Blues News You Can Use - 5/3/2024 :: Ozark Blues Society of Northwest Arkansas

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Summer Blues Scene in Full Swing

Looks like the Summer Blues Scene is getting off to a booming start! We have Ozark Blues Society jams set up in May and June, and the Eureka Springs Blues Festival tickets are on sale. OBS members, keep an eye out for a special email with a ticket discount code, just for our members! And for Blues traveling, Liz Lottmann, Diane Rudolph, and Dawn Cate (OBS Prez, VP and Secretary) are going next week to the Pinetop Perkins Foundation Boogie in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Liz helps book the Grammy- and BMA-winning artists for the event, and the three of them are there to help make it a successful event. There will be pics!! So… let’s all get out there and support our local Blues artists, and get to the jams!

Are you an early riser? Watch Good Day NWA on May 8 and 22 for musical guests provided by Ozark Blues Society!

Good Day NWA

Seeking Newsletter Editor

Please see the article down below from Sandy about our search for a willing volunteer to edit and publish this weekly newsletter. She lays out the tasks very nicely, so please consider being a part of our Ozark Blues Society Team!

Get Ready for the Best Weekend in Eureka Springs!

Prepare to experience the best of Blues, rock, and funk with our All Access Passes, currently available for only $250!

This pass grants you access to over 15 headlining acts on all blues stages.

But wait, there’s more! Your All Access Pass also gives you the exclusive opportunity to book your stay at the heart of the action—the Basin Park Hotel. Simply purchase your pass, and then give our reservations team a call to secure your room. It’s your ticket to both incredible music and a comfortable stay.

Don’t miss out on this unique blues experience. Grab your All Access Pass today and join us for a memorable event!

Tickets-Eureka Springs Blues Party

Upcoming Pro Blues Jams

Ozark Blues Society Pro Blues Jams will be popping up all around town this summer! Details to be announced as they are finalized.

UPCOMING:

OBS Pro Blues Jam

5/30/23 The Music Depot (Thursdays/once a month) 6:30-9:30 pm

OBS Pro Blues Jam

6/15/23 Pig Trail Harley Davidson 12:00 - 3:00 pm

If your venue is interested in hosting, or your business would like to support by becoming a sponsor, please contact Diane Rudolph at rudodrums@yahoo.com for more information.

Watch for the announcement of the 2nd in the

Twilight Blues Series

Plans are being made for the Second in the Twilight Blues Series! Be sure to open and read your newsletter for details, coming soon!

2024 Sponsors

Macadoodles Fine Wine & Spirits

Ozark Sales & Marketing

Arkansas Musicworks

Thomas Fence

Thomas Family Agency

If you have not had the opportunity to sponsor one of our blues events please contact Liz Lottmann at Lectricliz@gmail.com for information on sponsor benefits. We will announce the next in the series very soon!

Mark Your Calendar

Juneteenth

Freedom Festival Returns to NWA

***Shared by Music Moves***

JUNETEENTH FREEDOM FESTIVAL

June 15th, 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM Shiloh Square in Downtown Springdale

Music Moves, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to make Black music and the arts accessible to both students and the entire NWA community, is thrilled to announce the return of Freedom Festival in partnership with NWA Juneteenth Committee, Interform, and Community Cohesion Project.

Now in its fourth year, The Freedom Festival is one of Arkansas’ largest commemoration and celebration recognizing Juneteenth, the federal holiday that marks the ending of slavery in the United States.

Freedom Festival is a day for Northwest Arkansas and surrounding areas to gather, reflect and share in a festival of music, food, and fun. The Freedom Festival committee invites everyone to experience the goodwill and positivity of the thousands who gather in downtown Springdale for what has become an indispensable, annual NWA tradition.

Over 4,300 people attended to enjoy the family friendly Festival with activations that included a kid’s zone with games and activities, a vendor market featuring local entrepreneurs and businesses, a live fashion show, giveaways for attendees, and an incredible array of musical talent featuring top names and nostalgic acts providing entertainment for the entire family. Last year, Grammy Award winning Bone Thugs-n-Harmony was the headliner of a top-notch musical lineup.

