,
Welcome to JAMO’S JAMS & GIGS
for 2/13/13, issue #276. Thank you for helping to make me #1 on the Reverbnation.com
local blues charts - #91 globally!!!
Hey –
if youze guys don’t send me updates I can’t
give you any news! Send me any new club info that you have, and send me your February
and March gig dates. Do you have any jam updates??
For all of the newer
subscribers, this is a free newsletter that I put out with the sole intention
of promoting live local music and musicians. Your email address is NOT given
or sold or revealed to anyone. Send me your January and February gig schedules.
I’ll be asking you for March in about two weeks. Also,
send me any new club info or news that you have! See the news in the "Club
Info" section below. Speaking of which, here's a list of the sections: "News
& Stuff", "Club Info", "Gigs", "Want Ads",
"Jams", and then my personal playing schedule. I hope that you enjoy
it, and send me anything that might add to the newsletter.
For those of you who
are on the left side of the river, BARRY HAY
is still turning out the listings for live gigs, etc out there. Go to www.hayblue.com
to find out anything you could want to know about who/what/where in the LehighValley!
(I know that Barry also does this on his own time, and has the same intentions that
I do, so don’t hesitate.)
News & Stuff
My friends STEVEN KUNZMAN, JOE CERISANO, and PETER PRASA have been nominated in several categories in the
JAM Awards - Album of the Year and Top Folk Americana Act among them. See the “Playlist”
section below) Please to
http://www.jamawards.org/awards.html#.URZIhbvLgun
to vote for your favorites!!
A great cause: From DEB LEAHEY: Howdy
Harry Fans...just a reminder...at the next Tribute we will have the recipient of
the Harry Leahey Scolarship Fund there. Once again they are $500 scholarships given
to first year guitar students in jazz studies. Right now there is $300 raised in
there from the last Tribute. If you feel like supporting the arts http://www.wpunj.edu/giving...select
Other under gift destination,fill in Harry Leahey Scholarship or contact ATTN:Elizabeth
Fitzpatrick,William Paterson University 300 Pompton Rd Wayne NJ 070470 Happy Jammin'
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#40 & #42 - FIOS Central New Jersey; Wednesday @ 10pm & Friday
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Club Info
– send me updates!!
Well
it has happened. Miller's Tavern
here in Asbury NJ will be closing for a few months while it becomes CRYAN'S.
Word is: same pizza, no music.
The Pig Pen in Allentown, PA has closed and probably will not
reopen. The Landslide Saloon has gone to one-night gigs instead of booking
bands for Friday and Saturday. Also rumor has it the Mezza Luna will soon be closing for a while to change their
format.
Hey – I’ve heard from quite a
few players that they are looking for bands. If you need a player, let me
know and I’ll get contact info to you. Also see the listing
below!
GIGS!!!
**Thu, 2/14:
KATO FEATURING PAT FLAHERTY AND CRAIG KASTELNIK are Christopher's
Restaurant At The Knights Columbus, 1519 Greenleaf St, Allentown, PA 610-432-6333,
7 PM - 10 PM. Open to the public!
DAVE READ will be performing
Solo guitar at Brazzo’s Restaurant 700 Main Street Harleysville,
PA. Call for reservations 215-256-4456
**Fri, 2/15:
The HONKY TONK SCOUNDRELS are at the Landslide Saloon, Asbury, NJ.
9pm start.
SLOPPY JOE is at Zupko's in Dunellen, NJ 9pm start.
DAVEY AND THE WAVERUNNERS DUO
are at the Wooden Match, 8pm start. 15 West Lehigh St, Bethlehem, PA
MAMA'S STEW is at the Tap Room
at the Somerset Hills Hotel, 200 Liberty Corner Rd., Warren, NJ 07059. 9:30pm start.
908-647-6700 www.shh.com
NITE FLYTE is playing at the
TriBoro Sportsman's Club from 9-12, West 21st Street, Northampton, PA 18067. (610)
262-8151
DAVE READ will be performing Solo with guest student musicians
at The Redwolf Inn from 8pm-11pm. 130 County Road 519 Belvidere, NJ Call for reservations
908-475-4772
ELECTRIC GUMBO is at the Pattenburg Hotel. 9pm start.
**Sat, 2/16:
The SADDLE TONES are at the Landslide Saloon, Asbury, NJ. 9pm start.
