Inside Straight Blues Band

Performance Schedule

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2024

• Friday, May 10 Big Guy's BBQ Roadhouse, 715-549-6255, 1237 WI Hwy 35, Hudson, WI 54016 w/Greg "Pee Wee" Fagan on Sax! (9:00pm-1:00am)
• Friday, May 17 Lake City Area Arts Concert, Sportsman's Club, 2200 S. Oak Street, Lake City, MN 55041 (7:00-9:00pm)
• Friday, May 24 Fridley American Legion, 763-786-2150, 7365 Central Ave. NE, Fridley, MN 55432 (7:30-11:30pm)
• Saturday, May 25 Brookside Bar & Grill, 651-433- 1112, 140 Judd Street, Marine On St. Croix, MN 55025 w/Brian "Zoot" Simonds on Sax! (2:00-6:00pm)
• Saturday, June 8 Richfield VFW Post 5555, 612-869-5555, 6715 Lake Shore Dr S, Richfield, MN 55423 w/Greg Fagen on Sax! (7:00-11:00pm)
• Saturday, June 29 Jake's On The Lakes, 651-257-6446, 300 Andrews Ave., Center City, MN 55012 (8:00-11:30pm)
• Wednesday, July 3 Veterans Campground on Big Marine Lake, 651-433-2699, 11300 180th Street N., Marine On St. Croix, MN 55047 (4:00-8:00pm) Open to veterans and the general public for this event.
• Friday, July 5 Bloomington VFW, 952-854-1296, 311 W 84th St, Bloomington, MN 55420 w/Greg "Pee Wee" Fagan on Sax! (7:30-11:30pm)
• Friday, July 26 Tattersall Distillery, 1777 Paulson Rd, River Falls, WI 54022 w/The Bighorns featuring Brian "Zoot" Simonds and Rand Evensen on T-Bone (7:30-10:00pm)
• Saturday, July 27 Hugo American Legion, 651-255-1432, 5383 140th Street N., Hugo, MN 55038 (8:00-12:00am)
• Saturday, August 3 Pine County Fair, 320-629-3408, 707 1st Avenue NW, Pine City, MN 55063 Main Stage! w/Brian "Zoot" Simonds on Sax! (1:00-4:00pm)
• Saturday, August 10 Veterans Campground on Big Marine Lake, 651-433-2699, 11300 180th Street N., Marine On St. Croix, MN 55047 (4:00-8:00pm) Open to veterans and the general public for this event.
• Saturday, August 17 Blue Waters Leisure Park, Campground Pavilion, 13100 318th Street, Lindstrom, MN 55045 w/Greg "Pee Wee" Fagan on Sax! (Private Party for Residents - 7:00-10:00pm)
• Friday, September 6 Coon Rapids VFW, 763-755-4760, 1919 Coon Rapids Blvd NW Coon Rapids, MN 55433 (7:00-11:00pm)
• Saturday, September 14 Hugo American Legion, 651-255-1432, 5383 140th Street N., Hugo, MN 55038 (8:00-12:00am)
• Friday, September 20 Hopkins Americans Legion, 952-933-1881, 10 12th Avenue S, Hopkins, MN 55343 (7:00-11:00pm)
• Sunday, October 6 Brookside Bar & Grill, 651-433- 1112, 140 Judd Street, Marine On St. Croix, MN 55025 w/ The Bighorns featuring w/Brian "Zoot" Simonds on Sax & Rand Evensen on T-Bone (2:00-6:00pm)

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.