Volume Thirteen, Number Five • May 2009

Spring Wine and Blues Festival Saturday, May 9th Noon Soaring Wings Vineyard 17111 So 138th St. Springfield 12:30 th Saturday, May 9th Jumpin’ Kate and the Lewis and Clark Landing • Saturday, May 16 , 4pm The Rococo Theatre Naked Reserves Gaetano Pellino • Ronnie Baker Brooks A Benefit for 3:30 Mental Health BurgUndy and Gray • The Blues Explosion America - Nebraska featuring Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers. Kelley Hunt Summer Concert Events All Ages Welcome. 5/9...... Spring Wine and Blues Festival 6:30 Doors: 6:00pm 5/16...... Playing with Fire Concert Series Nick Moss and the Flip Tops Show: 7:00pm 5/23...... Marcia Ball at Murphy’s 5/31...... BSO Blues Cruises 6/3...... Michelle Malone BSO Member Drive at BarFly 6/6...... Auburn Blues, Bikes and BBQ 6/13...... Playing with Fire Concert Series 6/19-20...... Celebrate Lincoln Festival 6/26-27...... Omaha Summer Arts Festival 7/6-11...... Zoo Bar Anniversary Week Marcia Ball 7/10-11...... South Loup River Blues Fest 7/10-11...... Omaha Riverfront Jazz and Blues Fest Thursday Blues at Murphy’s Lounge 7/17...... Bellevue Riverfest Blues Night 5/7...... Bernard Allison 7/18...... Playing with Fire Concert Series 5/14...... Scottie Miller Band 8/2...... BSO Free Family Festival at the Anchor Inn 5/21...... Janiva Magness 8/7...... BSO Blues Cruises featuring Larry McCray Saturday 5/23 – Marcia Ball – 7pm 8/15...... Playing with Fire Concert Series 5/28...... Chris Duarte 8/22...... George Thorogood & Jonny Lang at Stir 6/4...... Candye Kane 8/28...... Taj Mahal and Bonnie Raitt at Stir 6/11...... Ronnie Baker Brooks 9/12...... Playing with Fire Concert Series Showtimes are 5:30pm 9/20...... BSO Blues Cruises • • Blues Cruises 51 & 52 • • featuring The Insomniacs w/ special guests The Blues Orchestra May 31, 2009 Cruise 51 Boards at 2:30pm and cruises until 4:30pm Cruise 52 Boards at 4:30pm and cruises until 6:30pm Ticket Prices for each Cruise: $15 for BSO Members, $20 for non-members.

Tickets available at BarFly, McKenna’s, and Murphy’s. THE BLUES ORCHESTRA THE INSOMNIACS Tickets on-sale May 1, 2009 Free After Party 6:30pm-8:30pm at Anchor Inn featuring The R&M Blues Band 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 Liquid Thin My band Liquid Thin has been doing some really big I (sax)and Charles (piano) are also college educated jazz things in the area. The group is a 4 piece from Sioux falls musicians and we play many jazz/funk instrumental covers and Sioux City (piano/organ also walks bass lines with left by the horn band Lettuce in our normal shows. Liquid Thin hand and foot pedals church style, guitar/vox, drums, sax)... is really trying to make it big with our original stage per- Charles Sanders (piano) is a very talented and respected formance and hit the midwest hard. We are very popular musician in Sioux City. I am also a very busy musician in with many age groups and we wanna be the primer band town, at one time freelancing with 5 bands on a regular in this region with the intent of touring coast to coast. basis. Our schedual is pretty much booked solid, we are a Also, we are in the process of putting together a new CD regional touring band playing in 6 states but we have many with the New band members this summer. Sioux City stops. We have 30 shows booked in the next 4 Here is my website and LiquidThins’.. there is a lot of dif- months and all of them are at different clubs. No band in ferent video footage of the new group on both sites. the uppermidwest (esp a local band) is doing that. Also, we have been working with some national/regional touring www.myspace.com/william00smitm acts and celeberties. The summer tour has many festivals www.myspace.com/liquidthin and outdoor shows such as Sioux Falls jazz fest, the ribfest, Aberdeen pig out, SMJ in vail colorado and lastly Fridays on Thanks and look forward to the Bernard Allison show @ the promenade. Our myspace has been getting about 1000 Murphys, hits a week and the fan base is growing fast. Bill Smith & LT

Saddle Creek Bar announces a new event supporting live music every Tuesday night, entitled FIVE! This event is a modified version of or hugely popular “penny-pitcher” night. Every Tuesday night, we’re booking five one hour sets of local and regional artists, mostly solo and duo acoustic acts. Each artist will present approximately one hour of material. Five artists total will perform from 8 p.m. until 1 a.m. A five dollar “cover” charge will apply, starting at 8 p.m. and pitchers of beer will be twenty-five cents. Thank You! Mike Coldewey • Saddle Creek Bar & Grill

BSO Corporate Sponsors Blue Club Conrad Good Premiere Media Mike & Sally Hansen Harvey Brindell Michael J & Paula McCarville QA3 Financial Advisors Donald Hunter Toni Jones Michael T Moylan South Loup River Blues Fest Royce M Kreitman Absolutely Fresh Seafood Jack Sobotka CPA West Point Rack Heather Larson-Frederick BarFly Bob & Becky Swift Patrick McManus Friends of the Zoo Bar Dan Van Houten Special Jim Rouse Larry Ferguson Studio Richard Wolken Matthew Barges Sid Sidner Murphy’s Lounge 7 Oaks Investments Corporation Richard & Rose Benda Pamela Tanous Russo’s Guitar Center Cackin’s Repair & New Geoff Clark Jo Dee Barratt Jonas Thomas Connection Specialties Inc Jerome Cyza Paul Waldmann Corporate James F Pietro DDS Jim Davis Artists Express LLC Mitch Bolte NK & L Plumbing Rob & Teresa Dilts Todd Higgins Bill Bone Omaha Concrete Sawing Inc Betty Dudzik Jim Bradford Jr Alan Green

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Congratulations toCongratulations our fabulous BluesEd Group,to ourThe fabulous Blues Explosion,BluesEdfor advancing Group, fromThe the first Blues round ofExplosion, for advancing from the first round of the 2009 Iowa Blues Challenge held Thursday, April 9th at Zimm’s. the 2009 Iowa Blues Challenge held Thursday, April 9th at Zimm’s. The 2009 Iowa Blues Challenge features head to head competition culminating in a four band Final round to be held May 16th, 2009 at the Hotel Fort Des Moines in Des Moines, Iowa. The 2009 Iowa Blues Challenge features head to head competition culminating in a four band Final round to be The Iowa Blues Challenge features one of the finest prize packages, for a contest of this kind, in the country. Prizes are awardedheld to theMay top bands, 16th, including---cash, 2009 at the travel Hotel expenses, Fort recording Des time,Moines as well in as spotsDes in Moines, the Iowa. Mississippi Valley Blues Festival in Davenport, IA; Simply the Blues Fest in Fort Madison, IA and the International BluesThe Challenge Iowa in Blues Memphis, Challenge Tennessee. features one of the finest prize packages, for a contest of this kind, in the country. Catch The Blues PrizesExplosion are at the awarded May 16 Playing to the with topFire. bands,They start including---cash,the show at 4:30 p.m. travel expenses, recording time, as well as spots in the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival in Davenport, IA; Simply the Blues Fest in Fort Madison, IA and the BluesEd Festival at Slattery Vintage Estates Vineyard Saturday, June 7:International 6 – 9:00 p.m. Live Blues music by Challenge the BluesEd Bands. in Memphis,$5 donation at Tennessee. the gate is requested, proceeds go to the BluesEd program. Great food, wine tasting & beverages available. This event will be held outside; please bring your lawn chairs. All ages welcome.Catch Please Thevisit bluesed.com Blues Explosionfor more details at and the Slattery May Vintage 16 Playing Estates with Fire. They start the show at 4:30 p.m. Vineyard website for directions. http://www.svevineyards.com/index.php

