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[…] heavy hitters Sweetie & The Toothaches give you ring side seats to the best Jump Blues in the midwest! Specializing in 1940’s through 1960’s R&B, jump blues and blues ballads, […]
Hal ReedMississippi native and front man, Hal Reed, comes from a long line of blues players including his grandfather Lucious Smith (legendary for his African blues style) and his uncle […]
Jeni Grouws met Chris Avey and Bryan West at a blues jam in the Quad Cities in 2015, and later that year The Avey Grouws Duo was formed. After throwing […]
Avey Grouws BandJeni Grouws met Chris Avey and Bryan West at a blues jam in the Quad Cities in 2015, and later that year The Avey Grouws Duo was formed. […]
[…] artist, Kevin Burt, has been electrifying audiences throughout the Midwest dispelling the myth that true blues has no roots in Iowa. His soul-inspired presentation is unique which consistently gets him […]
[…] in his father’s band, The Tony Rogers Band. Jamiah enjoys all genres of music including Blues, Funk, Rock, Reggae, Soul and R&B. He cites many inspirations and heroes such as […]
Avey Grouws Band met at a blues jam on the Iowa side of the Quad Cities along the Mississippi River, and have since put their Quad Cities sound into the […]
Remarkably versatile, Chicago-based blues/rock guitarist Keith Scott has been working his way methodically up through the blues’ ranks since his parents bought him his first guitar at age 14 and […]
Kent Burnside was born into the blues. Kent Burnside was born in 1971 in Memphis Tennessee, and spent his early years in Holly Springs, Mississippi. He is the oldest Grandson […]
The Mighty Blues Hounds are a Blues and Funk band here in the Midwest. They are led by Dennis Albee on Guitar & Vocals, Iowa Rock & Roll Hall of […]
[…] and the Municipal Band performs after.Patrick Hazel has often been called the “Godfather of Iowa Blues” playing and writing blues piano songs since 1956. He is on the Iowa Blues […]
[…] has everyone talking. Casey and her band are well known for their ability to cross blues subgenres, including jump, swing, and Chicago blues. In March 2020 Casey released her long-awaited, […]
[…] the finest musicians in the area, including: Mina Kaye Jaeger (vocals), Jim French (vocals and blues harp), Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Nick Knedler (guitar and vocals), Ted […]
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[…] looking for a full-time band. At the time we were thinking about starting up another blues band, however, we needed a vocalist. What luck! The rest, as they say, is […]
[…] and raised, at 26 she is quite the up and coming artist of the Chicago blues and live music scene. Ivy Ford started performing live with Kenosha based band The […]