MAMA'S STEW is at the Pine Tavern,
151 Rt 34 & Cottrell Rd., Old Bridge, NJ.
(732) 727-5060 www.pinetavern.net
The
ROBIN DELORENZO BAND is at Karl’s
Tavern, 508 Lidgerwood Avenue, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07202
DAVE READ will be performing Solo guitar at Brazzo’s
Restaurant 700 Main Street Harleysville, PA. Call for reservations 215-256-4456
ROAD TO RUIN is at the Pattenburg
Hotel. 9pm start.
**Sun, 2/17:
ROB BALLONOFF
is playing solo at the One Ten tavern from 2-5pm. 110 Delaware Ave., Palmerton,
PA 18071. (610) 826-3333
**Fri, 2/22:
The
FAT DADDIES are at the
Pattenburg Hotel. 9pm start.
MAMA'S STEW is at the Kat Shack, 254 Main St., Matawan, NJ 07747
(732) 441-1030. 10pm start.
JW & THE BUICKS are at the Landslide Saloon,
Asbury, NJ. 9pm start.
**Sat, 2/23:
I'm with WHO'S YOUR DADDY
at the Green Knoll Grill in Bridgewater, NJ. 9:45 pm start.
The NANCY COLETTI TRIO
is at the Hotel Bethlehem from 6:30 - 9:30. 437 Main Street, Bethlehem PA 18018
(610) 625-5000
The ROBIN DELORENZO BAND is at Pavinci’s in Lake Hopatcong,
NJ.
MAMA'S STEW is at the Top O' Th Hill Tavern, 1182 US Hwy 202/206,
Bridgewater, NJ. 908-658-4256. 9pm start.
JOE MAMA is at the Pattenburg
Hotel. 9pm start.
NITE FLYTE is playing at the Jacksonian Club from 9-12.
119 S Main St., Nazareth, PA 18064. (610) 759-1586
JW & THE BUICKS are at the
Landslide Saloon, Asbury, NJ. 9pm start.
**Fri, 3/1:
The GRAND CENTRAL is at
the Landslide Saloon, Asbury, NJ. 9pm start.
**Sat, 3/2:
SUN DOG is at the Landslide Saloon, Asbury, NJ. 9pm start.
**Fri, 3/8:
TOO STUPID TO QUIT is
at Pavinci's on River Styx Road in Lake Hopatcong, NJ
JESSE WADE is at the Landslide
Saloon, Asbury, NJ. 9pm start.
**Thu, 3/14:
The FUSION
JAZZ TRIO is at the Hotel Bethlehem from 6:30-9:30pm.
**Fri, 3/15:
I'm at the Landslide Saloon with the HIGH
BRIDGE ALL-STARS. 9pm start.
The NANCY COLETTI QUARTET
is at the Deer Head Inn from 7 to 11pm. 5 Main Street, Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327.
570.424.2000
**Sat, 3/16:
The SADDLE TONES are at
the Landslide Saloon, Asbury, NJ. 9pm start.
**Fri, 3/22:
NANCY COLETTI and guitarist WALT BIBINGER
are at the Grille at Pittstown inn from 7:30 - 10:30pm. 350 Pittstown Rd. Pittstown,
NJ 08867 (908) 735-0125
www.pittstowninn.com
JW & THE BUICKS are at the
Landslide Saloon, Asbury, NJ. 9pm start.
**Sat, 3/23:
JW & THE BUICKS are at the Landslide Saloon, Asbury, NJ.
9pm start.
**Sat, 3/30:
The COUNTRY RHTHYM BAND is at
the Landslide Saloon, Asbury, NJ. 9pm start.
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Want Ads!!
9/19: LORI V - Founding
member and lead singer of Can't Stop Now is looking for opportunities to sing preferably
with a working or close to working situation. lorivcantstopnow@gmail.com CSN is going to be on hiatus
for a while due to some personnel/health issues. Would consider joining as
a FT committed member for the right project. Vocal strengths lean to smoking/rocking
blues, R&B, Soul and Classic Rock. Think Bonnie Raitt/Tedeschi/Stevie
Ray, etc. Looking for folks to work with around Hunterdon/Warren Country
NJ & Central Jersey and/or Lehigh Valley . Contact her at lorivcantstopnow@gmail.com.