BluesEd SpecialBluesEd Workshop with Festival Doug Backer at Slattery and Ron Cooley Vintage Estates Vineyard Sunday, June 7: Saturday,This workshop June will focus 7: on 6 studying – 9:00 the p.m. differentLive blues musicstyles fromby the the Mississippi BluesEd Bands. $5 donation at the gate Delta, Texas, and the Piedmont region of the Southeastern Coast, and from cities like Memphis and Chicago.is requested,By demonstrationproceeds of the various go to blues the artists BluesEd and their program. music style, studentsGreat will food, wine tasting & beverages explore the differentavailable. blues styles, This rhythms, event keys, andwill tempos. be held Studentsoutside; will then beplease grouped bring together your with an lawn chairs. assignment to create a song with a certain style, rhythm, key and tempo to present at the end of the workshop. All ages welcome. Please visit bluesed.com for more details and Slattery Vintage Estates Vineyard website for directions. http://www.svevineyards.com/index.php

BluesEd Special Workshop with Doug Backer and Ron Cooley Sunday, June 7: This workshop will focus on studying the different blues styles from the Mississippi Delta, Texas, and the Piedmont region of the Southeastern Coast, and from cities like Memphis and Chicago. By demonstration of the various blues artists and their music style, students will explore the different blues styles, rhythms, keys, and tempos. Students will then be grouped together with an assignment to create a song with a certain style, rhythm, key and tempo to present at the end of the workshop. Blues Society of Omaha Blues Cruises 51 & 52 – May 31, 2009 Cruise 51 Boards at 2:30pm and cruises until 4:30pm Cruise 52 Boards at 4:30pm and cruises until 6:30pm $15 for BSO Members, $20 for non-members. Tickets available 5/1 at BarFly, McKenna’s, and Murphy’s. BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 7 Appreciation For Bso Volunteers! How sweet it is! The Blues Society of Omaha honored BSO is in its 6th year volunteering with Playing with Fire its’ 2008 Volunteers in grand style with admission to (PwF). 2009 marks the fourth season vending the Adult the March 25th show with Terry Quiett Band opening for Beverage Site, aka: and beer tent, which provides addi- Walter Trout. Prez’ Terry O’Halloran took the honors of tional resources for BSO to support annual Blues events in dealing out prizes of CD’s, T-shirts and tickets to Murphy’s the community. Over 120+ volunteers help with PwF from upcoming shows, as well as, Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne, the production to serving beverages, ID checking and drink final Playing with Fire Winter Series concert. Would be safe ticket sales. There really is a volunteer opportunity for to say it was really fine night for all volunteers attending everyone! the annual BSO Volunteer Appreciation Party! If you want to If you are not a hands-on volunteer, PwF welcomes your get your invitation to the annual appreciation party, you’ve financial support. “FRIENDS of PwF” is a grassroots cam- got plenty of opportunities coming up this summer! paign seeking tax-deductible donations. You can learn BSO is receiving information on upcoming spring and more about this volunteer opportunity on the PwF website summer events in the metro area and looks forward to or by calling 402.960.1001. helping with volunteer support. By the time you read this, For those anticipating volunteering and not yet connected positions have been filled for the volunteer activities with with this cool group of people, now would be a great time Soaring Wing’s, May 9th, Spring Wine and Blues Festival. to get on board. Volunteering through BSO is one way you www.soaringwingswine.com/eventsandfestivals.html. can support keepin’ some of the best Blues venues in the Thanks to the volunteers who stepped up to volunteer for Midwest alive and ongoing. the Soaring Wing’s event. Big thanks to Lynda and Mark Grubbs and Chuck Hargens who have once again commit- Contact [email protected] or call: 402.618.7734 ted to taking tickets for the season’s Blues Cruises. BSO and get linked in to the activities of BSOVolunteers. event pulled in a few volunteers to work the phones for Be seeing you out on the dance floor! KIOS/91.5 annual Fund Drive. Good going volunteers!!! Finally, you should be receiving notices for the first Playing --Vanessa B. with Fire Summer Series concert on May 16th. www.play- BSO Volunteer Coordinator ingwithfireomaha.net (Note: This is a new website for PwF) (now in her 5th year doin’ her thing for BSO!)

