Issue #235: JAMO's JAMs & GIGs for 4/12/12

Welcome to JAMO’S JAMS & GIGS for 4/11/12, issue #235.

Send me your April gigs & call me when you need a drummer. There are new WANT ADS listedbelow, so if you’re looking for a gig, or for a band member, take a look. Hey – if you see any mistakes as you read this, please let me know. Jams gone? Gig dates changed? Send me an email. There’s a new jam in Jersey – see JAMS below, and avoid the Wednesday jam in Metuchen – deadbeats galore.

Please check out the new TRACY LEE BAND website at www.tracyleeband.com!

If you want to hear an on-air plug for your band, the “TGIF Show” on WDVR radio reads the first week of this email every week.. (at 89.7 and 91.9 FM, Friday mornings from 9am to 12 noon). Great show, hosted by Roger Gary from Witches Bru. Check it out!!! Great stuff to listen to if you’re at work or not!! I like the flip-side quiz, myself….


***Our Own Marisa Chiara... bartender extraordinaire ..has just left her gig elsewhere, and is available for tending, entertaining and serving customers with a smile, a chuckle and a song... so, pass the word!****


-----------------------------------GIGS!!!------------------------------
**Wed 4/11
KATO, PAT AND CRAIG, are at the Meadows At 5:30 Pm. (Buffet Between 4 And 8 Pm. 610-838-2190; 1770 Meadows Road, Hellertown, PA www.themeadowsgrove.com
ROB BALLONOFF is solo at the Blue Monkey, 1094 Howertown Road Catasauqua, PA 18032-1615. (610) 266-1550
**Thu, 4/12
The DAVE ROPER TRIO WITH GARY RISSMILLER AND GREG EICHER will perform in concert from 7:00 until 8:30 at Steel Stacks in South Bethlehem. Doors open at 6:00 P.M. Food and drink are available. Tickets are $15.00 and can be ordered on line or at the Box Office at (610) 297-7100.
**Fri, 4/13
The MAD HATTERS are at Muggs in Raritan, NJ on
Somerset Street
.
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
ROB & MARTY are playing at Louie's Italian Restaurant, 2071 31st st SW, Allentown, PA. 610-791-1226
MAMA'S STEW is acoustic at On the Deck Restaurant and Harbor View Bar, 10 Simon Lake Dr., Atlantic Highlands, NJ 732-872-1424. 10pm start. www.onthedeckrestaurant.com

