Issue #165: JAMO's JAMs & GIGs for 11/19/10

Welcome to JAMO’S JAMS & GIGS for 11/17/10, issue #165.

Hey – for all of you NJ & PA players & listeners: Beginning November 16th, 2010, Todd Wolfe & Friends will host an open jam every Tuesday night at Larry Holmes Ringside (610-250-0202), located at 91 Larry Holmes Dr., Easton PA 18042. The jam will run from 8:00 to about 11:00. Backline is provided. Guitarist Todd Wolfe will host the jam, along with Rob Fraser on bass and a guest drummer to complete the house band. Please come join us.

We look forward to seeing our Easton and New Jersey friends, and we need your help. Larry Holmes Ringside is an excellent venue, with a nice-sized room, good food, a stage with good sight lines, and a very nice location with plenty of parking, but they will pull the plug on this jam very quickly if they are not realizing a profit from it. To stay here, we need to put people in the house. Please come out and support us, and spread the word.

Also, there is some interesting news from Dave Read in the ”Notes” section below.


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Wed, 11/17
LENNY D welcomes Tommy Fuller and Nasty Ned to the stage for a night of intimate music at KC’s Korner. 8:30-12. 100 Oak Tree Road , South Plainfield , NJ .

Fri, 11/19
KATO is at Louie's Restaurant, 2071 31st St. SW, Allentown, PA, 610-791-1226, 7:30 Pm - 10:30 Pm, Great Menu, Atmosphere, and the best jazz music, too! (JAMO says so!) www.louiesrestaurant.com www.katoduo.com

NASTY NED & LEE FINK join JIM WEIDER (The Band), SID MCGINNIS (Letterman Show) & the HONKY TONK GURUS at Larry Holmes Ringside, 91 Larry Holmes Drive , Easton , PA. 610-250-0202. BILL DEHART is running sound!!!

THE LEW GATEWOOD BAND is at Tim Kerwin's Tavern, 353 Bound Brook Rd. Middlesex , NJ . 10PM start.

Sat, 11/20
NASTY NED & THE ROOTS REBELS Featuring Michael Krizan, at the Pattenburg House 10pm. See details: http://www.reverbnation.com/nastyned

KATO is at Louie's Restaurant, 2071 31st St. SW, Allentown, PA, 610-791-1226, 7:30 Pm - 10:30 Pm, Great Menu, and the best jazz music, too! (JAMO says so!) www.louiesrestaurant.com www.katoduo.com

AVENUE B is at the Country Griddle, 190 Center Street,
Clinton, NJ 08809. 9 – 12. 908.713.1200

AFTERPARTY BAND will be playing at NJ Bar & Grill in Stanhope, NJ. Come out and party with us! We look forward to seeing you there!! ~AFTERPARTY Band:
Kristy Ball – Vocals; Kenny Fragner – Guitar;
Chuck Ribaudo – Drums; Justine Gardner – Bass

JOE CERISANO is 'Live @ Drew's' and Cupsaw Lake in Ringwood', Ringwood, NJ at 6pm. Details: Folk/rock and roots music on a lake has premier guests that have included Joe Grushecky, Wille Nile, Alejandro Escovedo, Jesse Malin etc. For more information you can email him @ drew@faresquaremusic.com

MAMA’s STEW is at the Red Oak Diner, 1182 Rt 202/2062973 Rt 35 North, Hazlet , NJ 07730 . 9:30 start.

THE STUMBLE will be at Hot Rod's BBQ, 19 N. Main St., Wharton, NJ 07885; Phone#(973)361-5050. The band will be Jay Lapp - guitar & vocals, Rob Fraser - bass, Steve Decker - drums, and Arne Englund - guitar & vocals, playing Blues, Blues-Rock, and whatever else occurs to us.
Hot Rod's is a great place with great food - seriously! Come on out to enjoy the music and the food! Go Rt.80 East to Exit 34 (NJ-15 Wharton/Dover/Sparta), turn left and go half a mile (0.6 miles) south on N. Main St. into the small town of Wharton, Hot Rod's is on the right on the corner.

Sun, 11/21
SHOWTIME presents GAR FRANCIS! Acoustic! 472 ROUTE 46, Belvidere , NJ 2:00pm start. Tickets $20.00 including Refreshments! Show, Free Parking & Great Atmosphere-a real experience! 908-475-1002. Contact Monique Grimme at Mgrimme@aol.com.

7 BANDS!!!! Cancer benefit at the “Mezza Notte” inside the Quality Inn on Rt. 46 in Ledgewood , NJ . Stuff starts at about 2pm, and goes on and on. Too Stupid To Quit, Lost In Place, Street Hassle, Boys Nite Out, Elegantly Wasted, Can’t Stop Now, Instantly Blue, and TONS-O-PLAYERS all day & nite. DJ in between bands, discount food, $2.00 draft beer, Separate bar for Sunday football with 5 large screen tvs, and a 50/50 raffle!! What’s not to like?? I’ll see you there after the Showtime event!!!

