Issue #136: JAMO's JAMs & GIGs for 6/10/10

Welcome to JAMO’S JAMS & GIGS for 6/10/10, issue #136!!

Ok – thanks to Nasty Ned, here’s a video of me before I got arthritis….drummers,you MUST watch this:

http://www.wimp.com/wronggig

152 Pictures from the great Pig Pen Jam with Todd Wolfe and Rob Fraser are up on www.myspace.com/jamodrummer. Just click on “view my pics” under my profile pic, and page down to the Pig Pen Jam album. Thanks to all who came, listened, played, and helped to take the pics! Enjoy!

Here’s a note from Gar Francis: Please vote for Gar Francis' song “Maybe I've Gone Crazy” by the Doughboys.
http://fuzztopia.com/ESPN-Nascar-Now-Final-Four.aspx
Voting ends June 20 and you can vote every 24 hours. It only requires a click. Thank you! The Doughboys

INDEX:
Section 1: This stuff
Section 2: Gigs – reduced to one week or so out - (It’s STILL 8+ pages long!)
Section 3: Jams
Section 4: Local Artist CD listings
Section 5: Notes
Section 6: My personal JAMO schedule


--------------------------SECTION 2: GIGS!!---------------------

Friday, 6/11

DAVE READ will be performing solo at Mediterranean Bistro and Cocktail Lounge 7:00-10:00pm 301 Washington Avenue Washington, NJ Call for reservations 908-689-5107.

KATO featuring Pat Flaherty and Craig Kastelnik is at Hawkeye's Country Tavern, 8:30 Pm, 1100 Route 113 (Souderton Rd), Perkasie, PA (215) 258-1300 www.hawkeyescountrytavern.com

Saturday, 6/12

CAN'T STOP NOW is making their debut appearance at the newly renovated lounge inside the Clinton Holiday Inn Select. SATURDAY JUNE 12th --You remember this club as Jitterbugs but do not be fooled -- It has changed and is now offering live music on Saturday nights. Its a great place for we folks over 25 to go to (yeah, our age group :O). The Club is now called "Revolutions" - New club, new bar menu. Please help us have a fantastic night and come out and party with us. We would love this to be a regular hometown venue and with your help it could be!

PS - also please keep voting - NJ hottest made some updates and wiped out all of our votes from all 10 weeks including this week so please do it again if you did already.... we need your help to build it back up... if you only do it once a week its a huge help- please vote at www.cantstopnow.com -click on NJ HOTTEST button and then the GREEN ENTER and VOTE button !

TOO STUPID TO QUIT is up at Pavinci’s on Lake Hopatcong from 9-1. With special guest Billy DeHart on guitar! Come celebrate Mo’s birthday!!!!!

The JAMES SUPRA BLUES BAND is at Blues Brews and Bar-B-Que at 4:45pm, and later at the Leather Corner Post 9:30pm start.

The CROSSFIRE ROCK & BLUES BAND, (www.myspace.com/crossfirerocknblues), is at The Blue Moon, 114 South Broadway, South Amboy, NJ 08884. 9:00PM-1:00AM

CLINTON ELKS MUSIC FESTIVAL
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, JUNE 12 & 13, 2010

$10 admission each day / children under 12 enter for free - food & beverages available
Our annual fundraiser for the special needs kids of Elks Camp Moore & NJ Disabled Veterans, featuring live music from:

Saturday-Sunday
Jam-Bone 3pm the Mill Street Band (3pm)
Karl Dietel's All-Star Band - the Allmans Set
with Dietel, Hedges, Loyd, Moody & Becker (4pm) Risky Business (4pm)
Freedom (5pm) Exit Row (5pm)
Dyer Weed (6pm) Crossfire (6pm)
the Mighty, Mighty 90 Proof & friends (7pm) the Debut of Ricky Roles' High Def (7pm)


At the Clinton Elks Lodge #2434 - Sidney Road, Pittstown, NJ
www.clintonelks.org for additional information
www.dyerweed.com
stop, drop, rock & roll.

ps - Tix are available now for the infamous Dyer Weed West Virginee Roadtrip - August 27-29, 2010
This is an event you should not miss! (Unless having a great time with some really cool people ain't your bag, man)
See http://www.highlandjam.com/tickets.html for tickets and information. Tell Mark & Bonnie DW sent ya!

Sunday, 6/13
BLUE SUGAR is live on Main Street in Clinton, NJ from 7 to 9pm!

PLAINFIELD SLIM is at HomeGrownRadio studios located on 1077 A Route 94 Blairstown, NJ. Show starts at 3PM - 5PM. Free admission. Doors open at 2:30pm. www.myspace.com/plainfieldslim Come and join us!!

