West Coast Blues Club

Come along to our Saturday Night Live Blues and Club Sessions at FREMANTLE NAVY CLUB. Enjoy their tasty pub food at special low prices (their drinks are cheaper than the pubs too).

Saturday 19 October 2019

It's our tenth show for the year in the new format
Come to our Saturday Night Live Blues and Club Sessions!
With THREE great guest bands for our "Sisters in Blues" Special
Kyra Bee and The Illegals

Kyra Bee and The Illegals are a six-piece soulful Blues-based Perth Hills ensemble, who delight audiences everywhere they play. Runner-up in the Bridgetown International Blues Competition in 2016, they continue to perform in venues in and around Perth city.
With covers from Etta James, Amy Winehouse, Muddy Waters, Imelda May, B.B King, Kaleo, Beth Hart and Big Mama Thornton, plus some Bluesy originals; you will be taken on a sultry, soulful and spell-binding journey through some of the world's most well-loved classics.

Scratch & Dent

Scratch & Dent - Featuring the fabulous Cat Critch.
Scratch & Dent is a Blues act, comprising of five members, who have been playing blues professionally and semi-professionally in Perth and the Eastern States since the '70's.
Cat Critch and Greg Rowse are from Perth and have played in several well-known bands. Cat was the lead vocalist in Duck Soup and the Penguins. Greg played guitar in Mick O'Hara's Rockbottom and Bag of Bones with Paul Felton.
Chris Clark and Neil Steward have long musical pedigrees. Chris's career started in London in the New Wave/New Romantic movement. Neil was based in Queensland before moving to Perth a decade or so ago. Chris and Neil also appear in 'Jane and the Rain'.
Drummer Graham Johnson is originally from Bridgetown. He is part of the rhythm section and keeps the pulse pumping in time to help everyone create their unique sound.

Supported by Lauralee Faith

Lauralee Faith is an outstanding vocalist with a deeply soulful voice that can bristle with intensity and soothe like honey. Her performances bring fresh excitement to the present, while evoking the memories of the great vocalists of the past.
She has wowed audiences on stage across WA including, The Ellington Jazz Club, The Duke of George, The Charles & The Rosemount. She also performs with some of Perth's best bands & finest musicians.

New Committee...

Welcome to our new members

President: Nick Leach
Vice President: John Smoker
Secretary: Any volunteers? :)
Treasurer: Julie Butler

Grants: Shane Bradshaw
Sponsorship: Mark Hutchinson
Social Media: Teresa Scerri

Committee Members:
Greg Lewis
Greg Rowse
Mike Stone
Lorraine Thompson

We now have a great future ahead of us. Thanks guys. :)

For more information, please contact us by email on: westcoastblues2001@yahoo.com.au or talk to us on our next Gig. :)

Next month...
Saturday Night Live Blues
and Club Session
... at Fremantle Navy Club

(Our gigs are usually every third Saturday night in the month)

**** Next month's Saturday Night Live Blues and Club Session is
Saturday 16 November 2019 ****

7.30pm to 11.30pm
Special guest bands for November...

Featuring...

The Steve Rae Band

The Steve Rae Band came into being in late 2017... after guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Steve Rae was introduced to drummer Damo - with a view to forming a Blues-based band. After some initial line-up shuffles, the band drafted in Perth saxophonist Douglass Jones (with whom Steve had played, while a member of the Blues band: John Smoker's Midnight Jammers) and bassist James Johnson, to complete the line-up.

Rooted in the Blues, but branching into jazz-tinged funk, Blues-rock and soul, the Steve Rae Band draws from a diverse range of original material penned by Steve, coupled with covers of the band's favourite Blues / Blues-rock tunes. Steve's earthy vocals are supported by the powerful, driving, yet classy rhythm section of Damo and James... which in turn provides the ideal backdrop for Doug's soaring sax solos and Steve's sizzling lead guitar.

Supported by TBA

All supporters of Blues Music welcome...

Full back-line provided, thanks to the House Band. :)

Bring your own instrument/ drumsticks, voice or just your dancing feet and your friends.

Favourite pedals are ok, but we would discourage you from bringing your own amps (as they could take up space on stage and take you precious time to set up & remove).

If you don't have a band, no problem, the House Band can be available to support you, if you wish.

Bring your friends...... The more, the merrier!

Entry is ONLY $15 for October
$10 for November
and always just $5 for
West Coast Blues Club members!

Musos: To enquire about booking a place, send an email to
West Coast Blues Club at westcoastblues2001@yahoo.com.au

(You must have a minimum of 80% Blues content)

For any updates to booking information, check our facebook
page at www.facebook.com/WestCoastBluesClub...

NO BYO
Full Bar & Pub Food available

Band Night Photos

Photos from the Blues Band Night on 4 March 2016
Featured Band - Kerry B Ryan Blues Experience
Click here... for all previous event Photos

Old Jam Night Photos

Photos from the Blues Jam Night on 20 May 2016
Featured Band - BTDC
Click here... for all previous event Photos

Blues at Bridgetown

West Coast Blues Club Showcase

Blues at Bridgetown Festival last year - 13 & 15 November 2015
Representing the Club... BTDC (Before Top Dead Centre)
Click here... for previous years' Blues At Bridgetown Photos

A fantastic success!!
....by the beach, at Churchill Park Rockingham

Blues Alive - Art in the Park Festival 2012

Again, this year was a fantastic, free, family, fun, active community event - that featured live Blues music, heaps of stalls and activities and true Rockingham spirit.

Presented by the WEST COAST BLUES CLUB, this event has continued to grow from strength to strength. This year, we had some great new and established bands and solo artists from all around the Rockingham area and also further south - all the way from Bunbury. Our MC on stage, was the new club president Nick Leach, ably supported at the club marquee by the lovely Donna (our very capable club secretary). Blues Alive Art In The Park festival, now in its 9th year, attracted hundreds of families to the foreshore of Rockingham.

The audience relaxed on the green grass, beneath the shady trees near the ocean, and enjoyed the entertainment, or browsed among the art and craft stalls. Children enjoyed all the activities the festival had to offer, or tickled the taste buds with the international cuisine. This year the Blues Alive - Art in the Park festival once again included a special component, inviting special needs & services and also acknowledged those local State Olympic Swimming champions who brought home medals this year.

The Mandurah Ocean Club took this festival to a new level in 2012 and stretched the activies down to the ocean with a state regatta, inviting all WA Outriggers to enjoy Rockingham's coastline.

If you want to get involved with helping our great team at West Coast Blues Club, just email us at westcoastblues2001@yahoo.com.au. We'd love for you to help us out at the gigs. It's very rewarding and enjoyable. Sometimes we get free tickets to major Blues events too.:)

....See our facebook page for lots of photos and comments....

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