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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Greetings Blues Fans,

Follow the link below if you want to join our BSO Facebook group, we are now at 1,499 members!

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If you already joined, please consider using the “Invite Friends” feature to expand our reach!

Huge show just announced: Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi at Stir Cove on September 16th. Presale starts today.

PreSale Code: TRUCKSUSAN
Code will be valid May 12 @ 10am – May 15 @ 9:59am

Trucks just won a BMA for Best Guitarist. By now you have probably heard who won the rest of the Blues Music Awards last Thursday. Congrats to our friends Mike Zito, Tommy Castro, Curtis Salgado, Johnny Rawls, etc… Here is the entire list of winners: http://blues.about.com/od/bluesawards/a/BluesMusic2010.htm

The 2010 Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues – JazzFest has announced their line-up. While it looks pretty great, I hope you are planning to spend that Saturday at Playing with Fire.
Main Stage Thursday, July 15th: Shannon Curfman 6:30pm, Marcia Ball: 8:30pm, Friday, July 16th: Davina & The Vagabonds 6pm, Trombone Shorty 8pm, Los Lobos 9:30pm, Saturday, July 17th: Johnson-McKinney Quintet 12pm, Short Fuse 1:30pm, Dotsero 3pm, Homemade Jamz’ Blues Band 4:30pm, Yellowjackets 6pm, Los Lonely Boys 8pm, Corey Stevens 10pm http://siouxfallsjazzfest.com/

Got this note from Lincoln Blues Fan Conrad:
Hey Gang.
Just wanted to get the word out to you and the kids in Blues Ed that our May 22nd show here in Lincoln at The Grove is an “ALL AGES SHOW”. Kids must be accompanied by adult or Group Guardians, but I think that’s a small price to pay for being able to see this show. Lonnie Brooks just got inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame last week in Memphis at the Blues Music Awards show… He was inducted with Charlie Musselwhite and Bonnie Raitt, not bad company there. Help get the word out for us, were looking for a great show.
Thanks, Conrad.

The Mental Health Association of Nebraska will present JAMMIN’ AWAY THE BLUES at The Grove in Lincoln, (340 W. Cornhusker Hwy), on Saturday, May 22 at 7 p.m. The event will feature Levi William, Kelley Hunt, and Lonnie Brooks. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. For more information and to order tickets, visit www.mha-ne.org.

BJ wrote: ….. “Nashville Musicians Flood Relief” bank account at SunTrust’s Music Industry branch has been set up. Follow this link to donate via PayPal online at www.nashvillemusicians.org•

Bumpy Action is reuniting after 40 years for a gig at BarFly on 6/18. Check out MoJoPo on the harmonica in these great clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL2_HAje30E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pPfj5kHfmk

The Kris Lager Band plays the Zoo Bar Bar at 6pm today and is at McKenna’s on Saturday.

Josh Garret & The Bottomline, a really good, really fun, hip band from New Orleans, plays The Lift this TH at 5:30pm. $9 Cover.

Lil Slim will be playing with Levi William this Friday 5/14 at McKenna’s. Here is a clip of Levi sitting in with Curtis Salgado: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iM-a-h91Q8

On Saturday, 5/14, from 1pm-4pm we are doing a benefit at The Lift for the family of Jennifer Andersen, the young nurse that has been missing since early March. Donations for silent raffle prizes are still welcome. Live music from Backer’s Blues at 1pm, followed by Blues & Rock cover band Major Jamit. Donations accepted at the door and for food. Here are all the details on the event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111461645553087&index=1

Ec Scott has the Linoma double-header with the early gigs at The Zoo on Wed and The Lift on TH.

Brave Combo is headed back to Lincoln, NE for an early show at the fabulous Zoo Bar on Thursday, May 20th. Tell your friends. It’s going to be a great night. Show time is 6:00, so no excuses.

Big shows coming up:

Sat 5/22 Mental Health Association Benefit in Lincoln featuring Lonnie Brooks, Kelley Hunt, & Levi Williams

Sat 5/22 Greg Allman at Stir

TH 6/3 Sugar Blue at The Lift Lounge

TH 6/10 CoCo Montoya with Guitar Shorty at The Lift Lounge

Sat 6/19 Playing with Fire: Carolyn Wonderland, Trombone Shorty, and Hadden Sayers

Fri: 6/25 Summer Arts Fest: Noon Jazz All-Stars, 5pm Making Movies (Latin) 7pm Albert Castiglia (Blues), 9pm Euforquestra (Afro-Caribbean-Barnyard-Funk)

Sat 6/26 Summer Arts Fest: 5pm Bradley Leighton (Funk/Soul/R&B) 7pm Bob Malone (Blues, Rock, & Soul), 9pm Bonerama (New Orleans Funk Horn-Band)

Sat 6/26 Soaring Wings Blues Festival featuring Levee Town, Little Slim, Avey Brothers Band, Kris Lager Band, & Blues Ed Performers.

Sun 6/27 Summer Arts Fest 12:30pm Johnny Mercer Tribute, 2:00pm Luigi Tribute (Jazz) 3:30pm The Iguanas (Tex-Mex Soul-Blues)

TUE 7/6 Widespread Panic at The Orpheum

TH 7/8 Ana Popovic at The Lift Lounge

Fri 7/9 Zoo Bar Fest Lil Ed & much, much, more.

Sat 7/10 Zoo Bar Fest: Bel Airs & much, much, more.

Sat 7/17 Playing with Fire: Sugar Ray & The Bluetones, Sax Gordon, & The Randy Oxford Band

Sat 7/24 Southpointe Blues Fest in Lincoln: Bernard Allison, Blues Orchestra

Sun. 8/1 Al Green at Stir

Sat 8/14 Playing with Fire: Ellis Hooks, The Blackburn Brothers Blues Band, & Stacy Mitchhart

9/16 Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi at Stir

BJ alerted me to Dave Mathews playing on Austin City Limits:
Rock superstars the Dave Matthews Band perform hits and songs from their album “Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King” on “Austin City Limits” airing Saturday, May 22, at 11 p.m. CT on NET1 and in high-definition on NET-HD.

In case you don’t get a chance to pick up a Reader, remember you can read BJ Hutchemann’s HooDoo Blues online: http://www.thereader.com/hoodooblues.php

Blues on the radio:

Mondays 1pm-3pm on KIOS 91.5 Mike Jacob’s “Blues in the Afternoon”

Sundays 9am-Noon on KIWR 89.7 Rick Galusha’s “PS Blues” Pacific Street Blues & Americana podcast:

http://kiwrblues.podOmatic.com/entry/2010-02-03T11_00_49-08_00

Lincoln’s KZUM Radio – Nebraska’s only community radio, has 19 hours of blues every week and you can listen to it on the web at KZUM.org.

Monday -3:00-6:00 Tail-Waggin’ Blues
Tuesday – 10am-Noon The X, Rock & Blues from Jim Petersen, 3:00-6:00 Highway Blues
Wednesday – 3:00-6:00 My Deja Blues
Thursday- 3:00-6:00 Trigger Meal Blues
Friday – 1:00-3:00 Women’s Blues and Boogie
Friday – 3:00-4:30 Hudson Blues
Friday – 4:30-6:00 Blues Oasis
Saturday 6:00am-8am Blues at Sunrise

Open Blues Jams:

Wednesdays: The Original Zebra Jam at Downtown Blues

Thursdays: Drunken Intentions host at Chrome (84th & Park Drive)

Thursdays: SwampJam at Pour House (97th & Mockingbird)

Thursday Night Blues and Jazz Set at the Keno King Lounge lower level (65th & Ames)

Sundays: Afternoon SwampJam 3pm-7pm at Millard VFW (136th & “Q” St.)

We have over 1,100 subscribers to this FREE weekly Blues e-mail. Unfortunately, that exceeds our membership in The Blues Society of Omaha. If you can afford the $25, please help the cause by joining at: http://omahablues.com/printmembership.php

Get out and get into it!

Terry O’Halloran

BSO Prez and emailer

Wed 5/12
David Vidal w/ Son of ’76 Duo and Matt Cox (09:00pm)….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Joe McCarthy-Sue Murray-Carlos Figueroa (08:30pm)………………………………The Library Pub
Kris Lager Band (06:00pm)………………………….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Swampboy Blues Band……………………………………………………Tropics Bar and Grill
Zebra Jam…………………………………………………………………..Downtown Blues

Thu 5/13
112 N Duck………………………………………………………Beer and Loathing in Dundee
Acoustic Groove (07:00pm)…………………………………………….Upstream Brewery-Legacy
Daniel Martinez and Jarana (09:00pm)………………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Josh Garrett & The Bottom Line (05:30pm)……………………..The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)
Lil Slim Blues Band (09:00pm)……………………………………………………..Lava Jays
Little Joe and Big Trouble……………………………………………………Downtown Blues
Open Jam…………………………………………………………………….Chrome Lounge
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Swampboy Blues Band……………………………………………………………..Pour House

Fri 5/14
Blues Orchestra……………………………………………..The Ding-A-Ling Bar, Raymond, NE
Drunken Intentions…………………………………………………………..Downtown Blues
Jason Boland and the Straglers……………………………………………..Sokol Underground
Levi William w/Special Guest Lil’ Slim………………………………………………McKennas
The Blues Orchestra………………………………………………Ding A Ling Bar,Raymond, NE
The Blues Orchestra featuring Honeyboy Turner……………………….Ding A Ling Bar,Raymond, NE
Tijuana Gigolos (05:00pm)………………………….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754

Sat 5/15
Blues Messengers……………………………………………………………….Duggans Pub
Bring Jennifer Andersen Home Benefit w/ Major Jamit w/ Backers Blues (01:00pm).The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)
Jam Street……………………………………………………………………….McKennas
John Walker……………………………………………………….Crescent Moon Coffeehouse

Sun 5/16
Blues Orchestra……………………………………………………………..The Anchor Inn
The Blues Orchestra (04:00pm)……………………..Anchor Inn,2499 Freedom Park Rd.,402 341-1313
The Blues Orchestra featuring Honeyboy Turner (04:00pm).Anchor Inn,2499 Freedom Park Rd.,402 341-1313

Mon 5/17
Michael Gurcuillos Las Vegas Lab Band (07:00pm)…………………………………………Ozone
Mike Gurciullo and his Las Vegas Lab Band………………………………………………Ozone
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754

Tue 5/18
Jazzocracy (06:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Little Joe and Sue Murray…………………………………………………….Downtown Blues
Ricky Stein…………………………………………………………….Louis Bar and Grill
Swampboy Blues Band (Open Jam)……………………………………………Louis Bar and Grill

Wed 5/19
EC Scott (06:00pm)………………………………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Swampboy Blues Band……………………………………………………Tropics Bar and Grill
Zebra Jam…………………………………………………………………..Downtown Blues

Thu 5/20
112 N Duck………………………………………………………Beer and Loathing in Dundee
ACOUSTIC BBQ WITH MATT BANTA (06:00pm)………………………………………………McKennas
Darryl White Group…………………………………………………………………..Ozone
E.C. Scott (05:30pm)……………………………………….The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)
Little Joe and Big Trouble……………………………………………………Downtown Blues
Open Jam…………………………………………………………………….Chrome Lounge
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Susie Thorne…………………………………………………………………………Myth
Swampboy Blues Band……………………………………………………………..Pour House

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Thursday, April 8, 2010
Greetings Blues Fans,

By now, I imagine most everyone has heard about the passing of Luigi Waites. I feel lucky to have gotten to know Luigi a bit over the last several years, as we both served on the Artist Selection Committee for The Summer Arts Festival. I can tell you he was a very humble man with the soul of a teacher. I also feel lucky to have seen Luigi at Mr. Toads many times, where he performed over 1,700 Sunday night shows! I wish I went even more often.

Luigi’s friends at Mr. Toads were in the process of putting together a tribute/benefit for Luigi and I was waiting for the final details before passing along the info to all of you. I understand there will be an informal tribute this Sunday night at Toad’s, and probably some type of benefit in the very near future.

