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Volume 34 Number 07 • June 6, 2012 to June 27, 2012 • www.OOTONLINE.com
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Keep The Change
An Acoustic Act For All Music Lovers
by Krista Doran
For just about a year now, Keep The
Change has been showing local music
fans how an all acoustic band can
provide a great level of entertainment.
I spoke to lead singer Jeff Perlman
who told me “Our shows are always
fun and different. We usually start off
jamming a few songs that people have
never heard acoustic versions of before such as Ozzy’s “Mama I’m Coming Home” or “Cuts Like A Knife”
by Bryan Adams. We try to establish
right from the beginning that we are
not your cookie cutter acoustic act.”
There are definitely many acoustic
acts popping up on the scene lately,
and Keep The Change are certainly
among the most fun. They have a very
full sound for a 3 piece and can really
fill up the room. As Jeff explained,
“We are a full Rock and Roll band
within an acoustic setting. I think it
defines that you can have a 3 piece
trio fill a room with as much sound as
a full band. There is an ‘in between’ as
far as acoustic acts and full bands. We
would like to think we do just that.”
Keep The Change plays a great
variety of acoustic music, focusing on
Classic Rock to current Rock hits
from the 60’s up to present day, and
will sometimes even through in something original. It’s all acoustic sound,
playing the best music from bands
such as the Beatles and Buddy Holly
to Shinedown and Buckcherry and everything in between. Their shows are
very fan friendly and are lots of fun!
You can catch Keep The Change at
some great venues including Mac’s
Tavern, The Green Parrot and Temper-
ance House in Newtown, Guppy’s
Conshohocken, The Red Rooster Inn,
Con Murphy’s, Rebel Rock Bar, Urban
Saloon, McFadden’s, Fireside Inn, Rock
n Chair in Avalon. Here is their upcoming schedule: June 7th - Guppy’s
Good Times in Conshohocken, Pa;
June 8th - O’Towne Tavern in Oreland,
PA; June 14th - Guppy’s Good Times
Conshohocken, PA; June 15th - Green
Parrot in Newtown, PA; June 23rd Rock n Chair in Avalon NJ and June
27th- Con Murphy’s in Philly.
To sum up this band, they are just 3
guys that enjoy playing music together.
Jeff told me, “We truly appreciate
every single person that has helped us
get as far as we have in such a short
time. Our goal at every show is to
give friends (fans is not a word we like
to use-everyone who supports us is a
friend) an opportunity to get together
and socialize and hear us give everything we have each and every night
we play. Without all of our friends we
are just a few guys playing in somebody’s basement. The love and respect
we have for everyone that supports
us will never go away.”
Keep The Change Band is: Jeff
Perlman-Lead Vocals, Miguel MartinezLead/Rhythm Guitar and Rowland
Adamoli- Djembe/Guitar/Vocals. Be
sure to check them out as soon as
you can. To read more about the
band, view pictures and see where
they are playing next, please visit
www.keepthechangeband.net.
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JOEMyBACHMAN
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Good Friends & Local Hometown Heroes Rocked the House Opening the
28th XTU anniversary show at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden N.J.
on June 2nd. They played in Front of a Sold Out show which Included such
acts as Uncle Kracker - Miranda Lambert - Chris Young - Kix Brooks and
Many Others. Everyone in the Tristate area including Myself Wishes them all
the best as they travel to Nashville Music City and many other Dates around
the country to perform their way to the top. As Joe Would Say “Keep it
Country” ... Much Love Brother! Cowboy Bob
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JIMMIE LEE-THE JERSEY OUTLAW
HITS PLATINUM GOLD WITH HIS 2 HIT SINGLES,
KID VEGAS AND GONE, NOW ON COUNTRY RADIO!!
tions in NYC, Philly, and
Vegas!
Jimmie Lee has already
released several CDs
worthy of catchy energetic tunes by Grammy
music producer, David
Ivory, and is no newcomer
to the music business.
Jimmie’s hits include, Lets
Go, Kickin’ Ass, Country
community. GONE has the big
draw, in that it combines country
and rock for a crossover feel, “A
lament to the party lifestyle taking another woman away”. KID
VEGAS has more of a Kid Rock
feel with an easy groove, “Settle in
with the top down in your car and
crank up the sound while you roll
down the strip to your favorite
casino’! So check out these songs
now, here on YOUTUBE, Kid
Vegas- http://youtu.be/1lsP0Pvd-eg;
Gone- http://youtu.be/xRMpIj4CURo
Jimmie Lee officially kicks off
THE KID VEGAS 2012 ROAD
TOUR on Weds June 27th, with
the Big Beach Photo Shoot in
Atlantic City at a top notch casino
property, with
top NYC
models!!!
The Big Tour
includes stops
to Vegas,
Atlantic City,
Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago,
San Antonio,
Denver, Philadelphia and
other spots
for live venues
and shows.
The Outlaw has also
exploded into
the poker
world this
year, armed
with his 2 hit
singles for
poker, IM ALL
IN and HIT
THE RIVER
RUNNING!
Both songs
perfectly
capture the
emotions that
poker players
feel, as they
Jimmie explodes into the poker world
sweat out the
The Bad Boy of Country Rock,
Jimmie Lee has hit platinum gold
with his 2 latest hit singles, KID
VEGAS and GONE. Both songs
have garnered major airplay on
country radio over the last few
months, with GONE moving
rapidly up the charts! Both these
songs are housed on Jimmies most
recent CD, Kid Vegas, which also
has Jimmies hit songs for poker, IM
ALL IN and HIT THE RIVER RUNNING! All songs are available at
CDBaby, i-Tunes, Select Stores and
at www.jimmieleesongs.com.
The Jersey Outlaw is definitely
raisin’ up the stakes with his 2 hit
songs, and both songs are surefire
hits among the consensus from
the general public and music
armed with his two hit songs for poker!
crucial card that can seal
their fate! Jimmie’s the
“talk of the town” in the
poker world, as these
songs have been picked
up by major
poker magazines, played at
celebrity and
charity poker
events, as well
as poker radio
and televised
poker events!
Jimmie’s also
slated to appear at several
celebrity and
charity poker
events this year,
including the
August 3 Lupus
Poker Event,
sponsored by
RolledUpPoker,
at the Tropicana
Casino AC,
where Jimmie
will be playing
in the tournament and making a celebrity
appearance also.
And the “Bad
Boy of Country
Rock” travels
with the now
famous Bandito Girls, who
always spice up
the events and
are a big draw
for the fans!!
The Outlaw’s
also hit a ton of
radio over the
last few months,
actively promoting his 2 hit
songs, including
WOND Radio
in Atlantic City,
and several
country sta-
Rocker, Forever 29, Gimme A
Holler, Cross Country 4 Wheel
Drive, Gone, Kid Vegas, as well
as his poker songs! The Outlaw
has opened for such legends as
George Thorogood, The Kentucky
Headhunters, Kenny Chesney, as
well as performed large venues
as a headliner. Jimmies shows
are always over the top and very
entertaining, as he is quite the
showman!
Make no mistakes
about it folks, Jimmie ain’t holding
any prisoners, as he
continues his quest
into superstar status
as a country rock
superstar, so be
sure to catch him at
his live shows and
poker events this
summer!!
All upcoming
venues, shows,
poker events and
general appearances,
check out www.
jimmieleesongs.com
and JIMMIE LEEFACEBOOK!
JIMMIE LEE IS
COMING
TO YOUR CITY
SOON!!!
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“Melissa Michalczyk”
Calloway’s Irish Inn
This issue our bartender of the month
is Melissa Michalczyk who is now over
at Calloway’s Irish Inn ... located in NE
Phila ... Melissa works Wednesdays (in
the mornings) and Sunday nights ... with
blonde hair and hazel eyes, she stands in
at 5’2” and really makes the bar come
alive when she’s working. “Like to keep
my bar energized and fun, plus I am a
good listener and enjoy throwing a party
whenever I work. If you aren’t in the fan
club, get moving” ... she says. Melissa
has so much experience in dealing with
the public. She has worked as a Hostess, Waitress and also was an on air host
with the OOT TV show. A couple of
years ago she also was in a horror movie
that was shot in Bucks County.
Melissa also works as a photographer.
She has the eye and her company is
called New Girl Photography, which she
started on her own a couple of years ago.
She loves doing weddings and also can
shoot any kind of event or whatever the
job calls for. She likes taking photos of
bands and entertainers too ... Her studio is
in her store up in Bensalem, PA (Next to
Curran’s Irish Inn). Melissa is in the planning stages to host a big event this summer,
to help out a local charity very soon...*
as the details are worked out, we will let
everyone know.
Birthsign: Gemini
Favorite Drink to make:
Watermelon Water-ice.
Favorite Radio Station: 104.5 FM
Hobbies: In the summer going to the
beach and also in the winter months she
loves skiing down a mountain. She also
likes to read horoscopes daily.
