Come and dance the night away.
$12.00 General Admission, $10.00 for Auckland Blues Club and Dairy Flat Live Music Club members.
Dairy Flat Live Music Club membership is available on the night for free.
A licenced bar, tea, coffee and light supper provided.
To view the Dairy Flat Live Music Club web site… click HERE
In association with the Hamilton Blues Society.
$15 entry on the door ($10 for HBS members).
To view the Hamilton Blues Society Facebook page… click HERE
When people talk about “underground” sounds they’re usually referring to indie rock, crunk, nerdcore or the latest ‘cutting edge’ form this week.
But when we talk about the “blues underground” we are talking about deep, dirty, old-fashioned blues with a twist – incorporating influences of jazz, rock, and even funhouse mirror versions of other roots forms like bluegrass and old-time mountain music.
The Blues Underground is excited to present this music which is raw and immediate and goes all the way back to the roots.
To view The Blues Underground Facebook page… click HERE
The Flaming Mudcats bring their brand of blues to the Strand 2 stage at the Downtown Tauranga Carnival as part of the National Jazz Festival.
The famous Carnival takes over Tauranga’s CBD on Saturday and Sunday, when stages along The Strand, Red Square and Aspen Reserve turn the streets into one large concert venue.
The National Jazz Festival is the longest running Jazz Festival in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the oldest in the world.
2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the Festival.
To view the National Jazz Festival web site… click HERE
Come and enjoy award-winning wine in a beautiful vineyard surroundings with family and friends.
Food, wine and beer is available.
Bring a rug for the lawn or reserve your covered table for eight and picnics are welcome but no BYO alcohol.
For more details, click HERE
The Claddagh is one of the best Irish pubs in Auckland.
Located in the heart of Newmarket they have some of the best Guinness in town.
For more details, click HERE
The historic RIverhead Tavern has been lovingly renovated and restored and has become an incredibly popular destination.
The new owners have a passion for the Blues and have developed the Boathouse Bar with bands in mind.
In association with the Auckland Blues Club.
The Estuary Arts Centre in Orewa celebrates its fifth birthday and will hold a special exhibition as well as an open day showcasing the range of artistic talent on the Hibiscus Coast.
The open day will be attended by Mayor Len Brown and include live entertainment and displays by artists on Western Reserve.
For more details, click HERE
The Flaming Mudcats are playing one of Auckland’s premier roots music venues.
The downstairs bar features live bands every Friday night.
The bistro meals are reasonably priced and free parking for guests and members in the large carpark.
To visit the Grey Lynn RSC’s web site, click HERE
Americarna 2012 is a huge celebration that is based around American vehicles and is much more than a car show or music festival its all of these combined into one massive fun-filled family orientated event.
It will bring up to 800 cars and some 2,000 entrants together to enjoy organised cruises throughout Taranaki.
The Opunake Beach cruise will take the cars and crew to Opunake via Surf Highway 45.
Once at Opunake Beach, the convoy will park up, grab some food, sit back, relax and enjoy the atmosphere.
For more details, click HERE
Set in the stunning Hamilton Gardens, the Summer Festival is a dynamic celebration of arts, culture and entertainment held within 58 hectares of unique gardens.
Summertime Blues returns to Hamilton’s blooming Rogers Rose Gardens on the first festival Saturday, and features a collection the best blues musicians in the country.
Bring a picnic and bottle of wine and chill out amongst the Roses for some guaranteed summertime bliss.
Free parking is available on site and all venues are within easy walking distance.
So mark your calendar and we will see you at the festival!
For more details, click HERE
On Sunday 29th January The Flaming Mudcats bring the blues to Cornwall Park.
Bring a picnic and enjoy listening to the band while spending time in the beautiful surrounds of Cornwall Park.
The Band Rotunda is situated to the east in the park, if entering the park via the main gate on Greenlane Roadd West, take the first left off the main round-a-bout at the park, the Band Rotunda is in easy walking distance of the free car park.
For more details, click HERE
Sometimes simple is best.
Forget your flash super-pubs and snazzy cocktail bars.
Sandwiched under the staircase at the back of St Kevin’s Arcade in Karangahape Rd, the Wine Cellar is neither of these, but it’s still one of Auckland’s best little bars.
It’s all nicely bohemian with a grungy, student tinge, and the Wine Cellar actually feels more like an underground bar in San Francisco or Berlin.
The perfect place for some low-down blues.
The Crib Bar, restaurant and live music venue in Ponsonby, Auckland hosts some of Auckland best musical talent.
Inside the Crib Bar it will oozing with blues.
The Flaming Mudcats perform the last Sunday Blues show of the year.
To visit the Crib Bar’s web site… click HERE