VOLUME THIRTEEN, NUMBER THREE • MARCH 2009 BSO VOLUNTEER PARTY WALTER TROUT 1200 Club at the Holland Saturday, March 14, 2009 7:30pm Scott Recital Hall | Holland Performing Arts Center www.twisters.ca If you volunteered for any official 2008 BSO Sponsored event, by now, you have received your personal invitation to the BSO Volunteer Appreciation Party with Walter Trout jammin’ it out at Whiskey Roadhouse on Wednesday, March, 25, 2009. Please reply yes or no by March 10th. If you did volunteer but did not receive a personal invitation, please contact BSOVol- [email protected] or call: 402.618.7734. No volunteer is to be overlooked but sometimes, unintentionally, it just happens! All volunteers must be confirmed to be on the offical guest list the night of the party. Non-volunteers can join the fun and see Walter Trout with your volunteer friendstickets too! Tickets are available for $18 each at The Horseshoe box office and online at http://whiskeyroadhouse.frontgatetickets.com DEBBIE DAVIES TH 3/5 ...........................Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials TH 3/12 .................................................. Debbie Davies TH 3/19 ............................. Bill Lupkin & The Workers TH 3/26 ...................................Ray Drew Blues Revue TH 4/2 ........................................ Carolyn Wonderland TH 4/9 ...........................Too Slim & The Taildraggers TH 4/16 ...................................................... The Bel Airs Showtimes are 5:30pm PAGE 2 BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA Don E. ‘TrEy’ LangsTON FOUNDATION Established 10-01-08 Trey Langston was an avid supporter of what he said “is some of the purest music that reaches into your soul”, and the Omaha Blues Society. On November 21, 2007 Trey passed away, and a group of dedicated family and friends decided to form a foundation in his name that will award vocational scholarships in Iowa and Nebraska as a tribute to a good friend, a loving partner, and a free spirit. The foundation account has been set up at, and is listed as: The Don E. ‘Trey’ Langston Foundation Centris Federal Credit Union 1299 Farnam Street Omaha Ne. 68102 We are accepting donations, and inquiries can be emailed to A.C.’Toni’ Jones, email address of [email protected] I would like to thank the dedicated Foundation Members, the Omaha Blues Soci- ety for their hard work, and his friends for their continued support. “Don’t look back on your dust tracks”, Trey would say, “and keep the party going” ~~~ A.C.’Toni’ Jones [email protected]~~~ Every Monday afternoon join Mike Jacobs for Blues in the Afternoon on KIOS Radio 91.5 FM, from 1-3 p.m. On Sunday mornings tune in Pacific Street Blues at 89.7 FM from 9-Noon. Rick Galusha will be playing the best of the blues and some other good stuff as well. We would like to thank these fine programs for their support of the Omaha Blues Society in their shows. BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 3 BILL LUPKIN along with MICHAEL NEWBERRY and The Workers perform at The Zoo Bar. Look for this stellar collaboration as they play Murphy’s Lounge on March 19th. Don’t be surprised to see a few special guests hit the stage! BSO CORPORATE SPONSORS Blue Club Bill Bone Omaha Concrete Sawing, Inc. Mike & Sally Hansen Harvey Brindell Jim Bradford, Jr Premiere Media Solutions Denny & Denise Holland Don E. “Trey” Langston Conrad Good QA3 Financial Advisors Donald Hunter Foundation Michael J & Paula McCarville South Loup River Blues Fest Royce M Kreitman Absolutely Fresh Seafood Michael T Moylan West Point Rack Heather Larson-Frederick Bar Fly Jack Sobotka, CPA Patrick McManus Friends of the Zoo Bar Bob & Becky Swift Special Jim Rouse Larry Ferguson Studio Dan Van Houten Matthew Barges Sid Sidner Murphy’s Lounge Richard Wolken Richard & Rose Benda Pamela Tanous Russos Guitar Center 7 Oaks Investments Corporation Geoff Clark Jo Dee Barratt Jonas Thomas Connection Specialties, Inc. Jerome Cyza Paul Waldmann Corporate James F Pietro, DDS Betty Dudzik Artists Express, LLC Mitch Bolte NK & L Plumbing PAGE 44 BLUESBLUES NEWS NEWS • OMAHA• OMAHA BLUES BLUES SOCIETY SOCIETY BSO VOLUNTEERS NEWS It’s been a quiet season for the BSOVolunteers which birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss. NEA’s Read means it’s been a good time to get out and support the live Across America also provides NEA members, parents, care- music scene. Wherever your travels for music have taken givers, and children the resources and activities they need you, hopefully, they’ve been safe, rewarding and movin’ to keep reading on the calendar 365 days a year. Here in your musical spirit. Omaha , BSO is doing their part in introducing our youth to reading AND the Blues! BSOVolunteeR PARty Kristel Mayberry, school librarian and coordinator for the As to the happenings on the local scene, the BSOVolunteer event at Liberty Elementary is excited to see such grand party is in the works. If you volunteered