Tuesday, 6/15
KATO is at the Sands Casino, Molten Lounge, 77 Sands Blvd, Bethlehem, PA, 7pm, Kato Plus Friends (With Kevin Soffera And Don Mayer). www.katoduo.com

Saturday, 6/26
The TODD WOLFE BAND is at McCoole’s Arts Place,
(a.k.a. Main Street Theater), 10 South Main Street,
Quakertown, PA (267) 221-8915. Todd tells me that this is a very special gig for them, with special guests, so BE THERE!!! bluetwolfe@aol.com, http://toddwolfe.com,
http://reverbnation.com/toddwolfe,
http://myspace.com/toddwolfemusic


-----------------------Section 3: JAMS!!!!!---------------------

In the TOMATO STATE:

TUESDAY NIGHTS: Peter Prasa hosts McCarthys TuesNightMusicClub, 600 East Main Street, Bridgewater, NJ. 8:30- 12. www.mccarthysnj.com/

NJ Jam EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT: LENNY’S NIGHT OUT at KC’s Korner, 100 Oak Tree Road, South Plainfield, NJ, from 8 – 12. 21 and older only! Soon to celebrate their 4th anniversary, so you know that it’s a good jam! Visit http://www.myspace.com/lnoopenmic for directions. This Wednesday and every Wednesday don't miss Lenny's Night Out. At LNO we feature all styles of music. Rock, Country, Reggae, Indie, Jam Band, Acoustic Original, and of course Blues. LNO starts around 8:30 and they go till they're done. 99.9 percent of the time theye get everyone up, sometimes more than once. They supply everything you'll need. Full back line, Drums, Keys and Sound w/operator.

Bernie’s Hillside Inn: Every Wednesday is OPEN MIC NIGHT...(9pm)hosted by Jay from C.B. Radio. Hillside Rd & Oakdale Rd, Chester, NJ 07930. 908-879-7120. http://www.bernieshillside.com/

Karaoke Every Thursday With CATHY 9:00 - 1:00! At The Landslide Saloon 1090 State Route 173, Asbury, NJ 08802-1125. (908) 735-6919 www.landslidesaloon.com


IN PENNSYLTUCKY:

JAM IN ALLENTOWN, PA: MONDAYS at the PigPen,
702 Union Blvd., Allentown, PA, (610) 435-7451.
8 – 11pm, with your hosts, Todd Wolfe & Rob Fraser and guest drummers every week. www.pigpensportsbar.com

WEDNESDAYS: jam in PA: Rob Fraser & Todd Wolfe hosting "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 www.ravensnests.com

JAM IN PERKASIE, PA on THURSDAY NIGHTS: open mic from 8-12 at Hawkeye's Country Tavern 1100 Route 113 (Souderton Rd), Perkasie, PA 18944 (215) 258-1300. Hosted by Thom Palmer and James Supra. www.hawkeyescountrytavern.com

"Rockin' On The River" Open Mic/Open Jam night: The Wardell will now be holding this event EVERY THURSDAY. All backline equipment (Drums, amps, PA) is provided - just bring your instrument, your drum sticks, or your voice and sit in. Bring the whole band and get some stage time or come alone and sit in with the house band - Lehigh Valley's hottest new act - Big Block!!! The Wardell is located right next to the Free Bridge in Phillipsburg, NJ (Formerly the Box Car). www.thewardellpub.com/
9 Union Square ~ Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 ~ (908) 387-1380.

PA Jam EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT: Our friend ROMAN hosts an open mic jam at Grumpy’s BBQ from 9 to 12ish – 3000 Mauch Chunk Road, Mechanicsville, PA. 610-769-4600 http://grumpysbbq.net/ More info at http://www.romanmusic.net/news.php Take Rt. 22W to the Allentown 15th Street exit and go North 3 miles. The club is on the left. Rock, jazz, blues, it’ll all be there. Say Hi to Roman for me. I miss playing with him.


--------SECTION 4: Playlist of new releases from musicians in the area:-----

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 or http://cdbaby.com/cd/nancycoletti

A Pleasant Symmetry - One Universal Language. Ed Pampani’s first album has been released for download at
http://www.darkryders.com/A%20Pleasant%20Symmetry.html.
Only $4.95 for the download - 13 tracks - full album artwork in CD jewel case format and jpeg! Pease give Ed your support!

NASTY NED'S best blues yet! Please order your ROOTS 52 CD direct from the label online at http://www.americanshowplacemusic.com only $10! Verisign Secure Server! All ROOTS 52 CDs purchased online mail autographed on March 6th!!

BOB LANZA’s “Things Ain’t So Bad”, and it ain’t!!! Killer blues from a killer bluesman. It’s available on CD baby, or go to http://www.myspace.com/boblanzabluesband.

