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April 6, 2007

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Announcement from IllinoisBlues.com

IllinoisBlues.com is only 1 month old but the response from Blues Fans, Musicians, Blues Societies and Blues Festival promoters has been amazing! We appreciate your support and interest!

Our website is finally done and and we invite you to take a fresh look if you have not done so recently. You will find information on Blues shows, Blues reviews and videos of live performances, links to every Blues society on the planet plus other interesting Blues links. We now offer RSS news feeds for Blues news, links to streaming Blues radio music, a MySpace presence for Blues fans and information on other breaking Blues news.

To provide you ONE place to go for all news BLUES we are announcing a major expansion. IllinoisBlues.com now provides Blues news coverage for Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas, Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama and Mississippi in addition to our current coverage. Blues performers, clubs and festival promoters can now post their own show information for FREE on our VERY easy to use submission form. The dates posted will be emailed in our weekly Blues Blasts to thousands of Blues subscribers in the Central US.

We ask for your help to spread the good word. Please tell your Blues friends, musicians, club owners and festivals to take advantage of this FREE promotion. - Bob Kieser

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John Long - Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band -
Nick Moss & The Flip Tops w/ Eddie Taylor Jr.
Bill Lupkin - The Kilborn Alley Blues Band

May 11th, 2007
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Simply The Blues Fest 2007

Festival Line Up Friday May 11th 4:30PM Second Skinny Blues Band 5:15PM Bad Luck City - Iowa Blues Challenge Solo/Duet Winners 6:30pm David "Honeyboy" Edwards 8:00PM Otis Taylor Band 10:00PM The Legendary Hubert Sumlin & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith w/ The Willie Smith Band Saturday May 12th 2:20PM Sean Carney Band -2007 International Blues Challenger Winner 4:10pm Mississippi Heat 6:00pm Eric Lindell 8:00PM Michael Powers 10:00PM Hamilton Loomis For tickets & Info: Click This Link SimplemanEnterprises.com. The 2007 Simply The Blues Fest The Best Springtime Cure for the Blues!

May 11th and 12th, 2007

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Blues Societies News

The Blues Blowtorch Blues Society in Bloomington, IL is still accepting applications the Central Illinois Blues Challenge on June 3, 2007 to be held at the Mackinaw Valley Vineyard. The winner will represent BBS at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in early 2008. Submission deadline is April 19th 2007.

Please contact Deborah Mehlberg at deborah464@aol.com immediately if your Illinois band is interested in competing in this event.