Waites has been the recipient of numerous performance awards and humanitarian honors. In 1996, he was awarded Nebraska Artist of the Year. The Luigi Waites Main Stage was dedicated to him in honor of twenty years of service on the board of the Omaha Summer Arts Festival. The Omaha Press Club named Waites the 81st Face On the Bar Room Floor in 2000. An honorary high school diploma was bestowed on Waites at North High School in 2003. In 2005, he was inducted into the Omaha Black History Hall of Fame. In 2007, Waites was awarded The Life Time Achievement Award at the Omaha Entertainment Awards Ceremony.

(I copied the previous paragraph from a nice story on Luigi from “The History Makers”, an organization based in Chicago. Here is a link to the entire article): http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=1744

Local DJ and Music Promoter, Brent Crampton posted this short video of Luigi at Toad’s on a Sunday last April: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE9aBiSUPzo

We should all hope to touch as many lives as LuigiJ

Speaking of Brent Crampton, I rarely have the opportunity to promote his events to this audience, as they are a bit of a stretch from Blues. However, I suspect many of you share my appreciation for Stevie Wonder, so you may well be interested in his Dance Event “Loom”, featuring Stevie’s music. Its not until May 13th, but here are the details: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=45958&id=1151133749#!/event.php?eid=109434659086828

Follow the link below if you want to join our BSO Facebook group, we are now at 1,459 members!

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Greg Allman, Jimmy Cliff, and Al Green all part of Stir’s Summer line-up:-)

http://www.omaha.com/article/20100401/ENTERTAINMENT/704029989?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

There are a bunch of youtube videos up of Greg Allman’s show on 1/5/10. (He has the great Bruce Katz on keyboards.) He sounds great and does a bunch of Allman Brothers’ tunesJ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0KY0pXZrAQ

Blind Pig Records has released a 45rpm record from R&B singing sensation John Németh, who continues to reinvigorate vintage American rhythm & blues.

The “A” side of the record is “Name The Day,” a rousing old school soul mover, backed with “Why Not Me,” a gospel-tinged, spine-tingling ballad. The analog recordings from this limited edition pressing feature jukebox mixes of two outstanding tunes from Németh’s forthcoming CD release, Name The Day!, which will street on May 18, 2010.

“Jimmie Vaughan, legendary guitarist and blues/rock artist, has announced that his first new studio album in 9 years, Blues, Ballads and Favorites, will be released July 6 on Shout! Factory. Blues, Ballads and Favorites is exactly what the title describes, Vaughan’s hand-picked favorites, including covers of songs by artists such as Little Richard, Jimmy Reed, Willie Nelson, Roy Milton, and Roscoe Gordon. Without any outside constraints, Vaughan was free to whittle down a list of favorite blues and R&B songs, ending up with a total of 13, each of which has special meaning to him. “

Can anyone recommend an Omaha Blues Historian for this?
> Hello,
> I am the Iowa Editor for Arcadia Publishing, a publisher of local photographic histories. I am researching to find an area historian to put together a history of Omaha Blues in our series. I’m writing to see if you can recommend a local historian who might be a good match for the project. You may be familiar with some of our histories in the area, including Baseball in Omaha, Railroads of Omaha and Council Bluffs, and Omaha’s Trans-Mississippi Exposition.
> Arcadia is a traditional publisher, meaning that our authors do not pay us anything and we pay for the cost of publishing, including printing, marketing, editing, and author royalties. Our books all follow a series format composed primarily of images and captions. I would appreciate any recommendations you can offer and am happy to discuss any book ideas you have and answer any questions you have as well.
> My thanks and best,
> Ted Gerstle
> Acquisitions Editor
> Arcadia Publishing Inc.
> 3047 N. Lincoln Avenue, Suite 422, Chicago, IL 60657
> phone: 773.549.7002 and fax: 773.883.1535 tgerstle@arcadiapublishing.com

The Bel Airs play The Lift at 5:30pm tonight ($9 Cover), and then play The Zoo Bar in Lincoln on Friday and Saturday night.

I regret we have to chose between these two great shows Friday night in OMA:

Omaha Performing Arts Presents
Ryan Montbleau Band
Friday, April 9, 2010 | 8:00 PM
1200 CLUB – Live at the Holland Scott Recital Hall | Holland Performing Arts Center

Catchy, sophisticated folk tinged with soul and R&B. Sweet, clever, and uplifting – led by an open-hearted storyteller. Ryan Montbleau reviewed : “If you’re a Ben Harper fan with a special place in your heart for Stevie Wonder, this is definitely a show for you to check out.”

Also at 8pm Friday at BarFly, is Trampled Under Foot, the award winning family blues act from KCMO. ($10 Cover) Everybody loves this band: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IyNEnG1Nlg&feature=related

Blue House plays The Tropics (S/E Corner of 168th & Maple) on Friday and Saturday Night. Nice big place with great food.

Omaha’s long-running home for Blues & BBQ is McKenna’s. Catch Elwin James & The Way-Outs Friday night and the Matt Cox Band on Saturday night.

Downtown Blues features The Matt Gagne Band on Friday (fans of SRV and Hendrix should dig this Blues Power Trio). Saturday night The Kris Lager Band returns to DT Blues. Their last show there was a barn-burner. Get there early to get prime seating.

Tue 4/13 is the BSO Volunteer Appreciation Party at The Ozone (72nd & F St.). Anthony’s owner, Tony Fucinaro, will again be donating an appetizer buffet for all the volunteers from 5:30pm-7pm. (Hopefully everyone has rsvp’d to Vanessa by now at bsovolunteers@gmail.com.)

BSO Founding Member Dave Barger (& Friends) will perform from 6pm-7pm, followed by The Eric Jerardi Band (Dayton, OH) Eric is among Fender Guitar & Amps current catalog of major performers, twice being featured in it’s magazine, Fender Frontline. The Eric Jerardi Band has been featured on the Beale Street Caravan, Blues Delux and the House of Blues Radio Show. Jerardi’s last CD “Virtual Virtue” featured legendary keyboardist Chuck Leavell [Rolling Stones, Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton etc] and he just released his first ever DVD simply titled “Troubled Places, Troubled Times” Blues Matters magazine from England recently featured Eric on the cover and had this to say “Well crafted pieces that take you on a ride of musical styles without fear, without genre, without prejudice…with style, with feeling, with talent, with joy, with funk , with guts and with awesome playing and variation” and the House of Blues said ” Eric Jerardi has exploded onto the national scene as one of this country’s foremost blistering blues/rock players!” www.ericjerardi.com

Admission is $10. BSO Vols get in FREE. Anyone paying their BSO dues gets in FREE, and all current BSO Members can enter at half-price.

Wed 4/14 at 6pm at The Zoo Bar is Too Slim & The Taildraggers (Ric Cowger’s Favorite Band from way up in Seattle).

Billy Bacon reunites with his Porkestra for shows at The Zoo April 15, 16, and 17.

Next Thursday’s matinee at The Lift will start at 5pm with The Kris Lager Band, followed by Austin’s Uncle Lucius at 6:30pm. ($8).

Save these dates:

Tue 4/13 at The Ozone: BSO Volunteer Appreciation Party featuring Eric Jerardi Band w/ special guests Dave Barger & Friends (Invitations will be going out soon).

Sun 4/18 All-Day Fest at The Lift: Scott Keeton, Mark Stuart & The Bastard Sons, Kalu James, Josh Halverson, Korey Anderson Band (BSO Members ENTER FREE)

Sun 4/18 Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble 5 at The Zoo Bar: Jason D Williams, Mezcal Brothers, Really Rottens, Billy Bacon, Tijuana Gigolos

Fri 4/23 The Blasters with The Filter Kings at BarFly

Sun 4/25 Sunday Roadhouse featuring Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys at The Lift

Mon 4/26 Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys at The Zoo Bar

Mon 4/26 Ronnie Baker Brooks at The Lift

Sun 5/2 The Holmes Brothers at The Lift

Sat 5/8 Joe Bonamassa at The Orpheum

Sat 5/22 Mental Health Association Benefit in Lincoln featuring Lonnie Brooks, Kelley Hunt, & Levi Williams

Sat 5/22 Greg Allman at Stir

TH 6/3 Sugar Blue at The Lift

Sat 6/19 Playing with Fire: Carolyn Wonderland, Trombone Shorty, and Hadden Sayers

Fri: 6/25 7pm Albert Castiglia at Summer Arts Fest

Sat 6/26 7pm Bob Malone at Summer Arts Fest

Sat 6/26 Soaring Wings Blues Festival featuring Levee Town, Little Slim, Avey Brothers Band, Kris Lager Band, & Blues Ed Performers.

Sun 6/27 3pm The Iguanas at Summer Arts Fest

TH 7/8 Ana Popovic at The Lift

Fri 7/9 & Sat 7/10 Zoo Bar Fest: Lil Ed & much, much, more.

Sat 7/17 Playing with Fire: Sugar Ray & The Bluetones, Sax Gordon, & The Randy Oxford Band

Sun. 8/1 Al Green at Stir

Sat 8/14 Playing with Fire: Ellis Hooks, The Blackburn Brothers Blues Band, & Stacy Mitchhart

In case you don’t get a chance to pick up a Reader, remember you can read BJ Hutchemann’s HooDoo Blues online: http://www.thereader.com/hoodooblues.php

Blues on the radio:

Mondays 1pm-3pm on KIOS 91.5 Mike Jacob’s “Blues in the Afternoon”

Sundays 9am-Noon on KIWR 89.7 Rick Galusha’s “PS Blues” Pacific Street Blues & Americana podcast:

http://kiwrblues.podOmatic.com/entry/2010-02-03T11_00_49-08_00

Lincoln’s KZUM Radio – Nebraska’s only community radio, has 19 hours of blues every week and you can listen to it on the web at KZUM.org.

Monday -3:00-6:00 Tail-Waggin’ Blues
Tuesday – 10am-Noon The X, Rock & Blues from Jim Petersen, 3:00-6:00 Highway Blues
Wednesday – 3:00-6:00 My Deja Blues
Thursday- 3:00-6:00 Trigger Meal Blues
Friday – 1:00-3:00 Women’s Blues and Boogie
Friday – 3:00-4:30 Hudson Blues
Friday – 4:30-6:00 Blues Oasis
Saturday 6:00am-8am Blues at Sunrise

Open Blues Jams:

Wednesdays: The Original Zebra Jam at Downtown Blues

Thursdays: Drunken Intentions host at Chrome (84th & Park Drive)

Thursdays: SwampJam at Pour House (97th & Mockingbird)

Thursday Night Blues and Jazz Set at the Keno King Lounge lower level (65th & Ames)

Sundays: Afternoon SwampJam 3pm-7pm at Millard VFW (136th & “Q” St.)

I just learned we have over 1,100 subscribers to this FREE weekly Blues e-mail. Unfortunately, that exceeds our membership in The Blues Society of Omaha. If you can afford the $25, please help the cause by joining at: http://omahablues.com/printmembership.php

Get out and get into it!

