Episode 153: February 12, 2023 (part 1) Happy Birthday Abe!

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