Nebraska Bands! REGISTRATION DEADLINE SEPT 19th!!!
The deadline to register to participate in this year's Nebraska Blues Challenge is Sept. 19!!!!

Nick Schultz has agreed to head up the Nebraska Blues Challenge this year. Contact Nick with questions, to receive the official rules or for entry forms email Nick Schultz

schultznick73@gmail.com

Please CC your emails to nebraskablueschallenge@gmail.com

Completed ENTRY FORMS ARE DUE SEPT 19 to Nick.

All preliminary competition rounds and the NBC final will be at the 21st Saloon.

All 4 events will be on Sundays at 4 pm

Preliminaries on October 2nd, 16th & 23rd!

Final competition on Sunday, November 6th!

Blues fans, mark your calendars now to get out and support our great local bands -- last year's NBC Band, Hector Anchondo Band, made it to the 8 finalists, a huge honor! We're looking forward to seeing our Nebraska bands come out and showcase their blues to see who will represent the Blues Society of Omaha in Memphis January 31-February 4, 2017.
Hector has won two years in a row so rules mean he must sit this year out, bands, get your entry forms from Nick and get yourself registered to perform in this year's competition.

2015-2016 5th Annual Nebraska Blue Challenge preliminary rounds

Congratulations to our 2015-16 winner HECTOR ANCHONDO BAND, who went all the way to the Final Eight in Memphis in 2016!!!


Here is the schedule of preliminary rounds for the 2015-2016 Nebraska Blues Challenge.

The highest scoring band will represent the BSO in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, January 26-30, 2016!  Learn more about the IBC's by visiting  The Blues Foundation's Website at blues.org/international-blues-challenge.

The highest scoring band from each round will advance to the finals to be held October 4th. All Finalists will receive a variety of prizes including cash and recording studio time from Moose Lodge Recording Studio. Highest scoring band from the finals will receive $1200 in travel expense money for Memphis and a photo shoot from Richard Allen Photography in addition to other prizes and paid gigs in the area.   

 All rounds and the finals will be hosted by the 21st Saloon (96th and L Streets) in Omaha. 
Admission is $5 and goes towards the costs of the Nebraska Blues Challenge.  

We have a total of 11 entries this year and have scheduled performances as follows:

Sunday, Sept. 13

4:00  Drew Judge and the Cool Tones

4:45  Electric Church

5:30  Rex Granite Band featuring Sarah Benck

Sunday, Sept. 20

4:00  40 Sinners

4:45  Hector Anchondo Band

5:30  Peace Hogs

6:15  Steve Lovett Blues Band

Sunday Sept. 27

4:00   Clean and Easy Band

4:45   Swampboy Blues Band

5:30   Cryin' Heart

6:15   Fry Daddy's Live

Sunday, October 4th, FINALS

The three highest-scoring bands participate in the FINALS (finalists from each round perform)

2014-2015 Nebraska Blues Challenge Winners The Hector Anchondo Band

Congratulations to the Hector Anchondo Band who will be representing the BSO in the 2015 International Blues Challenge in Memphis Jan. 20-24, 2015.
See www.hectoranchondo.com
the semi-finalists were
Church House Blues Band (2nd) www.facebook.com/pages/Church-House-Blues-Band
and Drew Jude & The Cool Tones (3rd) www.facebook.com/DrewAndTheNoNameBluesBand

Many thanks The 21st Saloon, our other venues and to our other event sponsors:
Moose Lodge Recording Studio
Richard Allen Photography
The Guitar Center
Ok Fast Print
EJS Sound and Light

Learn more about the International Blues Challenge at
www.blues.org/international-blues-challenge.

Congratulations to all of the other bands that participated in the 2014-15 Nebraska Blues Challenge this year -- here are the other participating bands and their contact info:

VINTAGE
Contact: Charlie Ames
Charlies.a.ames@gmail.com

CLEAN AND EASY BLUES BAND
Contact: Rich Patton
Rpatton1947@gmail.com

NEPTUNES
Contact: John Hartley
John.r.hartley@usace.army.mil

SMOKEY B AND THE XYZ'S
Contact: Doug Hartford
Doughartford@yahoo.com

THE PEACE HOGS
Contact: Rick Mattison
Rich@peacehogs.com

CHRISTY ROSSITER & 112 NORTH DUCK
Contact: J.E. VanHorn
Je@112northduck.com

DIRTY PROPHET
Contact: Randy Jackson
4029604830

STEVE LOVETT BLUES BAND
Contact: Steve Lovett
Deerscry@aol.com

LIFE OF RILEY
Contact: Rebecca Packard
Lofriley@gmail.com

THRIFT SHOP RADIO
Contact: K.C. Kelley
kkell@kdsi.net

SWAMPBOY BLUES BAND
Contact: Tim Koehn
Tim@swampboybluesband.com

Local Talent is the future of the Blues. This is an amazing list of local talent! Look them up, follow them, tell your friends and most of all get out and give them a listen when you can. Live and local. Get out and get into it!