Terry O’Halloran

BSO Prez and emailer

Thu 4/8
112 North Duck…………………………………………………..Beer and Loathing in Dundee
Darryl White Group……………………………………………………………..Zens Lounge
Ed Archibald and Friends……………………………………………………………..Ozone
Open Jam w/Drunken Intentions………………………………………………….Chrome Lounge
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Swampjam (weekly blues jam) (08:00pm)……………………………………………..Pour House
The Bel Airs (05:30pm)……………………………………..The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)

Fri 4/9
25 Bands…………………………………………………………OEAA Spring Showcase in CB
Bel Airs…………………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Blue House And The Rent To Own Horns…………………………………….Tropics Bar and Grill
Elwin James and The Way Outs……………………………………………………….McKennas
Fabtones (05:00pm)………………………………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
John Walker…………………………………………………………………Bagels and Joe
Matt Gagne Blues Experience…………………………………………………..Downtown Blues
The Boulder Acoustic Society (07:30pm)…………………………………………….Folk House
Tijuana Gigolos (06:30pm)…………………………….Duggan’s Pub,440 S. 11th St.,402-477-3513
Trampled Under Foot (08:00pm)……………………….BarFly,114th and Dodge (fka Shag Vodka Bar)

Sat 4/10
Academy of Rock Showcase w/Levi William (06:00pm)…….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Bel Airs…………………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Blue House And The Rent To Own Horns…………………………………….Tropics Bar and Grill
Kris Lager Band……………………………………………………………..Downtown Blues
Matt Cox Band…………………………………………………………………….McKennas

Sun 4/11
Jerry Pranksters (Grateful Dead Tribute) (09:00pm)…….BarFly,114th and Dodge (fka Shag Vodka Bar)
Swampjam (weekly blues jam) (03:00pm)…………………………..Millard VFW (136th Millard Ave)

Mon 4/12

Mike Gurciullo and his Las Vegas Lab Band………………………………………………Ozone Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754 Songwriters Potluck w/Kyle and Nick (06:00pm)……………………………..Barley Street Tavern

Tue 4/13
Eric Jerardi Band w/ Dave Barger and Friends (06:00pm)……………………….Ozone at Anthony’s
Jazzocracy (06:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Lil Joe and Big Trouble………………………………………………………Downtown Blues
Z-JAM Open Mic (09:00pm)…………………………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754

Wed 4/14
Sandbloom w/ Darryl White Quartet (09:00pm)………….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Too Slim and the Taildraggers (06:00pm)……………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Zebra Jam…………………………………………………………………..Downtown Blues

Thu 4/15
112 North Duck…………………………………………………..Beer and Loathing in Dundee
Billy Bacon and his Porkestra (06:00pm)……………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Open Jam w/Drunken Intentions………………………………………………….Chrome Lounge
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Prime Cut……………………………………………………….Sharp St. Tavern, Glennwood
Susie Thorne Group……………………………………………………………………Myth
Swampjam (weekly blues jam) (08:00pm)……………………………………………..Pour House
Uncle Lucius w/ Kris Lager Band (05:00pm)…………………….The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)

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We are now at 1,444 friends including Tommy CastroJ

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Thanks to Brian Leichner and The Omaha Association of Health Underwriters who awarded the Blues Society of Omaha a donation of $700 today. How cool is that?

Swampjam has picked up another regular weekly gig on Wednesdays at Tropics, a new bar owned by local musician and good guy Mike Jordan.

Tonight 4/1 5:30pm at The Lift Lounge is Watermelon Slim ($10 Cover). After winning 2 Blues Music Awards (BMA) in 2008 for “Best Blues Album of the Year” and “Best Blues Band of the Year”, Slim and The Workers recieved 4 more BMA nominations in 2009. That is a total of 17 nominations since 2004!

“This guy is the real deal, a real treat for me.” Chip Eagle- Blues Revue

04/01/2010 at the Ozone Lounge: Midwest Smooth Jazz Society and The Ozone Lounge present a very special event: Chile Earthquake Victims Benefit with Los Montunos, Taxi Driver & Confidentials.
All that Jazz benefit

A Benefit For The Riverfront Jazz Festival
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
7:00 pm – Doors at 6:00 PM

Featuring saxophonist Mike Phillips, keyboardists Gail Jhonson and Max Groove, and Special Guest, Grammy Nominated Lalah Hathaway

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the Slowdown (click here).

The extremely popular Bel Airs play The Lift next TH and The Zoo Bar on Friday and Saturday.

Trampled Under Foot, the 2008 International Blues Challenge Winner from KC plays an 8pm show at BarFly on Friday, 4/9/10.

Eric Jerardi headlines our BSO Vol Appreciation Party 4/13 at The Ozone. Eric is among Fender Guitar & Amps current catalog of major performers, twice being featured in it’s magazine, Fender Frontline. The Eric Jerardi Band has been featured on the Beale Street Caravan, Blues Delux and the House of Blues Radio Show. Jerardi’s last CD “Virtual Virtue” featured legendary keyboardist Chuck Leavell [Rolling Stones, Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton etc] and he just released his first ever DVD simply titled “Troubled Places, Troubled Times” Blues Matters magazine from England recently featured Eric on the cover and had this to say “Well crafted pieces that take you on a ride of musical styles without fear, without genre, without prejudice…with style, with feeling, with talent, with joy, with funk , with guts and with awesome playing and variation” and the House of Blues said ” Eric Jerardi has exploded onto the national scene as one of this country’s foremost blistering blues/rock players!” www.ericjerardi.com Note: even if you did not volunteer in 2009, you can still come to the party. Admission is $10, or free if you renew or sign-up at the door. Current members can enter for just $5.

Here is a little video to get you in the mood: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaTX_Trl1Gg&feature=player_embedded

BSO Volunteer Appreciation Party @ Ozone (7220 F St.) Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Admission for Party Begins @ 4:30PM

6pm-7pm Dave Barger • 7:30pm-9pm The Eric Jerardi Band

Ø 2009 BSO Volunteers: FREE admission with a confirmed R.S.V.P.

§ Email BSOVolunteers@gmail.com to receive your confirmation.

§ Include your name, address, phone #’s and preferred email address

§ DEADLINE for R.S.V.P.: Midnight, Saturday, April 10th

§ 5:30-7:00PM Appetizer Buffet (for 2009 Volunteers Only)

· (Compliments of Tony at Ozone)

Ø If you DID NOT volunteer in 2009 you can still attend this special event honoring the 2009 BSO Volunteers.

§ FREE Admission with purchase of a New or Renewed BSO Membership at the door!

§

§ Current BSO Members: $5.00 Cover

§ All others: $10 Cover

Ø Full Menu available for purchase to all non-volunteers

Forward this to your friends, family and co-workers, let them know it’s a great time to become a BSO member and attend this event with you.

For individuals wanting to receive future BSO Volunteer emails about the 2010 volunteer opportunities supported by the Blues Society of Omaha, you must personally subscribe with an email to: volunteers-subscribe@lists.omahablues.com

Thanks to all for encouraging the growth and membership support of the Blues Society of Omaha!

On Behalf of the Blues Society of Omaha,

All the Best!

Vanessa Bauer

BSO Volunteer Coordinator

bsovolunteers@gmail.com

omahablues.com

402.618.7734

Save these dates:

Tue 4/13 at The Ozone: BSO Volunteer Appreciation Party featuring Eric Jerardi Band w/ special guests Dave Barger & Friends

Sun 4/18 Terry O’s 28th Anniversary All-Day Fest at The Lift: Scott Keeton, Mark Stuart & The Bastard Sons, Kalu James, Josh Halverson, Korey Anderson Band (BSO Members enter FREE)

Sun 4/18 Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble 5 at The Zoo Bar: Jason D Williams, Mezcal Brothers, Really Rottens, Billy Bacon, Tijuana Gigolos

Fri 4/23 The Blasters w/ The Filter Kings at BarFly

Sun 4/25 Sunday Roadhouse featuring Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys at The Lift

Sun 5/2 The Holmes Brothers at The Lift

Sat 5/8 Joe Bonamassa at The Orpheum

Sat 5/22 Mental Health Ass. Benefit in Lincoln featuring Lonnie Brooks, Kelley Hunt, & Levi Williams

TH 6/3 Sugar Blue at The Lift

Sat 6/19 Playing with Fire: Carolyn Wonderland, Trombone Shorty, and Hadden Sayers

Fri: 6/25 7pm Albert Castiglia, Sat 6/26 7pm Bob Malone, Sun 6/27 3pm The Iguanas at Summer Arts Fest

TH 7/8 Ana Popovic at The Lift

Fri 7/9 & Sat 7/10 Zoo Bar Fest: Lil Ed & much, much, more.

Sat 7/17 Playing with Fire: Sugar Ray & The Bluetones, Sax Gordon, & The Randy Oxford Band

Sat 8/14 Playing with Fire: Ellis Hooks, The Blackburn Brothers Blues Band, & Stacy Mitchhart

In case you don’t get a chance to pick up a Reader, remember you can read BJ Hutchemann’s HooDoo Blues online: http://www.thereader.com/hoodooblues.php

Blues on the radio:

Mondays 1pm-3pm on KIOS 91.5 Mike Jacob’s “Blues in the Afternoon”

Sundays 9am-Noon on KIWR 89.7 Rick Galusha’s “PS Blues” Pacific Street Blues & Americana podcast:

http://kiwrblues.podOmatic.com/entry/2010-02-03T11_00_49-08_00

Lincoln’s KZUM Radio – Nebraska’s only community radio, has 19 hours of blues every week and you can listen to it on the web at KZUM.org.

Monday -3:00-6:00 Tail-Waggin’ Blues
Tuesday – 10am-Noon The X, Rock & Blues from Jim Petersen, 3:00-6:00 Highway Blues
Wednesday – 3:00-6:00 My Deja Blues
Thursday- 3:00-6:00 Trigger Meal Blues
Friday – 1:00-3:00 Women’s Blues and Boogie
Friday – 3:00-4:30 Hudson Blues
Friday – 4:30-6:00 Blues Oasis
Saturday 6:00am-8am Blues at Sunrise

Open Blues Jams:

Wednesdays: The Original Zebra Jam at Downtown Blues

Thursdays: Drunken Intentions host at Chrome (84th & Park Drive)

Thursdays: SwampJam at Pour House (97th & Mockingbird)

Thursday Night Blues and Jazz Set at the Keno King Lounge lower level (65th & Ames)

Sundays: Afternoon SwampJam 3pm-7pm at Millard VFW (136th & “Q” St.)

I just learned we have over 1,100 subscribers to this FREE weekly Blues e-mail. Unfortunately, that exceeds our membership in The Blues Society of Omaha. If you can afford the $25, please help the cause by joining at: http://omahablues.com/printmembership.php

Get out and get into it!

Terry O’Halloran

BSO Prez and emailer

Thu 4/1
112 North Duck (08:00pm)………………………………………….Beer and Loathing in Dundee
Kyle Harvey CD Release Party…………………………………………….Barley Street Tavern
Open Jam w/Drunken Intentions………………………………………………….Chrome Lounge
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Swampjam (weekly blues jam) (08:00pm)……………………………………………..Pour House
The Hundred Miles…………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Todd Campbell……………………………………………………………………….Ozone
Watermelon Slim (05:30pm)…………………………………..The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)

Fri 4/2
Acoustic Groove…………………………………………………………….The Tavern On Q
Boondoggle…………………………………………………………Ratigans Pheasant Tavern
Jumpin Kate………………………………………………………….Soaring Wings Vineyard
Prime Cut…………………………………………………………………..Downtown Blues
Sachel Grande…………………………………………………………………Waiting Room
Swampboy Blues Band……………………………………………………………….McKennas
The Heart Murmurs (05:00pm)………………………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Tijuana Gigolos…………………………………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754

Sat 4/3
Acoustic Groove…………………………………………………………….The Tavern On Q
Blue House And The Rent To Own Horns……………………………………….Corner Bar-Fremont
Blues Messengers (06:00pm)………………………………………………………Duggans Pub
Gladys Kravitz…………………………………………………………….Grant Street Bar
Prime Cut………………………………………………………..Midway Tavern, Soldier, Ia
Thousand Houses…………………………………………………………………..McKennas

Sun 4/4
Lunar Light Project w/ Funk Trek, Lymph-node Maniacs (09:00pm).BarFly,114th and Dodge (fka Shag Vodka Bar)
Matt Gagne Blues Experience (06:00pm)……………………………………….Whiskey Roadhouse

Mon 4/5
Omaha Big Band………………………………………………………………………Ozone
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Songwriters Potluck w/Kyle and Nick (06:00pm)……………………………..Barley Street Tavern

Tue 4/6
Jazzocracy (06:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Lil Joe and Big Trouble………………………………………………………Downtown Blues

Wed 4/7
Lou De Luca and the RandM Blues Band (06:00pm)……….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Swampboy Blues Band (07:00pm)……………………………………………………Why Not Bar
Zebra Jam…………………………………………………………………..Downtown Blues

