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Volume TwenTy-one, number Two • February 2016

Feb. 4th ...................................................... Nick Schnebelen Band ($10)Feb. 6th (Sat. 8 pm) ............................................Achilles Last Band ($5)Feb. 11th ...................................................................... Kelley Hunt ($15)Feb. 18th .....................................Studebaker John and the Hawks ($10)Feb. 20th (Sat. 8 pm) .................................. Daddy Mac & the Flack ($5)Feb. 25th ..............................................................Randy McAllister ($10)Feb. 27th (Sat. 8 pm) ................ Tim Budig Band CD Release Party ($5)March 3rd ................................................. The Chris Duarte Group ($10)March 5th (Sat. 8 pm) ..............Kris Lager Band ($10 with first drink free)March 10th ............................................................... Johnny Rawls ($10)

Thursday, Feb. 4th - 6 pm • THE NICK SCHNEBELEN BAND • 21st Saloon, Omaha

KELLEY HUNTThursday, Feb.11th - 6 pm

21st Saloon, Omaha

Wednesday, March 2ndWaiting Room Lounge, Omaha

See www.sundayroadhouse.com

for tix & info

Thursday, March 3rdZoo Bar, Lincoln

See www.zoobar.com

for tix & info

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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 “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 “Highway Blues”

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Nick Schnebelen grew up with parents who played music full time in the Kansas City Blues scene. In 1997, he moved to Philadelphia to experience music on a larger scale and started his own band. K-Floor quickly became one of Philly’s favorite early 2000’s Blues/Jam bands known for their high energy funk/ blues. His music thrived with K-Floor for the next five years until he had an opportunity to get back to his family and roots.

In 2004, his siblings, Danielle and Kris, left Kansas City and moved up to Philadelphia to form the family blues power trio “Trampled Under Foot”. For the next year and a half the trio travelled between the two cities until they returned to KC and cultivated a large fan base in the Midwest.

In 2008, Trampled Under Foot won the International Blues Competition and Nick won the prestigious Albert King Award for “Best Guitarist”. This propelled TUF to begin touring and recording in Los Angeles with Tony Brauna-gel. Tony produced two records for TUF, “Wrong Side of the Blues”, and “Badlands”, which debuted #1 on Billboard and won “Best Contemporary Blues Album of the Year” at the Blues Music Awards in 2014. Ending the band on a high note, Trampled Under Foot decided to stop performing sole-ly as a group and now intends to have a select few reunion shows in 2016.

During his years with TUF, Nick worked up a unique one man band performance which allowed for a mellow yet exciting set change. The simplicity of the kick drum and high hat worked together with just one guitar and helped to create an old school blues sound. He began to use a va-

The Nick Schnebelen BandWednesday, Feb. 3rd @ 6 pm • $8 • Zoo Bar, Lincoln, NE

Thursday, Feb. 4th @ 6 pm • $10 • 21st Saloon, 96th & L Street, Omaha, Ne.

riety of guitars such as elec-tric, acoustic, Dobro, cigar box guitar, and lap steel to mix up his show.

Nick formed the Nick Schne-belen Band in early 2015, with Nick on guitar and vo-cals, Heather Newman on guitar and vocals, Joe Voye on Drums, and Cliff Moore on Bass. The Nick Schnebelen band plays a variety of blues and roots music styles and with two strong front vocal-ists, NSB hits classic electric

blues, dirty stomp blues, funk and jazz. Nick continues to feature many different types of guitars during his shows to vary tones. Often during the middle of a set, Nick heads behind the kick drum and high hat with a guitar in hand while Heather Newman grabs her acoustic guitar for a short rootsy breakdown.

Heather Newman has been singing all her life and has been a force of nature since she was young. When she was 11 years old she joined the BluesEd program in Omaha as a singer, where she had amazing opportunities to open for and play with many great national blues artists such as Toni Lynn Washington, Sonny Landreth, Anthony Gomes, Corky Segal, Curtis Salgado as well as many others. With the help of the Blues Society of Omaha and BluesEd, she performed at venues such as The Playing with Fire Concert Series at Lewis and Clark Landing, The Holland Perform-ing Arts Center Auditorium as well as Holland’s 1200 Club winter series. Today, she is living in Kansas City and tour-ing with the Nick Schnebelen Band.

From the Nick Schnebelen Band website and Heather Newman Music Facebook page


What’s New with BluesEd?

BluesEd, the Blues Society of Omaha’s youth performance program, is gearing up for our 15th Season. In honor of our 15th year we have a special logo highlighting the length of time BluesEd has been wowing audiences.

We are in the process of registering stu-dents for auditions to be held in February. Vocalists and instrumentalists that are pro-ficient in their instrument and are ready to perform in a band are requested to register on our website: www.BluesEd.com. 2016 promises to be packed with performance opportunities for our bands at many great area venues.

Auditions will be held Feb. 21. Audition reg-istrations close Feb. 18.

Why is BluesEd different than other youth development programs?

1) BluesEd started in 2001, making it the oldest (and most experienced) of its kind in Omaha.

2) We have four clinicians who work with each band and are working, well-known musicians in the Omaha/Midwest region.

3) We have 5-6 performance bands a sea-son. Our season runs from April - August, not just a couple of weeks in the summer.

4) Our bands play at multiple venues and multiple times during the season. Not just one season ending performance.

5) The Blues Society of Omaha is our spon-sor and provides financial, educational and moral support to our bands.

6) Tuition for BluesEd is nominal and in-cludes professional instruction, perfor-mance opportunities and much more.

7) Some of our former students have gone on to work professionally in the music industry

8) Some of our bands have gone on to perform at the Inter-national Blues Challenge including our own Voodoo Vinyl this year!