On Sports: She likes all the Philly area
sports teams. Phillies, Flyers, Sixers, Eagles,
the Soul and the Union!
Melissa is one creative person and
enjoys being around people and it shows
when she is behind the bar. This week
make it a point to see her and if you do
need some photos, Give her a call @ New
Girl Photography. (215-639-6177) - she is
one very talented person.
The Sky’s The Limit at the
Sky Box Sports Bar & Grille
by Helene
The sky is the limit when it
comes to serving patrons at the
Sky Box Sports Bar & Grille! I
spoke with General Manager,
Joel, who is so excited about this
place-its contagious! This place is
all about fun and Joel re-iterated
the importance of doing everything in his means to assure that
whoever walks thru their doors
will come back and continue to
spread the word! The owners have turned the classic La
Casa Mia into the State of the
Art venue it is today. They even
hired La Casa Mia’s own beloved
Chef, who cooks up delicious full
menu entrees to your typical bar
favorites. Serving great lunch and
dinner specials and happy hours
from 4-7pm Monday thru Friday.
They also have fresh seafood
daily, home-made chicken fingers;
nothing is frozen-everything is
home-made and fresh….made
to order.
The Skybox Sports Bar & Grille
is located at 2621 Durham Road
in Bristol PA, right off of I-95 and
Veterans Highway. And there is
plenty of free parking! There is
also another lot customers can
use on those packed nights and
you can even ride on their very
own shuttle to get to your spot!
Why go downtown or to the
shore each weekend; when the
Sky Box is just a hop skip and
jump up the highway-and it‘s
non-smoking.
There is an outside patio
which can easily accommodate
50 guests where you can hang
out. It’s private and heated when
needed; with direct assess to
two bars and three televisions.
The interior is ultra modern
with great lighting and there is an
upstairs where you can chill out
at the mezzanine bar, overlooking
the entire place.
The owners, including new partner, Mike
Nagel, whose father owns
Georgine’s Restaurant,
is constantly checking
out the competition to
ensure that people will
keep on coming back.
With phenomenal bands
and cutting edge DeeJays
they got the entertainment thing down.You can
also see all the UFC fights
you want on either their
70” projection television
or any of their other 20
something televisions
throughout the bar. Just
last weekend 92.5 had
their 28th annual ticket
run there and about 800
people showed up to
party and win free tickets
to their annual concert.
Skybox also offers VIP
customer parties, theme parties;
they can also cater your very
own event too.
Check out this line-up: Every
Sunday you can get 5 bottle
buckets for just $6.00! Monday:
$2.00 Vodka mixes and $1.00
Drafts, $5.00 16 inch pizzas-order in or out, they even deliver!
Every Tuesday and Thursday its
$2.00 U-Call-Its! Just added, Wild
Western Wednesdays has lots
of line dancing, toe tapping and
$1.00 Domestic Bottles from
10pm to midnight. You get a
scrumptious free buffet every
Friday from 11am to 8pm, $1.00
Domestic Drafts & $2 Domestic
Bottles from 8-10pm on Friday
and Saturday night, along with
live entertainment DJ or Band.
Here are a few upcoming events:
June 9th is the ultimate fight with
Pacquiao vs. Bradley, June 12th
is the big Beach Party with DJ
Chillio in the house. There will
be a contest for the best beach
attire, lots of give-a-ways including a Miller Lite grill and Phillies’
tickets. New Owner, Mike Nagel’s
birthday bash is on June 27th.
The owners of Skybox also like
giving back to their community.
With ID all Military get 50% off,
every Saturday, Sunday and Monday, from 11-5pm. The rest of the
week its 10% off. They also take
care of their local Fire, Police, and
EMTs too and offer discounts as
well. Joel believes that reputation
is most important. “We supply
security staff, 7-10 guys to ensure
everyone is safe, and the rest
of the staff ensures a clean and
happy environment. The Skybox
is always changing for the better.”
Most importantly, “We cant do
anything without customers and
customers are always no #1
at the Skybox Sports Bar and
Grille!” Want to know more?
Check them out on Facebook or
go to the web at:
www.skyboxbarandgrille.com.
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“Rock of Ages” Brings 80’s Memories back to the Screen
by L.Ramage’
Many can’t wait till June
15th for the Warner Brothers release of “Rock of Ages!’
From what I’ve read and the
previews I’ve seen, anyone that
lived the nightclub/bar scene
in the 80’s? Then this movie
is a must see! The casting is
tremendous with Tom Cruise,
Alec Baldwin, Julianne Hough,
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell
Brand, Mary J Blige and many
more!
Directed by Adam Shankman, this is a big-screen
adaptation of the hit Broadway
jukebox musical that celebrates
the ‘80s heyday of power ballads and glam metal. Cruise
transforms into Stacee Jaxx, a
superstar devotee that has the
similarities of Axl Hose, Keith
Richards, and Bret Michaels.
Tomcat actually gets to belt
out classics of the era such
as Bon Jovi’s Wanted Dead
or Alive, Scorpions’ Rock You
Like a Hurricane and joins in a
group performance of Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin’ and
we hear he has a heck of a
voice! Who knew?
Rock of Ages tells the story
of small town girl Sherrie and
city boy Drew, who meet
on the Sunset Strip while
pursuing their Hollywood
dreams. Their rock ‘n’ roll
romance is told through the
heart-pounding hits of Def
Leppard, Joan Jett, Journey,
Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Night
Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat
Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison,
Whitesnake and more.
This looks like a real promising trip back down memory
lane!
PG-13
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Cowboy Bob’s Game Corral
Howdy there! Welcome to
Cowboy Bob’s Game Corral here
to Give Ya’ll a Lil’ Tidbit of today’s
latest news, events, and products in
the current Video Game Industry.
New Releases coming soon stop
in GameFixx and Reserve today!!!
June 2012: 06/12 – Gravity Rush (Vita), 06/12 – Lollipop
Chainsaw (360, PS3), 06/18 – Pokemon Conquest (DS), 06/26 – The
Amazing Spider-Man (360, PS3,
Wii, 3DS, DS), 06/26 – Darksiders
II (360, PS3, PC)*, 06/26 – Heroes
of Ruin (3DS)*, 06/26 – LEGO
Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (360,
PS3, Wii, PC, 3DS, DS,Vita), 06/26 –
Spec Ops: The Line (360, PS3, PC),
Summer – The Walking Dead: The
Game (XBLA)
July 2012: 07/03 – Anarchy
Reigns (360, PS3), 07/03 – Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (3DS), 07/10
– The Last Story (Wii), 07/24 –
Prototype 2 (PC), 07/31 – Kingdom
Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
(3DS), 07/31 – Risen 2 (360, PS3)
achievement system where players
can earn achievements in games
much like Xbox Live and PlayStation Trophies. However, Nintendo
is said to be expanding the service
where players who accumulate a
certain amount of points get access
to additional features. “We have
a lot of freedom with the Wii U
points system, we can add “brackets” for players, e.g. if you amass
X points you get promoted into a
new bracket with awards such as
new MP [multiplayer] skins”. While
the source called the feature “Wii
U points”, he made it clear that
Nintendo hasn’t settled on a name.
“It’s basically what we’ve been asking Microsoft to do for years. Players who earn points by completing
the game should be awarded. We
can do that now”.
Wii U cloud storage
We previously reported about
Wii U cloud storage, we have some
more details on that. The cloud
storage option will be “a few hundred MB”, will be free to all players, and will only be used to store
save games and player profiles. It’ll
launch in 2013.
Social networking
Nintendo will also add “deep
integration” of social networking
features to the Wii U, including
both Twitter,YouTube, and Facebook. Players will be able to upload
Wii U getting achievements, screenshots to their Facebook accloud storage, social netcounts, auto-Tweet game progress,
working
and record and upload game videos
The Wii U will be getting achieve- to YouTube. “They’re working on a
ments, cloud storage, social netUI overlay for the OS to add Twitworking, avatars, and much more,
ter and FB notifications, but so far
according to a developer Wii U
we haven’t seen it. They’ve reserved
Daily spoke to. The source, work- a lot of system memory for stuff
ing at a European development
like that”, the developer told us.
house with several Wii U projects “There isn’t much documentain the pipeline, says Nintendo will tion about it in the new SKD, but
unveil many of the new Nintendo they’ve told us it’ll be available in
Network features at E3 next week. the future”.
Here’s a run down of the rumored Wii U avatars
features:
Nintendo Network on Wii U will
Wii U achievements
introduce new avatars with a lot
Nintendo will introduce an
more features than the original Mii
avatars on the Wii console. Players will be able to use the Wii U
controller’s built-in camera to take
pictures of themselves and create
digital avatars that resemble highdefinition Miis. The Miis can then
be imported into games. “There’s
an API for the camera to scan faces
and turn them into low-res 3D versions for games. But it’s still buggy
as hell and it depends a lot on the
kind of engine you’re running”, the
source said.
