GIGS April 2008

All gigs evening unless otherwise stated. We recommend checking with venues or artists before you leave home.

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Tues 1

Pete G & the Magnitones
Top harp man makes welcome return to London
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

Wed 2

Egypt with guest, Pat Townshend
3-piece rock and blues
The Eel Pie Club, ‘The Patch’, 67 London Road, Twickenham, TW1 3SZ
£8 (Eel Pie Club Members £6)

Big Mammas Door
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

Sugar Blue
The Borderline, Orange Yard off Manette Street, W1D 4JB £8

Thurs 3

John Brain + Inner City Blues + Mess of Blues
The Gramaphone, 60 - 62 Commercial Street, Spitalfields E1 6LT

Petroleum Launch Night featuring Blue Condition
A power trio reminiscent of Cream, a hint of BB King and a light sprinkling of Albert Lee
Embargo 533B King's Road SW10 0TZ
6pm start, tickets £5 in advance from here.

Gentleman Tim & the Contenders
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

Kris Dollimore
Tough, brilliantly original, Medway delta and Mississippi trance blues from the lean, hungry and stomping Godfathers lead guitar.
The Oval Tavern 131 Oval Road Croydon CR0 6BR 020 8686 6023

Big Mamma's Door
50's Sytle RnB
The Wine Press, 140 Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1BT

Fri 4

Wizz Jones & Simeon Jones
Wizz learned his craft from the likes of Davy Graham and John Baldry, busking though Europe with Rod Stewart and cited by Eric Clapton as an early influence.
Brooks Blues Bar The Telegraph, Putney Heath, London SW15 3TU
Bookings & Info 020 8788 2011

Eric Ranzoni Trio
Singing piano player leads his trio thorugh Chicago and New Orleans Blues standards
Boisdale of Bishopsgate, Swedeland Court, 202 Bishopsgate - EC2M 4NR

Chas & Dave & Friends + Smashing Time
Rockney threesome + 60s style modsters
Rhythm at... London's legendary 100 Club 100 Oxford Street, London W1D 1LL 020 7636 0933 £20 adv/ door

Bullfrog Brown with special guest Steve Lury + John Drain and Charlie Hangdog
Mother River Delta Blues from Estonia
A.M.P. presents Whateva! @ The Others, 6-8 Manor Road, Stoke Newington N16 7RR £5 adm

Corrina Greyson and Ian Seigal
UK vocalists together at last!
The Pigalle 125 Picadilly, London, W1J 9HN £10

West Westons Bluesonics
Harmonica ace. Check our interview
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

Sat 5

Mick Clarke Band’s 25th Anniversary Show
The former Salt/Killing Floor guitarist celebrates 25 years as a band leader
Zoom @ The Moon SE24 Half Moon, 10 half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, London SE24 www.feenstra.co.uk / http://www.halfmoonpub.co.uk 0208 761 9078
8pm £10adv/£12 on door

The Matt Schofield Trio
Inspired by the Blues, infused with the funk rhythms of New Orleans
The Maltings Arts Theatre, Level 2 The Maltings St Albans Herts AL1 3HL
Box Office 01727 844222 www.shadesofblues.co.uk 8:30pm £12.50

Jeremiah Marques & the Blue Aces
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

Bullfrog Brown with special guest Steve Lury
Mother River Delta Blues from Estonia
The British Oak, 109 Old Dover Rd, Blackheath SE3 8SU

The Live Sessions Presents:
Big Joe Louis & His Blues Kings
Our inhterview with Joe here
The Old Explorer, 23 Gr.Castle Street, Oxford Circus 9pm - 1 am, £5.00

The Dirty Aces + D 66
Harp led dirty blues from Jersey Aces and One man bandery from D66 in cool soho venue
The Black Gardenia, 93 Dean Street W1D 3SZ

Sun 6

Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen
Read our review of their last London show here
Rhythm at... London's legendary 100 Club 100 Oxford Street, London W1D 1LL 020 7636 0933 £12.50 adv, £15 door

Bullfrog Brown with special guest Steve Lury
Mother River Delta Blues from Estonia
The Grey Horse, 46 Richmond Road, Kingston, KT2 5EE

Paul Garner Band
Classy contemporary blues
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

