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hosted by the Idaho Blues Society and IBS Member Bands!
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"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
Saturday, May 29, 2026 - 7 pm
Watson's Mystery Cafe & Spirits - Boise
Touring Artist
Tim "Too Slim" Langford
& the Taildraggers
Blues Tuesdays Are Back!
Spring is here and that means you'll have an opportunity to enjoy the best blues bands in town every Tuesday, 5- 8 pm (until Memorial Day, 6 - 9 pm after) by the river at the Riverside Hotel's Sandbar Patio Bar & Grill in Garden City.
Here's the April and May schedule:
| 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 |
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!
Learn how to bring the BITS program to your kids' school.
