Poverty Bay Blues - BLUES JAM NIGHT

The Poverty Bay Blues Club was formed in October 2006 by a group of performers who like to get together once a month to play the blues. The PBC Blues Jam nights are now officially one of the most fantastic ways to spend a Tuesday night. The Poverty Bay Club's atmospheric Dome Room lends itself perfectly to the occasion, whether you're propped up with friends on a couch or at a table with a beer, or on stage jamming with a group of people you've never met before..

After the resounding success of the first Jam Nite in November last year, the nights have continued on the first Tuesday of every month, with the nights now attracting players from all over the show. A crew regularly make the trek up from Wairoa for their monthly blues fix, and various other musos take advantage of the opportunity to play something a bit different to what they usually do, or the chance to conscript a new band for the evening. So if you're cruising solo, don’t let this stop you turning up for a go.

Nor is experience by any means necessary - just ask Dave Galanin, a founding member who performed solo for the first time ever on the first jam nite, and brought the the house down with him! Luke Porter of Mutant Frog Productions preps the stage and engineers the sounds, giving the jammers a professional platform to perform from and through their affiliation with the New Zealand’s National Blues Association the club is now part of a blues circuit for overseas acts.

For people interested in performing the rules are pretty simple...simply register with the Club Captain on arrival, providing details of the music you will play and who you wish to play with, if anyone. The Club Captain will allocate you a space within the evenings programme. Sets are limited to 3 songs and a maximum time on stage of 20 minutes. And of course, its only the BLUES.

Tuesday September 4, from 8:00pm at the Poverty Bay Club, corner of Customhouse Street and Childers Road.
Entry by koha at the door.