Harmonica maestro, Neil Billington, will be joined by a stellar band that includes Deane Hunter on guitar, Ross McDermott on bass, Richard TeOne on drums, and special guest Oscar Lavene on saxophone (and anything else he can get his hands on to blow!) It will be a night of pulsing electrifying Chicago blues with a few musical surprises … Continue reading "Neil Billington and the Jellyrollers"

Funky blues, swingin blues, old blues, bent blues and stinky blues rounding off a delightful program of musical items. Shaken not Stirred feature the horn section of Andre Paris and Damian Forlong, the vocals and bass playing of Geoff Hern with Deane Hunter on guitar and Andrew Richardson  on drums. Special guest artist, Jamin Forlong … Continue reading "Shaken Not Stirred"

Come along to the Bristol this Thursday 15 November for our leaving party! The night will kick off with  a set of swampy blues with the Red Dogs. It’ll be a night of groove with Dave Murphy – ‘New Zealand’s blues man’ together with that eclectic west coast kiwi style of Dougal Spier….the big man with the big sound, and … Continue reading "Red Dog Saloon Band followed by a ‘Blues Club All Stars’ Jam"

The Capital Blues Club has a new home at Jack Hackett’s.  Formally ‘Bill Direen’s’ bar in the nineties, the stage at Jack Hackett’s hosted the very early gigs for the Blue’s Club back in 1996. After a long stint at The Bristol, the Club is fortuitously returning to its roots at the Crossroads of Dixon … Continue reading "New Home of the Blues in Wellington!"