Friday, September 10, 8pm SPIDER JOHN KOERNER Presented by fRoots Magazine Tickets: £12 / £10 concession / £10 members Venue: Main Theatre Spider John Koerner is a traditional American folk and country blues musician and rhythmic guitarist. His musical style stems from a solid foundation of the old blues masters, respect for the traditional song, [...]

Here are the autumn dates for the Midnite Jonny Band Sat  Sept 11th. Ye Old Man & Scythe,  Churchgate,  Bolton. Sat Oct 2nd.    Aprils Bar & Cafe Warrington. Sat Oct 9th.     Sun Inn, Regent St. Llangollen, Clywd. LL20 8HN Sat Oct 23rd.   Ye Old Man & Scythe, Churchgate, Bolton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOWjD4BNiTA

Manchester tribute to Bob Dylan Manchester’s M19 bar in Levenshulme will once again stage a Blues tribute to Bob Dylan in its annual August Bank holiday Bob Dylan Festival weekend.  The Festival which is now in its third year attracts acts from all over the UK and Ireland and is one of only eight such [...]

The highly regarded Americana artist Otis Gibbs has gigs coming up in the region. 20 Jul – Ruby Lounge, Manchester 28 Jul – Grants Arms, Ramsbottom Otis grew up in the rural town of Wanamaker, Indiana. He first stepped on stage at the age of four, when he sang Jimmie Rodgers’ ‘Waiting for a Train’ [...]

Dave Arcari live at the Ruby Lounge, Manchester SCOTTISH alt.blues artist Dave Arcari returns to Manchester for a show at The Ruby Lounge in the city’s Northern Quarter on Thursday 10 June (tickets £8/£6adv/doors 7.30pm). Special guests for the show are Pablo’s Finest Hour and Plastic Poets. The show is part of Arcari’s summer tour [...]

One of the UK’s finest bands will play a Manchester area gig early in June. The Cadillac Kings The Cinnamon Club, Altrincham Fri 04 June 2010 Many times I have waxed lyrical on the charms of the Cadillac Kings.  Needless to say their stagecraft is outstanding, their musicianship classy and with the added advantage of [...]

Noel, the Hoochie Coochie Mancunian writes to inform of the restart of the Manchester blues jam nights.  In February, the sessions were stopped at the original venue of The Crown, however a new venue is now on board. Manchester Blues Jam The Bull’s Head Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester. M45 8QP Excellent house band The [...]

Classy British RnB singer James Hunter has a couple of dates for this coming weekend with his excellent band. Friday, 23/04/2010, Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, The Northern Quarter, Manchester M4 5JZ, 0161 834 1786 http://bandonthewall.org/ Saturday, 24/04/2010, Brewery Arts Centre, 122A Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4HE,01539 725 133 http://www.breweryarts.co.uk/ Click here for [...]

Two dates in the region for Matt Schofield 03/05/10     Carlisle – The Brickyard 04/05/10     Manchester – Band on the Wall

Here are the northwest dates – for the rest of the country, see the web sites below. 21 May 2010 – Brewery Arts Cente, Kendal 23 May 2010 – Baby Blue, Liverpool 25 May 2010 – Band on the Wall, Manchester They’ve been friends and fellow bluesmen for many years – these two exceptional blues/roots [...]

More classic rock than straight blues, highly regarded local band Snakewater are holding a special CD release party gig at The Underground Live, Ashton-Under-Lyne on Saturday 1st May. Press release…. SO WHO ARE SNAKEWATER?… If you’ve seen them before then you will know that they are all about live, full guns blazing rock & blues. [...]

http://www.manchesteracademy.net/Artist%20Pages/iansiegal.html A great triple header is set for Academy 3 Manchester on 12 Mar. UK sensation Ian Siegal will appear with his top rated band supported by Oli Brown Band and The Harpbreakers. British blues singer and guitarist Ian Siegal has been an active contributor to the UK blues scene for many years. His style [...]

Manchester Irish Festival stages Blues night to launch two week Festival 05 Mar 2010 This years Manchester Irish Festival is staging a special opening night concert sponsored by Guinness dedicated to Ireland’s Blues legends such as Van Morrison, Rory Gallagher, Thin Lizzy and Bob Dylan.  The night takes place on Friday 5 March in the [...]

It’s very hard to believe but it is twenty years since the phenomenon that is The Hoax was formed. The gig at The Band On The Wall was one of just three appearances by the temporarily reformed quintet in the UK as part of a mini tour to celebrate its birth that long time ago. [...]

The Bourbon Street Preachers play the Lloyd’s Bar every Thursday from 9pm, corner of Manchester Rd and Wilbraham Rd, Chorlton M21 9AN. Playing a mixed blues/zydeco set – for more information visit www.myspace.com/bourbonstreetpreachers 17 Dec 2009 21:00 Lloyds Hotel Manchester, Northwest 15 Jan 2010 21:00 The George Stockport, Northwest 20 Mar 2010 21:00 Queens Arms [...]

Horace from the Winchesters tells me of a new Tuesday Night Jam at The Crown (Corner of Fountain St/Booth Street Central Manchester M2 4AA (0161) 237 0800) Hosted by Noel Ward aka the Hoochie Coochie MANcunian 07818 238863, famed Market Street busker. Backline, Keyboards and Drums provided. Musicians are invited to get up with the [...]