2019 Iowa Blues Challenge – FINALS Sunday, June 16 @ 4PM Des Moines Social Club 900 Mulberry, Des Moines More details coming soon! For its 26th year, the Iowa Blues Challenge (IABC) is returning to its traditional spring time frame. The 2019 Iowa Blues Challenge Finals will be held on Sunday, June 16 at the […]
A BIG thanks to all of the Southeast Iowa Blues Society Members who volunteered to help make this event possible. The Nick Moss band with Dennis Gruenling put on an awesome show, true professional BLUES musicians, no slackers in these great artists. In true Blues fashion, Nick and the band not only gave us an […]
Nick Moss is a BIG Man. Not just physically. He’s a huge spirit, a reservoir of wit and humor, harbors an enormous love of the blues tradition. On top of that a prodigious talent with guitar to go along with a grizzly bear voice that fills the room. When you add world class harp player Dennis Gruenling […]
When we think about great blues there are some obvious places that come to mind; Chicago, Memphis, the delta and Iowa. Yes Iowa! In recent years the list of amazing blues artist coming from the heartland continues to impress, and “The Avey/Grouws Band” is the latest group causing blues lovers to sit up and take […]
Get Ready for the 5th Annual Blue Ribbon Blues Fest, presented by the Southeast Iowa Blues Society. This years Fest will feature great Blues bands from the US and Canada with the featured headliner, the John Nemeth Band. John has received two Blues Music Awards for Soul Blues Male Artist in 2014 and Soul Blues […]
A big thank you to all of the Southeast Iowa Blues Society Members for making our first Member Appreciation event a success. The music of Tony Blew and Bluzillion made for a fantastic evening of music and dancing, and the Best Western had a great tasty short menu at nothing over $5.50 with plenty of […]
Free for all Current Southeast Iowa Blues Society Members. Non members will be charged a cover charge of $10, which will waived if they sign up as new members at the event. Music will be provided by Tony Blew from 7-8pm and Bluzillion from 8-11pm.
IOWA BLUES ARTIST WINS AT 34th INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE Iowa City blues musician Kevin B.F. Burt was the winner of the Solo/Duo competition at the 34th International Blues Challenge (IBC), presented by the Blues Foundation, on Saturday evening. In addition, he won the Lee Oskar Best Harmonica award and the Cigar Box Guitar award for […]
Pictured here is Kevin BF Burt with Pierre Lacocque of The Mississippi Heat. The year 2017 has come to a close and Rockin in The Blue Year was a great way to leap into the new year. Kevin BF Burt’s up front and personal style had the audience wrapped up with his original Blues music […]