Welcome to our Weekly Blues News and Gig Guide
24th November, 2022
|  |  | ARBA Members Only Free Xmas Show (Brett Littlefair) + ARBA Presents The Phat Dirty Roots Band
WHAT A DAY!
Saturday December 10th at the Semaphore Workers Club will include two separate ARBA events.
EVENT ONE:
ARBA MEMBERS ONLY FREE XMAS SHOW (featuring 2022 ARBA Blues Album of the Year winner Brett Littlefair)
WHEN: Saturday 10th of December, 4.30 -7.00pm
WHERE: Semaphore Workers Club
WHO: Strictly ARBA Members only
FOOD: Free food will be oven finished souse vide pork loin and chicken with salad in Vietnamese rolls.
MUSIC: Brett Littlefair will play an exclusive solo set for ARBA members.
Members must register (free) by 3rd of December to attend this show.
Register for ARBA Members
EVENT TWO:
ARBA PRESENTS THE PHAT DIRTY ROOTS BAND
WHEN: Saturday 10th of December, Doors 7.30
WHERE: Semaphore Workers Club
TICKETS: Online: $20.
At the Door (if available) $25
The Phat Dirty Roots Band are comprised of some of Adelaide's finest blues musicians who have been playing together in this and other outfits for many decades. This will be a night of fine blues to remember forever as this all-star line-up shines on the red stage!
The Phat Dirty Roots Band are: Nick Kipridis (vocals and guitar), J.J Fields (vocals and guitar), Billy Bob Rankine (vocals and guitar), Deryck Charles (keys), Chris Soole (sax), Dennis Kipridis (bass) and Micky Garcia (drums).
FAQ's
QUESTION: I am not an ARBA member. Can I attend the ARBA Members Only Xmas Show?
ANSWER: Yes, but only if you become an ARBA member. Membership costs $30 per annum. Once you become an ARBA member you can register for the ARBA Members Only Xmas Show. Membership sign-up and payment can be done quickly and easily online
Q: I am an ARBA member and will be attending the ARBA Members Only Xmas Show. Do I need to buy tickets for the ARBA Presents The Phat Dirty Roots Band show?
A: Yes, everyone who wishes to attend the ARBA Presents The Phat Dirty Roots Band Band show must purchase tickets.
Q: I am an ARBA member. Why do I have to go to the bother of registering online by December 3? It is a real pain!
A: We will be providing free food to all of the members who register and attend this event; oven finished souse vide pork loin and chicken with salad in Vietnamese rolls! We need to know numbers so we can cater for this event.
Q: I am having trouble signing up to ARBA or renewing my ARBA membership or registering for the members only Xmas show or buying tickets for the ARBA Presents The Phat Dirty Roots Band event, what should I do?
A: Email ARBA membership and event ticketing coordinator Mick Young: mickyoung@arba.net.au
| Where to find the blues... on the radio!
