The Paladins. 25th Annual THANKSGIVING EVE PARTY!! Wednesday Nov. 6 pm 21st Saloon Omaha. WEEKLY BLUES SERIES 4727 S 96th Plaza

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1 Volume Twenty-One, Number Eleven November 2016 NEBRASKA BLUES CHALLENGE FINALS Mark your calendars for Sunday November 6th for the NBC Finals to see who represents the BSO in Memphis in 2017!! The three bands competing at the Finals will be TIM BUDIG BAND, THE WORKINGMAN S BAND and THE ROADRUNNERS Finals at the 21st Saloon, 96th & L Street, Omaha Doors at 4 pm, Music at 5 pm The Paladins 2016 Saturday, December 3rd Two shows in Benson at the Waiting Room Lounge and Reverb Times and bands TBA $10 or a new unwrapped toy adm., or BOTH shows $15 or 2 new unwrapped toys. Sunday, December 4th The Annual Radio-Thon on KIWR, 89.7 the River on Rick Galusha s Pacific Street Blues show from 9 to Noon. Sunday, December 3 p.m. THE 21ST SALOON LITTLE JOE McCARTHY, LASH LARUE & THE HIRED GUNS, BIG DADDY CALEB & THE CHARGERS, AND THE HECTOR ANCHONDO BAND Admission: $10 or a new, unwrapped toy The BSO will be having a Pot Luck Dinner, please bring a dish. $5 donation for the Pot Luck dinner with proceeds going to the Toy Drive. Tuesday, Nov. 15th AND Thursday Nov. 17th Both 6 pm Zoo Bar, Lincoln 25th Annual THANKSGIVING EVE PARTY!! Wednesday Nov. 6 pm 21st Saloon Omaha WEEKLY BLUES SERIES 4727 S 96th Plaza Tuesdays - Pril s Acoustic Jam at 6pm Wednesdays - Omaha Musicians Showcase Jam at 7pm Thurs. shows start at 6pm - Fri. shows start at 9pm Saturday shows start at 8pm (Big Red and Blues Tailgate Party events feature music at halftime and after the game, check current TV listings) Nov. 3rd... Cedrick Burnside Project Nov. 4th (9 pm)... Nebraska Blues Challenge Pre-Party Jam Nov. 5th...The Mighty Shipwrecks - Big Red & Blues Tailgate Party! Nov. 10th...Matthew Curry Nov. 11th (9 pm)...josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal Nov. 12th...Lou DeLuca & the Delay 88 s Big Red and Blues Tailgate Party! Nov. 17th...Danielle Nicole Band Nov. 18th (9 pm) (Rock)... 3D in Your Face Nov. 19th (8 pm) (Rock)... 3D in Your Face Nov. 23rd (6 pm)...annual Blue House Thanksgiving Eve Party! Nov. 25th (9 pm) (Rock)...Midnight Devils Nov. 26th (8 pm)... Home for the Holidays Super Jam Hosted by Jim DeSchamp Dec. 1st... Annika Chambers Dec. 2nd (9 pm)...peace, Love, Etc. Dec. 3rd (8 pm)... Anthony Gomes

2 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 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 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 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 membership@omahablues.com to switch to 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 Sundays 9am-Noon on KIWR 89.7 Rick Galusha s PS Blues Pacific Street Blues & Americana podcast: 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 3:00-6:00pm Every Kind of Blue Friday 1:00-3:00pm Women s Blues & Boogie 3:00-6:00pm Hudson Blues

