T. WILSON KING
MAY 27, 2011
A performer since the age of three, singing and tap dancing as his mother played piano, T. Wilson King incorporates a style that is unique and engaging. Self–taught, his music is a synthesis of folk, rock, country, gospel, jazz and blues. After being discharged from the Army in 1970, King began playing in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay area and south to San Diego. Dubbed South Dakota's "King of the Guitar" by the National Music Museum, he is a frequent performer at the museum's "Brown Bag" concert series.
TRAVIS BARNES BAND
JUNE 10, 2011
Travis Barnes Band (TBB) was formed in spring of 2010 among friends with the intention of doing a few shows a year just to be able to get out and play. Those few shows a year quickly turned into a busy year with the Sioux City, IA based five playing regionally regularly. In February of 2011, TBB was voted the #1 country act in the Siouxland Choice Awards for their unique blend of Alternative Country, Rock and Honky Tonk. Whether you are a veteran fan or a newbie to the TBB crew, make sure to stop by a show and see what kind of antics the band is up to.
MIKE LANGLEY
JULY 8, 2011
Mike Langley started playing guitar at age 9, taught by his dad, Jack Langley. Mike played his first gig at the age of ten in a dirt-floor, hole-in-the-wall joint in the Sioux City Stockyards. While still in junior and senior high school, Mike played guitar and sang with Jack at a multitude of clubs in Nashville and back in Sioux City.
Mike has produced 9 of his own records: "Prehumous", "Langley Brothers Band", "Gnu Ewe", "Faves", "Know What? Chicken Butt", "Westside Mikey & Westside Bobo", the "Dark Ones" series, "'67 Quarter" and "Cheers, Love", as well as 4 records with Jack: "Portraits", "Looking Back", "Harleys In Heaven" and "Guitar Man"--which has won the 2010 National Traditional Music Association's Songwriter Album of the Year Award.
Mike runs Orange Carpet Music's independent record label and recording studio, teaches guitar at Western Iowa Tech and The Kucinski Academy of Music at Morningside College, and of course still gigs as much as time will allow, either solo or with fellow music veterans Bob Larson, Jamie Bowers, Walt Peterson, and Chad Stewart (Mike Langley Band/The Groovediggers) and with Jack Langley and Jamie Bowers (The Langleys Trio).
THE KELLY QUINN BAND
JULY 22, 2011
The Kelly Quinn Band started as a two-piece acoustic rock band in 2004 with Kelly (vocals/guitar) and Scott (drums). Eric (bass) sat in on New Year's Eve 2006 at Buffalo Alice and has been with us ever since. The next member to come on board was Bob (lead guitar) who similarily sat in on a show up at Bill's Bar in 2007. In the summer of 2009 the last piece of the puzzle was put in place in Okoboji as Damien (sax) joined the band. In March 2010, the band finished recording their first EP which will be available soon.
AUGUST 5, 2011
Originally from a small town in Northwest Iowa, Byron Kuehl started out playing electric blues and classic rock, but is better known as an alternative country singer and songwriter. He does old country and some contemporary covers.
What's keeping music lovers interested is Kuehl's eclectic mix of cover tunes? A night with Kuehl is a night with Americana. Tom Waits, Todd Snider, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley. He knows tunes from them all and has successfully put his stamp on 'em.
