Pacific Street Blues & Americana

PLAYLIST Pacific St Blues & Americana

“Don’t be the best in town. Just be the best until the best comes around.” Buddy Guy

1. Blue House and the Rent to Own Horns / Every Day I Have the Blues
2. Bonerama / Hey, Hey
3. Caroline Chocolate Drops / Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine
4. Nina Simone / Just Like a Woman
5. Blind Willie McTell / Statesboro Blues
6. Jimmy Reed / I Wanna Be Loved
7. Keb Mo / Good to Be Home
8. Joe McCarthy / Good Day for a Bad Habit
9. Marcus King / Blues Worse Than I Ever Had
10. Tedeschi Trucks Band / Soul Sweet Song
11. Allman Brothers / Don't Keep Me Wonderin' No More
12. Robben Ford / One Way Out
13. Bonnie Raitt / Made Up Mind
14. The Little Willies / I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
15. Nighthawks / You Seem Distant
16. Fabulous Thunderbirds / Stand Back


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 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, Zoo Bar
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,

Upcoming shows at the Hoyt Sherman 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

PLAYLIST Pacific St Blues & Americana
February 26, 2023
Part two of two

17. Keb Mo / Get Together 
18. Eric Bibb / Family 
19. Joe McCarthy / Good Day for a Bad Habit
20. John Mellencamp / Jackie Brown 
21. Van Morrison / Dark Night of the Soul 
22. Tedeschi Trucks Band / Soul Sweet Song 
23. Kris Lager Band / Fly with the Stars
24. Kristone Kingfish Ingram / 662
25. The Black Keys / Walk With Me 
26. Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps (feat LeeRoy Parnell) / Things Ain't Like that Feeling 
27. Samantha Fish / Better Be Lonely 
28. Shannon McNally / Ain't Been Long Like This 
29. Shemekia Copeland w/ Robert Randolph & the Family Band & Kenny Wayne Shepherd / 
30. Kenny Wayne Shepherd / Ballad of a Thin Man 
31. Gary Moore / If I Ever Leave You (Blood Sweat & Tears, Donny Hathaway) 
33. Rex Granite Band / Social Man 
34. North Mississippi All Stars / I See the Moon 
35. Joe Bonamassa / Notches 
36. Blue House and the Rent to Own Horns / She Boogaloos 

PLAYLIST Pacific St Blues & Americana
February 26, 2023

“Don’t be the best in town. Just be the best until the best comes around.” Buddy Guy

1. Eric Clapton / Rock Me Baby
2. BB King & Eric Clapton / Riding with the King
3. Joanne Shaw Taylor / Three Time Loser
4. Sass Jordan / Where There's a Will, There's a Way
5. Sue Foley / Howlin' for My Darling
6. Earl Hooker / Two Bugs in a Rug
7. Jimmie Vaughan / I Hang My Head and Cry
8. Billy Gibbons w/ Larkin Poe / Stackin' Bones
9. Dave Alvin / Johnny Ace is Dead
10. Charley Crockett / I'm Just a Clown
11. Eli Paperboy Reed / Working Man Blues
12. Lyle Lovett / Straighten Up and Fly Right
13. Delbert McClinton / Ain't That Loving You
14. Jimmy Reed / Big Boss Man
15. Mavis Staples & Levon Helm / This May Be the Last Time
16. Bonnie Raitt / Just Like That

Upcoming Shows & Events of Interest

Feb 
2/28 Hector Ahchondo @ Javi's Taco, Elkhorn

March
2 Eddie Turner
3 Dylan Bloom, Barnato
3 Nick Schnebelen @ B. Bar
3 Tab Benoit @ Hoyt Sherman
4 Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros (Grateful Dead), Orpheum
8 Crash Test Dummies, Waiting Room
9 Kris Lager Conduit, The Benson Theater
9 Jarekus Singleton, The Strut
10 Lucas Parker Band @ B. Bar
23 Roger Clyne & Peacemakers, Waiting Room
24 Blood Sweat & Tears, Holland
24 Smithereens w/ Marshall Crenshaw @ Knuckleheads
24 Iris DeMent, Waiting Room
25 Danielle Nicole w/Brandon Miller, Stocks & Bonds
31 Michale Charles @ B.Bar

April
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)

May
6 Built to Spill, Waiting Room
10 Big Al & The Heavyweights, Philly Sports Bar, LaVista
11 Buddy Guy @ The Holland
12 The Killer, Steel Shed (Holland)
15 Beatles Tribute, Orpheum
20 Southern Culture on the Skids, Waiting Room
26 Blue Venue @ B. Bar

July
8 Orchestra plays music of Dr. Dre
15 Tori Amos @ Orpheum
19 Little Feat @ 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)
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 9th, Damn Quails,
March 10th, Nick Schnebelen,
March 10th, Kentucky HeadHunters w/ Eskimo Brothers,
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,

Upcoming shows at the Hoyt Sherman in Des Moines include...
March 2nd, Three Dog Night,
March 11th, Black Jacket Symphony plays FM's Rumors album,
July 29th, Diana Krall

The Englert Theater in Iowa City has some good shows coming up this year.
March 2nd, Leo Kottke
March 3rd, Tab Benoit w/ JD Simo
March 4th, Gaelic Storm
March 12th, Eric Gales
March 14th, Drive-By Truckers 
March 15th, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
April 21 & 22, David Sedaris
13. Delbert McClinton / Ain't That Loving You 
14. Jimmy Reed / Big Boss Man 
15. Mavis Staples & Levon Helm / This May Be the Last Time 
16. Bonnie Raitt / Just Like That 

PLAYLIST Pacific St Blues & Americana
February 19, 2023

“Don’t be the best in town. Just be the best until the best comes around.” Buddy Guy

This week we turn the spotlight on the King of the Blues, Mister B.B. King.

