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I will be playing at the Oktoberfest on the River in Savannah, Georgia the 2nd and 3rd of October (Saturday and Sunday) from 1:00 to 5:00.
German Oompah Music as only the Channelheimers can play it!

and

On October the 16th we will be at the Strossners Bakery in Greenville SC for their Oktoberfest 7 til 10

Playing this coming Saturday night (9-25-04) with Sean Patrick McGraw http://www.seanpatrickmcgraw.com (http://www.seanpatrickmcgraw.com) at Club Infinity http://www.clubinfinityonline.com/ (http://www.clubinfinityonline.com/) in the Buffalo NY area. Opening act's on around 7:00 and we go on around 10:00. If you're in the area come on out - it'll be a good night of music.

Billy G.

I'll be performing one of my last shows of the current installment of The Likes Of Which (http://www.thelikesofwhich.com) on Friday, September 24th at the Hard Rock Cafe in Atlanta, GA.  

After this show, we are going into haitus since we're loosing 2 guitarists and bringing in new chaps.

PM me if you are thinking about attending. I'm always looking to meet fellow DC members. :)

Tomorrow night (9/23) 9 pm-Hartford, CT-Kenney's-gig with jazz trumpeter Eddie Henderson. PM me if you want to come by and need info.

i'll be playing "the Basement" in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.  shows are nightly, and pretty much whenever i feel like it.  if you can get by the pajamas, not to mention, the nightly special of evening cold pizza, i put on a rockin' good show.  :P ;D

A different kind of gig.

I will be in Middletown, Va with the 3rd Maine Infantry Fife and Drum Corps at the 140 anniversary re-enactment of the battle of Cedar Creek, the weekend of Oct 15-17.  Anyone in the area who is into this sort of thing, look me up.  I will be the drum Major of the 2nd Regiment, USV.
That's on the Yankee side.  :)

Roger

I'll be playing at The Lariat in Bogalusa LA tonight between 9:00 - 1:00.

Um, local bar <dive>.  Dress is definitely casual.  Don't look too much like a Yankee.  

Saturday, October 23, at the Montgomery City Fest.  We're (King Kudzu) on the locals spotlight main stage at the Montgomery Amphitheater at 3:30

I am playing 11/10/04 and 11/21/04

This is my events calendar

http://www.drummermom.gotdns.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=14&MMN_position=16:16

I've got one tonight at Acme Underground in NY City, 10PM with Eric Brunman.

-VERMONT-

Friday November 12th
half hour set with my full band at the teen center in essex jct.  We are gonna hafta make up about 20 minutes of stuff so it will be interesting to say the least.


friday november 19th
yyz cover at the EHS talent show(unless we dont make it but i feel the try out went extremely well)

smogg is playing saturday, november 20th at plaza cafe, getty square in yonkers, new york [just north of da bronx] . it'll be our first gig with our new bassist. woo-hoo! we go on around 10.

i don't think we'll have more gigs till mid-winter. we got a late start.

call directory assistance for yonkers if you're interested. the directions vary too much from location to location. also, getty square is a pretty rough neighborhood, just so ya know...

Playing with Sean Patrick McGraw http://www.seanpatrickmcgraw.com Friday night (11-12-04) at Doc Holliday's in Erie, PA ... and Saturday night (11-20-04) at The Roost in Rochester, NY. If you're in the area for either of these gigs, come on out - it'll be a good night of music.

Billy G.

we took the gig after all...


Smogg
Acme Underground
Thursday, Nov. 11
MIDNITE
9 Great Jones Street
NYC
21 and over only
$8 cover


come if you can!

http://www.geocities.com/smogg_rocks/main.htm

Bob Ricci
NOT A Christmas Party

Thursday December 2
Catfish Grill
1035 Warwick, RI 02889
Time: TBA (music probably starting at 8)

www.bobricci.com
www.catfishgrill.com

We're (finally) having a CD release party for the new album.  Wear a Drummercafe shirt, and I'll give you a free cd!   All of the songs are available for your listening pleasure at the Bob Ricci website.  I hope I see some of you New Englanders there!

