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In some issues of our newsletter, Blues News, we run profiles of local blues bands. If you would like to have your band considered for a future edition and you play in the Kentuckiana area, please go to the Band Profile Info page to send us the information.

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Upcoming Events

Kentucky Homefront
11th Anniversary Fundraiser

Guitar:
The Instrument that
Rocked the World

January 21 – April 22

Louisville Science Center



Fri	Feb 3	Stacy Mitchhart @ 9:30p

Sun	Feb 19	Sixth Annual Hall of Fame Benefit 2012 Inductees: Rick Cain (KingBees) Eddy Weigleb (Travlin Mojos)

Stevie Ray's Blues Bar



Fri	Feb 3	Trampled Under Foot

Jim Porter's Good Time Emporium



Tue	Feb 21	Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires

Headliners Music Hall



Sat	Jan28	The Stray Cat Band

http://www.zanzabarlouisville.com/

February 10 and 11, 2012

http://cincyblues.org/

International Blues Challenge
Memphis TN

January 31 – February 4, 2012

Featuring our 2011 KBS Contest Winners:

Little T&A (Band)

Jimmy Davis (Solo)
Snakehandlers Blues Band's CD
"Rock Plus Roll" - Finished in top 30
Rolling Rivers Blues Band (Youth)

http://www.blues.org/

WFPK's Live Lunch



W F P K





Monkey Wrench

Kentucky Theater
Lexington KY

WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour

http://www.woodsongs.com/
http://www.kentuckytheater.com/





Clifton Center





Horseshoe Indiana Casino

2011 KBS Winners

2011 Sylvester Weaver Award Jimmy Brown Local Musician Owner - Guitar Emporium	2011 Blues Contest Winners for best Blues Band, Solo/Duo, CD, Youth
	Band Winner Little T & A	Solo/Duo Winner Jimmy Davis

	Best Self-produced CD Snakehandlers Blues Band "Rock Plus Roll" Top 30 Finish ! Congrats	Youth Showcase Rolling Rivers Blues Band

	Winners got Automatic Entry to the Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge, Jan 31-Feb 4, 2012

Monthly Board Meeting

We are in process of selecting a new location
due to the unexpected closing of Zeppelin Cafe'

7:00 pm	Feb 1, 2012	The Pizza Place 2931 Richland Avenue (off Taylorsville Road @ Hikes / Browns Lane)
7:00 pm	Mar 7, 2012	TBA
7:00 pm	Apr 4, 2012	TBA
7:00 pm	May 9, 2012 postponed for Derby Week	TBA
7:00 pm	Jun 6, 2012	TBA
7:00 pm	Jul 11, 2012 postponed for July 4th	TBA

(Meetings are held on the 1st Wed of every Month unless otherwise stated)

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Previous Blues Bar Poll Results:

Stevie Ray's Blues Bar 375 (53%)

Zena's Cafe 176 (25%)

Lisa's Oak Street Lounge 46 (6%)

Air Devil's Inn 39 (5%)

Phoenix Hill Tavern 16 (2%)

Other 10 (1%)

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The Kentuckiana Blues Society was founded in 1988 and is dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and perpetuation of the Blues Tradition in all of its forms. We are located in Louisville Kentucky and serve what is called Kentuckiana (the Louisville Kentucky and Southern Indiana area)