Blues Notes August 2017
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VOLUME TWENTY-TWO, NUMBER EIGHT • AUGUST 2017 JIMMY THACKERY Wednesday, August 9th @ 6 pm Zoo Bar, Lincoln Thursday, August 10th @ 5:30 pm with Harlis Sweetwater Chrome Lounge, Omaha ALBERT CASTIGLIA Thursday, August 24th @ 6 pm • Chrome Lounge, Omaha The Cate Brothers THURSDAY AUGUST 31ST @ 6 PM CHROME LOUNGE OMAHA Chrome Lounge 8552 Park Drive, Omaha 402 - 339 - 8660 The Blues Society of Omaha Presents Thursday, August 3rd @ 6 pm .................Blinddog Smokin’ ($10) Thursday, August 10th @ 5:30 pm .....................Jimmy Thackery with Harlis Sweetwater ($15) Thursday, August 17th @ 6 pm .............. The Lucky Losers ($10) Thursday, August 24th @ 6 pm ...................Albert Castiglia ($10) Thursday, August 31st @ 6 pm ............. The Cate Brothers ($15) Thursday, September 7th @ 6 pm .............................. Laura Rain and the Caesars ($10) Thursday, September 14th @ 6 pm ............JW Jones Band ($10) Thursday, September 21st @ 6 pm ...........The Delgado Brothers with Wicked Grin ($12) 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 Sher Dostal 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: http://kiwrblues.podOmatic.com/entry/2010-02-03T11_00_49-08_00 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 BLINDDOG SMOKIN’ Thursday August 3rd • $10 Cover Chrome Lounge • 8552 Park Dr, Omaha, NE 68127 Blinddog is eight people as varied as the music they make which can’t be confined to a genre. Ranging in age from 71 down to 24, the band is an ethnic blend of African Amer- ican, Mexican, Jewish, Swedish, and one Heinz 57 female to complete the mix. They live scattered about from San Diego, LA, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Wyoming. Their music is original, both recorded and live. Blinddog is it’s own genre, and it’s music is just “Blinddogified.” It is based on good storytelling, powerful and intense rhythms, dynamic volume swings, and occasional humor. It has youthful energy and profound lyrics reflective of who you see on stage. The performances are energetic, sometimes choreographed, in-your-face, and dramatic. You won’t see the band stand- ing around smoking, scratching, and wondering what song to play next. Blinddog brings it. They’ve been around as long as their youngest member has been alive. Performing at clubs, festivals, and theaters from coast to coast and in other countries over 3000 times. By the year 2000 they were dubbed “America’s Road Warriors” by Southland Blues Magazine. From the artists website: blinddogsmokin.com Check out B.J. Huchtemann’s column Hoodoo Blues each week in the Omaha READER for info on upcoming shows and other news in the roots-blues music scene. Look for B.J.’s byline under the Music tab at thereader.com BSO CORPORATE SPONSORS BLUE CLUB Integrity Wealth Mgmt. Mo Barry Daniel Meyer 7 Oaks Investments Craig Kelley, Inserra & Kenny & Linda Benton Greg and Leslie Nichols Glenn Bauer Kelley Law Firm Robin & Elizabeth Bracy-Robson John Pollack & Karen Berry Michael & Victoria Donaldson Steve & Lisa Kreuger Geoff Clark Marty Roarty Kit & Pam Kelley Jody Marker John Doocy Paul Sandstrom Scott Kirk Roger & Sheri Slosson David & Kristine Evans Mikel Schmidt & Leslie Eurek Royce & Jo Kreitman Ernest Sutherland Gary Gates Ann Scolaro Terry O’Halloran Dan Van Houten Jason Groenjes Sid Sidner Richard Wolken Dan Hamann Tim Sorrell CORPORATE Bel Air Merchant’s Association Mike & Sally Hansen Bob & Becky Swift Duane Barber Christy Rossiter &112 North Duck Todd Higgins Bill & Denise Teeple Mitch Bolte Mama’s Pizza West Melvin Koenig Rodney Thorngate Jim Bradford, Jr. Pietro DDS - James Pietro Susan & Troy Krupicka Carlos Torres Chip Davis West Point Rack John Langwith Greg Virant & Lynn Kost Virant Chick Ganz Ra Neurological – RDS Skin Care Heidi Macy Don Younts Paul Gerber Sundiata Malenik Down Under Lounge Conrad Good SPECIAL Bonnie Mercer & Kim Burns Hawk’s BBQ, Paul Scott Hoagbin Blues Band Bill Bahrke Steve & Nancy Mether Chris & Brenda Hawkinson Cheryl Holtzen Matthew Barges PAGE 4 BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA What’s New with BluesEd? It’s been a very busy July for BluesEd. Mannix, Us & Them, and The Redwoods performed at Zoofest this year. This is the first year BluesEd has been invited to be a part of that event! Voodoo Vinyl and Far & Wide performed at Jazz on the Green in July to rave reviews. Us & Them and Five Minute Drive performed at Playing with Fire! BLUESED SEASON FINALE AT THE WAITING ROOM Sunday, July 30 from 1 PM till 10 PM 1:00-1:40—Blue Sunday 1:50-2:30—Mannix 2:40-3:20—Voodoo Vinyl 3:30-4:10—Far & Wide FAR & WIDE REHEARSAL 4:20-5:00—Five Minute Drive 5:10-5:50—Redwoods 6:00-6:40—Us & Them 6:50-7:30—Senior Jam 7:45-10:00—Tim Budig Band Jam featuring BluesEd No Cover / 1pm-10pm / ALL AGES Doors at 12pm. OTHER BLUESED EVENTS IN AUGUST Thursday, August 3rd - Jazz on the Green (The Redwoods) Friday, August 4th -Arena Q - Ralston Arena BBQ Con- test(Us & Them, Five Minute Drive, Voodoo Vinyl) Saturday, August 5th - In the Market for Blues (The Red- woods, Us & Them, Five Minute Drive) Saturday, August 19th - On the Q (Far & Wide, Mannix) BEN POOLE CLINIC BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 5 The Cate Brothers Thursday August 31st • $15 • Chrome Lounge • 8552 Park Dr, Omaha, NE 68127 The Cate Brothers, identical twins Earl land (1995), Struck a Vein (1997), Cate and Ernie (born Ernest), once exempli- Brothers Band Live (1999), and Play by fied the country-style rock and roll that the Rules (2004). These later albums flourished in the Ozark Mountains area have been described as hybrids of of northwestern Arkansas, before add- blues, rock, soul, and country. ing rhythm and blues (R&B), soul, and Though they have never achieved funk to their approach in a distinctly the kind of far-flung success that unpretentious way. was eventually accorded the Band The Cates were born in Fayetteville (the Cates’ most famous recording is (Washington County) in 1942 and probably “Union Man” from the 1975 grew up in Springdale (Washing- Cate Bros.