Nate

The Russell Jackson Band, based in Vancouver,B.C. has just finished laying tracks for it's new cd.
We will also back Kenny "BluesBoss"Wayne on a few tracks for his upcoming cd.
Russell Jackson is a former B.B. King sideman and played bass 79-87 with B.B. and then went on to play for a who's who of blues and R&B from the Crusaders to Ramsey Lewis and everything in between.
The band consisting of Russell Jackson(electric,acoustic bass),Theo Brown(drums),Ric Krisstofferson(guitar) will be performing in Seattle at The New Orleans Restaurant, 10-11 December and will then do a few more select gigs and take a break for the hoilidays and get back at it in mid January.
Here is a giglist where we will be performing;
7 Dec. the Yale Hotel,Vancouver,B.C.
10-11 Dec. New Orleans Restaurant, Seattle,Wa
16-18 Dec. The Uplander,Rossland,B.C.

Smogg is rocking The Pattenburg House in Asbury, New Jersey [not Asbury Park] this Wednesday, Dec. 15th at 10:30 p.m.

it'd be swell if anyone could make it. i only have directions coming from NYC, unfortunately, but i understand they are mapquestable.

if ya make it, say hi. better yet, say you love us, and i'll buy ya a brew!  ;D


Pattenburg House
12 Pattenburg Road (Rt. 614) 
Pattenburg, NJ (908)735-2547 

Take the N.J. TURNPIKE SOUTH exit on the LEFT toward TRENTON/NEWARK AIRPORT.
Merge onto NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE S/I-95 S (Portions toll).
Take the exit.
Merge onto I-78 W toward US-1/NEWARK AIRPORT/US-22 (Portions toll).
Take I-78 EXPRESS LN W toward GARDEN STATE PARKWAY/CLINTON.
Merge onto I-78 W.
Take exit 11 (Pattenburg/West Portal)
At end of ramp take 614 WEST towards Pattenburg.
The Pattenburg House will be approx 1 mile down the road.

i have a few gigs in the Vancouver area coming up this month:

tonight Dec 13th at the Railway Club: Rodney DeCroo And The Killers.

Friday Dec 17th also at the Railway Club: Rodney Decroo And The Killers

Saturday Dec 18th this is the debut of a new band i am in: Ghettoblaster at Pats Pub - 408 E Hastings.

Tuesday Dec 28th at the Railway Club: Pleasure Suit

Friday Dec 31st at the WISE Hall: Rodney DeCroo And The Killers

some relevant links:
http://www.therailwayclub.com/ (http://www.therailwayclub.com/)
Rodney DeCroo And The Killers (http://www.newmusiccanada.ca/genres/artist.cfm?Band_Id=9704)
Pleasure Suit (http://modena.intergate.ca/personal/cml/ps/)

I'm playing an Enter the Worship Circle gig on Saturday night at the Ute Cultural Center in Woodland Park, CO.  It will be a fundraiser for some deserving local charities.  I'm loosely familiar with most of the tunes but haven't played them before.  Additionally, the leader likes to "take away the drummer's feet" so I'll be playing some hybrid setup.  Should be lots of fun.

I'm up for my last gig with my old band, "The Rockin' Rebels" tonight(NYE) at Gladesville RSL in Sydney.

Should be fun, oh and the $$$ are very good too. ;)

I'll be playing with my Rush Tribute - "Hemispheres" this coming Friday 1/7 at Dingbatz in Clifton, NJ.  http://www.therushtribute.com (http://www.therushtribute.com)

Boots Randolph on Jan. 24 at the Venice Little Theatre in Venice, FL.
Then Jan.31 thru Feb.2 in Gulf Shores with a good big band backing the mills brothers
Looking forward to the warm weather! and some good jazz!

Our season in Branson, Missouri is over, and we'll have some road dates this winter.  Here is the road schedule at this moment, there are other gigs pending:

MICKEY GILLEY ROAD SCHEDULE 2005

 

Jan 14/15 Harris MI          Chips In Casino

Jan 16 Hinkley MN           Grand Casino

Jan 29 Taylorville IL        Nashville N. Casino

Feb 4 Gulf Shores AL     Private Party

Feb 5 Panama City FL    Ocean Opry

Feb 11 / 12 Biloxi MS      Grand Casino

Mar 18 / 19 Evansville IN Casino Aztar

April 9 Baraboo WI          Ho-Chunk Casino

July 30 Nashville IN         Little Nashville Opry

Aug 26 Robinsonville MS / Tunica      Grand Casino  

Aug 27 Marksville LA      Paragon Casino

We open our season again in Branson at the Mickey Gilley Theatre on March 24, 2005.

Check out www.gilleys.com for more information.

Regards,
drumz1

Look at those nice warm and lovely casino gigs!

I have one March 5th in Columbus, OH at a nice place they tell me:

Whiskey Dicks?