Wed, 11/24
The NEIL WETZEL QUINTET, Playing originals from his new CD: "Misunderestimated". At Chris' Jazz Café, 1421 Sansom Street , Philadelphia , PA. (215) 568-3131. The great Gary Rissmiller on drums!

The DAVE READ BAND will be performing at J.P. Kelly’s Eatery from 9:00pm-1:00am, 38 Hope Road Great Meadows, N.J. 908-637-0337

Fri, 11/26
Who: You and the WILSON BROS. BAND. What: Havin a good ole time. Where: Italian American Progressive League, 1001 Garibaldi Ave.Plfd. NJ 07080. 8:00-ish start.

Sat, 11/27
DAVE READ will be performing solo at the Mediterranean Bistro and Cocktail Lounge from 7:00-10:00pm, 301 Washington Avenue Washington , NJ . Call for
reservations 908-689-5107. http://www.gigmasters.com/Guitar/DaveRead/
http://www.daveread.com

Fri, 12/3
The TRACY LEE BAND is at the Landslide Saloon on Rt. 173 in Alpha, NJ. New country done right. I’ll see you there!

Sat, 12/4
The TRACY LEE BAND is at the Landslide Saloon on Rt. 173 in Alpha, NJ. A festival band in a niteclub setting. I’ll see you there!

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

IN NJ:
NEW Jam on Tuesday nights, JUST over the river:
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!

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

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:

TUESDAY:
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!

WEDNESDAYS:
Rob Fraser 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 www.ravensnests.com

THURSDAY:
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

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

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 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 ship autographed, next biz day!!


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…

A new thing for you who want to learn how to do this music “thing”: DAVE READ is planning a winter rockband workshop starting in January. Let him know if you are interested. Official registration will begin in December.
Dave Read/Music Teacher, www.davereadguitar.com
Winter 2011 Rock Band
This January, Dave will begin offering a Rock Band Program. It will be similar (but more affordable) than those offered by other schools. The program is intended
for people already taking music lessons and/or those with some musical ability. Below are the details:
Rehearsal Schedule (Sundays)
Rehearsal 1: January 9
Rehearsal 2: January 16
Rehearsal 3: January 23
Rehearsal 4: January 30
Rehearsal 5: February 6
Rehearsal 6: February 13
Rehearsal 7: February 20
Rehearsal Time
Band 1: 12pm-1pm
Band 2: 1pm-2pm
Performance
February 20, 3pm
Location
All rehearsals, and the performance, will be at Playmakers Sports Restaurant (formerly Sebastiano’s Restaurant), 2537 State Route 57, Stewartsville, NJ 08886. Registration fee (non refundable): $170 includes all rehearsals, the performance and all performance related fees. If you miss a rehearsal there is no make-up for that rehearsal. Requirements: Interested people should be taking music lessons, have recently taken music lessons or have some musical abilities. Instrumentalists should be able to read either guitar tabs, chord charts or music notation to some degree. Most any instrument (guitar, bass, drums, sax, trumpet, keys, violin, flute…) and vocalists are encouraged to join. If you are interested in the Rock Band program, please e-mail Dave with the information below ASAP. This is just an expression of
interest so that Dave can formulate preliminary bands based on age and ability. Dave Read, Music Teacher;
Feel free to call if you have any questions 908-892-6931

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.

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!!!


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

November:
Sun, 11/21: I’m at the Cancer benefit at the “Mezza Notte” inside the Quality Inn on Rt. 46 in Ledgewood , NJ .

December:
Fri & Sat, 12/3 & 12/4: Landslide Saloon, with the Tracy Lee Band**

January:
Fri & Sat, 1/7 & 1/8: Landslide Saloon, with the Tracy Lee Band**
Sat, 1/29: The ICC Club in Bethlehem , PA with the Bill Kutzman Band**

February:
Fri & Sat, 2/4 & 2/5: Landslide Saloon, with the Tracy Lee Band**

March:
Fri & Sat, 3/18 & 3/19: Landslide Saloon, with the Tracy Lee Band**

April:
Fri & Sat, 4/15 & 4/16: Landslide Saloon, with the Tracy Lee Band**

Thanks for listening, folks!

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

UPCOMING SHOWS
Days Inn Ledgewood, NJ Sun Nov 21 10 01:00 PM
Landslide Saloon Asbury, NJ Fri Dec 03 10 08:00 PM
Landslide Saloon Asbury, NJ Sat Dec 04 10 08:00 PM