Bondu Blues and Brews Festival

Event Date:

Saturday, July 16, 2022 - 6:30pm to 10:00pm

Join us for Bondu Blues and Brews Festival starting at 6:30! Buckmiller Schwager will provide the tunes before Bob Pace and the Dangerous Band takes the stage at 8:00 PM.

July 16, 2022 at 6:30 PM

Bondurant Regional Trailhead2 Main St SEBondurant, Iowa

The winner and runner-up for the homebrewing competition will be announced at 6:30 PM.

The Sidewalk Chalk Art will be on display; take some time to admire the effort put into the art along the Chichaqua Valley Trail and submit a People's Choice Vote. The winners of this year's Sidewalk Chalk Art Prizes will be announced at 8:45 PM.

Bounce houses, Balloon Animals, and Facepainting will be available for the kiddos (free of charge), and food & drink will be available for all!

Please be sure to bring your own chairs/blankets, sunscreen, and/or bug spray!

Buckmiller Schwager

Together Tom Buckmiller and Brian Schwager are taking the Iowa blues scene by storm with their original working-man blues. This Des Moines, Iowa – based blues duo pulled down first place in the 2021 Iowa Blues Challenge Solo/Duo category, securing their entry into the 2022 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee this past May. Buckmiller has authored three blues books and teaches a class on the Blues at Drake University. Schwager, lead guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist has a list of influences that reads like a record collection, naming guitar legends such as BB King, Jimmy Page , Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. He has shared the stage with acts Blake Shelton, Thomas Rhett and Eli Young Band. To Memphis and Back maintains a high level of excellence both lyrically and performance-wise on all ten songs.

Buckmiller’s vocals take charge as Schwager absolutely rips it up.

Original bio source: phillycheezeblues.blogspot.com

Bob Pace and the Dangerous Band

Guitarist Bob Pace has entertained Midwest audiences for more than 40 years. He proudly led the Tuesday night house band at the legendary Blues on Grand for almost 20 years. He’s a member of the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame and the Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame. He has also won the Iowa Blues Challenge solo/duo competition with IBHOF member Steve E. George.

Bob has opened for Blues icons Jimmy Vaughan, Johnny Winter, John Mayall, Tab Benoit, Tower of Power, Delbert McClinton, and countless others.

He picked up his first guitar at 10 and was serious by 14. Bob recalls the “defining experience” of watching The Beatles and the screaming girls on The Ed Sullivan Show. That (the girls) sealed the deal: “I had to play guitar.” Additionally, he has jammed with Junior Wells, Eric Sardinas, Coco Montoya, Kenny Neal, Willie (Big Eyes) Smith and Sonny Rhodes to name but a few.

“I am now at a place in my life where I can perform and promote The Blues full-time,” says Bob.

“In 40 years, not a day has passed that I haven’t wanted to play The Blues. It’s in my DNA.”