I have a couple in Toledo also coming up at that club everyone plays at there.  PM me if you want to check it out.  I'll get the details later.

Peace.

Hello y'all

I don't post our gigs much here (being from Canada and all) but I have to add our gig for January 22nd because everyone is invited.
We're doing a live on-air show @ 102.1FM the Edge in Toronto the #1 listened to radio station across Canada and #3 in the world.

Details:

January 22 2005 @ 9:00pm
EDGE 102.1 listen live (http://www.edge102.com/station/sp_player_faq.cfm)
Live on-air performance
Toronto, ON

Feel free to stop by if you're actually in the T.O. area or listen in live if you can.

Thanks for listening,

Marc.

We've got a "reunion" gig in Austin, TX (our hometown) on February 17th at a place called Trophy's (it's a dive bar on South Congress, but it's where some of the first gigs were played and it's one of our friends/family's favorite places.

It will be the first gig for the band with me as their drummer - we'll be playing a lot in Austin through March/April, then doing a stint in the Northeast in the late spring.

Sunday, February 13th @ CBGB's (NYC... duhh). very excited, never played there before.

For those of you in the Boston Area, my band is having it's CD Release Party in a relatively small club right on the ocean  about 1 hour north of Bean Town.

March 5, 9pm
Cap'n Simeon's
Kittery Pt, ME Rt. 103

www.roundhouseblues.com (http://www.roundhouseblues.com)

SHADESOFGRAY
Not since the almighty MISFITS has a Jersey punk band exploded onto the scene - leaving concert halls in shambles and the kids dying for more and more.
Here at your finger tips are two previouslyunreleased tracks from Shadesofgray's upcomming album.
Click below to hear these rush release tracks.
http://battle.ernieball.com/battlebak/bb9/bands/shadesofgray

March is a great month for music in Austin.  SXSW this year is going to be killer.  Go Nova has some SXSW committments, as well as the following other gigs.  If you're in Austin, check 'em out.

Saturday, March 12
Caribbean Lights
614 E. Sixth Street
7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 12
Guadalupe Arts Benefit
Ruta Maya
3601 S. Congress
10:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 17
2005 Heart of Texas Music Festival
The Spill
212 E. Sixth Street
Austin, TX
5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 23
The Vibe
508 E. Sixth Street
Austin, TX
7:00 p.m.

Any Toledo or Southern Michigan DC'ers?  I'll be at "Prime Time" in North Toledo Friday and Saturday 3/11,12/05 with JADED  www.jadedrocks.net  Check it out, I'll buy you a beer.

Only gig worth mentioning is a 4-stage music festival at my college on April 23rd.  Both bands I'm playing for (one adult alternative/pop, one Springstein-esque) will be playing on the main day stage.  Less Than Jake, Allister, and Hidden In Plain View will be there too.

Woot.

For any NY area DC'ers. The band Doctor Son has asked me to sit in for their absent drummer on Saturday night, 3/26 for a headlining 11:30 show at the C Note in NYC. So it looks like I'll once again be bringing my hackneyed style and mediocre skills to a live venue. They are a really  good band though, good songwriters too, they've been making a name for themselves in the tri state area, which makes me wonder why they asked me to play with 'em???

I normally just post my gigs in Bart's Blog (http://community.drummercafe.com/index.php?board=19), but I wanted to share this here as well ... since it's a last minute development.


I'll be a guest artist/clinician at the 2005 Dallas Guitar Show / Music Fest (http://www.guitarshow.com), April 9^th and 10^th. This is the largest public event of it's kind ... second only to NAMM, which is not open to the public. This year the Guitar Show has expanded to include drums/percussion ... and they are calling it Drum World (http://www.guitarshow.com/drumworld.html).

There are plans to have a Drummer Cafe booth ... and $5.00 Off the admission price for all Drummer Cafe VIP Members; more details coming soon. Lot's of big name guitarists will be at this event, many with their own bands! Visit www.GuitarShow.com (http://www.GuitarShow.com) for more details!


March 29^th  I'll be appearing at the Exit/In (Nashville, TN), playing drums for Angie Broberg (http://community.drummercafe.com/index.php?board=19;action=display;threadid=13086)

March 30^th I'll be appearing at 3^rd & Lindsley (Nashville, TN), playing drums for Rachel Williams (http://community.drummercafe.com/index.php?board=19;action=display;threadid=12256).