Check out these two pages to hear samples of her singing with Can't Stop Now:
http://www.myspace.com/lori_vybes www.reverbnation.com/cantstopnow
8/22: Female
singer looking for band! I do all kinds from Celine Dion, Pat Benetar, Whitney Huston,
Donna Summer, Dianna Ross, Etta James, Patsy Cline, Carrie Underwood, the Ronettes,
Andrew Sisters, etc. Ii sing everything but heavy metal! Contact: kristenmorgenstern@gmail.com
7/24: I know a guy
who plays rhythm and lead, finger-picker, country/country rock and blues, A+ Warren
Haynes style slide player - standard tuning. Contact JAMO for info.
7/4: Anyone looking
for a singing bassist? Call DENNIS WARD
at 610-739-0570 or check him out on Facebook! (I know him and he’s
good.)
2/1: ARLENE J. SCHAR -
Free-lance violinist looking for band or creative project - tasteful, quick ear,
prefer rock/jazz/fusion instrumentals, originals welcome. Available for auditions.
JAMS!!!!!
IN NJ:
**TUESDAYS: At the STANHOPE HOUSE in
NJ – Bill Hines and
Pete Hoff from NTI's Blues Show will host the 'West NJ Blues Jam'. It's electric
blues- bring your axe but not your amp ( they have the whole backline and in house
sound/PA and soundman) and sign up early! 6-12. COFFEE COOP’S “STEPPINGSTONE GALLERY”, (908) 475-1091 has a jam on Tuesday nights.
587 County Rd. 519, White Twp., Belvidere, NJ. Use it or lose
it!!! Coffee Coop's jam sessions are supported by the purchase of coffee, tea and
other house drinks, and fresh roasted whole bean or ground coffee by the 1/2 or
1 lb.bag size, or by a suggested $5.00 contribution to help to keep these and other
future events happening and available here for the benefit of the general public.
**WEDNESDAYS: LENNY’S NIGHT OUT
Open Jam is at ROXY & DUKES ROADHOUSE
located at 745 Bound Brook Rd, in Dunellen NJ08812. Sign up begins at
7:30pm. House band at 8:00pm, and we'll hit the list before 9pm. We go till 12:30.
www.roxyanddukes.com www.lnoentertainment.com. ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC NIGHT hits THE
WEST BROOK TAVERN in Bound Brook, NJ. Every Wednesday at 8pm.
And also on Wednesdays, there’s an open mic at the ROBINS NEST in Linden, NJ. www.robinsnestrhythmandblues.com.
Next, there is an open mic every Wednesday night at the FRANKLIN TAVERN, 97-99 Franklin Avenue, West Orange, NJ. (862)
224-4063, ask for "Mouse" the owner. Free pizza is served at the jam!
The room is small with a great sound and very friendly folks who just come to listen!
**THURSDAYS: The PATTENBURG
has a jam run by Gary Reed, 9pm start. There’s a great jazz
jam at the DEER HEAD INN from 8 to
11ish, 5 Main Street, Delaware Water Gap PA 18327. There’s
karaoke at the LANDSLIDE SALOON with
CATHY JO VINE 9:00 -1:00. 1090 rt.
173, Asbury , NJ 08802-1125 . (908) 735-6919. Karaoke at LARRY HOLMES CHAMPS CORNER every Thursday 7-10 with DAVEY WERKHISER.
**JAMS IN PA: this is a very abbreviated listing. Contact BARRY HAY at bhay46@rcn.com to get his listing
of all PA gigs & jams.
**MONDAYS: There’s a
jam at the REIGELSVILLE INN from
9pm on. Sign-ups at 8:30. Hosted by Billy Bauer, you get 15 minutes, or 3 songs.
10-12 Delaware Road, Riegelsville , PA , 18077.
**TUESDAYS: THE MEADOWS
has a great jam from 5:30 – 8:30. $5 buffet & $1 beer! 1770
Meadows Road, Hellertown, PA, 18055. 610-838-2190.
**WEDNESDAYS: My friend ROMAN is hosting an open mike in Perkasie PA at
THE PERK. He supplies the PA, bass
and drummers are welcome but have to bring a small rig. The Perk, 501 E Walnut St.,
Perkasie PA. www.attheperk.com. Also on Wednesdays, ARNE
ENGLUND hosts "open blues 'n' rock jam with a guest drummer each
week at the RAVEN'S NEST, 625 Old
Bethlehem Road, Quakertown, PA.
(215)536-5369 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ravens-Nest/182303335917.
**THURSDAYS: Our friend ROMAN
hosts an open mic jam at GRUMPY’S BBQ
from 9:30 to 12ish. 3000 Mauch Chunk Road , Mechanicsville , PA. 610-769-4600
http://grumpysbbq.net/ More info at http://www.romanmusic.net/news.php. And
again on Thursdays there is a jam at the LEATHER
CORNER POST Bar & Grill, www.theleathercornerpost.com (610-395-1782).