3 BLUES NEWS BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 3 CEDRIC BURNSIDE PROJECT Thursday, November 6 pm 21st Saloon, 96th & L Street, Omaha Born and raised around Holly Springs, Mississippi, Cedric Burnside, grandson of legendary R.L. Burnside and son of drummer Calvin Jackson, has been playing music all his life. He has developed a relentless, highly rhythmic charged style that takes the blues to another level. This four-time winner of the prestigious Blues Music Award s Drummer of the Year ( ) is widely regarded as one of the best drummers in the world and has begun to make a name for himself as a traditional blues guitarist, as well. Growing up at his grandfather s side, he began touring at age 13 playing drums for Big Daddy on stages around the globe. I write about my life, my kids, and everyday things. I try to stick to the truth, Cedric says. He recalls growing up without a radio or a TV. My granddad used to play out on the porch, and we d have house parties every weekend. Johnny Woods would come over and blow harmonica, and he d drink two or three gallons of corn liquor. We just stomped up dirt. In addition to Big Daddy, Cedric has also played and recorded with countless musicians, including Junior Kimbrough, Kenny Brown, North Mississippi Allstars, Burnside Exploration, Widespread Panic, Jimmy Buffett, T Model Ford, Bobby Rush, Honey Boy Edwards, Hubert Sumlin, Galactic, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, and The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, among many others. In 2006, he was featured in Craig Brewer s critically acclaimed feature film Black Snake Moan, playing drums alongside Samuel L. Jackson. (The film is a loose tribute to R.L. Burnside, and gives many nods to the late bluesman.) In 2010, Cedric collaborated with his younger brother, Cody Burnside, and his uncle, Garry Burnside, to create The Cedric Burnside Project. They endeavored to keep the love and admiration for Mississippi Hill Country Blues alive by honoring the past while blazing a path towards the future. The Cedric Burnside Project has brought new life and energy to the blues and it s no wonder why it s loved by fans around the world. Following the untimely and tragic death of his brother Cody, Cedric has kept the flame burning, recording and touring the world with guitarist and lifelong friend Trenton Ayers. Cedric Burnside Project s latest album, Descendants of Hill Country, was nominated for a Grammy for Best Blues Album of the Year. From the Cedric Burnside Project website 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 BLUE CLUB 7 Oaks Investments Glenn Bauer Michael and Victoria Donaldson Dan and Lanae Grieb Kit & Pam Kelley Royce M Kreitman Terry O Halloran CORPORATE Mitch Bolte Jim Bradford, Jr. Chick Ganz BSO CORPORATE SPONSORS Conrad Good Paul Scott Hoagbin Blues Band Craig Kelley, Inserra & Kelley Law Firm Steve & Lisa Kreuger Roger & Sheri Slosson Dan Van Houten Richard Wolken Bel Air Merchant s Association Christy Rossiter &112 North Duck Mama s Pizza West Ra Neurological RDS Skin Care West Point Rack SPECIAL Bill Bahrke Matthew Barges Mo Barry Kenny & Linda Benton John Campbell Geoff Clark John Doocy David & Kristine Evans Paul Gerber Mike & Sally Hansen Todd Higgins Rick Hillyard Jo Kreitman Heidi Macy Steve & Nancy Mether Daniel Meyer Greg and Leslie Nichols John Pollack & Karen Berry Mikel Schmidt & Leslie Eurek Ann Scolaro Sid Sidner Tim Sorrell Ernest Sutherlin Bob & Becky Swift Rodney Thorngate Greg Virant & Lynn Kost Virant Down Under Lounge Hawk s BBQ, Chris & Brenda Hawkinson

4 PAGE 4 BLUES NEWS BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA 2016 Saturday, December 3rd Two shows in Benson at the Waiting Room Lounge and Reverb Times and bands TBA $10 or a new unwrapped toy adm., or BOTH shows $15 or 2 new unwrapped toys. Sunday, December 4th The Annual Radio-Thon on KIWR, 89.7 the River on Rick Galusha s Pacific Street Blues show from 9 to Noon. Sunday, December 3 p.m. THE 21ST SALOON Little Joe McCarthy, Lash LaRue & The Hired Guns, Big Daddy Caleb & The Chargers, and The Hector Anchondo Band Admission: $10 or a new, unwrapped toy The BSO will be having a Pot Luck Dinner, please bring a dish. $5 donation for the Pot Luck dinner with proceeds going to the Toy Drive. The toy drive started in 2003 with Larry Dunn an Omaha musician also known as Lash LaRue a friend and a small pick-up truck. Dunn had become acutely aware of the extreme need of the residents after spending time on the reservation. The U.S. Census Bureau lists Pine Ridge as the most poverty-stricken area in the United States. It isn t unusual to see frost on the inside of reservation homes during the harsh South Dakota winters. Food and heat are often scarce. Medical care is limited and without easy access. Dunn also learned that because of all this, very often the children of Pine Ridge had no holiday gifts. Each year has added more concerts and other events, such as a radiothon and concerts outside Omaha. Because of the growth of the Toy Drive, Dunn expanded its reach on Pine Ridge -- providing resources to a medical clinic on the reservation, resources for the elders, including a heating fund, and educational resources for schoolchildren in Pine Ridge. What began as one person s wish to provide for children growing up in poverty became an official non-profit organization. An organization that has relied heavily on community donations to assist the residents of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. See for information on donating and attending these fundraisers.

