New RBS General Social Meeting -- Third Thursdays at 3rd Street

After taking the show on the road for the past year, the board, with member input, has decided to settle down for a while. Following the direction of other blues societies, we've picked a location to hold our meeting that will provide a steady stream of Blues music for members to enjoy.

To take advantage of the show case of some local talent in this town at the ongoing Blues Jams at 3rd Street on Thursday nights, we are moving the general meetings to the 3rd Thursday of every month.

We will be dropping the 2nd Tuesday as the General Meeting night, and also moving Board Meeting to the same Thursday night.

Board Business will start at 6:00 PM, Membership at 7:00, Music to follow with Blues Jam hosted by Blue Haven. The first new meeting will be on Thursday August 21st.  Come on out and socialize, get to know other members, and hear some great local talent!

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A word from your Blues Pharmacist: BLUES, GOOD AND BAD

First the bad news. KUNR is changing format on July 19th, going to a news, talk, and information service. As such, all music programming will be changing. Pertinent to this newsletter, blues programming will be changing to a one hour show Saturday afternoon from 4 to 5pm. It will be a short show, but it will be the best blues hour on the radio. Now to the good news. KJIV community radio is on the "air" and is programmed for 24/7 good stuff. We are on the web at kjiv.org, and on charter cable service channels 16 and 200, and behind the community bulletin boards on channels 13, 14, 15, and 17. The station manager is blues musician and former blues DJ at KUNR, Willie Albright, so the entire station is understandably "bluesy". My show is called "Atlantis straight ahead" (a lyric from a famous bluesman) and is on Tuesdays from 12noon to 2pm (although the grid is fluid at this point so don't shoot me if I’m wrong). Many former KUNR and KTHX DJ 's are coming to the station to do interesting shows, like radio used to be. If you are interested in doing a show or volunteering in any other interesting way, contact Willie Albright at KJIV community radio. Also we have an fm license, and a building permit, and are looking for donations in order to erect the antenna (we will be on the fm dial at 89.5 when that happens). If you are interested in donating to the antenna fund, or to the station in general (we are a non-profit, community radio so will be always dependent on individual subscribers and business sponsors) contact Willie or les at KJIV. Again the web address is kjiv.org, and the phone number is 775-828-1211. As radar would say, thank you for your attention.

-----Roger Slugg, host of "Take Names Later Blues" on KUNR,

and "Atlantis Straight Ahead" on KJIV

Ready for a swim? No? How about some hot Blues music poolside with friends, dancing, and fun? Thought so!

RBS Blues pool parties return the Sands Regency. Don't wait 'til the last minute to pick up that new bathing suit, cool shades, and tanning butter.

The RBS pool parties feature the best local Blues artists in a setting that can't be beat. With an expansive deck, tiki bar, even a sand volleyball court you'll think you're at the beach.

It's a great way to beat the heat, catch up with friends, and get your Blues groove going without having to wait on the weekend.

Here's the line-up for the 2008 RBS/Sands Regency Blues pool parties.

The 2008 Blues Music Awards were announced in the Mississippi Delta on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The winners selected by the vote of the Blues Foundation's members are:

• B.B. King Entertainer of the Year - Tommy Castro
• Band of the Year - Watermelon Slim & the Workers
• Album of the Year - Watermelon Slim & the Workers – The Wheel Man
• Song of the Year - “Gonna Buy Me a Mule” – Koko Taylor
• Acoustic Artist - Bobby Rush
• Acoustic Album Bobby Rush - Raw
• Contemporary Blues Album - Tommy Castro - Painkiller
• Contemporary Blues Female Artist - Bettye LaVette
• Contemporary Blues Male Artist - Tab Benoit
• DVD - Kenny Wayne Shepherd – 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads
• Traditional Blues Male Artist - Hubert Sumlin
• Traditional Blues Female Artist - Koko Taylor
• Traditional Blues Album - Koko Taylor – Old School
• Soul Blues Male Artist - Bobby Rush
• Soul Blues Female Artist - Irma Thomas
• Soul Blues Album - The Holmes Brothers – State of Grace
• Historical Album - Epic/Legacy – Breakin’ It UP, Breakin’ it DOWN
• Best New Artist Debut - Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy 
• Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year - Honey Piazza
• Instrumentalist-Guitar - Bob Margolin
• Instrumentalist-Harmonica - Kim Wilson
• Instrumentalist-Bass - Bob Stroger
• Instrumentalist-Drums - Sam Lay
• Instrumentalist-Horn - Deanna Bogart
• Instrumentalist-Pedal Steel- Robert Randolph

The 2009 Blues Music Awards will be  May 6-9 in Memphis, TN.
Find lots of Blues information at www.blues.org