News and Notes

 

Barry D. Hay

 

 

 

 

 

The Lehigh Valley Blues Network’s Sunday evening Blues Jam has moved.

The Sunday Jam is now located at the Salisbury Fire Company Social Hall, 1226 Marlow Street, Allentown, Pa.  7pm to 10pm

 

If you are looking to see and hear great Blues music, that is not necessarily with an established band.  Just music that comes from the heart and preformed, by players who want to do their best to please you, and a place you might find a future Blues Star.  One of our local blues jams might be your answer.

 

 Here are a Few.

Sunday: LVBN is Jam, at the Salisbury Fire Company 7-10 and the open Mic at Godfrey Daniels.  Phil Stahl Open Mic at Candlewyck Lounge, Mountain Jam at Blue Mountain Summit, Sebastiano's 2-7 (RT57, NJ), John & Peters .

Monday: The Funhouse Open Jam every other week, The Wildflower Café. 

Tuesday: The Leather Corner Post, Fossils Last Stand (1st & 3rd), The Wildflower Café, Havana’s, Ship Inn (Milford NJ), Washington House the 4th Tuesday of the month.

Wednesday: Ravens Nest, Todd Wolfe & Friends’ Jam at Pearly Baker’s Alehouse,  Open Mike at the Sterling Hotel and Open Mic at the Pa. Roadhouse,  Open Mic with Phil Stahl at the Buckeye Tavern, Leechboy is at the Leather Corner Post, Puck Live, Open Mic at the Bally Inn and Pub,  Stephanie’s, Godfrey Daniels the last Wednesday of the month. 

Thursday: Grumpy’s, Pitchers (formally the Indulge), The Deer Head Inn, Porters Pub, Stanhope House, Phil Stahl has an open Mic at the Pub on Main.

Friday:

Saturday:

 

Up Coming Events & Other Things:

 

November 11th, 18th, 25th, December 2nd with the Finals December 9th.  The Fifth Annual Acoustical Performance Contest is being held at the Blue Monkey Upstairs.  Signups are at 7pm with performances starting at 8pm.  There is no Cover $1,500 in prizes, Sponsors Dave Phillips Music, Hawk Music, Martin Guitar and More.

 

November 28th Craig Thatcher and Eric Steckel at Godfrey Daniels http://www.godfreydaniels.org/months/2008Nov/2008Nov.html

November 30th November 30th A Lehigh Valley Christmas Returns at a new location The Allentown Symphony Hall for information and tickets http://allentownsymphony.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=149449 You will be entertained by Zen For Primates, Two Part Invention featuring Allan Birney, the Jake Kaligis Band, BC & Bluzin, Cambiata Early Music, Blackwater Celtic music, Dave Fry, Hector Rosado Y Ensemble Siete Latin Jazz, James Ruhf Bagpipers, Moe Jerant & the Jamani Drummers, Don Cunningham & The Cabinet, plus an All-Star Finale.

 

December 1st (Monday) The 10th Annual Lehigh Valley Music Awards will be held at the Allentown Brew Works.  Starting at 7 pm, this will be a Red Carpet event with 3 floors of Live or Video Entertainment.  Tickets are $5.00 Advance Sales or $10.00 at the Door, check http://www.lvmusicawards.org/home.html. 

This event will support the Salvation Army so please bring a canned food or a new toy. 

I do not know if you had knowledge that the voting for LVMA has begun.

FAN VOTE, FAN VOTE, FAN VOTE, FAN VOTE

Begins Saturday, November 1st, 12:01 AM, Ends November 10th, 11:59 PM

VOTE only if you are living in the Greater Lehigh Valley.  Be honorable and honor our request. Go to the LVMA site Lehigh Valley Music Awards and vote.

The software will not allow you to vote more than one time.  

Thanks

Amanda

Saturday, December 6, 2008 BOOGIE IN THE BUNGALOW “The world’s first INDOOR music & camping festival” Kempton, PA.  www.jibberjazz.com
$20 Tickets   BAND LINEUP: Cabinet, The Big Dirty, Frog Holler, Jimkata, Butterjive, Wandering Root, Tomm Dunn, Kyle Morgan.

December 10th Lehigh Valley Idol Competition will be held at the Hotel Bethlehem in the Ballroom.  It starts at 7pm and the Tickets are $15.

December 12th  The 1st Annual Blues for Smiles (Toys for Tots) will be at 2nd Story Blues 102 West 4th Street in the Gander Room, Bethlehem.  Admission at least on brand new and unwrapped toy donated per person.  Entertainment will be by Johnny Charles & the Straight Eight Blues Kings.  Help the Marine Corps and their Toys for Tots benefit.  To reserve your place (610) 882-1710 or e-mail LhouckFHF@aol.com.

Fests

Great American Brew Fest November 22nd, 23rd 2008 http://www.splitrockresort.com/beerfest/index.php

Acoustic Blues Festival February 28th 2009 http://www.columbusblues.com/TF.htm

River City Blues Fest March 20th, 21st 2009 http://www.bjfm.org/Templates/festival.htm

Tampa Bay Blues Fest March 20th, 21st, 22nd 2009 http://www.tampabaybluesfest.com/

The Berks Jazz Fest- March 27th thru April 5th 2009 www.berksjazzfest.com

The Ravens Nest Annual Blues Fest – March 2009 215-536-5369

SOME KIND OF JAM 4 April 24th, 25th, 26th 2009 www.jibberjazz.com
Kempton, PA
Looking for some other things to do in the Lehigh Valley area?  Check out

Real Rock for Rockabilly in the area  http://realrock.5u.com/,

The off the Couch Gang.  http://www.offthecouchgang.com/

Another location to check out is www.somethingeye8.com .

 

 

If you are looking to see and hear great Blues music, that is not necessarily with an established band.  Just music that comes from the heart and preformed, by players who want to do their best to please you, and a place you might find a future Blues Star. One of our local blues jams might be your answer.

 

 Here are a Few.

 

The Music is there for you, all you have to do is go and enjoy it.

Sunday: LVBN’s Jam, at the Salisbury Fire Company 7-10 and the open Mic at Godfrey Daniels. Phil Stahl Open Mic at Candlewyck Lounge, Mountain Jam at Blue Mountain Summit, Sebastiano's 2-7 (RT57, NJ), John & Peters .

 

Monday: The Funhouse Open Jam every other week, The Wildflower Café. 

Tuesday: The Leather Corner Post, Fossils Last Stand (1st & 3rd), The Wildflower Café, Havana’s, Ship Inn (Milford NJ), Washington House the 4th Tuesday of the month.

 

Wednesday: Ravens Nest, Todd Wolfe & Friends’ Jam at Pearly Baker’s Alehouse,  Open Mike at the Sterling Hotel and Open Mic at the Pa. Roadhouse,  Open Mic with Phil Stahl at the Buckeye Tavern, Leechboy is at the Leather Corner Post, Puck Live, Open Mic at the Bally Inn and Pub,  Stephanie’s, Godfrey Daniels the last Wednesday of the month. 

Thursday: Grumpy’s, Pitchers (formally the Indulge), The Deer Head Inn, Porters Pub, Stanhope House, Phil Stahl has an open Mic at the Pub on Main.

Friday:

Saturday:

 

Have you ever taken time to look for a fest to go to; here is a site I love to check out every so often:

If you are traveling and are wondering if there is a Bluesfest near where you might be, check out: http://www.bluesfestivalguide.com or http://www.dirtynelson.com/linen/special/events1.html or http://www.festivalfinder.com/index.cfm or http://www.jambase.com/

      

 Do you want to travel in the USA to hear music or how about around the world?  Well it is listed here.