9) Our bands have performed at the nationally acclaimed Playing With Fire Concert - Omaha series every summer.

10) Many national touring blues groups have worked with our students including: Rick Vito, Ben Poole, Peter Karp, Sue Foley and more!

We would like to hear from all of our Alumni as we cele-brate our 15th year. We hope to have a reunion this spring or summer and would like BluesEd alumni (and alumni parents too!) contact us so we have your current email ad-dress. Please send us an email at [email protected].

Kevin & Chris Shouse BluesEd Directors


Kansas City-based, internationally acclaimed Roots, Blues and Americana singer songwriter Kelley Hunt will kick off Valentine’s weekend by returning to Omaha for a show Thursday, February 11th at 6pm at The 21st Saloon.

Kelley Hunt will arrive in Omaha having just stepped off the ship a few weeks earlier from her 4th featured appearance on the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise and still rid-ing a wave of accolades for her 6th release “The Beautiful Bones” which launched in mid-2014 and has been univer-sally hailed by press, radio and fans on both sides of the Atlantic as the best work of her career. “If there truly is a Higher Power, one should press Play on the latest release by Kansas City’s Kelley Hunt. Rest assured that the takeaway will be, despite how everything’s been going lately, every-

KELLEY HUNTThursday, February 11th @ 6 pm • $15 • 21st Saloon, 96th & L Street, Omaha, NE

thing’s going to be okay after all.” said Blues Music Mag-azine; “Kelley Hunt soars on her new release and invites listeners along for the ride.” said Cashbox; “It is not very often that we receive an al-bum that makes us sit down and really listen; like, grabs us and demands our full at-tention. Multi-instrumental-ist Kelley Hunt has done just that with her new album, ‘The Beautiful Bones’. This album has depth, soul, per-sonality, and nuance. (It) will definitely lift your spirits and make you smile, on the inside.” American Blues Scene; “a beautiful work of art…It is an album you will want to hear over and over discovering something new each time.” add-ed Tumblr. And The Seattle Times proclaimed her “One of the best songwriters of the genre” in an earlier review.

Hunt’s music has been described as a gumbo of roots music styles influenced by blues, roots R&B, gospel, soul, the pi-ano vernaculars of Kansas City, St. Louis and New Orleans - all framed by her unique identity as a songwriter, crossing roots boundaries and at times taking on social and political issues. It’s all delivered with superior skills as a singer and keyboardist. She has a simpler take, however. “All the stuff I grew up listening to - things my parents and siblings turned me onto and things I sought out and connected with - it all just went in the way it went in and comes out the way it comes out. It’s an organic process for me. Sometimes a song or song idea bubbles to the surface seemingly on its own and I have no idea why, I just run with it,” said Hunt. In addition to a list of favorite traditional artists, Hunt cites as a young girl hearing the sound of her mother’s and grand-mother’s voices (both jazz/gospel singers, her grandmother having toured with a gospel choir out of New Orleans for a while) among her most powerful influences. There were also pivotal piano lessons at age 10 from former Vaudeville / boogie woogie specialist Mary Burke Norton in Emporia, KS where the family lived at the time. According to Hunt, Norton was a big-hearted, eminently talented caricature - bright red wig, cigarette often dangling from her mouth, gravelly voice and an eye for talent, who celebrated Hunt’s early ability to play by ear, built on it, taught her boogie-woogie and how to read music. “She was my musical angel and, man, did she have an attitude,” said Hunt. “But thank God for her - she made me the piano player I am today,” she added. Kelley Hunt’s career comprises 6 critically acclaimed releases, hundreds of thousands of indie units sold, a long list of appearances on some of the most significant roots/blues and pan-genre festival stages in North America and Europe, song placements in major studio and indie feature films and much more. The show is presented by Rick Am-brose Productions.

Bio provided by Blue Key Media

The TIM BUDIG BAND will have a high energy CD release party for their self titled debut album on Saturday, February 27, 2016 from 8 pm to midnight.Only a $5 cover, so be there or be square! If you like

to dance, drink and enjoy 5 Star entertainment.... this is one show you just can’t miss!!!


Wednesday, Feb 3rd @ 6 pmThe Nick Schnebelen Band, $8

Saturday, Feb. 6th @ 6 pmThe Steepwater Band

Wednesday, Feb. 17th @ 6 pm The Bel-Airs, $10

Friday, Feb. 19th @ 5 pm (FAC)Moreland and Arbuckle

Saturday, Feb. 20th @ 6 pmMichael Charles

Friday, Feb. 26th @ 5 pm (FAC)Earl and Them, $8

Saturday, Feb. 27th @ 6 pmEarl and Them, $8

Tuesday, March 1st @ 6 pmDALE WATSON

Wednesday, March 2nd @ 6 pmCOCO MONTOYA

Thursday, March 3rd @ 6 pmDAVE AND PHIL ALVIN with the GUILTY ONES


Studebaker John was born in Chicago, and has lived his whole life there. An avid music fan as a youngster, he learned to play several instru-ments, including first the harmonica, then the drums, and in his late teens, the guitar. He came of age in the ‘60s, so was part of the rock ‘n’ roll/rock generation. It was a time when musi-cal boundaries and barriers were being broken down, and elements of different styles were combined into something new and vibrant that filled the airwaves of AM radio. John liked a lot of different music, but as a young teenager he’d occasionally hear songs that especially captured his attention and imagi-nation. “At the time, I had no idea that this music was called blues, but listening to the radio, you’d hear Jimmy Reed, Freddy King, Slim Harpo, and things like that, all mixed in with other music I listened to.” A few years later, that in-cluded the music of the Yardbirds, the Rolling Stones, and Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac in England, and in the USA, Bob Dylan, Paul Butterfield, Mike Bloomfield, Johnny Winter, the Allman Brothers, ZZ Top, and countless others, all of whom took their inspiration from Chicago’s electric blues, and add-ed a hard rocking edge to it.

