ROCK/BLUES/PUNK & FUNK/RYTHM & BLUES (not r & b!) EVEN SOME POP

Just testing the water out there, to see who's out there that enjoys the above and where abouts they are?It seems that its different folks on here than on Anglo Info which covers Poitous Charante,(I live in Confolens)
I am now getting used to travelling to play and watch live music but still get frustrated at the fact that there seems few places to 'get down and boogie' unless you live in a large town.