2024 Freedom Festival Music Lineup will include Soul Train Nominated R&B Artist “Donell Jones”, Iconic Funk Band “Cameo”, and Grammy Nominated Hip Hop Artist “Twista”. Several local and regional artists will open the festival.

Freedom Festival is presented by Music Moves in partnership with INTERFORM, The Community Cohesion Project (CCP) and the NWA Juneteenth Committee. Foundation Sponsors include: Walton Family Foundation and Tyson Family Foundation.

For more information visit Music Moves at www.musicmovesar.com or there facebook or instagram @Musicmovesar

If you are interested in sponsoring the event or participating as a vendor, please contact
reggie@musicmovesar.com

Join the Team

A Chance to Support OBS Keep the Blues Alive

The countdown to transitioning this newsletter to an new editor and seeking a new person for the webmaster role is ticking down.

The OBS Board of Directors has plenty of skilled team members who can take on publishing this newsletter and filling the webmaster position, but they all wear many hats so are still seeking input from members or friends who might be interested in collaborating.

The newsletter editor role involves 2-3 hours a week, mostly on Thursday and Friday. The process involves updating articles and any items that require weekly updates, visiting local community and partner venue calendars to build the weekly event list, and finally sending the completed newsletter to subscribers and posting the link on the OBS website and Facebook. The publication process might benefit from collaboration by finding folks who would be willing to take on specific roles such as managing the calendar, and preparing articles. This would reduce the editor's weekly time commitment. Training is available.

The webmaster position is pretty flexible time wise. It requires a bit more time now and then when there are needed updates before and after events. Our hosting service has web builder software built in for those who like to design but don't write code. If you or someone you know is interested in either of these roles, please email LIZ LOTTMANN

LIVE MUSIC

Music Calendar

Please enjoy the following listings comprised

of bands, venues, and/or organizations that support Ozark Blues Society. Always check

with individual venues for event details

and schedule changes. Submit weekly listings by emailing: LIZ LOTTMANN

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5.03

Handshake Saints and the Downtown Livewires at the Music Depot in Rogers
Artosphere: Cate Brothers and Nace Brothers at Railyard Live in Rogers
Parker McCollum at the AMP in Rogers
Artosphere: First Friday " Outdoor Adventure" in Bentonville

5.04

Artosphere: LaFiesta Con Grupo Del 4/Emmanuel Cortes with Little Yei at Railyard Live in Rogers

5.05

Northwest Arkansas Jazz Society's Jazz in Bloom at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville

5.07

Artosphere:Trout Fishing in America at the Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks in Fayetteville

5.10

Blew Reed and the Flatheads at the Music Depot in Rogers
Brooks and Dunn at the AMP in Rogers
Ozark Riviera with The Selfless Lovers and Squash Garden at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville

5.11

Artosphere: Dover Quartet at St Paul's Episcopal Church in Fayetteville
Whiskey Myers at the AMP in Rogers
Randall Shreve & The Devilles at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville
Buddy Shute & the Motivators at Rowdy Beaver Tavern in Eureka Springs

5.12

Artosphere: Aaron Smith w Still on the HIll and Friends for Mountain Street Stage at FPL in Fayetteville
Jazz in Bloom 2024 with the Claudia Burson Quartet & TheForte Quintet at The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks

5.14

Artosphere Festival Orchestra's American Soundscapes at WAC in Fayetteville

5.15

Artosphere: Dover Quartet at Crystal Bridges in Bentonville

5.16

Songwriters in the Round at The Meteor Guitar Gallery in Bentonville

5.17

Casii Stephan at the Music Depot in Rogers
Happy Hour Concert with Zep-La A LED Zeppelin Celebration at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville
Freshgrass Festival at the Momentary in Bentonville