for any official support from BSO. Along with the fourth grade Recorder 2008 BSO Sponsored event, by now, you have received club performing a 12 note blues scale song for some of the your personal invitation to the BSO Volunteer Appreciation classes, the BSO Volunteers will be reading from The Blues Party with Walter Trout jammin’ it out at Whiskey Road- Singers : Ten Who Rocked the World, by Lester, Brother house on Wednesday, March, 25, 2009. Please reply yes or Billy Bronto’s Bygone Blues Band, by Birchman and Blues no by March 10th. If you did volunteer but did not receive a Journey, by Myers and a few surprises may come tag personal invitation, please contact BSOVolunteers@gmail. along! com or call: 402.618.7734. No volunteer is to be overlooked but sometimes, unintentionally, it just happens! All volun- Kristel has shared, “we would make Dr. Suess proud!” Way teers must be confirmed to be on the offical guest list the to go BSOVolunteers!!! For more information on NEA check night of the party. Non-volunteers can join the fun and see it out @ http://www.nea.org/readacross Walter Trout with your volunteer friendstickets too! Tickets are available for $18 each at The Horseshoe box office and And http://www.seussville. com/ online at http://whiskeyroadhouse.frontgatetickets.com Playing with FIRE 2009 DR. Suess and the Blues Speaking of supporting your local community, by now, BSO Volunteers Ric Cowger, Dan Griffin, BJ Huchtemann, many of you have heard and read about the need for spon- Rick Galusha, Vanessa Bauer and Miah Weir will be read- sorship for the Playing with Fire Concert Series. As BSO ing to students at Liberty Elementary, OPS’s uban art Prez., Terry O. put it (in his weekly email) “In a nutshell, center just south of the Children’s Museum, for a very hap- Jeff Davis reports they are still over $25,000 short in spon- penin’ event call National Education Association’s (NEA) sors, but he is willing to commit to another year, while Read Across America. continuing to shake the trees for more sponsorship.” As the message has been delivered, the creation of a grassroots NEA’s Read Across America is an annual reading motiva- effort to support Playing with Fire is being developed. A tion and awareness program that calls for every child in level of sponsorship called “Friends of Playing with Fire” is every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the being defined for those who wish to contribute $100-$500 (or above) to keep this free event happening in our com- munity. If you are interested in further information, please connect now with: [email protected]. or call: 402.618.7734. Playing with Fire is also looking for volunteers willing to share their talents in writing grants, bio’s and press releases along with individuals able to commit to vol- unteering with day of- and day after-production for the summer series. Please contact Vanessa for more informa- tion. Wanna’ Volunteer? Join the fun of volunteering for all BSO sponsored events by connecting with [email protected] or BSOVol- [email protected] or calling 402.618.7734. It’s your chance to give back to your community in keepin’ the Blues alive! See you out on the dance floor! Vanessa B. BSOVolunteer Coordinator PAGE 6 BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA ATTENTION BLUES BANDS We are now accepting applications for the 2009 IOWA BLUES CHALLENGE!!! Play for a prize package that includes cash, recording time and performance opportunities at Mississippi Valley Blues Fest, Simply the Blues Fest and other paid gigs, PLUS INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE In Memphis, TN. ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE CHALLENGE? DON’T DELAY!!! Information and applications are available from the Central Iowa Blues Society at (515) 225-6638 and our website www.cibs.org The deadline is March 7th, 2009. The 2009 Iowa Blues Challenge is proudly sponsored by Central Iowa Blues Society, Mississippi Valley Blues Society, Lizard Creek Blues Society, Budweiser, KGGO/98.3 WOW., Junior’s Motel, Rieman Music The Sunday Roadhouse Presents Jesse Dayton The show is Sunday, March 1st. Doors open at 4PM and the show starts at 5PM. Tickets are $13 ADV / $15DOS. Advance tickets are available at Murphy’s Lounge and online at sundayroadhouse.com It’s the Sunday Roadhouse. It’s a sure sign of Spring. Hope to see you there! Dean & Gary BSO CALENDAR MARCH EVENT LISTINGS [Sun 3/1] OK Sisters (Downtown Blues) Reverend Payton's Big Damn Bane (Zoo Bar,136 N. 14th St. Jesse Dayton (05:00pm) (Murphy's Lounge,96th & L) Swampboy Blues Band (Blues Jam) (One n' Go Saloon) Lincoln,402-435-8754) Matt Cox Band w/ Double Shot (09:00pm) (BarFly,114th and Dodge (fka Shag Vodka Bar)) [Sun 3/8] [Tue 3/17] Tim Koehn Acoustic Project" (Louisville Art Gallery) Anchondo (09:30pm) (Murphy's Lounge,96th & L) [Mon 3/2] Blue House And The Rent To Own Horns (Clancy's 168th Omaha Big Band (Ozone) [Tue 3/10] Street,168th & Center) Andy Butler (Zoo Bar,136 N.