Tributes to BB King
1. Eric Bibb / Tell Riley
2. Curtis Salgado /  20 Year of BB King
3. Gary Moore / King of the Blues
4. The BB King Band / Regal Blues
BB King's Influences
5. Bukke White / Aberdeen, Mississippi (Winter)
6. Rory Block / Parchman Farm Blues (Mayall/ Waters)
7. Louis Jordan / Ain't That Just Like a Woman
8. BB King / There Ain't Nobody Here but us Chickens
The Jazzy Side of BB King
9. Ray Charles & BB King / Sinner's Prayer
10. Jimmy Smith & BB King / Three O'Clock Blues
11. Chris Cain / Heartbreaker
12. Roomful of Blues / We Can't Make It
Blues Influencer & Legend
13. Luther Allison / Gambler's Blues 
14. Bernard Allison / Standing on the Edge of Love 
15. Grady Champion / Why I Sing the Blues
16. BB King / When Loves Come to Town 

The Music and Influences of Mister BB King

17. Dr. John / There Must Be a Better World
18. Sugar Ray and the Bluetones / You Know I Love You
18. Bobby Blue Bland & BB King / Let the Good Times Roll
20. Arether Franklin / Why I Sing the Blues 
21. The Rolling Stones / Rock Me, Baby
22. BB King / Please Accept My Love (Gimme Shelter)
23. BB King & The Rolling Stones / Paying the Cost to Be the Boss
24. Tommy Castro / Bad Case of Love
25. Buddy Guy & BB King / Stay Around a Little Longer
26. Robert Cray & BB King / Playin' with My Friends
27. Etta James & BB King / There is Something on Your Mind
28. Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan / Ask Me No Questions
29. Melvin Taylor / Help the Poor
30. Johnny Winter / Be Careful with a Fool
31. Joe Bonamassa / You Upset Me Baby
32. Gary Moore & BB King / Since I Met You Baby
33. BB King / Sweet Little Angel
34. Aretha Franklin / The Thrill is Gone

Upcoming Shows of Interest

Feb 
19 Music of Johnny Cash @ Soaring Wings
21 Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, Barnatos
22 Susie Thorne, The Jewell
23 (BSO) Brandon Santini, The Jewell
24 Latin Music Series: the music of Santana, The Jewell
25 Hector Anchono, Full Fledged Brewing Company, Council Bluffs
2/28 Hector Ahchondo @ Javi's Taco, Elkhorn

March
2 Eddie Turner
3 Dylan Bloom, Barnato
3 Nick Schnebelen @ B. Bar
3 Tab Benoit @ Hoyt Sherman
4 Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros (Grateful Dead), Orpheum
8 Crash Test Dummies, Waiting Room
9 Kris Lager Conduit, The Benson Theater
9 Jarekus Singleton, The Strut
10 Lucas Parker Band @ B. Bar
23 Roger Clyne & Peacemakers, Waiting Room
24 Blood Sweat & Tears, Holland
24 Smithereens w/ Marshall Crenshaw @ Knuckleheads
24 Iris DeMent, Waiting Room
25 Danielle Nicole w/Brandon Miller, Stocks & Bonds
31 Michale Charles @ B Bar

April
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)

May
6 Built to Spill, Waiting Room
10 Big Al & The Heavyweights, Philly Sports Bar, LaVista
11 Buddy Guy @ The Holland
12 The Killer, Steel Shed (Holland)
15 Beatles Tribute, Orpheum
20 Southern Culture on the Skids, Waiting Room
26 Blue Venue @ B. Bar

July
8 Orchestra plays music of Dr. Dre
15 Tori Amos @ Orpheum
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
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
Feb 15th, Eddie 9V (nine volt)
March 9th, Damn Quails,
March 10th, Nick Schnebelen,
March 10th, Kentucky HeadHunters w/ Eskimo Brothers,
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,

Upcoming shows at the Hoyt Sherman in Des Moines include...
March 2nd, Three Dog Night,
March 11th, Black Jacket Symphony plays Fleetwood Mac's Rumors album,
July 29th, Diana Krall

The Englert Theater in Iowa City has some good shows coming up this year.
March 2nd, Leo Kottke
March 3rd, Tab Benoit w/ JD Simo
March 4th, Gaelic Storm
March 12th, Eric Gales
March 14th, Drive-By Truckers 
March 15th, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
April 21 & 22, David Sedaris