Go Nova is playing around Austin in April.... May schedule still in the works:

4/12 - Red Eyed Fly, 9 p.m.
4/16 - the Vibe, 10 p.m.
4/19 - RedRum, 10 p.m.
4/28 - Trophy's, TBA

Anyone in the area, feel free to check us out or visit our website for information.

www.gonovamusic.com

OK, I'm pretty sure nobody on this board is close enough to come to Athens, Ga for this show but, I'm pretty psyched about it so, I'm going to post it, anyway.

Slippery People, the Talking Heads cover band, is playing at the Georgia Theater in Athens on Friday, April 22nd.  http://www.georgiatheatre.com/

This is our first real concert venue (as in not just another bar) kind of show and we're headlining this show!  

(the sad news is that there is some possibility that this might also be our last show together - a couple of our players are leaving town earlier than we expected.)

Anyway, if you want to be on the guest list, send me a message.  (Sorry, I do not have a place for you to crash.)

==================
after the show update:
Wow!  This place gave us the "star treatment" - never had that before.  Dressing room with stocked 'fridge, towels, plasma TV, private bathrooms, etc.  The sound was incredible!  For the first time ever, I had my own monitor - the monitor console (on stage with a separate sound guy) was twice as big as the biggest house console we'd every played with!  

When we came down the stairs to take the stage for our show, we we're shocked!  The place was packed and the crowd started going crazy - never in my life have I gotten such a reception BEFORE we played a note!

Truly one of the best times I have ever had playing and I didn't even play that well.

Any of you guys who are touring - come to Athens and play the Georgia Theatre - you will love it!

I have an advantage over some! I have a web page just for the dates! Just point, click and ROCK ya'll!
http://rock923.net/remains.html

My band is playing a local Bowling alley this Friday around 8:30.  Lots of relatives/ people i know will be there.
 I'm a little nervous, but not really about my playing.  We've been doing the same songs for about 5 months now, and our lead singer still is forgetting lyrics!  
All should go well.  If the lead singer does make mistakes, the rest of the band will go on with the song, so its not like the embarrasment would be on MY playing.  
This is also a good opportunity for me to get myself out there as a musician for other bands looking for "new Talent".  It's also nice to be playing with people twice my age and playing FOR people in that same group.  It lets me prove myself, and that i can keep my own among more experienced players.

Anyways, that's our earliest up-coming gig, and the first one in this particular city.  And Prom is the next night!  Plus i play with the school jazz band tomorrow and wednesday.  I'm having a good outlook on this week! :)

Sounds like a busy week coming up for you, wish you the best for the gigs, don't let the singer messing up throw you. Just keep your ears and eyes open and the band can hold it together.

Just got word today that we have been selected to kick off the TOPS Great American Rib Cook Off and Music Festival at Tower City Ampitheater in Cleveland on Friday May 27th.  Sponsored by Tops Grocery Stores and WGAR 99.5 FM this will be our second year at this event.  Anyone in the area is welcome to come on by.  We have 4 gigs this weekend and it should prove interesting.    With over 110 jobs booked for 2005 to date I plan on NO rest !!

I'll be playing percussion in the Freedom Brass Band of Northeast Ohio, www.freedombrassband.com (http://www.freedombrassband.com) on:

Sunday, May 22nd, 2005 at 7:30pm, at Faith United Methodist Church in Akron, Ohio.  Come on over and check it out, the day after you see Bart play for Rachel Williams near Dayton, Ohio! (You're welcome to come too, Bart  ;D)

CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Sunday December 18th at 3:30pm, Faith United Methodist Church in Akron, Ohio.

Friday May 20, 2005, 6:00-10:00pm
Relay For Life @ Stebbins High School. This is a two day event for the American Cancer Society held by Riverside/Wright Patterson AFB.

If anyone might somehow be up here in Toronto, I've got a gig with No Daze on Wednesday May 18th at the Vatikan (Queen St. west of Ossington). Doors at 8pm. Come say "hey" and I'll make sure my bassist buys you a beer. Ok, maybe I'll chip in too :)

I just got the word yesterday that we (Mickey Gilley and the Urban Cowboy Band) will be out of our Branson, MO theater to do a one-night show in Dallas, TX on July 13 at the Gilley's Club on Lamar Street.   Mark your calendars.

Here is a link to the driving directions:  http://www.gilleysdallas.com/Info/Directions-Parking/Index

BTW,  the club has one of the best house bands in the southwest, called "Backstage".  You really need to check this band out if you are in the area - they're awesome.