The Los Dawsons
Trio playing acoustic Southern Swing texan Blues and jazz with some Rhythm and Blues and some latiny elements. With guest musicians
Cattleya @ Chu and Chos, Charlton Church Lane SE7

The Acoustic Sessions presents:
Ian Siegal
Solo session from highly regarded blueser. Read our interview here
The Blue Posts, 18 Kingly Street, Oxford Circus

Mon 7

Wizz Jones at "Wizz's Sitting Room"
Wizz's Monday night residency. Guitar pickers/bluesers welcome. Simeon often shows up.
The Selkirk, 60 Selkirk Road, Tooting SW17 0ES £5/£3

Tues 8

Bullfrog Brown with special guest Steve Lury
Mother River Delta Blues from Estonia
The Red Hedgehog 255-257 Archway Road, Highgate N6 5BS

Bluematics
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

The Untouchables
Chicago blues
The King's Head Theatre Upper Street, Islington

Wed 9

Niall Kelly Band
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

Son of Dave + Vincent Vincent & The Villians
Proud, Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8AH

Thurs 10

Coalhouse Walker Blues Band
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

Son of Dave
SOD features as a live installation, a real-life enactment of a Chris Bianchi piece which depicts Son Of Dave live onstage. Life imitating Art imitating Life!
Le Gun art exhibition at Transit in Shoreditch

Fri 11

Lee Bates & Billy Newton
Guitar and harmonica duo. ‘…well worth seeking out’ – Blues Matters
Brooks Blues Bar The Telegraph, Putney Heath, London SW15 3TU
Bookings & Info 020 8788 2011

Eric Ranzoni Trio
Singing piano player leads his trio thorugh Chicago and New Orleans Blues standards
Boisdale of Bishopsgate, Swedeland Court, 202 Bishopsgate - EC2M 4NR

Tom Mansi & The Icebreakers
Paradise Bar, Kensal green, london, London and South East

Big Joe Louis & His Blues Kings
London blues royalty. Check our interview
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

Chas & Dave & Friends + Foxes
Rockney threesome + indie popsters
Rhythm at... London's legendary 100 Club 100 Oxford Street, London W1D 1LL 020 7636 0933 £20 adv/ door

Sat 12

Earl Gater Band
Chicago Blues.
The Fox, 39, Church St., Twickenham.TW1 3NR: 020-8892-1535

Eddie Blue & The Ravens
US veteran of the chitlin' circuit with his funky sax R&B vibe
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

BluesMix + Big Mamma's Door
Monthly Blues & Grooves night. Funky, soulful Blues from BluesMix. Sexy 50s style RnB from Big Mamma's Door. An up for it late night crowd in the classic
Chelsea club where Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon all played in the '60s.
The Troubadour Club, 263-7 Old Brompton Road SW5 9JA
8pm to 2am Tickets £7 on the door, £6 in advance from:
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/28713

CANCELLED The Live Sessions Presents:
Bluematics
The Old Explorer, 23 Gr.Castle Street, Oxford Circus 9pm - 1 am, £5.00

Sun 13

Earl Gater Solo
Acoustic & Chicago Blues
BB’s Blues Club @ GJ’s, 62, Colliers Wood High St.SW19 2BY: 020-8540-6652
8.30/10.30pm – £5.00

Eddie Blue & The Ravens
US veteran of the chitlin' circuit with his funky sax R&B vibe
The Oval Tavern, 131, Oval Rd, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 6BR 020 8686 6023

Katie Bradley & Her Blues Machine
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

The Acoustic Sessions presents:
Phil Hughes & guests
Harmonica, saxophone and vocal-based acoustic blues
The Blue Posts, 18 Kingly Street, Oxford Circus

Shakey Vick Band with Guests
Longstanding Chicago Style band
Inn on the Green, 3 Thorpe Close, Portobello Green, W10 5XL

Tues 15

Jules & the Gamblers
Harp led Chicago, Texas, West Coasty malarky
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

Mavis Staples + Jhelisa
'A glorious baptism of deep-rooted soul and uplifting gospel from a bona fides music legend! An almost superhuman ability to implant the pure power of passion and emotion.' Rolling Stone
Read our article and review of her latest record here>>
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS

Wed 16

Go Don't Like It - a new club with the best in Blues, 60’ Garage, Rock and Roll and Alternative Folk, Country and really good new music...
The Jim Jones Revue Supercharged 50’s rock’n’roll coming on like a car crash between Little Richard and The MC5. 
The Nuns: 6 piece all female covers band of The Monks
The Black Velvet Band Growly narratives spat out over dissonant riffs coaxed from beat-up banjos, trumpets, saxophones, mandolins, cellos, violins, lap-steels, accordions, glockenspiels, harmonicas, autoharps, synths, lyres and spoons. Heavy, hairy and (mostly) in harmony
The Telegrams Screaming garage, to slide blues and rhythmic instrumentals
Plus End of The Road Festival & Dirty Water Club DJs spinning the best in garage, rock and roll, blues, country and more.
Madame JoJo’s 8-10 Brewers Street W1F 0SE 02077343040 £5

Jimmy C & the Blues dragons
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

The Bob Hall All-Strars featuring Top Topham and special guests
The Eel Pie Club, ‘The Patch’, 67 London Road, Twickenham, TW1 3SZ £10 (Eel Pie Club Members £8)

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
‘a fire-breathing soul survivor, an old school R&B dynamo, who intoxicates her charges with lickin’ stick James Brown style’ – Pulse Magazine
Jazz Cafe 5 Parkway Camden Town NW1 7PG

Thurs 17

Frank Ash Band
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
‘a fire-breathing soul survivor, an old school R&B dynamo, who intoxicates her charges with lickin’ stick James Brown style’ – Pulse Magazine
Jazz Cafe 5 Parkway Camden Town NW1 7PG

Stephen Dale Petit
"Petit plays with the fury that has left Eric Clapton and co"
Paul Jones Blues Show, BBC Radio 2
100 Club, 100 Oxford Street W1. £12 on door; £10 in advance
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/27346

Fri 18

Kevin Stenson & Pete Burke
"Excellent acoustic fare from harmonica/guitar man Kevin Stenson and slide man Pete Burke, embracing blues, Appalachian songs and dust bowl ballads.." Time Out
Brooks Blues Bar The Telegraph, Putney Heath, London SW15 3TU
Bookings & Info 020 8788 2011

Eric Ranzoni Trio
Singing piano player leads his trio thorugh Chicago and New Orleans Blues standards
Boisdale of Bishopsgate, Swedeland Court, 202 Bishopsgate - EC2M 4NR

City Shakers
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

Chas & Dave & Friends + Bootleg Blondie
Rockney threesome + er... Blondie tribute
Rhythm at... London's legendary 100 Club 100 Oxford Street, London W1D 1LL 020 7636 0933 £20 adv/ door

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
‘a fire-breathing soul survivor, an old school R&B dynamo, who intoxicates her charges with lickin’ stick James Brown style’ – Pulse Magazine
Jazz Cafe 5 Parkway Camden Town NW1 7PG

Sat 19

Sam Hare Band
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

CANCELLED The Live Sessions Presents:
West Weston's Bluesonics:
Top Chicago-style harmonica player and his upbeat band. Read our interview here
The Old Explorer, 23 Gr.Castle Street, Oxford Circus 9pm - 1 am, £5.00

Sun 20

The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Kim and the boys in a small venue. Not to missed! Our review of theier last London gig here
Jazz Cafe 5 Parkway Camden Town London NW1 7PG

King Davids Trio Royale
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

The Los Dawsons
Trio playing acoustic Southern Swing texan Blues and jazz with some Rhythm and Blues and some latiny elements. With guest musicians
Cattleya @ Chu and Chos, Charlton Church Lane SE7

The Acoustic Sessions presents:
Big Joe Louis
Solo session. Read out interview with Joe here
The Blue Posts, 18 Kingly Street, Oxford Circus

Mon 21

Shakey Vick Band
Longstanding Chicago Style band
Kings Head Theatre Pub, Upper Street, Islington

Tues 22

Bluesmix
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

Eric Ranzoni Trio
Singing piano player leads his trio into Chicago and New Orleans blues standards
The Kings Head Theatre Pub 115 Upper Street N1 1QN