Your schedule of South Australian blues radio shows (shows are Adelaide based unless indicated otherwise):
Monday 9.00-11.00 am: Reverb with Sue Turner | Three d Radio 93.7 FM and Digital
Tuesday 2.00-4.00 pm: Oz Blues with Big Bad Kev | 5GTR 100.1 FM (Mount Gambier)
Tuesday 7.00-9.00 pm: Confessin' the Blues with Danny Ryan | 5TCB 98.5 FM (Bordertown)
Tuesday 10.00-Midnight: Blues Before Midnight with Harold Lindeman | Coast FM 88.7 FM
Wednesday 12.00-3.00 pm: Oz Blues with Pappy K | Lofty Radio 88.9 FM (Adelaide Hills)
Wednesday 1.00-2.00 pm: Grooving with Sister T with Tess Coleman | Three d Radio 93.7 FM and Digital
Wednesday 2.00-4.00 pm: World Blues Plus with Big Bad Kev | 5GTR 100.1 FM (Mount Gambier)
Wednesday 6.00-9.00 pm: The Blues with XL Slim | Radio Goolwa Alex 91.5 FM
Thursday 7.30-9.00 pm: Blues Power with Mick Young | Three d Radio 93.7 FM and Digital
Friday 3.00-6.00 pm: Cooking Along with Kay with Kay Erskine | WOW! 100.5 FM
Friday 6.00-8.00 pm (new extended finish time!): River Blues with Tess Coleman, Dave Hall, Ian Newbery, William Ehmcke, Trish Nacey | 5mbs 99.9 FM
Saturday 6.30-8.00 pm: Saturday Blues with Rob and Tommy Eyers | Radio Adelaide 101.5 FM and Digital
Saturday 7.00-9.00 pm: River Blues with Terry Heazlewood, Tess Coleman, Dave Hall, Ian Newbery, William Ehmcke | 5MBS 99.9 FM
Sunday 2.00-4.00 pm: Orange Blossom Special with Christine | Coast FM 88.7 FM
Sunday 4.00-6.00 pm (repeated Thursday 10.00 am) : The Indigo Show with Vivian | Tribe FM 91.1 FM
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Roots and Blues Podcasts | Jerome Douvendahns from www.SABLUES.org presents 2 podcasts each month:
Blues Time draws its play list from acoustic and electric blues.
Roots Rendezvous presents a selection from the genres of roots, alt. country, progressive folk and alt. rock.
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**Please note that every effort is made to ensure these listings are correct. Late changes can occur and we recommend verifying gigs with organisers/venues/acts.
**Why is my gig not listed? Have you sent details to gigguide@arba.net.au ?
DEADLINE 8.00 PM Wednesdays
| NOVEMBER
Thursday, November 24
*Dusty Lee's Blues Jam Thursdays @ Memphis Slim's House of Blues 7.00 pm
22 Gilbert Place, Adelaide
*Romaldo Groove @ The Gov (Gallery Stage) 8.30 pm
59 Port Rd, Hindmarsh
Friday, November 25
Port Noarlunga Blues Festival
The Flour Store
21 Saltfleet St, Port Noarlunga
2.00 Arvi Peterson
3.00 Frankie & Savva
Port Burger
19 Saltfleet St, Port Noarlunga
4.00 Tom Redwood
5.00 Blue Print
Fleet St Social
1/32 Saltfleet St, Port Noarlunga
4.00 Steve Gower
5.00 Arvi Peterson
Agatha's Cafe
1 Gawler St, Port Noarlunga
6.00 Frankie & Savva
7.00 Steve Gower
Royal Copenhagen
13 Saltfleet St, Port Noarlunga
7.00 Tom Redwood
Port Noarlunga Arts Centre
22 Gawler St, Port Noarlunga
7.00 Jesse Deane-Freeman Trio
8.00 8-Ball Aitken and Jessy Lynch
9.00 The Oscar LaDell Blues band
Port Noarlunga Soldier's Memorial Bowling Club
66a River Road, Port Noarlunga
7.00 Minority of One