Wii U development and game
ports
Additionally, the source mentioned that porting current gen
games to the Wii U isn’t as easy as
originally thought, and that games
that have been developed for the
Xbox 360 are “much easier to port
to Wii U than PS3 versions. A lot
less headache involved because
their architecture is similar. Technically, you can just recompile X360
to the Wii U and it’ll pretty much
run, but PS3 to Wii U is much
much trickier.” He said that the latest SDK hardware is final, only the
software keeps updating.
“We’ve spent a lot of time creating our own tools for the X360
this generation, and we’ve already
tweaked a lot of the tools to work
on the Wii U. But if you code on
the Wii U from ground up and have
to use middleware, it’s probably
gonna be tougher than doing an
X360 game from ground up.”
Source: http://wiiudaily.
com/2012/06/wii-u-gettingachievements-cloud-storage-socialnetworking/
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Wednesdays in the park are really the in-thing each week with the Pennypack
Park Music Festival... OOT was in the house/(The Park) for the show with Joe
Coyne and Evryman Jack with their tribute to Eric Clapton along with Jimmy
& The Parrots.& their tribute to Jimmy Buffet.. a big crowd enjoyed the music
...also a special SUMMER SLAM JAM #1 was held on Saturday June 2nd and we
checked it out as six great local cover acts: Original Haze, Boss Hydro,Stems &
Seeds,DirtyElectric,Chowder and Rev played on a perfect saturday afternoon setting...the crowds loved it! There will be a SUMMER SLAM II coming next year.
...Shouts out to the working staff at the Pennypack Park Music Festival for bringing great
music into NE Philly...the concerts run now up to Sept 12th... See the full schedule in the latest OOT Guide
or key to: www.pennypack.org
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You are invited to check out THE HOTTEST BAND in PHILLY 2012!
LIVE AFROBEATS NIGHT with Rotimi & de Afrophonik Crew June 16th 9pm
@ Freddies Tavern & Grille Bristol Pa
Rotimi’s hit song ‘Sharometrix’ is
definitely PST worthy.....
It is my pleasure to introduce to
you Rotimi Hundeyin and his band
Rotimi & de Afrophonik Crew!
Rotimi is from Nigeria, Africa.
He plays fluently: the trumpet,
sax, flugal horn, piano, keyboard
and African drums. Rotimi is a
singer/songwriter Philly based, just
recently collaborated with Philly’s
own Kuf Knotz to incorporate
some rap beats and recording his
1st album now. He’s currently
performing with his 10 piece band
and recording his origional and
authentic Afro/Jazz music, a unique
blend of jazz, African beats with
a Western influence which he
dubbed Afrophoniks.
Rotimi’s powerful message is
for Global Peace & Cultural Unity.
Rotimi has shared
the stage with
Damien Marley,
Erikah Badu, The
Gorrilaz and
Orlando Julius, as
well as Kevin Eubanks during the
Cape May Jazz
Fest 2011. Rotimi
& de Afrophonik
Crew have
performed live at
the Trenton Jazz
Fest, Odunde
Fest, Penns Landing African Fest
and many local
Philadelphia & Tri
State venues such
as Arts Garage
Philly, Magic Gardens Philly, North
Star Bar Philly,
Tritone Philly,
World Cafe Live
Philly, John & Peter’s New Hope
Pa and more....
Rotimi has
toured the world
as an alumni of
Femi Kuti & The
Positive Force.
He is no stranger
to playing in
cities like NY at
places such as
The Shrine, Summer Stage, Apollo
Theatre and
more...
Please view
his band and
listen to his music on the links
provided below:
**Rotimi & de
Afrophonik
Crew will be performing LIVE!
-June 16th Freddies Tavern & Grille
Bristol Pa
-June 19th World Cafe Live Phila Pa
-June 22nd Lancaster Fest Lancaster Pa
-Aug 8th Acana Fest @ Penns Landing
Phila Pa
ing areas)
Quik view:YouTube: Afrofunk
World (live video @ Tritone in
Philly)
FB & YouTube: Rotimi & de Afrophonik Crew.
MySpace: afrophonikrythmscrew
(please inquire for more upcoming www.rotimiafrophonik.com (click
live shows in Philly and surround- ‘about us’ to listen to music)
“THE CULT”
Coming to Philly June 10th at the EFC
by Lynn Ramage’
Here is a timeless band
that rocked “the scene”
off it’s foundations in the
80’s & 90’s with hits such
as: “Sun King, Sweet Soul
Sister, Atomic Blues, She
Sells Sanctuary”, and my all
time Favorite “Firewoman!”
The band has seen many
changes during their history in fact starting out as
“Southern Death Cult” with
lead Singer Ian Astbury from
Yorkshire, England in the
early Eighties. Their Second
release “Love” in 1985 was
a chart success and to date
has sold over two and a half
Millions copies worldwide!
Guitar Phenomenon “Billy
Duffy” an original member
and I did an interview some
years back in 2001 on their
“Beyond Good and Evil”
tour on Atlantic Records.
Fast forwarding an a few
releases later, this new tour
kicks off their latest CD “ Choice
of Weapon”
released May 22
on a “Cooking
Vinyl Records.”
Their first public
appearance was
late night on the
Jimmy Kimmel
show recently!
I really hope to
have a chance to
sit and discuss
the latest release
and what the
band has been
up to with their
upcoming per-
formance! I honestly don’t
want anyone to miss this
amazing show at the EFC
on June 10th. Now if you
haven’t experienced a “Cult”
concert let me tell you they
are simply awesome live
in concert! It’s hard to pin
point their style of music.
When you hear them on
the radio you know “that’s
The Cult!” I would describe
it as cross of mild punk with
hard rock but better! Ian
Astbury’s vocals are like non
other! The energy that permeates off that stage from
everyone and their hits
just keep coming one right
after another! They’ll hit
you right between the eyes!
You won’t want the show
to ever end! I promise you
will walk away after their
show saying “Wow!”
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Opple Topple Music Festival
Countdown Begins to 3 Days of
Music, Camping, Crafts and FUN!
Featuring More Than 30 Bands on 2 Stages
June 29th, 30th and July 1st
Opple Topple Music Festival is 3
day camping music festival and is
the brain child of Ryan Opperman of Special Ops productions.
The festival is an annual event
that is in its 3rd year. It exists to
support the local live music scene
by providing a variety of quality
music performances throughout
the year that culminate into the
3 day extravaganza. Stage Trip
Productions will be providing the
the ultimate optical soundsation
stage show. The festival organizers
strive to provide stadium quality
concerts for the working mans
wallet.
Each year the festival has grown
and along with hat growth has
been evolving needs. This year it
has been a huge challenge to find
a venue capable of supporting the
expected crowds, camping needs,
vendors and staff. The organizers
of the festival are pleased to be
working with the great folks at
Winding Brooke Farm who at
the 11th hour stepped up with
a property that will meet all the
Opple Topple Festival Needs.
Bands performing at Opple
Topple this year include: Neptune
Bloom, Dirk Quinn, Sunflower
and the Seeds, New Kings of
Rhythm, Muscle Shoals Revival,
Fikus, Fundimensionals, Sage, Karmic Repair Company, Local Dub,
Philadelphia Funk Hustle, ShwiZz,
Whiskey Hickon Boys, First
Capital Funk, Jared Kahn Band,
Gracy’s Trip, April May & The June
Bugs, Pete Kranz and Billadelphia, Gandalf Lord of the Bass,
Pureland, Primate Zoo, Echoes
Talk Back, Matt
Cicchetti, Drew
Kelly, Rocktapuss,
Citrus Distress,
Catullus, Gnarly
Favor, Zombie
Brigade, Cosmal,
Sonnie Shine and
the Under Water
Sounds, The
Punkabillys, Scott
Marshall and the
Hillbilly Souls and
Brooke Shive and
the 45’s.
Opple Topple
can be found
online at www.
oppletopplefest.
com and from
here festival
goers can purchase tickets, get
directions, sign up to volunteer
and get other important details
to make their festival experience
the best it can be. The site was
expertly designed by the grand
master designers at “Pixelmechanic.net”
Opple Topple is proud to be
supporting the RACE FOR ADAM
FOUNDATION and CAMELOT
FOR CHILDREN for 2012. Find
out more about how they serve
terminally ill, handicapped and
disabled children by going to their
web sites at www.raceforadam.
org and www.camelotforchildren.
org
Advance discounted tickets
(includes camping on a first come
first served basis) for Opple Topple are on sale now. Full NONdiscounted tickets will be $70.00.
Pre-sale Discount (May 11th- June
7th) - $65.00, Full Ticket Price
(June 8th - June 29th) - $70.00.
The full line up schedule and
other details can be found on the
Facebook event at www.facebook.
com/events/191564544281709
DATE: June 29th to July 1st at
Winding Brook Farm, 3014 Bristol Road Warrington, PA 18976
• www.windingbrookfarm.com •
(215)343-8880
TICKETS: Full NON-discounted
price will be $70.00, Presale
Discount (May 11th- June 7th)
- $65.00, Full Tickets Price (June
8th - June 29th) - $70.00 • www.
oppletopplefest.com • Tickets an
also be purchased from the bands.
