"The blues ain't nothing but a good man feelin' bad"

News

april 5 2010
De Keijzer Spijkenisse
Duke
Yesterday was the gig at bar de Keijzer in Spijkenisse. And this was without a doubt our greatest gig ever. What a great bar and above all what a magnificent audience. We enjoyed it from the first note till the last. Some people in the audience jumped on stage spontaneously and joined us which made the party complete. What a crazy afternoon, we will definitely do this again. De Keijzer and all visitors thank you, we will definitely go back there. De Keijzer is a must for any bluesband.

december 20 2009
Cafe Royal Mill
Duke
Last saturday we played at bar Royal Mill. Many people came dispite the freezing cold and we were greatfull for their sacrefice. A special evening wich we ended with Tush for the first time and the crowd loved it. Hans Schuurmans apeared as guest with his trumpet and played some fantastic solo's. (it's on our youtube-site) Royal is still a graet place to play and we will defenitly be back.


october 25 2009
Bluescafe Duke Maastricht
Duke
Last friday and saturday we played the gigs at Bluescafe Duke in Maastricht. Two great gigs for us in a fantastic Bluescafe. The atmospheer was awsome and got even better when barowner Gaby got up on the stage to play with us and we all had a ball. We look back at an unforgettable Weekend in Maastricht. Thanx Gaby en Monique and of course the crowd at Bluescafe Duke in Maastricht.


june 05 2009
Jazz Maastricht
The gigs at Jazz Maastricht in Bluescafe Duke october 23rd and 24th are defenite. In october we'll be playing twice in Maastricht at Bluescafe Duke.

may 10 2009
First gig with Nico
Nico
The gig saturdaynight may 9th at bar de drie Heere in Schaijk felt as a new start for us. After all the set-backs we made a new start and it felt good, it was good. A great evening with more to follow. There are some new gigs scheduled and we're looking forward in to the future with more new gigs.



february 6 2009
farewell to Pim
Pim
We are shocked and intensely sad by the unexpected death of our bluesbuddy.
On february 6th 2009 we again got a sad message of the death of a friend and bluesbuddy.
Thursday February 5th Pim our guitarist died. Pim, only the beautiful memories remain. Memories of much pleasure, fun and beautiful music with you.
We say farewell to a fantastic musician and wonderfull person. We will miss you ........

The blues ain't nothing but a good man feelin' bad.

oktober 2 2008
a new drummer
Nico
Nico Vreeburg is the new drummer. After the auditions Nico was obviously the best choice. He has got the same ambitions and musicaly there was a connection right away.
Yesterday we had our first rehearsal and now we're going to work hard so we'll quickly be ready for new gigs.
We do need some time though to work on all the songs with Nico. So please have some patience, but don't worry we'll be back soon.


september 28 2008
CD releaseparty september 27
Egbert
Yesterday we had our official releaseparty of our new CD "Someday". An evening where we played all the songs of our new CD with guestdrummer Egbert van Gruythuyzen. It was a great evening with guestmusicians Richard Severijns, Lee-Roy and Nico Vreeburg in in the last extra set.
An evening where we also looked back at the passed months and the loss of Arnold, this was what he really wanted to do but unfortunately he couldn't. But we like to believe that he watched us from above and enjoyed it just the same.


21 augustus 2008
We will go on
Tonight, we gathered as the band, for the first time since Arnold's funeral. The decision was made (in great part because of encouragement and support from those who are close to us): We Will Go On... We don't want all that we have accomplished with Arnold over the last few years to just fade away.

august 5 2008
A sad day
Arnold
On august 5th 2008 we received the tragic news that Arnold, our drummer, friend en bluesbuddy died. Arnold, thanks for all the beautiful years with you in the band. We thankfully remember all the great gigs and the fun we had together and we remember the pleasure we had playing music with you. A couple of years ago we spoke of recording a CD with only our own songs on it, one of your dreams too. It's a great comfort and support for us that we were able to realize that dream with you.