Thu 4/8
112 North Duck…………………………………………………..Beer and Loathing in Dundee
Darryl White Group……………………………………………………………..Zens Lounge
Ed Archibald and Friends……………………………………………………………..Ozone
Open Jam w/Drunken Intentions………………………………………………….Chrome Lounge
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Swampjam (weekly blues jam) (08:00pm)……………………………………………..Pour House
The Bel Airs (05:30pm)……………………………………..The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)

Fri 4/9
25 Bands…………………………………………………………OEAA Spring Showcase in CB
Bel Airs…………………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Blue House And The Rent To Own Horns…………………………………….Tropics Bar and Grill
Elwin James and The Way Outs……………………………………………………….McKennas
Fabtones (05:00pm)………………………………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
John Walker…………………………………………………………………Bagels and Joe
Matt Gagne Blues Experience…………………………………………………..Downtown Blues
The Boulder Acoustic Society (07:30pm)…………………………………………….Folk House
Tijuana Gigolos (06:30pm)…………………………….Duggan’s Pub,440 S. 11th St.,402-477-3513
Trampled Under Foot (08:00pm)……………………….BarFly,114th and Dodge (fka Shag Vodka Bar)

Sat 4/10
Academy of Rock Showcase w/Levi William (06:00pm)…….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Bel Airs…………………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Blue House And The Rent To Own Horns…………………………………….Tropics Bar and Grill
Kris Lager Band……………………………………………………………..Downtown Blues
Matt Cox Band…………………………………………………………………….McKennas
The Blues Orchestra………………………………………………………….Downtown Blues

Sun 4/11
Jerry Pranksters (Grateful Dead Tribute) (09:00pm)…….BarFly,114th and Dodge (fka Shag Vodka Bar)
Swampjam (weekly blues jam) (03:00pm)…………………………..Millard VFW (136th Millard Ave)

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I received this update from zoo Bar regular Allan Schreiber, who thinks we ought to get a big BSO contingency to head to The Eureka Springs Blues Weekend June 3-6. http://www.eurekaspringsblues.com/

In addition to the four gigs he had booked for Lil Slim’s Blues Review at the ES Blues Festival, Lil Slim IS playing guitar for Charlie Musslewhite Friday Night Headlining with The Zoo’s old house band, The Tablerockers, backing Charlie. Saturday, Lil Slim’s Blues will be opening on mainstage (possibly with Levi William on guitar) for the headliner, Magic Slim and the Teardrops. Shawn (Lil Slim) WILL be sitting in with his dad, and there WILL be a film crew on hand filming a documentary on the last of the old-school Chicago Bluesmen and the passing of the torch to the next genertion. How more fitting and apt than to document father and son playing together at a major Festival? This is a great chance for Lincoln, Omaha, and BSO to make a showing by attending Eureka Springs and wearing our colors, so to speak, as we are possibly filmed for the documentary.

R.I.P. Marva Wright On Tuesday, March 23, three days after her sixty-second birthday, Marva Wright passed away from stroke complications. Best known as the Blues Queen of New Orleans, she’s most famous for her songs “Heartbreakin’ Woman” and “Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean” which she played almost yearly at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Here is a great video of Marva doing “Heartbreakin’ Woman”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grMjCpHQaUM&feature=player_embedded

I am super-enthused about tonight’s matinee at The Lift: Josh Garrett & The Bottomline ($8 Cover). (Thanks to Michelle Olmstead for turning me onto this hot, young band from New Orleans) Check out their version of “Rack em Up”, the Jonny Lang hit written by Bruce McCabe. The New Orleans influence is noticeable from the first notes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQffnibR4Vg&feature=related

FYI, Chubby Carrier is again hiring Josh Garrett to play on his cruise next February. Cabins start at under $600 per person: www.chubbypartycruise.com

Local percussionist Michael Pujado, will be hosting a benefit for earthquake victims of his native Chile tonight at The Ozone from 6pm-10pm. I believe Michael will be performing vibe-wiz Steve Raybine’s band.

Austin City Limits has the great Ben Harper and his new band Relentless7 performing a rocking set drawn from the album “White Lies for Dark Times” on Saturday, March 27, at 11 p.m. CT on NET1 and in high-definition on NET-HD.

After much too long, Watermelon Slim returns to the are for the Linoma Blues Matinee Double-Header with a show next Wednesday at The Zoo Bar and Thursday at The New Lift Lounge. Blues Revue just named Slim’s2006 CD one of the 25 best of the decade. Here is a clip of Slim at his finest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzO8ws0yClI

Save these dates:

Tue 4/13 at The Ozone: BSO Volunteer Appreciation Party featuring Eric Jerardi Band w/ special guests Dave Barger & Friends (Invitations will be going out soon).

Sun 4/18 All-Day Fest at The Lift: Scott Keeton, Mark Stuart & The Bastard Sons, Kalu James, Josh Halverson, Korey Anderson Band

Sun 4/18 Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble 5 at The Zoo Bar: Jason D Williams, Mezcal Brothers, Really Rottens, Billy Bacon, Tijuana Gigolos

Fri 4/23 The Blasters at BarFly

Sun 4/25 Sunday Roadhouse featuring Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys at The Lift

Sun 5/2 The Holmes Brothers at The Lift

Sat 5/8 Joe Bonamassa at The Orpheum

Sat 5/22 Mental Health Ass. Benefit in Lincoln featuring Lonnie Brooks, Kelley Hunt, & Levi Williams

TH 6/3 Sugar Blue at The Lift

Sat 6/19 Playing with Fire: Carolyn Wonderland, Trombone Shorty, and Hadden Sayers

Fri: 6/25 7pm Albert Castiglia, Sat 6/26 7pm Bob Malone, Sun 6/27 3pm The Iguanas at Summer Arts Fest

TH 7/8 Ana Popovic at The Lift

Fri 7/9 & Sat 7/10 Zoo Bar Fest: Lil Ed & much, much, more.

Sat 7/17 Playing with Fire: Sugar Ray & The Bluetones, Sax Gordon, & The Randy Oxford Band

Sat 8/14 Playing with Fire: Ellis Hooks, The Blackburn Brothers Blues Band, & Stacy Mitchhart

In case you don’t get a chance to pick up a Reader, remember you can read BJ Hutchemann’s HooDoo Blues online: http://www.thereader.com/hoodooblues.php

Blues on the radio:

Mondays 1pm-3pm on KIOS 91.5 Mike Jacob’s “Blues in the Afternoon”

Sundays 9am-Noon on KIWR 89.7 Rick Galusha’s “PS Blues” Pacific Street Blues & Americana podcast:

http://kiwrblues.podOmatic.com/entry/2010-02-03T11_00_49-08_00

Lincoln’s KZUM Radio – Nebraska’s only community radio, has 19 hours of blues every week and you can listen to it on the web at KZUM.org.

Monday -3:00-6:00 Tail-Waggin’ Blues
Tuesday – 10am-Noon The X, Rock & Blues from Jim Petersen, 3:00-6:00 Highway Blues
Wednesday – 3:00-6:00 My Deja Blues
Thursday- 3:00-6:00 Trigger Meal Blues
Friday – 1:00-3:00 Women’s Blues and Boogie
Friday – 3:00-4:30 Hudson Blues
Friday – 4:30-6:00 Blues Oasis
Saturday 6:00am-8am Blues at Sunrise

Open Blues Jams:

Wednesdays: The Original Zebra Jam at Downtown Blues

Thursdays: Drunken Intentions host at Chrome (84th & Park Drive)

Thursdays: SwampJam at Pour House (97th & Mockingbird)

Thursday Night Blues and Jazz Set at the Keno King Lounge lower level (65th & Ames)

Sundays: Afternoon SwampJam 3pm-7pm at Millard VFW (136th & “Q” St.)

I just learned we have over 1,100 subscribers to this FREE weekly Blues e-mail. Unfortunately, that exceeds our membership in The Blues Society of Omaha. If you can afford the $25, please help the cause by joining at: http://omahablues.com/printmembership.php

Get out and get into it!

Terry O’Halloran

BSO Prez and emailer

Thu 3/25
112 North Duck…………………………………………………..Beer and Loathing in Dundee
AOR Blues Class Showcase (06:00pm)………………….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Blues Messengers (09:00pm)…………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Josh Garrett & The Bottom Line (05:30pm)……………………..The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)
Open Jam w/Drunken Intentions………………………………………………….Chrome Lounge
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Steve Raybine (06:30pm)…………………………………………………..Ozone at Anthony’s
Swampjam (weekly blues jam) (08:00pm)……………………………………………..Pour House

Fri 3/26
112 N. Duck……………………………………………………………………..McKenna’s
Blues from the Five……………………………….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Blues Orchestra………………………………………………………The Roadhouse, Lincoln
Burgundy and Gray…………………………….Pheasant Tavern,13909 S Plaza, Omaha,402 895-3311
Little Black Stereo……………………………….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Swampboy Blues Band………………………………………………………Our Place, Ashland
Wheezetones Band…………………………………………………………………….Red 9

Sat 3/27
Acoustic Groove………………………………………..The Gathering @ Embassy Suites/LaVista
Burgundy and Gray……………………………………………………The Corner Bar, Fremont
John Walker………………………………………………………….Blue Moon Coffee House
Learning to Floyd…………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Son of 76 and the Watchmen w/ Little Black Stereo, Matt Cox………………………….O’Leaver’s
Tommy K and The OK Blues Band………………………………………………………McKennas

Sun 3/28
Lymphnodemaniacs (09:00pm)………………………….BarFly,114th and Dodge (fka Shag Vodka Bar)
Swampjam (weekly blues jam) (03:00pm)…………………………..Millard VFW (136th Millard Ave)

Mon 3/29
Matt Gagne Blues Experience (07:00pm)……………………………………………The Prestige
Mike Gurcuillos Las Vegas Lab Band…………………………………………………….Ozone
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754

Tue 3/30
Acoustic Showcase (09:00pm)………………………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Jazzocracy (06:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Little Joe Blue and Big Trouble……………………………………………….Downtown Blues
Swampjam (weekly blues jam) (07:00pm)…………Louie’s Bar and Grill,5702 Northwest Radial Highway

Wed 3/31
Lil Slim Blues Band (09:00pm)………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Watermelon Slim (06:00pm)………………………….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Zebra Jam…………………………………………………………………..Downtown Blues

Thu 4/1
112 North Duck (08:00pm)………………………………………….Beer and Loathing in Dundee
Kyle Harvey CD Release Party…………………………………………….Barley Street Tavern
Open Jam w/Drunken Intentions………………………………………………….Chrome Lounge
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Swampjam (weekly blues jam) (08:00pm)……………………………………………..Pour House
The Hundred Miles…………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Todd Campbell……………………………………………………………………….Ozone
Watermelon Slim (05:30pm)…………………………………..The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)

We picked up 40 new FB friends this week. Not sure why, but sweet! 1,412 friends on Facebook!!!! Follow the link below if you want to join our BSO Facebook group:

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If you already joined, please consider using the “Invite Friends” feature to expand our reach!

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Please consider joining BSO, or switching to the GREEN VERSION of Blues Notes. You will be saving the planet while saving BSO some expense. http://omahablues.com/index.php?page=greensignup

Speaking of Green… today is St. Patrick’s Day, the day to WEAR GREEN & HEAR BLUES!

We are very proud to present Lubriphonic as our 5:30pm band today at The Lift Lounge. You may have seen them headlining the Summer Arts Fest last year or at The Lift Lounge on New Year’s Eve. Since it is St. Pat’s Day and there will be a lot of people bar-hopping, we are keeping the cover at a very budget-friendly $5. (Come before 5pm and enter FREE!) Rhythm Collective will do their reggae thing from 9:30pm-12:30am. Here is a nice clip of Lubriphonic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quKbVlRA94g&feature=related

BarFly will have 80’s Party band Secret Weapon at 7pm followed by Anchondo at 10:30pm. Hector Anchondo is soon moving to Chicago to immerse himself in the Windy City Blues scene. Admission is $5 starting at 6pm. (Doors open at noon).