For more information call Ryan
Opperman at 610-476-0484 or
email at oppletopplefest@gmail.
com
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with special guests Waka Flaka Flame, Meek Mill,
2 Chainz and French Montana. $175.75, 109.75,
79.75, 59.75, 35.75 (lawn)
Jun 13, 7:30pm: Radiohead with Caribou. $69.75,
39.75 (lawn)
Jun 16, 8pm: The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary
Tour. $150, 75, 45, 25
Jun 26, 7pm: Dave Matthews Band with Brandi
Borgata Event Center - Atlantic City, NJ:
Carlile. $75, 40.50 (lawn)
Jun 9, 8pm: Sting. $196, 176, 136, 96
Jun 27, 7pm: Dave Matthews Band with The Head
Jun 23, 7pm & 10pm: Jim Gaffigan. $39.75, 45
and the Heart. $75, 40.50 (lawn)
Jun 29, 8pm: The Jacksons. $165, 135, 95
Jun 29, 7:30pm: Iron Maiden with Alice Cooper.
Jun 30, 8pm: Crosby, Stills & Nash. $86, 76
$85, 75, 59.50, 39.50, 29.50 (lawn)
Jul 1, 7pm: Styx / REO Speedwagon / Ted Nugent. Jun 30, 4:30pm (doors): Brad Paisley with The
$95, 85, 75
Band Perry and Scotty McCreery. $62, 42, 26.50
Jul 6 & 7, 8pm: James Taylor. $175, 135, 95
(lawn), 24.75 (4-pack lawn indiv)
Jul 8, 7:30pm: Sarah McLachlan. $96, 86, 76
Jul 6, 7pm: Demi Lovato with Hot Chelle Rae.
Jul 13, 8pm: Squeeze & The B-52s. $55
$89.50, 69.50, 49.50, 39.50, 25
Jul 14, 8pm: Jerry Seinfeld. $155, 135, 95
Jul 14, 7pm: Zac Brown Band with Sonia Leigh
Jul 15, 8pm: Stevie Nicks. $140, 120, 85
and Nic Cowan. $59.50, 45, 35 (lawn), 25 (4-pack
Jul 20 & 21, 8pm: Santana. $135.50, 96, 76
lawn indiv)
Aug 4, 8pm: Chicago & The Doobie Brothers.
Jul 20, Noon:Vans Warped Tour 2012. $31.50, 40*
$96, 86, 76
Jul 21, 7pm: XPoNential Music Festival presents
Aug 5, 8pm: Dukes of Sep. $96, 76
Wilco, The Avett Brothers and Dr. Dog. $55, 35
Aug 10, 8pm: Il Divo. $175, 145, 95, 75
Jul 22, 6pm: XPN Welcomes Presents Counting
Aug 11, 8pm: Jay Leno. $75, 65, 55
Crows. $55, 35
Aug 25, 8pm: Keith Urban. $140, 125
Jul 27, 1:30pm: Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival
Aug 26, 8pm: Kathy Griffin. $75, 65, 55
ft. Slipknot, Slayer, Motorhead, Anthrax, As I Lay
Aug 31, 8pm: Gabriel Iglesias. $65, 49.50, 39.50
Dying, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada,
The Music Box at Borgata - Atlantic City, NJ:
White Chapel and High On Fire. $69.75, 39.75,
Jun 15 & 16, 9pm: Wanda Sykes. $59.50, 55
26.75 (lawn & reserved), 20 (4-pack lawn indiv)
Jun 23, 9pm: Beck. $125, 95
Jul 28, 7:30pm: Jason Aldean with Luke Bryan and
Jun 29, 9pm: John Oates Band. $45, 39.50
Rachel Farley. $58, 28.50 (lawn), 21.38 (4-pack
Jun 30, 9pm: Tracy Morgan. $65, 59.50
lawn indiv)
Jul 6, 9pm: Bob Saget. $45, 39.50
Aug 2, 8pm: System of a Down with Deftones.
Jul 13, 8pm & 11pm; Jul 14, 7pm & 10pm: Aziz
$65, 49.50, 29.50 (lawn & reserved)
Ansari. $55, 49.50
Aug 3, 5:30pm: Under the Influence of Music
Jul 20, 9pm: Kenny Loggins. $59.50, 49.50
Tour ft. Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller with special
Jul 21, 9pm: Howie Mandel. $75, 65
guests Kendrick Lamar, Chiddy Bang, Schoolboy
Aug 3 & 4, 9pm: Frank Caliendo. $65, 55
Q and Chevy Woods. $49.50, 35, 25, 20 (lawn), 15
Aug 10, 8pm: Mike Birbiglia. $35, 30
(4-pack lawn)
Aug 18, 9pm: Roger Hodgson of Supertramp.
Aug 10, 7pm: Big Time Rush with Cody Simpson.
$69.50, 65
$65, 49.50, 35, 25, 20 (lawn), 15 (4-pack lawn)
Aug 24, 9pm: k.d. lang. $70.50, 60.50
Aug 11, 7pm: Rascal Flatts with Little Big Town,
Aug 25, 9pm: Artie Lange. $65, 55
Eli Young Band and Eden’s Edge. $69.50, 49.50, 27
Susquehanna Bank Center- Camden, NJ:
(lawn), 20.25 (lawn 4-pack indiv)
Jun 9, 7 pm: Drake – The Club Paradise Tour
Aug 16, 7pm: The Fray & Kelly Clarkson with
CONCERTS
Carolina Liar. $95, 65, 55, 45, 35, 25 (lawn &
reserved), 18.75 (4-pack lawn)
Aug 17, 6:30pm: Honda Civic Tour Presents
Linkin Park and Incubus with Mute Math. $101,
81, 61, 51, 31 (lawn), 23.25 (4-pack lawn indiv)
Aug 18, 7pm: Ford F-Series Presents Toby Keith
with Brantley Gilbert and Thomas Rhett. $89,
72.50, 35 (lawn), 20 (4-pack lawn indiv & Hell
Raiser reserved indiv)
Aug 26, 7:30pm: Jason Mraz with Christina Perri.
$59.50, 39.50, 23 (lawn)
Aug 28, 8pm: Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefer
Band. $136, 36 (lawn)
Theater of the Living Arts: (all times listed
for TLA are door times)
Jun 7, 7pm: Queen Extravaganza. $20 (GA), 35
(reserved), 40*
Jun 8, 8pm: Future with Pusha-T. $25, 28*, 40
(VIP), 18.75 (4-pack indiv)
Jun 9, 8pm: Matt Skiba and the Sekrets with
Smoking Popes and The Makes. $16, 19*, 12
(4-pack indiv)
Jun 10, 7pm:VantEdge & Crown Ya Self Present
“The Weigh In” DMX 2012 Promo Tour w/ SiR.
$40, 50*, 75 (VIP)
Jun 11, 7pm: Radio 104.5 Presents Grouplove
with Guards. $15, 18*
Jun 12, 7pm: Battles with Work Drugs and
Grimace Federation DJ Set. $15, 18*, 11 (4-pack
indiv)
Jun 14, 7pm: TECH N9NE: Hostile Takeover
2012 with Machine Gun Kelly, Krizz Kaliko,
Mayday, Prozak, Stevie Stone and Blonde Gang.
$25, 28*, 18.75 (4-pack indiv)
Jun 15, 8pm: Marillion with Sun Domingo.