The Official Blues Cruise After-Party

Sunday, May 31st 4pm-8pm The Anchor Inn Featuring the R & M Blues Band

BSO CALENDAR MAY EVENT LISTINGS

[Fri 5/1] tijuana Gigolos (05:30pm) (Zoo Bar,136 n. 14th st. Bar-Fremont) acoustic Groove (Oscar's Pizza and sports Grill) Lincoln,402-435-8754) drunken intentions (Keno Cabana,Bennington) Bel airs (Zoo Bar,136 n. 14th st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) tim Koehn and swampboy Blues (Bowley Bistro) e.C. scott (Zoo Bar,136 n. 14th st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) Blues messengers (earl's tavern,Lincoln) William elliott Whitmore (the Waiting room) Gaetano Pellino w/ ronnie Baker Brooks (Playing with Fire Charlie Burton and the dorthy Lynch mob (05:00pm) (Zoo Concert series) Bar,136 n. 14th st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) [sat 5/9] Levi William (Farrel's) Quixotic (downtown Blues) Blue House and the rent to Own Horns (two Fine irish Liquid thin (sioux City eagles Club) the Blues Orchestra (the alley, Lincoln) Gentlemen) the Blues explosion (iowa Blues Challenge) tim Koehn and swampboy Blues (Our Place, ashland) Blues messengers (duggan's Pub,440 s. 11th st.,402-477-3513) the Blues Orchestra (Heartland Cafe, elkhorn) Cowboy mouth (Whiskey roadhouse @ the Horseshoe Casino) tim Koehn and swampboy Blues (atlantis) [sat 5/2] Jimmy thackery w/ Junior stevens Blues Project (07:00pm) Bel airs (Zoo Bar,136 n. 14th st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) (rococo theater,140 n 13th street, Lincoln,402-476-6540) [sun 5/17] Linoma mashers (Pauli's) Kelley Hunt w/ nick moss, Jumpin' Kate (soaring Wings Wine Joe Cocker (stir Concert Cove) son del Llano (06:00pm) (Zoo Bar,136 n. 14th st. and Blues Fest) tim Koehn and swampboy Blues (02:00pm) (Louisville art Lincoln,402-435-8754) OK sisters (downtown Blues) Gallery) the nadas (Waiting room) tim Koehn and swampboy Blues (One n Go saloon) tim Koehn and swampboy Blues (the depot, Waterloo) [tue 5/19] tom Buller and Just Plain trouble (downtown Blues) [sun 5/10] Quixotic (downtown Blues) the Blues Orchestra (anchor inn,2499 Freedom Park rd.,402 Wellknown (Zoo Bar,136 n. 14th st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) [sun 5/3] 341-1313) az-One reggae (09:00pm) (BarFly,114th and dodge (fka shag tim Koehn and swampboy Blues (02:00pm) (soaring Wings [thu 5/21] vodka Bar)) vineyard) 112 north duck (07:00pm) (Upstream Brewery-Legacy) BSOsteven monroe CALENDAR (12:00pm) (Lake manawa) MAY EVENT LISTINGS Westbound train (the Waiting room) Janiva magness (05:30pm) (murphy's Lounge,96th & L) tom Buller and Just Plain trouble (downtown Blues) Jared & the Blues teachers (Grant street Bar) [tue 5/12] Lil' Joe and Big trouble (downtown Blues) [Fri[tue 5/1] 5/5] tijuana Bastard Gigolos sons of (05:30pm) Johnny Cash (Zoo w/ Bar,136 the Filter n. 14thKings st. (the Waiting Bar-Fremont) Lil' slim's Blues revue (Zoo Bar,136 n. 14th st. acoustic Quixotic Groove(downtown (Oscar's Blues) Pizza and sports Grill) Lincoln,402-435-8754)room) Lincoln,402-435-8754)drunken intentions (Keno Cabana,Bennington) Bel son airs of 76(Zoo and Bar,136 the Watchmen n. 14th st.(Zoo Lincoln,402-435-8754) Bar,136 n. 14th st. tim elton Koehn John andw/ Billy swampboy Joel (Qwest Blues Center) (Bowley Bistro) e.C. tim scottKoehn (Zoo and Bar,136 swampboy n. 14th Blues st. (Pheasant Lincoln,402-435-8754) tavern,13909 s Lincoln,402-435-8754)Blues messengers (earl's tavern,Lincoln) William Quixotic elliott (downtown Whitmore Blues) (the Waiting room) Plaza,Gaetano Omaha,402 Pellino w/ 895-3311) ronnie Baker Brooks (Playing with Fire Charlie Burton and the dorthy Lynch mob (05:00pm) (Zoo Concert series) Bar,136[Wed 5/6] n. 14th st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) [sat[Wed 5/9] 5/13] [FriLevi 5/22] William (Farrel's) Quixotic James taylor (downtown (music Blues) Hall) Blue Zebra House Jam (downtownand the rent Blues) to Own Horns (two Fine irish Liquid acoustic thin Groove (sioux (the City eaglesBrazen Club)Head) the Jared Blues & the Orchestra Blues teachers (the alley, (Chrome Lincoln) Lounge) Gentlemen) the Cross Blues Canadian explosion ragweed (iowa Bluesw/ robert Challenge) earl Keen (stir Concert tim Jared Koehn and theand Blues swampboy teachers Blues (Chrome (Our Place, Lounge) ashland) [thuBlues 5/14] messengers (duggan's Pub,440 s. 11th st.,402-477-3513) Cove)the Blues Orchestra (Heartland Cafe, elkhorn) sOJa (reggae) w/ Jah roots (09:00pm) (BarFly,114th and Cowboy Jared & mouththe Blues (Whiskey teachers roadhouse (Grant street @ the Bar) Horseshoe Casino) tim drunken Koehn intentions and swampboy (rick's BluesBoatyard) (atlantis) [satdodge 5/2] (fka shag vodka Bar)) Jimmy Lil' Joe thackery and Big troublew/ Junior (downtown stevens Blues Blues) Project (07:00pm) George Walker Band (soaring Wings vineyard) Bel steven airs (Zoomonroe Bar,136 (mulldoons) n. 14th st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) (rococo scottie theater,140miller Band (05:30pm)n 13th street, (murphy's Lincoln,402-476-6540) Lounge,96th & L) [sun matt 5/17] Cox Band (Barley st. tavern,62nd & maple) Linoma Zebra Jam mashers (downtown (Pauli's) Blues) Kelley tim Koehn Hunt w/and nick swampboy moss, Jumpin' Blues (PheasantKate (soaring tavern,13909 Wings Wine s Joe tBa Cocker (downtown (stir Concert Blues) Cove) sonBL delU LlanoES (06:00pm) NEWS (Zoo Bar,136• BL n. U14thES st. SOCIETYand Plaza,OF Blues Omaha,402OMAHA Fest) 895-3311) tim tim Koehn Koehn and and swampboy swampboy Blues Blues (02:00pm) (muldoon's (Louisville PAGEPub) art 9 Lincoln,402-435-8754)[thu 5/7] OK sisters (downtown Blues) Gallery) the Bernard nadas allison (Waiting (05:30pm) room) (murphy's Lounge,96th & L) [Fritim 5/15] Koehn and swampboy Blues (One n Go saloon) [sat 5/23] tim Fleetwood Koehn andmac swampboy (Qwest Center) Blues (the depot, Waterloo) acoustic Groove (muldoon's Pub) [tue acoustic 5/19] Groove (the Brazen Head) tom Jared Buller & the and Blues Just teachers Plain trouble (Grant (downtown street Bar) Blues) [sun anchondo 5/10] (the Waiting room) Quixotic Blues messengers (downtown (Crescent Blues) moon Coffeehouse) Lil' Joe and Big trouble (downtown Blues) the Blue Blues House Orchestra and the (anchor rent to inn,2499 Own Horns Freedom (rick's Park Boatyard) rd.,402 Wellknown drunken intentions (Zoo Bar,136 (rick's n. Boatyard)14th st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) [sun Liquid 5/3] thin (09:30pm) (murphy's Lounge,96th & L) 341-1313) Cronin Brothers (soaring Wings vineyard) Levi William (Zoo Bar,136 n. 14th st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) BSO az-One Lizard King reggae CALENDAR (doors (09:00pm) tribute) (BarFly,114th (Zoo Bar,136MAY andn. EVENT14th dodge st. (fka shag LISTINGS tim drunken Koehn intentions and swampboy (Keno Cabana,Bennington) Blues (02:00pm) (soaring Wings [thu marcia 5/21] Ball w/ BsO all-stars (murphy's Lounge,96th & L) vodkaLincoln,402-435-8754) Bar)) lues vineyard) in e.C. scott (Zoo Bar,136 n. 14th st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) 112 roadhouse north duck (downtown (07:00pm) Blues) (Upstream Brewery-Legacy) steven tim Koehn monroe and (12:00pm) swampboy (Lake BluesB manawa) (Pheasant tavern,13909 s Westbound Gaetano Pellino train (downtown(theM Waiting Blues) room)ay & J Janiva tim Koehn unemagness and swampboy(05:30pm) (murphy's Blues (One Lounge,96th n Go saloon) & L) Plaza,tom Buller Omaha,402 and Just 895-3311) Plain trouble (downtown Blues) Gladys Kravitz (Whiskey roadhouse @ the Horseshoe Casino) Jared & the Blues teachers (Grant street Bar) [Fri 5/1] [tuetijuana the 5/12] Blues Gigolos Orchestra (05:30pm) (the (Zoo road Bar,136 House) n. 14th st. Bar-Fremont) [sunLil' Joe 5/24] and Big trouble (downtown Blues) [tueacoustic[Fri 5/8]5/5] Groove (Oscar's Pizza and sports Grill) Lincoln,402-435-8754) Bastard tim Koehn sons and of Johnnyswampboy Cash Blues w/ the (doc's Filter Bar Kings and (theGrill) Waiting drunken Lil' acoustic slim's intentions BluesGroove revue (sugar(Keno (Zoo Cabana,Bennington)Clay Bar,136 Winery) n. 14th st. Bel Quixotic Bernard airs (Zoo (downtown allison Bar,136 (Zoo Blues)n. Bar,136 14th st. n. Lincoln,402-435-8754) 14th st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) room)tim Koehn and swampboy Blues (Bowley Bistro) Lincoln,402-435-8754)e.C. matt scott Cox (Zoo Band Bar,136 (sugar n.Clay 14th Winery) st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) Blues son Blue of messengers House 76 and and the the (earl'sWatchmen rent tavern,Lincoln) to (Zoo Own Bar,136 Horns (two n. 14th Fine st. irish William [satelton 5/16] John elliott w/ Whitmore Billy Joel (the(Qwest Waiting Center) room) Gaetano tim Koehn Pellino and w/swampboy ronnie Baker Blues Brooks (Pheasant (Playing tavern,13909 with Fire s Lincoln,402-435-8754)CharlieGentlemen) Burton and the dorthy Lynch mob (05:00pm) (Zoo Quixotic acoustic (downtown Groove (Glacier Blues) Omaha) ConcertPlaza,[tue 5/26] Omaha,402 series) 895-3311) Bar,136 Blues n. messengers 14th st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) (the roadhouse-Lincoln) [sat antHOnY 5/9] GOmes & tHe neW sOUL COWBOYs (07:00pm) Levi Lil'BSO Williamdave thompson CALENDAR(Farrel's) (Cunningham Journal)MAY EVENT LISTINGS [WedQuixotic Levi 5/6] William (downtown (Jr's