March leads up to a great start to the Festival season...Bluesfest 1^st April...some great music is coming up this month to warm your musical tastebuds for the rest of the live musical year!

MARCH GIGS

Support the musicians and the venues that put on the live acts!

Sun 28 Feb

CALEXICO (Click on the link to see some shots taken at the gig)/ THE FUMES - Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay

MICK McHUGH - Byron Bowling Club, Byron Bay

Mon 1 Mar

DANNY ROSS – The Rails Hotel, Byron Bay

Tue 2 Mar

JIM KELLY HEALIN’ FEELING – Lismore Bowling Club

ANDY BURKE – The Beach Hotel, Byron Bay

Wed 3 Mar

DAN HANNAFORD – The Rails, Byron Bay

Thurs 4 Mar

SETH SENTRY- Great Northern Hotel “Backroom”, Byron Bay

Fri 5 Mar

DEAD BEAT BAND and THE BANGALOWS – Lennox Point Hotel, Lennox Head

MASON RACK BAND – The Cabarita Beach Bar & Grill

JACK THORNCRAFT & STEVE RUSSELL - Urban Jazz @ Bang Thai, Bangalow

MR SPEAKER – The Rails, Byron Bay

Sat 6 Mar

THE CRUEL SEA – Coolangatta Hotel

PINK ZINC - Lennox Point Hotel, Lennox Head

HANS LOVEJOY QUARTET - Jazz-Bah, Ballina Hotel

TUMBLEWEED - Great Northern Hotel “Backroom”, Byron

JIMMY WILLING AND THE REAL GONE HICKUPS - The Rails Hotel, Byron Bay

LATE FOR WOODSTOCK - The Beach Hotel, Byron Bay

EUGENE HIDEAWAY BRIDGES – Byron Bay Brewery: The Buddha Bar, Byron Bay

Sun 7 Mar

MICKEY AVALON – Great Northern Hotel “Backroom”, Byron

OKA - The Beach Hotel, Byron Bay

MARTHA BAARTZ TRIO – Lennox Point Hotel, Lennox Head

Mon 8 Mar

AMANDA PALMER – Bangalow A & I Hall

ANNA WEATHERUP – The Rails, Byron Bay

Tue 9 Mar

BAARTZY'S BREW - Lismore City Bowling club

Wed 10 Mar

AL DI MEOLA & WORLD SINFONIA - Byron Bay High School

DINOSAUR JR - Great Northern Hotel “Backroom”, Byron

Thur 11 Mar

JONATHON BOULET and OH YE DENVER BIRDS - Great Northern Hotel “Backroom”, Byron

8 BALL AITKEN – Beach Hotel, Byron Bay

Fri 12 Mar

THE DOWNSTAIRS MIX-UP – The Rails, Byron Bay

THE GRAINS - Bangalow Hotel, Bangalow

LISA HUNT - The Beach Hotel, Byron Bay

LAURA NOBEL & MATT HILL - Urban Jazz @ Bang Thai, Bangalow

Sat 13 Mar

KAREN & THE CAPTAINS OF CLASS - Jazz-Bah, Ballina Hotel

MESCALITO BLUES - Bangalow Hotel, Bangalow

BAND OF FREQUENCIES - Tuntable Hall, Nimbin

TANAMERA – The Lennox Point Hotel

HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY / ERNEST ELLIS / BOY & BEAR - Great Northern Hotel “Backroom”, Byron

18TH ANNUAL BRISBANE BLUES FEST: THE TROPHY BRIDES / JIMI BEAVIS & THE 385S / ASA BROOMHALL / DOC SPAN & ROSS WILLIAMS / DOUG WILSHIRE & THE TAILSPINNERS / BLUESVILLE STATION / THE MOJO WEBB BAND / THE HIPSHOOTERS - Jubilee Hotel, Fortitude Valley