The Rob Booth Band
Blues and Funk. Originals and Covers. Start 7pm then runs into the jam
Spice of Life 6 Moor St, Cambridge Circus, London, W1D 5NA

Wed 23

Bluematics
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

Tim Hain & Sunny Side Up
The Epsom Blues Club, The White Horse 63 Dorking Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 7JU 01372 726622

Thurs 24

Gentleman Tim & the Contenders
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

Steve Matthews Razers
Rockin blues
All In One, The Foresters, 53 perry vale,Forest Hill, SE23 2NE

The Big Girls Blues Band
An OXJAM gig
The Cricketers Club, 71 Blandford Street W1U 8AB (nr Baker Street Station)
£6 ticket or £8 on the door. 020 7486 2635

Dave Arcari
Glasgow-based alt.blueser
The Electro acoustic Club @ The Slaughtered Lamb 34-35 Great Sutton Street
EC1V 0DX. £5 www.wegottickets.co.uk/event/29409

Fri 25

Eddie Martin
"Whether playing as a one-man-band, in a trio or big band, Eddie Martin excels". Blues in Britain.
Brooks Blues Bar The Telegraph, Putney Heath, London SW15 3TU
Bookings & Info 020 8788 2011

Eric Ranzoni Trio
Singing piano player leads his trio thorugh Chicago and New Orleans Blues standards
Boisdale of Bishopsgate, Swedeland Court, 202 Bishopsgate - EC2M 4NR

West Westons Bluesonics
Harmonica ace. Check our interview
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

Ricky Cool & The Hoola Hoola Boys
Former Big Town Playboys head honcho Ricky Cool - Rock 'n' Roll and Rhythm 'n' Blues.
Rhythm at... London's legendary 100 Club 100 Oxford Street, London W1D 1LL 020 7636 0933 £15 adv/ door

Sat 26

Big Road
Blues-rock
The Leigham Arms, 1 Wellfield Road, SW16

Bad Influence
Bluescene at The Lion, 27 Wick Road, Teddington, TW11 9DN - 020 8977 3199
Doors open 8.30pm - £7.50 adm

Virginia Creepers Club
Rusty Steel and The Star Tones + DJ Be Bop Kaz
Hillbilly and Rockabilly
The Old Kings Head, 382 Holloway Road N7 7QG 9pm - 3am £7 B4 10pm, £10 after

Jeremiah Marques & the Blue Ace
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

CANCELLED The Live Sessions Presents:
Bluejack
The Old Explorer, 23 Gr.Castle Street, Oxford Circus 9pm - 1 am, £5.00

BluesMix
Funky, Soulful Blues at this cool Camden music venue/bar.
Green Note 106 Parkway NW1 7AN £5

One Way Out Blues Band
Halfway House, 24 Priests Bridge, Barnes, SW14 8TA

Sun 27

King davids Trio Royale
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

The Acoustic Sessions presents:
Ian Siegal
Solo session from highly regarded blueser. Read our interview here
The Blue Posts, 18 Kingly Street, Oxford Circus

Mon 28

Blues: Back to the Source with Guy Davis, Corey Harris, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Otis Taylor and Don Vappie + Bassekou Kouyate & NGoni Ba
Award -winning blues banjoist Otis Taylor's new live project and CD 'Recapturing the Banjo' is a musical voyage which celebrates the one instrument to survive the Atlantic slave trade the banjo and thus become one of the most popular and distinctly American of instruments.
Barbican Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS £10 / £20

Tues 29

Big Blue
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

Wed 30

Frank Ash Band
Ain't Nothing But...Blues Bar 20 Kingly St, W1 020 7287 0514

Muddy Waters Remembered
30th April sees the 25th anniversary of the death of Muddy Waters, and this gig sees the event acknowledged by a line-up led by John O'Leary (Savoy Brown, Downliners Sect, John O'Leary Band). Guests include Alan Glen (Barcodes, Yardbirds), Jamie Rowan (Odyssey Blues, Ian Ellis), Al Vincent (Shakey Vick), Laurie Garman (Freddie King, Lightnin' Slim, Yardbirds) and Shakey Vick.
The Oval Tavern 131 Oval Road Croydon CR0 6BR 020 8686 6023