downunder,Lincoln,Blues) ne) [WedBlue(the House 5/13]digz) and the rent to Own Horns (two Fine irish [FriLiquid Quixotic 5/22] thin (downtown (sioux City Blues) eagles Club) the James OK Blues sisters taylor Orchestra (doc's (music Bar (the Hall) and alley, Grill) Lincoln) Gentlemen) Zebra Blue HouseJam (downtown and the rent Blues) to Own Horns (the Corner the acoustic Z Jam Blues Open Groove explosion mic (the (Zoo (iowa Brazen Bar,136 Blues Head) n. Challenge) 14th st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) tim Jared Koehn & the and Blues swampboy teachers Blues (Chrome (Our Lounge)Place, ashland) Blues messengers (duggan's Pub,440 s. 11th st.,402-477-3513) the Cross Blues Canadian Orchestra ragweed (Heartland w/ robert Cafe, earlelkhorn) Keen (stir Concert Jared and the Blues teachers (Chrome Lounge) [thuCowboy 5/14] mouth (Whiskey roadhouse @ the Horseshoe Casino) Cove)tim[Wed Koehn 5/27] and swampboy Blues (atlantis) [sat sOJa 5/2] (reggae) w/ Jah roots (09:00pm) (BarFly,114th and Jimmy Jared thackery& the Blues w/ teachersJunior stevens (Grant Blues street Project Bar) (07:00pm) drunken Chris duarte intentions (06:00pm) (rick's (Zoo Boatyard) Bar,136 n. 14th st. dodgeBel airs (fka (Zoo shag Bar,136 vodka n. Bar)) 14th st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) (rococo Lil' Joe theater,140 and BigPage trouble 1, n generated13th (downtown street, on Lincoln,402-476-6540) 04-27-2009 Blues) 03:58pm [sun Lincoln,402-435-8754)George 5/17] Walker Band (soaring Wings vineyard) Linoma steven mashersmonroe (mulldoons)(Pauli's) Kelley scottie Hunt miller w/ Bandnick moss,(05:30pm) Jumpin' (murphy's Kate (soaring Lounge,96th Wings & Wine L) Joe matt Zebra Cocker Cox Jam Band (stir (downtown (BarleyConcert st. Blues)Cove) tavern,62nd & maple) son Zebra del Jam Llano (downtown (06:00pm) Blues) (Zoo Bar,136 n. 14th st. and tim Blues Koehn Fest) and swampboy Blues (Pheasant tavern,13909 s tim tBa Koehn (downtown and swampboy Blues) Blues (02:00pm) (Louisville art Lincoln,402-435-8754) Plaza,OK sisters Omaha,402 (downtown 895-3311) Blues) Gallery) [thutim Koehn5/28] and swampboy Blues (muldoon's Pub) [thuthe nadas5/7] (Waiting room) tim Koehn and swampboy Blues (One n Go saloon) acoustic Groove (Upstream Brewery-Legacy) tim Bernard Koehn allison and swampboy (05:30pm) Blues(murphy's (the Lounge,96th depot, Waterloo) & L) [Fri 5/15] [tue[sat Blues 5/19]5/23] messengers (09:00pm) (Zoo Bar,136 n. 14th st. tom Fleetwood Buller andmac Just (Qwest Plain Center) trouble (downtown Blues) [sun acoustic 5/10] Groove (muldoon's Pub) Quixotic Lincoln,402-435-8754)acoustic (downtown Groove (the Blues) Brazen Head) Jared & the Blues teachers (Grant street Bar) the anchondo Blues Orchestra (the Waiting (anchor room) inn,2499 Freedom Park rd.,402 Wellknown Blues Bruce messengers Katz (Zoo Band Bar,136 (Zoo (Crescent Bar,136 n. 14th moon n.st. 14th Lincoln,402-435-8754)Coffeehouse) st. [sun Lil' 5/3]Joe and Big trouble (downtown Blues) 341-1313) Blue House and the rent to Own Horns (rick's Boatyard) Lincoln,402-435-8754)drunken intentions (rick's Boatyard) az-One Liquid thin reggae (09:30pm) (09:00pm) (murphy's (BarFly,114th Lounge,96th and dodge & L) (fka shag tim Cronin Koehn Brothers and swampboy (soaring Wings Blues vineyard)(02:00pm) (soaring Wings [thu Levi Candye 5/21] William Kane (Zoo (the Bar,136 Panic) n. 14th st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) vodka Lizard Bar)) King (doors tribute) (Zoo Bar,136 n. 14th st. vineyard) drunken intentions (Keno Cabana,Bennington) 112 marcia Chris north duarte Ball duck w/ (05:30pm)BsO (07:00pm) all-stars (murphy's (Upstream (murphy's Lounge,96th Brewery-Legacy) Lounge,96th & L) & L) Lincoln,402-435-8754)steven monroe (12:00pm) (Lake manawa) Westbound e.C. scott (Zootrain Bar,136 (the Waiting n. 14th room) st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) Janiva roadhouse Jared magness & the (downtown Blues (05:30pm) teachers Blues) (murphy's (Grant street Lounge,96th Bar) & L) tom tim BullerKoehn and and Just swampboy Plain trouble Blues (downtown(Pheasant tavern,13909 Blues) s Gaetano Pellino (downtown Blues) Jared tim Jerry Koehn & Pranksters the Bluesand swampboy teachers(09:30pm) (GrantBlues (murphy's (Onestreet Lounge,96thn Bar)Go saloon) & L) Plaza, Omaha,402 895-3311) [tue Gladys 5/12] Kravitz (Whiskey roadhouse @ the Horseshoe Casino) Lil' Lil' Joe Joe and and Big Big trouble trouble (downtown (downtown Blues) Blues) [tue 5/5] Bastard the Blues sons Orchestra of Johnny (the Cash road w/ theHouse) Filter Kings (the Waiting [sunLil' tim slim's 5/24] Koehn Blues and revue swampboy (Zoo Bar,136 Blues (Pheasant n. 14th st. tavern,13909 s [FriQuixotic 5/8] (downtown Blues) room) tim Koehn and swampboy Blues (doc's Bar and Grill) Lincoln,402-435-8754) Plaza,acoustic Omaha,402 Groove (sugar 895-3311) Clay Winery) son Bernard of 76 allison and the (Zoo Watchmen Bar,136 (Zoo n. 14th Bar,136 st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) n. 14th st. elton John w/ Billy Joel (Qwest Center) tim matt Koehn Cox Band and swampboy(sugar Clay Blues Winery) (Pheasant tavern,13909 s Lincoln,402-435-8754) Blue House and the rent to Own Horns (two Fine irish [satQuixotic 5/16] (downtown Blues) Plaza,[Fri 5/29] Omaha,402 895-3311) Gentlemen) acoustic Groove (Glacier Omaha) [tue Gavin 5/26] rossdale (Whiskey roadhouse @ the Horseshoe Casino) BSO CALENDAR MAY EVENT LISTINGS[Wed Blues 5/6] messengers (the roadhouse-Lincoln) [Wed antHOnY 5/13] GOmes & tHe neW sOUL COWBOYs (07:00pm) [Fri Lil' Kris 5/22] dave Lager thompson Band w/ (CunninghamBlue martian tribe Journal) (Bourbon theatre) James Levi William taylor (Jr's(music downunder,Lincoln, Hall) ne) (theZebra digz) Jam (downtown Blues) acoustic Quixotic Little stevie Groove(downtown and (the the Blues) BrazenHellraisers Head) (downtown Blues) Jared OK sisters & the Blues(doc's teachers Bar and Grill)(Chrome Lounge) Blue House and the rent to Own Horns (the Corner Cross Z roger Jam Canadian Open Clyne mic and ragweed (Zoo the Bar,136Peacemakers w/ robert n. 14th earl (Waiting st. Keen Lincoln,402-435-8754) room)(stir Concert [Fri 5/1] Jared tijuana and Gigolos the Blues (05:30pm) teachers (Zoo (Chrome Bar,136 Lounge) n. 14th st. [thuBar-Fremont) 5/14] Cove) smokin' section Band (soaring Wings vineyard) acoustic Groove (Oscar's Pizza and sports Grill) Lincoln,402-435-8754)sOJa (reggae) w/ Jah roots (09:00pm) (BarFly,114th and Jared drunken & the intentions Blues teachers (Keno Cabana,Bennington) (Grant street Bar) drunken the Blues intentions Orchestra (rick's (Our Boatyard) Place, ashland) Bel airs (Zoo Bar,136 n. 14th st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) dodge tim Koehn (fka shag and vodkaswampboy Bar)) Blues (Bowley Bistro) Lil' e.C. Joe scott and (ZooBig trouble Bar,136 (downtown n. 14th st. Blues) Lincoln,402-435-8754) George the Haggs Walker (P.s. 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Lincoln,402-435-8754) [sat 5/9] Levi William (Farrel's) [WedQuixotic 5/6] (downtown Blues) [WedBlue House5/13] and the rent to Own Horns (two Fine irish [FriLiquid 5/22] thin (sioux City eagles Club) the James Blues taylor Orchestra (music (the Hall) alley, Lincoln) Gentlemen) Zebra Jam (downtown Blues) the acoustic Blues Groove explosion (the (iowa Brazen Blues Head) Challenge) tim Jared Koehn & the and Blues swampboy teachers Blues (Chrome (Our Lounge)Place, ashland) Blues messengers (duggan's Pub,440 s. 11th st.,402-477-3513) the Cross Blues Canadian Orchestra ragweed (Heartland w/ robert Cafe, earlelkhorn) Keen (stir Concert Jared and the Blues teachers (Chrome Lounge) [thuCowboy 5/14] mouth (Whiskey roadhouse @ the Horseshoe Casino) Cove)tim Koehn and swampboy Blues (atlantis) [sat sOJa 5/2] (reggae) w/ Jah roots (09:00pm) (BarFly,114th and Jimmy Jared &thackery the Blues w/ teachers Junior stevens (Grant Blues street Project Bar) (07:00pm) drunken intentions (rick's Boatyard) dodgeBel airs (fka (Zoo shag Bar,136 vodka n. 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[tue 6/2] Blues messengers (07:00pm) (stransky Park Concert series) [thu 6/18] Candye Kane (Zoo Bar,136 n. 14th st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) the Bel airs (05:30pm) (murphy's Lounge,96th & L) Legendary shack shakers (Knickerbockers) [sat 6/20] [Wed 6/3] 3 doors down (stir Concert Cove) Better than ezra (Whiskey roadhouse @ the Horseshoe Chubby Carrier w/ Harper (Celebrate Lincoln) Casino) eric Clapton w/ steve Winwood (Qwest Center) michelle malone (08:30pm) (BarFly,114th and dodge (fka shag vodka Bar)) [sun 6/21] trombone shorty w/ eric Lindell (summer arts Festival) [thu 6/4] 112 north duck (07:00pm) (sumtur amphitheater at Walnut [thu 6/25] Creek) 112 north duck (Upstream Brewery-Legacy) Candye Kane (05:30pm) (murphy's Lounge,96th & L) the nace Brothers (05:30pm) (murphy's Lounge,96th & L) Lubriphonic (09:30pm) (murphy's Lounge,96th & L) [Fri 6/26] [Fri 6/5] Chris saub (05:00pm) (summer arts Festival) Blues messengers (earl's tavern,Lincoln) eric Lindell (07:00pm) (summer arts Festival) PAGE 10 song remains the same (Zeppelin tribute)BL U(09:30pm)ES NEWS • tromboneBLUES shorty SOCIET w/ eric Lindell (summerY OF arts OMAHA Festival) (BarFly,114th and dodge (fka shag vodka Bar)) trombone shorty (09:00pm) (summer arts Festival)

