Issue # 137: JAMOs GIGs and JAMs for 6/17/10

Welcome to JAMO’S JAMS & GIGS for 6/17/10, issue #137!!

152 Pictures from the great Pig Pen Jam with Todd Wolfe and Rob Fraser are up on www.myspace.com/jamodrummer. What a cool room! 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!

Another video is up on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0Nxcbj3CzQ&feature=digest It’s the JAMO jam at the Midtown from Friday, June 4. Gary Hodgson, Paul Berger, Scott Ward, Steve Carman, Lenny Depiano. No room, but a great room! I’ll let you all know when we’re back, or anywhere else for that matter!!!

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!!-----------------

Thursday, 6/17
FILTHY RICH AND THE POOR BOYS are at The Shipwreck Grill, 720 Ashley Ave., Brielle, Nj 08730
732-292-9380 7:30 start. www.Shipwreckgrill.Com
www.Filthyrich.Cc

Friday, 6/18
DAVE READ will be performing Solo with guest student musicians at The Redwolf Inn (8pm-12am) 130 County Road 519 Belvidere, NJ Call for reservations 908-475-4772

The BLUE SUGAR BAND is at The Lockwood from 9-12PM. Great Food! Great Place! Hope to see you there!!!
Libby, Styx, Harry & Paul. www.bluesugarband.com

NANCY COLETTI, www.myspace.com/nancycoletti, will be hosting an evening of young performers in downtown Clinton, N J. in conjunction with “Come Together” - Live Street Music. They will be located at Dickens Lane from
7-9pm. Performances by: *Simply Strings*, *Students of Nancy Coletti*, *BTPAA Traveling Show Performers*.

The DOUGHBOYS & GRIP WEEDS are at The Village Underground in NYC. The Village Underground is located in the basement of what was once the legendary Gerdes' Folk City. Doors open at 7pm.

Saturday, 6/19
The BILL KUTZMAN BAND is at the Midtown Tavern in Alpha, NJ. Great rock music, and great two-for-$19.99 dinners!

The JAMES SUPRA BLUES BAND is at the Wagon Wheel from 1 in the afternoon! Later they’re at TC’s food & spirits from 9pm on.

NANCY COLETTI & the MOVERS are at The Tap Room at The Somerset Hills Hotel; 9:30 start.

and NOW... for something comPLETELY different and a surprise guest:
If yer lookin' for a little afternoon break -- head west to the Pinnacle Ridge Winery (PA) - Eddie Bluestone servin' up some of his arse-kickin' guitar-ticklin' blues and a little Marisa Chiara on vocals; wrapping up the afternoon with outdoor blues, cool glass of wine and cool breezes on the Ridge... !! (4-7p) www.pinnacleridgewinery.com


Tuesday, 6/22
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

Friday, 6/25
GEERBOX is at Revolutions in the Holiday Inn, Clinton, NJ. 9:30 start.

Saturday, 6/26
The debut of the new TRACY LEE BAND!!! From 7 to 11pm we will be at the Schnecksville Fair, 4550 Old Packhouse Road, Schnecksville, PA 18078-2528. Come out to see the hottest new country band in the Lehigh Valley!

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

The JERSEY SOULS are at Pizza & Pasta, Piscataway, NJ, 9:30 start!


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

IN NJ:
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 PA:
WHERE’S ROMAN????? Why here he is!!!!
Wednesday June 16 Hosting Open Mic The Perk, Perkasie, PA 9 pm - 12 am
Thursday June 17 Hosting Jam Grumpy's BBQ Mechanicsville, PA 9pm-12
Wednesday June 23 Hosting Open Mic The Perk, Perkasie, PA 9 pm - 12 am
Thursday June 24 Hosting Jam Grumpy's BBQ Mechanicsville, PA 9pm-12
Friday June 25 w/ Jean Carno Band (featuring Bobby Radcliff) Boulevard Bar & Grill Elmwood Park, NJ
Saturday June 26 Kind Of Blue Trio TGIF Montgomeryville, PA 10pm -1 am
Tuesday June 29 Hosting Blues/Jazz Jam Washington House Sellersville, PA 8pm-11pm
Wednesday June 30 Hosting Open Mic The Perk, Perkasie, PA 9 pm - 12 am
For more information or to join the email list contact romanuwr@aol.com

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

THURSDAY NIGHTS:

JAM in PERKASIE: 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

JAM at LEATHER CORNER POST (Orefield, PA)
Eddie Bluestone hosts the Thursday night Jam at the Whippin' Post... great food, great crowd... great sounds!! 9-12:30p

"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: Here’s your 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…

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:
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