5 BLUES NEWS BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 5 MATTHEW CURRY Wednesday, November 6 pm Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th Street, Lincoln Thursday, November 6 pm 21st Saloon, 96th & L Street, Omaha Matthew Curry s roots certainly run muddy-waters deep, something that s not been lost on the guitar legends he s had the honor of sharing the stage with over the past few years. Matthew Curry is a phenomenal guitar player, marvels Peter Frampton. A highlight from my tour last year was jamming with him. He s the next guitar hero! Echoing that sentiment is Steve Miller, whom Curry both opened for and joined onstage during an exhilarating nine-date run in Canada in 2014 and will again be his opening act for a slew of dates starting in May. Steve Miller declares that Curry is a wonderful guitar player and great songwriter in the Stevie Ray Vaughan area of virtuosity and originality. Besides continuing on with the Steve Miller Band, Curry will also be opening for The Doobie Brothers and Don Felder. I m absolutely thrilled, Curry says of supporting these and other heavy hitters. We have so much fun out there and I really, really enjoy it. I grew up listening to those guys, so to be out on the road with people like Don Felder, The Doobie Brothers, and the Steve Miller Band is quite an honor. Not only does he get to go toe to toe and string to string with some of his heroes, but Curry recently became one of only 10 artists asked to be a part of The Fender Accelerator Tour, a program that provides developing artists the resources needed to get out on the road and spread the good word about what they do and where they can be seen next. Fender provided a touring van, promotion, equipment and publicity to their 2 Million plus fans! While Curry loves it when his band headlines its own gigs, he also sees the opening slot as a way of winning over new fans one lick at a time. Part of the reason people like us so much is because we re not just a corner-bar blues band, he reflects. We re trying to make an impact and connect with audiences as best we can, even though when they see this young blond kid with a Stratocaster walk out there, they re thinking, Just get it over with. I know they re there for someone else, but we re able to grab their attention, so I like to think some of those people are walking away as fans. Curry believes the way to convert an audience is to perform an undeniably engaging set. One thing I really enjoy is putting together a show, he acknowledges. We all have so much fun when we re up there. Interacting with your bandmates or interacting with the people in the crowd like maybe jumping off the mike and stepping out front and singing to them really loud can really make people think, This is so great! Sometimes it s the real simple things that will connect you to the audience like that. As much as Matthew Curry is invested in summoning the spirit of the blues, a commitment that s in full display on the pair of smokin hot albums he s released to date, 2011 s barn-burning If I Don t Got You and 2014 s hard-charging testifier Electric Religion, the 21 year old guitar slinger and soulful singer from Bloomington, Illinois likes to take a much broader view of his style. If somebody came up and asked me what I would call my music, I don t think I would say the Blues, he admits. And I don t think I would say Rock and Roll either. I would actually say, good music. Blues is my first love, but I also love 60s rock like Cream, The Beatles, and Jimi Hendrix. I m also into things like Southern rock, Chet Atkins, and The Allman Brothers. All of those artists are complete musicians. They write great songs, and they sing great too. They re just incredible. From the Matthew Curry website

6 PAGE 6 BLUES NEWS BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA Wednesday, November 6 pm Bill Kirchen Thursday, November 6 pm Davey Knowles Friday, November 9 pm Lloyd McCarter (Americana) Tuesday, November 6 pm The Paladins Wednesday, November 6 pm Golden State - Lone Star Revue with Mark Hummel Little Charlie Baty and Anson Funderburgh Thursday, November 6 pm The Palladins Second Show!! Sunday, November 4 pm Lionel Young Band Saturday, November 9 pm Kris Lager Band Sunday, November 4 pm Studebaker John and the Hawks Saturday, November 9 pm Allied Saints Sunday, November 4pm Tim Budig Band Wednesday, November 9 pm Centerline (Win a Thanksgiving Turkey!!) Sunday, November 4 pm Swampboy Blues Band All Free, No Cover Shows!!

7 BLUES NEWS BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 7 Daniele Nicole Band Thursday, November 6 pm 21st Saloon, 96th & L Street, Omaha A 2014 Blues Music Award winner, there s not a time in her life that singer/ bassist/ songwriter Danielle Nicole doesn t remember loving to perform. As a child, she would sing for her family at holidays and took tap, jazz and ballet lessons for many years competing in numerous events. Danielle also took band in middle school, playing the tenor saxophone and enjoying it quite a bit. Unfortunately, she was forced to quit when the family moved to Kansas City and the new school did not offer band. Danielle comes from generations of singers. Her grandmother, Evelyn Skinner, was a big band singer. Danielle s mother, Lisa Swedlund, taught her everything she knew while growing up and listening to all different kinds of music from the Everly Brothers to the B-52s. It wasn t until she was 12 that Danielle took to the stage for the first time singing, Koko Taylor s Never Trust a Man at a Blues for Schools program that her parents were playing at Englewood Elementary. From then on, she knew music would be her passion for the rest of her life. Danielle began singing in coffeehouses and at open mic events at age 14, jamming with her parents whenever she could at clubs that would allow minors. At 16, she began singing lead in her father s band, Little Eva and the Works until he became too sick to play. In March of 1999, she started her own band, Fresh Brew, with Kansas City music veterans Steve Gronemeyer, Steve Hicks, Chuck Payne and Terry Roney. They performed for four years and even represented Kansas City in the International Blues Challenge. It was during this time that Danielle and her brothers Nick and Kris began talking about a family band that would eventually become Trampled Under Foot. Not only did she and Kris have to move to Philadelphia (where Nick was living), but she would have to learn the bass guitar to keep it a family band. It took a few years of lessons and saving money before that could become reality. After several acclaimed self-released albums, Trampled Under Foot released Badlands on July 9, 2013 on Telarc, a division of Concord Music Group. Toughened by years of nonstop roadwork, Badlands revealed a musical sophistication well beyond the band s years. Badlands debuted at #1 on Billboard s Blues Chart and Trampled Under Foot performed live throughout the United States and Europe in support of the album. As Trampled Under Foot wound down after 13 years, Danielle formed her own band and now makes her Concord Records solo debut with the September, 2015 release of a New Orleans-flavored, blues-soul based album Wolf Den, featuring GRAMMY winning producer and guitarist Anders Osborne, Galactic s co-founding drummer Stanton Moore and her regular keyboardist Mike Shinetop, Jr. Sedovic. In 2016 Danielle Nicole also won the Blues Blast Music Award for Best New Artist Debut Album for Wolf Den. From the Danielle Nicole website BANDS AND VENUES HELP US HELP YOU!!! HELP US PUT MORE BUTTS IN MORE SEATS The Blues Society of Omaha maintains a powerful calendar of events on its website, omahablues.com. We invite all venue and band managers to take advantage of this free opportunity for promotion. Since we are an all volunteer organization, we ask you to get an account and help us by maintaining your digital space on this calendar. Our calendar has the following features: A real-time page showing the most timely upcoming events. A powerful search engine for users to find specific events by name, venue, band, and date. Events pages that allow rich text, photos, and external links to band site and venue pages. Much of the page is generated automatically from the venue page. It also makes it easy for use to add events to their calendar and to use a map. Venue pages that allow contact information and photos, map insets linked to full mapping, and links to external sites. For bands, we have a band listing page with links to individual band pages. These are full free-form WordPress pages supporting text, graphics and links. The site works well on mobile devices like smartphones. If you are interested, please contact Sid Sidner at support@omahablues.com to learn more and to get registered for a free account today. Musical genres supported by the Blues Society of Omaha on our calendar. Blues Surf Rock R & B Jazz Rockabilly Funk Soul Roots Swing Americana Rock & Roll Blue Grass

