Here are the upcoming gigs for The Hexmen Blues Band.  Please note the new venue Jax Bistro in Bulkeley, Cheshire. Saturday August 28th  9:30pm – 11:00 The Swinging Arm, Birkenhead   Free entry Sunday Sept 5th, 3pm – 5pm The Blundell Arms, Birkdale, Southport      Free Entry Thurs  Sept 9th  9:30pm – 11pm Jaxs Blues Club, Wrexham [...]

Here’s an update from Towerblues….. Sat April 10th at Poulton Community Hall, Breck Road, Rob Tognoni Band. Last seen at The Raikes a couple of years ago Australian guitarist Rob Tognoni brings  his brand of power blues rock back with a bang! Rob only tours the UK for about 10 days each year so catch [...]

Guy Tortora Lawrence Studio, Grand Theatre, Blackpool 23 October Born and raised in Pasadena, California, Guy Tortora is now settled in London, in the UK. What he does as a songwriter and performer is what people like to call Americana these days  –  a hard term to define as it seems to mean different things [...]

STUDIO BLUES AT THE GRAND THEATRE BLACKPOOL FRI AUG 28TH – BULLFROG BROWN Combining contemporary, dylanesque lyrics with funky, slide-driven Delta Blues themes and a Jim Morrison-meets-Tom Waits delivery. their busy live schedule has taken the little band from Tartu, Estonia to festivals and clubs in Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, France and [...]

Woody Mann – UK Tour 2009 We have a handful of dates in the region for the renowned guitarist and performer Woody Mann. 16-Oct – Theatre Clywd, Mold 06-Nov – Worthenbury 11-Nov – Bluefunk, Poynton 13-Nov – Grand Theatre Studio, Blackpool 21-Nov – Guitar Festival, Birkenhead 22-Nov – Guitar Festival, Birkenhead Not only was Woody [...]

Estonian Trio to Headline Blues Night at UK’s Only Dylanfest Aug. 28th – Tower Blues Club, Blackpool, United Kingdom Aug. 29th – Bob Dylan Acousticfest, Manchester, United Kingdom Bullfrog Brown from Tartu, Estonia have been announced as Blues Night headliners at Manchester’s 3-day Bob Dylan Acousticfest, the only Dylan festival in the UK. The festival [...]

Having seen Lyndon and the band recently in Burtonwood I can wholeheartedly recommend this featured gig. Get ready for an exceptional evening of scorching jazz blues and fabulous funk with The Lyndon Anderson Band at Blackpool’s Grand Theatre on Friday 22nd May for Studio Blues 2009. When it comes to the blues, the Lyndon Anderson [...]

This in from Alan Pearson….. A quick update on what’s happening this month.Please note the change of venue for the first two gigs. Sat March 14th – Les Wilson & The Mighty Houserockers   Tickets £8 Sat March 21st -Paul Lamb & The Kingsnakes   Tickets £10 These two shows have been moved to Poulton Community Hall, [...]

Alan Pearson has sent me the details of all his Tower Blues ventures in the Blackpool/Fleetwoood area.  You can download the Tower Blues flyer from here. Upstairs at The Raikes Sat Jan 24 – Sinnerboy Celebrating the music of Rory Gallagher Sat Feb 21 – King King Alan Nimmo’s new band Sat Mar 14 – [...]

In case you have not seen the Stumble recently then here’s a treat of the band playing live last year. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AKbhHIH-C0Y The band have some gigs in the region in 2009. 07-Feb      -   Lakes Court Hotel, Carlisle 11-Feb     –    Bluefunk, Poynton 20-Feb     –    Haigh House, Liverpool 07-Mar     –    [...]

On Saturday Dec 6th, Ian Parker & his band are at the Raikes Hall, Liverpool Road, Blackpool FY1 4EH. £8.00 on the door. Phone Alan on 01253 890927 for info.

On Friday November 28th the Aynsley Lister Band will be playing at the YMCA Hall, Breck Road, Poulton le Fylde FY6 7PU. This is a joint KiteClub/towerblues promotion owing to the unfortunate closure of the original venue Riffs in Blackpool. Tickets are £10 on the door. Telephone Stuart on 01772  683684.

Acoustic bluesman and Hall of Famer Catfish Keith is now on his 34th overseas tour with his highly acclaimed 11th cd, “If I Could Holler” His dates are a bit thinner than usual in the true bluesinthenorthwest.com region so I have stretched the criteria for inclusion a little further into North Wales than usual. Saturday, [...]

A triplet of great gigs in the Towerblues region coming up in October.  Here’s the news from Alan Pearson. Three great rockin’ blues nights in store this month. So good I can’t wait to see them all!!! This Friday Oct 3rd at The Marine Hall, Fleetwood, the marvellous Ian Siegal Band headline the first night [...]

I just received this update from Alan Pearson. Just a quick one to let you know that there are actually 3 chances to see Little Toby Walker in the north west. On Friday September 5th he’s playing at The Lawrence House Studio, Grand Theatre, Blackpool. Tickets are £10 from 01253 290190 or online at www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk [...]

Sunday 17th August – Crosscut Saw Free 5-7pm – Fletcher Christian Tavern, 55 Main Street, Cockermouth CA13 9JS Tel. 01900 825856 Award winning blues band; get along to hear something special Crosscut Saw are an established, three piece, award winning blues band from Leeds. In addition to their own authentically crafted material, Crosscut Saw pay [...]