Blues Notes February 2019
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VOLUME TWENTY-FOUR, NUMBER TWO • FEBRUARY 2019 Thursday, Jan. 31st @ 6 pm Zoo Bar Sunday, Feb. 3rd @ 1:30 Super Bowl Pre-Party! Chrome Lounge Danielle Nicole w/ The Brandon Miller Band The Jewell Grand Opening with DAVID SANBORN JAZZ QUINTET Feb. 6th and 7th Thursday, Feb. 21st @ Chrome 2 Shows Each Night at 6:30 and 8:30 adv. tix @ www.eventbrite.com www.jewellomaha.com for tix and info Wed. Feb. 27th PAUL Zoo Bar Thurs. Feb. 28th NELSON Chrome Chrome BAND Sat. March 2nd Vangarde Arts, Sioux City Lounge 8552 Park Drive, Omaha 402-339-8660 LAUREN ANDERSON BAND The Blues Society of Omaha Presents Wed. Feb. 13th @ 6 pm Legendary Thursday Blues Matinees and more Zoo Bar All shows 6 pm unless noted otherwise Friday, Feb. 15th @ 5:30 pm Thurs. Jan. 31st ....................................................The Jimmys ($10) Sunday, Feb. 3rd @ 1:30 pm ....................... James Harman ($15) B Bar, Omaha Super Bowl Pre-Party Show! Thurs. Feb 7th ................Dustin Arbuckle and the Damnations ($10) Sunday, Feb. 10th @ 2 pm ............ Gunnar Guenette Benefit Show ($10 donation) Friday, Feb. 22nd @ 7:30 Thurs. Feb. 14th ....... Robert Kimbrough Sr. Blues Connection ($10) Thurs. Feb. 21st .......................................... Danielle Nicole Band w/ Brandon Miller Band ($15 adv. $18 dos) Thurs. Feb. 28th ...................................The Paul Nelson Band ($10) Thurs. March 7th ...................................................John Primer ($15) Holland Center – 1200 Club Thurs. March 14th .............Brandon Santini CD Release Party ($10) Thurs. March 21st .......................................... Jeff Jensen Band ($10 PAGE 2 BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA Why Join the Blues Society of Omaha with Your Membership Donation? The Blues Society of Omaha, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 1998. We are an all-volunteer organization with over 800 dues-paying members. BSO’s mission is “Keepin’ the Blues Alive”. We are recognized as one of the top Blues Societies in the country. With the help of your tax-deductible donation we continue to promote blues music, blues musicians, and live music venues & events. Among our many projects and accomplishments are these: • BSO promotes musicians and venues by maintaining a comprehensive live music calendar on our website, omahablues.com. BSO also distributes free monthly news flyers with calendars to numerous public gathering spots to inform the general community of live music shows in the area. • BluesEd is a non-profit youth artist development program created and sponsored by Blues Society of Omaha. The BluesEd program began in 2001 to provide opportunities for young musicians to learn blues music in a series of workshops and to play with other students in a band format. Our BluesEd bands always are impressive and they have performed at some of the finest festivals & venues in and around Omaha. • The Blues Society of Omaha has hosted an annual Nebraska Blues Challenge competition for local bands since 2011. All of the participating bands are showcased in judged public events as they compete for a package of prizes and the honor of representing BSO at the International Blues Challenge competition held in Memphis. All of the winning Nebraska bands have gone on to receive national attention and acclaim while making BSO proud! • BSO produces and/or sponsors various music events throughout the year. • BSO is a contributor to and supporter of Playing With Fire, a series of free outdoor concerts held each summer in Omaha since 2004. • BSO provides support to The Zoo Bar, Lincoln’s legendary and award-winning blues venue. BSO is a sponsor of the annual ZooFest music festival. • In conjunction with Toy Drive for Pine Ridge, BSO hosts an annual toy drive and concert fundraiser for the children of Pine Ridge Reservation. • BSO regularly produces charitable events for musicians in need. As a member and donor, you are entitled to great membership benefits: • Free subscription to “Blues Notes”, our monthly newsletter that will keep you abreast of blues events in the area, blues CD reviews, and other articles of interest to blues connoisseurs! • E-blasts with late-breaking blues news. • Special pre-sale and discounted tickets to select events. • Discounts offered by generous local businesses. • Pride in belonging to a group dedicated to “Keepin’ The Blues Alive”! Please consider switching to the GREEN VERSION of Blues Notes. You will be saving the planet while saving BSO some expense. Contact Susan Keith at [email protected] to switch to e-mail delivery and get the scoop days before snail mail members! BLUES ON THE RADIO: Mondays 1pm-3pm on KIOS 91.5 “Blues in the Afternoon” with Mike Jacobs You can listen to the live stream at www.kios.org Sundays 9am-Noon on KIWR 89.7 Rick Galusha’s “PS Blues” Pacific Street Blues & Americana podcast: https://anchor.fm/pacific-street-blues-and-americana