Issue #162: JAMO's JAMs & GIGs for 10/28/10

WELCOME TO JAMO’S JAMS & GIGS for 10/27/10, issue #162.

Many changes this week, so read on, McDuff! The LNO open mic has changed – see the announcement under “notes” at the bottom of the email.

I also want to make a special shout-out to Marisa Chiara – she has faithfully put this ode up on http://jamogigcentral.blogspot.com/, and I really appreciate it. Besides, she looks & sings great too!


[PR Team Edit: Oh pshaw!! But hey, does this guy know 'is stuff, er WHAT?] :D

Question of the year:
I’m doing a survey of Band pay. I have some data, but I need more to draw any conclusions. I don’t think that anyone has done this before..SO, if you have the courage to be truthful, send me the figures that you have experienced – what do the clubs pay in your area? BE TRUTHFUL!!! Don’t give me your name or your band’s name or even the name of the club if you don’t want to –I will NOT pass any of that on. I WILL give you the results here in a future mailing – no names of clubs or of bands, but some geographic areas if I get enough responses. It’s all up to you!!
Here’s what I need: 1) Pay (More for four pieces? Five? Etc.) 2) Town 3) Reliability (Did the owner stiff you? Offer less at the end of the night?) 4) Any comments that you have that are educational; don’t just complain, give me real experience. Thanks, and SEND ME THE DATA! You’ll be glad you did.

Thu 10/28
KATO is at Christopher's Restaurant At The Knights of Columbus, 1519 Greenleaf St, Allentown, PA 610-432-6333 7 PM - 10 PM. GREAT jazz!! www.katoduo.com

Fri, 10/29
NANCY COLETTI is at the Perryville Inn from 7-10:
“Jazzin’ it up at the Perryville Inn Fireside Room with Judy Palma on Piano” 167 Perryville Rd, Perryville N J 08827 (908)730-9500. Singers, come check it out!!!

MAMA’S STEW is at Zupko's, 450 North Ave, Dunellen, NJ 08812. 732-968-1020 www.myspace.com/zupkos
Start halloweek weekend off right!!!

FILTHY RICH AND THE POOR BOYS are at
Harpoon Willys, 2655 River Rd. , Manasquan , NJ 08736 . 9:30 pm Start. 732-223-8880 www.harpoonwillys.com
www.filthyrich.cc

Sat, 10/30
TOO STUPID TO QUIT is at the Lockwood Tavern, 77 US Highway 206, Stanhope, NJ 07874-3262. Be there!! I’m on the gig!!!!

MAMA'S STEW is at the Top Shelf, 164 Somerset Street, North Plainfield, NJ 07060. 908-668-4629. 9:00 start. A halloween party. This will be a lot of fun.

The CELLAR DWELLERS are at the Top O' Th Hill Tavern, 1182 US Hwy 202/206, Bridgewater , NJ . 908-658-4256. 9:00PM start. The Dwellers will put on a dancin' halloween fest for you dancers.

GEERBOX is at Revolutions at the Clinton Holiday Inn Select, 111 West Main Street, Clinton, NJ from 9:30 – 11:30pm.

LOST IN PLACE is at Pavinci’s on River Styx Road in Lake Hopatcong, NJ.

THE LEW GATEWOOD BAND is at The Blue Moon, 114 S. Broadway South Amboy NJ. 9 pm start.

Fri, 11/5
The famous CARL VAN CAMP BAND is at the Midtown Tavern in Alpha, NJ from 9-1. Two-for-$20 great dinners, and a bunch o rude people! Come on out! I’ll see you there.

KATO is at the Top Diner Lounge, 1019 Union Blvd., Allentown, PA, 610-432-9821. 10pm start. Go. Learn. www.katoduo.com

LOST IN PLACE is at Bernie's in Chester - Hillside Rd off Furnace Rd off Rt 206 N (2nd right past Rt 24, heading north) from 9:30-1:30.

Sat, 11/6
KATO is at the Top Diner Lounge, 1019 Union Blvd., Allentown, PA, 610-432-9821. 10pm start. www.katoduo.com

LOST IN PLACE is at Maestro206 in Hillsborough - about 2-3 miles south of the Somerville Circle right on Rt 206 - new room and we're the 1st band in there. Let's show them this is another good room for live music!

The MACE GILL BAND is at De Cicco's Bar, 10 Anderson St. , Raritan , NJ . 9:30 start.

The AFTERPARTY BAND is at Pavinci’s Bar & Grill, 453 River Styx Road , Hopatcong , NJ 07843 . 10pm start.

Sat, 11/13
TOO STUPID TO QUIT is at Pavinci’s on Lake Hopatcong on River Styx Road, from 9:30-1:30 They be jammin’.

LOST IN PLACE is at the Top of the World restaurant in Saw Creek in Bushkill, PA.