Also during the ‘60s, John was traveling the city; working in his family’s plumbing business, which sometimes took him to the Maxwell Street open air market, where he heard street musicians playing a raw electrified blues for tips. “I got to see Big John Wrencher, the one-armed harp player who was a Maxwell Street regular and played with just a guitarist and drummer. I was spellbound. His mu-sic was simple yet so powerful.” The music he heard on Maxwell Street drew him in, and he started hanging out at clubs on the South and West Side to catch live acts. One memorable night he saw a performance by Hound Dog Taylor that resulted in a per-sonal epiphany: “I had to play slide guitar.”

Over the next couple of decades, John played every chance he got, sometimes sitting in with the cream of Chicago blues players, such as Big Walter, Jimmy John-son, Buddy and Phil Guy, James Cotton, Jr. Wells and Hound Dog Taylor. He built a reputation as a performer with an ex-citing, propulsive guitar style, and also developed into a fine blues harpist and vocalist. He became a sought-after side-man and session musician. For example, when the remnants of The Yardbirds and the Pretty Things came to Chicago in the early ‘90s looking to make a blues album, they tapped John to provide guitar and harp backing. Shortly thereafter, he was asked to join the reformed Yardbirds, an offer John tuned down in order to record his own music. He realized that he want-ed to stop playing cover versions of oth-

STUDEBAKER JOHN AND THE HAWKS Thursday, Feb. 18th @ 6 pm • $10 • 21st Saloon, 96th & L Street, Omaha, NE

ers’ music, and to develop his own voice as a songwriter. “Writing songs is the most satisfying part of my job. I write a song to make myself feel better, and I hope it makes others feel bet-ter, too.” Since then he has put out more than a dozen albums of all original music, recording on the Blind Pig, Evidence, and his own Avanti labels. It is fitting that Studebaker John is now with Delmark, the oldest existing Chicago-based blues label. He is a Chicago blues original, who plays from the heart and always takes his own

distinctive approach to contemporary blues.

“On my last CD, Maxwell Street Kings, I wanted to capture the raw, less-is-more sound that I first heard on Chicago’s Maxwell St. My new CD, Old School Rockin’, is rockin’ blues that helps people to forget their troubles. I’ve tried to incor-porate the raw blues sound into songs that strive to be more contemporary and without musical boundaries. It’s what that sound turned into in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, when the raw blues heavily influenced many contemporary artists, and changed the course of popular music. Old School Rockin’ is for all the people, from the rocking blues crowd to the purists, and from the young folks just getting into it to those who’ve been listening all along. Michael Dixon

Dixon is the former Director of Blues and Roots Music for WRBC, Bates College, and a contributor to blues guides and publications.

From the Studebaker John website.


blues in February & march

HEY BANDS & BARSIf you want your schedule printed monthly in

BLUES NOTES, e-mail to [email protected] schedules must be received by the 21st of each month.

Get calendar updates @ www.omahablues.com

WEEKLY OPEN BLUES JAMS

— Wednesdays, 8 to 11 —BLACK EYE DIVE

72nd & Harrison, Omaha— Thursdays, 8 to 11 —

RUST NAIL PUB142nd & Pacific, Omaha

Mon Feb 01Michael Walker (Big Band /American Song Book) (7:30 am) (The Omaha Lounge)Gooch and His Las Vegas Big Band (6:30 pm) (Ozone)Zoo Bar House Band (7:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Wed Feb 03Matthew Amandus & Friends Piano & Guitar or Sax combo (7:30 am) (The Omaha Lounge)Nick Schnebelen Band (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Big Head Todd and the Monsters (7:30 pm) (Whiskey Roadhouse)Swampboy Blues Jam (8:00 pm) (Black Eye Dive)Thu Feb 04Nick Schnebelen Band (6:00 pm) (The 21st Saloon)Open Jam hosted by the Luther James Band (8:00 pm) (Rusty Nail)Fri Feb 05John Mertz, Terry Parker, and Thomas Wells (8:00 pm) (The Omaha Lounge)Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal (9:00 pm) (The Harney Street Tavern)Loaded Goat — Bluegrass From K.C. (9:00 pm) (The Corner Bar)Sat Feb 06The Steepwater Band (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Achilles Last Band (8:00 pm) (The 21st Saloon)Ed Archibald , John Mertz & Friends Sax, Guitar &Vocals (blues & smooth jazz) (8:00 pm) (The Omaha Lounge)Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal (9:00 pm) (The Corner Bar)Swampboy Blues Band (9:00 pm) (Havana Garage)Mon Feb 08Michael Walker (Big Band /American Song Book) (7:30 am) (The Omaha Lounge)Gooch and His Las Vegas Big Band (6:30 pm) (Ozone)Zoo Bar House Band (7:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Tue Feb 09Swampboy Acoustic Trio (6:00 pm) (Jazz – A Louisiana Kitchen)Joe McCarthy – Second Annual Gumbo Jam (7:00 pm) (Cork N Bottle)Swampboy Blues Band (9:00 pm) (Havana Garage)Wed Feb 10Matthew Amandus & Friends Piano & Guitar or Sax combo (7:30 am) (The Omaha Lounge)Swampboy Blues Jam (8:00 pm) (Black Eye Dive)Thu Feb 11Kelley Hunt (6:00 pm) (The 21st Saloon)Open Jam hosted by the Luther James Band (8:00 pm) (Rusty Nail)Fri Feb 12The Dust Jackets – Zoo Bar FAC (5:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Swampboy Acoustic Trio (6:00 pm) (Jazz – A Louisiana Kitchen)John Mertz, Terry Parker, and Thomas Wells (8:00 pm) (The Omaha Lounge)Ben Rabb (9:00 pm) (Reverb Lounge)Sat Feb 13Ed Archibald , John Mertz & Friends Sax, Guitar &Vocals (blues & smooth jazz) (8:00 pm) (The Omaha Lounge)The Dust Jackets (9:00 pm) (Classics Country Club)

