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Get sweet club merch!

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Now you can wear Southland Musos Club merch like the cool kids do!

We have a range of men’s and women’s T-shirts, caps and beanies for sale.

T-shirts: $30 each

Caps and beanies – $20 each

Email sldmusos@gmail.com or ask one of our friendly bar staff next time you’re at the club.

Chris Chilton Southland Musicians Club Invercargill Southland

What’s up

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Gidday groovers.

We hear feedback occasionally that some of you beautiful music people think that gigs and shows held at the musos club are only open to club members. This is certainly not the case.

Any gig we advertise publicly is open to all comers. All you have to do is buy a ticket – they’re usually sold by the bands online these days, and we try to help you out by posting a link on the Southland Musicians Club Facebook page.

So if you see promo for a show at the club that you think might be right up your alley, you are totally welcome to buy a ticket and come down to our venue, the Rhythm Lounge, at 33 Preston Street. Look for the big Southland Musicians Club sign on the fence.

The Rhythm Lounge is a licensed venue with a great vibe, great sound system and a great bar. The club runs the bar but the venue itself is open to the public. We’d love to see you, and so would the bands who play there.

Here’s what’s on offer at the musos club Rhythm Lounge in coming weeks.

July 1: Jordan Luck Band. Sold out, sorry folks.

July 9: Get FOLKed! An open mic evening of traditional, contemporary and original folk music performed by local artists.  If you’re keen to get up and have a craic you can direct message the gals at Get FOLKed! Find them on Facebook. Bar open but bring your own nibbles. Doors open at 6.30pm. Entry is by koha/gold coin.

July 10: Kennedy School of Music

July 11: Silver Notes Traditional Music Club. Singalong music, including country and traditional tunes. Anyone can join in. Visitors very welcome.

July 30: Invercargill Irish Society open mic night.

July 31: Southern Slaughter, featuring two of New Zealand’s hardest hitting death metal bands: Order of Diptera, purveying the dissonance, and Utilize the Remains bringing the slams. With support from Southland’s exceptional Filth Wizard. Tickets just $10 plus booking fee, available through Cosmic Ticketing, or $20 door sales available on the night. Doors open at 8:30pm with the first band on at 9pm. All shows R18.

August 29-September 1: Dinner and a show at our annual theatre-restaurant show. This one’s called The Final Countdown, with a science fiction theme. Tickets will be $45 and they’ll go on sale in a week or so at Little Fire Musicworks. This is always a fab night out. Start getting a group together and keep an eye on the Southland Musicians Club Facebook page for an event notification.

Remember that the Rhythm Lounge venue at the Southland Musicians Club is also available for private hire when it’s not being used to entertain the masses. We’re taking quite a few bookings for private functions. Contact the prez, Trevor Daley, on 027 733 6959 for details.

And remember, whānau, to follow the Southland Musicians Club on Facebook to stay up to date.

Talk again real soon.

The Guitar Legends 2021 house band.

Guitar Legends goes off

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Guitar Legends is over for another year, and this one was a beauty.

The show ran over two nights, May 12 and 13, 2021, with a full house on the Thursday night and a great atmosphere in the Rhythm Lounge.

This was the 14th year the club has staged this exhibition of local guitar talent since and musos club president Trevor Daley reckoned it was one of the best yet. It would have been the 15th consecutive show if Covid-19 hadn’t got in the way and forced its cancellation in 2020.

Initially Trev had envisioned that the show would be a one-off when he produced the first one back in 2007, but the concept has proved enduringly successful, unearthing new talent each year. This year audiences saw a bunch of talented newbies who haven’t performed in Guitar Legends before, plus a host of well-known regulars. The newbies included Jimmy Anders and Tom Kilkelly, from Dark House, George Charleson, Sam Herring and Tyler Reynolds, as well as Tanzin Rika, who played in the backing band. All of them brought plenty to the party. As well, we had notable regulars including Ross Ogilvy, Simon Thompson, Vance Manu, Peter Colvin, Warena “Waz” Brown and John Amos, plus guest vocalists including Steve Russell, Jo Ward and Cathy McRae.

