MARCH 2025   Win a Pair of Tickets! Enter to win a pair of tickets to see Jazz singer-songwriter Madeleine Peyroux and Blues singer Bettye LaVette one night only at Hoyt Sherman Place on Sunday, March 23rd! Simply reply to this message saying ENTER ME and a winner will be randomly selected this Friday! We ..read more

FEBRUARY 2025   There are still a few days to get advance tickets to the 30th Winter Blues Fest and save a couple bucks! Advance tickets are available until noon on February 13th! GET TICKETS HERE!   fyi… the winner of last months contest for WBF tickets and hotel stay was Jeremy Blessing! Thank you ..read more

SAVE-THE-DATE!!! The Iowa Blues Hall of Fame is proud to announce the induction of four exceptional musicians: vocalist and guitarist Eddie Bowles (posthumous), bassist and vocalist John Resch, drummer and vocalist Turk E. Krause, and guitarist, singer, and bandleader Scott Long. These talented individuals have all made significant contributions to the rich heritage of blues music in Iowa and beyond. For ..read more

Get out of the cold and into the cool at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Blues concerts every Sunday from January through March 2025. Shows at 1 and 3 pm. MORE INFO HERE > January 5 Major Blues & the Mugshots January 12 Bob Pace January 19 Weary Ramblers January 26 Heath Alan February 2 Chuggaluggers February 9 Jodi Bodley & ..read more

SAVE-THE-DATE!!! This competition will decide who will represent Iowa in the 2026 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN where hundreds of acts from around the world converge on Beale Street to perform before music industry pros searching for new talent, with the chance to win prizes, notable gigs, and make career-changing contacts ..read more

The Central Iowa Blues Society is honored and grateful to be a recipient of a 2025 Operating Grant from Bravo Greater Des Moines in the amount of $17,565. Grant funding, donations and memberships enable us to work towards our mission of education, preservation and celebration of blues and roots music throughout Iowa. Bravo’s Operating Grant ..read more

TWO NIGHTS—20 ACTS… ALL UNDER ONE ROOF AND OUT OF THE COLD! Advance Tickets $55 Weekend Pass – or – $25/Friday and $35/Saturday At the door admission goes up $5. CIBS Members receive $5 rebate on Weekend Pass only. You may collect your rebate at the merchandise booth on the 3rd Floor. LINE-UP coming shortly ..read more

OCTOBER 2024   CIBS Iowa Blues Hall of Fame Exhibit Unveiling! FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2024 – 5:00pm Mainframe Studios 900 Keo Way, Des Moines, IA CIBS will feature live Iowa Blues on each floor of Mainframe Studios at the November 1st “First Friday” event as we celebrate the official unveiling of the new home of ..read more

AUGUST 2024 SUNDAY – SEP 22 2024 Lefty’s Live Music, 2307 University Ave, DM 2024 Iowa Blues Challenge BLUES ACTS: there is still time to get your application in! The deadline is FRIDAY, AUGUST 16! MORE INFO HERE   SUNDAY – OCT 13 2024 @ 6:00 PM xBk Live – 1159 24th St, Des Moines ..read more

SUNDAY – SEP 22 2023 Lefty’s Live Music, 2307 University Ave, DM 2024 Iowa Blues Challenge Call for Acts The Central Iowa Blues Society is seeking acts for the 2024 Iowa Blues Challenge. This competition will decide who will represent Iowa in the 2025 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN where hundreds of acts from ..read more