Mon Feb 15Michael Walker (Big Band /American Song Book) (7:30 am) (The Omaha Lounge)Gooch and His Las Vegas Big Band (6:30 pm) (Ozone)Zoo Bar House Band (7:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Wed Feb 17Matthew Amandus & Friends Piano & Guitar or Sax combo (7:30 am) (The Omaha Lounge)The Bel Airs (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Swampboy Blues Jam (8:00 pm) (Black Eye Dive)Thu Feb 18Studebaker John and the Hawks (6:00 pm) (The 21st Saloon)Open Jam hosted by the Luther James Band (8:00 pm) (Rusty Nail)Fri Feb 19Moreland & Arbuckle – Zoo Bar FAC (5:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)John Mertz, Terry Parker, and Thomas Wells (8:00 pm) (The Omaha Lounge)Sat Feb 20Swampboy Acoustic Trio (6:00 pm) (Jazz – A Louisiana Kitchen)Michael Charles (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Ed Archibald , John Mertz & Friends Sax, Guitar &Vocals (blues & smooth jazz) (8:00 pm) (The Omaha Lounge)Daddy Mack and the Flak (8:00 pm) (The 21st Saloon)Blue House & the Rent to Own Horns (8:00 pm) (The Corner Bar)Mon Feb 22Michael Walker (Big Band /American Song Book) (7:30 am) (The Omaha Lounge)Gooch and His Las Vegas Big Band (6:30 pm) (Ozone)Zoo Bar House Band (7:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Wed Feb 24Matthew Amandus & Friends Piano & Guitar or Sax combo (7:30 am) (The Omaha Lounge)Swampboy Blues Jam (8:00 pm) (Black Eye Dive)Thu Feb 25Randy McAllister (6:00 pm) (The 21st Saloon)Tim Koehn Solo (6:00 pm) (Jazz – A Louisiana Kitchen)Open Jam hosted by the Luther James Band (8:00 pm) (Rusty Nail)Fri Feb 26Earl and Them – Zoo Bar FAC (5:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)John Mertz, Terry Parker, and Thomas Wells (8:00 pm) (The Omaha Lounge)


blues in February & march

FIRST TUESDAY JAMWith Da Crabby Blues Band featuring

Bucky McCannTuesday, February 2nd from 6 to 9 pm

Shucks, 119th and Pacific, OmahaAll proceeds to benefit the Nebraska Humane Society

7:00PM-10:00PMTHE ZOO BAR HOUSE

BAND • $300

Sat Feb 27Earl and Them (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Ed Archibald , John Mertz & Friends Sax, Guitar &Vocals (blues & smooth jazz) (8:00 pm) (The Omaha Lounge)Tim Budig Band – CD Release Party (8:00 pm) (The 21st Saloon)Nita and the Pipe Smoking Charlies (8:00 pm) (The Corner Bar)Swampboy Blues Band (9:00 pm) (Lightning Bowl)Mon Feb 29Michael Walker (Big Band /American Song Book) (7:30 am) (The Omaha Lounge)Gooch and His Las Vegas Big Band (6:30 pm) (Ozone)Zoo Bar House Band (7:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Tue Mar 01Dale Watson (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Wed Mar 02Coco Montoya (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Dave and Phil Alvin with the Guilty Ones (7:30 pm) (The Waiting Room Lounge)Swampboy Blues Jam (8:00 pm) (Black Eye Dive)Thu Mar 03The Chris Duarte Group (6:00 pm) (The 21st Saloon)Dave and Phil Alvin and the Guilty Ones (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Open Jam hosted by the Luther James Band (8:00 pm) (Rusty Nail)Sat Mar 05The Kris Lager Band (8:00 pm) (The 21st Saloon)The Dust Jackets (9:00 pm) (Tin Lizzy Tavern)Sun Mar 06The Swampboy Blues Band (4:00 pm) (The Corner Bar)Mon Mar 07Zoo Bar House Band (7:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Wed Mar 09Swampboy Blues Jam (8:00 pm) (Black Eye Dive)Thu Mar 10Johnny Rawls (6:00 pm) (The 21st Saloon)Mavis Staples and Nick Lowe (7:30 pm) (Holland Center)Open Jam hosted by the Luther James Band (8:00 pm) (Rusty Nail)

Sat Mar 12The Dust Jackets (1:00 pm) (Chuckles Bar)BSO President Mark Grubb Birthday Bash with John Nemeth and Mike Zito (6 pm) (DoubleTree Hotel, Omaha)Mon Mar 14Zoo Bar House Band (7:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Wed Mar 16Swampboy Blues Jam (8:00 pm) (Black Eye Dive)Thu Mar 17St. Pat’s with The Joe Krown Trio (6:00 pm) (The 21st Saloon)Open Jam hosted by the Luther James Band (8:00 pm) (Rusty Nail)Sat Mar 19Samantha Fish (8:00 pm) (The 21st Saloon)Coyote Bill Boogie Band (8:00 pm) (The Corner Bar)Mon Mar 21Zoo Bar House Band (7:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Wed Mar 23Swampboy Blues Jam (8:00 pm) (Black Eye Dive)


Randy McAllister is one of the pre-mier singer, songwriter, and multi-in-strumentalists to emerge from Texas. Heartbreak, humor, high hair and tall Texas tales all play a part in the song writing of Randy McAllister. His music has been hailed as some of the most original and innovative being made to-day. While comparisons are not easy, it has been said that his music is a cross between Doug Sahm, John Hiatt and Delbert McClinton, with a blues man’s background and sensibilities thrown into the mix.