8 PAGE 8 BLUES NEWS BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA Nebraska Blues Challenge FINALS!! Blues fans, mark your calendars now to come out and support our great local bands that are the winners of the 3 preliminary rounds. Last year s NBC Band, Hector Anchondo Band, made it to the 8 finalists, a huge honor! We re looking forward to seeing our outstanding Nebraska bands come out and showcase their blues talent to see who will represent the Blues Society of Omaha in Memphis January 31-February 4, Competing in the Finals TIM BUDIG BAND THE WORKINGMAN S BAND THE ROADRUNNERS Final competition on Sunday, November 6th at the 21st Saloon 96th & L Street, Omaha Doors at 4 pm, music at 5 pm.

9 BLUES NEWS BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 9 Blues in November & December Tue Nov 01 First Tuesday Fundraiser with Da Crabby Blues Band Featuring Bucky McCann (6:00 pm) (Schucks) Pril s singer/songwriter Showcase (6:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Wed Nov 02 BILL KIRCHEN (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar) Omaha Musicians Showcase (7:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Chad Lee with Keith Wilson (7:00 pm) (Doghouse Saloon) Thu Nov 03 Cedric Burnside Project (6:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Fri Nov 04 Swamp Boy Blues Band (8:00 pm) (Doghouse Saloon) Sat Nov 05 Johnny Reef and the Shipwrecks Big Red & Blues Tailgate Party! (8:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Sun Nov 06 Lionel Young (4:00 pm) (The Corner Bar) Nebraska Blues Challenge Finals (4:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Mon Nov 07 Gooch & His Las Vegas Big Band (7:00 pm) (Ozone) Thu Nov 17 Danielle Nicole (6:00 pm) (21st Saloon) THE PALADINS (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar) Fri Nov 18 Reggie Shaw (8:00 pm) (Doghouse Saloon) Sun Nov 20 Tim Budig (4:00 pm) (The Corner Bar) Mon Nov 21 Gooch & His Las Vegas Big Band (7:00 pm) (Ozone) Tue Nov 22 Pril s singer/songwriter Showcase (6:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Wed Nov 23 Annual Blue House Thanksgiving Eve Party! (6:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Chad Lee with Keith Wilson (7:00 pm) (Doghouse Saloon) Acoustic Groove Reunion Show (8:00 pm) (Bel Air Ball Room) Hector Anchondo Band, Sebastian Lane & The Roadrunners (9 pm) (Waiting Room) Fri Nov 25 Blue House and Rent to Own Horns (8:00 pm) (Doghouse Saloon) Midnight Devils (9:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Tue Nov 08 Pril s singer/songwriter Showcase (6:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Wed Nov 09 Omaha Musicians Showcase (7:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Chad Lee with Keith Wilson (7:00 pm) (Doghouse Saloon) Thu Nov 10 Mathew Curry (6:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Fri Nov 11 Brandon Liberty (8:00 pm) (Doghouse Saloon) Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal (9:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Sat Nov 12 Big Red and Blues Tailgate Party! Lou Deluca and the Delta 88 s (8:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Sun Nov 13 Studebaker John (4:00 pm) (The Corner Bar) Mon Nov 14 Gooch & His Las Vegas Big Band (7:00 pm) (Ozone) Tue Nov 15 Pril s singer/songwriter Showcase (6:00 pm) (21st Saloon) THE PALADINS (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar) Wed Nov 16 GOLDEN STATE LONESTAR REVUE (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar) Omaha Musicians Showcase (7:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Chad Lee with Keith Wilson (7:00 pm) (Doghouse Saloon) Sat Nov 26 Big Daddy Caleb (8:00 pm) (501 Bar & Grill) Home for the Holidays Super Jam Hosted by Jim DeShamp (8:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Sun Nov 27 Swamp Boys Blues Band (4:00 pm) (The Corner Bar) Mon Nov 28 Gooch & His Las Vegas Big Band (7:00 pm) (Ozone) Tue Nov 29 Pril s singer/songwriter Showcase (6:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Wed Nov 30 Omaha Musicians Showcase (7:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Chad Lee with Keith Wilson (7:00 pm) (Doghouse Saloon) Thu Dec 01 Annika Chambers (6:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Fri Dec 02 Peace, Love, Ect (9:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Sat Dec 03 Anthony Gomes (8:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Sun Dec 04 Toys for Pine Ridge hosted by Lash Larue (4:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Mon Dec 05 Gooch & His Las Vegas Big Band (7:00 pm) (Ozone) HEY BANDS & BARS If you want your schedule printed monthly in BLUES NOTES, to bso_calendar@yahoo.com All schedules must be received by the 21st of each month. Get calendar 7:00PM-10:00PM THE ZOO BAR HOUSE BAND FREE