17. Big Walter and His Thunderbirds / Pack Fair and Square
18. John Lee Hooker / Serves Your Right to Suffer
19. J Geils Band / Hard Driving Man
20. The Contours / First I Look at the Purse
21. Mike Farris / Snap Your Fingers
22. Jr. Walker and the All Stars / Shake and Fingerpop
23. Ally Venable / Love Struck Baby
24. SRV / Tell Me
25. Kris Lager Band / Fly with the Stars
26. Staple Singers / Love is Plentiful
27. Bonnie Raitt / Living for the Ones
28. Joanna Shaw Taylor / I Won't Be Fooled Again
29. Kenny Wayne Shepherd / Ballad of a Thin Man
30. Jeff Beck & Seal / Like a Rolling Stone
31. Leon Russell / Watching the River Flow
32. Larry McCray / All Along the Watchtower
33. Robin Trower / Find Me
34. Robben Ford / Spoonful
35. Blue House & the Rent to Own Horns / Mean Old Lady

“Don’t be the best in town. Just be the best until the best comes around.” Buddy Guy

PLAYLIST Pacific St Blues & Americana
February 12, 2023

This wee we turn the spotlight on songwriters Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham, The J. Geils Band, OEA Album of the Year by Hector Anchondo, and Grammy awarding winning tracks by Bonnie Raitt as well as Ry Cooder & Taj Mahal.

1. Dann Penn & Spooner Oldham / Cry Like a Baby
2. Aretha Franklin / Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
3. Gregg Allman / Dark End of the Street
4. James and Bobby Purify / I'm Your Puppet
5. Johnny Adams / I Only Miss Her, When I Think of Her
6. Charles Brown / Driftin' Blues
7. BB King / Night Life
8. Ray Charles / A Bit of Soul
9. Dr. John / Such a Night
10. Josh Hoyer / Whisper
11. Al Green & Lyle Lovett / Funny How Time Slips Away
12. Keb Mo & Lyle Lovett / Till It Shines
13. Christone Kingfish Ingram / 662
14. JD Simo / Mortgage on My Soul
15. Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder / Pick a Bale of Cotton
16. Hector Anchondo / Legend

Upcoming Shows & Events of Interest

Feb 
14 Bruce Cockburn, Rocco (Lincoln)
15 Kris Lager (solo), The Jewell
16 (BSO) Alastair Greene, Blues Society of Omaha
18 Bruce Springsteen in Kansas City
18 Latin Music Series (Nebraska All Stars) and Salsa Dancing, The Jewell
19 Music of Johnny Cash @ Soaring Wings
21 Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, Barnatos
22 Susie Thorne, The Jewell
23 (BSO) Brandon Santini, The Jewell
24 Latin Music Series: the music of Santana, The Jewell
25 Hector Anchondo, Full Fledged Brewing Company, Council Bluffs
28 Hector Anchondo @ Javi's Taco, Elkhorn

March
3 Dylan Bloom, Barnato
3 Nick Schnebelen @ B. Bar
3 Tab Benoit @ Hoyt Sherman
4 Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros (Grateful Dead), Orpheum
8 Crash Test Dummies, Waiting Room
9 Kris Lager Conduit, The Benson Theater
9 Jarekus Singleton, The Strut
10 Lucas Parker Band @ B. Bar
23 Roger Clyne & Peacemakers, Waiting Room
24 Blood Sweat & Tears, Holland
24 Smithereens w/ Marshall Crenshaw @ Knuckleheads
24 Iris DeMent, Waiting Room
25 Danielle Nicole w/Brandon Miller, Stocks & Bonds
31 Michale Charles @ B.Bar

April
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)

May
6 Built to Spill, Waiting Room
10 Big Al & The Heavyweights, Philly Sports Bar, LaVista
11 Buddy Guy @ The Holland
15 Beatles Tribute, Orpheum
20 Southern Culture on the Skids, Waiting Room
26 Blue Venue @ B. Bar

July
8 Orchestra plays music of Dr. Dre
15 Tori Amos @ Orpheum
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
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
Feb 15th, Eddie 9V (nine volt)
March 9th, Damn Quails,
March 10th, Nick Schnebelen,
March 10th, Kentucky HeadHunters w/ Eskimo Brothers,
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,

Upcoming shows at the Hoyt Sherman in Des Moines include...
Feb 13th, Bruce Cockburn,
March 2nd, Three Dog Night,
March 11th, Black Jacket Symphony plays FM's Rumors album,
July 29th, Diana Krall

The Englert Theater in Iowa City has some good shows coming up this year.
March 2nd, Leo Kottke
March 3rd, Tab Benoit w/ JD Simo
March 4th, Gaelic Storm
March 12th, Eric Gales
March 14th, Drive-By Truckers 
March 15th, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
April 21 & 22, David Sedaris

PLAYLIST Pacific St Blues & Americana
February 4, 2023

“Don’t be the best in town. Just be the best until the best comes around.” Buddy Guy

