The Terminal City Blues Band

About the Band
The Terminal City Blues Band was born in Vancouver in 2011, founded by long time collaborators Cham Samara and Johnny Bland. Fusing raw blues roots with gritty rock energy, the band carved out a space in the local scene with its genre-defying style—paying homage to legends like Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, and The Doors, while weaving in the edge of punk, the atmosphere of trip-hop, and the drive of post-punk.

After an initial run that ended in 2014 as members explored other creative paths, the band went quiet—until 2024, when overwhelming interest from fans and fellow musicians brought them roaring back to life.

Now recharged and writing again, Terminal City Blues Band is bringing their distinctive blend of classic blues-rock and modern edge back to live stages. 

Past Performances Include:
The Wise Hall, The Waldorf Hotel, The Anza Club, The Railway Club, Pandora Studios, Shangri-La Hotel (New Year’s Eve 2014), and street festivals like Make Music Vancouver and the Lumiere Festival and many more.
 

                 AND THEN THERE WERE THREE....

Nao Moudan joined The Terminal City Blues Band as the bass player at the end of summer 2025. In 5 months in he's learned 10 original trax and is adding some serious, original, low end vibration to the TTCBB sound. See Nao live with us at the Leanne Kearney Memorial show..Sat Jan 17th at Lanalous 's ... and stay tuned for member #4.... somethings brewin' .....