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Brother East Brother West came together when they saw a need in our music community for a band that could play for a wide range of crowds, perform a wide variety of music, and draw...

Coyote Bill & The Brood at In the Market for Blues

Coyote Bill has been a staple in the Kansas City music scene since 2007. He has played numerous venues and festivals all over the United States and has competed in the Internationa...

The Pocket Architects are a blues-funk quartet from the Omaha, Nebraska metro area known for blending traditional blues roots with energetic funk grooves and youthful musicianship....

The Redwoods is in its tenth year as a BluesEd band! The 2026 edition is made up of returning members Angel, Kenley, Irish, Trixie, Casey, and Jordan, plus new members Isabelle and...

Mathias Lattin at In the Market for Blues

Mathias Lattin won the 2023 International Blues Challenge and Best Guitarist at the tender age of 20; conceivably making him the youngest to win both. The grandson of NBA Hall of...

True Blues (BluesEd) at In the Market for Blues

True Blues is a rising high school blues band bringing fresh energy to a timeless sound. Made up of a group of dedicated student musicians, the band blends classic blues roots with...

Matt Woods is both a native of Iowa, and a longstanding purveyor of its diverse music scene.  As a seasoned performer of many local, regional and national venues, Matt has develope...

Hughes Taylor is an acclaimed guitarist and songwriter hailing from Macon, Georgia, known for his fiery brand of blues-rock and his masterful command of the guitar. Drawing inspira...

Kurt Allen Band at In the Market for Blues

For over a decade, Kurt Allen has been fusing gritty old school blues, vintage soul, swampy Bayou funk, and more into a relentless blues-rock machine. His songwriting reflects craf...

Hadden Sayers is a world-traveling, award-winning blues guitarist and vocalist who seamlessly blends deep Texas blues, soulful storytelling, and rock-driven energy. Whether captiva...

Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials at In the Market for Blues

Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials have performed live all over the world, their show as visually captivating as their music is irresistible. They have played the Chicago Blues Festival...

Blue Sunday (BluesEd) at In the Market for Blues

Blue Sunday is a nine-piece youth blues band with ages ranging from 14 to 18 years old. The rhythm section is comprised of Henry on the drums, with Gregory on the bass. The guitari...

Vertigo (BluesEd) at In the Market for Blues

Vertigo Blues Band consists of seven talented musicians who attend middle and high schools in the greater Omaha area and Council Bluffs. Vertigo performs a broad range of blues and...

Heather Newman has had deep set roots in the blues world for the last 16 years, picking up the bass at the end of 2016. She released her first album in 2017 “Burn Me Alive” which w...

Little Joe McCarthy at In the Market for Blues

Little Joe McCarthy is a singer-songwriter from Omaha, NE. As the youngest of eight siblings, he was exposed to a wide variety of music, from classic rock to country, to blues. Art...

Polly O’Keary is today’s blues woman, rooted in tradition, but informed by the 21st Century. Pulling in influences from zydeco, country, funk, jazz, rockabilly, surf and rock and r...

All Star City Blues at In the Market for Blues

All Star City Blues is a blues band hailing from Lincoln, NE. Blue collar blues at its finest.Tim Budig – Guitar and VocalsBrad Hayes – Harmonica and VocalsChris Mackie – Bass and ...

The title of Patrick Sweany’s new record is apt for more reasons than might be readily apparent. For fans, it’s a nod to the massive amount of time between full-length albums (7 ye...

Brandon Santini at In the Market for Blues

A 25-year veteran of the blues, rock & now country music circuits, Brandon Santini has built his sound from the Piedmont roots of his North Carolina childhood to the storied stages...

Gary Hoey at In the Market for Blues

Gary Hoey is an American hard rock and blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has recorded over 20 albums. Hoey was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. At fourteen, Hoey often ...

Two Blue at In the Market for Blues

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Since the 1990s, The Soul Searchers have been one of the most in-demand live music groups in Iowa and the Midwest. The group, whose music is best described as ’50’s inspired blues,...