Boom Boom Steve Vonderharr

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Bayfront Blues Festival 2010
Photo © by Jon Hammer 2010, all rights reserved.

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Photo © by Pete Shipley 2008, all rights reserved.

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Hanging out with B.B.

Steve Vonderharr is a blues player with heart. He plays and sings with the kind of passion and character that is rarely displayed by musicians of any persuasion. Steve V's harmonica work is both assertive and sensitive, seamlessly moving through a range of emotion and skill. His playful demeanor and his compassion for people and music make him a class act.
~~Kurt Koehler, Editor/Publisher, Twin Cities Blues News

For bookings call: 612.203.9956
Email: SteveV@bluesonstage.com
Website: www.bluesonstage.com/stevev

"Tuff Love"
Boom Boom Steve V & The Knockouts
© 2009

NOTICE: "Tuff Love" has been selected by the Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society as the best entry into the Blues Foundation's "Best Self-Produced CD" competition for 2010. See press comments and review link below.

"From The Shadows"
Cold Wind Records, © 2002
Send $12.50 (includes postage and handling) to (email or phone for contact info):

To order the CDs send $12.50 each to:
Steve Vonderharr
15728 Forest Circle
Burnsville, MN 55306

To contact Steve Vonderharr
Email: SteveV@bluesonstage.com
Phone: 612.203.9956

2013 Calendar

Fri Jan 4 – Boom Boom Steve V and the Knockouts at Wilebski’s 6:00 to 10:00
Sat Jan 5 – Kildahl and Vonderharr, Cannon Falls Winery, Cannon Falls, MN 2:00 to 5:00
Sat Jan 12 – Kildahl and Vonderharr, Grand Kabaret, New Ulm, MN 7:30 to 10:30
Sat Jan 19 – with Good Time Willy, Cool Breeze & Vonderharr, Hollihan’s, White Bear Lake, MN 7:00 to 11:00
Sun Jan 20 – IBC Fundraiser, Whiskey Junction, Mpls. 3:00 to 7:00
Wed-Sa, Jan 30 - Feb 2 – Kildahl and Vonderharr, IBC, Memphis, TN, TBA
Sat Feb 23 Boom Boom Steve V and the Knockouts, Hollihan’s, White Bear Lake, MN 7:00 to 11:00
Wed Feb 27 – Boom Boom Steve V and the Knockouts, Legends, St. Cloud, MN 7:00 to 11:00
Sat Mar 2 – Kildahl and Vonderharr, Grand Kabaret, New Ulm, MN 7:30 to 10:30

All gigs are Boom Boom Steve V & the Knockouts except where noted

Fri, April 5, Wilebski’s Blues Saloon, St. Paul 6:00 to 10:00
Sat, April 6, Mike’s-Em-Pour- E-Um, Hudson, WI, 8:00 to 12:00
Sat, April 13, Hollihans, WBL, Good Time Willy, 7:00 to 11:00
Fri, April 19, Minnesota Music Cafe with Reverend Raven and the CSAB, 8:00 start
Fri, April 26, Kildahl, Vonderharr & Pengra, Wine Bar, Mankato 9:00 to 1:00
Sat., May 11, Hollihans, WBL, 7:00 to 11:00
Fri, May 31, Kildahl, Vonderharr & Pengra, Grand Kabaret, New Ulm, MN 8:00 to 11:00
Fri, June 7, Willow River Blues Festival with Reverend Raven and the CSAB, TBD
Sat, June 22, Mike’s-Em-Pour- E-Um, Hudson, WI, 8:00 to 12:00
Sat, June 29, Brookside Bar, Marine on the St. Croix with Kildahl, Vonderharr, Pengra Trio, 3:00 to 7:00
Sat, July 6, Neumann's, N. St. Paul 9:00 to 1:00
Mon, July 8, Private Party
Sat, July 13, Madelia music festival, Madelia, MN, time TBD
Wed., July 24, Legends, St. Cloud 7:00 to 11:00
Fri, July 26, Kildahl, Vonderharr & Pengra, Pre-party for the N. Mankato Blues and Jazz festival, Circle Inn, N. Mankato, 7:30 to 11:00
Sat., July 27, Good Time Willy private party
Aug 23 to 25 – with Good Time Willy, MN State Fair, Famous Dave’s stage (Friday at 6:00 P.M. Sat and Sun at 1:00 P.M.)
Aug 30 to Sept 1 – with Good Time Willy, MN State Fair, Famous Dave’s stage (Friday at 6:00 P.M. Sat and Sun at 1:00 P.M.)
Sat., Sept. 7, private party
Fri, Nov. 22, Neumann's, N. St. Paul 9:00 to 1:00

What the press is saying...

"Tuff Love offers up a great set of blues, and I highly recommend this CD. The CD closes with a nod to Little Walter, with Boom Boom Steve taking the Mississippi saxophone to new heights on the “Sad Hours” instrumental. I’d like to think that Little Walter would have appreciated and enjoyed this cover, and I can’t give it any higher praise than that. A solid blues record from an accomplished band." – Eric Steiner, Editor - Washington State Bluesletter
"Great sound, production and playing by all concerned...Franken is smokin'" - Reverend Raven
"Steve Boom Boom Vonderharr tore the place up." - Blue Monday, February 2007, Eckhart
"Steve Boom Boom Vonderharr…sounds like a jet taking off...Steve picks em’ up and lays em’ down." - Blue Monday, February 2008, Eckhart
"Vondy’s future is so bright he has to wear shades, besides if you’re as cool as he is you may as well wear your shades too! If you’ve ever been to see Steve play before, you know that the harp becomes part of his energy field and he rides it from the first song to the last. He’s like a shooting star on a cloudless night!" - Blue Monday, Twin Cities Beat, June 2008, Shepherd
"Bluesy Steve V. and the Knockouts will bowl you over. (Steve) plays with conviction and purpose, expressively wringing the life out of that little piece of metal and wood (harmonica) like some kind of whirling dervish." - Duluth News Tribune, June 2008, Ziegler
"From the Shadows is Steve Vonderharr's first solo recording and a wonderful offering..."
"Over the past 22 years Steve Vonderharr has...become one of the most respected and influential veterans of the Twin Cities blues scene." - Dave "Doc" Piltz, Blues On Stage & Twin Cities Blues News

Read the Reviews...
Boom Boom Steve V Interview November 2009
Boom Boom Steve V & the Knockouts - Tuff Love by Eric Steiner
CD Review Oct 2002 by Craig Ruskey
CD Review Oct 2002 by Dave "Doc" Piltz
Live Review Sep 2002 by Ray Stiles