What's New on Our Website?
- IBS partners with Green Acres Food Truck Park to host all-day Blues & Brews Festival. more
- Koelsch Elementary School students, staff, and families enj0y blues music at IBS Blues in the Schools presentation. more
- IBS Band Member Gary Tackett re-releases new single featuring Myron Dove (Bass-Santana/Robben Ford), and Tom Politzer (Tower of Power). more
Check out our
Calendar
for the latest on all upcoming blues shows hosted by the Idaho Blues Society and
IBS Member Bands!
Summer Blues Season
Save the Date!
Cold drinks, delicious food, live blues, and that laid-back river vibe—there's no better way to spend an evening than hanging out by the river at the Riverside Hotel's Sandbar Patio Bar & Grill in Garden City listening to top-notch local bands blues bands play the blues every Tuesday, 6-9 pm. Here's the current schedule:
| July 14 | Blues to Lose |
| July 21 | Deb Michels Gang |
| July 28 | Silverbacks |
| Aug 4 | Jeff Engelbert Band |
| Aug 11 | Silverbacks |
| Aug 18 | Sawtooth Blues Band |
| Aug 25 | Deb Michels Gang |
| Sept 1 | Billy Blues Band |
Blues Wednesday
July 15, 6:30-9 pm
Players Pub & Grill (Inside Westy's)
Garden City
It's hot, hot, hot outside, but it's cool inside Players Pub & Grill where the popular Billy Blues Band will be playing some cool blues and hot blues-rock songs for you on Blues Wednesday this month.
This versatile, eight-member band specializes in contemporary blues and blues rock, but don’t be surprised if they mix in some great classic rock, soul, and funk when the mood strikes. They love to share their high-energy music with their many fans. The more dancers shakin' it on the dance floor, the better!
Come ready to dance, dance, dance on Player's spacious dance floor or just relax and listen to the music while enjoying Players' reasonably priced drinks and delicious pub food.
Blues Jam
Sunday, July 26, 1-5 pm
Note Temporary Venue
Change: Players Pub & Grill
Jul 26 & Aug 30
Blues musicians, dancers and listeners, mark your calendars now for our July 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 Rebecca Pearce & Whiskey Tango, 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.
Attention All Blues Lovers:
We Need YOU!
The Idaho Blues Society is an all-volunteer organization of blues lovers just like you. We depend on our volunteers to help staff our merch booths, raise donations, collect donated instruments, and more. In turn, volunteers may qualify for free IBS membership and show tickets—and meet new friends!
Support Our Youth
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!
to help get instruments into the hands of young people interested in learning to play the blues.
We accept donated instruments, inspect and arrange for repairs if needed, then distribute to school music programs or individual students in need. In some cases, donated musical equipment may be sold online, with funds used to pay for needed repairs of other donated instruments or to support our Blues in the Schools music education program.
To donate or request an instrument,