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Lincoln,402-435-8754) & [sunJ the 6/28] Bel airs (05:30pm) (murphy's Lounge,96th & L) Legendary shack shakers (Knickerbockers) Chubby Carrier (summer arts Festival) [tue 6/2] [sun 6/7] [satLubriphonic 6/20] (09:00pm) (BarFly,114th and dodge (fka shag Blues messengers (07:00pm) (stransky Park Concert series) [thu [Wedandrew 6/18] 6/3] James trio (the Waiting room) vodka 3 doors Bar)) down (stir Concert Cove) Candye Kane (Zoo Bar,136 n. 14th st. Lincoln,402-435-8754) the O.a.r. Better Bel (Westfairairsthan (05:30pm) ezra amphitheater,Council (Whiskey (murphy's roadhouse Lounge,96th Bluffs, @ the ia)& Horseshoe L) Luigi Chubby inc. 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(02:00pm) (summer arts Festival) Candye Kane (Zoo Bar,136 n. 14th st. 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Grille (Comfort The inn)) economy had caused 112 smaller north duck sponsors (Upstream to Brewery-Legacy) to perform and enthusiastic volunteers working in all but a few positions. be OK Candye unable sisters Kane (doc's to (05:30pm) support Bar and (murphy's Grill) the series Lounge,96th this year. & L) Davis wasn’t [satthe sure 6/13]nace how Brothers he would(05:30pm) (murphy'sVolunteer Lounge,96th workers & L) help keep costs low so that people can come enjoy make tijuana Lubriphonic upGigolos the (09:30pm) (07:00pm) shortfall, (murphy's (duggan's but, Lounge,96th afterPub,440 some s. & 11thL) soul-searching, angel he Forestdecided w/ trampled to go Under Footgreat (Playing music with for Fire a Concert modest donation, or get in free if they can’t afford to pay. st.,402-477-3513) [Friseries) 6/26] ahead[Fri 6/5] anyway. Chris drunken saub intentions (05:00pm) (sOB (summer ParKinG artsProviding Festival)LOt PartY that @ WeLCOme affordable family-friendly blues experience has been at the [sat Blues 6/13] messengers (earl's tavern,Lincoln) inn)eric Lindell (07:00pm) (summer artscore Festival) of Davis’ vision. Playing with Fire also gives stage time to local gigging So, the summer series goes on, and it’s still free. Yes, if you can, you are angel song Forestremains w/ trampledthe same Under(Zeppelin Foot tribute) (Playing (09:30pm) with Fire Concert trombone Gladys Kravitz shorty (downtown w/ eric Lindell Blues) (summerblues artsprofessionals Festival) as well as to up-and-coming young people who are askedseries)(BarFly,114th to donate and dodge at (fkathe shag gate. vodka Your Bar)) donations help fund trombone Jaredthe andoperation shorty the Blues (09:00pm) coststeachers (summer (Welcome arts inn,2332 Festival) s. 24th learning to play the blues via the BSO’s BluesEd youth program. Davis also not drunken covered intentions this (sOB year ParKinG by sponsors, LOt PartY and @ WeLCOmea portion of thest.,402 gate 344-2850) donations go inn)[sat 6/6] [sat 6/27] helped BluesEd band The Side Effects get several opportunities to play at to the Omaha Food Bank, which, as Davis has noted, will certainly need Gladys Blue House Kravitz & (downtownthe rent to Blues) Own Horns (07:00pm) (Hickory road [sunChicago 6/14] (stir Concert Cove) Canadian festivals. The Side Effects band has also been acknowledged by the Jared donations and the Blues more teachers than (Welcome ever during inn,2332 thiss. 24th tough economic year. But, if you BBQ-auburn) Los Prairie de abajo Cats (slowdown)(07:00pm) (summer artsthe Festival) Omaha music community with nominations for Best Blues Band three can’tst.,402 Blue Housemake344-2850) and a donation,the rent to Ownthat’s Horns okay, (auburn, the ne event BBQ and is still free, Lubriphonic the Hillbilly more (summer Casino than (05:00pm) everarts Festival) (murphy's Lounge,96th & L) Blues Festival) Prairie Cats (05:00pm) (summer artsyears Festival) in a row in the Omaha Entertainment Awards. this[sun Lucinda 6/14]year Williams because (Whiskey Davis roadhouse knew that@ the families Horseshoe will be looking for inexpensive, kid-friendly Casino)Prairie Cats (slowdown) events. [sun 6/28] So, if you want to hear popular national blues acts or discover new artists, the Hillbilly Casino (05:00pm) (murphy's Lounge,96th & L) Chubby Carrier (summer arts Festival)Playing with Fire has what you want.Page If 1,you generated want on to 04-27-2009 chill out 03:58pm on the river If you had told me 10 years ago that Omaha would host a free, or nearly free, [sun 6/7] Lubriphonic (09:00pm) (BarFly,114thfront and dodgeand (fkaenjoy shag one of the coolest events on the national blues scene, riverfront andrew James concert trio (the series Waiting dedicated room) to the Blues, I think vodkaI would Bar)) have said you Playing with Fire is the place to be. Bring your friends who think they don’t were O.a.r. crazy. (Westfair At amphitheater,Council that point, aside Bluffs, from ia) the Zoo Bar and Luigioff inc.and (02:00pm) on attempts (summer arts Festival) like the blues, they just might come away converts. Check out the Blues by various Omaha clubs to keep the blues scene going, one hadPage to travel1, generated to on 04-27-2009 03:58pm [thu 6/11] Society of Omaha’s tent, where you’ll also find all the artist merch for sale. Kansas Kory Quinn City, w/ mattChicago, Cox (09:30pm) Austin (murphy's or somewhere Lounge,96th more & L) urban to see great touring You can also pick up a copy of the monthly Blues Society newsletter -- it blues ronnie acts. Baker Even Brooks Sioux (05:30pm) City (murphy's and Sioux Lounge,96th Falls had & L) more going for them in terms sly & robbie (reggae) (slowdown) contains a listing of monthly blues club gigs, including shows by local bands of outdoor festival-style entertainment. and touring acts. If you have a good time at a Playing with Fire show, both [Fri 6/12] Fast acoustic forward Groove to (Firewater 2009 andGrille (Comfortthe Playing inn)) with Fire summer concert series has Jeff Davis and The Reader would like to invite you to do one more thing: try become OK sisters a (doc'sdestination Bar and Grill) for blues fans, international blues artists and folks to get out and see one club show a month in Omaha or Lincoln. just tijuana wanting Gigolos to (07:00pm) come down(duggan's to Pub,440 Omaha’s s. 11th Lewis & Clark landing for a summer Seriously. It’s pretty simple. Look around at all the folks who are at any dayst.,402-477-3513) and night of entertainment. With one show a month, the Playing with given Playing with Fire concert with you. If even a percentage of you got out Fire concert dates are like having a mini blues festival each month to look [sat 6/13] to support the local bands and local clubs that present local, regional and forward angel Forest to. w/ trampled Under Foot (Playing with Fire Concert series) national blues artists, the local scene might blossom in ways we can’t even Davis drunken will intentions be the (sOB first ParKinG to tell LOt you PartY he doesn’t @ WeLCOme do this alone. But the shows imagine, just like six years ago nobody would have predicted the success of likelyinn) never would have happened without his vision. the Playing with Fire concerts. Sometimes all it takes is a leap of faith. Gladys Kravitz (downtown Blues) “Part Jared of and the the Bluesreason teachers I started (Welcome the inn,2332 event,” s. 24thDavis said earlier this year, “Was As Blues Society of Omaha president Terry O’Halloran says, “Get out and becausest.,402 344-2850) I thought the Omaha scene was lacking for the sort of music I get into it.” wanted[sun 6/14] to see and hear.” His decision to find ways to make the event work --B.J. Huchtemann again Prairie this Cats year(slowdown) is partly because he does not want to see the music scene and the music Hillbilly Casinoofferings (05:00pm) “go back(murphy's to theLounge,96th way it & was.” L) Hoodoo Blues columnist and Senior Contributing Writer, The Reader “I’m always telling other people to be bold in their business decisions,” This piece is reprinted from the Playing With Fire guide in The Reader, Davis said. “I decided I need to take my own advice.” Page 1, generated on 04-27-2009April 22, 03:58pm copyright 2008, reprinted with permission. You can still catch up with the weekly updated goings-on from my corner of the dance floor While you are enjoying the Playing with Fire shows this summer please be in THE READER each week in my Hoodoo Blues column, or look up my aware of the sponsors who help fund the event, and the many volunteers musings online at thereader.com/hoodooblues.php too. who work behind the scenes to stage and staff the event each month. BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 11