8.00 The Customlines
9.00 The Hawkins Band
Port Noarlunga Surf Club
Saltfleet St & The Esplanade, Port Noarlunga South
7.00 Callum Veale and Amin Slee
8.00 The High Rollers
8.45 The Boogie Men
Port Noarlunga Hotel
2 Gawler St, Port Noarlunga
8.00 Sam Hussey
9.00 Reverend Ray & The Rayguns
10.00 Keith Hall & The Heathen Soul
Noori Wine Bar
1/18 Gawler St, Port Noarlunga
8.00 After Dark Club
Other Gigs
*Mick Kidd with Dave Blight followed by Steve Gower @ Memphis Slim's House of Blues 7.00 pm
22 Gilbert Place, Adelaide
*Souzi and the Cool Mints @ Cafe Komodo 7.00 pm
118 Prospect Rd, Prospect
*The Sexy Boys Blues Band @ Semaphore Workers Club 7.30 pm
93 The Esplanade, Semaphore
*Heartstorm @ Stein's Taphouse 8.00 pm
28 Tanunda Rd, Nuriootpa
*Unb'rocken @ Three Brothers Arms 8.00 pm
42 Venables St, Macclesfield
Saturday, November 26
Port Noarlunga Blues Festival
Beck's Bakehouse
25 Clark St, Port Noarlunga
10.00 am Don Morrison
11.00 am Rhyley McGrath
Port Burger
19 Saltfleet St, Port Noarlunga
12.00 Open Mic
6.00 Mark Fox
7.00 Mick Kidd & Dave Blight
The Coffee Factory
13 Gawler St, Port Noarlunga
12.00 am Rhyley McGrath
The Flour Store
21 Saltfleet St, Port Noarlunga
2.00 Don Morrison
3.00 Craig Atkins
Keg & Barrell
14-16 Gawler St, Port Noarlunga
2.00 Zkye & Damo
3.00 63 Deluxe
Agatha's Cafe
1 Gawler St, Port Noarlunga
3.00 Zkye & Damo
4.00 Cal William Jr
Fleet St Social
1/32 Saltfleet St, Port Noarlunga
4.00 Mick Kidd & Dave Blight
5.00 Cal Williams Jr
Noori Wine Bar
1/18 Gawler St, Port Noarlunga
6.00 Craig Atkins
7.00 Mark Fox
8.00 After Dark Club
Port Noarlunga Hotel
2 Gawler St, Port Noarlunga
8.00 Paper Snorkel
9.00 The Toner Brothers
10.00 MOSS
Port Noarlunga Surf Club
Saltfleet St & The Esplanade, Port Noarlunga South
7.00 Southside
8.00 The Fallen Saints with Stefan Hauk
9.00 The Honey Badgers
Port Noarlunga Arts Centre
22 Gawler St, Port Noarlunga
7.00 Ella & Sienna
8.00 Chris Finnen Band
9.00 Matt Schofield
Other Gigs
*The Oscar LaDell Blues Band and Unb'rocken @ Three Brothers Arms 4.00 pm
42 Venables St, Macclesfield
*Cal Williams Jr @ Baddog 8.00 pm
63 Hyde St, Adelaide
*Little Dirty Roots Band @ Memphis Slim's House of Blues 9.00 pm
22 Gilbert Place, Adelaide
Sunday, November 27
Port Noarlunga Blues Festival
Beck's Bakehouse
25 Clark St, Port Noarlunga
10.00 am Thomas Burns
11.00 am MJ Turner
Port Burger
19 Saltfleet St, Port Noarlunga
12.00 Open Mic
4.00 Brett Littlefair
5.00 Biddy O'Laughlin & MJ Turner
Noori Wine Bar
1/18 Gawler St, Port Noarlunga
12.00 Winston Robinson & AP D'Antonio
1.00 Rhyley McGrath
The Coffee Factory
13 Gawler St, Port Noarlunga
12.00 am Thomas Burns
Royal Copenhagen
13 Saltfleet St, Port Noarlunga
1.00 A.P D'Antonio
Keg & Barrell
14-16 Gawler St, Port Noarlunga
2.00 Lookin in Band
3.00 Ciaram Granger
6.00 Suedan
7.00 R.V Groove
Fleet St Social
1/32 Saltfleet St, Port Noarlunga
4.00 Rhyley McGrath
5.00 Brett Littlefair
Port Noarlunga Hotel
2 Gawler St, Port Noarlunga
2.00 Ciarum Granger
3.00 Jane Murdoch & Chris Ondertal
6.00 Music Quiz Night