5.18

Steve Bach at the Music Depot in Rogers
21 Savage at the AMP in Rogers
Artosphere Festival Orchestra's Verdi's Requiem at the WAC in Fayetteville
School of Rock at the Meteor Guitar Gallery in Bentonville
Jackson at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville
Freshgrass Festival at The Momentary in Bentonville

5.19

School of Rock at the Meteor Guitar Gallery in Bentonville

5.21

Buddy Shute at Six Twelve Coffeehouse & Bar in Fayetteville

5.22

Buddy & The Baskins at La Huerta on Crossover in Fayetteville

5.24

Happy Hour Concert with No Vacancy at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville
DJ Girlfriend, Stepmom, Rockelle, Modeling and Susie Q at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville

5.30

OBS Pro Blues Jam at the Music Depot in Rogers
Eureka Springs Blues Party in Eureka Springs
Free Show with The Big Sad And More at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville
Hardy with Kip Moore, Travis Denning & Stephen Wilson Jr. at the AMP in Rogers
Randall Shreve and Special Guest at The Meteor Guitar Gallery in Bentonville

5.31

Eureka Springs Blues Party in Eureka Springs
Buddy Shute & Mark McGhee at Missy's White Rabbit, Blues Party in Eureka Springs
Happy Hour Concert with James Dean & The Brother & The Hayes at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville
Hottie & The Blowfish with Collective Soul & Edwin McCain at the AMP in Rogers

6.01

Eureka Springs Blues Party in Eureka Springs
Buddy Shute & the Motivators at New Delhi Cafe Blues Party in Eureka Springs
Jason Boland & The Stragglers at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville
An Evening with John Legend at the Momentary in Bentonville

6.02

Eureka Springs Blues Party in Eureka Springs
Buddy Shute & Mark McGee at Gotahold Brewing Blues Party in Eureka Springs

6.03

Maggie Rogers with The Japanese House at the AMP in Rogers

Mark Your Calendar

6/07 Happy Hour Concert with Ultra Suede at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville

6/08 Dierks Bentley with Chase Rice and Zach Top at the AMP in Rogers/ Billy Jeter Returns to the Meteor Guitar Gallery in Bentonville

6/09 The Heavy Heavy with Nik Parr at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville

6/14 Happy Hour Concert with Full House at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville

6/15 Blusing with Always Tired, and Avery Lee & The Sweeties at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville, & The Ted Ludwig Quartet at the Walton Arts Center / OBS Blues Jam at Pig Trail Harley Davidson in Rogers

6/19 Cole Chaney with Thomas Csorba at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville / Styx & Foreigner with John Waite at the AMP in Rogers

6/21 Happy Hour Concert with The Hardtops and 1 oz Jig & King Cabbage at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville

6/23 Crowe Boys with Hello Darling at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville

6/26 New Kids On The Block with Paula Abdul & DJ Jazzy Jeff at the AMP in Rogers

6/28 Happy Hour Concert with No Vacancy at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville / Pixies & Modest Mouse with Cat Power at the AMP in Rogers

6/30 Eddie Gomez Trio Featuring Stefan Karlsson & Steven Pruitt at the Walton Arts Center

7/02 Sarah McLachlan with Feist at the AMP in Rogers

7/04 Afroman at The Meteor Guitar Gallery in Bentonville

7/06 Portugal the Man at The Momentary in Bentonville / The Doobie Brothers at the AMP Rogers

7/12 Aaron Kamm & The One Drops at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville

7/14 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at the Momentary Green in Bentonville

7/15 Cage the Elephant with Young the Giant and Bakar at the AMP in Rogers

7/17 Lake Street Dive at Momentary Green in Bentonville / Niall Horan with Del Water Gap at the AMP in Rogers

7/19 Happy Hour Concert with The Cate Brothersat George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville / Kidz Bop Live at the AMP in Rogers

7/20 Beach House on the Hill 2024 at the Meteor Guitar Gallery in Bentonville

7/21 Tate McRae Thin Later Tour at the AMP in Rogers

7/26 Happy Hour Concert with Chubby Carrier, and The Mixtapes at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville / Hawthorne Heights: 20 Years of Tears with Thursday, Anberlin, Armor For Sleep, Stick To Your Guns & This Wild Life at the AMP in Rogers