Raised in the small Texas town of Novice, McAllister is a fifth-generation Texan, whose father was both a fireman and musician. His father was a drummer in a band called “The Flames”. At a very young age, Randy followed in his father’s foots steps. He began to take up drumming, but the drums were just the beginning for Randy, as he began to develop as a singer and songwriter.

If Mark Twain had envisioned a 21st century roots musician, he might have created a character like Randy McAllister, with an easy-going persona and a wry, and an observant wit. McAllister weaves material in the singer/songwriter tradition, with nods to a variety of styles. He is one of those rare artists who is able to meld genres such as gospel, blues,

Thursday, February 25th @ 6 pm • $10 • 21st Saloon, 96th & L Street, Omaha, NE

country, Tex-Mex, rock and zydeco to-gether and come away with something that is uniquely him.

In performance, his songs combine an uncontainable energy and intensi-ty with lyrics that dig into the tough topics. From urban violence, homeless-ness and other harsh realities to more common concerns like love and dat-ing, McAllister’s songwriting approach is particularly skillful, able to be both truthful and funny. McAllister takes

universal feelings and translates them into today’s reality, with his own pointed style expressed through his distinc-tive, soulful voice.”

McAllister has released 10 critically praised albums begin-ning with his debut “Diggin’ for Sofa Change”, followed by “Grease, Grit, Dirt and Spit”, the much heralded “Double Rectified Bust Head”, 2002 Grammy Nominee “Givers and Takers”, “Temporary Fixes” and A “Little Left of Center” all built on a firm foundation that is his songwriting. His much anticipated Compilation CD, “Flying High While Staying Low Down” was released in late 2006, “Dope Slap Soup” in 2008. “Ain’t Like the Movies” in 2009 and “Be Like Water” in 2011.

From the Randy McAllister Website

BSO President Mark Grubbs is turning 60 in style with 2 of the best Blues bands around

JOHN NEMETH and MIKE ZITO. The festivities will be Saturday, March 12th

at the Doubletree Hotel in Downtown Omaha at 16th and Dodge.

2 great bands, both playing full sets of music starting at 6 pm. Should be the best party in town!!

— See Page 16 —


Friday, January 29th @ 8 pm Harlis Sweetwater Band

Friday, February 5th @ 9 pm Loaded Goat (Bluegrass)

Saturday, February 6th @ 9 pm Josh Hoyer and Soul ColossalSaturday, February 20th @ 8 pm

Blue House and the Rent to Own Horns

Saturday, February 27th @ 8 pm Nita and the

Pipe Smoking CharliesSunday, March 6th @ 4 pm Swampboy Blues Band

Saturday, March 19th @ 8 pm Coyote Bill Boogie Band

Saturday, March 26th @ 9 pm Levee Town

All Free, No Cover Shows!!!

Saturday, Feb. 6th @ 8 pm • ($5)21st Saloon, 96th & L Street, Omaha, NE

Achilles Last Band is an Omaha-area tribute to the music of Led Zeppelin.

These 4 individuals are setting out to create an experience like no other. With Mike’s vocal range

and stage presence, Cory’s Les Paul-infused heavy blues-rock guitar, Jon’s melodic bass

playing and versatility on keyboards, and Dakota’s raw energy and precision drumming, they perform

the music of Led Zeppelin 100% live in a way that you’ll have to see to believe!


PHOTO BY RICHARD ALLEN

On January 17, 2016, an enthusiastic and dazzling crowd gathered at the downtown DoubleTree for the 10th Annual Omaha Entertainment & Arts Awards cer-emony. The evening celebrated the 2015 best of Oma-ha’s live music, performing arts, and visual arts. The Hector Anchondo Band took the stage for a rousing performance before later being announced as winner of the 2015 Best Blues trophy. This was Hector An-chondo Band’s third triumph in the Best Blues catego-ry following wins also in 2014 and 2013.

Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal snagged the 2015 OEAA prize for Best R&B/Soul, an award the band claimed for the third time after also besting as Josh Hoyer and the Shadowboxers

in 2014 & 2013; and the band’s release, “Josh Hoyer and the Shadowboxers”, had been selected as Album of the Year in 2014.

Josh Hoyer then returned to the podium to take a turn as a presenter. Josh announced the OEAA’s recognition of B.J. Huchtemann with a Music Lifetime Achieve-ment award. B.J. was totally surprised by this covertly planned honor, she was feted with a standing ovation from the crowd, and she was overwhelmed as she and the audience watched a series of video tributes from

peers describing the impact of B.J.’s many contributions to the music community. It was an unquestionably stellar night!

-- Nancy Walsh

LOOKING FOR BSO MERCHANDISE COORDINATOR/ASSISTANTBSO is seeking a volunteer to either take over the Merchandise Coordinator position,

or, work as an assistant with our current Merchandise Coordinator.JOB DESCRIPTION/DUTIES

Merchandise Coordinator-Order and maintain inventory • Stock displays / manage storage / manage event set-upsCoordinate merchandise volunteers for events • Manage receipts and report to Treasurer-Report at BSO meetings

Merchandise Assistant-Stock displays / manage storage / manage event set-upsCoordinate merchandise volunteers for events • Manage receipts and report to Merchandise Coordinator

If you are interested in volunteering, or, if you have any questions, please contact Jeff Malloy at [email protected] or call 402-536-0739. Training will be provided.

