Episode 162: March 19, 2023 Exploring Green Light, the latest album by Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossus (part two)

15. Lyle Lovett / I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord
16. John Hiatt / Have a Little Faith in Me
17. Josh Hoyer / Mr. One Up
18. Michael McDonald / Cry Like a Rainy Day
19. Mike Farris / Let Me Love You Baby
20. Tom Johnston (Doobie Brothers) & Delbert McClinton / Giving It Up for You Love
21. Josh Hoyer / Green Light
22. Al Green / I Can't Get Next to You
23. Josh Hoyer / Beautiful People
24. Bob Segar / Busload of Faith
25. Lyle Lovett & Keb Mo / Till it Shines
26. Luther Allison / Gamblers Blues
27. Johnny Winter / You Keep Sayin' That You're Leaving
28. Josh Hoyer / Business As Usual
29. Trombone Shorty / For True
30. Terrance Blanchard / Compared to What
31. Josh Hoyer / Crazy Love

Upcoming Shows & Events of Interest

March
19 Coyote Bill, Mouth of the South (Brunch)
22 Stephen Monroe, The Pit BBQ Lounge
22 JigJam, Zoo Bar
23 Roger Clyne & Peacemakers, Waiting Room
23 Ninja Phunk, B. Bar
24 Blood Sweat & Tears, Holland
24 Smithereens w/ Marshall Crenshaw @ Knuckleheads
24 Travis, The Band, Firebird Lounge
24 Iris DeMent, Waiting Room
24 Mezcal Brothers, B. Bar
25 Danielle Nicole w/Brandon Miller, Stocks & Bonds
25 Blue House & the Rent to Own Horns, The Dock Bar & Grill
26 Josh Hoyer, Mouth of the South (brunch)
27 Jigjam, Zoo Bar
31 Michael Charles @ B.Bar

April
6 Joanna Connor, Waiting Room
6 Third Eye Blind, Orpheum
6 Pink Floyd Tribute, Holland
12 ZZ Top, Orpheum
20 Earth Day
22 Record Store Day
28 The New Pornographers, Waiting Room (Neko Case)
29 Boo Boo Davis, The Jewell
30 Ivy Ford, The Jewell

May
2 Jason Isbell & Amythyst Kian, Orpheum
4 Harper, B.Bar
6 Built to Spill, Waiting Room
6 Blues Society Annual Meeting (5 p.m.), B. Bar
10 Big Al & The Heavyweights, Philly Sports Bar, LaVista
11 Buddy Guy @ The Holland
12 The Killer, Steel Shed (Holland)
15 Beatles Tribute, Orpheum
18 Big Al & The Heavyweights, Philly
20 Southern Culture on the Skids, Waiting Room
25 Curtis Salgado, Waiting Room
26 Blue Venue @ B. Bar

June
3 Soaring Wings Vineyard Blues, Booze & Balloons
9-11 Summer Arts Festival
16 Flaming Lips, Steel
21 Marcia Ball & Ray Wylie Hubbard, Eureka Springs Auditorium (Arkansas)

July
6-8 Zoo Fest, Zoo Bar
8 Orchestra plays music of Dr. Dre
15 Tori Amos @ Orpheum
14/15 Playing w./ Fire (part one)
19 Little Feat & Leftover Salmon, Orpheum
25 Tedeshi Trucks Band @ Pinewood Bowl (Lincoln)
28 Diana Krall @ Holland
28 Maha Music Festival
29 Diana Krall @ Hoyt Sherman, Des Moines

August
4 New American Arts Festival, Benson area
5 In the Market for Blues
11 Trombone Shorty, Mavis Staples, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Ziggy Marley @ Pinewood Bowl (Lincoln)
11/12 Playing with Fire (part two)
20 Doobie Brothers, Pinewood Bowl
27 Black Keys, Pinewood Bowl
31 - 9/4 Kris Lager's Ozark Festival, Arkansas

September
15-17 Telluride Blues Festival (Bonnie Raitt)

In the Mood for a Getaway? (Regional Shows: Des Moines, KC, & Iowa City)

Upcoming shows at Kansas City's Knuckleheads Saloon
March 24th, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams w/ Shawn Mullins,
March 26th, Cowboy Mouth,
April 1st, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers,
April 8th, Chris Cain,
April 19th, Rev Peyton's Big Damn Band
May 11th, Brandon Santini,
May 20th, Southern Culture on the Skids,
May 25, 26, 27, The Mavericks,

Upcoming shows at the Hoyt Sherman in Des Moines include...
July 29th, Diana Krall

The Englert Theater in Iowa City has some good shows coming up this year.
April 21 & 22, David Sedaris