26th January 2012 The legendary Kent DuChaine American Delta Blues Doors open 7.30 Tickets £6.00 available now from The Last Inn http://www.thelastinn.net/events.htm

Dr Truth January 28th at Central Station, Wrexham. Ticket price is £5 in advance, Support from Saints and Sinners and Dead Mans Hand. nickgreenwriter@yahoo.com

Thursday 6th January 2011 at BJ’s  Blues Club, The Hop Pocket, Carr lane, Chorley 9.30pm Start Free Entry! THE HEXMEN The much awaited return of this supercharged high octane R&B outfit! The Hexmen deliver the most awe inspiring live performances, taking the best of old school 60’s British R&B with more than a touch of [...]

ALBIE DONNELLY, Liverpool- born singer/saxophonist and bandleader formed the now legendary band SUPERCHARGE in 1973 . The band’s blend of R ‘n B and Funk plus their wild on- (and off!) stage-show made them a sensation on the British 70s live- club scene and they have now toured successfully for over 30 years including playing [...]

07 Jan will be the last ever appearance of Gaz and the Groovers. After many years of success and good times, Gaz has decided to wind up this outfit to concentrate on his other musical ventures. All friends and fellow band members are invited to join in the celebrations.

All events: doors 8pm unless stated otherwise, late bar. Box office for advance tickets: 01244 340005. www.alexanderslive.com Thursday 20 January – BB’s Blues Club presents Junkhouse Dog Blues Band Kicking off Alexander’s new fortnightly blues night are Junkhouse Dog Blues Band, a Manchester based Blues band founded and fronted by ‘British Blues Harmonica Champion 2008/09′ [...]

After 8 Series presents Skip (Little Axe) McDonald Friday 14 January 2011 8:30 pm Rodewald Suite, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Tickets £12 As Little Axe, Skip McDonald has his own spin on the old delta blues he learned from his father and grew up with in 50s Dayton, Ohio. He made his name as an integral [...]

Fresh from recording the upcoming CD Fuschi3 kick off their 2011 gigs with a spot at Keighley Blues Club. 07 Jan 2011 Doors 7.30 www.myspace.com/fuschi3 http://www.keighleybluesclub.net/index.php

The Hexman play BJ’s Blues Club @ The Hop Pocket Chorley Jan 6th 2011 Mention bluesinthenorthwest.com to any of The Hexmen at this gig to receive a free copy of their highly acclaimed 2008 Blues Album (offer limited to one copy per person).

BB’s Blues Club kicks off at Alexander’s BB’s Blues Club, a brand new blues club at Alexander’s kicks off on Thursday 20th January. The club will run fortnightly and feature the best of local, national, and international acts, covering the full spectrum of the blues. The man behind the new blues club is Mike Bowden, [...]

Just heard that tonight’s gig in Worthenbury is cancelled due to the weather.

HARMONICA DAY #2 for the North of England Event date: SUNDAY  19/12/10 At Manchester’s Band On The Wall, 25 Swan Street, M4 5JZ. International harmonica player/ teacher Mat Walklate will give presentations for beginner, intermediate and advanced harmonica players (diatonic, chromatic and tremolo); with guest performances of all styles of music, open jam-sessions, trade stand, [...]

The last gig of the year at Worthenbury takes place on Friday December 17th when the excellent Spikedrivers make a welcome return. Fronted by superb Anglo American guitarist Ben Tyzack and backed by Californian Constance Redgrave on bass and Ulsterman Maurice Mcelroy on drums, they weave together a wonderful mix of rhythmic blues and Americana [...]

Much travelled USA born musician Dan Reed arrives in Carlisle’s premier live music venue The Brickyard on Thursday 16th December with his new band as part of a UK/ European tour during which he has supported The Quireboys. The Dan Reed Band is the latest project from a man who’s life has followed a twisting [...]

The Charlie White Project will be playing at the Sun Inn, Llangollen tomorrow Saturday 11th December.  www.thecharliewhiteproject.com

Alex McKown Wyre Blues session at The Marine Hall, Fleetwood Thursday December 16th The next Wyre Blues session at The Marine Hall, Fleetwood takes place on Thursday December 16th and features the young guitar prodigy Alex McKown and his band. Alex McKown was born in 1996 and first picked up the guitar when he was [...]