1) Tailgators – 605 2) Spankys – 590 3) Sharkeys #2 – 571 4) Sharkeys #1 – 564 5) Goose – 522 6) The Jet – 515 7) College Hill #2 – 512 8) McBs – 498 9) Boobie Trap – 480 10) Quintons – 474 11) Sidelines – 463 12) Pigskins – 432 13) Oscars [...]

1) College Hill #1 2) Tailgators 3) Boobie Trap 4) Oscars 5) College Hill #2 6) The Jet 7) Lucky Dogs 8) Sharkeys #2 9) McBs 10) Spankys 11) Henry T’s 12) Goose 13) Pigskins 14) Quinton’s 15) Sidelines 16) Sharkeys #1

In Sarah Newberry’s office at Colmery-O’Neil VA Hospital, patients fill up the institution-blue chairs and crowd around the stereo. They have over 200 CD’s to choose from, and the conversation blossoms in this small room, discussions starting with the immediacy of the music issued from the speakers, but ending in places very few of us [...]

Rod Peterson and Greg Spreer, members of the Back Porch Blues Band, also play as a duo under the name The Blue Devils.  Peterson does harmonica and vocals, Spreer on guitar and vocals.  They’ll be bringing the blues to the Topeka Farmers’ Market May 1. Q:  Which of you works harder? Rod:  On stage?  Well, [...]