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24 PESOS this Thursday (2nd July) at The Bullfrog Blues Club


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This Thursday (2nd  July at The Bullfrog Blues Club, Southsea- the fabulou=
s
24 Pesos!!!!!  =


Toted as "The UK's most exciting and original blues band" by Maverick
Magazine,
24Pesos have a unique and energetic take on the blues that has put them at
the forefront of the New-Blues scene in the UK. They've gained a great
reputation as a live act at festivals and venues throughout Europe and the
UK.

24 Pesos play original music, with deep understanding of  blues history,
drawing from influences as diverse as Sly Stone, Sean Costello, The Meters=
,
James Brown, Freddie King, Howlin' Wolf, Jimi Hendrix, and The Rolling
Stones .

24 Pesos burst onto the blues scene in 2008 with their raw and rootsy live
shows and debut album "The Boogie Worm". This album was  followed in 2010
by "Busted Broken & Blue" which earned the band four nominations at the
British blues awards including `best band` and `best album`. "When The Shi=
p
Goes Down" was the bands next release, and the band  recently released
their 4th CD, "Do The Right Thing" - an album  full of greasy-funk,
rootsy-blues, bluegrass slide guitars, classic hooks, great lyrics, soarin=
g
Hammond and slinky bass. =


The band have gigged extensively in support of their albums, including
festivals in France, Holland, Lithuania, Canada and Norway, as well as The
Colne Blues Festival in the U.K. Club dates have included Ronnie Scotts an=
d
 The Jazz Cafe  in London, The Paradiso in Amsterdam.

24 Pesos represented the UK at the European Blues Conference in Berlin in
March, and won the New Brunswick "Battle of the Blues", and  were nominate=
d
no less than four times at the 2011 British Blues awards. =


They've  appeared on national radio throughout the UK, Europe and beyond
featuring on a 1 hour `live in session' special on CBC (Canada's national
radio station), and also  the Paul Jones 25th anniversary show on BBC Radi=
o
2.

Advance tickets for the gig at The Bullfrog Blues Club are just =A38, from=
 our
 secure website - http://webplus.barkingspider.abelgratis.com/tickets/ (vi=
a
Paypal) - simply pick up you tickets on the door) or from  Street Level
Music store 139 Albert Rd, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 2SQ (cash only). =


Tickets will also be on sale on the door subject to availability.. =


24 Pesos appear this Thursday, 2nd July, at The Bullfrog Blues Club , at T=
he
N.B.E.C.S.A. Club (a.k.a.The Dockyard Club), Onslow Rd, Southsea, PO5 2NH,
Doors open at 8 p.m