VOLUME EIGHTEEN, NUMBER EIGHT • AUGUST 2013 Enjoy a full day of music, fun, food and drink. Gates open at 11:00 am. Scheduled to perform - Mojo Bag (Blues Ed) 12:30-1:15, The Decatures 1:45-2:30, Hector Anchando 3:00-3:45, The 9s 4:15-5:00, Josh Hoyer & the Shadow Boxers 5:30-6:30, The Bel Airs 7:00-8:00. Headlined by the Hamilton Loomis Band 8:30-10:30. Peter Frampton’s Guitar Circus Featuring Peter Frampton, B.B. King and Sonny Landreth THURSDAY BLUES SERIES Stir Cove • Saturday, August 17, 2013 4727 S 96th Plaza All Shows 5:30pm Doors 5:30pm Thu 8/1 ......................................................................Bel Airs Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com, Thu 8/8 ....Bex Marshall w/ Cassie Taylor and the Soul Cavalry HarrahsCouncilBluffs.com, Thu 8/15 ...................................................The Don Ray Band Thu 8/22 ............................................Moreland and Arbuckle all area Ticketmaster retail locations BEX all area Ticketmaster retail locations Thu 8/29 ...................... The BSO Best of the Best Blues Fest! MARSHALL 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 • 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. Contact Nancy at [email protected] to switch to e-mail newsletter 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 – 10am-Noon “The X” • 3:00-6:00pm “Group W Blues” Wednesday – 3:00-6:00pm “My Deja Blues” Thursday – 3:00-6:00pm “Every Kind of Blue” Friday – 1:00-3:00pm “Women’s Blues & Boogie” • 3:00-4:30pm “Hudson Blues” Friday – 4:30-6:00pm “A Blues Oasis” Saturday – 6:00-8:30am “Blues at Sunrise” BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 3 The Sunday Roadhouse Presents Chuck Prophet Sunday 8/18/13 • 4pm Door / 5pm Show • Slowdown • 729 N 14th • Omaha, NE 68102 SundayRoadhouse.com • ChuckProphet.com In some parallel dimension Chuck Prophet a great storyteller: to make memories public, to make friends is a star, though for the real-world fans out of strangers, to take something specific and transform it he’s amassed over the past three decades into something universal. he may as well already be one. Certainly Over the past several years, Prophet’s music has been heard Prophet stands as a revered writer’s in several hit television series including “True Blood” (HBO), writer, earning the respect of such peers “Californication” (Showtime), and “Sons of Anarchy” (FX). He as Lucinda Williams and Alejandro Esco- also co-wrote all the songs on Alejandro Escovedo’s 2008 vedo. (The latter’s last three records were critically acclaimed album “Real Animal”. Excellent song- co-written with Prophet.) His catalogue writer, killer lead guitarist, charismatic frontman, legendary is overflowing with insightful character live shows - Chuck Prophet! studies, jangle-pop perfection and energetic rockers. In his 25-plus-year career, the 49-year-old has established himself as a minor god in the roots-rock pantheon. The Don Ray Band Chuck’s career in music began much like the careers of others. Thursday, August 15th He was a kid with a guitar. Here’s the difference: by the time The 21st Saloon, 5:30pm he was fifteen years old he could do more with it than most would be able to do in a lifetime. Legendary producer and Following their mission musician Jim Dickinson (The Rolling Stones, The Replace- statement, “Music with a ments, Big Star, Bob Dylan) was once asked how this kid blues feel that tells a coun- could pull off the stuff he did. Dickinson simply replied, “What try story and throws in a do you expect from somebody who got his cherry popped at big rock and roll hell yeah!” the funny farm when he was fourteen?” Don Ray Band released On Top of the Heap in 2009 For most of his life, San Francisco has been Chuck Prophet’s and received excited recep- muse...or more accurately, his drug of choice. “It can suck tion from the blues- and you under. That first hit. It really does a whammy to you. Southern rock fans. Their debut album has stayed consis- And if you’re like me you can find yourself chasing the San tently on the Roots Music Report radio charts. In January Francisco dragon for the rest of your life. That’s what ‘Temple 2010, it was awarded “2009 Best USA Blues Album” as well Beautiful’ is about.” as “2009 Best Overall Blues Debut Album” and was ranked The music itself combines the provincial street poetry of Lou #2 on the Top 25 Best Worldwide Blues Albums of 2009 by Reed with roots-riffs and the jangle of power-pop, all pro- Blues Underground Network. In April of 2010, Real Blues pelled with a passion and soul that lifts the project well past Magazine placed On Top of the Heap at the #1 spot on their its personal scrapbook blueprint. And that’s really the gift of Top 100 “Must Purchase” Blues chart. 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. Find the new column online each Thursday at http://www.thereader.com/music/C12/ BSO CORPORATE SPONSORS BLUE CLUB Steve and Lisa Krueger SPECIAL Troy and Susan Krupicka Royce M. Kreitman John Rogers (Peace, Love, Etc.) Matthew Barges Michael J. and Paula McCarville Mama’s Pizza West Roger and Sheri Slosson Mo Barry Tim & Sue Miller Sin City Soul & Blues Revival Dan Van Houten Glenn Bauer Marcos Mora Richard Wolken Jerry Cyza John Pollack and Karen Berry CORPORATE Bel Air Merchant’s Association Bill & Patty Doney Sid Sidner Mitch Bolte Cackin’s Repair and New Tom & Sue Eiserman Ernest Sutherlin Jim Bradford, Jr. Christy Rossiter & David & Kristine Evans Bob and Becky Swift Elizabeth Easley, Psychiatric 112 North Duck Paul & Beverly Hagen Pamela Tanous Mental Health Care PC Paul Scott Hoagbin Blues Band Mike and Sue Hansen James and Karen Tikalsky Chick Ganz West Point Rack Rick Hillyard Dave and Sue Vanlandingham Conrad Good Craig Kelley Greg Virant and Lynn Kost Virant Kit and Pam Kelley MUSIC STARTS AT 7 PM BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 5 What’s New with BluesEd? On July 13, BluesEd students participated in a special work- Showcase will be held on Sunday, August 4th at 6:00 pm shop with Playing with Fire artist Ben Poole from London. at Sumtur Amphitheater in Papillion. Hope to see you there Ben shared valuable insight on becoming a musician, dem- supporting the future of the Blues! onstrated some guitar techniques, and even performed a few songs for the students! The students are busy participating in workshops, learning new music and preparing for the BluesEd showcase. The BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 7 ERIC SARDINAS Live at the Zoo Bar from July 26th Seen alot of slide guitar in my days, but I’m not sure anyone delivers their talent with the intensity and emotion that Eric Sardinas and Big Motor bring to the stage. Eric Sardinas and Big Motor consists of Levell Price on Bass, and Chris Fraizure on drums... This was the band’s final stop on this recent road tour before they leave for their summer tour of Europe.