2009 Playing with Fire Concert Series opens May 16th It lets you ‘get your groove may be the year’s best blues album.’ on.’ That’s how Jeff Davis, Local bands will include Burgundy & Gray, recently formed creator of the Playing from a combination of veteran musicians from Omaha, New with Fire Concert Series, Orleans and Las Vegas and is quickly becoming a fixture at describes the music of Downtown Blues. Davis describes their sound as a terrific Gaetano Pellino. ‘Those combination of R&B, blues and folk. The Blues Explosion riffs just take me back,’ opens the evening providing, once again, all the evidence says Davis, ‘to those great you need of the terrific work being done through the times I had in the 60’s in BluesEd program. San Francisco.’ Listening to them perform is a real testament to the great Only recently introduced future of the Blues. to Pellino’s music, Davis Gaetano Pellino and Laura Luger had a Gates open at 4pm. Music starts at 4:30pm. greater struggle to get him booked for Playing with Fire than for any other artist that they have brought to Omaha. But not because of any May 16th crazy or extraordinary demands from Pellino, whom Davis describes as a ‘giant teddy bear,’ but rather because of the ANTHONY GOMES & THE NEW SOUL COWBOYS international intricacies of extracting him from his home- The Digz • 140TH & Old “L” • 7PM - All Ages town of Acqui Terme, Italy. Pellino, genuinely surprised and delighted by the invitation to play in Omaha, worked with Davis and Luger as they ‘went back and forth for months with the US Department of Homeland Security’ in trying to pluck him from Italy and land him on the banks of the Missouri River. Then, after finally confirming a date last September, Pellino suffered injuries in a motorcycle accident that kept him from being able to travel. So, on May 16th, a long struggle will come to an end when $10 cover • $7 students Pellino takes the stage as the headliner for the opening concert of this year’s series. And there will be more than ***discount tickets available at show*** one opportunity to groove on Pellino’s long, meaningful riffs, which, to Davis, are a superb blend of Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Pellino will also play a 9pm show on May 15th at Downtown Blues. Two chances to hear his music in one week equal two times more than he’s played in the United States in the last two years. By the bye, Pellino acquired a new motorcycle last winter after recovering from his accident. But, with his excitement to play in Omaha, he’s given a promise not to ride until he’s safely back home in Italy! Rounding out the season’s Ronnie Baker Brooks first show are perennial favorite Ronnie Baker Brooks bringing his band’s Chicago Style blues back to Omaha for a rousing evening. Brooks, nomi- nated in 2000 for a W.C. Handy Award as Best New Blues Artist, has recently released ‘Torch’ which the Boston Herald calls ‘fero- cious and unrelenting,’’it PAGE 12 BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA Soaring Wings Vineyard Spring Wine and Blues Festival May 9th - $20.00 person, 12 and under free. Nick Moss Kelley Hunt Gate opens at 11:00 a.m. This all day blues music festival is loaded with bands, wine and fun. Bring out your lawn chair, blanket, picnic basket*, and sun screen. Plan for a great day filled with great music. RAIN or SHINE! 12:30 Jumpin’ Kate and the Naked Reserves – high energy band from the Lincoln area. 3:30 PM Acclaimed Roots R&B recording artist/songwriter Kelley Hunt and her all-star band promise an absolutely no-miss performance. 6:30 Nick Moss and the Flip Tops – Chicago Blues sensation (Numerous Blues nominations of best band and albums) rocks the night. Watch the website for updates as the event gets closer! soaringwingswine.com BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 13 Letter from The President from Terry O’Halloran, OBS President Greetings Blues Fans, once again fortunate to benefit from the Beer Sales at these Sorry I have been too busy to write my LFP lately. Hope- shows. We’d love to have you volunteer (contact Vanessa at fully you are getting my weekly Blues e-mails (Subscribe [email protected]). Or at the least, buy a few beers and at www.Omaha.Blues.com and click on thank the fine folks that are giving up a few “Mailing List”). hours of their Saturday to make a cool thing happen in Omaha. I wanted to be sure to get the word out on The BSO Membership Drive featuring My biggest show in several years will be Michelle Malone on Wed. 6/3 at BarFly. Marcia Ball on Sat. 5/23 at 7pm at Mur- phy’s. The BSO All-Stars will open that “Whether moanin’ at midnight and howling show. Hopefully enough of you can afford at the delta moon, or serving up a steamy the tickets which are on-sale now: $19 in blend of Tom Pettyesque twang-pop and advance, $24 day of show. Creedence Clearwater choogle, Michelle Malone’s the sexiest, most swaggering-est gal rocker on the I am looking forward to seeing the new goddam planet right now.” –Blurt boat for Blues Cruises #51 and #52 on Sun. 5/31. Showtime is 8:30pm, tickets are $17 each, or FREE with The new boat’s capacity is 150, instead of the previous 350, a BSO Membership Purchase. Current BSO Members will so to meet expenses we will be having (2) shorter cruises, receive a $12.50 discount on their admission price. per day. See you on the boat! Tix on-sale now at BarFly, Murphy’s, and McKenna’s. The first Playing with Fire of the Year is Sat. 5/16. PWF is --Terry O’Halloran, BSO President

