House of Blues - Jam Night

Tuesday 18th April 2023

Feature act: PAULIE BIGNELL & THE THORNBURY TWO

PAULIE BIGNELL is a founding member of Melbourne's long running mighty Jump-Blues band The Detonators, but has also carved out a successful separate solo career in addition to the trio formation with The Thornbury Two. Paulie is a Bluesman at heart, but while he clearly understands the rowdy, rhythmic drive of the Blues, to call him a Blues revivalist would be wrong. Dig deeper into the Bignell oeuvre and his tangled Blues roots system of Rockabilly, Country, Soulful R&B and flat-out Rock'n'Roll becomes apparent. Mix Hound Dog Taylor, Keith Richards and George Thorogood into a wonderful glob of rootsy Rock'n'Roll, and there lies the essence of Paulie Bignell. ​

In the beginning, Paulie carved out a reputation on guitar, but now it’s his voice and songwriting that continually carries the best of his solo output. Nonetheless, the guitar is still an integral part of what he does and is. As a guitar slinger who favours toughness over technique, Paulie’s signature style is a witches’ brew of non-linear influences – Grady Martin, Elmore James, Roy Nichols, Angus Young, Chuck Berry and Hubert Sumlin. What he takes from them he gives back more of himself, and that ultimately lifts him above and beyond standard guitar hero fare.

Joining Paulie, The Thornbury Two are Peter “Boom Boom” Beulke on bass and Damian Singh on drums – a killer rhythm section which also takes care of filling the sonic backdrop of harmony vocals, something most blues acts don’t have. They now have a couple of albums under their belts, and deliver a top live show sound that demands satisfaction and tolerates no distraction. Take a tip from Slim Harpo - the music’s hot.

Photo credit: Ioannis Ioannou

6:30pm: Doors & kitchen open for meals 
8:00pm - 8:45pm: Feature act 
9:00pm - 11:00pm: Blues Jam Session 
(Jammers to register by 8.30pm)
FREE ENTRY – ALL WELCOME.

Attendees are encouraged to pre-book for table seating. Please 'BOOK' a single or multiple (Group) ticket below. To assist our kitchen's catering, when booking, please note if you plan to order a meal on the night.

WHILE GUARANTEED TABLE SEATING ALLOCATION FOR THIS EVENT IS CAPPED, ONCE TABLE BOOKINGS ARE EXHAUSTED/CLOSED, WE STILL WELCOME WALKUPS FOR GENERAL ADMISSION NON-ALLOCATED SEATING (IF AVAIL) AND LIMITED STANDING ROOM.