Trev thinks the concept for the show works so well because of the high standard of musicianship on display and the wide variety of musical genres represented. This years there were performances of pop, jazz, blues, hard rock, thrash metal and progressive metal, with almost everything in between. Southland guitarists performed their tributes to artists ranging from Sting to Dire Straits to John Mayer to Thin Lizzy to T Rex to Iron Maiden to Pantera to Dream Theatre, with some unexpected surprises.

Rehearsal for this year’s show. Jo Ward, Marcus Crowe, Roger Chilton, Brad Smart and Tanzin Rika.

“It’s good to see a lot of guitarists doing something they wouldn’t normally do with their bands,’’ Trev says.

The house band made up of Roger Chilton (drums), Chris Chilton (bass), Marcus Crowe (keyboards) and Tanzin Rika (guitar) backed most of the guitarists, but there were guest appearances by several other bands, as well as a roster of lead vocalists. Long-time MC Carl Mills again fronted the show.

It was a big show, with around 25 songs, and the standard of guitarists on show was relentlessly high. Nobody seemed to mind that the show kicked on until around 11pm, because there was so much going on on stage.

“I think only the Southland Musicians Club could pull this off,’’ Trev reckons. “There could be another show in New Zealand like it, but I doubt it. It’s a pretty unique show, and I always appreciate that all the guitarists are keen to do it.”

Bring on next year’s show!

Chris Chilton Southland Musicians Club Invercargill Southland

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Gidday mate. It’s going off big time at the musos club, with a swag of cool stuff happening.

Next week we’ve got Guitar Legends. Check out the story in today’s Express for more details.

In breaking news we’ve locked in a date for the ILT Southland Entertainment Awards. Because of Covid we’re giving it a break this year and it will be coming back with a reboot in 2022. Save the date, people: April 8, 2022. It’s going to have a new look, a new format and a new venue – the Ascot Park Hotel. Very, very exciting.

More exciting news. The Southland Musicians Club website is near completion. We’re aiming for a launch next month. Stay tuned.

Meanwhile, check out our Facebook page for the current offering of gigs.

May 8: FOTA. Radical, musical, melodic, and energetic alt rock with a hard, punky edge. They’re unique, confrontational, and uber entertaining. With Russian Blue and Person Will.Omaj. Just a tenner on the door, and $5 for students.

May 9: Dan Sharp. A touring singer/songwriter based out of Katikati. Check out the event on our Facebook page to secure tickets for this intimate gig.

May 20: David and Shimna. An award-winning folk duo, with a beautiful sound and fans all over the planet. Check them out. Tickets on www.eventbrite.co.nz

May 23: Cathcart/Walsh/Blaikie. A tight, funky, country-blues band from Christchurch, who worship the groove. Doors open 5pm. Just $15 on the door.

June 11: Get FOLKed! An evening of traditional, contemporary and original folk music performed by local artists.  This is an open mic event, so if you’re keen to get up and have a craic (see what I did there?) you can direct message the gals at Get FOLKed! Find them on Facebook. Bar open but bring your own nibbles. Doors open at 6.30pm. Entry is by koha/gold coin.

The Rhythm Lounge venue at the Southland Musicians Club is also available for private hire when it’s not being used to entertain the masses. Contact el presidente, Trevor Daley, on 027 733 6959 for details.

And remember, whānau, to follow the Southland Musicians Club on Facebook to stay up to date.

Talk again real soon.

Hall of Fame 2020

Hall of Fame

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What a fantastic time to be had in Invercargill over the past few days. Congratulations to Cheryl Anderson, Belinda Anderson, Vaughn Butenshaw, and Shaun Kirkpatrick for being inducted into the Hall of Fame. Had the best time playing a set with Bandit and catching up with the extended musical family. Thanks, Arun O’Connor for a loan of the guitar, should have taken you up on your offer!! Also, thanks to Bryan Townley for looking after the family at the Ascot. Lastly, happy birthday Mum. See you next year Invercargill. Cheers.

