All posts tagged "blues"
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88Mel McCaig & the Guilty Pleasures
Elegant, soulful renditions of the songs we all love, but are afraid to admit it! Elvis, Babs, Bee Gees and more. Your favourite music unmasked, unsanitised and unashamed! Featuring Mel McCaig – (Flat on your Bacharach, Women with Standards, Fabulous Singlettes, Gifts from the King) … AND introducing the Guilty Pleasures – Carol Young (keys […]
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624Adelaide FringeFringe Review: A Lady Sings the Blues
Zkye Compson-Harris is one of Adelaide’s treasures. A blues and jazz singer of unquestionable talent, she constantly stretches both her repertoire and her style.
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618Adelaide FringeFringe Review: A History of Early Blues
Internationally renowned Guitar master Cal Williams Jnr is one of the darlings of the Australian blues scene. For this year’s Fringe he is reviving his History of Early Blues show at the gorgeous Tin Shed: a perfect venue for dirty Delta blues.
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577LatestBen Harper and Charlie Musselwhite Reunite For Another Tour Of Australia
Splendour headliners, Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite are gracing us with their joint second album No Mercy in this Land and the consequent tour that'll be hitting Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra and Perth.
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569ArtsMusic Review: Canned Heat
This is a solid blues outfit, which can also deliver boogie, psychedelic and down-home rock.
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370Adelaide FringeFringe Review: A Night of Cream
They showed passion and total respect for the music.
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278EntertainmentJon Cleary And The Absolute Monster Gentlemen Funk Adelaide
Master of funk, blues and jazz, Jon Cleary, swept into Adelaide for one gig on Friday night at The Gov. Cleary, although originally from the UK, has made his home in New Orleans, and become very much a part of the US roots music scene. He has performed with such stalwarts such as Taj Mahal, […]
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315EntertainmentReview: Eric Steckel At The Gov
U.S. blues guitarist Eric Steckel played to a small, but appreciative crowd at The Gov on Monday night. Unfortunately, being a Monday night, of a long weekend, when half of Adelaide had been in Melbourne for the grand final, this gig was far from packed, the way it would have been on a normal night. […]
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254Adelaide FringeFringe Review: Kevin Borich: Gonna See My Baby Tonight
One of the lynch-pins of Australian and New Zealand blues-rock, Kevin Borich still puts the same energy into a show as he did 40 years ago.
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456EntertainmentThe Lachy Doley Group Clavinate at The Gov
Adorned with his signature deep blue velvet jacket Lachy Doley ripped through a punchy blues set at The Gov on February 3, 2017.
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351MusicReview: Women Sing The Blues
The Gov’s annual Deep South Festival kicked off on Friday night with a return of the highly popular Women Sing the Blues session. Three outstanding female performers, each doing a set of mixed music, with a blues back-bone.
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283LatestReview: Jimmy Barnes Soul Searchin’ Tour
Adelaide Entertainment Centre Friday 12 August 2016 Check out our Gig photo’s here! Treating his former home town to a stellar opening night, Aussie music icon Jimmy Barnes stormed into town looking quite dapper with his 12-piece band, kicking off the Soul Searchin’ Tour in support of his latest musical release of the same name. Fourth […]
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220LatestPhoto Gallery: Longview Vineyard ‘Hills Country’ Event
As part of the Winter Reds Festival, Longview Vineyard hosted a special food and wine event, 'Hill Country', on Sunday 26 July.
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270LatestFringe Review: The Backsliders and Old Gray Mule
The Backsliders, one of Australia’s greatest blues outfit comprising 4 world-class exponents of their respective instruments are on tour with US outfit Old Gray Mule.
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231LatestSemaphore Music Festival Program Announced
2014 is the 10th anniversary of the Semaphore Music Festival proudly presenting three days and four nights of original, alt. country, roots & blues, rockabilly and nu-folk live music.
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184LatestAsh Grunwald Doing Aussies Proud Abroad
Australia’s favourite blues one-man-band Ash Grunwald is heading back to Australia after a hugely successful American tour. Grunwald begins his Aussie tour in Townsville on the 15th August and will play at The Gov in Adelaide on September 27th.
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208LatestFollow The Sun Blues & Roots Festival Announced For Glenelg
The Australian music festival calendar has just had another event added to this year's line up with the Follow The Sun Festival being announced for Adelaide.
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257LatestDoc White plays the Devil’s Blues
Described as country, blues and roots inspired by the devil, Doc White’s music has been speaking to him in a special way for over 40 years and is by the artist’s own admission, a religious experience. But Doc White isn't the Robert Leroy Johnson type and certainly hasn’t sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads, but he has his own unique style and is a master blues musician.
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197LatestAlbum Review: Deniz Tek ‘Detroit’
There can be no doubt that Deniz Tek is a man of very many talents. Firstly he’s an E.R doctor, a fighter pilot…and why not a rock star as well. There isn’t much that he hasn’t succeeded in, and of course he’s better known in Australia for being the musical mastermind behind seminal rockers Radio Birdman and more recently The Soul Movers
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World Music Sweethearts ‘The Jammin Divas’ first Australian Tour.
Heading down under for their first ever Australian tour, international sweethearts The Jammin’ Divas bring an eclectic mix of music harking from the US, Ireland and even a bit of inspiration from Australia.
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Barossa Vintage Festival
Marananga Meander
Kangaroo Island Spirits Gin & Canapé Pairing
The NWC at Home – Mornington Peninsula
SALT Festival