South Port Surf Lifesaving Club
50 Weatherald Tce, Port Noarlunga South
1.00 Big Sloe
2.00 Taking Back June
3.00 Dr. Chris and the Redeemers
Port Noarlunga Surf Club
Saltfleet St & The Esplanade, Port Noarlunga South
2.00 The Semaphore Collective
3.00 The Jamooks
4.00 The Beinke Brothers Band
Port Noarlunga Soldier's Memorial Bowling Club
66a River Road, Port Noarlunga
4.00 Mojo Dingo
5.00 8-Ball Aitken
6.00 The Chris Finnen Band
Other Gigs
*Heartstorm @ Wassail Wine Bar 2.00 pm
95 Prospect Rd, Prospect
*The Oscar LaDell Blues Band @ Semaphore Workers Club 3.30 pm
93 The Esplanade, Semaphore
*Mike Festa's Bluescruisers @ Christies Sailing Club Club 4.00 pm
The Esplanade, Christies Beach
Wednesday, November 30
*Adelaide Blues Lounge Jam @ West Croydon & Kilkenny RSL/Community Club 8.00 pm
19 Rosetta St, West Croydon
| DECEMBER
Thursday, December 1
*8 Ball Aitken @ Memphis Slim's 6.30 pm
22 Gilbert Pl, Adelaide
*The Bluescasters @ The Gov (Gallery Stage) 8.30 pm
59 Port Rd, Hindmarsh
Friday, December 2
*8 Ball Aitken @ Murray Delta Juke Joint 7.00 pm
4 Dowdodd Crescent, Goolwa
*Craig Atkins @ Memphis Slim's House of Blues 7.00 pm
22 Gilbert Place, Adelaide
*Unb'rocken @ Semaphore Workers Club 7.30 pm
93 The Esplanade, Semaphore
*Harpin' Will K @ Baddog 8.00 pm
63 Hyde St, Adelaide
*Suedan @ NOLA 9.00 pm
28 Vardon Ave, Adelaide
Saturday, December 3
*Lily and the Drum @ Sunny Hill Distillery 1.00 pm
8658 Upper Yorke Rd, Arthurton
*"Three Brothers Arms Music Festival" @ Three Brothers Arms 1.30 pm
42 Venables St, Macclesfield
FEATURING:
The Beinke Brothers band
The Fallen Saints
The Streamliners
Kelly's Wake
The House Reckers
Jess Johns Band
The Jamooks
8-Ball Aitken
*Kings & Associates + Axe and the Ivory @ The Barn at Wombat Flat 5.30 pm
175 Quondong Rd, Neales Flat
*Snooks La Vie and the Allstar Blues Review @ Memphis Slim's House of Blues 9.00 pm
22 Gilbert Place, Adelaide
Sunday, December 4
*The Confessors @ Stirling Xmas Pageant (Stirling Oval) 5.30 pm
56 Mount Barker Rd, Stirling
Wednesday, December 7
*Adelaide Blues Lounge Jam @ West Croydon & Kilkenny RSL/Community Club 8.00 pm
19 Rosetta St, West Croydon
Thursday, December 8
*Dusty Lee's Blues Jam Thursdays @ Memphis Slim's House of Blues 7.00 pm
22 Gilbert Place, Adelaide
*The Beinke Brothers @ The Gov (Gallery Stage) 8.30 pm
59 Port Rd, Hindmarsh
Friday, December 9
*Zkye & Damo followed by Stefan Hauk @ Memphis Slim's House of Blues 7.00 pm
22 Gilbert Place, Adelaide
Saturday, December 10
*Rhythm and Dirt @ Three Brothers Arms 2.00 pm
40-42 Venables St, Macclesfield
Sunday, December 11
*The Chris Finnen Band @ The Groove Garden (Penny's Hill Estate) 1.00 pm
281 Main Rd, McLaren Vale
*"Night Train to Memphis" with Frankie and Sava, The T-Bones and The Customlines @ Hamstead Hotel 3.30 pm
143 North East Rd, Collinswood
*The Confessors @ Christies Beach Sailing Club 4.00 pm
The Esplanade, Christies Beach
Wednesday, December 14
*Adelaide Blues Lounge Jam @ West Croydon & Kilkenny RSL/Community Club 8.00 pm
19 Rosetta St, West Croydon
Thursday, December 15
