Inside Straight Blues Band

Performance Schedule

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2025

• Friday May 16, Richfield VFW Post 5555, 612-869-5555, 6715 Lake Shore Dr S, Richfield, MN 55423 w/ Phil Kitze on Guitar and Greg "Pee Wee" Fagan on Sax! (6:30-10:00pm)
• Saturday, May 24, Hugo American Legion, 651-255-1432, 5383 140th Street N., Hugo, MN 55038 w/ Phil Kitze on Guitar! (8:00pm-12:00am)
• Saturday, June 7 Hopkins VFW Post 425 100 Shady Oak Rd S, Hopkins, MN 55343 w/Phil Kitze on Guitar and Vocals (7:00-11:00pm)
• Thursday, June 12 @ 4 Deuces Saloon, 651-429-9286, 2224 4th Street, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 (6:00-9:00pm)
• Saturday, June 14 Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter Biergarten, 651-439-7128, 8390 Lofton Avenue, Stillwater, MN 55082 (1:00-5:00pm)
• Saturday, June 21 Flaherty's Arden Bowl, On the Deck (weather permitting, indoors otherwise) 651-633-1777, 1273 W County Road E, Arden Hills, MN 55112 (7:00-10:00pm)
• Thursday, July 3 Veterans Campground on Big Marine Lake, 651-433-2699, 11300 180th Street N., Marine On St. Croix, MN 55047. Open to veterans and the general public for this event. (4:00-8:00pm)
• Friday, July 4 Shoreside Bar & Grill, 651-272-5280, 55 Lake Street South, Forest Lake, MN 55025 Tent Party! Featuring the Bighorns! w/ Brian "Zoot" Simonds on Sax & Rand Evensen on T-Bone!! 8:00-9:45pm Followed by Clapton Complete!
• Saturday, July 5 Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter Biergarten, 651-439-7128, 8390 Lofton Avenue, Stillwater, MN 55082 (1:00-5:00pm)
• Thursday, July 10 White Bear Lake Marketfest, Third Street Stage, Third Street & Banning, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 Featuring The Bighorns!! w/ Brian "Zoot" Simonds on Sax & Rand Evensen on T-Bone!! 6:00-9:00pm
• Saturday, July 12 Everett McClay Bloomington VFW, 952-854-1296, 311 W 84th St, Bloomington, MN 55420 w/ Greg "Pee Wee" Fagan on Sax! (7:30-11:30pm)
• Sunday, July 20 Tattersall Distillery & Event Center, 534-248-8300 1777 Paulson Road, River Falls, WI 54022 Outdoor Patio Stage (4:00-6:00pm)
• Saturday, August 2, Pine County Fair, 320-629-3408, 707 1st Avenue NW, Pine City, MN 55063 Main Stage! w/ Brian "Zoot" Simonds on Sax! (12:00-4:00pm)
• Friday, August 8, Hopkins VFW Post 425, 952-938-9916, 100 Shady Oak Rd S, Hopkins, MN 55343 (7:00-11:00pm)
• Saturday, August 9 Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter Biergarten, 651-439-7128, 8390 Lofton Avenue, Stillwater, MN 55082 (1:00-5:00pm)
• OFF August 15, 16, 17 weekend
• Saturday, August 23 Veterans Campground on Big Marine Lake, 651-433-2699, 11300 180th Street N., Marine On St. Croix, MN 55047. Open to veterans and the general public for this event. (4:00-8:00pm)
• Saturday, August 30 Blue Waters Leisure Park, Campground Pavilion, 13100 318th Street, Lindstrom, MN 55045 w/ Greg "Pee Wee" Fagan on Sax! (Private Party for Residents and visitors) (7:00-10:00pm)
• Friday, September 5 Richfield VFW Post 5555, 612-869-5555, 6715 Lake Shore Dr S, Richfield, MN 55423 (7:00-10:00pm)
• Saturday, September 6, Brookside Bar & Grill, 651-433- 1112, 140 Judd Street, Marine On St. Croix, MN 55025 w/ The Bighorns!! Brian "Zoot" Simonds on Sax / Rand Evensen on T-Bone!! (2:00-6:00pm)
• Friday, September 12, Inside Straight & The Bighorns Brass! w/ Rand Evenson on T-Bone & Pee Wee Fagan on Sax! The Blues Saloon, 651-207-0000, 1638 Rice Street, St. Paul, MN (6:00-9:30pm)
• Saturday, September 13, Neumann's 2531 7th Ave E, N St Paul, MN 55109 (7:00-11:00pm)
• Sunday, September 21, Big Guy's BBQ Roadhouse, Tent Show! 3:00-7:00pm!! 715-549-6255, 1237 WI Hwy 35, Hudson, WI 54016
• Saturday, December 20, White Bear Lake American Legion Holiday Party, 651-429-5770, 2210 Third Street, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 (7:00-11:00pm)

2026

• Friday, May 8, Neumann's Bar, 2531 7th Ave E, N. St Paul, MN 55109 (7:00-10:00pm)
• Friday, May 15, Richfield VFW Post 5555, 612-869-5555, 6715 Lake Shore Dr S, Richfield, MN 55423 (7:00-10:00pm)
• Saturday, May 16, Hugo American Legion, 651-255-1432, 5383 140th Street N., Hugo, MN 55038 (8:00-12:00am)
• Friday, May 22, Coon Rapids VFW, 763-755-4760, 1919 Coon Rapids Blvd NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433 w/ Brian "Zoot" Simonds on Sax! (7:00-11:00pm)
• Friday, June 5, Hopkins VFW Post 425, 100 Shady Oak Rd S, Hopkins, MN 55343 (7:00-11:00pm)
• Friday, June 12, Neumann's Bar, 2531 7th Ave E, N St Paul, MN 55109 (7:00-10:00pm)
• Saturday, June 27, SRO Blues Festival, Back to the SRO Club, 18919 Lake George Blvd, Oak Grove, MN 55303 w/ Brian "Zoot" Simonds on Sax! Hours TBD
• Friday, July 17, Coon Rapids VFW, 763-755-4760, 1919 Coon Rapids Blvd NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433 w/ Brian "Zoot" Simonds on Sax! (7:00-11:00pm)
• Friday, July 31, Neumann’s Bar, 2531 7th Ave E, N St Paul, MN 55109 (7:00-10:00pm)
• Saturday, August 1, Pine County Fair, 320-629-3408 (tel:320-629-3408), 707 1st Avenue NW, Pine City, MN 55063 Main Stage! w/ Brian "Zoot" Simonds on Sax! (12:00-4:00pm)
• Saturday, August 29, Blue Waters Leisure Park, Campground Pavilion, 13100 318th Street, Lindstrom, MN 55045 (Private Party for Residents) (7:00-10:00pm)
• Friday, September 4, Neumann's Bar, 2531 7th Ave E, N St Paul, MN 55109 (7:00-10:00pm)

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.