White Rock's Sam & Luke are taking their act on the road.

Even though the Remedios brothers aren't planning any major tours just yet, opportunity is knocking – and it's a fair bet the Peninsula won't be able to hold them too long.

Among exciting developments on the horizon is a trip to Nashville this December to appear on a TV showcase and video for young performers, while an agent in New York has been scouting them for appearances at two clubs there.

Winners of last year's White Rock Blues Society Talent Search, the two guitarists, singers and songwriters have since found increasing chances to get exposure beyond this community, thanks to their MySpace page , frequent shows at Vancouver's The Yale, and their willingness to put themselves and their music forward.

This summer they played the Music In The Park festival in Kamloops.

"It's a three- to four-hour drive – that was our first feeling of being on the road to play a gig," said Earl Marriott grad Sam, 18, who is currently studying mathematics and languages (French, Spanish and German) at UBC (University of British Columbia).

"It was really inspiring to play on their main stage in the main park," said Luke, 15, who is in Grade 10 at Marriott.

Next big trip for them was travelling to Nanaimo to compete for a guest spot on a Downchild Blues Band show there Oct. 10. Their performance at the Blues Underground not only won them the place in the Downchild show, but also an invitation to appear at next year's Nanaimo Blues Festival.

Since then they had another opportunity to appear with Downchild, chosen by SHORE 104FM to perform with the Canadian blues legends at their Oct. 17 Vancouver show.

Meanwhile the brothers – who have the advantage of dual Canadian-U.S. citizenship – will be featured with several other young artists on a live DVD presented by the Nashville Spotlight channel, recorded Dec. 20 at the Nashville Palace (locally they can be caught Dec. 13 at White Rock Blues Society's Yuletide Blues For Christmas, benefiting the PACS Food Bank, at the Rhumba Room of the Pacific Inn.

And Brian Riccardi, head of promotions at New York's TurnStyle Music, which books emerging bands, has approached them for appearances at Kenny's Castaways – site of Bruce Springsteen's first gig in the city – and the bar Uncle Mike's.

Even though the blues idiom seems to be exerting an ongoing pull on them – and they acknowledge they have benefited immensely by working with such performers as Jason Buie, Downchild, and other members of the blues community – Sam and Luke stop short of calling themselves a blues act.

"The truth is we don't like to define our music too much," said Sam, who noted they were already listening to blues artists – and a wide spectrum of other music – before the Blues Society talent search .

"The influences we listen to range from the Beatles to the Beach Boys, R & B and jazz – but there's definitely a blues influence."

"I would say our music is crossover," added Luke, "although I don't know what's crossing over into what – especially in our song writing."

But Sam said he feels the most apt description of their music is rock and pop.

"Rock has its roots in blues, while pop has its roots in jazz," he said.

"Good music is good music – it doesn't matter what genre it is," said Luke.

That's why they have no hesitation about travelling to Nashville, or being open to the different kinds of music they'll hear there.

"It'll be cool for us – we get to make even more of a road trip," said Sam.

"We'll be there for a few days with family," said Luke. "It's going to be fun"

If the New York gigs pan out, they'll also involve mom Jude and dad Ken, Sam said, particularly since they will be playing for an over-21 audience (technically possible, provided they appear only on stage and don't venture into any areas where alcohol is served).

"Our parents are definitely going to have to be there."

The brothers, unfailingly polite and well-spoken in interviews, say they may have musical debates, but seldom get caught up in sibling conflicts.

They also like to present a sharp image – down to wearing ties – and don't have much time for the cliche moody rock n' roll attitude.

"We enjoy talking to our fans, we enjoy meeting people who come up and talk to us after shows," said Luke.

"It's not like we're going to be rude to people who are coming up to compliment us," said Sam.

They're quick to point out, too, that it's not all about them. Sam & Luke – the act – is a slightly different entity from Sam and Luke Remedios, the brothers; the band incorporates the talents, ideas and experience of Jade Derrett (drums), Graham Scott (bass) and Kenny Boychuk (keyboards).

"We're all like-minded," said Luke. "We don't argue – it's all for the benefit of the band."

The appeal of the group is broad they feel, based on a best-of-both-worlds combination of gigs for older audiences at blues clubs and younger audiences at Earl Marriott.

"Students like to see bands around their own age, while adults like to see bands play music they like," Sam said.

"We like to keep it all going – that way we appeal to a big audience," said Luke.

"We don't want to come across as arrogant and self-absorbed," said Sam. "We're very satisfied with the way things are working – and the amount of loyal support we're getting from our community. It's outstanding and amazing."

But they freely admit they're ambitious.

"We want to be the biggest band in the world – what else?" said Luke.

For information on the band, and buying or downloading its CD, First Four, visit www.samandluke.com