Like all the music at KZSM.org, our newest live show reflects the diversity and creativity of our community. “Smooth Honey Bear Blues” now airs every Tuesday from 8-10 p.m. Host Jim Wagner offers tradition and variety at the same time. “You might hear some stuff that’s familiar,” he promises, “and you might hear some stuff that you’re surprised to hear”— that will make you say ‘oh, what was that?’”
“Eight to 10 p.m. is a time when people might want to wind down from whatever kind of day they’ve had,” Wagner explains. “I’ll give them something to help get them through the night — smooth, sweet, and just a little familiar.” “The blues is consistent,” he continues, “you can’t define it, but you know it when you hear it.”
Blues is not sad music for a sad mood. “You don’t listen to the blues when you have the blues; the blues just brings relevance to what you’re going through — other people have done it, been through it. They just have the creativity to put it to words.” The comfort comes from hearing your own experience expressed. “It sounds sometimes like they know your feelings while you’re sitting there listening--just another way of putting life’s moments in perspective.”
