17. Tinsley Ellis / One Last Ride
18. Nick Schnebelen / Ten Years After, Fifty Years Later
19. Trombone Shorty / Do to Me
20. Danielle Nicole / Burning for You
21. Kris Lager Band / Fly with the Stars
22. Steve Earle / Mr. Bojangles
23. Sugaray Rayford / Miss Information
24. Black Keys / Poor Boy a Long Way From Home
25. Eric Bibb / Family
26. Hector Anchondo / Heart & Soul
27. Rory Block / Fast Car (Tracy Chapman)
28. Eric Clapton / Going Down Slow
29. Beth Hart w/ Joe Bonamassa / Sunday Kind of Love
30. Kathy Richardson / Try a Little Bit Harder
31. Janis Joplin / (Got Dem Old) Kozmic Blues
32. Dana Fuchs / Double Down on Wrong
33. Buddy Guy w/ Van Morrison / Flesh & Bone (Dedicated to BB King)
34. Van Morrison / Worried Man Blues
35. Jig Jam / Tullamore to Boston
36. Gary Moore / Someday Baby
Upcoming Shows & Events of Interest
March
12 Ava Blue, Mouth of the South (Brunch) [1111 Harney]
15 Tinsley Ellis, Waiting Room
16 Kevin Lloyd, B Bar
17 Stephen Monroe, Malone's Irish Pub
17 Steve Lovett, Donohue's Pub
19 Coyote Bill, Mouth of the South (Brunch)
22 Stephen Monroe, The Pit BBQ Lounge
22 JigJam, Zoo Bar
23 Roger Clyne & Peacemakers, Waiting Room
23 Ninja Phunk, B. Bar
24 Blood Sweat & Tears, Holland
24 Smithereens w/ Marshall Crenshaw @ Knuckleheads
24 Travis, The Band, Firebird Lounge
24 Iris DeMent, Waiting Room
24 Mezcal Brothers, B. Bar
25 Jason Birnstihl Birthday Party, Benson Theater
25 Danielle Nicole w/Brandon Miller, Stocks & Bonds
25 Blue House & the Rent to Own Horns, The Dock Bar & Grill
26 Josh Hoyer, Mouth of the South (brunch)
27 Jigjam, Zoo Bar
31 Michael Charles @ B.Bar
April
6 Joanna Connor, Waiting Room
6 Third Eye Blind, Orpheum
6 Pink Floyd Tribute, Holland
12 ZZ Top, Orpheum
20 Earth Day
22 Record Store Day
28 The New Pornographers, Waiting Room (Neko Case)
29 Boo Boo Davis, The Jewell
30 Ivy Ford, The Jewell
May
2 Jason Isbell & Amythyst Kian, Orpheum
4 Harper, B.Bar
6 Built to Spill, Waiting Room
6 Blues Society Annual Meeting (5 p.m.), B. Bar
10 Big Al & The Heavyweights, Philly Sports Bar, LaVista
11 Buddy Guy @ The Holland
12 The Killer, Steel Shed (Holland)
15 Beatles Tribute, Orpheum
18 Big Al & The Heavyweights, Philly
20 Southern Culture on the Skids, Waiting Room
25 Curtis Salgado, Waiting Room
26 Blue Venue @ B. Bar
June
3 Soaring Wings Vineyard Blues, Booze & Balloons
9-11 Summer Arts Festival
16 Flaming Lips, Steel
July
6-8 Zoo Fest
8 Orchestra plays music of Dr. Dre
15 Tori Amos @ Orpheum
14/15 Playing w./ Fire (part one)
19 Little Feat & Leftover Salmon, Orpheum
25 Tedeshi Trucks Band @ Pinewood Bowl (Lincoln)
28 Diana Krall @ Holland
28 Maha Music Festival
29 Diana Krall @ Hoyt Sherman, Des Moines
August
4 New American Arts Festival, Benson area
5 In the Market for Blues
11 Trombone Shorty, Mavis Staples, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Ziggy Marley @ Pinewood Bowl (Lincoln)
11/12 Playing with Fire (part two)
20 Doobie Brothers, Pinewood Bowl
27 Black Keys, Pinewood Bowl
31 - 9/4 Kris Lager's Ozark Festival, Arkansas
In the Mood for a Getaway? (Regional Shows: Des Moines, KC, & Iowa City)
Upcoming shows at Kansas City's Knuckleheads Saloon
March 24th, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams w/ Shawn Mullins,
March 26th, Cowboy Mouth,
April 1st, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers,
April 8th, Chris Cain,
April 19th, Rev Peyton's Big Damn Band
May 11th, Brandon Santini,
May 20th, Southern Culture on the Skids,
May 25, 26, 27, The Mavericks,
shows at the Hoyt ShermUpcomingan in Des Moines include...
July 29th, Diana Krall
The Englert Theater in Iowa City has some good shows coming up this year.
March 12th, Eric Gales
March 14th, Drive-By Truckers
March 15th, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
April 21 & 22, David Sedaris