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Shows by State
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Artist	Month	Day	Time	Venue	Phone	Address	City	State
Alabama
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Illinois
Levee Town	April	7	8:30 PM	Po-Boys on Bourbon Street	309-681-1241	3207 N. Dries Ln	Peoria	IL
Steve Ditzell & Blue Lightning Band	April	7	10:00PM	Tommy's Place	708-389-7810		Blue Island	IL
Dave Berchtold and Steve The Harp	April	7	9:00 PM	Kelleher's Irish Pub	(309) 673-6000	619 SW Water St	Peoria	IL
Denise La Grassa	April	9	6:00 PM	Redfire Grill		1605 Morrisery Drive	Bloomington	IL
Kilborn Alley Blues Band	April	10	7:00 PM	Brandon Casey's	815-802-0202	235 N Kinzie Ave	Bradley	IL
Rooster Alley	April	13	9:00PM	Po-Boys	309-681-1241	3207 N. Dries Ln	Peoria	IL
South Side Cindy & The Slip-Tones	April	13	8:00 PM	Rhythm Kitchen Music Cafe		325 Water St.	Peoria	IL
Blueskillet	April	14	9:00PM	The Rocket Tap			Lewistown	IL
Blueskillet	April	15	3:00pm	Po-Boys	309-681-1241	3207 N. Dries Ln	Peoria	IL
Rooster Alley	April	15		Po-Boys	309-681-1241	3207 N. Dries Ln	Peoria	IL
The Delta Jets	April	15	4:30PM	Po-Boys	309-681-1241	3207 N. Dries Ln	Peoria	IL
Denise La Grassa	April	16	6:00 PM	Redfire Grill		1605 Morrisery Drive	Bloomington	IL
Blueskillet	April	20		The Brass Rail			Peoria	IL
Rooster Alley	April	20	5:30 PM	Contemporary Art Center	309-674-6822	305 SW Water St	Peoria	IL
Steve Ditzell & Blue Lightning Band	April	20	8:00 PM	Figli's	815-636-8580		Rockford	IL
Dr. Duke Tumatoe	April	21	8:00PM	Kankakee Valley Boat Club		Cobb Avenue	Kankakee	IL
Denise La Grassa	April	23	6:00 PM	Redfire Grill		1605 Morrisery Drive	Bloomington	IL
Steve Ditzell & Blue Lightning Band	April	27	8:30 PM	Mocha	815-579-4010		Highwood	IL
Sippy & The Night Owls	April	27	9:00 PM	The Friendly Inn	217-349-8215	109 W. Ashmore Rd.	Ashmore	IL
Sippy & The Night Owls	April	28	8:30 PM	Jumpin' Jax	217-379-9671	130 S. Market St.	Paxton	IL
Steve Ditzell & Blue Lightning Band	April	28	9:00 PM	Lenny's Tap	815-397-9326		Rockford	IL
Denise La Grassa	April	30	6:00 PM	Redfire Grill		1605 Morrisery Drive	Bloomington	IL
Bill Porter Project	May	4	5:30 PM	Contemporary Art Center	309-674-6822	305 SW Water St	Peoria	IL
JuJu Kings	May	5	8:00PM	Brandon Casey's	815-802-0202	235 N Kinzie Ave	Bradley	IL
John Nemeth with Junior Watson	May	6	6:00PM	Brandon Casey's	815-802-0202	235 N Kinzie Ave	Bradley	IL
Dave Berchtold and Steve The Harp	May	11	6:00 PM	Willets Winery			Manito	IL
Dave Berchtold and Steve The Harp	May	15	6:00 PM	NV Ultra Lounge	309-454-9357	107 E. Beaufort	Normal	IL
South Side Cindy & The Slip-Tones	May	18	8:30 PM	Bogie's			Peoria	IL
Joe Metzka	May	18	5:30 PM	Contemporary Art Center	309-674-6822	305 SW Water St	Peoria	IL
Nick Boettcher Band	May	25	5:30 PM	Contemporary Art Center	309-674-6822	305 SW Water St	Peoria	IL
Sippy & The Night Owls	May	26	9:00 PM	The Dog House Bar & Grill	217-268-6211	126 N. Oak St.	Arcola	IL
South Side Cindy & The Slip-Tones	June	2	8:30 PM	Po-Boys	309-681-1241	3207 N. Dries Ln	Peoria	IL
Sippy & The Night Owls	June	2	8:30 PM	Capital City Bar & Grill	217-529-8580	3149 S. Dirksen Parkway	Springfield	IL
Central Illinois Blues challenge	June	3	Noon	Mackinaw Valley Vineyard	309 359-9463	33633 Illinois Rte 9	Mackinaw	IL
Dave Berchtold and Steve The Harp	June	3	11:00 AM	Tremont Turkey Festival		Fairgrounds	Tremont	IL
24th Annual Chicago Blues Festival	June	7	11AM-9:30PM	Grant Park	312/744-3370		Chicago	IL
Dave Chastain Band	June	8	5:30 PM	Contemporary Art Center	309-674-6822	305 SW Water St	Peoria	IL