PHOTO BY KEVIN FRANZ


BSO BAND DIRECTORYBand Contact Phone # / EmailCOUNCIL BLUFFSThe Packages..................................................................................Rick Hillyard ...........................................................................................712-420-1232Street Level Band ...........................................................................Steven Rains ...................................................... 402-980-7898 / [email protected]

FREMONTPunching Puppets ...........................................................................Lance Clark ................................................402-727-1999 / [email protected]

HASTINGSPeace Hogs .....................................................................................Rich Mattison ................................................402-469-5818 / [email protected] B. and the XYZ’s ..............................................................Byron Starr .............................................................................................402- 462-5879

KEARNEYKate Fly ...............................................................................................................................................................308-627-3021 / [email protected]

LINCOLNBlues Messengers ...........................................................................Jake Wiese ...............................................................................................402-601-4959Church House Blues Band .............................................................Danny Dakan................................................. 402-890-2533 / [email protected] Dust Jackets ............................................................................Travis Koester ....................................................402 560 8415 / www.dustjackets.comJared’s GoodTime BluesParty ........................................................Jared Alberico .........................................................................................402-474-2473John Walker and the New Hokum Boys.........................................John Walker .............................................................................................402-466-7254Josh Hoyer & the Soul Colossal .....................................................Josh Hoyer ............................402-416-3846 / [email protected]. Stephens Blues Project ..............................................................Lary Lehman ........................................................................................1-800-422-1340Levi William ..................................................................................Levi William 402-310-2681, Cindy Patton 402-850-8549 / [email protected] Mezcal Brothers ......................................................................Gerado Meza ...........................................................................................402-438-5120The Tijuana Gigolos .......................................................................Marty Steinhousen ..................................................................................402-742-5892Tim Budig Band ........................................................................................................................................................503-719-3969 / [email protected] Blues Band .......................................................................Caleb Long ..............................................................................................402-430-1792

OMAHA112 North Duck .............................................................................Michelle .......................................................... 402-210-9378 / [email protected] Alley Blues ............................................................................Craig A. Hassa ........................................................................................402-594-9147Backer’s Blues ................................................................................Jeff Kangas ..............................................................................................402-650-8580Banjo Loco .....................................................................................Blind Burrito ...........................................................................................402-850-0245Blue House with the Rent to Own Horns ......................................Joe Putjenter ........................................................402- 658-2222 / [email protected] The Blues Explosion ......................................................................Dave Skinner ...........................................................................................402-330-7366BluesEd ..........................................................................................Chris Shouse ...................................................... [email protected] / 402-578-3133Brad Cordle Band ..........................................................................Brad Cordle ...................................................... 702-533-2427 / [email protected] Brown and the Basement Devils .........................................Chuck Brown ..........................................................................................402-610-1522Dilemma .........................................................................................Chris Shouse .................................................... [email protected] / 402-578-3133Drew Jude and the Cool Tones .......................................................Drew Jude ...............................................................................................402-714-1244Elwin James and the Way Outs ......................................................Patrick Peters ..................................................402-292-6435 / [email protected] Walker ................................................................................George Walker .........................................................................................402-871-1469Hector Anchondo Band ..................................................................Hector Anchondo ...................................402-215-3956 / [email protected] Crews Blues ...........................................................................John Crews ..............................................................................................402-714-7634Johnny Reef & the Shipwrecks ......................................................Tommy Kriegshauser ................................402-517-8248 / [email protected] Nila and the Jazz Ninjas .......................................................Jorge Nila ...............................................................................................402-932-JAZZThe Kris Lager Band ......................................................................Kris Lager ...............................................................................................402-304-7269Life of Riley ...................................................................................Rebecca Packard ................................................. 402-699-0958 / [email protected] Joe and Big Trouble ..............................................................Little Joe McCarthy ................................................. 402-680-2924 / [email protected] De Luca & the R & M Blues Band .........................................Lou De Luca ...................................................... 402-677-7156 / [email protected] James Band .........................................................................L.J. Johnson ................................................................ 402-213-5234 / [email protected] Matt Gagne Blues Experience ................................................Matt Gagne .............................................................402-212-0694 / [email protected] Mighty Sapphire Kings ...........................................................Bill Ferleman ...........................................................................................402-658-1785Mojo Bag .......................................................................................Barb Fisher ..............................................................................................402-968-1127Neptunes ........................................................................................John Hartley ................................................................402-995-2926 or 402-391-4762The Omaha Blues Society All-Stars ..............................................Craig Balderston ........................................................ 402-208-1068 / [email protected] Scott Hoagbin Blues Band .....................................................Paul Scott Hoagbin ................................... 402-689-1183 / [email protected] Rex Granite Band....................................................................Kevin Loomis ....................................................... 402-306-9342 / rexgranite@cox,netRhythm Collective Reggae .............................................................Frank Fong ..............................................................................................402-556-3568Rich Patton Blues and more ...........................................................Rich Patton ..................................................402- 841-1110 / [email protected] Mattison and the Peace Hogs .................................................Rich Mattison ..........................................................................................402-469-5818Sailing In Soup ...............................................................................Gunnar Guenette ..................................................................................... 402 599-9255Soulfinger .......................................................................................Barry Clark ...................................................................................... [email protected] Nelson Trio ...........................................................................Mike Nelson ............................................................................................402-612-1250Stephen Monroe .............................................................................Stephen Monroe ......................................................................................402-699-5905Steve Lovett Blues Band AND Steve Lovett-Solo Acoustic Blues .....Steve Lovett ............................................................402-660-7146 / [email protected] Stimulus Packages ..................................................................Rick Hillyard ........................................................................................... 712-420 1232Sue Murray / The WILDFIRE Band ..............................................Sue Murray .................................................. 402-533-4791 / [email protected] Thorne Group ......................................................................Susan Thorne ........................................................................................... 402 968-4991Swampboy ......................................................................................Tim Koehn .........................................402-830-0021 / [email protected] Shop Radio ..........................................................................K.C. Kelley .............................................................................................319-431-3508Vintage ...........................................................................................Charlie Ames ....................................816-678-8360 / [email protected]


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

Grammy-nominated recording artists Dave Alvin and Phil Al-vin continue to make up for lost time on the road with a “red-hot rendition of their distinctive brew of American music” (Boston Globe). A seven-date west coast acoustic run begin-ning January 22, will feature a two-night stint at the famed McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, CA, before the brothers resume a full band tour in mid February.