10 PAGE 10 BLUES NEWS BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA Blues in November & December Tue Dec 06 First Tuesday Fundraiser with Da Crabby Blues Band Featuring Bucky McCann (6:00 pm) (Schucks) Wed Dec 07 Space Orphan (6:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Thu Dec 08 Bruce Katz CD Release Party (6:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Fri Dec 09 Bo Del and the Relics (9:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Sat Dec 10 Mike Zito and the Wheel (8:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Mon Dec 12 Gooch & His Las Vegas Big Band (7:00 pm) (Ozone) Thu Dec 15 Earl and Them (6:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Fri Dec 16 Peach Truck (9:00 pm) (21st Saloon) WEEKLY OPEN BLUES JAMS Tuesdays, 6 to 9 PRIL S JAM - 21 ST SALOON 96th & L Street, Omaha Wednesdays, 8 to 11 BLACK EYE DIVE 72nd & Harrison, Omaha FIRST TUESDAY FUNDRAISER With the Crabby Blues Band featuring Bucky McCann Tuesday, November 1st from 6 to 9 pm Schucks, 119th & Pacific, Omaha All Proceeds to benefit the Open Door Mission Sat Dec 17 Lauren Anderson Band with Katy G & the Girls (8:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Mon Dec 19 Gooch & His Las Vegas Big Band (7:00 pm) (Ozone) Thu Dec 22 James Armstrong (6:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Fri Dec 23 Midnight Devils (9:00 pm) (21st Saloon) Mon Dec 26 Gooch & His Las Vegas Big Band (7:00 pm) (Ozone) Thu Dec 29 Biscuit Miller and the Mix (6:00 pm) (21st Saloon) 21ST SALOON FRIDAY NIGHT SHOWS 9 pm show times and some Great Bands!! Friday November 4th Nebraska Blues Challenge Pre Party Jam TIM BUDIG BAND, THE WORKINGMAN S BAND & THE ROADRUNNERS All 3 winners of the competition rounds on one stage!! Friday November 11th JOSH HOYER AND SOUL COLOSSAL Friday November 18th 3D IN YOUR FACE Friday November 25th THE MIDNIGHT DEVILS

11 BLUES NEWS BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 11 HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS SUPER JAM HOSTED BY JIM DESCHAMP Friday, November 8 pm 21st Saloon, 96th & L Street, Omaha Start the Holiday season in style with a Friday night with some of the very best musicians in Omaha at the Home for the Holidays Super Jam hosted by Jim DeSchamp. Jim owned Russo s Guitar & Drum Center and hosted the Russo s Jam in Omaha. Living in Colorado, now Jim is putting together a invitational jam that s sure to be a Rockin good time. Jim competed in the 2016 IBC in Memphis with his band Rex Peoples and X Factor, and made the semi - finals. Impress your relatives and company, call your friends and neighbors cause Jim De Schamp is back in town!! The 21st Saloon is already known for the national acts it brings in and is widely supported by the Omaha Blues Society, the BluesEd program and a variety of others throughout the Omaha music industry. But now it s time to take the next step in making The 21st Saloon our home base for The Omaha Musicians Showcase. and Plugged In as our musicians network to connect local artists together. The network will encompass a variety of different sides of the music scene. We want to make this a home for local artists to gather, support, grow, and simply just enjoy what we have dedicated so much of our time and life doing. Not only do we want to have an outlet for musicians but also want to include the technical minds behind the sound board, light board, and the gear heads.

12 PAGE 12 BLUES NEWS BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA KRIS LAGER BAND Free Show!! The KRIS LAGER BAND will be at the CORNER BAR in Beautiful Downtown Fremont, USA for a FREE SHOW on Saturday, November 9 pm. KLB is on a mission to lift up the spirits of the people through music! Together we can celebrate life and squash hate! Kris Lager THE CORNER BAR 300 N. Main, Fremont 25TH ANNUAL THANKSGIVING EVE PARTY!! Wednesday November 6 pm 21st Saloon 96th and L Street Omaha 26 years and six albums later Blue House and the Rent to Own Horns are still rockin the house!! Start the Holiday Party season right with Blue House and Drink With the Band!!