Blueskillet	June	9		The Brass Rail			Peoria	IL
Dave Berchtold and Steve The Harp	June	9	11:00 AM	Tremont Turkey Festival		Tremont Fairgrounds	Tremont	IL
Sippy & The Night Owls	June	9	8:30 PM	Uncle Buck’s	(217) 586-2410	215 S. Lake of The Woods Road	Mahomet	IL
Dave Berchtold and Steve The Harp	June	15	6:00 PM	NV Ultra Lounge	309-454-9357	107 E. Beaufort	Normal	IL
Honey Boy Edwards, Eric Lindell, Tab Benoit, Billy Boy Arnold, & the Chicago Blues All-Stars featuring Bob Stroger, Billy Flynn & Kenny Smith , The Robert Cray Band	June	16	2:30PM	Blues on the Fox	630-844-4731	Stolp and Galena	Aurora	IL
Steve The Harp Blues Band	June	16	7:00 PM	Mackinaw Valley Vineyard			Mackinaw	IL
Dave Berchtold and Steve The Harp	June	22	7:00 PM	Mackinaw Valley Vineyard			Mackinaw	IL
Jenn Jam Blues Festival	June	23	Noon	Fort Massac State Park		Fort Massac State Park	Metropolis	IL
Berchtold & the Harp	June	29	5:30 PM	Contemporary Art Center	309-674-6822	305 SW Water St	Peoria	IL
Dave Berchtold and Steve The Harp	July	6	6:00 PM	NV Ultra Lounge	309-454-9357	107 E. Beaufort	Normal	IL
Sippy & The Night Owls	July	7	9:00 PM	Johnny’s	(217) 892-1111	424 S. Century Blvd.	Rantoul	IL
Dave Berchtold and Steve The Harp	July	18		Lunchtime Concert		Downtown on the square	Bloomington	IL
Blueskillet	July	20		Woodhull Street Fair			Woodhull	IL
Cold Front	July	20	5:30 PM	Contemporary Art Center	309-674-6822	305 SW Water St	Peoria	IL
Sippy & The Night Owls	July	21	8:30 PM	Jumpin’ Jax	217-379-9671	130 S. Market St.	Paxton	IL
Steve The Harp Blues Band	August	18	7:00 PM	Mackinaw Valley Vineyard			Mackinaw	IL
Robin Crowe Band	August	24	5:30 PM	Contemporary Art Center	309-674-6822	305 SW Water St	Peoria	IL
Old School Guitar Heroes Blues Fest	September	22	2PM	Rivoli Theater	309-734-3297	219 S. Main Street	Monmouth	IL
Indiana
Stonemartin Band	April	21	10:00PM	Tip Top Tavern	(317) 634-8701	1341 North Capitol Avenue	Indianapolis	IN
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Iowa
Anthony Jr Boy Jones	April	8	6:00PM	Checkers Tavern & Eatery	319 364 9927	3120 6th St SW	Cedar Rapids	IA
The Blue Band	April	17	7:00PM	Checkers Tavern & Eatery	319 364 9927	3120 6th St SW	Cedar Rapids	IA
Scott Holt Band	April	22	6:00PM	Checkers Tavern & Eatery	319 364 9927	3120 6th St SW	Cedar Rapids	IA
Bryce Janey & Merrill J. Miller	April	26	8:00 PM	Checkers Tavern & Eatery	319 364 9927	3120 6th St SW	Cedar Rapids	IA
The Eddie Turner Band	May	6	6:00PM	Checkers Tavern & Eatery	319 364 9927	3120 6th St SW	Cedar Rapids	IA
Second Skinny Blues Band, Bad Luck City, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Otis Taylor Band, Hubert Sumlin & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith	May	11	4:30PM	Simply The Blues Fest		C.E. Richards Rodeo Arena	Fort Madison	IA
Kansas
The Rhythm Rockets	July	14	5:00 PM	Legends At Village West			Kansas City	KS
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Kentucky
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Michigan
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Minnesota
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Mississippi
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Missouri
Alvin Jett & the Phat noiZ Blues Band	April	7	9:00 PM	The Ritz-Carlton			Clayton	MO
Murali Coryell	April	12	10:00PM	BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups	314-436-5222	700 South Broadway	St. Louis	MO
The Reba Russell Band	April	21	8:30PM	Blues Down Under at the Shrine	417-887-8274	601 St. Louis Street	Springfield	MO