I'd be interested in meeting anyone from the DC when we're there.

Regards,
drumz1

Slippery People (Talking Heads cover band) at Andrews Upstairs in Buckhead (Atlanta) on June 9th.  Come see us!

http://www.andrewsupstairs.com/index2.php?page=entertainment&sub=calendar&month=6&year=2005&day=9

Just in but have not received the contract yet for June 12th (Sunday):

Blossom Music Center ,  Cleveland, Ohio  prior to the Blake Shelton and Rascal Flats show at the Houseof Blues/Scene Pavilion

www.Laredoohio.com

We got the hook-up with the local rag magazine in town and House of Blues here and did the "second stage"  (a seperate stage for local talent) opening for Rascal Flatts last week at blossom Music Center.  Not a bad gig as 23,000 people got to see us for 1 hour prior to the main show.

Worked out so well, we got the same deal for the  Toby Keith show July 8th.
The gig also comes with great local advertising, radio spots, comp. food, beverages and VIP passes for the shows.

Slippery People - final 3 shows are booked (then the band breaks up)
If you're in or around Athens, GA....

June 24th - AthFest (show is at the Ritz)
July 15th - 40 Watt (opening band TBA)
August 13th - Georgia Theatre (last ever show for us!); Pendletons open

PM me if you want to come!

Okay Guys here are a few coming up this week, we are touring heavy, I'm losing track at this point!

7/7- Lancaster, PA- Chameleon CLub
7/8- Wallingford, CT- Oakdale Theater w/ZZ Top
7/9- Columbus, OH
7/12- Nashville, TN- Grand Ole Opry
7/14- Chicago, IL- Cubs Game- National Anthem
7/14- Chicago, IL- Joe's
7/15-Minneapolis, MN-KEEY Radio Bash
7/16- Kansas City, MO- Beaumont Club

IM me if you would like to come to any of these shows-

Dave

If you are in Buffalo NY on Thursday, July 21st:

INITIATION performs mostly original prog style rock along with a few choice covers (Floyd, Bowie, Zeppelin).

CLUB DIABLO
517 WASHINGTON ST
DOWNTOWN, BUFFALO
9PM START (right after Thursday in the Square ends)

Houston-Galveston, TX Area

Appearing with the Jolly Rogers, original Texas/Southern Rock and Variety.

July 29th 6-10pm - Boudreauxs on the Bayou - Galveston Island

Aug 6th 8pm-midnight - Noahs Ark - Bacliff, TX

Every Monday night I also host an open mic jam with friends and family at the R&R Sports Bar in Friendswood, TX 730-1130.

Man have I waited to post here!
 I will be playing bass for a very talented singer/writer/guitarist named Dan Acosta. August 14 at Mr Beerys,4019 Hempstead Turnpike, Bethpage N.Y.
This will be my first show with him as a bass player. My first real show playing bass.
The killer part is also playing is Randy Jackson from Zebra. I was telling LouderB I was hoping to catch Randy while he is up here,now I`m playing instead of standing in the crowd.
 I am planning on doing some dates with him on the Rock4Christmas tour this year.
 Its gonna be wierd not sitting behind a drumset.

I love Zebra!!!  Very cool.


PS: I'm doing a fill-in gig tonight and tomorrow (7/22, 7/23) for my old band Phat Lipp (at the Crown in Clermont, FL if anyone is interested).  They have a new bass player too so it should be interesting.

Here's something a little different:

I play snare in a bagpipe band (www.mcpb.org) and we're going to Scotland to compete in the world pipeband championships (Aug. 13) in Glasgow, as well as two other competitions (Aug 6,7) and a one hour concert in Glasgow (Aug. 11).  

We leave on August 2nd.  This is the band's 3rd trip, my 2nd.  It's too bad we can't take the drum set and guitars for the concert.  We do a lot of fun things when we have the opportunity!  

I get to mop up the "Wet Spot" in Caledonia, Ohio Sat. July 30th around 10 pm.  If you make it to Caledonia, just ask someone where the bar is- it's a tiny town.

This is the 3rd time this bar has been rebuilt after it burned down.  I've only played there once before and it was actually pretty nice inside- the restroom looked like the inside of a feed silo or something.

The natives are extremely "friendly" if you get my drift and the place gets absolutely wild.  I don't normally post my gigs, but this one should be extremely interesting.  If I don't post anymore after next week let me just say it was nice knowing you all.  I might not make it back alive.