13 BLUES NEWS BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 13 TERRY CAGLE FUNDRAISER Terry Cagle, drummer for the Cate Brothers and Earl and Them, as well as The Band has been in an accident and is facing some large medical bills as well as the loss of income for his family. Terry and the Cate Brothers have brought us some great shows in Omaha and Lincoln. Please consider helping them if you can. My father s name is Terry Cagle. He had some kind of accident almost 2 weeks ago, he can t remember what happened to him. He s suffered from brain bleeding and is in for a long road of extensive OT and PT. He is in pretty bad shape, I don t know if he will ever be the same as before. He also has 4 stints and defibrillator for his heart. He was an AWESOME drummer, he plays with the Cate Brothers, Earl and Them and has toured numerous times with The Band. My father was my parent s only source of income besides a small check from SS that mom gets and a small disability check my dad receives. Everybody knows that no one can live on just that alone. My mother s name is Gena. She is unable to work as she has had kidney cancer and 1 kidney left, which is now starting to fail, she also has a cyst on her spine which causes her great sciatic nerve pain and renders her unable to walk at times. She is somehow NOT eligible for disability. They are facing an enormous amount of medical bills plus just day to day living expenses. I love my parents so much and am trying everything I can to help them. I hate to see them both suffering and having no income has created so much more stress on them both. Please donate anything you can to help them, even if it s just one dollar and a prayer. Thank you for your time. My name is Kacy and I m their daughter. At search in medical in the toolbar and enter Parents No Income and it will link to the Cagle fundraiser. New BSO Merchandise Coordinator The BSO is pleased to welcome VEE ANDERSEN as our new Merchandise Coordinator. Vee has been a great volunteer at the many events where the BSO is present. The BSO thanks Jeff Malloy for his many years of service as our Merchandise Coordinator.

14 PAGE 14 BLUES NEWS BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA BSO BAND DIRECTORY Band Contact Phone # / COUNCIL BLUFFS The Packages...Rick Hillyard Street Level Band...Steven Rains / srains58@yahoo.com FREMONT Punching Puppets...Lance Clark / lance.clark86@gmail.com HASTINGS Peace Hogs...Rich Mattison / peacehogs1@gmail.com Smokey B. and the XYZ s...byron Starr KEARNEY Kate Fly / kathryn1981@gmail.com LINCOLN Big Daddy Caleb & The Chargers...Caleb Whisenhunt / BigDaddyCaleb@yahoo.com Blues Messengers...Jake Wiese Church House Blues Band...Danny Dakan / Firewarrior57@aol.com The Dust Jackets...Travis Koester / Jared s GoodTime BluesParty...Jared Alberico John Walker and the New Hokum Boys...John Walker Josh Hoyer & the Soul Colossal...Josh Hoyer / jhoyerandtheshadowboxers@gmail.com Jr. Stephens Blues Project...Lary Lehman Levi William...Levi William , Cindy Patton / pattonpromo@gmail.com The Mezcal Brothers...Gerado Meza The Tijuana Gigolos...Marty Steinhousen Tim Budig Band / budigtim@gmail.com Upstairs Blues Band...Caleb Long OMAHA 112 North Duck...Michelle / je@112northduck.com Back Alley Blues...Craig A. Hassa Backer s Blues...Jeff Kangas Banjo Loco...Blind Burrito Blue House with the Rent to Own Horns...Joe Putjenter / joe@artisticsign.net The Blues Explosion...Dave Skinner BluesEd...Chris Shouse... admin@bluesed.com / Brad Cordle Band...Brad Cordle / funksoulbro@isp.com Chuck Brown and the Basement Devils...Chuck Brown Drew Jude and the Cool Tones...Drew Jude Elwin James and the Way Outs...Patrick Peters / zappothesane@aol.com George Walker...George Walker Hector Anchondo Band...Hector Anchondo / hectoranchondo@gmail.com John Crews Blues...John Crews Johnny Reef & the Shipwrecks...Tommy Kriegshauser / tommykblues@yahoo.com Jorge Nila and the Jazz Ninjas...Jorge Nila JAZZ The Kris Lager Band...Kris Lager Life of Riley...Rebecca Packard / lofriley@gmail.com Little Joe and Big Trouble...Little Joe McCarthy / rodeo1@cox.net Lou De Luca & the R & M Blues Band...Lou De Luca / Lou562016@cox.net Luther James Band...L.J. Johnson / ljband@cox.net The Matt Gagne Blues Experience...Matt Gagne / mgagne1@cox.net The Mighty Sapphire Kings...Bill Ferleman Mojo Bag...Barb Fisher Neptunes...John Hartley or The Omaha Blues Society All-Stars...Craig Balderston / dudup@cox.net Paul Scott Hoagbin Blues Band...Paul Scott Hoagbin / paulscotthoagbin@cox.net The Rex Granite Band...Kevin Loomis / rexgranite@cox,net Rhythm Collective Reggae...Frank Fong Rich Patton Blues and more...rich Patton / rpatton1947@gmail.com Rich Mattison and the Peace Hogs...Rich Mattison Sailing In Soup...Gunnar Guenette Soulfinger...Barry Clark... thbear57@cox.net Spike Nelson Trio...Mike Nelson Stephen Monroe...Stephen Monroe Steve Lovett Blues Band AND Steve Lovett-Solo Acoustic Blues...Steve Lovett / deerscry@aol.com The Stimulus Packages...Rick Hillyard Sue Murray / The WILDFIRE Band...Sue Murray / songbird362@gmail.com Susan Thorne Group...Susan Thorne Swampboy...Tim Koehn / tim@swampboybluesband.com Thrift Shop Radio...K.C. Kelley Vintage...Charlie Ames / vintagevideography@gmail.com

