These long-standing devotees of blues music, Carol, Terry and Dave, will swap and turn-about their original tunes and their musical styles, either backing each other up or egging each other on. Dave’s take on finger-picking style blues, Terry’s blistering harp, and Carol’s guitar hooks and bluesy voice promise a night of variety and fun backed … Continue reading "Carol Bean, Terry Casey, Dave Murphy"

Capital Blues at the Crossroads is pleased to welcome the Red Dog Saloon Band back to Jack Hackett’s on the 24th October. It’ll be a night of groove, Delta blues featuring Dave Murphy – ‘New Zealand’s blues man’ and that eclectic west coast kiwi style of Dougal Speir….the big man with the big sound. On … Continue reading "Red Dog Saloon Band"

Right at the end of October, Thursday 31st at Jack Hackett’s Irish Pub at the Crossroads will be jam night.  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 emerging talent. Make yourself known … Continue reading "October Jam at the Crossroads – MCs Bullfrog Rata and Shayn Wills"

Consummate showman, singer and blues harmonica player Terry Casey will be gracing the stage to perform his brand of blues with his band The Inclinators. Terry has been a stalwart of the New Zealand blues scene for over 30 years, and is widely regarded as one of the country’s best blues Harmonica players. Over the years he has … Continue reading "The Inclinators"

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"