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IBC

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International Blues Challenge (IBC) 2024 Recap

Put your hands together for Drum & Dye and Big Luke and the Soul Disciples!

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Guess Who’s Going to Memphis

CONGRATULATIONS to our 2023 Road to Memphis winners! BAND WINNER, Big Luke & The Soul Disciples. SOLO/DUO WINNER, Drum & Dye

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Calling All Musicians – KCBS ‘Road to Memphis’

Musicians - please consider participating as long as you haven’t previously won.

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International Blues Challenge (IBC) 2023 Wrap-Up

After winning the KCBS’ challenge in September and doing many fundraising events and performances, Mark Montgomery (Solo category) and Coyote Bill and the Brood (Band category) made it to Beale …

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CONGRATS to our local IBC Winners!

Guess who’s going to Memphis? CONGRATULATIONS! Support our winners by attending their shows! NEXT JOINT SHOW WITH OUR WINNERS: JANUARY 11 at The Hideout, 7pm – 10pm MORE SHOW DATES …

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International Blues Challenge

Representing Kansas City in the Solo/Duo category: Kelsey Miles! And in the Band category: Big Luke and the Soul Disciples!

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Stone Cutters Union at Tunes and Tulips

Join us for Tunes and Tulips at Evergy Center in Topeka. Local favorite Howard Mahan will be featured! Come on out and support our IBC representative!

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Support IBC Winner Stone Cutters Union

Stone Cutter’s Union will be doing fundraiser shows to help cover costs of representing Kansas City at the International Blues Challenge 2022 in Memphis. On Thursday, December 2, they will …

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