Lincoln’s KZUM Radio - Nebraska’s only community radio, and you can listen to it on the web at KZUM.org. Monday – 3:00-6:00pm “World Gone Wrong Blues” Tuesday – 3:00-6:00pm “Group W Blues” Wednesday – 3:00-6:00pm “Highway Blues” • 8:30-10:00pm “Radio Gumbo” Thursday – 3:00-5:00pm “Blue Water Mixtape” Friday – 1:00-3:00pm “Women’s Blues & Boogie” • 3:00-6:00pm “Hudson Blue” Saturday – 6:00-7:00am “Beale Street Caravan” • 7:00-8:00am “Juke in the Back” Sunday – 2:00-4:00pm “Back at the Chicken Shack” BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 3 The Jimmys Thursday, Jan. 31st @ 6 pm ($10 COVER) • Chrome Lounge, Omaha “The Jimmys are one hard act to follow at a blues fes- Stars - Pete Ross, Saxophone; and Mike Boman, trumpet tival. They are truly a wall of rhythm and blues sound. - combine 40+ years’ experience touring the world with They’ve got it all: songs, musicianship and showman- Clyde Stubblefield, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Youngblood ship. Great guys. Great sounds.” Brass Band, B.B. King and his All Stars, and many others. --Tinsley Ellis With multiple awards and a growing legion of fans you got- “Can’t beat the Jimmys for non-stop excitement. There’s ta get yourself to their next show to find out what every- not a better band on the scene. Blazing horns and vir- one’s hollerin’ about. tuosos at every position. Voegeli is super on vocals and 2018 MADISON, WI AREA MUSIC ASSOC. AWARDS keys with charisma and charm in the bandleader role. They absolutely killed this year at the Willy St. Fair. I’d Blues Performer of the Year - The Jimmys hire them again in a minute.” Keyboardist of the Year - Jimmy Voegeli --Bob Queen Brass - Trumpet of the Year - Mike Boman The Jimmys have been ripping up stages with 2015-2018 Keyboardist of the Year, WAMI (2015) & their blend of blues, Madison Area Music Assoc. Awards soul, funk and R&B 2014-2018 Blues Performer of the Year, MAMA Awards for nearly 10 years. 2018 Brass - Trumpet of the Year, MAMA Award Award-winning key- boardist/singer/song- 2016, 2017 Blues Album of the Year, MAMA Awards writer Jimmy Voegeli 2014, 2016, 2017 Blues Song of the Year, MAMA Awards has put together an all-star lineup: Perry 2014, 2015, 2017 Brass Instrumentalist of the Year, Weber, veteran blues guitarist/singer/songwriter; Mauro MAMA Awards Magellan, of the Georgia Satellites; John Wartenweiler with From the Artist’s website his powerful bass lines and deep groove; the Amateur Horn SEEKING VOLUNTEER TO MAIL MONTHLY BSO NEWSLETTER NEED A RELIABLE VOLUNTEER TO ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING MONTHLY DUTIES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF OUR “BLUES NOTES” NEWSLETTER: Newsletters typically are ready for mailing by the 24th or 25th of each month and should be mailed ASAP. Prepare & print mailing labels from current information in membership database. Pick up printed & folded newsletters from downtown Omaha printer. Stuff & label envelopes and sort into specified zip codes. Complete postal form and deliver sorted newsletters to downtown Post Office for mailing. Expected monthly time commitment is about 3-4 hours. Training will be provided. BSO CORPORATE SPONSORS Blue Club Chick Ganz Richard Allen and Nancy Walsh Steve & Nancy Mether Absolutely Fresh Seafood Conrad Good Bill & Brenda Bahrke John Pollack & Karen Berry Glenn & Sheila Bauer Paul Gerber Mo Barry Mikel Schmidt & Leslie Eurek Kit & Pam Kelley Steve & Lisa Krueger Kenny & Linda Benton Ann Scolaro Royce & Jo Kreitman Jody Marker Geoff & Elaine Clark Sid Sidner Terry O’Halloran Brian McKenna John Doocy Terry Smith Mike and Chris Taylor James Pietro, DDS David & Kristine Evans Tim Sorrell Lonnie Thomas Larry Richling Gary Gates Jeff & Vicki Suchomel Tammy Trahan - Corner Bar Roger & Sheri Slosson Dan Hamann Bill & Denise Teeple Ernest Sutherlin Mike & Sally Hansen James Thele Corporate Dan Van Houten Steve and Margaret Harrman Vickie Tiffin Bel Air Merchant’s Association Richard Wolken Todd Higgins James & Jacqueline Tischer Mama’s Pizza West Susan & Troy Krupicka David Vanlandingham Paul Scott Hoagbin Blues Band Special Tom & Heidi Macy Greg Virant & Lynn Kost Virant West Point Rack Down Under Lounge Vanessa Marie John Watt Mitch Bolte Hawk’s BBQ – Bonnie Mercer & Kim Burns Caleb Whisenhunt Robin & Elizabeth Bracy-Robson Chris & Brenda Hawkinson PAGE 4 BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA What’s New with BluesEd? A Big Thank You to everyone who came out to support Us and Them at their fund- raiser at Chrome on January 11th to raise money for the IBC Youth Showcase trip to Memphis. We look forward to sharing the experience in the next newsletter. Thank you to BSO for helping with this event. Lots to do as we pre- pare for our 18th sea- son. The Leadership Team has been put- ting in plenty of hours planning and prepar- ing. We have a great team this year and we are excited to pro- vide another season of great workshops, clinics and venues for our young musicians.