1. Sonny Landreth / Gone Pecan 
2. The Iguanas / Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart (The Radio) 
3. Dr. John / I Ate Up the Apple Tree
4. Screaming Cheetah Wheelies / Right Place, Wrong Time 
5. Wild Magnolia's / Party 
6. Neville Brothers / Brother John 
7. Professor Longhair / Rum n Coke
8. Playing for Change (Tom Johnston) / Listen to the Music
9. Colin Linden / Until the Heat Leaves Town
10. Sue Foley /Southern Men 
11. Samatha Fish / (birthday, Nick Armijo) 
12. Sarah Borges / Wouldn't Know You (Stoneish) [Sunday Roadhouse Series]
13. BB King / Every Day I Have the Blues 
14. Bukka White /Aberdeen, Mississippi (BB's cousin)
15. Ray Charles / The Sun's Gonna Shine
16. Johnny Adams / Walking on a Tightrope

17. Dave Alvin / My Red Neck Friend
18. Keb Mo / Rock Me on the Water
19. Jackson Browne / Minutes to Downtown
20. Gregg Allman / All My Friends
21. Shemekia Copeland & Kenny Wayne Shepherd / Hit 'Em Back
22. Shaun Murphy / Welcome to Bluesville
23. Albert King w/ SRV / Ask Me No Questions
24. Buddy Guy & Billy Gibbons / Wear You Out
25. Christone Kingfish Ingram/ 662
26. Sugaray Rayford / Miss Information
27. Teresa James & the Rhythmn Tramps / Rise Together
28. Tedeschi Trucks Band / Soul Sweet Song
29. ZZ Hill / Down Home Blues
30. Larkin Poe / Strike Gold
31. Black Keys / Poor Boy a Long Way from Home
32. Black Crowes / Rocks Off
33. Joe Bonamassa & Beth Hart / Nutbush City Limits
34. Sass Jordan / Make You a Believer
35. Bob Segar / Roll Me Away
36. Joanne Shaw Taylor / Two Time My Love



Upcoming Shows & Events of Interest

Shows of Interest

Feb
4 Big Wade & Black Swan Theory, The Jewell
5 Bobby Gadoury (American Classics Revue), The Jewell
9 (BSO) Bennett Mattwo Band, The Jewell
10 Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble, Holland
10 Dani Cleveland, The Jewell
11 Ed Archibald & Urban All Stars, the Jewell
14 Bruce Cockburn, Rocco (Lincoln)
15 Kris Lager (solo), The Jewell
16 (BSO) Alastair Greene, Blues Society of Omaha
18 Bruce Springsteen in Kansas City
18 Latin Music Series (Nebraska All Stars) and Salsa Dancing, The Jewell
19 Music of Johnny Cash @ Soaring Wings
21 Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, Barnatos
22 Susie Thorne, The Jewell
23 (BSO) Brandon Santini, The Jewell
24 Latin Music Series: the music of Santana, The Jewell

March
3 Dylan Bloom, Barnato
4 Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros (Grateful Dead), Orpheum
8 Crash Test Dummies, Waiting Room
9 Jarekus Singleton, The Strut
23 Roger Clyne & Peacemakers, Waiting Room
24 Blood Sweat & Tears, Holland
24 Smithereens w/ Marshall Crenshaw @ Knuckleheads
24 Iris DeMent, Waiting Room
25 Danielle Nicole w/Brandon Miller, Stocks & Bonds

April
6 Third Eye Blind, Orpheum
6 Pink Floyd Tribute, Holland
12 ZZ Top, Orpheum
28 The New Pornographers, Waiting Room (Neko Case)

May
6 Built to Spill, Waiting Room
10 Big Al & The Heavyweights, Philly Sports Bar, LaVista
11 Buddy Guy @ The Holland
15 Beatles Tribute, Orpheum
20 Southern Culture on the Skids, Waiting Room

July
8 Orchestra plays music of Dr. Dre

In the Mood for a Getaway? (Regional Shows: Des Moines, KC, & Iowa City)

Upcoming shows at Kansas City's Knuckleheads Saloon
Feb 4th, Anthony Gomes,
Feb 9th, Alastair Greene
Feb 10th Albert Castiglia and Mike Zito w/ Nick Schnebelen
Feb 10th, David Lowery (Cracker)
Feb 15th, Eddie 9V (nine volt)
March 9th, Damn Quails,
March 10th, Nick Schnebelen,
March 10th, Kentucky HeadHunters w/ Eskimo Brothers,
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,

Upcoming shows at the Hoyt Sherman in Des Moines include...
Feb 13th, Bruce Cockburn,
March 2nd, Three Dog Night,
March 11th, Black Jacket Symphony plays FM's Rumors album,

The Englert Theater in Iowa City has some good shows coming up this year.
March 2nd, Leo Kottke
March 3rd, Tab Benoit w/ JD Simo
March 4th, Gaelic Storm
March 12th, Eric Gales
March 14th, Drive-By Truckers 
March 15th, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
April 21 & 22, David Sedaris

A quick hello to our international listeners.
Thanks for listening - we appreciate you!

