HOT 8 BRASS BAND £17.50 Ticketmaster or Box Office 0151-236 9994 Eric’s , 9 Mathew Street, Liverpool, Liverpool, L2 6RE Sunday 3rd March 2013 Eric’s is about to get hot and brassy as the Hot 8 fly in with their spiced up gumbo funk and hip hop spiced up with authentic New Orleans street band [...]

Kent DuChaine – Alexander’s, Rufus Court, Chester Thursday, 14th February, 2013 http://youtu.be/KLQ0wAxhRWc Kent DuChaine has listened to, hung out with, opened up for, travelled and played with most of the great blues men and women his whole adult life. The list is too long to name them all, but some of the major ones are:  [...]

Alex McKown Band will be appearing locally in December. Alex was the youngest artist to be nominated for a British Blues Award in 2011 & 2012. Alex was recently featured on a compilation CD “The Cream of Electric Blues” along with tracks from Walter Trout and Joe Bonamassa ! Having been mentored by Hamilton Loomis, [...]

I am always glad to post news of a potential new venue. Following a successful first gig at The Cottage on 15th November, “5 Bar Blues” are playing there again on Thursday 29th November. (This could be the start of a residency on alternate Thursdays). 5 Bar Blues, a 5-piece band (3 guitars – 2 [...]

**TONIGHT** A showcase event to show off the new Bluefunk venue Snow Goose Live  will take place today. Forty4 from Liverpool  and Dr Tid and the Triple Eights from Manchester will kick start the place with a ruck of tasty blues. Please go down and take a look and support this brand new blues venue. [...]

Sat 17th November 2012 The Academy, Buckley “Little Jo and The Misfits” A Blend of Rockabilly, Blues, Jazz & Jive. 7:30pm – midnight. Bar, Great Dancefloor, Great Band! – what more could you want? Tickets £8 or table of six for £40. 07812369702 to book, or pay on door subject to availability.

Bluefunk has another venue come on line in Macclesfield. It’s called Snow Goose Live at 84b Mill Street Macclesfield SK11 6NR 280 capacity, good sound system, pro lighting, good stage. There is going to be some good stuff there, as always promoted by Garry White. His acoustic venue Cabin 5150 also in Macclesfield is relocating [...]

BOWNESS BAY BLUES WEEKEND, 22-24 MARCH, 2013 A stunning line-up of brilliant blues musicians in the heart of the Lake District After the success of the 2012 Bowness Bay Blues festival keep 22 to 24 March clear in your 2013 diary. There will be top-quality music on offer all weekend – ranging from sizzling electric [...]

See below.  Three bands from the region have already entered.  Laurence Jones Band, After Hours Blues Band and 45s Nationwide search for best unsigned blues musicians – musicians from across the country urged to enter now!! It has just been announced that entries for this year’s highly prestigious and nationwide competition – The New Brunswick [...]

PETER PRICE WARRINGTON PYRAMID SAT 1st DECEMBER Peter Price returns to play the Pyramid/Parr Hall ! Peter is a guitarist/singer with brilliant international reputation following a musical career which has so far taken him to festivals and concert venues throughout the UK, Europe and North America. A gifted performer, his concerts and performances take the [...]

BEVERLY MCCLELLAN UK TOUR WITH STEVE VAI Blues rock powerhouse vocalist Beverly McClellan from smash hit TV show “The Voice” USA  is set to release her album “Fear Nothing” in the UK & Europe through Favored Nations on Dec 1 before embarking on the UK leg of her world tour with guitar virtuoso Steve Vai. [...]

Norrie Burnett and the Dave Raphael Band at Liverpool Marina – 2nd November 2012 For their last gig of the year, John and Lorraine Welsh welcomed Norrie Burnett and the Dave Raphael Band to Liverpool Marina. In truth, a more accurate description would have been the Dave Raphael Band with guest star Norrie Burnett, as [...]

Matt Schofield has one North West date on his upcoming tour.  24th November at The Grand in Clitheroe.

Simon McBride is touring to support his latest album release. The only North West date is at Eric’s in Liverpool on 18th November, 2012. Here’s the album trailer http://youtu.be/P97zZeCTyfs?hd=1

Sunday 11th November – MASSIVE DOUBLE HEADER WT Feaster Band So what’s Indianapolis guitarist WT (Travis) Feaster all about? Intense guitar playing, impassioned vocals – a rock blues hurricane! WT Feaster performs outstanding, mind bending, diamond hard riffs which scream with an edgy intensity, creating a sound as heavy and raucous as Alvin Lee and [...]

WT Feaster and Lucy Zirins – Saints Rooms, Cockermouth – 18 Nov http://youtu.be/WI3lRTsVg3o http://youtu.be/PjLqVAtnW4I