Kansas City Blues Society
The Kansas City Blues Society creates a community environment to promote, preserve, enjoy, and celebrate Kansas City Blues music.
Longtime local musician Mike Elrod has performed at the King Biscuit Blues Festival, the famed Ground Zero blues club in Clarksdale, MS, Poor Monkey’s in MS, Paola Roots Festival, among many others. He's been a professional guitar player since the 1970s.
Learn about the artists who will play at the Blues in the Bottoms festival. The closer: Womanish Girl.
Learn about the artists who will play at the Blues in the Bottoms festival. First up: Mathias Lattin.
KCBS presents Women in Blues showcasing the music of Brigett and Her Bandoliers and the Cassie Taylor band
Ronnie Baker Brooks band, Keeshea Pratt band, Womanish Girl, Mathias Lattin band... what more needs to be said?
Article by Tom “Trashmouth” Baker is a self-taught master blues harmonica player who has been prominent on the KC music scene since the 1970s. Tom is a Missouri native who …
The lineup for the Kansas City Blues Society’s Blues in the Bottoms event is set. We’ve got the Ronnie Baker Brooks band, Keesha Pratt Band, Katy Guillen’s Womanish Girl, and …
We highlight Junebug and the Porchlights this month. The band was created by John “Junebug” Stuerke, who does lead vocals. The other members are Mike Elrod on lead guitar and …
After winning the KCBS’ challenge in September and doing many fundraising events and performances, Mark Montgomery (Solo category) and Coyote Bill and the Brood (Band category) made it to Beale …
November 23-27th, 2022 Knuckleheads The organizers of the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival have announced its “Last Waltz!” This is their proper “Goodbye” and everyone is invited to join …
In 2022, the Blues Foundation is celebrating Women in Music. What a great way to honor the many voices that did not always get equal attention by the music industry. …
Guess who’s going to Memphis? CONGRATULATIONS! Support our winners by attending their shows! NEXT JOINT SHOW WITH OUR WINNERS: JANUARY 11 at The Hideout, 7pm – 10pm MORE SHOW DATES …
In June 2022, a group of music critics, journalists, festival promoters, music venue managers, musicians and other Blues music industry professionals nominated the best in Blues music in twenty two …
Join us for Tunes and Tulips at Evergy Center in Topeka. Local favorite Howard Mahan will be featured! Come on out and support our IBC representative!
Five songs, three by Tom, one by Dave and a cover of Stranger’s Blues. Longer than a single, shorter than an album.