Clancy’s on 168th & W. Center Rd. will have Blind Dog Fulton, with their new bass player Troy Johnson (JRZ), from 1pm-6pm followed by Blue House at 7pm. Sounds like fun!

Kris Lager Band will be rocking The Barley Street which is a great little spot dedicated to original music.

Downtown Blues will have their regular Wednesday Zebra Jam.

The Zoo Bar should be big fun tonight with The Insomniacs at 6pm, followed by The Mezcal Brothers at 9:00pm.The Insomniacs were nominated for a Blues Music Award this year. They are working their way to Chicago to play Buddy Guy’s before leaving the country to play some festivals. “This West Coast jump blues band ignites a party wherever they perform.”

Blues Notes

Are you tough enough to make the Blues Matinee at The Lift the day after St. Pat’s? Debbie Davies has the dynamic Robin Rogers in her band. Give her listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5VpCygaQoI (Admission is $10)

Friday night Burgundy & Gray play the new Tropics Bar located in the former Heidelberg’s location on the S/E corner of 168th & Maple. Big place with great food.

Little Joe & Suzy Q play McKenna’s Friday and Matt Cox Band plays Barley Street. 100 Miles Club plays Zoo Bar’s F.A.C. followed by Son del Llano’s irresistible Cuban music: http://www.myspace.com/sondelllano

Another Cuban act, Sergio Augsuto with Tony Moreira on keys, plays Lincoln on Saturday night and Sunday at 5pm at The Lift: (Cover charge is $8.)
Sergio Augusto was one of the most important bossa nova artists in São Paulo during the 1960s and is a living legend of the genre. His friends and colleagues are a “Who’s Who” of important names in Brazilian music. Tony Moreira, a native of Minas Gerais, studied piano at the UNICAMP school in Campinas, Brazil. He has performed with and arranged music for many artists throughout Brazil and Latin America.

Big night of local Blues Saturday, March 20th:

Sat 3/20

112 North Duck……………………………Downtown Blues

Acoustic Groove…………………………..Brazen Head

Blind Dog Fulton………………………….Grandmother’s

Burgundy and Gray…………………………Rick’s Boatyard

Kris Lager Band…………………………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754

Levi Willam………………………………Bob’s Tavern

R and M Blues Band………………………..McKenna’s

Swampboy Blues Band……………………….Corner Bar-Fremont

Tommy K Band (07:00pm)…………………….Bowley’s Bistro

Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin and Buddy Miller present a versatile in-the-round set when “Three Girls and Their Buddy” are featured on “Soundstage,” airing Sunday, March 21, at 11 p.m. CT on NET1 and in high-definition on NET-HD.

Then drop over to “Austin City Limits” when Ben Harper and his new band Relentless7 provide a rocking set drawn from the album “White Lies for Dark Times” on Saturday, March 27, at 11 p.m. CT on NET1 and in high-definition on NET-HD.

Wednesday, March 24th Burgundy and Gray has a special audition at the Whiskey Roadhouse Lounge in the Horseshoe Casino from 7pm to 9pm.

Save these dates:

Sun 5/2 The Holmes Brothers at The Lift

Sat 5/8 Joe Bonamassa at The Orpheum

TH 6/3 Sugar Blue at The Lift

Playing with Fire: June 19 Carolyn Wonderland and Trombone Shorty, July 17, Aug 14

Omaha Summer Arts Fest (more tba) Fri: 6/25 7pm Albert Castiglia, Sat 6/26 7pm Bob Malone, Sun 6/27 3pm The Iguanas

7/8 Ana Popovic at The Lift

In case you don’t get a chance to pick up a Reader, remember you can read BJ Hutchemann’s HooDoo Blues online: http://www.thereader.com/hoodooblues.php

Blues on the radio:

Mondays 1pm-3pm on KIOS 91.5 Mike Jacob’s “Blues in the Afternoon”

Sundays 9am-Noon on KIWR 89.7 Rick Galusha’s “PS Blues” Pacific Street Blues & Americana podcast:

http://kiwrblues.podOmatic.com/entry/2010-02-03T11_00_49-08_00

Lincoln’s KZUM Radio – Nebraska’s only community radio, has 19 hours of blues every week and you can listen to it on the web at KZUM.org.

Monday -3:00-6:00 Tail-Waggin’ Blues
Tuesday – 3:00-6:00 Highway Blues
Wednesday – 3:00-6:00 My Deja Blues
Thursday- 3:00-6:00 Trigger Meal Blues
Friday – 1:00-3:00 Women’s Blues and Boogie
Friday – 3:00-4:30 Hudson Blues
Friday – 4:30-6:00 Blues Oasis
Saturday 6:00am-8am Blues at Sunrise

Open Blues Jams:

Wednesdays: The Original Zebra Jam at Downtown Blues

Thursdays: Drunken Intentions host at Chrome (84th & Park Drive)

Thursdays: SwampJam at Pour House (97th & Mockingbird)

Thursday Night Blues and Jazz Set at the Keno King Lounge lower level (65th & Ames)

Sundays: Afternoon SwampJam 3pm-7pm at Millard VFW (136th & “Q” St.)

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Terry O’Halloran

BSO Prez and emailer

Wed 3/17
Anchondo w/ Secret Weapon (07:00pm)………………….BarFly,114th and Dodge (fka Shag Vodka Bar)
Blind Dog Fulton (01:00pm)………………………………..Clancy’s 168th Street,168th & Center
Blue House And The Rent To Own Horns (07:00pm)………………Clancy’s 168th Street,168th & Center
Cowboy Dave Band…………………………………………………………….Knickerbockers
Kris Lager Band………………………………………………………..Barley Street Tavern
Rhythm Collective Reggae w/ Lubriphonic (05:30pm)……………..The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)
Swampboy Blues Band (07:00pm)……………………………………………………Why Not Bar
The Insomniacs (06:00pm)…………………………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
The Mezcal Brothers (09:00pm)………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Wildfire………………………………………………………..THE EDGE Sports Bar & Grill
Zebra Jam…………………………………………………………………..Downtown Blues

Thu 3/18
Debbie Davies and Robin Rogers (05:30pm)……………………..The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)
Higher Pursuit………………………………………………………………………Ozone
Open Jam w/Drunken Intentions………………………………………………….Chrome Lounge
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Susie Thorne Group…………………………………………………………Myth Martini Bar
Swampjam (weekly blues jam) (08:00pm)……………………………………………..Pour House

Fri 3/19
Acoustic Groove………………………………………………………………..Brazen Head
Burgundy and Gray……………………………………………………..Tropics Bar and Grill
Drunken Intentions…………………………………………….Whiskey Roadhouse at Horseshoe
Hundred Miles (05:00pm)……………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
John Walker………………………………………………………………………..Mojava
Jumpin Kate………………………………………………………….Meadowlark Coffeehouse
Levi Willam………………………………………………………………….The Roadhouse
Little Joe and Suzy Q……………………………………………………………Mc Kenna’s
Matt Cox Band w/ guests Noah Earle……………………………………….Barley Street Tavern
Son del Llano…………………………………….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754

Sat 3/20
112 North Duck………………………………………………………………Downtown Blues
Acoustic Groove………………………………………………………………..Brazen Head
Blind Dog Fulton……………………………………………………………..Grandmother’s
Burgundy and Gray…………………………………………………………..Rick’s Boatyard
Kris Lager Band…………………………………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Levi Willam…………………………………………………………………Bob’s Tavern
R and M Blues Band………………………………………………………………Mc Kenna’s
Swampboy Blues Band………………………………………………………Corner Bar-Fremont
Tommy K Band (07:00pm)………………………………………………………Bowley’s Bistro

Sun 3/21
Acoustic Showcase w/ BMT, Chris Glover, Weeping Figs (09:00pm).BarFly,114th and Dodge (fka Shag Vodka Bar)
Sergio Augusto & Tony Moreira: Bossa Nova (05:00pm)……………The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)
Swampjam (weekly blues jam) (03:00pm)…………………………..Millard VFW (136th Millard Ave)

Mon 3/22
Mike Gurciullos Las Vegas Lab Band (06:30pm)………………………………..Ozone at Anthony’s
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754

Tue 3/23
Jazzocracy (06:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Little Joe Blue and Big Trouble……………………………………………….Downtown Blues
Swampjam (weekly blues jam) (07:00pm)…………Louie’s Bar and Grill,5702 Northwest Radial Highway

Wed 3/24
Burgundy and Gray (07:00pm)…………………………………….Whiskey Roadhouse at Horseshoe
Joe McCarthy and Sue Murray…………………………………………………Waterfall Lounge
Zebra Jam…………………………………………………………………..Downtown Blues

Thu 3/25
112 North Duck…………………………………………………..Beer and Loathing in Dundee
AOR Blues Class Showcase (06:00pm)………………….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Blues Messengers (09:00pm)…………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Josh Garrett & The Bottom Line (05:30pm)……………………..The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)
Open Jam w/Drunken Intentions………………………………………………….Chrome Lounge
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Steve Raybine (06:30pm)…………………………………………………..Ozone at Anthony’s
Swampjam (weekly blues jam) (08:00pm)……………………………………………..Pour House

Reminder about this great charity event:
Step out of the Winter Blahs and into the Winter Blues with “Winter Blues & BBQ” on February 27th, 2009 featuring Little Joe & Big Trouble and the Side Effects. BSO is sponsoring this very cool benefit for members of the Armed Services. Tickets on sale now – to purchase visit www.operationbbqmw.org

Here is a video to take your mind off of Winter and to remind you of one of Omaha’s absolutely best events, Omaha Summer Arts Festival:

Mark your calendar for June 25-27, for this year’s SAF. It is the week after Playing with Fire with Trombone Shorty and Carolyn Wonderland. Shorty was a riot at Summer Arts Fest last year, or was it the year before. I can’t keep the good times straight, but I know he was a ton of fun!

I finally made it to the Waiting Room to check out their re-model (and to enjoy a great show from Kris Lager Band). Both were very, very impressive. They removed the drop ceiling, so the room has a very open feel to it. I understand they are still going to add curtains to the sides of the stage, which should improve the sound. Great lighting, great stage, great sight lines. Omaha has another great venue.

Bob Corritorre writes:
“Etta James Health Update. This just in from the PerezHilton.com website; Etta James’ son Donto stated today that his mother’s condition is improving and doctors have been able to control the infections that led to her hositalization two weeks ago. Etta has been transferred to a medical center in a Los Angeles suburb. Donto has said that she is eager to get back to performing although it’s unknown when she’ll be released. Get well soon, Etta!”

RIP Dale Hawkins, August 23rd, 1936 – February 14th, 2010.
Rock & Roll Pioneer Dale Hawkins passed away in Little Rock, Arkansas on Feb 14th, after a battle with colon cancer. He was 73. Dale was best known for his 1957 classic “Susie Q”, which would later be covered by both the Rolling Stones and by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Dale’s band was a training ground for many amazing guitaists including James Burton, Scotty Moore, Joe Osborn, Roy Buchanan, Fred Carter, and Kenny Paulsen. Dale was inducted into both the Rockabilly Hall Of Fame, and the Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame. For more information on Dale Hawkins’ passing click here. For Dale’s website (which plays “Suzie Q” while you are checking it out!) click here, and for his discogrophy click here. Dale Hawkins’ “Suzie Q” will remain a timeless work of art.

RIP Lil’ Dave Thompson – May 21, 1969 – February 14th 2010.
It is with great sadness that we report that Mississippi blues guitarist Lil’ Dave Thompson died yesterday from an auto accident outside of Augusta, Georgia, while touring with his band. His van overturned and Dave was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead on the scene by the paramedics. Other members of the group were reportedly not seriously injured. Dave was born in Hinds County, Mississippi and was greatly influenced by musicians from that area. He made his first record for Fat Possum in 1995, and subsequently had two beautiful releases for Electro-Fi. In the last few years he had toured extensively as he built his career. He had developed into a spectacular singer and a fine, modern blues guitarist. For more details on Dave’s untimely death click here, and here. To see Dave Thompson’s website click here. Rest In peace Lil’ Dave.