15 BLUES NEWS BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 15 Blistering guitar licks and vocals that slice like a whiskey soaked machete. - Toronto Star Gomes authentic voice and the formidable guitar chops place him in the forefront of modern blues. - Blues Music Magazine ANTHONY GOMES Saturday, December 8 pm 21st Saloon, 96th & L Street, Omaha Anthony Gomes, #1 Billboard Blues Artist, is a triple threat force as a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. Blues Revue Magazine recently declared that, Gomes formidable guitar chops and authentic singing place him in the forefront of modern blues. This, along with his high-energy shows and dynamic stage presence, make him one of the top draws on the Rock/Blues circuit today. Gomes has headlined concerts in 17 countries and has had the honor of sharing the stage with B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Robert Plant, Joe Bonamassa, Heart, Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Word of Gomes electrifying performances has reached Eric Clapton, Morgan Freeman, John Goodman, Toby Keith, Jonny Lang, Ron White and Vince Vaughn who have all attended Gomes concerts. After experiencing Gomes live, John Goodman referred to him as a pure soul brother and comedian Ron White declared his official endorsement of Anthony Gomes. Perhaps the greatest complement was offered by Morgan Freeman who jokingly professed that Anthony was, not bad for a white boy. In addition to performing, Gomes is an award winning blues history scholar, earning the University of Toronto s C.P. Stacey Award for the highest overall academic grade point average by a history major. Anthony completed his master s degree thesis on the racial and cultural evolution of blues music, graduating with high distinction. Believing that music can inspire the human spirit, Anthony founded the Music Is The Medicine Foundation in This non-profit organization is dedicated to changing the lives of others through the healing power of music. Through private donations and winning sizable grants from State Farm Insurance and CVS Pharmacy, the foundation has funded songwriting scholarships, offered music education programs, and donated musical instruments to those in need. Born in Toronto, Canada to a Portuguese father and a French-Canadian mother, Gomes began playing guitar in his early teens and was drawn to the blues sounds of B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix. He relocated to Chicago in the late 90s to learn from the blues masters. During his brief stint as a sideman for Magic Slim and the Teardrops, Gomes put together his own group and won the first annual Buddy Guy s Legends Best Unsigned Blues Band competition in Later that year, Gomes released his debut CD, Blues in Technicolor, which introduced him as a guitar-slinger loaded with impressive firepower. On 2002 s Unity, he accomplished the album s title with a heavy mix of styles leading Bandit Blues Radio to name it one of the Top 30 Essential Blues CDs of all time. Gomes was elevated to the top of the blues field just one year later when Blues- Wax Magazine named him Artist of the Year, an award he would claim for several years in a row due to his endless commitment and touring. Music Is the Medicine (2006) peaked at number four on the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart, only to be outdone by LIVE (2008) debuting at number one. In 2012, Gomes received critical acclaim for his release of Up 2 Zero. The album was named the Best Blues CD of 2012 by A1 Blues.com and the Blues Underground Network voted the album Best Blues Rock CD of The accolades continued in 2013 with the release of Gomes gusty acoustic album...before The Beginning. Blues 411 honored the release with the Jimi Award for best Blues/Rock CD of 2013 and it continues to make many Best Albums of the Year lists. Gomes shows no signs of slowing down with the 2015 release of Electric Field Holler, a guitar driven blues infused rock n roll album that showcases Gomes blistering six string work and whiskey soaked voice. I feel like this will be our pinnacle year in terms of creativity and artistic achievement, says Gomes, it s time to turn it up. From HOW IT WORKS Giving Proseeds is easy, automatic, and free!! 1. CHOOSE THE CAUSES TO SUPPORT Giving Proseeds is absolutely free. Just select a non-profit organization to support when you register. Don t see your favorite cause? Tell them to join. 2. LINK YOUR CARDS Just link one or more of your current credit and debit cards. It s completely secure and free. Learn about our bank level security. 3. EARN 5% FOR YOUR CAUSE AUTOMATICALLY Whenever you visit a participating company, the company automatically donates 5% of your purchase back to your causes - without costing you an extra dime. The Blues Society of Omaha is a registered non-profit at Proseeds. Please consider registering at