$49.50, 55*
Jun 16, 8pm: An Evening with Lisa Hannigan and
Joe Henry. $18 (GA Standing), 21* (DOS GA),
22 (GA Seated), 25* (DOS seated)
Jun 21, 7pm: Walk the Moon with Vacationer
and Find Vienna. $12, 14*, 9 (4-pack indiv)
Jun 22, 8pm: Rubblebucket with Dinosaur Feathers and Cheers Elephant. $15, 18*
Jun 23, 7pm: WMMR’s Local Shots All Stars with
Give Me Gravity, Mach 22 & more. $14, 17*
Jun 24, 7pm: Porter Robinson “The Language
Tour”. $25, 30*
Jun 29, 7pm: PA Burlesque Festival Presents
The Burlesque Gala. $240 (VIP), 85, 70, 60, 55,
45 (reserved) (21+)
Jun 29, 7pm: PA Burlesque Presents The Big
Reveal. $240 (VIP), 85, 70, 60, 55, 45 (reserved)
(21+)
Jul 9, 7pm: Nylon and Starbucks Frappuccino
Summer Music Tour ft. NEON TREES with
Penguin Prison and jjamz. $20, 23*
Jul 14, 7pm: The Big FAUX 4 with Misstallica
(all girl tribute to Metallica), Show No Mercy
(NYC Slayer tribute), Peace Sells (Megadeth
tribute) and Thunderbox (Lady Anthrax tribute). $12, 15*, 9 (4-pack indiv)
Jul 19, 7pm: Steel Panther. $25, 28*
Jul 21, 8pm: Robert Goins Presents Kollabo &
Friends. $20
Jul 25, 6:30pm: Theory of a Deadman. $22, 25*
RIVER STAGE at Great Plaza:
Jun 22, 7:30pm: Childish Gambino. $35, 38*, 25
(4-pack indiv)
Jul 25, 6:45pm: Rufus Wainwright with Josh
Ritter & the Royal City Band. $39.50
Aug 2, 8pm: Fun. $27.50
Aug 15, 6:30pm: Radio 104.5 Presents Last
Summer On Earth Tour ft. Barenaked Ladies
with Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd & The
Monsters and Cracker. $55, 60*
Festival Pier:
Jun 7, 7pm: Afrojack with R3hab, Bobby Burns
and Shermanology. Postponed. Also performing
at Budweiser Made In America
Jun 28, 7:30pm: Kaskade. $25-40
Jun 30, 8pm: Radio 104.5 Presents Tenacious D
with The Sights. $45, 48*
Jul 19, 6pm: Riot Fest East 2012 ft. Refused, The
Promise Ring, Aug Burns Red, Gameface, Boy
Sets Fire, OFF!, Balance and Composure, The
Program and HIRS. $29.50, 34.50, 35*
Jul 20, 5pm (Doors + DJ): Sleigh Bells, Phantogram, Twin Shadow - Making Time 12 Year Ann.
Summer HYPER-RAGER. $25, 18.75 (4-pack
indiv), 50 (VIP)
Jul 27, 6:30pm: Radio 104.5 Present 311 & Slightly
Stoopid with SOJA. $49.50
Jul 29, 2pm: IDentity Festival ft. Eric Prydz, Excision, Madeon, Showtek, Noisia, Arty and more
to be announced. $25 (early bird), 40-60, 100
(VIP), 150 (VIP)
Aug 4, 7:30pm: O.A.R. with Rebelution. $37.50,
28.50 (4-pack indiv)
Aug 19, 5pm: Trespass America Tour ft. Five
Finger Death Punch with Killswitch Engage,
Trivium, Pop Evil, Emmure and God Forbid.
$41.50
Aug 25, 4pm: Hemp Heals Music Festival ft.
Sublime w/ Rome, Cypress Hill and Pepper.
$49.50, 52.50*
Tower Theater - Upper Darby, PA:
Jun 5, 7:30pm: StarKid Presents: Apocalyptour
with Charlene Kaye & the Brilliant Eyes. $30,
33*, 25 (balcony), 28* (balcony DOS); (Show
moved from TLA; all tix honored);VIP tickets
also available
Jun 7, 8pm: WMGK 102.9 Presents Crosby, Stills
& Nash. $96, 76, 56
Jun 27, 8pm: Radio 104.5 Presents Fiona Apple
with Blake Mills. $65, 49.50
Jul 20, 7pm:Yes with Procol Harum. $95, 65, 45
Aug 2, 8pm: WMGK 102.9 Presents Meat Loaf.
$75, 65, 55, 39.50
Aug 3, 8pm: Joe Cocker / Huey Lewis & The
News. $100, 85, 65
Aug 18, 11:30am & 3pm: The Wiggles! Live
in Concert. $48.50, 28.50, 18.50,VIP Tix also
available
Wells Fargo Center:
Jun 18, 8pm: Neil Diamond. $120, 85, 55
Jun 30, 7pm: LMFAO with Far East Movement,
The Quest Crew, Sidney Sampson, Eva Simons
and Natalia Kills. $99.50, 69.50, 49.50, 35
Jul 5 & 6, 7pm: Coldplay with Robyn and Wolf
Gang. $99.50, 79.50, 49.50
Jul 11, 7:30pm:Van Halen with Ky-mani Marley.
$149.50, 79.50, 49.50
Jul 21, 8pm: Aerosmith and Cheap Trick.
$149.50, 79.50, 49.50
Aug 28, 8pm: Madonna. $355, 170, 90, 45
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BLACKHORSE
Advance Auto Parts Monster
Jam Path of Destruction
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
June 9, 2012
Featuring
USHRA Monster Trucks including Grave Digger® driven
by Dennis Anderson, Maximum
Destruction® driven by Tom
Meents, Advance Auto Parts
Grinder℠, Lucas Oil Crusader℠, Monster Energy, Captain
America, El Toro Loco®, Team
Hot Wheels®, Iron Man, Grave
Digger The Legend®, Madusa®, Monster Mutt®, Mohawk
Warrior℠, Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Metal Mulisha!
Subject to change without
notice.
A limited number of tickets
are set aside for the BIGGEST
Monster Jam fans, so make
sure to purchase Now!
Each Total Access Pass
includes:
- One (1) event ticket to the
June 9th 7:00PM event in the
best seats in the house
- Exclusive access to drivers
with a private meet and greet
Total Access Passes are $100!
Endzone Mid and Upper
Level - $15 Adults / $10 Kids
(Ages 2-12)
Also! Come check out
Grinder at Advance Auto Parts
in Philadelphia, PA!
Friday, June 8th from 2:00PM
to 6:00PM
Advance Auto Parts is located
at 9220 Bustleton Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19115
Phone: (215) 969-5105
Subject to change without
notice. Lynn Ramage’ from
“Out On the Town” will be
there to take pictures.
Band to watch!
See them at the
ACH BEACH BAR!
Black Horse Bio
Black Horse was started with
the intention of covering songs
that some bands do but most
don’t all the while keeping you
dancing having a great time.
Black Horse has the talent and
vocal ability to cover songs
from Boston , Journey, Foreigner, Queen, The Beach Boys (to
name a few) and do it convincingly while also covering songs
that have become standards
on the club circuit.
The members of Black Horse
are top notch professionals
who at one time or another
have performed with well
know area bands.
Our sound and light show enables us to play any size venue.
We are available for Clubs, Casino’s, Corporate and private
events.
Band Members
Len Martelli- Lead Vocals,
Guitar & Keys
Joe Molinaro- Guitar and
Vocals, Ultimate Studios and
Sound Services
Denny Dorsey- Bass & Vocals
Anthony (Wolf) Liberto
Drums
June Schedule
8, 15 & 30 ACH (Hilton Casino
Beach Bar) 5 to 9 pm 3400
Pacific Ave Atlantic City, NJ
June 10th SouthWood Bar. 859
Mantua Ave Woodbury, NJ
5 to 9 pm
Greetings from The Seaside Music
Festival – 2012 – © Dr Lou, if I had any
rights…please reserve them.
If you haven’t heard of the
Seaside Music Festival then
you probably aren’t alone.
This festival is an original
music festival that, like so
many festivals, offers the
chance for players to come
into establishments that
normally book bands and
other acts, and gives new
artists a chance to showcase their talents to new
potential fans and employers
alike. But if you’ve been
part of music festivals, they
have a lot of similarities that
can bring great joy and some
pain in some areas of the
body.
The biggest benefit is the interacting with the other musicians that can go on during
festivals, but festivals need to
do things to make that happen. Unfortunately this year
at Seaside, there was only a
limited amount of that. In
other festivals there were
“hospitality rooms” and
sometimes “group events”
where the participants in
the festivals get together
and network with each
other and really get to open
up to each other. Granted,
some musicians will never
be able to interact with others or at the very least only
do it on their own terms.
Then you get the ones who
believe that some level of
competence in music skills
or ability to generate a large
fan base has something to do with
who they consider
worthy of their
time. One way or
the other, it’s up to
the individual artist
to wade through
that muck and get
to the gold which
is meeting and
interacting with
people who can
offer new vision
to your art and
to open you up for new avenues through the business
of music and the creativity
of musical creations.
We’ve been part of many
festivals and Seaside is special because it’s right on the
shore line of Seaside NJ; a
great boardwalk and a boulevard with clubs and there’s
a lot of energy all around.
I’ve played at seaside three
times in the last four years,
and only missed last year
because one of the great
artists from Dr Lou’s passed
away suddenly and we held
a benefit for him (raised 13k
for his girls and wife) on the
very same weekend as the
festival. I’ve had the chance
to play on the boulevard
at small and larger clubs
and got to play some nice
spots on the boardwalk and
JRs as well. In doing so I
met some folks who rode
around in mobile homes
playing original music and
it was fun to see that side
of the music life that some
people only get the chance
to dream of. The people at
the venues were open to
original music for the most
part but it wasn’t without
the familiar cat call for “free
bird”, to which I offer them
an acoustic version just to
close the pie holes. In general the experience is always
fun and we’re able to bring
another aspect of our music
to a town that generally
is a money driven market
filling up cover bands for the
“market price” as it is.
For the last two times
we were in Seaside we’ve
taken over a venue on the
boulevard called “Klee’s”.
