The Blues Hotel Collective.

16/05/2026

Kaliopi Stavropoulos

🎶 Women in Blues Night 🎶

🎸🎶👩‍🎤II L E C I A L OU I S E II 👩‍🎤🎶🎸

🔗 Lecia Louise Music
⚓️ Seabreeze Hotel
📅 29th May

Join us for an unforgettable night celebrating incredible women in blues music! 💙

Tickets are selling fast — grab yours now!

🎟https://events.humanitix.com/womeninbluesmackay

ℹ️2025 People’s Choice Award winner Lecia Louise is a powerhouse guitarist, songwriter, and performer whose commanding sound and dynamic live shows have earned her major chart success. She is a two-time #1 Triple J Unearthed Online chart topper, reached #2 on the AMRAP Regional Charts, and claimed the #1 position on the Alternative Chart three times in 2025. Far from your typical singer-songwriter, Lecia demands attention with soaring, blues-soaked, rock-driven guitar riffs and unmistakable musical authority. With over 20 years of national and international touring, Lecia continues to captivate audiences worldwide as she prepares to release her highly anticipated album Strike to Ignite in 2026.

15/05/2026

Coming soon to Just Talkin' Blues.

I chat with Lecia Louise Music about her career and her latest single lifted from the album Strike to Ignite.

07/05/2026

Soon on Just Talkin’ Blues
Some artists inherit the blues.
Some learn it.
Michael did both.

Raised in a house full of hippie musicians, mentored by indigenous blues artist Merv Graham on a Cannington veranda, armed with a $50 Maton and a lifetime of stories — Michael Gabriel and The Quixotics have carved out seven albums of grit, colour, and truth.

Their new record is almost here.
It’s personal. It’s political. It’s blues at its most human.

This episode goes deep into the journey, the band, the songs, and the fire still burning.

Don't miss this one! Subscribe to Just Talkin' Blues wherever you get your podcasts.

The Quixotic Michael Gabriel

27/04/2026

Check out our latest episode of Just Talkin' Blues. In this episode we feature a duo from Sydney's Northern Beaches, Connor & Harry Lambrou!

LamBros.

Watch the conversation on YouTube or listen via your favourite podcast platform.

Just Talkin' Blues - LamBros:The Duo Bringing REAL Music Back

23/04/2026

Coming soon to Just Talkin' Blues... We chat with a duo from Sydney's Northern Beaches... LamBros.

22/04/2026

Coming soon to Just Talkin' Blues. We chat with LamBros., a duo from the northern beaches of Sydney, as they release their latest single You Won't Call. You won't want to miss it.

01/04/2026

Step inside the heartbeat of the blues.

Blues Moments in Time brings you the stories behind the sound — the culture that shaped it, the politics that challenged it, the music that defined generations, and the births and passings of the legends who carried it forward.
Each episode delivers a powerful snapshot of blues history.

Short. Insightful. Soulful.
…the history that shaped it all.

Chapters we explore daily:
• Culture: the places, people, and movements behind the music
• Politics: the struggles, victories, and social change woven into the blues
• Music: iconic songs, sessions, and turning points
• Births: the legends who shaped the sound
• Passings: remembering the artists who left a legacy.

If you love the blues — or just love a good story — hit Subscribe and join the journey.

02/03/2026

A huge shout out to Kelly Lodge from The Blues Train who joined Just Talkin' Blues for a chat about the iconic live music venue based on the Bellarine Peninsula

Check out the podcast
https://youtu.be/-qF7cCr6Ipo?si=yp-h3qBvVAyAUGBo

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In this episode of Just Talkin’ Blues, we climb aboard The Blues Train—Victoria’s iconic rolling music venue that’s been rumbling out of Queenscliff for 32 y...

01/03/2026

We have created a YouTube playlist of bite sized highlights from our long form podcast Just Talkin' Blues. We start with Australian rock/blues musician Mark Lizotte with more featured artists coming soon.

Subscribe to The Blues Hotel Collective YouTube channel, check out Just Takin' Blues: Quick Cuts:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWN935tmzCkhSQh9qLlSMcZxd1M174kpx

and support your favourite blues artists!

Short, sharp moments from the heart of blues storytelling. Just Talkin’ Blues: Quick Cuts brings you bite‑sized highlights from our long‑form conversations w...

27/02/2026

𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣 𝘽𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮

In this episode of Just Talkin’ Blues, we sit down with Sheyana Wijesingha and members of The Sheyana Band to trace a remarkable 12‑plus‑year journey—from Tasmania’s blues roots to unexpected chart success in Sri Lanka and beyond.

We dive into their new compilation album All the Best, a hand‑picked collection of award‑winning tracks from Big Love and Ricochet, plus three brand‑new songs. That includes the festival favourite “Fourth Valley Blues” and the deeply personal “Ricochet,” written in honour of friends the band has lost along the way.

The conversation opens up the band’s evolving lineup and sound, where blues underpins everything—from soul and roots to punk, grunge, and the raw honesty that defines their music. We talk about why “simpler” music with space can be the hardest to play, and how the band has grown into that discipline over the years.

Sheyana also shares stories from the road:
• Supporting Australian icons like Renee Geyer, Ross Wilson, and The Black Sorrows
• Touring Sri Lanka in monsoon rain and tuk‑tuks
• Turning late‑night voice memos, trauma, and real life into songs that travel across cultures and continents

It’s a rich, human, and beautifully grounded conversation with artists who carry the blues with authenticity and heart.

Watch on YouTube or listen on all podcast platforms now.

https://youtu.be/PlJ-rZbmEc8?si=rR-rgtv6jfnX1Sa1

THE SHEYANA BAND

In this episode we're Just Talkin’ Blues with Sheyana, Wayne and Leigh from The Sheyana Band, the Tasmanian blues‑influenced outfit whose new release All the...