For the sixth year, the Central Iowa Blues Society, in cooperation with the Mississippi Valley Blues Society and Lizard Creek Blues Society, presents the 2010 Iowa Blues Challenge, an all-Iowa Blues Solo/Duo contest.
The 2010 Solo/Duo Iowa Blues Challenge features competition between 8 acts this year on the same day. Each act will perform a 20-minute set at Blues on Grand, 1501 Grand, Des Moines, IA, on September 12, 2010. The acts competing for the top spot earn the opportunity to travel to Memphis for the International Blues Challenge, February 2-5, 2011. (Go to www.blues.org for all of the details on the International Blues Challenge.)
Doors will open at 1 PM with acts starting at 2 PM. Cover will be $6 for Blues Society members w/card and $7 for non members.
The acts, in this order, performing are: Gary “Cookie” Anderson, The Lew & Brad Band, Bodley & Cantrell, Two Pony Blues Band, Joel Baker, The Most Handsome Duo in the World, Soulful Security Duo, and Bebad and the Bear.
The 2010 Iowa Blues Challenge is proudly sponsored by Central Iowa Blues Society, Mississippi Valley Blues Society, Lizard Creek Blues Society, Budweiser and Citadel Broadcasting/95KGGO & 98.3WOW.
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