Mike, Jared and Randy kick up a Donkilo storm at the Comman Man

I’ve been very fortunate lately to have been involved in making some great music. I’ve been behind in keeping this spot up to date but if you’re ever wondering where I’m at just hit the gigs link up top. That calendar is always up to date. Thanks for visiting. Here’s what’s up in the next few weeks.
Saturday, Feb 18th – Donkilo! – The Barley Pub, Dover, NH 8PM - After a smoking show up in Ashland the other night, Dave Kobrenski’s Donkilo! Afrofunk Orchestra will hit it at the Pub. We’ll be pumping out the grooves with Jared Steer, Mike Rossi, Jim Dozet, Dave and myself. C’mon out for a beer or two and feel the funk!
Sunday, Feb 19th – Matt Langley/Tom Robinson – Rudi’s Portsmouth, NH 12 Noon- Tom and I have been playing together at Rudi’s fairly regularly. It’s always a good time making music with Tommy. If you’ve never been, come on in and enjoy Rudi’s welcoming atmosphere, have a wonderful brunch and enjoy some good music. We’d love to see you!
Sunday, March 4th – Dave Surrette “Mando Eclecticana” – The Barley Pub, Dover, NH 8PM -  Yup, you read that correctly…David Surrette is putting together a group for this night with Steve Roy, Jon Ross and myself. Should be a hoot. Dave’s planning on a night of swingy, blugrassy, jazzy tunes done off the cuff, session stylee. Should be fun and it’s always better when you’re there.
That’ll do it for now. Go out and support some live art, music, drama, whatever! You’ll be glad you did.

Zach and Klax keep Jimmy amused

Here we cruise into the new year! January’s flying by at a rapid clip but things are starting to get in a good groove. School’s back. Students are back. The CCMS Ensemble is cooking and getting ready for their recital. There’s some great music on the horizon for this saxophonist. Here’s a taste.
Saturday, January 14, 8PM – Combo Sabroso - The Dance Hall, Kittery, ME – It’s been a while since the Sabroso-ites rocked Kittery. This time around we’ll have band leader Matt Jenson at the helm, Alex Alvear holding down the bass and vocals, Pablo Bencid on Percussions, a special guest on congas, Scotty Flynn revisiting the Combo on trombone and myself; Matt Langley on saxophone! C’mon out and dance with us wontcha?!?!
Monday, January 16, 8PM – The FTET – The Press Room, Portsmouth, NH – Special Martin Luther King day celebration with the Leftist Marching Band opening up the festivities at 7PM. The FTET will hit around 8. We’ll play some tunes with the Lefties then Press Room impresario, poet and musical encyclopedia Mr Bruce Pingree will drop in for a reading of Dr. King’s “Dream” speech as it was featured on Max Roach’s Chattahoochee Red Album. Pingree will stick around for a reading of Kenneth Patchen’s “What is the beautiful” as performed on the recent Claudia Quintet release of the same name (loosely transcribed for the FTET).
Friday, January 20, 7PM & 9PM – CCMS Jazz Faculty Concert – Concord Community Music School, Concord, NH – The annual faculty Jazz Concert at Concord’s Arts Mecca; the Concord Community Music School! This is always a great show because this edition of the CCMS Jazz Faculty has been together for many years now. We have a great time working together…and giving each other an extra push over the EDGE! Join David Tonkin on Guitar, Tom Robinson on keyboards, Richard Gardzina on Saxes, Tim Gilmore on Drums, John Faggiano on Drums, Don Williams on Bass and saxophonist Matt Langley on saxes while we explore some original compositions as well as an eclectic collection of covers.
Sunday, January 22, 10:30AM – Mike Walsh/Matt Langley Duo – Dante’s, Barrington NH – Mike Walsh and I will toy with some jazz standards and whatever else comes to mind while you enjoy some great food and great company at Dante’s in Barrington, NH. This is going to be a great time. I love playing with Mike and this will be the first time we’ve tried the duo format. C’mon out!

Sammy wonders...WHY?

Hope your holiday season is progressing nicely and you’ve had a chance to spend some time with your loved ones, friends and neighbors. Just a quick post to let you know about a couple gigs coming up that you might enjoy! Have a great holiday and hope to see you soon!
Friday, 12/23, DONKILO!, Press Room, 77 Daniel St. Portsmouth, NH – Kick off the Christmas weekend with a visit to the Press Room for a dance party with Dave Kobrenski and the DONKILO Afro Funk Orkestra. The band will approach Orkestra dimensions tonight too with Jon Lorentz on Sax as well as myself and Randy Roos AND Jim Dozet on Guitar! Jared Steer and Mike Rossi will provide the funky glue to keep us all percolating afro style! C’mon in and kick up a storm with us!
Saturday, 12/24, Jazz Service at St Mark’s United Methodist Church, 60 Government St, Kittery ME – Every year St. Mark’s and Second Christian Church take turns hosting the Christmas Eve Ceremonies. This year we’ll be at St. Mark’s on Government Street in Kittery. Join Mike Effenberger, Steve Roy, PJ Donahue and myself along with the choir and congregation for a jazzy take on the Celebration of Jesus Christ’s birthday. We’d love to see you there!
That’s it for now. Have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year. Oh, check out the EarNEyes page for the upcoming show on January 7th at the Dance Hall in Kittery. Thanks! Give someone a hug for me!

Here come the holidays...