Sun 14 Mar

LISA HUNT - The Beach Hotel, Byron Bay

DAN HANNAFORD – Brunswick Heads Hotel

Mon 15 Mar

Tue 16 Mar

SUJITOKO - Lismore City Bowling club

Wed 17 Mar

CHRIS SMITHER – The Zoo, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

THE BLACK SEEDS – The Great Northern Hotel “Backroom”, Byron

Thur 18 Mar

CHRIS SMITHER – The Soundlounge, Coolangatta

Fri 19 Mar

BABYLON CIRCUS – The Great Northern Hotel “Backroom”, Byron

LISA HUNT - The Beach Hotel, Byron Bay

MICK HART – Lennox Point Hotel, Lennox Head

SHARNY & JACK THORNCRAFT - Urban Jazz @ Bang Thai, Bangalow

Sat 20 Mar

MASON RACK BAND – The Shaws Bay Hotel, Ballina

BLUESVILLE STATION – Tommy's Bar, Lismore

THE MARK GINSBURG BAND - Jazz-Bah, Ballina Hotel

MR PERCIVAL - Mullumbimby Civic Hall - 8pm

BIRDY and THE RANDOM FEW – Lennox Point Hotel, Lennox Head

THE SAW DOCTORS – The Bangalow Bowling Club, Bangalow

THE RED-EYES – Beach Hotel, Byron Bay

LULO REINHARDT – Lismore Bowling Club, Lismore

Sun 21 Mar

THE RED-EYES – Beach Hotel, Byron Bay

LIZ STRINGER – Lennox Point Hotel, Lennox Head

ELLINGTON and THE SUNDANCE KIDS - Great Northern Hotel “Backroom”, Byron

Mon 22 Mar

Tue 23 Mar

THE VIEW FROM MADELEINE'S COUCH – Lismore Bowling Club, Lismore

Wed 24 Mar

THE GRIGORYAN & TAWADROS BAND OF BROTHERS (Feat: Slava & Leonard Grigoryan - Joseph and James Tawadros) - Byron Bay Community Centre

Thur 25 Mar

Fri 26 Mar

JOHN HOFFMAN & JIM KELLY - Urban Jazz @ Bang Thai, Bangalow

MASON RACK BAND – Ballina RSL

FAT ALBERT – Lennox Point Hotel, Lennox Head

THE DOWNSTAIRS MIX-UP – Nimbin Hotel

JIMMY WILLING and THE REAL GONE HICKUPS – Byron Bay Brewery: The Buddha Bar, Byron Bay

Sat 27 Mar

LYDIA & FRIENDS - Jazz-Bah, Ballina Hotel

DAVE SCOTT BAND – Lennox Point Hotel, Lennox Head

KATIE NOONAN & THE CAPTAINS / FERGUS BROWN - A&I Hall, Bangalow

JOSH RAWIRI - Bangalow Hotel

TINA HARROD WITH HER BAND – Mullumbimby Bowling Club

SUN 28 Mar

THE FEREMONES - The Beach Hotel, Byron Bay 4.30pm

SUGARCANE COLLINS – Lennox Point Hotel, Lennox Head

Mon 29 Mar

Tue 30 Mar

THE DOWNSTAIRS MIX-UP – Lismore Bowling Club

Wed 31 Mar

BIANCA MEIER and PAUL APPELKAMP – The Rails, Byron

HUSSY HICKS - Byron Bay Community Centre

Thu 1 Apr

BLUESFEST – Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm

Fri 2 Apr

BLUESFEST – Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm

Sat 3 Apr

BLUESFEST – Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm

Sun 4 Apr

BLUESFEST – Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm

Mon 5 Apr

BLUESFEST – Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm

Sat 10 April

LUCIE THORNE - Mullumbimby Bowling Club

Wed 14 Apr

BEX MARSHALL (UK) - The Rails Byron Bay

Sat 15 May

Mazstock Festival @ Italo/Australian Club

Fri 28 May

8 BALL AITKEN – Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, 4:30pm

8 BALL AITKEN – Lennox Pub, Lennox Heads, NSW, 9:30pm

Sat 29 May

Blues on Broadbeach, Gold Coast

Sun 30 May

Blues on Broadbeach, Gold Coast

If you have any other live music you think I should add to this list, drop me a line via Myspace or Facebook and let me know.

KEEP MUSIC ‘LIVE’!!!

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