Band Schedule for Nebraska Blues Challenge 2014-15 announced

Schedule of Bands & Venues for the 2014-15 Nebraska Blues Challenge
The Finals will take place Sunday, September 21 at The 21st Saloon

The Nebraska Blues Challenge will send the winning band  to compete at
the  31^st International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis, TN January 20-24 2015 
  www.facebook.com/BluesSocietyofOmaha  

www.omahablues.comwww.omahablues.com
Website for the national Blues Foundation
www.blues.org

The Blues Society of Omaha (BSO) will host
the Fourth Annual Nebraska Blues Challenge
beginning Sunday, August 10th, 2014. 
  

Three preliminary showcase events will be held;
August 10, August 24 and September 7
with the band receiving the most points in each round
advancing to the finals.
The finals will take place Sunday, September 21. The Nebraska Blues Challenge will send the winning band  to compete at
the  31^st International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis, TN January 20-24 2015 (www.blues.org).

  Times and venues for each round will be announced in the near future. 
The BSO invites all live music fans to attend in support of their favorite band
and to enjoy this celebration of Nebraska blues music
and our amazingly talented musicians from the area.  Cash prizes, studio recording time and other prizes
will be given to the top three finalists as well.

Coming Soon, Nebraska Blues Challenge for 2015

Welcome to this year's

Nebraska Blues Challenge!

Watch for updates about 

August & September 2014 dates 

for the preliminaries and the final 

that will send a band to Memphis 

for the IBCs in early 2015!

Congratulations to Josh Hoyer & The Shadowboxers, 2013-14 Nebraska Blues Challenge Winners!

CONGRATULATIONS TO   

JOSH HOYER & THE SHADOWBOXERS 

for taking first place in the Nebraska Blues Challenge FINALS
on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at The 21st Saloon!
As the winner of the Nebraska Blues Challenge, 
they will represent the BSO 
at the 2014 International Blues Challenge presented by the national Blues Foundation.
The event is January 21-25, 2014, in Memphis. 
For more information see www.blues.org/ibc.
 

For more information on the Blues Society of Omaha see www.omahablues.com  
or visit us on Facebook at facebook.com/BluesSocietyOfOmaha

       

Josh Hoyer & The Shadowboxers, BSO's 2014 International Blues Challenge band  
www.joshhoyerandtheshadowboxers.com

CONGRATULATIONS ALSO to the HECTOR ANCHONDO BAND for taking second place 

and the BACK ALLEY BLUES BAND for taking third place!

 

www.hectoranchondo.com

www.back-alley-blues.com

Thank you to all the participating bands, hosting venues, sponsors,
judges, volunteers and everyone who came out to support this
celebration of Nebraska blues music. 

Our hosting venues this year were The 21st Saloon, Lincoln's Zoo Bar and McKenna's.
We have some great local musicians. Get out and support them!

Here's a list of the prizes awarded with special thanks to our generous
prize sponsors Moose Lodge Recording Studio www.mooselodgestudio.com 
and Richard Allen Photography www.allensphoto.net

NBC 1st Place Prizes
*$1200 in Travel Expense money to compete in the 2014 International
Blues Challenge in Memphis, January 21 through January 25, 2014 – visit
www.blues.org/ibc for complete details
*$400 Cash Prize
*12 Hours of Studio Time at Moose Lodge Recording Studio
*Promotional Photo Package from Richard Allen Photography
Package valued at $360. The prize includes a studio session for the
band and each member.
*Several paid gigs in the region representing the Blues Society of Omaha
as the Nebraska Blues Challenge winner including 
the Central Iowa Blues Society’s 
Winter Blues Fest in Des Moines

NBC 2nd Place Prizes
*$300 Cash
*6 Hours of Studio Time at Moose Lodge Recording Studio

NBC 3rd Place Prizes
*$200 Cash
*4 Hours of Studio Time at Moose Lodge Recording Studio

Thank you to everyone who helped make this year's 3rd annual 
NEBRASKA BLUES CHALLENGE the biggest yet!