PRANKSTER is at the Pattenburg House, 10pm start.
**Sat, 4/14
MAMA'S STEW is havin’ rockin blues special event at Zupko's in Dunellen, NJ
HOT FOOT POWDER will be performing at "The Downtown" at 10 West Front Street in Red Bank. 6pm to about 9pm!
ELECTRIC GUMBO is at the Pattenburg House, 10pm start.
**Sun, 4/15
LEATHER & LACE is at the Pattenburg House, 3pm start.
**Wed, 4/18
KATO, PAT AND CRAIG, are at the Meadows At 5:30 Pm. (Buffet Between 4 And 8 Pm. 610-838-2190; 1770 Meadows Road, Hellertown, PA www.themeadowsgrove.com
**Thu, 4/19
The DEVIL’S SON-IN-LAWS are at the Robin’s Nest,
3103 Tremly Point Road, Linden,
NJ
. 8pm start. No cover.
**Fri, 4/20
MAMA'S STEW is at the Rattlesnake Ranch Café, 559 East Main Street Denville, NJ 973-586-3800. 9:30 start.
www.rattlesnakeranchcafe.com
The RODEO GYPSIES are up at Rolf’s in Warren, NJ. Start time is 9 pm-ish.
65 Stirling Road
.
The FUZED JAZZ TRIO featuring Allan Meyerson on Sax, Paul Demarest on Guitar and Bernard England on Bass will be performing at Pacifico, 2960 Center Valley Parkway, Center Valley PA on April 20 from 7 -10 PM.No cover or minimum
ROB & MARTY are playing the Lynnville Hotel, 8148 Bausch Road, PA 18066. (610) 298-9991
MASTER JACK is at the Pattenburg House, 10pm start.
**Sat, 4/21
DEAD FROM THE NECK UP is playing at the BLVD Bar and Grill, 401 Boulevard, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407. Dead, Allmans, Petty, Phish, Who, Floyd, etc. Come on out, it's a blast. Check out that harp guy!
SLACKJAW is at the Pattenburg House, 10pm start.
THE DOUGHBOYS are at the Wonder Bar,
1213 Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ
07712
. 9:30 PM start. (732) 502-8886. www.thedoughboysnj.com www.wonderbarasburypark.com
**Sun, 4/22
BONES WEEDSLY hosts an open jam at the Pattenburg House.
**Wed, 4/25
KATO, PAT AND CRAIG, are at the Meadows At 5:30 Pm. (Buffet Between 4 And 8 Pm. 610-838-2190; 1770 Meadows Road, Hellertown, PA www.themeadowsgrove.com
**Fri, 4/27
NASTY NED & JOHNNY CHARLES with special guests;at the Pattenburg House, 10pm start.
NITE FLYTE is playing at the Bar With No Name- Best Western at 7PM, Rts 22 and 512, Bethlehem, PA. 610-866-5800
**Sat, 4/28
RISING BLUES is at the Pattenburg House, 7pm start, and SOUND BITES at 10pm.
AAAAAND, ROMAN (www.romanmusic.net) has such a diverse schedule that I’m adding it here all at once: Tuesday April 3: Punk, Rock, Blues Jam, Eagle Hotel, Quakertown, PA 7-11 pm. Wednesday April 4: Hosting Open Mic at The Perk, Perkasie, PA 9:30pm - 1:30 am. Thursday April 5: Hosting BBQ Jam, Grumpy's BBQ, Mechanicsville, PA 9pm-12. "First Friday" April 6: Roman Alone at the Vine & Fig Tree Bistro Doylestown, PA 7-10 pm BYOB. Sat afternoon April 7: MAD DOG & BNO at the Raven's Nest Quakertown, PA 2 pm. Sat evening April 7, MAD DOG & BNO is at Grumpy's BBQ Mechanicsville, PA 9:30pm-1:30am. Wednesday April 11: Hosting Open Mic at The Perk, Perkasie, PA 9:30pm - 1:30 am.
Thursday April 12: Hosting BBQ Jam at Grumpy's BBQ Mechanicsville, PA 9pm-12. Saturday April 14: Roman Alone at Revivals Perkasie, PA 8:30-11:30 pm. Tuesday April 17: Punk, Rock, Blues Jam at the Eagle Hotel, Quakertown, PA 7-11 pm. Wednesday April 18: Hosting Open Mic at The Perk, Perkasie, PA 9:30pm - 1:30 am. Thursday April 19: Hosting BBQ Jam at Grumpy's BBQ Mechanicsville, PA 9pm-12. Tuesday April 24: Hosting Blues/Jazz Jam at the Washington House, Sellersville, PA 8pm-11pm. Wednesday April 25: Hosting Open Mic at The Perk, Perkasie, PA 9:30pm - 1:30 am. Thursday April 26: Hosting BBQ Jam at Grumpy's BBQ Mechanicsville, PA 9pm-12. Friday April 27: Roman Alone at the C&C Cafe Perkasie, PA 6-9 pm BYOB.


-----------------------------------JAMS!!!-----------------------------------
IN NJ:
**TUESDAYS: NEW 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. BYOB permissible, wine and beer, $5.00 carry in fee per six pack of beer or bottle of wine.
**WEDNESDAYS: Lenny’s Night Out Open Jam is at Roxy & Dukes Roadhouse located at
745 Bound Brook Rd
in DunellenNJ08812. 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. 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: 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 one at the Stanhope House, and karaoke at the Landslide Saloon with Cathy Jo Vine 9:00 -1:00.
1090 State Route
173, Asbury, NJ08802-1125. (908) 735-6919 www.landslidesaloon.com
**SUNDAYS: For you early risers on the western side of NJ, Every first Sunday: Roxie & Duke’s has a jam from 6 to 10pm. Sunday, April 29th, DAVE READ is hosting a jam at the Landslide Saloon in Asbury, NJ.

