Inside Straight Blues Band

Performance Schedule

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2023

• May 19 Shamrocks Irish Nook, 651-228-9925, 995 W Seventh St., St. Paul, MN 55102 w/ Rose Duffy on Sax! (9:30pm-12:30am)
• May 20 Hopkins Americans Legion, 952-933-1881, 10 12th Avenue S, Hopkins, MN 55343 w/ Rose Duffy on Sax! (7:00-11:00pm)
• Fri, May 26 Anoka American Legion, 400 W. Main Street, Anoka, MN 55303 w/ Layne Bender from The Good, the Bad, & the Funky on Sax! (7:30-11:30pm)
• May 27 Brookside Bar & Grill, 651-433- 1112, 140 Judd Street, Marine On St. Croix, MN 55025 w/ Rose Duffy on Sax! (2:00-6:00pm)
• June 3 White Bear Lake American Legion, 651-429-5770, 2210 Third Street, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 w/Rose Duffy on Sax (7:00-10:00pm)
• June 10 Shaw's Bar & Grill, 612-781-4405, 1528 University Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413 Vet's Fest Tent Show! Inside Straight, Featuring the Bighorns! w/ Pat McLaughlin Blues Band (Two Bands / Two Showtimes; 1:00-2:30; 3:00-4:30pm)
• June 10 Albertville Friendly City Days! Beer Garden Tent Show! Central Park, Albertville, MN 55301 w/ The Bighorns! (7:00-10:00pm)
• June 24 Cheese Curd Festival HWY 10 / East End Park, Ellsworth, WI 54011 w/Rose Duffy on Sax! (1:30-3:30pm)
• July 1 Richfield VFW Post 5555, 612-869-5555, 6715 Lake Shore Dr S, Richfield, MN 55423 w/ Rose Duffy on Sax (7:00-11:00pm)
• July 3 Veterans Campground on Big Marine Lake, 651-433-2699, 11300 180th Street N., Marine On St. Croix, MN 55047 w/ Rose Duffy on Sax! (Hours 4-8) Open to veterans and the general public for this event. www.vetscampmn.org
• July 8 Watonta Park Blues Festival, Madelia, MN 56062 w/The Bighorns! Rose Duffy on Sax; Brian "Zoot" Simonds on Sax; Rand Evensen on T-Bone! (5:00-6:40pm)
• July 21 Midtown Blues & Funk Fest Kick-Off Party! @ Wilebski’s Blues Saloon w/Rose Duffy on Sax! NO COVER (6:00-9:30pm)
• July 22 White Bear Lake American Legion, 651-429-5770, 2210 Third Street, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 w/Rose Duffy on Sax! (7:00-10:00pm)
• July 23 Brookside Bar & Grill, 651-433- 1112, 140 Judd Street, Marine On St. Croix, MN 55025 w/ Rose Duffy on Sax! (2:00-6:00pm)
• July 28 Hopkins American Legion, 952-933-1881, 10 12th Avenue S, Hopkins, MN 55343 w/ Rose Duffy on Sax! (7:00-11:00pm)
• July 29 Hugo American Legion, 651-255-1432, 5383 140th Street N., Hugo, MN 55038 w/Rose Duffy on Sax!(7:00-11:00pm)
• August 4 Fridley American Legion, 763-786-2150, 7365 Central Ave. NE, Fridley, MN 55432 (7:30-11:30pm)
• August 5 Pine County Fair, 320-629-3408, 707 1st Avenue NW, Pine City, MN 55063 Beer Garden Stage! w/ Rose Duffy on Sax! (12:00-4:00pm)
• August 12 Private Event
• August 19 Cancelled due to a double booking. Big Guy's BBQ, 715-549-6255, 1237 WI Hwy 35, Hudson, WI 54016 w/Rose Duffy on Sax (9:00pm-12:30am)
• August 26 Brookside Bar & Grill, 651-433- 1112, 140 Judd Street, Marine On St. Croix, MN 55025 w/ The Bighorns featuring Rose Duffy on Sax; Brian "Zoot" Simonds on Sax; Rand Evensen on T-Bone (2:00-6:00pm)
• September 2 Minnesota Music Cafe, 651-776-4699 501 Payne Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55130 w/Rose Duffy on Sax (8:00-11:00pm)
• September 9 The Grillium, 651-433-0143, 21050 Ozark Ct N., Scandia, MN 55073 w/LeAnn Lindgren on Sax! Outdoor Show! (indoors if weather requires)(6:00-9:00pm)
• October 6 Fridley American Legion, 763-786-2150, 7365 Central Ave. NE, Fridley, MN 55432 (7:30-11:30pm)
• October 13 Blues Saloon, 651-207-0000, 1638 Rice Street, St. Paul, MN / Inside Straight Blues Band’s 30th Anniversary Party!! w/Layne Bender on Sax! (6:00-9:30pm)
• October 21 Schuller's Tavern, 763-545-9973, 7345 Country Club Drive, Golden Valley, MN 55427 (8:00-12:00pm)
• November 3 Coon Rapids VFW, 763-755-4760, 1919 Coon Rapids Blvd NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433 (7:00-11:00pm)

Inside Straight Blues Band has appeared on iTunes European Blues Charts five times since May 2011; "Born in Chicago" at position #95 on May 15, 2011 on the Denmark Blues Chart, "You Don't Know What Love Is" at position #13 on the February 1, 2012 France Blues Chart, and "Never Make My Move Too Soon" at positions #56 on September 29, 2013 and #56 and #92 on the September 30, 2013 Spain Blues Charts.

Inside Straight Blues Band "Live On The Mississippi River" CD!! Available at Performances for $10.00

Kurt Koehler, Band leader and Guitar Player former owner, publisher, and editor of the Twin Cities Blues News monthly in publication from 1996 to 2006 was inducted into the Minnesota Blues Hall of Fame in 2009 for literature.