Member Benefits
Newsletter subscription
Your membership include a 12-month subscription to our monthly newsletter with news of local interest as well as music & event reviews, reviews of clubs in other states, Blues Foundation news, and much more.
WMBS Merchadise discounts
All members receive discounts on all WMBS merchandise - just show your membership card at our booth!
Blues Foundation memberships
All members of WMBS are associate members of the Blues Foundation.
Blues Foundation dues go to support the W.C. Handy Blues Awards, the Lifetime Achievement Awards, the International Blues Challenge and the BluesKids Contest, the Beale Street Caravan, and educational programs for children in the United States and around the world.
Blues Foundation members also receive discounts on popular blues recordings; advance notices and special invitations for blues programs, festivals, concerts, and events; specail offers for cool Blues merchandis; and voting rights for the W.C.Handy Awards.
Record label discounts
Shanachie Records - For $20, you will receive the Shanachie Blues Sampler and two discs of your choice from their extensive catalog. Even better, a portion of the purchase price gets donated back to the WMBS!
Local Club & Merchant discounts
Show your membership card at the following places:
- Grand Rapids - Billy's - happy-hour prices all night long - This is THE place for blues in Grand Rapids!!
- Kalamazoo - the Krafbrau - $2 off admission for any blues show.
- Grand Rapids - Grand River Folk Arts Society events - WMBS members get the same discount as GRFAS members for all of their events.
Magazine discount
Big City Blues - a bi-monthly magazine dealing with the what's happening on the blues scene. WMBS members are eligible to recieve up to 50% off the normal $24 subscription price by picking the magazine at our booth at the various blues events. Or they can receive home delivery at 25% off