(Dave’s agent and I had tried many times to find him a date in Omaha, but it never quite worked out. I regret we were never able to showcase this hard-working bluesman. As I have said many times, get out and get into it. You never know which show will the last, for you or the artist.)

Lots of choices for Fat Tuesday, which has become a huge bar night in Omaha in recent years
From our friends at The Zoo Bar:
Dear Zoo Fans,
Come have some hurricanes or other beverages of choice, with us tomorrow for Fat Tuesday. Son of 76 will play at 6pm and the Kris Lager band will follow at 10.
Hope to See You, The Zoo Bar

Devon Fulton writes:
Lesse Le Bon Temp Roulette!
Blind Dog Fulton celebrates Fat Tuesday at Dinker’s in Omaha from 8 to midnight. We’ll have some spicy guitar playin’ from Travis “the kid” Hagge and we’ll also have “THE” T-Roy Johnson aka the “Blind Burrito” on bass. Also, Lisa “Bob” Fulton on keys and Smilin’ Kurt Curtis on the drum. (Yes it’s just one drum if you think about it) … Devon will do some singing from the bottom of his diaphram too. (A skill that takes years to learn)

So get your Mardi Gras on and come out!

Josh Hoyer writes:
Hey guys- just wanted to drop a line to let you know we’re playing the ZOO this Tuesday for a Mardi Gras party. 6-9pm on Tues.Feb.16. $5 cover. Also- We are participating in a fundraiser for the Red Cross efforts in Haiti. Also playing: Mezcal Bros., Kris Lager, Strawberry Burns and South of Lincoln. This great show is this Friday at the Bourbon Theatre starting a 830pm. Here’s the facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=288409062423&ref=mf
Please invite all your friends and family! Thanks, and hope to see you at the shows! Josh

Dave Barger has put together quite a band for Fat Tuesday at The Upstream in the Old Market (Bucky McCann, Johnny Ray Gomez, Craig Balderston, & Gunner Gunnette). The Prairie Gators, the perfect band for Fat Tuesday with their mix of Zydeco & Cajun music, play from 3pm-6pm, then Dave Barger & Friends from 7p-11p.
Little Joe and Big Trouble are at Downtown Blues and Swampboy Blues Band plays The Good Times Bar in Louisville.

The Chicago Underground Duo will be performing in artist Sean Ward’s A Pre-Conscious at the Bemis (724 S. 12th) this Wednesday, February 17th at 8pm.

A truly unique event: How many opportunities will you have to see these two world-class, Chicago-based musicians play in a makeshift cave for $10?
Here is a link to video of a Chicago Underground Duo performance:

Here is a link to the event details and group bio:

http://www.bemiscenter.org/get_involved/index.html?req=calendar/event&eventUniqID=19025-0–&month=2&day=1&year=2010

Wednesday 2/17 at The Lift Lounge is Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights with Jason Ferguson opening the show at 9pm. (You will recognize Jason from his year’s as Sarah Benck’s hot guitarist. His original stuff is excellent.) JT&TNL won Dallas’ Best Blues Band, Best Band, and Best Vocalist this year. Similar to The Black Crowes, Tom Petty, and The Allman Brothers. I could definitely see this band getting too big to play bars in the near future. Catch them while you can. ($10) Here is a video promo of Jonathan Tyler: http://current.com/items/92030571_spotlight-jonathan-tyler-the-northern-lights.htm

2/18 Canadian Blues Angel Sue Foley returns for the Thursday Matinee at The Lift ($13). Here is a very cool link to a bunch of Sue Foley stuff. The Rolling Stone link has several songs.

http://www.last.fm/group/Blues+Artist+of+the+Week/forum/85588/_/449360

The Bel Airs play the Zoo Bar on Friday night, Levi Williams plays the F.A.C.. Lil Slim plays The Roadhouse in Lincoln. I have been hearing great things about his band and rumors of festival work this summer!

Bela Fleck show at Holland Center on Saturday night should be amazing. It is being billed as Bela Fleck, The Afrika Project. Collaborations with Amazing African Musicians.
Here is a video that explains more:

Here is the link to buy tickets: http://www.ticketomaha.com/tickets/performance-details.aspx?perf_no=3617

Ruthie Foster plays the Holland on 3/6 and Norah Jones will return to the Orpheum on 3/7. I am pretty sure BSO Members can get a $5 discount at these events: log-on to www.eventusher.com using the password: omahablues

At 8pm on Saturday, 2/20, Blue House will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a show at BarFly. Admission is just $8 for what is sure to be a great party with a huge cast of fine musicians. Blue House was voted “Best in Omaha” by Omaha Magazine. Sample their music here:

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bhouse

Sunday is the much-anticipated Backyard Tire Fire show at The New Lift Lounge. The Matt Cox Band will open the show at 5pm with a set of their killer original tunes. ($10 Cover). Backyard Tire Fire is getting kind words from respected sources:

Johnny Hickman, Cracker:
“My favorite band right now is Backyard Tire Fire and they sometimes remind me of early Wilco, Sonvolt and Flaming Lips. And they unabashedly name check both Wayne Coyne and Tom Petty in song. They are my earworm the last few months.”

Steve Berlin, Los Lobos:
“It takes a pretty special band to rivet the attention of everyone in my band, and BTF certainly are. Great songs, great playing, and great guys. I’m really looking forward to the recording sessions- they’ve come up with another amazing batch of songs. In my opinion they are one of America’s best young bands”
Praise for The Places We Lived:
Paste Magazine – Tim Newby – January 2009

“The Places We Lived is a record that more closely resembles Neil Young’s ’70s masterpieces…with its honest feelings and longing for home that are brought to life with a storyteller’s touch and a guitar god’s muscle.”
Listen to (4) BTF songs here:

http://backyardtirefire.com/tunes/musicplayer.html

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The much-anticipated BB King and Buddy Guy show is finally almost here:
Next Monday, February 22nd at the Mid-America Center.
BSO Members can purchase their tickets at a discounted rate.
DISCOUNT OFFER GOOD THROUGH FEBRUARY 21 AT 10 PM
Password: omaha
(*SPECIAL $5 DISCOUNT OFFER ON $78 TICKET)

Get tickets here: http://www.ticketmaster.com/promo/tonqyu

Tickets are on-sale now for Joe Bonamassa’s May 8th show at the Orpheum.

In case you don’t get a chance to pick up a Reader, remember you can read BJ Hutchemann’s HooDoo Blues online: http://www.thereader.com/hoodooblues.php

Please consider joining BSO, or switching to the GREEN VERSION of Blues Notes. You will be saving the planet while saving BSO some expense. http://omahablues.com/index.php?page=greensignup

Blues on the radio:

Mondays 1pm-3pm on KIOS 91.5 Mike Jacob’s “Blues in the Afternoon”

Sundays 9am-Noon on KIWR 89.7 Rick Galusha’s “PS Blues” Pacific Street Blues & Americana podcast:

http://kiwrblues.podOmatic.com/entry/2010-02-03T11_00_49-08_00

Lincoln’s KZUM Radio – Nebraska’s only community radio, has 19 hours of blues every week and you can listen to it on the web at KZUM.org.

Monday -3:00-6:00 Tail-Waggin’ Blues
Tuesday – 3:00-6:00 Highway Blues
Wednesday – 3:00-6:00 My Deja Blues
Thursday- 3:00-6:00 Trigger Meal Blues
Friday – 1:00-3:00 Women’s Blues and Boogie
Friday – 3:00-4:30 Hudson Blues
Friday – 4:30-6:00 Blues Oasis
Saturday 6:00am-8am Blues at Sunrise

Open Blues Jams:

Wednesdays: The Original Zebra Jam at Downtown Blues

Thursdays: Drunken Intentions host at Chrome (84th & Park Drive)

Thursdays: SwampJam at Pour House (97th & Mockingbird)

Thursday Night Blues and Jazz Set at the Keno King Lounge lower level (65th & Ames)

Sundays: Afternoon SwampJam 3pm-7pm at Millard VFW (136th & “Q” St.)

I just learned we have over 1,100 subscribers to this FREE weekly Blues e-mail. Unfortunately, that exceeds our membership in The Blues Society of Omaha. If you can afford the $30, please help the cause by joining at: http://omahablues.com/printmembership.php

I see Sugar Blue joined our Facebook Group. You know his harp playing from “Miss You”, one of my favorite Stones’ tunes. We are now at 1,314 friends on Facebook!!!! Follow the link below if you want to join our BSO Facebook group:

http://www.facebook.com/n/?group.php&gid=54757108012

If you already joined, please consider using the “Invite Friends” feature to expand our reach!

Get out and get into it!

Terry O’Halloran

BSO Prez and emailer

Tue 2/16
Blind Dog Fulton…………………………………………………………………..Dinkers
FAT w/ Son of ’76 and The Watchmen (06:00pm)…………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Kris Lager Band (09:00pm)………………………….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Lil Joe and Big Trouble………………………………………………………Downtown Blues
Swampboy Blues Band (06:00pm)………………………………………………….Goodtimes Bar

Wed 2/17
Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights w/ Jason Ferguson (09:00pm)..The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)
Swampboy Blues Band (07:00pm)……………………………………………………Why Not Bar
Toasted Ponies (06:00pm)…………………………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Turkey Shack Blues Band (09:00pm)…………………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Zebra Jam…………………………………………………………………..Downtown Blues

Thu 2/18
John Wayne and The Pain (09:00pm)…………………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Open Jam w/Drunken Intentions………………………………………………….Chrome Lounge
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Sue Foley (05:30pm)………………………………………..The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)
Swampjam (weekly blues jam)………………………………………………………Pour House
Todd Campbell……………………………………………………………………….Ozone

Fri 2/19
Bel Airs…………………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Jumpin Kate (08:00pm)…………………………………………………Meadowlark Coffeehouse
Levi William (05:00pm)…………………………….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Lil Slim Blues Band……………………………………………………The Roadhouse-Lincoln
Swampboy Blues Band………………………………………………………..Our Place Lounge

Sat 2/20
Bela Fleck……………………………………………………Holland Performing Arts Center
Blue House 20th Anniversary Show (08:00pm)……………BarFly,114th and Dodge (fka Shag Vodka Bar)
Levi William…………………………………………………………………The Roadhouse
The Blues Orchestra…………………………………………………..Django’s – Beaver Lake

Sun 2/21
Backyard Tire Fire w/ Matt Cox Band (05:00pm)…………………The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)

Mon 2/22
BB King w/ Buddy Guy……………………………………………………..Mid America Center
Mike Gurcuillos Las Vegas Lab Band (07:00pm)……………………………………………Ozone
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754

Tue 2/23
Jazzocracy……………………………………….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Lil Joe and Big Trouble………………………………………………………Downtown Blues

Wed 2/24
Joe McCarthy and Sue Murray…………………………………………………Waterfall Lounge
Michael Charles (06:00pm)………………………….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Zebra Jam…………………………………………………………………..Downtown Blues

Thu 2/25
Higher Pursuit………………………………………………………………………Ozone
Lil Slim Blues Band (09:00pm)………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Lionel Young (05:30pm)……………………………………..The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)
Open Jam w/Drunken Intentions………………………………………………….Chrome Lounge
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Swampjam……………………………………………………………………The Pour House

Greetings Blues Fans,

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Got this note from Joe Cabral’s rightfully proud mother (I guess that would make her Proud Mary, who does seem to keep on rolling,…. rolling, …. rolling like a riverJ:

Thanks to OffBeat Magazine and everyone who voted for The Iguanas in the 2009 Best Of The Beat Awards. The Iguanas were voted New Orleans’ Best Country/Folk/Roots Rock Performers for the second consecutive year. Last year they won an additional award for Best Roots Rock Album for our CD If You Should Ever Fall On Hard Times.