Klee’s is an eatery with a
constant crowd of diners
that goes on up to 11 PM
and I’ve been told it’s there
all year around. They provide a good mix of entrees
(seafood, steak) and fast
stuff too including a small
pizza that was quite nice this
year. The stage is a couple
of wooden blocks that sit
in the middle of the bar
and they can only accommodate one or two person
acts there. Typically it’s an
acoustic venue but some of
our crew brought in a sound
mixer with back tracks and
played electric in a sing
along manner.
All of the players that came
to Klee’s this year were
from Dr Lou’s posse of players that have become regular acts at the 100% open
stage that is Dr Lou’s in
Roebling NJ. All of the acts
are original singer songwriters and have become part
of the “family” at Dr Lou’s.
This year’s acts started with
Sharis Swartley and Rebecca
Copeland who played a
fine set of female vocal
harmonies that brought the
crowd into the mood for a
good show. Sharis is a
gifted musical songwriting talent and can be
found on the internet at
www.sharismusic.com.
Rebecca is visiting from
California and sits in
with Sharis regularly in
the various projects that
she is always involved
with. The girls were
The Grey Lodge Pub
Celebrating
Philly Beer Week
by Helene
The Grey Lodge Pub is
a friendly pub located at
6235 Frankford Avenue, in
Northeast Philadelphia. According to Beer Advocate
The Grey Lodge Pub is one
of the top 50 beer bars in
the USA! They feature local
micro- brews on draft and
a large selection of Craft
Beer which they rotate.
Their food is out of this
world too. Their french
fries were voted Best
of Philly by Philadelphia
Magazine. The pub has two
floors with a full service
bar and tables to share
with friends or family. Most
importantly the service
is top notch, friendly and
quick! It is one of Philadelphia’s best beer barsperfect to celebrate Beer
Week, which takes place
from June 1st to June 9th!
Check out their website
for all their planned fun
events at www.greylodge.
com
One of the owners,
who goes by the name
“Scoates”, is especially gen-
Sun National Bank Center
81 Hamilton Avenue • Trenton, NJ 08611
Call 1-800-298-4200 or log onto www.ComcastTIX.com for ticket information. For group sales
information, call 609-656-3234.
eVents:
Sonu Niigaam Live in Concert with Symphony
Orchestra
June 9 at 8:00pm, Tickets:VVIP - $150,VIP - $125,
$100, $75, $55, $39
Earth, Wind and Fire “Guiding Lights Tour” with
erous and very enthusiastic
about reaching out to the
community. He recently
sponsored the After Dark
series, of the Mayfair May
Fair. Local artists and
musicians showcased their
talents, which drew a nice
crowd. There is always
something happening at
this cool little spot- The
Grey Lodge Pub-where
you can feel like you
belong!
Full String Orchestra
July 16 at 8:00pm, Tickets: $50, $70, $90
“Embrace the Family of God” Catholic Conference
July 28 at 8:30am, Tickets: $25 & $20
Barstool Blackout Tour Presents: Foam
October 25 at 10pm, Tickets: $50, $100
Disney’s Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour
Ever!
November 25 at 1pm & 4pm, November 26 at
7pm, Tickets: $15, $30, $45, $80
followed by the one and
only Paul Kurrey, formerly
of the Jamison Smoothdog
band (writer of “can’t you
see”) from Philadelphia
now living and performing
in New York. (facebook.
com/paul.kurrey) Paul was
followed by a local singer
song writer Glenn Basham
who is the author of the famous “theme song” for the
Dr Lou Radio show “Going
Down To Dr Lou’s” which
is featured on every radio
broadcast each week on
WNJC 1360 AM Philadelphia and www. Wnjc1360.
com every Saturday night
at 8 PM (show is preceded
by Elwood Blues in the
House of Blues Radio
Hour at 7PM). Glenn was
followed by Mr. Mike Sullivan formerly of North
Jersey and a regular at Dr
Lou’s for over three years
and a two time veteran
of Dr Lou’s Klee’s Show.
Following Mike was the
duo, Tony Occipinti and Pat
Lawler in “Two Deep”. The
show closed with Dr Lou’s
original music show and
some “snyde” commentary
and a wish of love from
the Dr to all the “patients”
out there in need of “music
therapy”. Please see www.
drlousplace.com and the
www.seasidemusicfest.com.
Let Dr Lou know if you’d
like to be part of the 6th
annual festival in 2013...
Tagadeezzzz…
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In Review: Candlebox at the TLA May 1st
by Jimmy Abgarian
Candlebox is a Rock band that has been
around since 1990. Hailing from Seattle
Washington Candlebox came along at a
time when rock music was experiencing
a changing of the guard. Not willing to be
pigeonholed into a genre of music, candlebox songs have run the gamut from blues
to grunge to just straight ahead Rock and
Roll. Candlebox has one of the greatest
frontmen/singers in the last 25 years. Kevin
Martin has a voice that has only gotten
better over the years. He has been able
to sing the songs in a way that make aging
irrelevant.
Peter Klett and Scott Mercado have
bee in the band from the beginning. It is
this shared success that make Candlebox
indestructible. They have just released their
5th studio album under their own terms.
Love Stories and Other Musings consisting
of 9 new songs and 5 previously recorded
songs.
When I asked Kevin what was thinking
behind reworking the old songs. He said,
”As I get older it’s harder to sing the songs
the way I used to. I wanted to rerecord
these songs the way they are done now”.
He told me that the older songs have
never been released in a lot of foreign
countries. The new record is going to be
released worldwide. Talking to him and
hearing the excitement over the upcoming
tour had me very anxious to see this show.
May 1st Candlebox rolled into town to
play the TLA on South Street in Philadelphia. They brought with them an opening
band that was better than a lot of headlining bands I have seen this year. Honor by
August is a band I have never heard of until
tonight. I certainly didn’t know that they
were the winners of the Billboard’s world
song contest. Lead vocalist Mike Pearsall
has all of the tools to take this band to
whatever level they want. The songs were
catchy and great. Please check this band
out and help spread the word so they can
keep making records. Candlebox took the
stage at 10 pm right after the Flyers lost
to the New Jersey Devils. Candlebox took
the stage and opened the show
with Don’t You from their first
record. From the first note the
band nailed it. I have seen a
lot of shows recently but cant
remember seeing or hearing a
live band that was this spot on.
I will try to stay objective and
not sound too much like a fan.
I asked Scott Shotwell from
Deep Sixx if it was me or did
Candlebox sound amazing? He
reaffirmed my opinion of how
great the band sounded. The 17
song set was riddled with great song after
great song. It seemed to me that the crowd
that showed up to the TLA weren’t sure
what they were going to get. I am positive
that after the show every single person
was a fan, if they weren’t before. So what
made this show so great? The band worked
the stage from beginning to end. Kevin
Martin worked the crowd like a master
front man. There was no pretentious attitude or insulting demeanor from anyone
in the band. I loved when Kevin said that
they had started out
Playing the Pontiac Grill and then played
the Sentrum, the house that Julius Irving
built. As most of you know it’s the Spectrum. He said it with such confidence that
I almost questioned it myself. After the introduction of each member they launched
into the rest of the songs before coming
back out to do a 2 song encore. After
witnessing a baptism of flawless musicianship, I really have to question why this band
is not selling out stadiums. Kevin Martin
proclaimed at one point in the night that
we are at a Candlebox concert. That was
the perfect word for it, “Concert”. My
friends ask me all the time what I consider
a good show? I will tell you right now. It’s
the same as anything in life. If I feel like I
got a good deal I’m happy.
If the band has giving me what I feel is
my moneys worth then I am happy. If a
band shows up and is flat for whatever
reason then I’m not happy. Candlebox
exceeded every thing I look for in a show.
I had a blast with a good friend and saw
what I consider an amazing concert. Kevin
was great to talk to and gave me hope that
I will see their live show again in the near
future. I hope for the sake of the music
business that more fans get out to support
the bands from their past. I hope that after
reading this that you, the reader pick up
the new Candlebox disc or just pop in any
of the old ones. If you get a chance to see
them live you will not be disappointed.
WMMRBQ 2012
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By Jimmy Abgarian
Every year 93.3 WMMR presents what
has been elegantly titled the WMMRBQ.
There were a lot of differences this year
from previous offerings. I have been to a
lot of shows over the past 3 years. I have
to say this was one of the most professional and well run shows I have worked.
Rachel Spivak from Live Nation is one of
the best promoters in the Tri state area.
She has a knack for making sure that the
photographers and press writers have
everything needed to promote the show.
WMMR is Philly’s premier Rock station
and has never disappointed when putting
together their annual event. I showed up
early so as not to miss any of the early festivities. The concourse on both sides were
loaded with a bunch of companies giving
away free swag. I loved the stellar lineup
this year. Having previously written about
most of the bands before I couldn’t wait to
see them play again.
adelitas waY... Adelitas way is
fronted by Bristol PA’s own Rick Dejesus.
Having just played Rock on the range the
previous day in Columbus Ohio I thought
maybe they would be a little fatigued.
