ve just hit 71 and you’ve sung in all the top places in New Zealand and then some; then travelled and studied, written, produced taught and sung music all around the world from Ronnie Scott’s and the 100 Club in London to Carmillo’s in L.A, Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland; … Continue reading "David Feehan Band"

The Nick Granville Blues Band is a collection of some of New Zealand’s busiest musicians playing blues with a contemporary spin; combining Blues with Funk, R&B and Jazz. Expect some explosive playing – not to be missed.