Mark your calendar, I just confirmed:
Backyard Tire Fire & Matt Cox Band 5pm Sun 2/21 New Lift Lounge

Lubriphonic at 5:30pm, Rhythm Collective at 9:30pm on St. Patrick’s Day 3/17 at The New Lift Lounge

Trampled Under Foot Fri. 4/9 at 8pm at BarFly

The Holmes Brothers Sun 5/2 at 5pm at The New Lift

If you want to get that great feeling from helping someone less fortunate, come to The New Lift Lounge this Saturday afternoon. If you want to hear great, and I do mean great music, come to The New Lift Lounge this Saturday afternoon.

Brad Cordle Benefit Saturday, February 6th

1pm-7pm at The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s, 4737 S. 96th St.)

Brad was the founder and long-time frontman of The Mighty Jailbreakers. He has been performing in Vegas for the last several years. Brad is in need of surgery to save his sight, and like many life-long musicians, is without health insurance

The following artists and bands have agreed to donate performances at the benefit, so it is sure to be a great day of music: The King Cool Orchestra, The 9’s, Acoustic Groove, The Blues Society All-Stars, Brian Eckleberry, Bucky McCann, Craig Balderston, Dan Maca, Dave Cupak, Dave Polson, Mike Semrad, Mitch Towne, Neil Johnsen, Stan Spurgeon, Stephen Monroe, Sue Murray & many, many more. A fabulous Jam Session will conclude the festivities.

Admission is a voluntary donation at the door. There will be a Raffle, a Pot Luck Dinner, an Indoor Garage Sale of Small Items (there won’t be space for large items such as furniture), and a Blues T-Shirt Recycling Sale. All proceeds from the liquor sales will also go to Brad.

What can you do to help?

A) Donate something for a raffle prize.
B) Donate an item for the Indoor Garage Sale (We need items that would sell for at least $10 at a Garage Sale and nothing too large please). Items for the Raffle or the Indoor Garage Sale may be brought to The New Lift any day prior to the event, but please be sure to have Raffle items to the event by 2pm on Saturday 2/6.).
C) Donate a Blues T-Shirt (New or Used). They will be selling them for $7.
D) Contribute something to the Pot Luck Dinner. We will be selling the Pot Luck for $7.
E) Help keep the Pot Luck and Indoor Garage Sale organized at the benefit.
F) Spread the word about the benefit. Join The Blues Society of Omaha’s Facebook Group, confirm you are attending, and then invite your Facebook Friends)
G) Attend the benefit, donate at the door, and do some drinking for a great cause. The New Lift Lounge is donating 100% of the proceeds from the liquor sales, after expenses.

Tentative Set Times are as follows:
Doors open at Noon
1pm Stephen Monroe
1:45pm Acoustic Groove (Full Band)
2:45pm Semrad & Co.
3:45pm King Cool Orchestra
4:45pm The 9′s
5:30pm Blues Society All-Stars Super-Jam

Eric Sardinas plays Murphy’s Thursday Matinee 2/5 with JoAnne Shaw Taylor. I just learned that Taylor has her own band and will be playing the opening set at 5:30pm. Even if she wasn’t a PYT with a British accent, I’d still be excited out this show. Her vocals are often compared to fellow Brit Josh Stone. I imagine Ms. Stone wishes she could play guitar like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvHA-dY0K-o&feature=related

With legions of corporate-fueled, musical puppets littering our stages and airways, originality has become virtually extinct within the landscape of today’s popular music. Fortunately there’s Eric Sardinas. His unique sound and honest delivery are breathing life back into the lungs of a stale industry on the verge of collapse. Sardinas is both a welcome reminder of the finest unfiltered music from an era bygone, as well as, a glimpse into a future realm of infinite sonic liberty. He’s a courageous trailblazer who’s constant repudiating routine limits and challenging all genre inherent boundaries with his wild innovations. So, – if you find yourself understandably lost and aimlessly drifting through a sad sea of musical mediocrity… find Eric Sardinas.

Admission is $12.50

Matt Cox has the 9pm slot at The Zoo Bar tonight. Cox was a dynamite solo artist, which is probably what enabled him to get some of Linoma’s best players to join his band. Lincoln: “Go see The Matt Cox Band!”

Friday at the Zoo is the great Charlie Burton for F.A.C. and Blues Rocker Terry Quiett in the late slot. Here is a well-done video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El5f3yI-TEA

I am heading to Wayne Nebraska Friday night to see Lilly’s Dad’s band, Leafy Spurge, at The White Dog Tavern. If anyone lives near Norfolk, it would be worth the short drive. County, Blues, and Classic Rock.

Saturday Night, after Brad’s Benefit, the party people will be heading to Sokal Auditorium for another Ground Hog Prom. OEA Winners for Best Funk Band, Satchel Grande headline with Omaha’s Ska-Kings The Bishops. Dress wild and have a wild time. Here are some photos from a previous GHP: http://www.flickr.com/photos/95366015@N00/sets/72157594527994403/with/2250891365/

The Jerry Pranksters play after the Super Bowl Sunday night at BarFly. Excellent Dead Covers and always entertaining dancersJ $5 Cover

Monday, The North Mississippi All-Stars return to Slowdown (we are lucky to have such a great venue in town). Here is a cool interview w/ some live footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI1nPofjoBM&feature=fvw Helluva band, great live show.

Lincoln Exposed, the multi-local-band festival, is going on next week at the Zoo, Duffy’s, and the Bourbon Theater (the old State). For one $6 cover per night, you can check out all kinds of local bands, wandering from venue to venue as your whims take you. The shows are Wednesday, Feb. 10 through Saturday, Feb. 13, 6-1 nightly, all within a block of 14th & O in Lincoln. For the full lineup, subject to tweaks, check out http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=274866314457&ref=nf.

Saturday, 2/13, The Kris Lager Band plays The Waiting Room with Funk Trek. Hope to see for myself the remodel of the WR that everyone is raving about.

Interesting interview with Buddy Guy in this month’s BluesWax: http://www.visnat.com/entertainment/music/blueswax/default.cfm

Tickets are now on-sale for the biggest two names in the Blues genre, BB King and Buddy Guy at the Mid-America Center on Monday, February 22nd.

BSO Members can purchase their tickets at a discounted rate.
DISCOUNT OFFER GOOD THROUGH FEBRUARY 21 AT 10 PM
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(*SPECIAL $5 DISCOUNT OFFER ON $78 TICKET)

Get tickets here: http://www.ticketmaster.com/promo/tonqyu

Step out of the Winter Blahs and into the Winter Blues with “Winter Blues & BBQ” on February 27th, 2009 featuring Little Joe & Big Trouble and the Side Effects. BSO is sponsoring this very cool benefit for members of the Armed Services. Tickets on sale now – to purchase visit www.operationbbqmw.org

Tickets are on-sale now for Joe Bonamassa’s May 8th show at the Orpheum.

In case you don’t get a chance to pick up a Reader, remember you can read BJ Hutchemann’s HooDoo Blues online: http://www.thereader.com/hoodooblues.php?subaction=showfull&id=1261422051&archive=&start_from=&ucat=19&

Please consider joining BSO, or switching to the GREEN VERSION of Blues Notes. You will be saving the planet while saving BSO some expense. http://omahablues.com/index.php?page=greensignup

Blues on the radio:
Mondays 1pm-3pm on KIOS 91.5 Mike Jacob’s “Blues in the Afternoon”
Sundays 9am-Noon on KIWR 89.7 Rick Galusha’s “PS Blues”

Lincoln’s KZUM Radio – Nebraska’s only community radio, has 19 hours of blues every week and you can listen to it on the web at KZUM.org.

Monday -3:00-6:00 Tail-Waggin’ Blues
Tuesday – 3:00-6:00 Highway Blues
Wednesday – 3:00-6:00 My Deja Blues
Thursday- 3:00-6:00 Trigger Meal Blues
Friday – 1:00-3:00 Women’s Blues and Boogie
Friday – 3:00-4:30 Hudson Blues
Friday – 4:30-6:00 Blues Oasis
Saturday 6:00am-8am Blues at Sunrise

Open Blues Jams:
Wednesdays: The Original Zebra Jam at Downtown Blues
Thursdays: Drunken Intentions host at Chrome (84th & Park Drive)
Thursdays: SwampJam at Pour House (97th & Mockingbird)
Thursday Night Blues and Jazz Set at the Keno King Lounge lower level (65th & Ames)
Sundays: Afternoon SwampJam 3pm-7pm at Millard VFW (136th & “Q” St.)

I just learned we have over 1,100 subscribers to this FREE weekly Blues e-mail. Unfortunately, that exceeds our membership in The Blues Society of Omaha. If you can afford the $30, please help the cause by joining at: http://omahablues.com/printmembership.php

I see Bob Margolin joined our Facebook Group. Pretty cool! We are now at 1,303 friends on Facebook!!!! Follow the link below if you want to join our BSO Facebook group:

http://www.facebook.com/n/?group.php&gid=54757108012

If you already joined, please consider using the “Invite Friends” feature to expand our reach!

Get out and get into it!

Terry O’Halloran

BSO Prez and emailer

Thu 2/4
Christine Hitt………………………………………………………………………Ozone
Eric Sardinas & JoAnne Shaw Taylor (05:30pm)………………….The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)
Matt Cox (09:00pm)………………………………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Open Jam w/Drunken Intentions………………………………………………….Chrome Lounge
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Swampjam (weekly blues jam)…………………………………………………..The Pour House
Tommy K Band (08:00pm)…………………………………………………….Whiskey Roadhouse

Fri 2/5
112 North Duck……………………………………………………………………McKennas
Acoustic Groove………………………………………………………………..Brazen Head
Charlie Burton and the Dorothy Lynch Mob (05:00pm)……Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
John Walker (07:00pm)……………………………………………………Indigo Bridge Books
Terry Quiett Band (09:00pm)………………………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754

Sat 2/6
Acadamy of Rock Showcase (06:00pm)………………….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Acoustic Groove………………………………………………………………..Brazen Head
Acoustic Groove (01:00pm)…………………………………..The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)
Blues From the 5 (09:00pm)…………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Bob Marley’s Birthday Celebration w/ Rhythm Collective (09:00pm).BarFly,114th and Dodge (fka Shag Vodka Bar)
Burgundy and Gray………………………………………………………..Corner Bar-Fremont
Lil Joe and Big Trouble……………………………………………………..Ds Frontier Bar
R and M Blues Band………………………………………………………………..McKennas
Satchel Grande w/ The Bishops……………………………………………….Sokol Auditorium
Stephen Monroe…………………………………………………………………Stir Lounge

Sun 2/7
The Jerry Pranksters (Dead Tribute) (09:00pm)…………BarFly,114th and Dodge (fka Shag Vodka Bar)

Mon 2/8
North Mississippi All-Stars………………………………………………………..Slowdown
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754

Tue 2/9
Jazzocracy……………………………………….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Lil Joe and Big Trouble………………………………………………………Downtown Blues
Son of 76 SOLO SET (07:00pm)…………………………………………Nebraska Brewing Company
Swampboy Blues Band……………………………………………………………Jack’s Place

Wed 2/10
Lincoln Exposed……………………………………………..Zoo Bar, Duffys, Bourbon Theatre
Zebra Jam…………………………………………………………………..Downtown Blues

Thu 2/11
Jazz Elements……………………………………………………………………….Ozone
Lincoln Exposed……………………………………………..Zoo Bar, Duffys, Bourbon Theatre
Open Jam w/Drunken Intentions………………………………………………….Chrome Lounge
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Stacy Mitchhart (05:30pm)…………………………………..The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)
Stephen Monroe…………………………………………………………………..162 Venue
Swampjam……………………………………………………………………The Pour House

Fri 2/12
Cross Canadian Ragweed…………………………………………………….Sokol Underground
John Walker…………………………………………………………………Bagels and Joe
Lil Joe and Big Trouble……………………………………………………………McKennas
Lincoln Exposed……………………………………………..Zoo Bar, Duffys, Bourbon Theatre
Stephen Monroe………………………………………………………….Louis Bar and Grill
Swampboy Blues Band……………………………………………………..The Pheasant Tavern
Tijuana Gigolos (05:00pm)……………………………………………………….Duggans Pub
Tijuana Gigolos (11:30pm)………………………….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754

Sat 2/13
Acoustic Groove……………………………………………………………….The Spillway
Burgundy and Gray…………………………………………………………..Rick’s Boatyard
Kris Lager Band……………………………………………………………The Waiting Room
Rhythm Collective…………………………………………………………………McKennas
Swampboy Blues Band………………………………………………………..Tin Lizzy Tavern

Greetings Blues Fans,

KBA Winner Rick Galusha writes:

Hi everyone, I posted a new episode to my podcast, Pacific Street Blues & Americana.