Say goodbye, Say goodbye to the blues,
The road has finally taken you,
Where there ain't, where there ain't no more bad news.
Play on, play on through the darkest night,
The road has finally taken you,
Where everything, everything is gonna be allright,
It's gonna be allright,
No more pain, no more sorrow.
(Walter Trout)

june 27 2008
the release of our new CD "Someday"
Someday
Today we released our new CD "Someday". The first CD we release with only songs written by the band. Last year we recorded the first half and this year we recorded the second half and today is the release. You can check out songclips of the songs. The CD is 10 euros.





april 7 2008
Recordings for the new CD april 06 2008
Hans
We recorded the last five songs for our new CD yesterday. We recorded the songs I ain't no good, On the way out, Blues on wheels, My pigeon and Going to Florida. It went well and we were very pleased with the results. Now all we have to do is mix and master it and we're done. The design of the cover is almost ready and if everything works out the way we planned we'll release the CD in may.



january 27 2008
Gig at bar Royal Mill jan. 26 2008
The gig saturdaynight at bar Royal in Mill was perfect. A great crowd. This night we played our new song "Blues on wheels" for the first time. The audience loved the new song right from the start which made the night even better for us. Royal is a great bar for a bluesband to play, thanks guys.

november 19 2007
Gig at bar de Preek nov. 18 2007
de Preek Uden nov. 18 2006
The gig yesterday at bar de Preek in Uden was awesome. The crowd was absolutely fantastic. At the end of the gig there was a guestappearance of local guitarist Lee Roy and with him we had a great ending of a fantastic evening. The gig was as great for the crowd as it was for us. Bar de Preek we'll be back.



october 1 2007
New look for the site
Today we gave the site a comlete make-over, it looks a lot sharper and more professional, let us know what you think of it in the guestbook

july 5 2007
clips of our own songs on the site
Today we placed the first six of our own songs on the site, hopefully we can record some more this year so we can release our first cd with our own material at the end of 2007 or early 2008

March 24 2007
Recordings of our own songs
Today we recorded six of our own songs at the studio of popkollektief in Oss. We recorded Don't you sugar me baby again and the songs What's goin' on, Someday, So Good, Pain and Sorrow en The smell of Old Spice. We're still working on some other songs and we hope to record them later this year. We'll put some soundclips on the site soon.

januari 21 2007
bar Goei Volluk Cuijk
This afternoon we played at bar Goei Volluk in Cuijk, a bluesbar. The place was fully packed and the crowd was great. It was a nice gig and we had a lot of people dancing. The atmosphere was really fantastic. We can say that we started the year very good in Cuijk.

december 24 2006
3 Heere Schaijk
3 Heere 2006 Jumping Johnny
Yesterday we played again at bar drie Heere in Schaijk, it was fantastic. It was a great night for us and the audience. Everything was right. It was also the evening that we played our new song "Someday" for the first time, it sounded solid and the audience just loved it. A fantastic ending of a great year and a good inspiration for next year. And for now we wish you all merry Christmas and a happy new year and we'll see you again next year.

november 19 2006
Dofferblues 2006 with Sax Gordon
Sax Gordon
The gig yesterday at the Dofferblues festival was a great succes, the gig featuring Sax Gordon was fantastic and the audience was absolutely awesome. The place was packed and together with the audience we made it a great party. We had three extra hornplayers which gave the whole performance an extra swinging dimension. We started in our regular setting later joined by the hornplayers and of course Sax Gordon. It's absolutely fantastic to play with such a great musician and performer like Sax Gordon and the crowd loved it.


june 5 2006
Jazz in Duketown
Jazz in Duketown 4-6-06
Yesterday we played a second gig at Jazz in Duketown and this gig too was one great party, the crowd was goin' wild and people were dancing on the pooltable. We had some guests playing with us and together with them and the audience we had a great time.






june 4 2006
Jazz in Duketown
Jazz in Duketown 3-6-06
The gig yesterday in 't Vliegend Hert' at Jazz in Duketown was one great party, the wether was fantastic and the audience absolutely great. Two years ago we played in the same bar at Jazz in Duketown and we had a great gig then, so we were really looking forward to this gig and it was absolutely fantastic.





