Winter
Blues Fest 2024
Downtown Marriott
Des Moines, Iowa
February 10, 2024
By Phillip Smith; Feb. 12, 2024
Original source : phillycheezeblues.blogspot.com
I finally made it to Des
Moines for the Central Iowa Blues Society’s Winter Blues Fest,
and it was a blast. Although the
festival runs for two days, I was only able to make it over to the Capital City
for the Saturday shows which included Matt Woods, Studebaker John,
Heath Alan’s Iowa Blues Expo, Rush Cleveland Trio, Gabe
Stillman Band, Jimmi & the Band of Souls, Tony Holiday, Indigenous,
Max Kaplan & the Magic, McKinley James, Josh Hoyer &
Soul Colossal, Tom Holland & the Shuffle Kings, Cashbox Kings,
& Toronzo Cannon. The Friday
shows, which I unfortunately missed, consisted of Ben Levin Duo, Josh
Hoyer, The Cold Stares, JD Simo, Mike Morgan & the
Crawl, and Carolyn Wonderland.
With five stages for music, choices had to be made. I did not get the opportunity to see everyone,
but I did see some fantastic acts. Although
the snow and ice were kept at bay this year, there was certainly a “Blizzard of
Blues” going on at Winter Blues Fest.
· * All photos by Phillip Smith
Matt Woods
Jimmi & the Band of Souls
Heath Alan's Iowa Blues Expo
Tony Holiday
Rush Cleveland Trio
Studebaker John
Indigenous
Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal
Toronzo Cannon
· * All photos by Phillip Smith
For more information about Central Iowa Blues Society and Winter Blues Fest, visit their website at https://cibs.org/