Please click the link below to view it.

http://kiwrblues.podOmatic.com/entry/2010-01-26T22_00_50-08_00

Nice tribute to Norton Buffalo: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/25/DD1K1BMUMD.DTL

Eric Clapton is playing with Roger Daltrey at KC’s Sprint Center on March 3rd. Carol King and James Taylor play the same venue on May 21st.

Please consider joining BSO, or switching to the GREEN VERSION of Blues Notes. You will be saving the planet while saving BSO some expense. http://omahablues.com/index.php?page=greensignup

Although I was disappointed in the turn-out at last week’s Red Cross Benefit at The New Lift Lounge, the bands played great and we were able to raise $1,100.00. According to the Red Cross’ website, $1,100 will feed and shelter 165 disaster clients for one night in a mass care unit.
If you still want to help, this is from The Red Cross’ Website:
TEXT “HAITI” to 90999
This mobile fundraising initiative is a partnership between the American Red Cross, Mobile Accord and the mGive Foundation that is supported by the U.S. State Department.
Customers of participating wireless carriers can text message “HAITI” to 90999 and make a $10 donation to support the American Red Cross Haiti relief efforts. Donations will appear on customers’ monthly bills or be debited from a prepaid account balance. Message and data rates may apply. To opt-out, send “STOP” to 90999. To see the terms applicable to donations, please visit www.mgive.com/A. Receipts for donations are available at www.mgive.org/receipt.

Brad Cordle Benefit Saturday, February 6th 1pm-7pm at The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s, 4737 S. 96th St.)

Brad, as you probably know, is the founder and long-time frontman of The Mighty Jailbreakers. He has been living in Vegas for the last several years and is in need of surgery to save his sight.

The following have agreed to donate performances at the benefit, so it is sure to be a great day of music: Stephen Monroe, Sue Murray, Bucky McCann, The 9’s, Acoustic Groove, and The Blues Society All-Stars. One more band will probably be added, plus a great jam at the end. Admission is whatever you care to donate at the door. We will have a Raffle, a Pot Luck Dinner, an Indoor Garage Sale of Small Items (we don’t have the space for large items like furniture), and a Blues T-Shirt Recycling Sale.

What can you do to help?

A)    Donate something for a raffle prize (Please bring the prize to The New Lift any time between now and 2pm on Sat. 2/6.)
B)    Donate an item for the Indoor Garage Sale (Nothing large please).
C) Donate a Blues T-Shirt (New or Used). We will be selling them for $7.
D)   Contribute something to the Pot Luck Dinner. We will be selling the Pot Luck for $7.
E) Help keep the pot luck and Indoor Garage Sale organized at the benefit.
F)    Spread the word about the benefit. (I will be sending an invite to all Friends of BSO’s Facebook. Please invite your friends.)
G)     Show up at the benefit, donate at the door and do some drinking for a great cause.

The Bel-Airs return to The New Lift Lounge at 5:30pm on Thursday 1/28. Admission is $9 for one of the most fun bands touring today.

Son of 76 Josh Hoyer writes:
Fri.Jan.29 the full band is playing the ZOO Bar FAC from 5-7pm. $4 cover. Our friend Kim is also celebrating her b-day. If you don’t know her, she’s a great gal and a cherished ZOO Bar regular. Hope to see you! Been a while since the full band played a show. I’m excited! Hope you are too.
Til then,
Josh and the boys

The great Matt Cox Band plays McKenna’s on Friday, 1/29/10.

Jim Suhler plays an 8pm show on Friday at BarFly. $10 Cover.
The blues are back in town, reprinted from Penrith Live Blues – www.penrithliveblues.co.uk
Jim Suhler and Monkey Beat (Texas) – Penrith Live Blues –
Penrith Live Blues new concert series began with a visit from affable Texas guitar supremo Jim Suhler, and his band Monkey Beat. In an electrifying performance, he set standards that others will struggle to match. A sensational set ended with the ever appreciative Live Blues audience on its feet and demanding multiple encores from Jim and his hard-working band. The evening’s end was in direct contrast to its low key start when Jim explored his blues roots on acoustic guitar. Such introspection was soon ended, however, when he picked up his battered Fender and his stinging treble cut through the darkened venue. Echoes of fellow lone star state legends Johnny Winter and Stevie-Ray Vaughn abounded as Jim laid down spine tingling slide guitar runs on top of his band’s massive backbeat. This was high-revved, rolling and tumbling Texas blues/rock at its very best and the surge of energy through the room was palpable.

Glad to see Kris Lager is playing with his full band again. You can catch him Friday at Dawghouse in Lincoln and at The Barley St. in Lincoln on Saturday. Or… there are some recent videos on www.KrisLagerBand.com.

Nationally known T-Roy Johnson, aka the Blind Burrito, will join Blind Dog Fulton this Saturday night (1/30/10) from 9-1 at the Grant Street Bar at  8919 Grant Street in Omaha.
Come see our new and improved positive vibrations: www.blinddogfulton.com

The Blues Society of Omaha is a sponsor of Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk at Slowdown w/ Funk Trek
Saturday, January 30th
9:00 pm – Doors at 8:00 pm
Tickets are only $15 which makes this the bargain of the month, for sure. They are a lot like the Neville Brothers, without the ballads from Aaron. It is going to be a funky good time! Check them out on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXa11jtJ9-g
(We will have a booth there and will be handing out BSO info. Stop and say hello! You could renew your membership that night too!)

Levee Town, the hot band from KC, has the Wed 6pm slot at The Zoo Bar next week.

Eric Sardinas plays Murphy’s Thursday Matinee with JoAnne Shaw Taylor added to his band. At the age of 16, Taylor was chosen by The Eurythmics Dave Stewart to play guitar in his Super-Group D.U.P..

Heck of a Free Festival Feb 19 & 20 in Clearwater:

http://clearwaterseablues.com/schedule.htm

Tickets are now on-sale for the biggest two names in the Blues genre, BB King and Buddy Guy at the Mid-America Center on Monday, February 22nd.
BSO Members can purchase their tickets at a discounted rate.
DISCOUNT OFFER GOOD THROUGH FEBRUARY 21 AT 10 PM
Password:   omaha
(*SPECIAL $5 DISCOUNT OFFER ON $78 TICKET)
Get tickets here: http://www.ticketmaster.com/promo/tonqyu

Step out of the Winter Blahs and into the Winter Blues with “Winter Blues & BBQ” on February 27th, 2009 featuring Little Joe & Big Trouble and the Side Effects.  BSO is sponsoring this very cool benefit for members of the Armed Services. Tickets on sale now – to purchase visit www.operationbbqmw.org

Tickets are on-sale now for Joe Bonamassa’s May 8th show at the Orpheum.

In case you don’t get a chance to pick up a Reader, remember you can read BJ Hutchemann’s HooDoo Blues online: http://www.thereader.com/hoodooblues.php?subaction=showfull&id=1261422051&archive=&start_from=&ucat=19&

Please consider joining BSO, or switching to the GREEN VERSION of Blues Notes. You will be saving the planet while saving BSO some expense. http://omahablues.com/index.php?page=greensignup

Blues on the radio:

Mondays 1pm-3pm on KIOS 91.5 Mike Jacob’s “Blues in the Afternoon”

Sundays 9am-Noon on KIWR 89.7 Rick Galusha’s “PS Blues”

Lincoln’s KZUM Radio – Nebraska’s only community radio, has 19 hours of blues every week and you can listen to it on the web at KZUM.org.
Monday -3:00-6:00 Tail-Waggin’ Blues
Tuesday – 3:00-6:00 Highway Blues
Wednesday – 3:00-6:00 My Deja Blues
Thursday- 3:00-6:00 Trigger Meal Blues
Friday – 1:00-3:00 Women’s Blues and Boogie
Friday – 3:00-4:30 Hudson Blues
Friday – 4:30-6:00 Blues Oasis
Saturday 6:00am-8am Blues at Sunrise

Open Blues Jams:

Wednesdays: The Original Zebra Jam at Downtown Blues

Thursdays: Drunken Intentions host at Chrome (84th & Park Drive)

Thursdays: SwampJam at Pour House (97th & Mockingbird)

Thursday Night Blues and Jazz Set at the Keno King Lounge lower level (65th & Ames)

Sundays: Afternoon SwampJam 3pm-7pm at Millard VFW (136th & “Q” St.)

I just learned we have over 1,100 subscribers to this FREE weekly Blues e-mail. Unfortunately, that exceeds our membership in The Blues Society of Omaha. If you can afford the $30, please help the cause by joining at: http://omahablues.com/printmembership.php

We are now at 1,271 friends on Facebook!!!! Follow the link below if you want to join our BSO Facebook group:

http://www.facebook.com/n/?group.php&gid=54757108012

If you already joined, please consider using the “Invite Friends” feature to expand our reach!

If you want to subscribe, or unsubscribe, to this FREE weekly Blues e-mail, follow this link to the Blues Society of Omaha’s website and follow the simple prompts: http://omahablues.com/index.php?page=mailinglist

www.OmahaBlues.com is where the calendar following this email can be found.

Get out and get into it!

Terry O’Halloran

BSO Prez and emailer

Thu 1/28
Open Jam w/Drunken Intentions………………………………………………….Chrome Lounge
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Swampjam……………………………………………………………………The Pour House
The Bel Airs (05:30pm)……………………………………..The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)

Fri 1/29
Blue House……………………………………………………………………The Prestige
Jim Suhler and Monkey Beat (08:00pm)…………………BarFly,114th and Dodge (fka Shag Vodka Bar)
Kris Lager Band…………………………………………………………………Dawg House
Lil Joe and Big Trouble………………………………………………………Downtown Blues
Matt Cox Band…………………………………………………………………….McKennas
Swampboy Blues Band…………………………………………………………12th Street Pub
Wheezetones Band…………………………………….Duggan’s Pub,440 S. 11th St.,402-477-3513

Sat 1/30
Blind Dog Fulton…………………………………………………………..Grant Street Bar
Blue House……………………………………………………………………The Prestige
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk………………………………………………………..Slowdown
Kris Lager Band……………………………………………….Barley St. Tavern,62nd & Maple
Roadhouse…………………………………………………………………..Downtown Blues
Swampboy Blues Band……………………………………………………Bones, 10th & Pacific
Tommy K Band…………………………………………………………….Corner Bar-Fremont

Sun 1/31
Rebelation w/ SOJA (Reggae from D.C.)……………………………………………….Slowdown
Swampjam (03:00pm)……………………………………………………………..Millard VFW

Mon 2/1
Omaha Big Band………………………………………………………………………Ozone
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754

Tue 2/2
Jazzocracy……………………………………….Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Lil Joe and Big Trouble………………………………………………………Downtown Blues
Swampboy Blues Band……………………………………………………………Jack’s Place
Umphrey McGhee……………………………………………………………………Slowdown

Wed 2/3
Levee Town (06:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Swampboy Blues Band…………………………………………………………….Why Not Bar
Z Jam Open Mic (09:00pm)…………………………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Zebra Jam…………………………………………………………………..Downtown Blues

Thu 2/4
Christine Hitt………………………………………………………………………Ozone
Eric Sardinas & JoAnne Shaw Taylor (05:30pm)………………….The New Lift Lounge (fka Murphy’s)
Matt Cox (09:00pm)………………………………..Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Open Jam w/Drunken Intentions………………………………………………….Chrome Lounge
Piano Hour (05:00pm)………………………………Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Lincoln,402-435-8754
Swampjam (weekly blues jam)…………………………………………………..The Pour House
Tommy K Band (08:00pm)…………………………………………………….Whiskey Roadhouse