MnBS News

MnBS is proud to hold our Road to Memphis solo/duo competition at Shaw’s Bar and Grill in Minneapolis. We hope you will come cheer on our solo/duo competitors as they compete to represent us at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis.
Our contest will be on June 21 at Shaw’s Bar and Grill in Minneapolis. 

And…

as long as you are there, stay for dinner and enjoy the evening at Shaw’s.

The band competition was held in April and Bambi Alexandra Band will represent us at the IBC.

For more information:

 https://mnbs.org/international-blues-challenge/

 

MnBS is now accepting CD recordings for the 2026 Best Self Produced CD contester entrance into the 2026 IBC competition.  

The deadline for entry of your CD is 

For Info: 

Self Produced CD Competition

The MnBS is seeking patrons and sponsors for our activities. 

A patron would contribute a donation to an event of their choice.  In return you will be listed in our programming and PR materials for the event. 

We are also hoping to add some new corporate sponsors to our organization. 

We deeply appreciate the many people who help make our organization successful.


For more information:

Sponsor the MnBS! 

Click on the image for link  information specific to the type of sponsorship.   

In Progress:

Work has begun on a Hall of Fame Archive History page …

Stay tuned for upcoming event dates