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Memphis Challenge Series: Mojo Webb on the lifetime memories he made in Memphis

Interview and words by Dennis Atkins, photographs by Rachel Clark Michael “Mojo” Webb is a fixture of the Brisbane blues, as all readers of these posts know. Whether you saw him decades ago at his legendary residency in the Story Bridge Hotel’s now gentrified, Bomb Shelter Bar, or at the many festivals in South East Queensland and the Northern Rivers or current venues like the Royal Mail at Goodna, the Bearded Lady in West End, Lefty’s in Petrie Terrace and the Brisbane Jazz Club — the [...]

By |2025-04-25T19:30:16+10:00April 25th, 2025|(default), Club Stuff|

Memphis Challenge Series: Competition 2025 Entry Form

Attached here is 2025 Competition Entry Form, where BASEQ will support the winner to compete in the 2026 International Blues Challenge (the "Memphis Challenge") run by the Blues Foundation, of which BASEQ has been a long time affiliate. This is formally known by the Blues Foundation as the "Local Affiliate Challenge" Information on how to submit the entry form, and who to make further enquiries to, are within the entry form. BASEQ BC EF 2025 <- LINK TO DOWNLOAD ENTRY FORM The Competition Process A quick [...]

By |2025-04-04T19:10:19+10:00April 4th, 2025|Club Stuff|

Memphis Challenge Series: It Takes More than a Feeling

Story by Melanie Christiansen People often say blues music is a feeling, but a feeling is just the beginning when you aim for a spot on the stage at the annual International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis, Tennessee. That’s according to John Durr, the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society (MBAS) President who can claim to know more than most people about this coveted award in the annals of the world’s finest music, The Blues.  John Durr has seen the IBC evolve over the last 20 years from a [...]

By |2025-03-28T10:11:36+10:00March 26th, 2025|Club Stuff|

Memphis Challenge Series: Nick Charles was dreaming of Memphis – here’s what he found

Story by Dennis Atkins Photo from Nick Charles Instagram account ("nickcharles28") Nick Charles should have felt pretty calm and assured when he walked into the Orpheum Theatre on the corner of Beale Street and South Main, in Memphis, Tennessee. This storied venue is THE place in Memphis — it's no wonder a memento at the Elvis Museum and Mansion is a 1956 photograph of the King of Rock'n'Roll standing outside the theatre, the same year he recorded his breakthrough song, Heartbreak Hotel. Elvis, though, is one of [...]

By |2025-04-25T16:57:16+10:00March 26th, 2025|Club Stuff|

INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE 2026 – EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

It is the intention of the Blues Association of South East Queensland to send ONE (either a band or solo/duo act), blues ambassador to the International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis, to be held in January 2026, exact dates yet to be announced by the Blues Foundation.  This is a prestigious event with the winner gaining a wealth of experience and recognition. To enable BASEQ to organise this event, we need to know how many Blues acts are interested, available and able to compete. BASEQ has [...]

By |2025-01-24T20:44:24+10:00January 24th, 2025|Club Stuff|