Annual Last Night 2020 - Southland Musicians Club

Theatre Restaurant 2020

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The musos club’s annual theatre restaurant show got underway last night with a full house enjoying a meal from Country Manor before our fabulous cast and crew opened the season of “You Know You’ve Made It When …” Here are some sneak pix from behind the scenes during setup and on opening night. If you’ve got tickets to this almost sold-out season, see you at the club on Tuesday and Wednesday. If you’d like to get along to the last two shows, there are limited tickets available at Little Fire Musicworks
Get in quick!

Chris Chilton Southland Musicians Club Invercargill Southland

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Viva el Presidente!

At the Southland Musicians Club’s AGM club president Trevor Daley (pictured) was returned to the position, unopposed, just like he has been every year since he was first elected in 1976!

That’s an uninterrupted run of 45 years, and a mighty achievement in anybody’s history book.

How many other administrators in any role have given that much service to a voluntary organisation? Not many, if any, I’m betting.

Trev, as we like to call the boss behind his back, and sometimes to his face, was recognised in the 2015 Queens Birthday Honours when he was named a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

So cheers, Trev. You’re a bloody legend!

Gigs coming up at the club:

March 12: Get FOLKed! An evening of traditional, contemporary, and original folk music performed by local artists.  This is an open mic event, so if you’re keen to get up and have a craic (see what I did there?) you can direct message the gals at Get FOLKed! Find them on Facebook. Bar open but bring your own nibbles. Doors open at 6.30 pm. Entry is by koha/gold coin.

March 19: Russian Blue and Filth Wizard kick off their South Island tour back where it all started – Invervegas! Now based in Dunedin, Russian Blue will both delight and terrify with their experimental molten-sludge rock. Filth Wizard’s riff-filled instrumental tunes offer the perfect counterpart to Russian Blue. Joining them at the Rhythm Lounge are post-sludge outfit Slur. Doors open at 8.30 and it’s just 10 bucks on the door.

April 17: Metal Madness – more details next time.

April 22: Groove-heavy rockers Pull Down The Sun bring their Of Valleys and Mountains album release tour to the Rhythm Lounge, with ample assistance from Filth Wizard, Elidi, and Fall of Them. You can hunt down your tickets at https://www.cosmicticketing.co.nz/event/6337

Remember, whanau, to follow the Southland Musicians Club on Facebook to stay up to date.

The Rhythm Lounge venue at the Southland Musicians Club is also available for private hire when it’s not being used to entertain the masses. Contact Mr. President, Trevor Daley, on 027 733 6959 for details.

Talk soon.

Chris

Looking For Alaska 'Light and Shadow' Album Release Tour

Looking For Alaska ‘Light and Shadow’ Album Release Tour

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Looking For Alaska are on tonight at the club! This Hamilton folk-pop duo has turned heads and hearts with their sound rooted in country-style guitar and soaring harmonies and intense on-stage chemistry. They’ve just released their second album, Light and Shadow.

Tickets $15 pre-sale, $20 on the door.

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Ronél Hunter and Raylee Bradfield Southern Summer Tour

Ronél Hunter and Raylee Bradfield Southern Summer Tour

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Ronél Hunter returns to the musos club with Raylee Bradfield on their Southern Summer Tour. This engaging, thought-provoking twin singer-songwriter experience can be yours for just $23 a ticket + booking fee here.

Jenny, Maegan and Nicola Summer Tour 21

Jenny, Maegan and Nicola Summer Tour 21

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021 AT 7 PM UTC+13

Jenny, Maegan & Nicola Mitchell – INVERCARGILL

@ Southland Musicians Club

Southland friends, we are finally bringing our Grainstore Sessions Tour to you! As part of a short run of Summer shows, we’ll be playing at the mighty Southland Musicians Club on Feb 19th.
General Admission – $20
Children/Students – $15
As always, there will be a bar operating at the back of the club.
A show is suitable for all ages, full of original tunes + a selection of songs from our early days. Hope to see you there