**IN PA:
**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, PA18077. http://www.riegelsvilleinn.com
**TUESDAYS: NEW The Meadows has a jam from 5:30 – 8:30. $5 buffet & $1 beer!
1770 Meadows Road, Hellertown, PA,
18055
. 610-838-2190. NEW Tuesdays at The Eagle Hotel in Quakertown, PA. ROMAN hosts the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays as a LOUD Rock, punk, original & alternative night with a full band. SUAVEK Z on bass, JOE COVELL on drums. Anything goes, pedal boards encouraged! And if you play too soft I turn you UP! The other 2nd & 4th Tuesdays are the same idea but ACOUSTIC hosted by Matt Rittenhouse (Fury Fight, Punkabillys). You may hear standard open mic stuff but more likely to hear more of originals and alternatives such as The Cure, Smiths, Police, etc. Starts around 9 pm, mainly youth oriented, except for the old geezers running it like the owner, Roman, Suavek, etc. They're the CampCounselors! http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Eagle-Hotel
**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, TODD WOLFE 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

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1/30: Working Jersey shore cover band needs drummer and bass player to replace existing. Bookings through end of year. Contact Dale Paradise on Facebook.
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 after February 17th.
2/1: Alan Benjamin -Advent (original prog band with style similar to Gentle Giant and old Genesis) looking for bass player. See www.adventmusic.net

Here’s your playlist of new releases from musicians in the area:
My good friend CHIP MERGOTT has released his new CD, “Here Comes The Sun” on Notebook Records. It is his George Harrison acoustic tribute CD which he also does as a house concert. For a limited time my classical guitar version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is available here as free download. (www.notebookrecords.com) It’s available from Notebook, iTunes, and also at http://www.cdbaby.com/AlbumDetails.aspx?AlbumID=ChipMergott11. He now has at least 11 CD’s on CD Baby. Folks, this guy is a consummate guitar & piano player, and his work is always impeccably recorded. You owe yourself this one, if not more than one.
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 or http://cdbaby.com/cd/nancycoletti
Just Released: The Official Music Video by local artist KELLY CARUSO – “Born Dainty”. http://youtu.be/9-Hsux-NOKA Kelly on Comcast TV this entire month. Mondays and Thursdays 7:30pm Channel 21 and Channel 280 in Princeton. or 24/7 here: http://www.bongoboyrecords.com/TVSHOW.html For more info about Kelly Caruso go here: http://www.bongoboyrecords.com/Kelly_Caruso.html
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.
MAY:
Sat, 5/5: Private party with the Tracy Lee Band**
Fri, 5/25: Wedding at the Hotel Bethlehem, with the Tracy Lee Band**
JUNE:
Sun, 6/3: Benefit for Homes for our Troops with the Tracy Lee Band**
Sun, 6/3: Weisenberg Fair, with the Tracy Lee Band**
Sat, 6/9: Pheasant’s Landing with Who’s Your Daddy**
Sat, 6/23: Schnecksville Fair, with the Tracy Lee Band**
JULY:
Sat, 7/7: Private Party with the Tracy Lee Band**
Fri, 7/27: Upper Lehigh Lions Festival with the Tracy Lee Band**
Sat, 7/28: Plainfield Farmer's Fair with the Tracy Lee Band**
Mon, 7/30: Concert in Seaside Park, NJ with the Tracy Lee Band**
AUGUST:
Wed, 8/1: Bushkill Fire Company Carnival with the Tracy Lee Band**
Sat, 8/11: Carbon County Fair with the Tracy Lee Band**
Sat, 8/11: Slatedale Fire Company Picnic with the Tracy Lee Band**
Thu, 8/16: Palmer Days, Easton, PA with the Tracy Lee Band**

Thanks for listening, folks!
JAMO
http://www.reverbnation.com/jamodrummer www.myspace.com/jamodrummer
www.tracyleeband.com










UPCOMING SHOWS

Stinner Party Dunellen, NJ Sat May 05 12 08:00 PM
Hotel Bethlehem Bethlehem, PA Fri May 25 12 08:00 PM
Weisenberg Fair Kutztown, PA Sun Jun 03 12 10:00 AM
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