Blues fans in Idaho can look forward to an exciting roster of performances by local and touring musicians in coming weeks! For a complete listing of upcoming blues shows hosted by the Idaho Blues Society and IBS member bands, see our Calendar.
Touring Bands Headline IBS-Sponsored
Blues Shows this Month
Friday, April 10, 2026 - 7 pm
Riverside Hotel - Sapphire Room - Garden City
Lisa Mann & the
Northwestern All-Stars
"With vocals tapping into emotional realms beyond the reach of their peers, they project credibility as devoted interpreters of famous songs." DownBeat Magazine
Saturday, May 29, 2026 - 7 pm
Watson's Mystery Cafe & Spirits - Boise
Tim "Too Slim" Langford
& the Taildraggers
"His gravelly voice and his never-waste-a-note guitar playing wrap themselves around his lyrics to deliver a blues rock experience that strikes us in our hearts and shakes us to our bones, leaving us always waiting with bated breath for the next album." Blues Blast Magazine
Sandbar Season Coming Soon!
If you're looking forward to warmer weather and outdoor music, we're right there with you, and we're already working on scheduling bands for our weekly Blues Tuesdays by the river at the Riverside Hotel's Sandbar Patio Bar & Grill in Garden City.
Weather permitting,
here's our Blues Tuesday
schedule through June:
- April 21: Poverty Flats
- April 28: Jeff Engelbert Band
- May 5: Billy Blues Band
- May 12: Mississippi Marshall
- May 19: Main Event
- May 26: Jeff Engelbert Band
- June 2: Trials & Tribulations
- June 9: Blues Addicts
- June 16: Silverbacks
- June 23: Trials & Tribulations
- June 30: Deb Michels Gang
April Monthly Events
Blues Wednesday
April 15, 6:30 - 9 pm
Players Pub & Grill, Garden City
Get your taxes done early so you can enjoy a fun evening listening and dancing to the Silverbacks featuring dual lead guitars backed by bass and drums. The Silverbacks deliver a full-bodied blues/rock sound that pulls from Chicago grit, British blues fire, and West Coast swing. Known for their strong musicianship and crowd-friendly sets, they mix classics from artists like Stevie Ray Vaughan and John Mayall with originals and danceable blues favorites.
Blues Jam
Sunday, April 26, 1-5 pm
Watson's Mystery Theater
Blues musicians, dancers and listeners, mark your calendars now for our April blues jam. Doors open at 12 noon for musician sign-up. Jammers, bring your talent, instruments, cables, and pedal boards. Backline is provided. The host band will be the Trials & Tribulations Blues Band, who will play a short set at the open and close of the jam. Your $5 donation helps pay the band and support IBS programs to encourage youth to learn and play the blues.
Keeping the Blues Alive...One School at a Time
Blues in the Schools
Blues in the Schools
is a nationally recognized educational initiative
that uses music as a teaching tool.
Each school year, two teams of Idaho Blues Society musicians visit more than a dozen schools in Idaho to share stories abou the history and culture of blues music, perform live music and invite students to sing along, and conduct workshops to teach youth in grades K-12 about blues music. The program is flexible and can be tailored to the age, interests, and learning objectives of elementary, middle, and high school classes. This is often the first time students have experienced live music. Kids love it!