Volume Fourteen, number nine • September 2010 BSO BuS tO taj Majal at the BOurbon theater in lincOln On 9/23 (featuring Moreland & arbuckle and Son of 76) Bus Departs The Lift at 5pm (in time to get to The Zoo Bar for a couple of beers before the 7pm show, and returns by midnight.) There will be live blues with John Crews and Bucky McCann on the bus. BYOB on the bus, but the show ticket is included. Tickets for the trip are $70. Buy yours soon; there are only 30 spots available on the bus. On-Sale now at The Lift Lounge, 4737 S. 96th St., Omaha. Derek Trucks & susan TeDeschi BanD Qwest Center Omaha Parking Lot D • 455 north 10th street Thursday, september 30th monday, september 6th This years Cowtown Jamborama will stir cove concert series include music from the The Southside Circle Of fifth Aces, The Grand Marquis, Stan Harper 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Big Band, and Big Sandy and his The Iguanas GeOrGe waLker BanD Fly-Rite Boys. For more information The Zoo Bar 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. visit www.jamborama.com september 10, 9pm BLue House with the rent tO Own Horns 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Live Blues at 5:30pm r & m BLues BanD th 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. The New LifT LouNge • 4737 S. 96 TH 9/2 ........................................................ John Primer for more information on these and other TH 9/9 ............................................................J.P. Soars local bands visit www.omahamusic.com TH 9/16 ...............................................Stacey Mitchhart TUE 9/28 ......................................................Tab Benoit TH 9/30 ....................................................Brave Combo SAT 10/2 .............JD Thompson & The Big Bad Wolves SAT 10/9 ...........................Too Slim & The Taildraggers TH 10/14 ..............................................The Nighthawks TH 11/4 ..........................Josh Garrett & The Bottomline TH 11/11 ......................................Sarah & The Tallboys TH 12/2 ........................................Trampled Under Foot Tab benoiT blue House Th 12/9 ..................................................Joe Krown Trio PAGE 2 BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA Why donate to The Blues Society of Omaha? The Blues Society of Omaha, Inc is a 501C3 Non-Profit Organization that was formed in 1998. We are an all-volunteer organization with over 800 members. BSO’s mission is to “Keep the Blues Alive”. We are recognized as one of the top Blues Societies in the country – a very cool thing for our great city. Through your support we continue to contribute to The Blues, its musicians and events in the area through our sponsorship and volunteer support: • BSO is a sponsor of Playing With Fire, a series of concerts held each summer on Omaha’s riverfront. We support the event financially as well as provide 500+ volunteer hours for each of the events. The PWF concert series has drawn national recognition to Omaha! • In 2001, BSO created BluesEd, a non-profit youth artist development program which provides opportunities for young musicians to perform with other students in a band format. BluesEd has also gained national attention for Omaha. • Regularly produces charitable events for musicians in need • Provides support to The Zoo Bar – Lincoln’s award-winning Blues venue • “Jammin Away The Blues” – annual fundraiser for The Nebraska Mental Health Organization • Operation Feed the Troops – fundraiser to provide free food to deploying and returning armed forces members and their families • Annual toy drive for the children of Pine Ridge Reservation Other Donor Benefits: • Free monthly subscription to “Blues Notes” – our monthly newsletter that will keep you abreast of Blues events in the area, Blues CD revues and other articles of interest to Blues connoisseurs! • Weekly e-blasts with late-breaking Blues news • Free Family Blues Festival every summer (Aug. 1st, 2010) – Omaha’s premier family music event • Invitation to special events and parties • Special pre-sale and discounted tickets to select events • Various discounts offered by BSO advertisers • Pride in belonging to a group dedicated to “Keeping The Blues Alive!” Please consider switching to the gREEN VeRSION of Blues Notes. You will be saving the planet while saving BSo some expense. Blues on the radio: Mondays 1pm-3pm on KIOS 91.5 Mike Jacob’s “Blues in the Afternoon” 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, has 19 hours of blues every week and you can listen to it on the web at KZUM.org. Monday – 3:00-6:00 Tail-Waggin’ Blues Tuesday – 10am-Noon The X, Rock & Blues from Jim Petersen • 3:00-6:00 Highway Blues Wednesday – 12am - 2am Phil Steele - Flashback Blues • 3:00-6:00 My Deja Blues Thursday- 3:00-6:00 Trigger Meal Blues Friday – 1:00-3:00 Women’s Blues and Boogie • Friday – 3:00-4:30 Hudson Blues Friday – 4:30-6:00 Blues Oasis Saturday – 6:00am-8am Blues at Sunrise BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 3 Dukes of september tour takes ‘rhythm revue’ on the roaD September 14 Council Bluffs, IA Mid-America Center Three of the biggest names in jazz- The “Rhythm Revue” will feature rock and blue-eyed soul are uniting selections from the catalogues of under one banner for a fall tour of Steely Dan (of which Fagen and the United States. Music icons Donald McDonald were members) and The Fagen, Michael McDonald and Boz Doobie Brothers (which McDonald Scaggs will perform more than 20 joined in 1975), as well as tracks from shows together as the Dukes of Sep- the musicians’ solo careers and jazz/ tember Rhythm Revue. soul/blues standards. The Dukes launch their six-week tour On the road, the iconic musicians will on August 19 at Charles Ives Center be backed by additional band mem- in Danbury, CT, and continue on the bers, as well as a horn section. road at least through October 2, when “We’ll be playing the kind of R&B they’ll perform at The Joint in Las tunes that made us want to be musi- Vegas, NV. cians way back when, as well as Along the way, the Dukes will also select numbers from our personal perform on August 20 at the Bor- repertoires,” Fagen said in a prepared gata in Atlantic City, NJ; August 31 at the Wang Theatre in statement. “We’ve enlisted a swell group of players and Boston, MA; September 11 at the Chicago Theatre in Chi- singers -- in fact, I’m so excited that I just can’t hide it.” cago, IL; and September 29 at the Greek Theatre in Los The upcoming tour will not be the first show featuring the Angeles, CA. three musicians on stage together. Fagen, McDonald and Public ticket sales begin June 18, with presales starting Scaggs joined nearly two decades ago for a touring show earlier in the week. Ticket face values are set in the range called “The New York Rock and Soul Revue.” Similar to the of $35 to $75, according to a handful of listings that are upcoming outing, the previous treks featured a wide vari- currently viewable on Ticketmaster.com. ety of songs and on-stage collaborators. Ponca Smoke SignalS 10001 Ave. H Carter Lake, IA We carry ”Native American Products” Hours: M-Th 7:30-8 Fri.-Sat. 7:30-9 Sun. 11:30-6 712-847-0437 $3.00 pack $25.00 cartons #2 bso CorporaTe sponsors BLUE CLUB Jim Bradford, Jr SPECIAL Michael J & Paula McCarville Harvey Brindell Conrad Good Matthew Barges Michael T Moylan Mathia Byrne Michelle R Olmstead Glenn Bauer Ronald Reiff Terry O’Halloran Jack Sobotka, CPA John Campbell Jim Rouse Bar Fly Bob & Becky Swift Jerome Cyza Sid Sidner The New Lift (fka Murphy’s) Dan Van Houten Rob & Teresa Dilts David Vanlandingham Harrah’s and Horseshoe Casino Richard Wolken Sherry Dostal Travis Wagner Mama’s Pizza West Cackin’s Repair & New Alan Green Rick Hillyard 7 Oaks Investments Corporation Eagle Search & Service John Holben Jerry and Sindie Katskee West Point Rack James F Pietro, DDS Donald Hunter Teresa A Renken KZUM FM John Irvine James Wands CORPORATE Omaha Concrete Sawing, Inc Royce M Kreitman Mitch Bolte PAGE 44 BLUESBLUES NEWS NEWS • OMAHA• OMAHA BLUES BLUES SOCIETY SOCIETY BluesEd 2010 Season The BluesEd 2010 season is coming to an end, and we aaccommodatethat preference, however there are never want to thank everyone for their awesome support and guarantees for placement. help and encouragement! We hope many of the groups, trios, duos, solos, etc. will continue to get together, per- We would like to give very special thanks to the BluesEd form, continue with lessons, and perform as opportunities families who helped make the past year possible by arise. extra effort, support and encouragement Special thanks to Missy (Treasurer) & Marcus Torrez for their “over and Groups who have had band members who are leaving at beyond” help with the vending work at PWFs, Jeff & Patti the end of this season and want to continue being a band, Fries for coordinating and handling all the details and should have their kids recruit musician friends to fill any work for the BSO’s BlueED fundraiser at the Lift, recruit- open spots in their group, HOWEVER any new students ing and coordinating volunteers for PWF and Anchor Inn, to BluesEd will be required to audition next year, regard- assisting with making the sound system available as less of how long they have been with the group. The new needed, and again, going above and beyond with all the musicians who audition can request to be with the group help with the ice/down set up and vending at PWF; Jeff that recruited them, and we will make every effort to Kangas for handling all the performance coordinating for the Slattery BluesEd festival, providing sound and being the “sound guy” for the entire day, and the again for all his help at Anchor Inn.