I was Wrong, thankfully. They took the
stage at 2:25 and accomplished more in
30 minutes than a lot of bands do in an
hour and a half. From the first note it was
apparent that they felt like they had a lot
to prove. The short set would have been
my only criticism. I was not surprised at
all at the positive reaction of the crowd
to them. The Highlight of the set for me
was them closing with invincible and Rick
giving a shout out to his Mom, Jill Dejesus.
(I missed Pop Evil because I wanted to
interview Adelitas Way).
halestorm... Lizzy Hale and company
took the stage and unleashed holy hell
on a very expecting crowd. They had so
many fans at the show and with very good
reason. They are a local band whom have
paid their dues by playing every shit bar in
the Tri state area. I sat in awe at the way
Lizzy played her signature Gibson Explorer.
She is ferocious on so many levels. As a
singer her voice has balls the size if Texas.
This band didn’t just get up and go through
the motions they performed. I spoke to
Lizzy after the show and I can’t begin to
tell you how gracious she was. I witnessed
her walk to their tour bus and give a guitar
pick to an adoring fan. She shares the
stage with her rock god brother drummer
Arejay Hale as well as Bassist Josh Smith
and guitarist Joe Hottinger. The band was
high energy from the first song to the last.
I was more than impressed.
steel panther... This band is supposed to be a parody act or pop metal
cover band. Steel Panther is everything
good I remember about 80’s metal. They
put on a show that makes me wish other
bands would stop taking themselves so
seriously. Their original songs are not only
funny but they sound great. Michael Starr,
Satchel, Lexxi Foxx and Drummer Styx
Z’dinia are no parody act. How can a parody act sell 12,000 records in the first week
of its release? The set had all of the components of a great spectacle. If you don’t
believe me then check it out for yourself
July 19th at the TLA on South Street in
Philly. Steve Morrison From the Preston
and Steve Show got onstage and played
“Eatin Ain’t Cheatin”. He was great and the
crowd ate it up. Steve was anointed Tommy
Tom Tom
Thompson
by the band.
He twirled
and tossed
his sticks like
a veteran.
Steel Panther close
out their set
with “Death
to All But
Metal”. They
could have
played all
night and
it wouldn’t
have been
enough.
slash
featuring myles kennedy... For those
Guns and Roses fans who have seen Axl
Rose’s version of the band should take
the time to See Slash and Myles. I will take
Slash’s new record over Chinese Democracy any day. Slash has so much feeling in
the way he plays the guitar it’s difficult to
take your eyes off of him. Myles Kennedy is
a consummate professional that can hit all
of the notes to do justice to Slash’s entire
catalog of music. The played, “Nightrain”,
“Sweet Child o’ mine” and “Paradise City”
by GnR and “Slither” by Velvet Revolver.
The also played A few new songs as well as
“Mean Bone” by Snake Pit. It seemed like
time flew as the exited the stage at 7:30
pm to a very satisfied crowd.
shinedown... Shinedown went on at
8pm and showed the Camden crowd why
they are one of the fastest growing and
top selling bands of the last 5 years. Brent
Smith has a so much control in his voice
that it makes wonder how he does it. The
band as a whole was so tight from touring
that I was wondering if they were rolling
tape to prerecorded music. Being so close I
could clearly see and hear they were not. I
won’t say they were perfect but they were
damn close. They played all of the hit songs
that Shinedown is known for. The highlight
for me was their flawless version of “Simple
man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd.You can catch
Shinedown headlining the Rockstar Energy
Uproar tour this summer.
godsmaCk... The final set of the evening belonged to Godsmack. They took the
stage at 9:35 with “Awake and proceeded
to do what they do. Lot’s of heavy power
chords and metal riffs that are a staple in
they’re music. I loved hearing “Crying like
a bitch” for the first time live. They do an
interesting version of “Rocky Mountain
Way” By rock icon Joe Walsh. I have always
loved the dueling drum sets between Sully
and Drummer Shannon Larkin. It takes a
great studio band to have three consecutive number one albums. It’s another thing
to do what Godsmack does. They go out
night after night and kick ass live. Their
twelve song set showed why they got the
top spot for this years WMMRBQ.
It was great to see so many local musicians at this show and I would be remiss
not to mention them. Johnny Dee from
Electric Boa, Ray from Split decision. Most
of The Rockets, JT, Derek, Big Dave, John
Mangan, Danny Gunz and Courtney Jansen
from Gypsy Wisdom. Brian Quinn and Bob
Pirylis from Octane/Fosterchild. Special
thanks to Steve Trager for always being a
great friend and mentor. Thank you Steve.
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Dave & Buster’s Franklin Mills
The New Mix of FUN in town and close to home.
A NEW Mix of Fun is happening at Dave & Buster’s.
Taco Thursday and Family
Bowling night on Thursdays is
just one new thing happening
at Dave & Buster’s in Franklin
Mills. Located at 1995 Franklin Mills Circle, this Dave &
Buster’s has space for all your
entertainment needs. Stop
in for lunch or dinner, plan a
Special Event for your next
birthday, anniversary or company picnic (we can accommodate groups from 10 to
1,000) or just come in for a
variety of games that include
billiards and bowling, plus the
latest state-of-the-art simulators and games of skill to hit
the market.
The nation’s #1 place to
eat, drink and play has an
exciting summer planned
with new food items, new
drinks and new games, along
with all of our great specials
already happening in-store.
Remember every Wednesday
is ½ Price Games, -a great
deal that is hard to pass up.
We also offer the best Happy
Hour deals in Town. Stop by
Monday thru Thursday from
8pm to 10pm and Thursday
and Friday from 5pm to 7pm
for amazing drink specials
including ½ price cocktails
and $1 off drafts. Come in
Thursday and get $1.00 Tacos
at the specially set up stand
where you can also enjoy free
shoe rental and a free appetizer for groups of 4 in the 18
lanes of bowling.
“The entire staff and management team are incredibly
excited about this upcoming
summer. With the introduction of new menu and drinks
item coming in May and then
10 new games coming in July,
we definitely have a reason to
celebrate our NEW Mix of
FUN,” said Bill Finkel, General
Manager. “We really want everyone to know that we want
to share the FUN with our
community and be involved in
their entertainment.”
So what ever you are planning this summer, make sure
to include stopping in Franklin
Mills Dave & Buster’s to experience the NEW Mix of Fun.
For more information about
the company and this location,
visit http://www.daveandbusters.com
About Dave & Buster’s
Dave & Buster’s was founded
in 1982 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Dave
& Buster’s operates 59 large
venue, high-volume restaurant/entertainment complexes
throughout North America
that offer a food and fun-filled
experience to adults and families. The exciting environment
of the Dave & Buster’s complex also provides the perfect
setting for corporate and
group events. Each Dave &
Buster’s offers an impressive
selection of high-quality food
and beverage items, combined
with the latest games and
attractions. Guests can play
state-of-the-art simulators
and games of skill they can’t
play anywhere else.
http://www.daveandbusters.
com
Dave & Buster’s Franklin Mills
1995 Franklin Mills Circle
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 632-0333
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GENERATION NEXT
THURSDAYS at SWEENEYS
Long time Philadelphia favorite,
Generation Next, is excited to
announce that beginning June 14,
the band will be performing every
Thursday night Sweeney’s on
Philmont Ave. in the Great Northeast! Great music, drink specials,
guest bartenders, and some of the
areas favorite musicians joining the
band onstage are just a few of the
things that will make this party THE
place to be on Thursday nights!
Check out the band on Facebook
at Generation-Next Philly and
at www.thegenerationnext.com.
Thursday nights will never be the
same!
CONCERTS
FROM PAGE 22
Aug 16, 7pm: Lynyrd Skynyrd. $89.50,
79.50, 69.50
Aug 17, 7pm: Last Summer On Earth
Tour ft. Barenaked Ladies with Blues
Traveler, Big Head Todd & The Monsters
Sands Bethlehem Event Center:
and Cracker. $80, 70, 60
Jun 8, 8pm: Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo. Aug 25, 8pm: Kathy Griffin. $79.50, 59.50,
$59.50, 49.50
49.50
Jun 9, 7pm: Loretta Lynn. $65, 45, 35
Toyota Pavilion at Montage
Jun 10, 8pm: Queen Extravaganza. $49.50, Mountain – Scranton, PA:
39.50, 29.50
Jun 29, 6:40pm: Rock 107 Presents
Jun 21, 7pm: Kenny G. $65, 55, 45
REO Speedwagon / Styx / Ted Nugent.
Jun 24, 7:30pm: An Evening with Crosby, Cancelled.
Stills & Nash. $100.50, 76, 66
Jul 7, 7:30pm: Miranda Lambert with
Jun 29, 8pm: Styx/Ted Nugent. $89.50,
Little Big Town and Thomas Rhett.