Back in Virginia!  The guitar player in my old band has gotten 3 gigs for me and I've wound up in a second band as well.

"The Crossfire Band" will be playing this Friday night, July 29th, at The Hazel River Inn & Restaurant in Culpeper, VA.  

Come one, come all.  BTW, it'll be the first time I've played with this band, i.e., no rehearsals.

Looks like I'll be doing another fill-in gig with Phat Lipp.  Aug 5 & 6th.  This time in St. Cloud, FL at a club formerly known as Grandstands.  I think it's called Downtown.

Greene County Fair
Xenia, Ohio
8-10pm
Saturday August 6th

2 more fill-in gigs with Phat Lipp.

8/6 Private party (day)
8/6 Downtown. St. Cloud, FL.

8/12 & 13  Cork Room.  Orlando, FL

8/19 & 20  The Crown.  Clermont, FL

No offense to everyone here at DC or Bart in particular, but this thread is just one step more exciting than the "chat" room.   :)

So to spice it up, everytime I post one of my upcoming gigs I'm going to post what happened as a follow up as well.  As much as I would love to see all you guys play, usually I'm working or you guys are playing several states if not an entire country away!

So without further ado:

I survived my gig at "The Wet Spot" in Caledonia.  Here's the story.

I gotta tell you, if you blink your eyes you will miss this town!  So I turned around backtracked a mile or two and took the "County Rd. 39" into downtown Caledonia.  I couldn't find the street so I stopped and asked these guys hanging out in the street jawing where the bar was.  He said it was a couple blocks over and then invited me to the Caledonia church the next morning  ::)  Nice friendly folk.  It gets better.  *Well at least from my point of view*

So I find the new bar.  It's brand new cinder block with fresh paint.  Some kids are skateboarding in the front of it.  I give them all a buck- they hold the door for me while I load in and watch my van.

The place is big inside.  Bigger than I remember.  Clean, two big ventilation ducts and a/c.  Big black stage and dressing room, plus a large pull out runway.  Couple trusses of lights.  

Someone had their motorcycle in there before and had left two perfect doughnut rubber marks.  The last time I played there some yahoo brought their bike in and did a doughnut/burnout.  It made me sick.

Well thank God that didn't happen this time- I'll save you the melodrama.

Anyways I get set up.  PA and the guitar player get there.  I help move a few things and got back to my drums.

Well I go to do the soundcheck.  The joint is a cement floor with block wall construction/paint.  Talk about slap back!  We manage to get a sound dialed in hoping for some bodies to deaden the room.  I basically have to chase the sound the whole night, but I adapted after the first two sets.  By the third set I was really mopping up the joint and enjoying myself.  Vocals were really happening- I was playing the jelly bean kit and by the end of the night there was quite the mass of undulating, sweating, screaming bodies.  "Play one more" if I had a dollar for everytime someone yelled that, I probably would  ;D >:(.

GOOD crowd- I was pleasantly surprised.  Like I said the people there are extremely friendly.  The 80's band "The Bullet Boys" are there next weekend.  Isn't that something?  Got packed up at 3 and drove a couple of hours back to cleveland.   Smooth ride, nice night- lots of I71 is 3 lanes now.   So that was my gig.

How was yours?

Played at Hazel River Pub in Culpeper Virginia last weekend.  Beautiful place built in the late 1700's.  Amazing post and beam construction with those lovely old brick walls.  Performed with a group consisting of my old guitar player, and a keyboard and bass, neither of whom I've never played with before.  Classic rock, fun time and the band sounded really good.

This weekend I'll be playing at Bangkok Blues* on West Broad Street in Falls Church, VA (my old stomping grounds).  I'll be playing with two guys I've played with before, but not in the same band.  The guitarist invited me to join their group after the last time I played with them.  This week it's surf music, rockabilly, and rock and roll.  I'm pretty much playing their list cold, I'm familiar with a lot of the tunes but I've never actually played them.  Tunes include Ventures, Buddy Holly, Stray Cats, and a bunch of other stuff in those veins.  He even has "Rebel Rouser" by Duane Eddy on the list for some of you oldsters out there.

I'm bringing my four-piece Ludwig blue-sparkle with a bass-drum mounted cymbal, should fit the mood pretty well.  It's about a 2-hour drive, but I'm stoked to play.

<Wow> This will be two weekends in a row that I've gigged.  It's been a while since that's happened </wow>

* It's those Bangkok River Delta Blues

You know wha' ?  I actually have this weekend off but my "dance card" is full already.