16 PAGE 16 BLUES NEWS BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA B.S.O. Mailbag We just wanted to take this opportunity to Thank You for your donation of BSO T Shirts and Coozies for our 2016 CWA Local 7400 Golf Tournament. With your help we had a wonderful event and were able to raise money for our Children s Christmas Party. Once again Thank You for your help in making this a successful event!! Sincerely, Rich Martines, President Communications Workers of America Local 7400 Hi, my wife and I have a music duo called The Time Burners from Lincoln. I spent years in the blues and still have roots there if you read our bio. We often get compared to Johnny & June. We re a vintage vibe group and have released two original albums and are just coming out with our first Christmas release called Rock Rockin Christmas. We enjoy entertaining folks and play a large variety of shows including in this last year here The Omaha Summer Arts Festival, Iowa State Fair, Nebraska State Fair to name a few. Our love of old music and keeping the roots of music alive has earned us fans one at a time. With a variety of Christmas shows lined up this December in the Lincoln area and the release, we were hoping you can run a small story on us? We appreciate the support and love our community. Keeping local music alive is so important and couldn t be done without media support. Our information is available on our website and the link is below. Feel free to contact me. I should mention one of the songs on the Christmas album features another lead player from the area known well Mike McCracken. Mike deserves great credit for his contributions to the local music scene as well. Thanks much, Travis Koester, The Time Burners BIG RED & BLUES TAILGATE PARTIES Come out and enjoy watching the Huskers at your home away from home, The 21st Saloon! We re the only place in Omaha with a live half time show! Great music at half time and after the game. Every Husker game day here at The 21st Saloon, enjoy drink specials and Husker Touchdown Shots. If you ve had them before, you know they re one of a kind! We have a grill in our Beer Garden along with a 48 TV so you can watch the game outside. You re welcome to bring your own food and we will provide the entertainment. Come out and support the Huskers with friends! SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH Nebraska vs. Ohio 6 pm game with the Mighty Shipwrecks SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH Nebraska vs. Minnesota 7 pm game with Lou DeLuca & the Delta 88s

17 BLUES NEWS BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 17 ANNIKA CHAMBERS CD RELEASE PARTY Thursday, December 6 pm 21st Saloon, 96th & L Street, Omaha The dynamic Annika Chambers, along with a group of talented musicians, shocks and amazes many music lovers who have the opportunity to hear their music. With a variety of soulful, heart warming, ground stomping tunes, Ms. Chambers is sure to rise above and beyond your expectations. Chambers hails from Houston, Texas. As a child, she always wanted to sing, but her dreams of enlisting in the Army and attaining a degree in radio and TV broadcasting took her on a slight detour. Since completing her year term with the US Army, Annika has blazed onto the Houston blues music scene. With her self-motivated career taking the city by storm, Annika has had the opportunity to work with many of the well-known talents in the area such as Brad Absher, Paul Ramirez, The Mighty Orq, and many others. CD Review Mitch Kashmar West Coast Toast Delta Groove Music, Inc. West Coast harp player Mitch Kashmar has been making outstanding jump blues for decades. With this release, I think he might receive the acclaim he deserves. This is a brilliant cd of West Coast jump blues. Kashmar is a very good singer and exceptional harp player. One of my favorite guitarists, Junior Watson, handles the guitar work on this cd. Fred Kaplan does his usual great job on keys with Marty Dodson is on drums and former Rod Piazza sideman Bill Stuve rounds out the rhythm section on upright bass. This is a superb back-up group. There are six originals and five well-chosen covers. Four of the originals are instrumentals that allow Kashmar to display his virtuosity. I really enjoy the first cut, East of 82nd Street, with the fine chromatic work by Kashmar that reminds me of the late William Clarke. Track six is a song that has a very cool interplay between Kashmar and Watson. Kaplan gets a chance to display his skills with the organ on the final cut Canoodlin. This is a great cd that all blues lovers should check out! Delta Groove also many other acts that I suggest be explored. --A.J. Foyt Annika along with The House Rules Band entered the 2012 International Blues Competition making the final round, and giving her numerous opportunities to showcase her talent. After the competition, Annika took advantage of an opportunity to create a demo CD with Larry Fulcher of the Phantom Blues Band and Richard Cagle, both of whom were judges for the IBC Competition. To everyone s surprise, this has turned into what will be a professionally produced album from Montrose Studios. The album Making My Mark features numerous Grammy award winning musicians and artists who graciously offered their time and patience to make this a project a success. There is no preparation the world can take for the debut of Annika Chambers Making My Mark. So take a moment and enjoy the Annika Chambers experience and make sure you do what she says when she says Shake it for Me! Annika was awarded the 2013 Houston Press Award for Best Female Vocals. She was also nominated in the Best Blues category with several other great musicians of the city. Currently Annika and The Houston All-Stars are nominated for Best New Artist by the Blues Foundation IBC Finalists Annika Chambers & the House Rules Band From the Annika Chambers website

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