79.50, 59.50
$44.75, 25 (lawn & reserved), 18.75 (4Jul 1, 8pm: Alice Cooper with Blue
pack lawn indiv)
Coupe. $55, 49.50, 39.50
Jul 18, Noon. 97.9X & 97BHT Present
Jul 7, 8pm: Bob Saget. $45, 35, 29.50
Vans Warped Tour 2012. $27, 34*
Jul 8, 8pm: Diana Krall. $89.50, 75, 65
Aug 4, 1:30pm: Rockstar Energy Mayhem
Jul 12, 7pm: Don Rickles. $75, 55
Festival ft. Slipknot, Slayer, Motorhead,
Jul 14, 8pm: Andrew Dice Clay. $47.50,
Anthrax, As I Lay Dying, Asking Alex37.50, 25
andria, The Devil Wears Prada, White
Jul 17, 7pm: The B-52s & Squeeze. $75,
Chapel and High On Fire. $54.50, 39.50,
65, 45
25.50 (lawn & reserved), 14.50 (4-pack
Jul 18, 7pm:Yes with Procol Harum. $85, lawn indiv)
65, 49.50
Aug 10 – 12: The Peach Music Festival ft.
Jul 20, 8pm: Steel Panther. $25
The Allman Brothers Band, Zac Brown
Jul 24, 7pm: Summerland 2012 ft. EverBand, Tedeschi Trucks Band, O.A.R.,
clear, Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms, LIT and
Warren Haynes Band, Railroad Earth,
Marcy Playground. $39.50
Blackberry Smoke, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band,
Jul 25, 7pm: Meat Loaf. $79.50, 69.50,
Warren Haynes (solo), Dark Star Or49.50
chestra, The Wailers, Robert Randolph &
Jul 28, 8pm: Kenny Loggins with Blue Sky The Family Band, Blind Boys of Alabama,
Riders. $59.50, 49.50, 39.50
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes,
Aug 2, 7pm: George Thorogood & The
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Trigger
Destroyers. $59.50, 49.50, 39.50
Hippy, Toubab Krewe, Grimace FederaAug 10, 8pm: Jay Leno. $99.50, 79.50, 65 tion, Tauk, Cabinet, Miz & More!. $99-450
Aug 11, 8pm: Gretchen Wilson with
(camping is additional, plus VIP options
Randy Houser. $85, 59.50, 49.50
also available; go to ThePeachMusicFestival.com for more info), 40 (single day
lawn tix for Aug 10 / Zac Brown Band
date)
Aug 24, 7:30pm: Magic 93 Presents
Chicago & The Doobie Brothers. $86, 76,
56, 46, 36, 26, 16
Mann Center for the Performing
Arts:
Jun 23, 7pm: Jill Scott’s Summer Block
Party ft. Jill Scott, Kem and DJ Jazzy Jeff.
$99.75, 79.75, 49.75, 39.75 (lawn)
Jul 27, 6pm: Maze ft. Frankie Beverly
with Patti LaBelle, The O’Jays, Kenny
“Babyface” Edmonds and Tank. $125.75,
85.75, 55.75, 39.75 (lawn)
Merriam Theater:
Jun 16, 8pm: XPN Welcomes Keane with
special guest Mystery Jets. $45, 39.50, 35
Jun 22, 8pm: Under the Streetlamp.
Cancelled.
Jun 23, 7pm & 10pm: Aziz Ansari. $45, 35
Boardwalk Hall – Atlantic City, NJ:
Aug 4, 8pm: Jimmy Buffett and the Coral
Reefer Band. $226, 156, 96, 66
Sep 15, 8pm: Madonna. $355, 255, 155, 80
World Cafe Live – Philadelphia, PA:
Jun 10, 9:30pm: XPM Welcomes James
McCartney. $15
Citizens Bank Park:
Jul 14, 8:45pm: Roger Waters: The Wall
Live. $35, 55, 75, 125, 249
Mark G. Etess Arena – Trump Taj
Mahal (Atlantic City):
Jul 21, 8pm: Boston. $79.50, 59.50, 39.50
Sep 1, 7pm & 10:30pm: Louis C.K. $55,
45
Key: [* = Day of Show Price]
Donny’s Joke Corner
next to her
and pulls a
small box
from his pocket. He
opens it and there’s
a frog inside. Wendy
says, “He’s cute, but
does he do tricks?”
Brian replies, “Yep he
sure does! He licks
snap like there’s no
tomorrow!” Working
it a little more, Brian
convinces Wendy to
come with him to his
trailer. They get there and
she takes all of her clothes
off, gets into the bed and
prepares herself. Brian sets
the frog right between her
legs and it just sits there
not doing anything at all.
Wendy says, “Well ... what’s
up with this frog ... I’m
waiting!” Brian leans over
to the frog and says, “All
right listen, I’m only going
to show you how to do
this one more time!”
Glenn’s Little Visitor
Glenn’s grandson was
staying with him for a few
days so that Glenn could
take him to a Wednesday
night Pennypack show.
He’d been playing outside
with the other kids, when
he came into the house
and asked “Grandpop,
what’s that called when
two people sleep in the
same bedroom and one
is on top of the other?’
Glenn was a little taken
aback, but he decided to
tell him the truth. ‘Well
... it’s called sexual intercourse.’ ‘Oh, Ok thanks’
the little boy said, and
he went back outside to
play with the other kids.
A few minutes later, the
boy came back and angrily
said, ‘Grandpop, it isn’t
called sexual intercourse,
it’s called Bunk Beds, and
Moose’s mom wants to
talk to you.’
Three Things to Remember
1. Money cannot buy you
happiness, but it’s more
comfortable to cry in a
Mercedes than on a bicycle
2. Forgive your enemy, but
remember his name!
3. Help someone when
they are in trouble and
they will remember when
they’re in trouble again
Finally
As usual, lots going on in
Mayfair! First off, PROPS
to Original Haze, Boss
Hydro, Stems n Seeds,
Dirty Electric, Chowder,
and finally Rev who played
in Pennypacks first ever
Summer Slam Jam! It was
a huge success and I think
it’s pretty safe to say that
everyone had a blast. I’d
also like to thank everyone
who attended the show
and showed respect to
both the park as well as to
the neighbors. Working together we can ensure that
these concerts continue
for many years to come!
Speaking of Pennypack
shows - Coming up: 6/13
is our “Hair Band Jam”
and it features the School
of Rock kids doing their
Motley Crue tribute and
November Rain doing
their Guns and Roses
tribute. This night is gonna
RAWK!! 6/20 is “European Invasion” night and
it features Revolve doing
their Beatles tribute followed by 2U doing their
U2 tribute 6/27 is “Get Yer
Ya Ya’s Out” featuring the
Glimmer Twins doing their
AWESOME Stones show!
Outside of Mayfair, I had
an awesome time hanging with Mike, Jimmy, and
Buddy of LeCompt during
the NE Riders gig. I also
had fun chilin with my
brother Aj Slick who also
played the Riders gig.You
can catch up with Slick
soon at either Currans
Tacony on the 23rd. or
Flukes on the 29th.
Another one to mark
your calendars for would
be Rev playing at Currans
in Bensalem on the 15th.
You KNOW that ones
gonna rock!
As always, keep your
jokes, pics, whathavue and
whatnot coming to DonnysJokes@yahoo.com Have FUN!!
Finegan’s Fish
Fin goes to Dr. Lonnie,
the vet up on Frankford
Ave with his pet goldfish.
“Yo doc, I think it’s got
Epilepsy” he tells the vet.
Dr. Lonnie takes a look
at his goldfish and says “I
think he looks pretty calm
to me Bob, what makes
you think it’s got Epilepsy?”
“WAIT” replies Bob, “I
haven’t taken him out of
the bowl yet!”
Officer Steve to the
Rescue
Janet noticed that she
was about out of gas and
pulled her car into the
nearest self-service gas
station. She forgot to put
out the cigarette she was
smoking as she began
to pump her gas, so she
flicked it away. A spark
landed on her hand that
was holding the gas nozzle
and Janet’s arm immediately caught fire. In a feverish
attempt to put out the fire,
she waved her arm up and
down. Officer Steve was
nearby, saw what was happening, and fired 3 shots
at the woman killing her
instantly! Shocked onlookers asked the Officer why
he shot her. Officer Steve
replied, “She was waving a
firearm!“
Mia’s Day
Mia calls her husband Jeff
at work for a little chat
like she does every day
just to update him as to
what’s going on at home.
Swamped, Jeff says “I’m
sorry honey but I’m up
to my neck in work today
and I really don’t have a lot
of time to chat right now
- anything important?”
Mia replies,
“I’ve got some
good news,
and some bad
news.” Puzzled, Jeff says
“OK darling,
but since I’ve
got no time
now, just give
me the good
news.” Mia
pauses for a
moment and
replies “Well
... The air bag
works! “
Brian’s Frog
Brian walks
into the “Bite
me Bar” and
sees a gorgeous young
lady named
Wendy sitting
I’ve recorded the top bands in the area
on a bar stool
as heard on WMMR & WYSP
all by herself.
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