I am playing "Sandals" in Mansfield Ohio August 13 (Sat after you I think) if you aren't too far.  Pretty nice bar.  Pretty girls and a big patio in back.

BTW, the name of the band I'm playing with Saturday is The Scott Wells Band.  I went to high school with the bass player.  For those trivia buffs, he was in a band, Artful Dodger, that made it pretty big back in the 70's.

I know y'all were wondering......

I'm playing every Sunday night until they stop us at the Monkey Bar (http://www.dallasmonkeybar.com), 408 Exposition, Dallas, 7:30-10:30.

Free grilled hamburgers every Sunday, and hot jazz by the East Ellum Orchestra.

Stop by and say hello.  I'm the old guy behind the turquoise sparkle Gretsch.

Hi. :)

You can come make funny faces at me in Galveston, TX every Sunday and Thursday night.  Sunday is an open jam, so come jam! :)

Other weekend Houston dates soon to be posted here:
www.geocities.com/skipdevlinband/schedule.htm (http://www.geocities.com/skipdevlinband/schedule.htm)

Our Farewell Show!

Slippery People, my Talking Heads cover band plays it's final show in Athens, Georgia at the Georgia Theatre on August 13th.  If you email me, I'll get you in free!
http://www.georgiatheatre.com/

Just wanted to toot my own horn before posting the rest of August's gigs. Saturday night we played the Greene county fair in Xenia, Ohio. Despite having to compete with a demolition derby and being the last day of a weeklong fair, we had a great turnout. Lots of kids and lots of dancers. After the show the organizer came up and said that every other band they've ever had charges $500 and we're the only one's to charge a Grand. He said, "You can totally see why. You sound good, you look professional and you put on a helluva show. You can definitly see where the extra money is going." Nice thing to say.

Anyway, next gig is

The Upperdeck
Moraine, Ohio
August 20th
10-2am

Its a biker bar so we'll have to adjust from our "party band" set, I don't think Build me up Buttercup will go over too well.

Riverside Founder's Day Fest
Riverside Ohio
August 27th
2-4:30pm

For those of you in the Boston Area, My band ROUNDHOUSE will be opening for John Hammond:

The Stone Church
Newmarket, NH
Thursday, Aug. 25, 7pm

Well, I'm finally gigging again , this will be my first time in over a year with my old cover band "Inertia"
 What's really cool is it is my first ever gig in NYC!!!. We will be playing at ..
Proof NYC
239 3rd ave.(between 19th and 20th st.)
New York City

Wednesday Sept. 21, from 6pm till 10pm
This show is a benefit for the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Come on you DC New Yorkers, come down for a drink after work and show yourselves

Also, we will be playing at the Englishtown, N.J. steet fair on Sat Oct 1st, futher details to follow.

Fabulous! Have a great show!

Keep playing all those benefits everyone.   That's the good stuff!   8)

Hi Guys & Gals- Below is my tour schedule for September with Keith Anderson. From October 1st through the end of the year we will out on the Rascal Flatts tour. You can look at those dates on www.pollstar.com (http://www.pollstar.com). If you would like to come to any of our shows, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Dave Lemonds

      SEPTEMBER
FRI   2   Harrisonburg, VA (The Pub)
SAT   3   Virginia Beach, VA (5th Street Stage)
SUN   4   Newark, OH (OSU)
MON   5   Chicago - Jerry Lewis Telethon
THU   8   Myrtle Beach, SC
FRI   9   Charlotte, NC/ Coyote Joe's
SAT   10   Greensboro, NC/ Music City
WED   14   Arlington, TX (Cowboys)
THU   15   Dallas, TX (Cowboys)
FRI   16   Kansas City, MO (KFKF)
SAT   17   Norfolk, NE (Conv. Ctr.)
MON   19   Washington - Radio-Full Band
THU   22   Portsmouth, OH (Shawnee St. U.)
FRI   23   Grand Rapids, MI (The Intersection)
SAT   24    Nashville, TN-Rascal Flatts
TUE   27   Ft. Smith, AR (State Fair)
WED   28   OK City (Wal-Mart Perf)
FRI   30   San Antonio, TX

Benefit show for Special Olympics
Troy Ohio
Sept. 10th
10:00am

WPAFB Marathon After Party
Riverside OHio
Sept 17th
1:30-4:30pm

Upcoming shows with my band Adopt  a Highway (www.adoptahighwayband.com , website is temporarily out of service).  I'll only list bigger shows:

September 17th
Herndon, VA
Ned Devine's
w/ Jackie Gino...we go on at 9ish

Oct. 1st
Leesburg VA
Station 6 Battle of the Bands

October 15th
Washington DC
Grog and Tankard 5 PM

October 8th
Penn State (yeah, the school)
Huge Kappa Alpha frat party!
All day long before the Penn st./ Ohio st. game

Well, if we're still on the map after the weekend, we'll be here:


Thurs. 29th: Lone Star Bike Rally (http://www.lonestarrally.com), Galveston, TX.
Captain Jacks at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort, 1702 Seawall (near 20th),1:30pm-5:30pm.
Later that same evening, Whisky's All-American Pub (2002 Postoffice @ 20th), Galveston, TX from 8:30pm-12:30am


Fri. 30th: Lone Star Bike Rally (http://www.lonestarrally.com), Galveston, TX. Captain Jacks at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort, 1702 Seawall (near 20th), 4pm-8pm.


October 2005 Schedule

Sat. 1st: Lone Star Bike Rally (http://www.lonestarrally.com), Galveston, TX.
Captain Jacks at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort, 1702 Seawall (near 20th), 12pm-3:30 pm.


Sun. 2nd: Lone Star Bike Rally (http://www.lonestarrally.com), Galveston, TX.
Captain Jacks at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort, 1702 Seawall (near 20th),4:30pm-8:30 pm.


Fri. 7th Whisky's All-American Pub ,  2002 Postoffice Street, Galveston, TX, phone: 409-750-8497

The Lone Star Rally is the largest bike rally in Texas--last year over 250,000 people attended!  Hope to see you out there!

More info. on our website. :)

I'll be playing this Saturday night with the Scott Wells Band at the Blue Water Grille in Centreville Virginia.  Rockabilly and Rock 'n' Roll.

9:00 - 1:00
Blue Water Grille
5127 Westfields Blvd
Centreville, VA

I'm going to play at Kjeller'n Rock Festival in Ski, Norway december 3rd.
www.kjellern.com for more info, but it's in norwegian though.

My band, "Clear Blue", will be playing at Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge, MA at 8:30pm, Tuesday 9/27. If you're in the area..."come on down"!  http://www.rylesjazz.com/week.cfm

BigBill

Mudpuppy will be at Jonnie's  - Miller Place, Long Island, NY Oct 7. Visit our website  - www.nyonline.com/mudpuppy for info.
mp

I'll be at Gallagher's in Huntington Beach, CA.  November 1st with my new band Qwiksand.  Come out if you're around.  I'll be the guy in the Drummer Cafe T shirt buying drinks.  ;)

My band Infinite Groove  (http://www.infinitegroove.net) will be playing a rare gig for the public on October 29th for the South Shore Harbor Wine Festival at the South Shore Harbor Resort.  

If you're in south Houston, come check us out.  We play from 8-11:30....right after the fashion show...

We will be doing an annual Veteran's Tribute night with the big band.  The local non profit 1KW radio station is going to be doing a live remote broadcast, ala USO shows of the forties. Should be a hoot.


In addition, we are on tap for a local cable show which at least will provide us with a pro grade video for promo purposes. Might even be able to post a clip of the band here.

Roger

I'll be playing with Bob Crerie and the Crossfire Band at The Hazel River Pub (http://www.hazelriverinn.com/Pub/pub.htm) in Culpeper, VA, this coming Saturday night, October 29th from 9:00 'til closing.  Blues and classic rock.  I get to sing "Monster Mash", so, it should be pretty incredible.

I know I'm not supposed to reply to these posts, but I might have to fly to Virginia to check out your "Monster Mash" LOL :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D :) :) :)

Love the beat in monster mash too- whatta classic!

I'll be playing three sets with three different band configurations on Saturday night, November 12th, 9:30 til closing at The Hazel River Pub (http://www.hazelriverinn.com/Pub/pub.htm) in Culpeper, VA.

Set 1: Scott Wells Band - rockabilly and roots rock
Set 2: A 21st century version of MUDLARK!  My guitarist friend of 25 years and I team up with the bass player from the Scott Wells band for a 3-piece semi-reunion.
Set 3: A combination of everyone from sets 1 and 2.

My current band (a ten piece horn band) THE MAGNIFICENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS will be at the Lewis Bowl for our third new years eve show. I dont drink when i play and especially on new years eve so i should be kickin the bands azz all night. Have a good one guys.