January 29, 2023 Part Two
18. Bonnie Raiit / Made Up Mind
19. Rex Granite Band / Apple Tree
20. Tedeschi Trucks Band / Playing with My Emotions
21.  Sass Jordan / You Don't Have to Remind Me
22. Tab Benoit / These Arms of Mine
23. Otis Redding / Good to Me
24. Tommy Castro / Draw the Line
25. Marcus King / Good and Gone
26. Larkin Poe / God Moves on Water
27. Kris Lager Band / Fly with the Stars
28. Bruce Springsteen / Do I Love You
29. Josh Hoyer / Mirror
30. Blue House and the Rent to Own Horns / I Go Crazy
31. Buddy Guy / Hammer and Nail
32. Dana Fuchs / Double Down on Wrong
33. Mike Farris / Are You Lonely for Me Baby
34. Lucinda Williams / Street Fighting Man
35. Joanne Shaw Taylor / If You Got to Make a Fool of Somebody
36. Joe Bonamassa / Pain and Sorrow (Robin Trower?)
37. Bernard Allison / My Way or the Highway

“Don’t be the best in town. Just be the best until the best comes around.” Buddy Guy

Upcoming Shows & Events of Interest

Feb
1 Wynton Marsalis @ Holland
2 Sailing in Soup, The Jewell
3 Kris Lager 'Conduit' @ Benson Theater
3 Blue House & The Rent to Own Horns, The Jewell
4 Big Wade & Black Swan Theory, The Jewell
5 Bobby Gadoury (American Classics Revue), The Jewell
9 (BSO) Bennett Mattwo Band, The Jewell
10 Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble, Holland
10 Dani Cleveland, The Jewell
11 Ed Archibald & Urban All Stars, the Jewell
14 Bruce Cockburn, Rocco (Lincoln)
15 Kris Lager (solo), The Jewell
16 (BSO) Alastair Greene, Blues Society of Omaha
18 Bruce Springsteen in Kansas City
18 Latin Music Series (Nebraska All Stars) and Salsa Dancing, The Jewell
19 Music of Johnny Cash @ Soaring Wings
21 Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, Barnatos
22 Susie Thorne, The Jewell
23 (BSO) Brandon Santini, The Jewell
24 Latin Music Series: the music of Santana, The Jewell

March
3 Dylan Bloom, Barnato
4 Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros (Grateful Dead), Orpheum
8 Crash Test Dummies, Waiting Room
9 Jarekus Singleton, The Strut
23 Roger Clyne & Peacemakers, Waiting Room
24 Blood Sweat & Tears, Holland
24 Smithereens w/ Marshall Crenshaw @ Knuckleheads
24 Iris DeMent, Waiting Room
25 Danielle Nicole w/Brandon Miller, Stocks & Bonds

April
6 Third Eye Blind, Orpheum
6 Pink Floyd Tribute, Holland
12 ZZ Top, Orpheum
28 The New Pornographers, Waiting Room (Neko Case)

May
6 Built to Spill, Waiting Room
10 Big Al & The Heavyweights, Philly Sports Bar, LaVista
11 Buddy Guy @ The Holland
15 Beatles Tribute, Orpheum
20 Southern Culture on the Skids, Waiting Room

July
8 Orchestra plays music of Dr. Dre

In the Mood for a Getaway? (Regional Shows: Des Moines, KC, & Iowa City)

Upcoming shows at Kansas City's Knuckleheads Saloon
Jan 19th, Hot Club of Cowtown play Presley
Jan 20th, Jeremiah Johnson,
Jan 24th, Larkin Poe,
Feb 4th, Anthony Gomes,
Feb 9th, Alastair Greene
Feb 10th Albert Castiglia and Mike Zito w/ Nick Schnebelen
Feb 10th, David Lowery (Cracker)
Feb 15th, Eddie 9V (nine volt)
March 9th, Damn Quails,
March 10th, Nick Schnebelen,
March 10th, Kentucky HeadHunters w/ Eskimo Brothers,
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,

Upcoming shows at the Hoyt Sherman in Des Moines include...
Feb 13th, Bruce Cockburn,
March 2nd, Three Dog Night,
March 11th, Black Jacket Symphony plays FM's Rumors album,

The Englert Theater in Iowa City has some good shows coming up this year.
March 2nd, Leo Kottke
March 3rd, Tab Benoit w/ JD Simo
March 4th, Gaelic Storm
March 12th, Eric Gales
March 14th, Drive-By Truckers 
March 15th, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
April 21 & 22, David Sedaris

PLAYLIST Pacific St Blues & Americana
January 29, 2023

1. Professor Longhair / Hey Now 
2. Champion Jack Dupree / Bring Me Flowers While I'm Living
3. Fats Domino / Ain't That a Shame
4. Marc Brussard & Sam Bush / Rising Sun 
5. Neville Brothers / Wild Injuns
6. Wild Magnolias / Old Time Indian 
7. Walter Wolfman Washington / Funk is in the House 
8. Galactic / Go Go 
9. Maceo Parker / Yes We Can Can (Pointer Sisters)
10. Little Feat / BrickYard Blues
11. Boz Scaggs / What Do You Want the Girl to Do
12. Trombone Shorty / Here Come the Girls
13. Ernie K Doe / Mother in Law
14. Lee Dorsey / Coal Mine
15. Dixie Cups / Iko Iko
16. Wayne Toups & the Zydecajuns / Please Explain
17. Leadbelly / New Orleans, House of the Rising Son