november 14 2005
Bluescafe Apeldoorn
The gig at bluescafe Apeldoorn november 27 is cancelled due to illnes of one of the bandmembers and rescheduled june 25 2006

september 9 2005
Private party with special guest Sax Gordon
Sax Gordon
Yesterday Wim and Elly had a party where we played with the american saxaphoneplayer Sax Gordon. It was an absolutely great party, it's really great to play with such a fantastic artist and entertainer. First we want to thank Wim en Elly for an exciting party and last but certainly not least we want to thank Sax Gordon for this unforgettable musical happening.






july 2 2005
Brotherhood mc Antwerp (Kontich)
Brotherhood mc Antwerp
Saturday july 2 a gig at motorclub Brotherhood Antwerp. A great gig on a beautiful location of Brotherhood mc. We wanted to play some more at the end of the third set but Frank litterally lost his voice and we were unable to give anymore encore's. Brotherhood mc Antwerp thanks for making our second visit to Antwerp absolutely fantastic.



july 1 2005
Kid's Rythm and blues kaffee Antwerp
Kid's
Last friday, finally a gig at Kid's in Antwerp. When we played in Antwerp last year we allready knew, this place is a must for every bluesband. It was beyond our expectations, the gig was super and the crowd was fantastic. We've got this thing for Antwerp and friday was no exception again a great gig. If it's the city or the people we don't know but every time we play we're having ourselves a ball.


march 31 2005
bar 3 Heere in Schaijk
easterday, after a long while on stage again, we've been away for a while due to illness of some bandmembers. But now we're back, and the place was absolutely filled to the last spot and along with the crowd we had ourselves a ball, a fantastic gig.

april 13 2005
Don't you sugar me baby
Wednesday april 13 we recorded the song 'Don't you sugar me baby'. The song written by Frank and Hans is a great succes on every gig, that's why we wanted to record this one. The last gig was filmed and we want to use that material and this recording to make a clip.

may 30 2004
bar Mad Mick Jazz in Duketown
Yesterday was the gig in bar Mad Mick in 's-Hertogenbosch at the jazz in Duketown festival. We played small sets and after one or two songs the bar was filled with people. During the breakes people walked out again but every time we started playing the place was filled again. A lot of bluesfans show up at Jazz in Duketown. The place was on fire, Mad Mick was happy, the crowd was happy and so were we. It wouldn't surprise me if next year at Jazz in Duketown you can find us again at Mad Mick's in 's-Hertogenbosch, we'll keep you posted.

december 21 2003
Gig at De Groene Engel
Yesterday was the gig at bar "de Groene Engel" in Oss. It was a fantastic gig with a wonderful audience. A great place for a bluesband to play with a real bluesminded audience.

december 17 2003
Demo "Blue" is ready
The new demo "Blue is ready, we're gonna put some soundclips of this new demo on this site very soon.

october 12 2003
back in the studio
We're going to record the new demo "Blue"

july 12 2003
This Newspage renewd
This newspage has a new face as of today. A newspaper-like appearence with the latest newsfacts on the band and its members

june 25 2003
Our own domain www.downanddirty.nl
The homepage has its own domain www.downanddirty.nl. It's finally there, makes things a lot easier.

may 23 2003
Infopages renewd
info
The pages bandinfo are entirely remade. A newer and better interface with information of the band and its members







march 19 2003
New sologuitarist
Hans van der Wijst
After Ton left us last week we went lookin' for a new sologuitarist right away. The same week we contacted Hans van der Wijst and hereby we proudly present our new sologuitarist, there was chemistry right from the start and with Hans we're back in business.












march 12 2003
Ton is leaving the band
Ton
Ton our sologuitarist wants to leave the band, he wants to focus on other things than music. We wish him good luck with that.










january 15 2003
demo-news
The recordings are ready, soon we'll launch the new demo. A couple of soundclips are allready on this site.