7/29 Lindsey Stirling with Walk Off the Earth & Audrix at the AMP in Rogers

8/10 The Funk Factory's 10th Anniversary with Mike Corbin AKA Magic Mike

8/12 Slash/Christone "Kingfish" Ingram/Robert Randolph and ZZ Ward at The Momentary Green in Bentonville

8/16 Happy Hour Concert with On The Verge at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville

9/06 Happy Hour Concert with Maud Crawford at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville

9/07 Gary Clark Jr. at The Momentary Green in Bentonville

9/19 Ray Wylie Hubbard at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville

Please Submit Dates for Regional Blues Artists and Group Events HERE

In This Issue 4/26/2024

Summer Blues Scene in Full Swing

Upcoming Pro Blues Jams

Watch for the announcement of the 2nd in the Twilight Blues Series

Mark Your CalendarJuneteenth Freedom Festival Returns to NWA

Join the TeamA Chance to Support OBS Keep the Blues Alive

LIVE MUSICMusic Calendar

Blueson the Web

This Week in the BluesPresented by Big Train and the Loco Motives

Get Involved with the Ozark Blues Society

Blues Education

Check Out These Links

Blues

on the Web

Enjoy these weekly radio, streaming, and written blues sources!

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Generic Blues Show on KUAF

Hosted by Paul Kelso

The Generic Blues Show has been airing since the early 90's, playing tunes of all types of blues... whether it be country, rock, jazz, R&B or soul... it all links back to the blues.

Hear the show Fridays at 9 p.m. on 91.3 FM and Sundays 6 p.m. on KUAF 3

KUAF GENERIC BLUES SHOW

This Week in the Blues

Presented by

Big Train

and the

Loco Motives

Find these weekly videos and more when you visit Big Train and the Loco Motives YouTube Page HERE:

BigTrainBlues YouTube

Please like and follow Big Train and the Loco Motives at: BIGTRAINBLUES.COM

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On this day

in Blues

History

For a daily dose of blues history, check out the daily Bluesland podcast HERE:

BLUESLAND PODCAST

or at their Facebook Page HERE: BLUESLAND FACEBOOK PAGE

Hangnail's Hollers

Stories From the Blues

By Hangnail Slim

Blues lovers! Check out the new Substack newsletter written by Hangnail Slim. To read his weekly edition, or to subscribe, check out Hangnail Slim's page HERE: www.substack.com/@hangnailslim

Blues Music Television!

Find

Blues Music TV on Facebook HERE Wanting more?

Check out their all Blues channel on ROKU HERE!

Get Involved with the Ozark Blues Society

Annual membership levels begin at $15 and give you so much in return, including meeting new friends while enjoying the best blues artists in the area.

Your membership support of Ozark Blues Society of Northwest Arkansas helps us pursue our mission to preserve the Original American Art Form known as The Blues, supports live blues performances, and provides educational programs for all ages.

Thank You!

Membership Benefits Include:

Weekly E-newsletter

Opportunities to win tickets to events

VIP seating at events (when available)

Social networking – meeting other people who also love the blues

Opportunities to volunteer on OBS committees and at events

Ability to attend board meetings and vote on upcoming organizational issues and elections

Visit our Website to renew or join! Ozarkbluessociety.org

Blues Education

Thanks to the following for their support of blues education.

Please check back for updates

Check Out These Links

Arkansongs

Arkansas Music Pavillion

Arkansas Music Works

The Blues Foundation

Block Street Records

Blues For A Cause

Blues Festival Guide

Crystal Bridges/Momentary

Downtown Bentonville

Free Weekly

Fayetteville Flyer

George’s Majestic Lounge

Guitar Center

National Blues Museum

NWA Jazz Society

Rockin' Hog Radio

The Walmart Museum

The International Songwriting Competition

Library of Congress National Jukebox

The Meteor Guitar Gallery

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