22. Buddy Guy / Damn Right I’ve Got the Blues (Damn Right)
23. Rolling Stones / Champagne & Reefer (Shone a Light)
24. Buddy Guy / Strange Brew (Cream)
25. Eric Clapton (feat Buddy Guy) / Every Time I Sing the Blues
26. Buddy Guy / Long Way Home
27. Buddy Guy / Remembering’ Stevie (Damn Right)
28. Stevie Ray Vaughan / Mary Had a Little Lamb
29. Stevie Ray Vaughan / Chitlin Con Carne
30. Buddy Guy w/ Aerosmith / (Evil Twin) Perry, Tyler, Whitford
31. Buddy Guy w/ Double Trouble [Shannon, Layton, Wynans] &/Johnnie Johnson [Chuck Berry] / Shame, Shame, Shame
32. Buddy Guy & Junior Wells w/ J Geils Band / Honey Dipper
33. BB King w/ Guy / Stay Around a Little Longer
34. Bonnie Raitt /Feels Like Rain
35. Jonny Lang / Midnight Train
36. Tedeschi Trucks  / Too Many Tears
      a. Skin Deep (Clapton’s Band inc Willie Weeks, Derek Trucks, Bekka &  Bonnie Bramlett (Delany & Bonnie), Reese Wynans (SRV)
37.  Josh Stone / You Got What It Takes

Buddy Guy's AWARDS
8 Grammy’s including a Lifetime Achievement Award
23 WC Handy Awards
2003 National Medal of Arts, G.W. Bush
2004 Billboard’s Century Award, distinguished artistic achievement (Harrison 1st, Guy 2nd)
2005 Rock n Roll Hall of Fame (Clapton/ BB)
2012 Played White House, Obama
2012 Kennedy Center Award
2015 Lifetime Achievement Grammy
2016 Born to Play Guitar, Best Blues Album Grammy

PLAYLIST Pacific St Blues & Americana
January 23, 2023

This week we turn the spotlight on Buddy Guy.

“Don’t be the best in town. Just be the best until the best comes around.”
                                                                                                           Buddy Guy

1. Freddie King / Have You Ever Loved a Woman
2. Magic Sam / All Your Love 
3. Otis Rush / I Can't Quit You Baby 
4. Jimmy Reed / Bright Lights, Big City
5. T Bone Walker / Stormy Monday Blues (style: Guitar Slim to Buddy to Jimi to Stevie to Mato)
6. Earl Hooker / Wah Wah Blues 
7. John Lee Hooker / Motor City Burning (features Buddy)
8. Sonny Boy Williamson / Bring It On Home 
9. Mike Ferris / Are You Lonely for Me Baby (Otis & Carla) 
10. Buddy Guy w/ Ike Turner / You Got to Lose 
11. Junior Wells w/ “Friendly Chap” / Hoodoo Man Blues
12. Buddy Guy / First Time I Met the Blues (Cobra) (Very Best of/ RHINO)
13. Junior Wells & Buddy Guy / Snatch It Back and Hold It ("I ain't got no brand new bag.")
14. Muddy Waters / Good Morning Little School Girl (Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon, James Clifton) 
15. Howlin’ Wolf / Killing Floor 
16. KoKo Taylor / Wang Dang Doodle 
17. Willie Dixon / Spoonful 
18. Stone Crazy / Buddy Guy
19. Buddy Guy / When My Left Eye Jumps    
20. Paul Butterfield (feat Mike Bloomfield) / Shake Your Money Maker 
21. Joe Bonamassa / Man of Many Words

Pacific St Blues & Americana
January 15, 2022 

This Week: The Blues & Vietnam

1. BB King / Same Old Story, Same Old Song 
2. Davell Crawford / Let the Four Winds Blow (Fats Domino) 
3. Dave Bartholomew / Shrimp and Gumbo (I Dream of Jeanie theme) 
4. Neville Brothers / Brother Jake
5. Mississippi Heat / Silent Too Long 
6. The Nighthawks / Nobody 
7. Carolyn Wonderland / The Laws Must Change
8. Joanne Shaw Taylor / If That Ain't a Reason 
9. Lightin' Hopkins / Please Settle in Vietnam 
10. Jr. Wells/ Viet Cong Blues
11. Josh White / Uncle Sam Says
12. Cassandra Williams /Vietnam Blues 
13. Mike Farris / Snap Your Fingers
14. Otis Redding / Good to Me 
15. Josh Hoyer / Business as Usual 

16. Yardbirds / Train Kept a Rollin' (Aerosmith)
17. Joe Bonamassa / Blues Deluxe (Micky Waller, Ronnie Wood, Rod Stewart) 
18. Deanna Bogart / 'Cause We've Ended as Lovers
19. Jeff Beck (feat Imelda May) / I'm a Fool to Care 
20. Jeff Beck & Ronnie Wood / Unsung Heroes
21. Jeff Beck / What Mama Said 
22. Trombone Shorty (feat Jeff Beck) / Do to Me 
23. Buddy Guy (feat Jeff Beck & Keith Richards) / Cognac 
24. Bonnie Raitt / Living for the Ones 
25. Rex Granite Band / Social Man 
26. Kris Lager Band / Fly with the Stars 
27. Dan Fuchs / Double Down on Wrong 
28. Rolling Stones / My Girl 
29. Ted Hawkins / Just My Imagination 
30. Rolling Stones / Ain't Too Proud to Beg
31. Peter Tosh (feat Mick Jagger) / Gotta Walk and Don't Look Back 
32. Blue House & the Rent to Own Horns / Cigar Smokin' Woman 
33. Bonerama (as in Trombones) / The Ocean 
34. Albert Castiligia / Searching the Desert 
35. Larkin Poe / She's a Self Made Man 

