Phuket International Blues Rock Festival

February 22-23, 2008

No less than twelve acts will take to the stage during the two nights. Thailand’s finest - Cannonball, Georgia, Full House and Soi Dogs from Bangkok; The Blues Machine featuring Ken ‘the Snowman’ Minahan from Pattaya; The Fabulous Hepcats from Koh Samui; Boy Blues Band from Chiang Mai as well as Phuket’s Groove Doctors w/Jimmy Fame and Bonnie Anderson - together with one of Australia’s top blues bands, Salty Dog, will rock the stage until Rich Harper closes the show Friday night and Shari Puorto on Saturday.

The internationally renowned Rich Harper Band from Los Angeles which has gathered strong following in Thailand over the past two years will return in 2008, to headline Friday night with their usual fiery style, helping to make this year’s festival a blues/rock extravaganza

Please see Schedules page for details and get ready for some smokin, hot Blues, R&B and Rock AND Roll!

For more info : http://www.phuketbluesfestival.com/

Kuala Lumpur International Blues Festival

The Blues is coming to Kuala Lumpur.

August 28 – 30, 2008 will mark the debut of the Kuala Lumpur International Blues Festival. Blues Gang featuring Joe Wings, Purple Haze, Serious Trouble, Kool Sweat, Blues House Session (Ipoh Blues), The Boneshakers, The Gypsy, Sharin Band, The Electrics Blues Band, Trigger Finger, Zubiral, The Travellers, and Bluestreats of Malaysia, as well as Alex Terry (Australia), Alan Lewis (Scotland), The Blues Bug (Indonesia), Curtis King (Vietnam), U-Blues (Singapore) and The Van Boys (Thailand), The Sunshine Blues Band (U.K) and a few more foreigns blues band will share the same stage in this first ever Blues festival in the country.

Apart from the range of great Blues musicians from around the world, the 3-day event will witness the historic reunion of Malaysia’s first Blues Band, Blues Gang. Frontman Ito, together with his mates Julian, Jim, Karim and the rest of the gang will get back on stage and strut their stuff, just like old times.

We will keep you updated via KLBlues.com

Gigs on Guam

The Micronesia Blues Society presents Deep Pacific Blues every Thursday, 9pm, at Bully's, Pleasure Island, Tumon Village, Guam and every Friday, 7pm, at Mermaid Tavern, Guam's only Brewpub, in Olde Hagatna... We have backed up hundreds of visiting Blues musicians in the past eighteen years if you are visiting Guam please contact John Hoffman; jhblues@guam.net

Shun Kikuta "RISING SHUN" JAPAN TOUR '08

Shun Kikuta "RISING SHUN" JAPAN TOUR '08

http://cvnweb.bai.ne.jp/~eric-c/shun/SHUN_KIKUTA_JAPAN_TOUR.html

■2/16(Sat) 東京　“JIROKICHI” http://www.jirokichi.net/ 18：30 open 19：30 start 前売り￥3200　当日￥3500 共演バンド：Shun Kikuta Band w/Jamsbee and Voices

■2/17(Sun) 札幌　“MOTOWN CLUB TEMPS” http://www.temps-soul.com/top.html open 18：00　start 19：00 前売り￥3000　当日￥3500 共演バンド：マサ長棟ブルースバンド&PATTI

■2/18(Mon) 仙台　“HEAVEN” http://www.blues-heaven.com/photo/photo.htm open 19:00 starts 20:00 ￥2500 共演バンド：BLUES CRUISER

■2/19(Tue) 福島　“なまず亭”　 http://fireomichi.at.infoseek.co.jp/namazu/namazu.html open 19:00 starts 20:00　￥2500 共演バンド：共演バンド：BLUES CRUISER＆華

■2/22(Fri) 宇都宮 “Beat Club” http://www.beatclub.jp/pc/pcindex.html open 19:00 start 20:00 前売り￥2500　当日￥3000 共演バンド：Shun Kikuta Trio w/WARAKU x T.C.Groove

■2/24(Sun) 名古屋 “Slow Blues” http://www.slowblues.com/ open 19:00　 start 20：00 　前売り￥2000　当日￥2500 共演バンド：チャビー小林バンド& Rosebud RIE

■2/26(Tue) 神戸 “WYNTERLAND” http://www.kobewynterland.info/ open18:30 start 19:30 　前売り￥3000　当日￥3500 共演バンド：Apes＆Nacomi /対バンド：momo and RODEO

■2/27(Wed) 大阪 “Knave” http://www.knave.co.jp/ open18:30 start 19:30　前売り￥3000　当日￥3500 共演バンド：Bluez-it/対バンド：TATOO

■2/28(Thu) 京都 “MOJO WEST” http://www.mojowest.com/index.php open18:30 start19:30　前売り￥3000　当日￥3500 共演バンド：Nacomi and friends featuring 塩次伸二

■2/29(Fri) 福岡 “Gate’s 7” http://www.gates7.com/guide/ 前売り￥3000　当日￥3500 共演バンド：博多BLUES FELLOWS

■3/1(Sat) 佐賀 “B-Shuffle” http://b-shuffle.seesaa.net/ open：18:00 start：19:00 前売り￥2000 当日￥2500 共演バンド：博多BLUES FELLOWS

■3/2(Sun) 鹿児島　天文館 コロネット http://www.tenmonkan.com/shopdb/shopdb.php?shopid=1066 open 18:30　 start 19:00　￥2500 共演バンド：サクラジマブルースバンド

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