TODD WOLF’s new CD “Stripped Down at Bang Palace” was just released on November 10th. I guarantee that it’s worth buying! You can get it at http://www.amazon.com/Stripped-Down-at-Bang-Palace/dp/B002S395IK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1258837775&sr=1-1 ---or at ---
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8012399
---or at ---
http://www.toddwolfe.com/albums.php


--------------------SECTION 5: NOTES!!!---------------------------

If you have any trouble reading this thing, just go to http://jamogigcentral.blogspot.com/, and it will all be there. Marisa Chiara does that for me, and I really appreciate her help. If you meet her at one of our gigs, be sure to say Hi… [PR TEAM EDIT: You may also want to bow and pay homage....This guy's NO easy turd to work for, I'm tellin' ya right now.]

Come to the Molten Lounge at the Bethlehem Sands Casino and enjoy the classy sounds of GENE BELLETIERE AND THE GENE MACHINE. Gene sings selections from all eras of popular music accompanied by an all-star 8-piece band featuring: Marty Mellinger (keyboard), Tom Kozic (guitar), Paul Rostock (bass), Gary Rissmiller (drums)
Jan Betz (trumpet), Chuck Dressler (trombone), Lou Mazza and Ken Moyer (woodwinds). Every Tuesday night in April 7:00 – 9:00 pm.

CAN’T STOP NOW still needs your votes: Please go http://www.cantstopnow.com/, click on the “Vote” image, then on the “Enter and Vote” image. That’s all it takes to help the band out!!!

Hey – Bands take note: if you need a live recording of your band, or if you need a sound system for gigs or parties at venues big or small, give JIM FERRANTE a call. You can even rent a backline for special events. (Drums, PAs, amps, etc.) Jimmy is the owner of Stirling Audio Services, (and a great guitar player too). He has a 32+++ track Mac/Cubase 5 recording setup, and he can get it done for you. Demos, CD’s, whatever. He also has a warehouse full of audio systems ready for you to use anywhere – he’ll rent you a backline, or he’ll set up lights, sound, have a guy there to mix on the fly, and record it too!!! OR, anything in between. Contact him at 732-417-1001, or jimmy@stirlingaudioservices.com, www.stirlingaudioservices.com. Trust me on this one – he’ll get it done for you whether you’re in a small bar or a huge arena. I use him all the time!!! (Come to Franky & Johnny’s to see/hear what I mean.) (Obviously he can make ANYONE sound good!!!)



SECTION 6: My personal schedule for the next few months. There are more changes to come, I’m sure.

June:
Fri, 6/4: Midtown Tavern with JAMO**
Sat, 6/5: Midtown Tavern with the Carl Van Camp band**
Mon, 6/7: Pig Pen Jam with Todd Wolfe, 8-11**
6/12: Holiday Inn, Clinton, NJ with Can’t Stop Now 9-1**
Sat, 6/19: Midtown Tavern with the Bill Kutzman band 9-1**
Sat, 6/26: Tracy Lee Band, Schnecksville Fair, PA. 7 – 11pm**
July:
Sat, 7/3: Private Party with JAMO**
Wed, 7/14: Lunchtime Concert Series, Newark, NJ, 12-2pm with Little Jimmy and the Starlites**
Sat, 7/17: Lehigh County PA Fair with the Tracy Lee Band **
Mon, 7/19: Summer In The Park Concert, Seaside, NJ, with Little Jimmy and the Starlites, 7-9pm**
August:
Sat, 8/7: with PB&JD (the Breakfast of Champions!) at the Blue Mountain Pub, Palmerton, PA 10-2.**
Sat, 8/21: Blue Valley Farm Show with the Tracy Lee Band 7 – 10 pm**
Mon, 8/23: Summer In The Park Concert with JAMO, Seaside, NJ, 7-9pm**
September:
Sat, 9/4: Bowmanstown Fire Co, with PB&JD, 9-12**
Sat, 9/11: Palmerton Festival with the Tracy Lee Band, 11am – 1pm**
Sat, 9/18: Ron & Carol’s Wedding with JAMO!!!!**
Sat, 9/25: Delbarton Reunion with Little Jimmy and the Starlites**
Thanks for listening, folks!

JAMO


http://www.reverbnation.com/jamodrummer
www.myspace.com/jamodrummer


UPCOMING SHOWS

Midtown Tavern Alpha, NJ Sat Jun 19 10 08:00 PM
Schnecksville Community Day Schnecksville, PA Sat Jun 26 10 08:00 PM
Kenyan Family Picnic Harmony, NJ Sat Jul 03 10 06:00 PM