Located at 6855 Horseshoe Road, Orefield PA 18069. The jam runs from 9:00 to about
12:00. Backline is provided. Guitarist TODD WOLFE
alernates hosting the jam with KEITH VAN ETTEN,
along with DON PLOWMAN on drums and
ROB FRASER on bass.
**SUNDAYS: Open Mic night from
8 to 12 at the STRANGE BREW TAVERN,
1996 S. 5th Street
, Allentown, PA 18103. http://www.strangebrewtavern.com
HERE’S YOUR PLAYLIST
OF NEW RELEASES FROM MUSICIANS IN THE AREA:
New CD from DAVEY WERKHEISER! calledDavey and the Waverunners
"Cooler by the Sea"!!
Davey says: "It's not about temperature - its about taking your favorite beverage,
putin' it in a cooler by the sea and drinking it till its gone. Can I get an amen?
You can get my new cd from me (Davey) and keeper (CATHY JO VINE) at our shows or at www.daveyandthewaverunners.com
or davey and the waverunners on facebook."
My friend STEVE KUNZMAN
has released his second CD called "Back Home".
The CD can be purchased through CDBaby.com and Amazon and is available on iTunes
and other download services such as Rhapsody. His first CD, “Find the Moon”, is also available
through the same sources.
The
DOUGHBOYS have released their third
CD “Shakin’ Our Souls”.
Out now on Ram Records! Go to www.thedoughboysnj.com
My friend CHIP MERGOT
has released another CD - "I Love To Tell
The Story".BONNIE RAITT
calls him "One of my favorite songwriters" (I do too). "I Love
To Tell The Story" is available from cdbaby, on iTunes, or from Notebook Records,
Box 495 Stockton , NJ 08859. Personally, I really love "This Was My Father's
Guitar". Beautifully written, performed, and recorded.
PETER PRASA has released his
debut CD, “The Best Part of Me”
With New Jersey indies backing him up (JOHN POWERS,
MELISSA ANTHONY, his son Andrew,
and JEFF BIEGEL –
to name a few), this album is a “must buy”.
The CD is available through www.cdbaby.com/peterprasa.
Hey!!! NASTY NED’S
CDs and downloads are available everywhere from anywhere. Please visit http://www.american-roots.blogspot.com
for a complete list of global links.
NANCY COLETTI’S “Black Coffee”; Music from the Great
American Songbook! Contact mamasinger@comcast.net. CDs are $13.00, shipping
included. OR, go to www.cdbaby.com
Just Released: The Official Music Video by local artist KELLY CARUSO – “Born Dainty”. http://youtu.be/9-Hsux-NOKA
Listen to some of
the tracks on the new album "One Universal
Language” by A PLEASANT
SYMMETRY at http/www.reverbnation.com/apleasantsymmetryi. You
can purchase this new album for only $4.95 USD as a download at this link:http://www.darkryders.com/A%20Pleasant%20Symmetry.html
For those of you who prefer to buy a CD, you can make purchases via this link: http://kunaki.com/sales.asp?PID=PX00Z4SYCQ&pp=1
My personal
schedule for the next little while. There are more changes to come,
I’m sure. Check out the details at www.tracyleeband.com or www.reverbnation.com/jamodrummer
FEBRUARY:
Sat, 2/23: Green Knoll Grille with WHO'S YOUR DADDY**
MARCH:
Fri, 3/15: Landslide
Saloon with the HIGH BRIDGE ALL-STARS**
JUNE:
Sat, 6/22: Private
Party with WHO'S YOUR DADDY**
Sat,
6/29: Wind Gap Township Festival with the TRACY LEE BAND**
JULY:
Sat, 7/6: Private
Party with the TRACY LEE BAND**
Fri,
7/26: Upper Lehigh Lions Festival with the TRACY LEE BAND**
Wed, 7/31: Bushkill Fire Company Festival with the TRACY LEE BAND**
AUGUST:
Tue, 8/27: The West
End Fair with the TRACY LEE BAND**
SEPTEMBER:
Sun, 9/8: Alburtis Park, 328 South Main St., Alburtis, PA with
the TRACY LEE BAND**
Thanks
for listening, folks!
JAMO
http://www.reverbnation.com/jamodrummer
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