*Dusty Lee's Blues Jam Thursdays @ Memphis Slim's House of Blues 7.00 pm
22 Gilbert Place, Adelaide
*The T-Bones @ The Gov (Gallery Stage) 8.30 pm
59 Port Rd, Hindmarsh
Friday, December 16
*Brett Littlefair @ Clink at Tintara 5.30 pm
202 Main Rd, McLaren Vale
*Suedan @ Memphis Slim's House of Blues 7.00 pm
22 Gilbert Place, Adelaide
*Jamooks @ Three Brothers Arms 8.00 pm
42 Venables St, Macclesfield
Saturday, December 17
*"Take me to the River" with Kings & Associates + special guests Nikko and Snooks @ Murray Delta Juke Joint 7.00 pm
4 Dowdodd Crescent, Goolwa
*Zkye Blue @ Memphis Slim's House of Blues 9.00 pm
22 Gilbert Place, Adelaide
Wednesday, December 21
*Adelaide Blues Lounge Jam @ West Croydon & Kilkenny RSL/Community Club 8.00 pm
19 Rosetta St, West Croydon
Thursday, December 22
*Dusty Lee's Blues Jam Thursdays @ Memphis Slim's House of Blues 7.00 pm
22 Gilbert Place, Adelaide
*Soul Centric @ The Gov (Gallery Stage) 8.30 pm
59 Port Rd, Hindmarsh
Wednesday, December 28
*Adelaide Blues Lounge Jam @ West Croydon & Kilkenny RSL/Community Club 8.00 pm
19 Rosetta St, West Croydon
Friday, December 30
*The Confessors @ Blackwood RSL 8.00 pm
1 Brighton Parade, Blackwood
Saturday, December 31
*The Boogie Men and Blue Katz @ Murray Delta Juke Joint 7.00 pm
4 Dowdodd Crescent, Goolwa
*The Bluescasters @ Semaphore Workers Club 7.30 pm
93 The Esplanade, Semaphore
| JANUARY
Wednesday, January 4
*Adelaide Blues Lounge Jam @ West Croydon & Kilkenny RSL/Community Club 8.00 pm
19 Rosetta St, West Croydon
Thursday, January 5
*Dusty Lee's Blues Jam Thursdays @ Memphis Slim's House of Blues 7.00 pm
22 Gilbert Place, Adelaide
Wednesday, January 11
*Adelaide Blues Lounge Jam @ West Croydon & Kilkenny RSL/Community Club 8.00 pm
19 Rosetta St, West Croydon
Thursday, January 12
*Dusty Lee's Blues Jam Thursdays @ Memphis Slim's House of Blues 7.00 pm
22 Gilbert Place, Adelaide
Wednesday, January 18
*Adelaide Blues Lounge Jam @ West Croydon & Kilkenny RSL/Community Club 8.00 pm
19 Rosetta St, West Croydon
Thursday, January 19
*Dusty Lee's Blues Jam Thursdays @ Memphis Slim's House of Blues 7.00 pm
22 Gilbert Place, Adelaide
Wednesday, January 25
*Adelaide Blues Lounge Jam @ West Croydon & Kilkenny RSL/Community Club 8.00 pm
19 Rosetta St, West Croydon
Thursday, January 26
*Dusty Lee's Blues Jam Thursdays @ Memphis Slim's House of Blues 7.00 pm
22 Gilbert Place, Adelaide
| FEBRUARY
Saturday, February 4
*"New Orleans in the Vines" with The New Orleans Funk Express and The Atlantic Street Band @ Leconfield and Richard Hamilton Wines 11.00 pm
439 Main Rd, McLaren Vale
Sunday, February 19
*Eric Bibb (USA) @ The Gov (main room) 7.30 pm
59 Port Rd, Hindmarsh
Saturday, February 25
*Samantha Fish (USA) @ The Gov (main room) 7.30 pm
59 Port Rd, Hindmarsh
| APRIL
Monday, April 3
*Christone "Kingfish" Ingram (USA) @ The Gov (main room) 7.30 pm
59 Port Rd, Hindmarsh
| MAY
Wednesday, May 22
*Eric Bibb & Band (USA) @ The Gov (main room) 7.30 pm
59 Port Rd, Hindmarsh
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