— Press Release — 2009 Iowa Blues Challenge Finals The Finals for the 2009 Iowa Blues Challenge are now set! Come join the party at the Hotel Fort Des Moines at 10th & Walnut in Des Moines, Iowa. On Sat., May 16th, 2009, performances will The Blues Explosion has moved on..... start at 8:30 PM with The Avey Brothers, Matt Woods & The Thunderbolts, Trouble No More and The Blues Explosion. Moved on to compete in the Cover will be $9 for Blues Society members and $10 for non- 2009 Iowa Blues Challenge Finals!! members. Call 515-243-1161 or 1-800-532-1466 and ask for the Blues fan rate to book rooms. The competition will be stiff as these four great bands square off to determine who is the best Blues band in Iowa and play for the opportunity to advance to the International Blues Challenge held in Memphis, TN, among other prizes, so come out and support your favorite band! For the 16th year, the Central Iowa Blues Society, in cooperation with the Mississippi Valley Blues Society and Lizard Creek Blues Society, presents the 2009 Iowa Blues Challenge, an all-Iowa Blues band contest. This contest is open to any Iowa Blues band that has not been nominated for the Blues Music Awards (Handy’s). The Iowa Blues Challenge features one of the finest prize pack- ages, for a contest of this kind, in the country. Prizes are awarded to the top bands, including---cash, travel expenses, recording time, as well as spots in the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival in Davenport, IA; Simply The Blues Fest in Ft. Madison, IA and the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee.

The 2009 Iowa Blues Challenge is proudly sponsored by Cen- tral Iowa Blues Society, Mississippi Valley Blues Society, Lizard Come and make the trip to Des Moines Creek Blues Society, Budweiser, Citadel Broadcasting/94.9KGGO with us on May 16th. & 98.3WOW, Junior’s Motel and Rieman Music. Check out www.cibs.org for more information.

BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 15 OBS Band Directory Band Contact Phone # Council Bluffs Dave Barger and the Jam Masters...... Dave Barger...... 712-778-4613 The Johnsen Brothers...... Neil Johnsen...... 545-3564 The Joe Lidgett Blues Band...... Joe Lidgett...... 712-813-1572 Tommy K & The OK Blues Band...... Thomas Kriegshauser...... 712 520-1678 Kearney The OK Sisters...... Mark Weinand...... 308-236-8844 Lincoln Blues from the Five...... Chris S...... 560-7808 Blues Messengers...... Jake Wiese...... 601-4959 The Blues Orchestra...... Harv Brindell...... 402 435-5297 Charlie Burton and the Dorothy Lynch Mob...... Charlie Burton...... 402 476-9254 Jared and the Blues Teachers...... Jared Alberico...... 402-474-2473 The Kris Lager Band...... Kris Lager...... 402-304-7269 Magic Slim & Bad Moon Rising...... Doc Mullet...... 402-486-4078 The Mezcal Brothers...... Gerado Meza...... 402-438-5120 The Tijuana Gigolos...... Marty Steinhousen...... 402-742-5892 John Walker and the Nightcrawlers...... John Walker...... 402-466-7254 Levi William...... Cindy Patton...... 402-580-8549 Omaha 112 North Duck...... Michelle...... 402-210-9378 2 Guyz and the Bluez Rendezvouz...... Paul Scott Hoagbin...... 402-689-1183 Accoustic Groove...... Gunnar Gunnette...... 397-7464 Earl Bates Productions...... Earl Bates...... 402-451-7138 The Big Boys...... Patrick Peters...... 402 544-1746 Blind Dog Fulton...... Devon Fulton...... 402-312-4884 Blue House with the Rent to Own Horns...... Joe Putjenter...... 402-658-2222 Blue Kazoo...... Kazoo Tate...... 402-215-4027 The Blues Explosion...... Dave Skinner...... 402-330-7366 The Blues Mechanics...... Ron Alexander...... 402-451-5864 Blue Switch...... Paulsh...... 402-689-1183 Blue Venue...... Fred Schwery...... 733-2838 The Confidentials...... Stan Spurgeon...... 402-738-9225 The Copper Blues Band...... Bill Ferleman...... 402-658-1785 John Crews Blues...... John Crews...... 402-714-7634 Lou DeLuca and the R & M Blues Band...... Lou DeLuca...... 402-677-7156 Drew and the No Name Blues Band...... Brent Saltzman...... 402-676-6671 Drunken Intentions...... Andy Dickinson...... 402-208-1231 Elroy and The Namedroppers...... Ric Cowger...... 572-1817 Just Plain Trouble...... Tom Boller...... 669-3903 Little Joe and Big Trouble...... Little Joe...... 402-680-2924 Richie Love and the Love Connection...... Richie Love...... 402-457-5175 Luigi Inc...... Luigi Waites...... 402-346-2783 Mikey T & the Wanton Destruction...... Mikey T...... 402-659-2974 Mojo Po...... Mojo Po...... 402-554-8521 Stephen Monroe...... Stephen Monroe...... 402-933-7483 Jorge Nila and the Jazz Ninjas...... Jorge Nila...... 402-932-JAZZ Not the Hornets...... Awesome Productions...... 402-681-9991 The Omaha Blues Society All-Stars...... Craig Balderston...... 402-553-1995 Paul Anderson Trio...... Paul Anderson...... 402-731-6649 The Prairie Gators...... Steve Kunasek...... 402-734-6975 Rhythm Collective Reggae...... Frank Fong...... 402-556-3568 Sarah Benck...... Sarah Benck...... [email protected] Shaky Boys Electric Blues...... L.J. Johnson...... 402-213-5234 The Side Effects...... Karen Porter...... 679-7538 Soulfinger...... Barry Clark...... [email protected] Spike Nelson Trio...... Mike Nelson...... 612-1250 Stovall...... Jeff...... 732-915-6001 Swampboy...... Tim Koehn...... 402-981-2574 Tres Equis/St. Elvis...... Blind Burrito...... 402-850-0245 Susan Thorne Group...... Susan Thorne...... 402 968-4991 Matt Wallace...... Matt Wallace...... 402-551-1610 George Walker...... George Walker...... 402-493-8243 Kelvin Wynne and The Blues Disciples...... Rex Granite...... 402-932-7213 Please send all new and updated band and contact information to [email protected]. PAGE 16 BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA

Having seen Tim “Too Slim” Langford for the first time just 2 years ago on the OBS Blues cruise they have quickly become one on my favorite bands to see when they are in the area. Tim’s slide play was stellar once again and “Too Slim” was coupled with a new rhythm section on both the drum kit, and Bass where the energy and scenery was a nice change. Conrad Good Paid Advertisement PAGE 18 BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA

CD Reviews Mary Flower • Bridges Yellow Dog Records Bridges is a series of minimally produced songs showcas- tion Rag adds the low key backing of flatpicked guitar, ing the guitar and vocal skills Mary Flower. Mary’s guitar mandolin and tuba. playing is acoustic slide and finger picking in the Piedmont style. The songs are a mixture of old and new. Her cover of the old standard Hoagy Carmichael’s Up A lazy River is a great listen. Additionally, she All of the tracks have the sound and feel to reaches back to pick up two 1920’s vintage be performed sitting alone on stage on a jazz/blues tunes - The Ghost Of The St Louis high stool. However, Mary chose a strange Blues and There Ain’t No Sweet Man, That’s assortment of groups and instruments to back worth The Salt Of My Tears. These are superb her on this project. Two instrumentals are and provide a little bit more of a “band” performed solo; the remainder uses various sound. combinations of additional guitars, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, piano, accordion, clarinet, This would not be a CD you would stick in the saxophone and tuba. Only one track uses player when you’re rowdy friends gather for drums and two others a string bass. some sort of celebration. But, if your sitting around at home some night or heading down the road on an extended trip The result is a CD that has Mary’s performances sounding this might just fit the bill. at various times like a traveling minstrel performer and at others as a throwback to the jug band era or a vaudeville (Hats off to Yellow Dog Records for continuing to produce show. My personal favorites are two of the instrumental quality albums in a genre that will never be at the top of “rags”. Columbia River Rag is performed solo and Tempta- any commercially rewarding lists.) --Charlie Johnson

Michelle Malone • Debris In a world where ‘chic rock’ in now its own category; few a fully produced sound that includes Malone’s slide guitar really do. That’s not to denigrate the artform – but often and harmonica playing behind her intelligent lyrics. On the bar is lowered to compensate…but then I feel that way the album’s eighth track, Weed & Wine, Malone recalls a about most “rock” records released in this new time familiar to most baby boomers when she millennium. With the release of her last album, sings, “Remember when we used to sneak Debris, Georgia based Michelle Malone has laid out. Remember when we howled at the moon. down a wall-to-wall rock n’ roll record that Radio cracklin’ with, ‘Sweet Melissa,’ on a defies such petty niche labels as ‘chic rock.’ steamy summer night in June. You always Malone has a sharp Southern rock flavor more wore that corduroy jacket; and them bell- akin to the Black Crowes and Tom Petty than bottom patched up jeans. Well baby put’em Lynyrd Skynyrd and Molly Hatchet. Malone back on and meet me at reservoir by the plays a lyrically rich guitar style under the statelLine. We’ll cause a scene. You bring the influences of Rich Robinson and Keith Richards; where weed – I’ll bring the wine. Crawl in the back- biting counter-licks sneak in behind verses and choruses seat honey and have a real good time.” with impressive subtly. Her songwriting shows great On June 3rd Malone brings her tasty blues-base rock texture and depth as she moves from overt rocker, ‘Chat- sound to Omaha’s Barfly at 114th and Dodge Streets. With tahoochee Boogaloo’ and ‘Feather in a Hurricane’ to the FM nearly twenty road harden years under her belt, and at friendly sing-a-long, ‘Yesterday’s Make Up.’ least twenty albums for sale on her website (www.michel- This is not a good ‘chic rock’ record: this is an excellent lemalone.com), Michelle Malone’s “overnight success” rock n’ roll record in the finest sense…and these are get- could easily become the surprise gig for the summer of ting to be few and far between. ’09. You’ll be able to hear Malone’s music every Sunday on As an independent artist, Malone’s songwriting will Pacific Street Blues – yeah, it’s that good. immediately appeal to roots rock fans albeit ‘Debris’ has --Rick Galusha BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 19

CD Reviews Roger Hurricane Wilson • Exodus Roger Hurricane Wilson is eclectic in the very best sense the people that have influenced him. He brings his own of the word. He moves seamlessly from blues unique touch to songs of his heroes. Wilson also to country - with touches of other influences wrote several songs of his own that pay - without having the music sound contrived homage to his influences, displaying a fine or unfocussed. He is an outstanding guitarist writing skill that often has a trace of humor. that does not need to use cheap theatrics, but I particularly like “One More White Boy Sing- instead plays in a style that is fiery without ing the Blues.” being over-the-top. As one reviewer said, “ This cd is highly recommended, especially if Wilson is a roots guitar virtuoso”, and that your taste leans toward roots music, or music seems to some it up well. that doesn’t fit neatly into a category. On this cd, Wilson pays tribute to some of -- A. J. Foyt

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