Little River Fest	April	21	1:00PM	outdoor venue	573-737-9619		Hornersville	MO
Kent Burnside & The New Generation Blues Band	April	21	8:00PM	Kerley's Pub & Grill	573-248-0881	214 North Main Street	Hannibal	MO
Kent Burnside & New Generation Blues	April	26	10:00PM	BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups	314-436-5222	700 South Broadway	St. Louis	MO
Big George Brock	April	27	10:00PM	BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups	314-436-5222	700 South Broadway	St. Louis	MO
Mark Moore & The Smokers	April	28	9:00 PM	The Famous Bar		Chippawa	St. Louis	MO
Nick Moss & the Flip Tops, Harper, Kent Burnside & The New Generation	April	28	4:00 PM	Round Barn Blues	660-665-2760	2 miles East of Kirksville, MO on Route P	Kirksville	MO
Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue: Tommy Castro Magic Dick Deanna Bogart & Ronnie Baker Brooks	May	3	8:00PM	Knuckleheads	816-483-1456	2715 Rochester Ave	Kansas City	MO
Walter Trout	May	6	8:00PM	BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups	314-436-5222	700 South Broadway	St. Louis	MO
Chris Cain Band / Mike Zito Band	May	13		BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups	314-436-5222	700 South Broadway	St. Louis	MO
Spring Wine & Blues Bash	June	3	11:00 PM	Y Men-s Pavilion	217-316-4141	100 Hill Street	Hannibal	MO
Randy McAllister	June	13	9:30PM	BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups	314-436-5222	700 South Broadway	St. Louis	MO
Ana Popovic	June	20	9:30PM	BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups	314-436-5222	700 South Broadway	St. Louis	MO
Bernard Allison, Levee Town, Nace Brothers, Blue Voodoo, Fletcher's One Man Band	June	23	3:30 pm - 12:00 am	Bear Creek Blues Festival	660-529-2212	City Park, Corner of Lincoln and Broadway	Slater	MO
Curtis Salgado	June	24	8:00PM	BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups	314-436-5222	700 South Broadway	St. Louis	MO
Jason Ricci	July	1	9:00PM	BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups	314-436-5222	700 South Broadway	St. Louis	MO
Smokin Joe Kubek with Bnois King, Micheal Burks, Candy Kane,	August	18	2pm	Knuckleheads	816-483-1456	2715 Rochester Ave	Kansas City	MO
Greater Ozarks Blues Festiva	September	7		Downtown Springfield	417-887-6274	500 N. Campbell St.	Springfield	MO
Ohio
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Pennsylvania
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Tennessee
2nd Annual Delta Groove Blues Revue (Mannish Boys, Hollywood Blue Flames, Phillip Walker / Mitch Kashmar / John Long / Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band / Big Pete Pearson & Bob Corritore / Nick Moss & The Flip Tops With Eddie Taylor Jr. & Bill Lupkin / The Kilborn Alley Blues Band)	May	11	5:30 PM	The Gibson Beale Street Showcase	901-544-7998	145 LT. George Lee Ave	Memphis	TN
Wisconsin
1st Wisconsin Blues Challenge	April	15	1:00 PM	The Brink Lounge	608-661-8599	701 E. Washington Ave.	Madison	WI
Danny Francios Band, WestSide Andy & Glenn Davis, Kraig Kenning, David Honey Boy Edwards, Rory Block	July	13	4:30 PM	Belleville Community Park		1Bross Circle	Belleville	WI
Old Dogs New Trick, James Rolland Band, Tate and The 008 Band, Cash Box Kings, Rev Ravin' ,Eric Tessmer, Michael Burks, Ana Popovic, Johnny Winter	July	14	10:00 am - Midnight	Belleville Community Park		Bross Circle	Belleville	WI
Big Bull Falls Blues Festival	August	17	5:00p.m.	Fern Island Park	715-843-0748		Wausau	WI

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