22. Bob Stroger feat Lil' Ed / Hole in the Wall 
23. Tommy Castro / Bluesman Comes to Town 
24. Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham / Do Right Woman, Do Right Man 
25. Aretha Franklin / Ain't No Way 
26. Charley Crocket / I'm Just a Clown
27. Margo Price /Change of Heart 
28. Larkin Poe / Holy Ghost Fire
29. Bonnie Raitt / Made Up Mind 
30. Tedeschi Trucks Band / Here My Dear 
31. Edgar Winter Feat Billy Gibbons & Derek Trucks / I'm Yours and I Hers
32. Sue Foley / Boogie Real Low 
33. Johnny Winter / Illustrated Man 
34. Joe Bonamassa / Notches 
35. Shemekia Copeland & Kenny Wayne Shepherd /  Hit 'Em Right Back feat Robert Randolph
36. Kris Lager / Fly With the Stars 
37. Robben Ford / Nobody's Fault But Mine 

Pacific Street Blues & Americana
January 8, 2023

Focus on The Three Kings of the Blues, Albert King, the Supremes' Blues, new releases, and Home Grown artists

1. Magic Sam / Every Night About This Time
2. Freddie King / Have you Ever Loved a Woman
3. Albert King / Cross Cut Saw
4. B.B. King / Let the Good Times Roll
5. John Hiatt / Riding with the King
6. Melvin Taylor / Born Under a Bad Sign
7. Free / The Hunter
8. Gary Moore / Oh Pretty Woman
9. Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa, & Robert Randolph / Going Down
10. Marcus King / One Day She's Here 
11. Myles Jasnowski / Reaal Nice
12. Josh Hoyer / Harmony 
13. Mike Fingers / Snap Your Fingers 
14. Steve Lovett / I've Got to Burn
15. Carey & Lurrie Bell / Sail On 
16. Swampboy / 100 Degrees in the Shade 
17. Christone Kingfish Ingram / 662
18. Tine Turner / River Deep, Mountain High
19. Vanilla Fudge / You Keep Me Hanging On
20. J Geils Band / Baby Don't Leave Me 
21. Jonell Mosser / Stop in the Name of Love

Pacific St Blues & Americana
Annual Christmas Show
December 25, 2022

Have a good one and thank-you for listening.
Rick, Nick, Glenn, & Skin
32 years, Show 1,602

1. Kermit Ruffin / Crazy Cool Christmas
2. Kermit Ruffin / What Will Santa Claus Say When He Finds Everyone Swinging
3. Charles Brown / Blue Holiday
4. Charles Brown / Christmas with No One to Love
5. BB King / Lonesome Christmas
6. BB King / To Someone That I Love
7. Etta James / Merry Christmas Baby
8. Etta James / This Time of Year
9. Jamie Cullum / It's Christmas
10. Jamie Cullum / Christmas Caught Me Crying
11. Norah Jones / Christmas Calling
12. Norah Jones / A Holiday with You
13. Fats Domino / I'll Be Home for Christmas
14. Keb Mo / Christmas is Annoying 
15. Keb Mo / Merry, Merry Christmas
16. Albert King / Christmas Comes But Once a Year
17. Freddie King / Christmas Tears
18. J Blackfoot / Santa's Got the Christmas Blues
19. The Honeycutters / Christmas on a Greyhound Bus
20. Corb Lund / Just Me and the Ponies for Christmas This Year
21. Corey Anderson / I Just Wanna Get Along with You
22. Joni Mitchell / River
23. JD McDonald/ Boogooloo Santa Claus
24. James Brown / Santa Claus, Go Straight to the Ghetto
25. Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings / Just Another Christmas Song
26. Valerie June / Let It Snow
27. Confidentials / Christmasville
28. Johnny & Edgar Winter / Please Come Home for Christmas
29. Kingfish / Ghost from Christmas Past
30. Keith Richards / Run Rudolph, Run
31. Lucinda Williams / Blue Christmas Lights
32. Clarence Gatemouth Brown / Christmas
33. Mike Farris / Havana Christmas
34. Joe Bonamassa / Christmas Boogie (One Little Kiss)
35. John Popper & Eric Clapton / Christmas Blues
36. Aretha Franklin / Silent Night
37. Mahalia Jackson / Move On Up a Little Higher
38. The Who / Sparks
39. The Who / Christmas
40. The Who / Overture

Upcoming Shows & Events of Interest

December
28 Jason Birnstihl @ Jewell
30 Travis (horn band) @ Jewell
30 Hector Anchondo @ Crescent Moon (tavern not pottery)

January
5 Brandon Miller @ Philly Sports Bar (Papillion)
6 Kris Lager Variety Show @ Benson Theatre
6 Int'l Blues Challenge Send off @ B Bar (Steve Lovett, In the Pocket)
19 Jeremiah Johnson Band @ Stocks n Bonds
24 Larkin Poe @ Knucklheads

