We are bringing you another new band this week. New to Capital Blues that is.   The Bucks are new and hot on the rock scene in Welly.  It's a shared love of blues-rock and rolled cigarettes that brought this Irish / American / Kiwi 3-piece together.   They give you driving sounds and wailing … Continue reading "The Bucks"

Another of our residency bands.   The energy from the virtuoso bandleader, Oscar Lavën, brings the band to life, and quickly spreads around the room so the audience is dancing and grooving before you know it.   Oscar is an eclectic saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist, is well known around Wellington music venues where he is a … Continue reading "Oscar Lavën’s Rock n Roll Sax"

There is a national school big band competition this week in Wellington. This year, we’ve invited the band from Tauranga Boys College to play a set for us.   We had a band from Christchurch a couple of years ago and they were outstanding. Given the number of top musicians we have playing in Wellington … Continue reading "The Tauranga Boys College Big Band"