Hey everyone! Jimmi and the Band of Souls was voted First Runner up in the Road to Memphis. Congratulations to Crankshaft and the Gear Grinders for winning the day. Good luck on winning the prize down in Memphis next January!

Thanks again to the Minnesota Blues Society for sponsoring the show! It’s great to have such a wonderful organization promoting local music and encouraging us to get noticed on the national scene!

Thanks also to all the fans who came out to cheer us on. We love playing for you!!! We also love hanging out before and after with you and getting to know you better. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Until we see you next – happy loving, learning and living.

JBOS

We are competing to represent Minnesota in the International Blues Challenge on April 22 at the Minnesota Music Café from 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM. Five other bands will be vying with us for the honor to represent Minnesota. Jimmi, Nate, Jay, Ben and Al are busy at work designing a solid set of our kind of blues music. Energetic. Diverse. Genuine.

So come on out! Cheer us on! Who else would you want representing the land of 10,000 lakes but your friendly neighborhood Band of Souls!!!

The Minnesota Music Café is located at 499 Payne Avenue in St. Paul. $10 suggested donation.

This event is sponsored by the Minnesota Blues Society. Not a member? Check them out at www.mnbs.org!

A huge thank you to all of you who came out to cheer us on in the first round of the Battle of the Blues Bands at Famous Dave’s in Calhoun Square. We are grateful for you! We moved on to the semi-finals, which will be from 4:30 to 7:30 on April 1.

So come on out and cheer us on while enjoying the good bbq at Famous Dave’s. It’s going to be a ton of fun!

This Sunday, March 11, come on out and cheer us on at Famous Dave’s Battle of the Blues Bands. We’ll be competing against three other bands. This is the first round of competition. The winner, who will be announced on April 15, gets to play on the main stage at The Famous Dave’s BBQ & Blues Festival @ Peavey Plaza Saturday June 9^th 2012!

So come on out, eat some great BBQ and cheer us on! See you there!

Our CD “The Devil You Know” has moved to Round 2 in the National Contest for Best Self-Produced Blues CD. We want to continue to give a shout out to everyone who helped create the CD: Erik, Dreya, Richard and Ed! We also want to thank everyone who has supported our music. A special note of thanks goes to the Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society. Thanks for all the help and for the opportunity! Here’s the press release.

http://www.mnbs.org/email_sena_jimmi.html

We are excited to announce that our CD, The Devil You Know, was voted “Best Self-Produced CD in 2011″ by the Greater Twin Cities Blues Society! The band would like to thank Erik Koskinen, our producer, and Dreya Morrigan, our graphic artist, for all they did on the album. We would also like to thank Richard Medek, who played on the album, and Catharine Tocko, who edited the insert. Thank you!

If you have don’t have our CD already, you can get it at the Electric Fetus, iTunes or directly from us.

Our CD now goes on to compete in Memphis for Best Self-Produced CD in USA! Thank you Greater Twin Cities Blues Society! We hope to make you proud in Memphis!

Here is the press release:

Congratulations To Jimmi & the Band of Souls CD, The Devil You Know, Selected For Memphis Competition

The judges have made their decision and this years’ choice for the 2012 International Blues Challenge “Best Self-Produced CD” Competition from Minnesota will be The Devil You Know by Jimmi & the Band of Souls. Judging was based on the following criteria: Performance, Blues Content, Audio Quality, Cover Art & Design and Credits & Liner Notes. Again this year, the local competition was tough. The other entries were Mark Cameron Band – Built To Bust, Good Time Willy Band – Right The Wrong and Trent Romens – Aware. Many thanks to all of the participants and the judges.

Jimmi & The Band Of Souls will be playing from 12:30 to 2:00 this Thursday at Best Buy Headquarters to raise money for the United Way. The event is open to the public. No cover charge. Come on out! Bring the kids! Bring your co-workers!

We will be a part of the Wheely Big Show. It features a car show on the roof of the Best Buy’s parking ramp. The band, Dirt, will be playing from 11 to 12. There will also be a silent auction and donation area.

See you there!

Hello everyone! We got the time wrong for our KFAI radio spot. We will be on Harold’s House Party after the 5 o’clock news. Tune in: 90.3 FM in Minneapolis, 106.7 FM in St. Paul or you can stream the show at KFAI.org.

If you are busy at 5 o’clock, you can catch the show later on the website too – KFAI.org.

After the radio show, we are playing at the 331 Club in Minneapolis from 7 PM to 9 PM. No cover. Kids welcome until 9 PM. See you then!