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Issue 172 The Publication of the Linn County Blues Society- lcbs.org November 2008 HighestFather blesseing by Guido Sarducci newbohemia.org November 28 Longbranch ballroom Marion. 6-11PM also appearing will be also appearing will Mike Bader Blues Band Blues Bader Mike & the BBitsDDog Headbanger Harvey New Bo Benefit Bo New Flat Cat will be featuring Irish In this issue — Drums of Passion! Cover:Flat Cat Reunites for New Bo Benefit!! Oh, my! KUNI Blues Blowout featuring Kenny Neal San Diego’s ONLY real Blues joint Big Mo’s CD review Kilowatt at Checkers Tavern Local LIVE music schedules Blues On Grand in November! Mike Bader Nominations for LCBS board of directors ©2008-Linn County Blues Society The Linn County Blues Society is a way cool, non-profit organization dedicated KUNI Blues Blowout! to the preservation of Blues music in Eastern Iowa as well as to provide Kenny Neal to headline November 22! charitable contributions to other commu- nity organizations. LCBS is an Affiliated Organization in the Blues Foundation’s KUNI.org international network. The BLUESPAPER is a monthly publication of the LCBS. merican bluesman Kenny Brothers, from Davenport. Showtime Website: lcbs.org Neal brings his axe to Wa- is 8 p.m. terloo’s Electric Park Ball- Tickets are $20 in advance ($25 at the LCBS Officers A President - Andy Dergo room on November 22 for the 2008 door). Advance tickets can be ordered Vice President - Evan Vulich Fall Blues Blowout, presented by the online at kuniradio.org or by calling Secretary - Steve Springer Friends of KUNI/KHKE. 800-772-2440, ext. 0. Advance tickets Treasurer - Sue Dergo Let Life Flow Directors at Large- marks the return Bob De Forest, Bill Meeks, Bob Dorr of multi-instru- Chairs mentalist and Education - Open modern swamp- Entertainment - Greg West Membership - Kevin Cutsforth blues master Merchandise - David Andrews Kenny Neal, with The Bluespaper & LCBS folks an inspired set Editor - Evan Vulich that draws musi- Photographers - See bylines each issue cally from the Staff Writers - See bylines each issue Distribution - Andy Dergo, Bill Meeks sizzling sounds Parliamentarian - Bill Meeks of his native Program - Bob De Forest Louisiana, while Public Relations - Open Web Administrator - Evan Vulich striking a deep, emotional reso- Membership To learn more about the Linn County nance in response Blues Society or to join, see the member- to the personal trials he has recently are also available at Bob’s Guitars in ship form in this Bluespaper or the LCBS endured. For the past few years, health Cedar Falls. All proceeds benefit Iowa website. Your membership includes; • Discount admissions to many local problems forced Kenny away from Public Radio. Blues activities. the studio and touring, and his first Financial support for this event is • Monthly LCBS Bluespaper. release since signing with Blind Pig made possible by The Warner Group, • Voting rights in the LCBS elections. • Simply being way cool. Records finds him returning with a re- Inc. (Waterloo), Veridian Credit Union newed vigor and outlook on life. Let (Waterloo), Bob’s Guitars (Cedar Falls) Bluespaper Contact information Send news, band or club live entertain- Life Flow reflects his optimistic sense and the Black Hawk Hotel (Cedar ment listing or advertising to: Evan Vulich, of perseverance, set to the soulful Falls). 1116 Daniels St. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA grooves that have garnered him a solid Iowa Public Radio informs, enriches 52402 or preferrably e-mail at: evulich@ mchsi.com. fan base over the past twenty years. and engages Iowans through radio Commenting on his recent return programming and other media. Iowa Bluespaper Ad Rates to recording and performing with Public Radio includes the WOI Radio $15.00 - Business card size - 2” x 3.5” $25.00 - Quarter page ad - 3.5” x 4.75” Let Life Flow, Kenny said, “With all Group (Iowa State University, Ames), $50.00 - Half page ad - 4.75” x 7.25” the tragedy and darkness I’ve been KUNI-KHKE (University of Northern $100.00 - Full page - 7.5” x 10” through in the past three years, I’m Iowa, Cedar Falls), and KSUI-WSUI Submission Requirements- All ads, finally seeing the light. I’ve been wait- (University of Iowa, Iowa City). photos or scanned images, either color ing for a long time for a record compa- or black/white, need to be 300ppi. Native Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, JPG, TIFF, ny to say ‘Make a record that you feel On a tape-recorded tour at the Nixon Li- EPS, PDF, BMP accepted. Ads created in good about.’ Blind Pig Records gave brary, Nixon says, “I have often thought that Word may cause dimentia. Deadline for th me that opportunity. And my new CD, if there had been a good rap group around submissions is the 19 of the month. in those days, I might have chosen a career Let Life Flow, is coming straight from Moving? Send your new address to; my heart. Hope everyone enjoys it.” in music instead of politics.” LCBS, PO Box 2672, Cedar Rapids, IA Opening the show is the 2008 Iowa 52406-2672 so you won’t miss a single “If it’s too loud, you’re too old.” issue of your Bluespaper. Blues Challenge winner, the Avey —Ted Nugent 2 / Linn County Blues Society ©2008 Patrick’s II The only “real blues joint” in San Diego photo and story by the questionably Reverend Frank Wilson an Diego’s only Real SB l u e s Joint That’s how Pat- rick’s II bills itself. Located in San Diego’s Gaslamp Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans Quarter, Patrick’s Le Blues Hot – ManHatTone 1050 II patricksii.com is a genuine urban Le Blues Bad blues bar, featur- ing live music ev- “Woe to the listener” ery night. There is no cover charge When you open the cover on a Sunday through new CD and the first sentence you see is “This is front porch music” Thursday. San Diego’s only real Blues joint, Patrick’s II it should be a dead giveaway of The Gaslamp what may be in store - excuses Quarter gaslamp.org is San Diego’s door, hence the name Patrick’s II. The right out of the chute. I was hop- dining, entertainment and urban shop- Gaslamp Quarter was reinvigorated in ing for some sign of 19th century ping district. It is a 16 block historical the late 80’s around Patrick’s II loca- parlor music in open D from the in- neighborhood. Located in downtown tion. clusion of the word Vestapol. No San Diego, it is teaming with tour- Patrick’s II has a covered, outdoor pa- such luck. What I got was 20 tunes ists and locals alike, and is a very tio where you can smoke and still hear some old and some originals in a walkable, fun area. It’s full of din- the music and get drink service. And an mish-mash of styles that showed ing, shopping, and entertainment, fea- outdoor smoking area is still relatively little thought or feeling other than a desire to have something to sell turing over 70 clubs and restaurants. comfortable in San Diego in the win- at the “winery gig”. I don’t really There are two large parking ramps in ter. know where to begin other than the Gaslamp Quarter. And there is a When I was last at Patrick’s II, I saw it’s a bass player (guitar/voice) and Trolley stop 2 blocks from Patrick’s II Blue Largobluelargoblues.com, a seven presumably his wife (clarinet/vio- (no driving required!) piece swing, jump blues band. A very lin) banging through some stuff on professional group, and there was no Pro-Tools and then sending it out cover charge. to poor unsuspecting schleps like you and me in the hopes we’ll find Patrick’s II is a genuine San Diego has lots of fun things to do in summer or winter. The beaches. Ti- some good in it. Woe to the listener urban blues bar, fea- juana. The Gaslamp Quarter. Up-scale subjected to a unison line played on slide guitar and violin. It’ll take shopping and dining in La Jolla. Sea turing live music every your breath away. Ain’t far from night. World. Old Town San Diego. Cruise the front porch to the outhouse. ships. Sun and warmth. So when you go to San Diego for a But back to Patrick’s II. The origi- break from the winter in Iowa, check —John Heim (A.K.A. “Big Mo”) nal Patrick’s was founded in the 30’s, out Patrick’s II for some hot blues. amid what was then San Diego’s red light district. The current owners Journalist: Do you think of yourself primarily I don’t play anything but the blues, but now I as a singer or a poet? could never make no money on nothin’ but the bought Patrick’s in 1976. That location Dylan: Oh, I think of myself more as a song blues. That’s why I wasn’t interested in nothin’ was destroyed in a fire in 1980 neces- and dance man, y’know. else. sitating a move to the building next —Bob Dylan, press conference at KQED, SF —Howlin’ Wolf (Chester Burnett) ©2008 Linn County Blues Society / Checkers always delivers the best in blues! Johnny Kilowatt band gives solid show! article and photos by Bill Ray Jon Klinkowitz leads his band through a very powerful performance at Checkers Tavern. laying at Checkers on a Friday letic events, he practices and plays the night (October 10), the Johnny blues. As a history major, he draws on PKilowatt Band performed some a wide range of blues influences and great blues with a talented, tight-knit heritage in formulating his style.