OPELOUSAS at the MBAS House of Blues + Blues Jam

Name: OPELOUSAS at the MBAS House of Blues + Blues Jam
Start: 2025-02-25T18:30:00+11:00
Location: Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society - MBAS

Schedule

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society - MBAS | Ascot Vale, VI

MBAS 'HOUSE OF BLUES' @ FLEMINGTON BOWLS CLUB
Tuesday 25th FEBRUARY 2025 • FREE ENTRY, all welcome!
8pm: Feature act: OPELOUSAS
9:00pm – 11pm: Blues Jam (Jammers to register by 8:30pm)
6:30pm: Doors open + KITCHEN OPEN FOR MEALS (6:30pm – 8:30pm)
FREE entry and walkups are always welcome, but attendees are encouraged to pre-book via the MBAS website for guaranteed table seating. Please 'BOOK' a single or multiple (group) ticket here: https://www.mbas.org.au/house-of-blues-25-02-2025
🎶🎥NOTE: The Feature Act is LIVESTREAMED on the night from 8:00pm via the MBAS Facebook Page.
OPELOUSAS are a powerful, multi-award-winning female-fronted collaboration, with a unique and hauntingly hypnotic take on blues and rock that will leave you mesmerised.
Inspired by the Louisiana spice capital of the same name, the Melbourne-based trio was formed by Kerri Simpson in 2018, drawing on the trio’s mutual love for the music of the deep south.
Their second album Opelousafried, released in February 2024, was album of the week on both RRR and PBS radio, and was awarded Music Victoria’s Best Blues Album of 2024. Their debut album Opelousified also won the prestigious award in 2019.
Their sound is a roux of Kerri Simpson’s dynamic vocals, electric guitar and baritone guitar, Alison Ferrier’s contagious guitar riffs, bucolic fiddle, and sultry vocal tones, seasoned with ARIA-award-winning Anthony “Shorty” Shortte’s expert swamp-soaked percussion. The rhythms of Opelousas seep right into your bloodstream and their powerful performances leave punters crying out for more.
"Opelousas have whipped up a gumbo of stripped-back raw blues, highly rhythmic and riff-orientated, rollin' and a-tumblin' straight out of the swampy Mississippi Hill Country. Can’t compare it with any other Aussie band." Helen Jennings OAM, PBS106.7FM
Photo credit: Wicked Rock Photography
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ABOUT THE MBAS: Formed in 1990, the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society (MBAS) is a not-for-profit organisation run by a volunteer team of blues music lovers. MBAS hosts free Tuesday night live music events and jams at its clubhouse at Flemington Bowls Club, alongside producing special ticketed events and a free "Blues Weekly" e-newsletter. All MBAS initiatives – including the annual International Blues Challenge, Women 'N' Blues and Youth in Blues Programs – are funded by weekly raffle drives, Membership fees and donations.