The follow up to Common Ground: Dave Alvin + Phil Alvin Play and Sing The Songs Of Big Bill Broonzy, their first album together in 30 years, Lost Time offers a “wider-reaching exploration and celebration of the roots music that influenced them growing up in Southern California” (Los Angeles Times), including Lead Belly, Oscar Brown, Jr., Blind Boy Fuller and Big Joe Turner, among others.

Spending four weeks at #1 on the Americana Music radio chart, Lost Time garnered rave reviews worldwide with Amer-ican Songwriter hailing “making up for lost time never sounded so good,”. MOJO, Classic Rock Blues and The Los Angeles Times included Lost Time on their 2015 Album of the Year lists.

In December, the brothers received a Blues Music Award nom-ination for Traditional Blues Male artist, their second blues award nomination. The 38th Annual Blues Music Awards will be held in Memphis, TN in May.

The Alvin brothers founded seminal early LA punk roots band The Blasters in 1979, and after Dave left the group in 1986, they did not record an album together again until Common Ground. In addition to its Grammy nomination, that record

Dave and Phil Alvin and the Guilty OnesWednesday, March 2nd @ 7:30 pm • $20 adv., $25 d.o.s. • Waiting Room Lounge, Omaha, NE

See www.sundayroadhouse.com for tix & infoThursday, March 3rd @ 6 pm • Zoo Bar, Lincoln, NE • See www.zoobar.com for tix & info

earned wide critical acclaim, and features with NPR’s Fresh Air, The Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal and more.

“Lost time is not found again.” This ancient idiom is at the heart of brothers Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin’s long, tumultuous rela-tionship. However, in Dave’s own words, “Sometimes Fate, or

God or the Universe, gives you a rare chance to prove an old saying is wrong.” The brothers’ new album, appropriately titled ‘Lost Time’ (Yep Roc Records), does just that.

Over ‘Lost Time’s’ twelve tracks, Dave and Phil pay homage to a number of artists and songs that had an early, formative in-fluence, in Dave’s words “the masters of the Blues, the most transcendental form of Amer-ican music.” Everyone from Lead Belly to James Brown is represented, but the figure who looms largest on the album, and in the brothers’ own mu-sical journey, is Big Joe Turner. The Alvins met Big Joe as teen-agers, and he would mentor them for the remainder of his

life. They remain his humble students, and cut four Turner songs for ‘Lost Time.’

If their GRAMMY-nominated 2014 album ‘Common Ground’ was the sound of a partnership rekindled, ‘Lost Time’ is a four-alarm fire. Dave’s guitar work slithers and stings as nev-er before, and Phil’s feral howl cuts to the core. Dave and Phil both sing and play guitar throughout ‘Lost Time,’ and are joined by a crack band including Lisa Pankratz (drums), Brad Fordham (bass), and Chris Miller (guitar).

From the Dave Alvin website

DAVE ALVIN & PHIL ALVIN CONTINUE TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIMETOUR BEGINNING JANUARY 22 FEATURES EXCLUSIVE ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCES AS WELL AS FULL BAND TOURTHE ALVIN BROTHERS GARNER 2016 BLUES MUSIC AWARD NOMINATION FOR TRADITIONAL BLUES MALE ARTIST


Greetings All!

Glad we made it through the holidays unscathed. It has been a busy fall and winter so far with the International Blues Competition, Lash LaRue’s Toy Drive, many birthday parties and Hector Anchondo’s wonderful send off party. I would like to thank all those that donated their time to vol-unteer, prepared food for the pot luck meals, brought toys for the underprivileged children on the Pine Ridge Reserva-tion or just dug in their pockets and gave cash to whatever cause we were collecting for. You always came through. Let me repeat that. You always came through! I am so proud to represent this wonderful group of people.

The 21st Saloon has been our home base for many years, granted under a few different names. Scott Kirk has been the owner for the last three years, and has always been more than generous whenever we need anything for the Blues Society. When you come to a show and see a full house you may think the bar owner is getting rich. What you don’t see are all of the added expenses on top of the show, and the everyday cost of running a business. A typi-cal cost of show breakdown goes like this:

Band Fee – $1000.00Food and Drink-5 people – $125.00

Rooms – $250.00Sound Man – $100.00

Door Man – $50.00 = total of *$1525.00*

We are looking at over $1500.00 in average costs before any-one walks through the door. That means 150 people at $10.00 just to break even on the band. Granted alcohol sales are in-creased, but if we don’t have a full turn out, the drink sales won’t make up the difference and the night is a money loser.

We need to do what we can to stop the “money loser” nights. So many times when a band comes to the 21st for their first show, the turnout is small. Actually, that is when

I really like to see a band-all new material, new faces, new sounds! Take a chance, the band may become one of your favorites.

Summer is fast approaching, and thankfully we don’t have to go head to head with Playing with Fire this year. They will now be on the weekend. Jazz on the Green (JOTG) defi-nitely draws from our crowd, but please don’t forget about the 21st this summer. We have a lot of great bands coming through and we need to support our home base. If we don’t, it may be gone.

