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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1991)
Tablerockers stay at Zoo after national talent search By Matthew Burton Staff Reporter Some people get no respect. This appears to be the case with Lincoln’s own blues band, The Ta blerockers. As The Tablerockers’ bassist Larry Boehmer said, “We seem to be the Rodney Dangerfields of Lincoln music.” ..1.. ' The Tablerockers, who serve as the Zoo Bar’s house band, have been performing in one form or another since 1981, with guitar player Sean Benjamin and Larry Boehmer the only continuous members. Despite the change in personnel, The Tablerockers still play a solid, authentic style of electric blues for people across the Midwest. Along with Benjamin and Boehmer, The Tablerockers consist of Jim Cidlik on keyboards, Joe Guriy on drums and vocalist Annette Murrell, a crowd favorite. “She’s a real find; nobody can believe we found her in Lincoln,” Boehmer said. “We feel like we’ve - -. . . . "I knew Id found the right woman. Her face showed Id also found the right diamond." The Quality You Can Expect At Prices You Can Afford 1150 'O'SL • Gateway Shopping Center lir-'1' ■ ■ — " ■ ■ — got three real strong guns. Jim Cidlik’s keyboard playing is very, very good, Scan is a tremendous blues guitar player and Annette is a tremendous sin being the house band at the Zoo, The Tablerockers don ’ t lim it themselves to gigs solely in Lincoln. The band plays several venues in Omaha, is a regular at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, the Get away Inn in Topeka — “an ex-biker bar” according to Boehmcr and the Sioux City Blues Festival. Recently The Tablerockers performed at the First Annual Long Beach National Blues Talent Search in Long Beach, California. . .il ^ i_■ The Tablerockers The Tablerockers were accepted into the talent search, sponsored by KOLN-FM, Southern California’s largest jazz station, as a last-minute decision after submitting a 10-minute demo. In order to make the five-band roster at the competition. The Table rockers had to play at a smaller, re gional contest in Kansas City where they received the invitation to go to Long Beach. In Kansas City, The Tablerockers played against previous blues contest winners such as the Blues Notions, John Paul and the Hellhounds, and occaisional Zoo Bar act, the Dan Doran Band. Photo courtesy of Larry Boehmer “So there were three pretty good bands that we competed against in K.C.,” according to Boehmer. “We pretty much got screwed by the thing. It ended up being a $3,000 sound check, because that’s just about how much it cost to fly us out and put us up for three days. “What we found out in the contest is that we arc on that level; if the sound quality had been equal, we would have had a good chance at first or second place.” The Tablerockers will continue to play at the Zoo Bar with at least one gig a week there, and may even give the Long Beach talcniscarch another shot next year. ' -) Artists, Engineers, Architects Or anyone who likes to Create Koh-I-Noor 7-Pen Set The Standard Blue/Artworld 7 precision Back to School Sale is for You Technical Pens Sizes Most Standard Blue/Artworld has everything the Commonly Used CREATIVE student will need for school Includes: this fall including great Savings. Here are *°°° *2 I just a few of our specials, for more 0 *' lniormation, call or stop by one of our Our Everyday Low Price $49.99 * \ stores today. Don’t forget to ask about Mnwcnrint tTm ■ rr . ■ your Student Discount Card!!! NeWSpnM ^ Malibu Table By Morilla 30 x 42» Xop Sale ends 'wT^T5*1 Sent 15 1991/* -<wpi2d ocfju iJ, iyyf y Zcou Reg. $9.io SALE $4.99 S!S“/ Laminated / White Phenol / i Reg. Price $98.66 / 1——__1_____SALE $59.95 / W HIMCI IWMI l icon Nebraska Affiliate CORNERSTONE - UMHE 640 N. 16th Street All UNL Students, Faculty & Staff Welcome Dr. Otis Young - Preaching Special Volunteer Choir James Hejduk, Director Informal Reception Following the Service Co-sponsored for the UNL Community by Cornerstone - UMHE and 18 Lincoln - area Congregations faHRMBM