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! Starting Wednesday, August 25th 2010 and every Wednesday there after LNO will be collecting non perishable food and supplies for.. M.C.F.O.O.D.S.... Each Wednesday we will have 2 bins out at Lenny's Night Out. If you would like to help out just bring a can of vegetables or soup...or a box of mac and cheese or cereal ... We will then pass it on to the local county food banks which are in desperate need of supplies. Visit http://www.myspace.com/lnoopenmic for directions. They supply everything you'll need. Full back line, Drums, Keys, mics, etc.

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:
NEW JAM ON TUESDAYS!
Join your Hosts Todd Wolfe & Rob Fraser for open Blues `N' Rock Jams
Tuesday Nights in November at Larry Holmes Ringside Lounge, November 16 - 23 - 30 8PM to 11PM! 91 Larry Holmes Drive #100 , Easton , PA 610-250-0202 Todd Wolfe - Guitar, Rob Fraser - Bass and guest drummer every week! Come on out ... bring your guitars and sticks ... drums and amplifiers provided! Don't play an instrument? That's OK, come out for the hang!

JAM IN ALLENTOWN , PA : Hey y'all ... Thursday nights at the Pig Pen - 8'ish to 11'ish! Great place to jam, full stage with P.A. and lights so come on out in August! Todd Wolfe & Rob Fraser and guest drummers every week. www.pigpensportsbar.com

Also on Thursdays: Weekly Blues Jam from 6-9 @ Pitchers - 570 Union Blvd Allentown - 610-841-4001. Hosted by BC Combo! Outside, weather permitting - food and drink specials - bring your instrument and sign in!
This week's Line up: Bev Conklin; vocals, Wayne Smith; guitar, Nick Franclik; bass, Gary Rissmiller; drums

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

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:

NEW!! My good friend Chip Mergott has just released his new CD, “ Islands ” on Notebook Records. (www.notebookrecords.com) It’s available from Notebook, and also on www.cdbaby.com. He now has 8 CD’s on CD Baby. Folks, this guy is a consummate guitar player, and his work is always impeccably recorded. You owe yourself this one.

Gar Francis backs up his bark with a promising bite with a new production of a single by The EASY OUTS “Come On, Come On” on Bongo Boy Records release date: June 22, 2010. “Come On, Come On” is a collaboration between songwriter/guitarist of the legendary 60’s Garage rock band The Doughboys, engineer and owner of House of Vibes Kurt Reil (Kurt is also drummer/singer and songwriter for the Grip Weeds) and the Jersey Shore rock band The Easy Outs. The new single will be only available by downloading it from CD Baby or iTunes for 99cents! http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/EasyOuts1
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/come-on-come-on-single/id379141954

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! Listen to some of the tracks on the new album "One Universal Langauge" By " A Pleasant Symmetry" at http://www.reverbnation.com/apleasantsymmetry
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
Please 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 WOLFE’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… and buy her a drink, ya lackies!

A message from Lenny Depiano: “OK, so some of you have been asking us about the LNO change...here it is..... After almost 5 years at KCs Korner LNO is closing the curtain. The open jam as we've known it is changing gears. Starting November 3rd LNO Open Mic becomes Acoustic LNO featuring Lenny D and a guest acoustic performer each week. This will no longer be an open jam night. It will be more of an intimate evening with Lenny and friends. It's still called Lenny's Night Out but we're just putting off the open jam part till we find a new home for it.
LNO has been looking for a new home for the open jam for a while now. KCs was great and still is but the open jam was getting a bit played out at that venue....Like in all aspects of life ... Change is good ..... Like we said Lenny will still be performing at KCs on Wednesday nights from 8 till 12 ... This time we will be having drink specials all night and different players every week so as not to burn out on the same sets each week .. Every week will be a different adventure. A different sound .... From classic rock to cool blues to rock n roll.... Lenny says "Its going to be a lot fun .. I'm really looking forward to working with all the different musicians" " I'll miss the open jam of course but it'll be back before ya know it.....In a new room and a new area"
There will be more about it coming at you in a week or so ... We'll have a line up of musicians and guests to announce. Stick with us here on Reverb Nation by becoming a fan and you'll get all the news as it happens. We want to thank everyone who made LNO what it is for the last 5 years ...There are way too many to list but you all know who you are .. Thanks for making the last 5 years the best of the best. Stay tuned!

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!!!

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 Lehigh Valley ! (I know that Barry also does this on his own time, and has the same intentions that I do, so don’t hesitate.)

SECTION 6: My personal schedule for the next little while. I’m taking some time off to go see you guys for a change!! There are more changes to come, I’m sure.

October:
Sat, 10/30: Lockwood Tavern with Too Stupid To Quit**

November:
Sat, 11/5: Midtown Tavern with the Carl Van Camp Band**

January:
Sat, 1/29: The ICC Club in Bethlehem , PA with the Bill Kutzman Band**

Thanks for listening, folks!

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

UPCOMING SHOWS
The Lockwood Tavern Stanhope, NJ Sat Oct 30 10 08:00 PM
Midtown Tavern Alpha, NJ Fri Nov 05 10 08:00 PM
Pavinci's Lake Hopatcong, NJ Sat Nov 13 10 08:00 PM