Feb
19 Music of Johnny Cash @ Soaring Wings

March
24 Smithereens w/ Marshall Crenshaw @ Knuckleheads in KC

May
11 Buddy Guy @ Holland

July
8 Orchestra play music of Dr. Dre

Pacific St Blues & Americana Playlist
Show #1,601 - 32 years
December 18, 2022

Focus on local releases and some seasonal tuneage
21. Shemekia Copeland / The Dolls are Sleeping
22. Stan & the Chain Gang / Hole in My Pocket
23. Blue House and the Rent to Own Horns / Have I Told You Lately
24. Jonny Lang / Breakin' Me
25. Billy Gibbons w/ Larkin Poe / Stackin' Bones
26. Larkin Poe / Holy Ghost Fire
27. Billy Gibbons / Jingle Bell Blues
28. Nikki Lane / Fa La La Love Ya
29. Steve Lovett / Buzz Buzz
30. Dave Alvin / Highway 61
31. Kris Lager Band / Fly with the Stars
32. Bruce Springsteen / Do I Love You
33. Joe Bonamassa / Lonesome Christmas
34. BB King / Blue Decorations
35. Buddy Guy & Junior Wells / Driving Wheel
36. Hector Anchondo  / Heart & Soul

Upcoming Shows & Events of Interest

December
9 Josh Hoyer @ Jewell
11 Chili Cook Off @ Barry O's Tavern
12 NOMA (North Omaha Music Association, Dana Murry) Jazz Sessions
16 Matt Cox @ Harny St Tavern
16 Scott Severn @ Meadowlark Coffee n Espresso
17 Filter Kings, Left Hand, Edward Spencere @ Reverb Lounge
17 Camille Metoyer Moten w/ Doyle Tippler @ Jewell
18 Steve Lovett @ Mouth of the South in the Old Market
18 In the Pocket @ Hank's(39th & Ames)
21 Tim Clark/ Enjoli Mitchell - Night of Holiday Classics @ Jewell
22.BSO Presents Tony Holiday Party @ The Jewell (Pine Ridge Propane)
23 Hector Anchondo @ Jewell
23 Swampboy @ B Bar
28 Jason Birnstihl @ Jewell
30 Travis (horn band) @ Jewell
30 Hector Anchondo @ Crescent Moon (tavern not pottery)

January
5 Brandon Miller @ Philly Sports Bar (Papillion)
6 Kris Lager Variety Show @ Benson Theatre
6 Int'l Blues Challenge Send off @ B Bar (Steve Lovett, In the Pocket)
19 Jeremiah Johnson Band @ Stocks n Bonds
24 Larkin Poe @ Knucklheads

Feb
19 Music of Johnny Cash @ Soaring Wings

March
24 Smithereens w/ Marshall Crenshaw @ Knuckleheads

May
11 Buddy Guy @ Hollands

July
8 Orchestra play music of Dr. Dre

Pacific St Blues & Americana Playlist
Show #1,601 - 32 years
December 18, 2022

Focus on local releases and some seasonal tuneage

1. Ruthie Foster / Soul Searching
2. Crystal Shawanda / Hold Me
3. Bonnie Raitt / Living for the Ones
4. Lake Street Dive / Nick of Time
5. Eric Clapton / Keys to the Highway
6. Swamp Boy / Drama Queen
7. Mike Farris / Havana Santa
8. Norah Jones / You're Not Alone
9. Rory Block / Freight Train
10. Guy Davis / Back Door Man
11. Matt Whipkey / Lazarus
12. Michael Campbell / Hold the Fa La La's
13. Rex Granite Band / Have You Seen Josephine?
14. Tedeschi Trucks Band / Sweet Soul Song
15. Tommy Castro / Blues Prisoner
16. Jeremiah Johnson / Hot Diggity Dog
17. Josh Hoyer / Business as Usual
18. Joanne Shaw Taylor / Nobody's Fool
19. Michael McDonald / That's What Christmas Means to Me
20. Donny & Lalah Hathaway / This Christmas

Upcoming Shows & Events of Interest

December
18 Steve Lovett @ Mouth of the South in the Old Market
18 In the Pocket @ Hank's(39th & Ames)
21 Tim Clark/ Enjoli Mitchell - Night of Holiday Classics @ Jewell
22.BSO Presents Tony Holiday Party @ The Jewell (Pine Ridge Propane)
23 Hector Anchondo @ Jewell
23 Swampboy @ B Bar
28 Jason Birnstihl @ Jewell
30 Travis (horn band) @ Jewell
30 Hector Anchondo @ Crescent Moon (tavern not pottery)

January
5 Brandon Miller @ Philly Sports Bar (Papillion)
6 Kris Lager Variety Show @ Benson Theatre
6 Int'l Blues Challenge Send off @ B Bar (Steve Lovett, In the Pocket)
19 Jeremiah Johnson Band @ Stocks n Bonds
24 Larkin Poe @ Knucklheads

Feb
19 Music of Johnny Cash @ Soaring Wings

March
24 Smithereens w/ Marshall Crenshaw @ Knuckleheads

May
11 Buddy Guy @ Hollands

July
8 Orchestra play music of Dr. Dre