In closing, this March I will turn 60, and I only plan on doing it once. I am having a little get together at the Doubletree Hotel downtown Omaha with a couple of bands you may know, The John Nemeth Band and Mike Zito & The Wheel. Each band will play about 3 hours so we will have mu-sic from 6:00 pm until after midnight. Heavy hors devours will be served and special room rates will be available. So please set aside the evening of March 12th to help me kick off my 60th year on Planet Earth. I will be extending an invitation to the surrounding Blues Societies in Iowa, Kan-sas, Missouri and Minnesota. The more in attendance the more profit to be made and all profits from this show will go directly to the Blues Society of Omaha. Scott and I have already spoken and agreed that this show will be too large to accommodate everyone at the 21st Saloon.

Long Live the Blues!

-- Mark Grubbs, President of Blues Society of Omaha

Letter From The Prez

BSO LEADERSHIP QUARTERLY MEETING

The Blues Society of Omaha Leadership team held their quarterly meeting on Saturday, January 9th at 10 am at the 21st Saloon. The following topics were raised and discussed:

Events: Upcoming events requiring volunteers or coor-dination.

BSO Website Calendar: Discussion of having music ven-ues and bands having access to the calendar to list infor-mation for their events.

Financial Review: Treasurer, Kit Kelley provided a re-view of the BSO finances for the quarter.

Membership: Membership Coordinator Sher Dostal pro-vided an update on membership status for the quarter.

BSO Website: Sid Sidner provided new information on website activity and changes.

BluesEd: Chris Shouse reported on the upcoming 2/21/2016 Auditions for the 2016 BluesEd season.

Advertising Review: Annette Jensen has agreed to serve as Advertising Coordinator. And Jay Anderson reviewed the status of current ad agreements.

Please contact any of the BSO officers or Board members for details.

PETER CASESunday

February 14thSunday Roadhouse

SeriesReverb Lounge

6121 Military AveDoor 4pmShow 5pm$15 ADV$20 DOS


To classify Chris Duarte simply as a Blues Man is an understatement. In his own words, “Rockin’ Blues” or ”Punk Blues” describes him best. “Ferocious blues” also fits. Legend has it that Chris will play so hard that his fingers bleed in a set. The legend is true. Photos attest.

Chris Duarte is a road warrior playing more than 150 dates a year. As well, Chris has headlined major festivals and clubs throughout the US, Canada and Europe.

Chris is a savant, a sorcerer of tone, a master at channeling the spirits and sounds of great musicians of our past, while remaining completely recognizable in his own sound. He has shared his stage with many of the greatest musicians of our time as well as the multitude of “young lions” and local musicians he meets on the road. From his many years as a side man in Austin, he easily changes roles from front to side, graciously allowing all to share the conversation of the jam.

Duarte’s music is ever changing. In many interviews, he has said “Music must evolve.” His own early offerings often become magical journeys into changing tempo and jazzy interludes before returning to their core. With such a vast catalog of recordings, there are no two shows alike. Every

THE CHRIS DUARTE GROUPThursday, March 3rd @ 6pm • $10 • 21st Saloon, 96th & L Street, Omaha, NE

set list is different, and each song may be offered distinctly, based on the feel of a show and the audience. For those reasons, loyal fans often return to a Chris Duarte show again and again, and al-ways walk away awed and satisfied to have witnessed such a legendary, but humble guitarist.

The Chris Duarte Group emerged on the scene out of Austin, Texas in the early 90’s and gained notoriety after wowing a packed room of industry insiders at the South X Southwest convention. In the wake of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s passing, Duarte quickly gained a National reputa-tion as young man imbued with a play-ing style comparable at times to the late

guitarist. After fielding interest from a number of labels, Duarte signed to Silvertone Records and his debut al-bum “Texas Sugar/Strat Magik” reportedly sold in excess of 100,000 units in the United States, no small feat for a blues/rock guitarist. This coupled with Duarte’s strong commitment to touring, was the impetus for Chris’ win-ning the “Best New Talent” in Guitar Player’s 1995 Read-er’s Poll. He also finished fourth in the magazine’s “Best Blues Guitarist” category that year behind legends Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy and B.B. King.

From the Chris Duarte Group Website

If you still haven’t experienced The Kris Lager Band they are an amazing group of musicians that are on the cusp of break-ing through to the mainstream. Consid-ered by many to be one of the most excit-ing bands on The American Music Scene today they capture a spirit and an energy that is as unique as their sound. Some even call them ‘The FEEL GOOD BAND OF THE CENTURY’. The Kris Lager Band embodies a ‘Celebrate Life’ mantra that resonates through their passionate live performances and have been rapidly in-fecting and uplifting the spirits of people across the nation.

This constantly touring outfit just signed a new manage-ment deal that is sure to raise them above obscurity and out of the underground. With new management onboard they enlisted the help of 7 time Grammy Award winning Producer, Steve Thompson to record with Kris Lager Band in the months to come. The future is looking bright for these

THE KRIS LAGER BANDSaturday, March 5th @ 8 pm ($10 with your First Drink Free) • 21st Saloon, 96th & L Street, Omaha, NE

young troubadours as they quickly gain fans and believers with every heart felt and electrifying show they play.

Over the past decade they have managed to do the almost impossible: develop a grassroots following across the country without any national television or me-dia exposure. It’s a hard thing to do for a band that lives and spends a lot of time touring in ‘Fly Over Country’, but just as this band sets out to lift people’s spirts through music they also intend to change the perspective and define what it means to be a band out of The Midwest and par-ticularly Nebraska.

A sense of purpose on top of excellent musicianship, heart-felt delivery, and great original songs. Kris Lager Band is a very special group that you’ll be saying. “I knew them when….”

From the Kris Lager Band website

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