The Holidays. Time to hang a LOT extra with friends and family and to be thankful for being on this side of the grass. Yeah! A little time off here and there and a dash of holiday music and partying thrown in for good measure. Sounds like good recipe for EVERY month to me! We’re not getting a chance to see the kids this holiday season but there’s a rumor of a trip in the early spring of ’12. Can’t wait, but I’m gonna have to so I guess I’ll have to practice and play more ’til then, eh? Here’s some upcoming music to help you celebrate the season.
Monday November 28th – Russ Grazier Quintet – The Press Room 8PM – The PMAC Jazz Faculty makes a monday hang at the best jazz club in New England. Should be a good time so come on out for jazz, suds & good vibes!
Sunday December 4th – JOSA with Tiger Okoshi – Eastman, Grantham, NH 4-7PM – Bill WIghtman’s JOSA series kicks off with the dynamic Tiger Okoshi on Trumpet. This will be a great time with Roger Kimball on bass, Tim Gilmore on Drums and Bill Wightman on piano. Join us for a great meal and some wonderful music.
Thursday December 8th – Donkilo! – Penuche’s, Concord, NH 9:30PM – Dave Kobrenski’s Afro Funk Orchestra touches down at the ‘nuche with a funky storm of groovin’ good times. Y’otta be there boogie’n with yo baby, right?!
Monday December 12th – David Tonkin’s Rollicking Jazz Holiday Party – The Barley House, Concord, NH – Scratching your head? Rubbin’ your tired eyes? Yeah, you read that right. The rollickin’ holiday party of the season will take place on 12/12/11…OH SO CLOSE! But it’ll be fun just the same…even if we don’t destroy a single holiday classic. Will you be…PRESENT?!?!?! It’s all we want!
Okay, that’ll keep you busy for a while. Get out and take in a show or two of ANY NATURE! Happy, Happy!

Roger Goldenberg takes a breather on Mt. Major

My school year starts a little later than most. This week has been catch up time with all the students that I didn’t get a chance to work with over the summer. It has been great to see all of you and spend some time talking about the time that has passed since our last meeting. Some have played some music, some have heard a lot of music, some have gone out to shows. As long as music is a part of your life, I’m good. It would be wonderful to work with people that practiced 8 hours a day and then went out and played a 4 hour gig every night but I’m still looking for that person. It’s not me! There’s someone I know that could turn into that person. We’ll wait patiently and eagerly to see and hear what happens! Here are some upcoming shows that I’ll have two hands in…
Sunday, September 25th – Rudi’s, Portsmouth, NH – 12 Noon – 3PM – I’ll play the Rudi’s brunch with pal Jesse Feinberg. You may not know Jesse. You should! He’s an excellent pianist and we should have a great time playing tunes for your dining and listening pleasure. Bring a horn too. Rudi’s is a great place to get wonderful food and drink and they are dedicated to presenting music so stop in often!
Sunday, September 25th – The Press Room, Portsmouth, NH - 5-9PM – The Press Room’s 30th Anniversary Celebration kicks into high gear tonight! Three Tenors? How about FIVE!?!?  Fred Haas, Ted Casher, Ralph Norris, Charlie Jennison and yours truly! If you’ve played the room before (?!) you can get in without paying the cover. BRING A HORN! PREFERABLY A TENOR! We’re going to have a BLAST! There has been an extra hour added this evening strictly for extra TENOR CHORUSES!
Monday, September 26th – Donkilo! at The Barley House, Concord, NH – 6-10PM – Come on out and DANCE to Donkilo’s hypnotic groove. We’ll start levitating at 6PM and keep the room suspended until 10 PM or until you bump your head on the ceiling, whichever comes first, okay!?!?!
Friday, October 7th – Combo Sabroso at The Kittery Dance Hall, Kittery, ME 8-11PM – There’s more dancing in your near future. You didn’t know that! C’mon out to the Kittery Dance hall to experience one of Boston’s best latin dance groups on the best dance floor you’ll experience any time soon! Alex Alvear is back from Ecuador and we’ll have the regular crew. This will be a hot night so get your tix early!
Sunday, October 9th – Jim Dozet Group, The Barley Pub, Dover, NH 8-11PM – Guitarist Jim Dozet has put a group together to play some of his jazzy original tunes as well as some of his arrangements of “new standards”. Should be a great night of music, especially if YOU are there!
Monday, October 10th – David Tonkin Group, The Barley House, Concord, NH, 6-10PM – Good pal Tonky and the boyz in another night of deep space exploration at the barley! This is officially my second night in the “barley tour” and what a great way to do it; with two of the finest guitarists in New Hampshire! C’mon out and celebrate monday with us and let us know what you want to hear too! I know Brandon (via Seattle) wants to hear Chris Speed’s “Mexahata”…so we’ll play that request and yours too!
Enough for now. Thanks for stopping by and be sure to go hear some live music or catch an art show or take in a play or heck, put on a play!

Hunter Mckay, Jon Ross, Bob Halperin & Drika Overton say good bye to the Memorial Bridge.

Truly! This was a absolutely ROCKIN’ summer and it positively flew by. I’ve got a lot of great memories AND a lot of great pictures. Yup, slide show time! But, this isn’t one you have to sit through to be polite. I don’t know you from Adam, as they say, or, there’s no real way for me to know who you are. I may know you, I may not. Soooo, it’ll be easy for you to excuse yourself right now and not even take a gander at a single pic. But you’ll miss out on my kids paying a visit in the middle of the summer. Roger’s sculpture being installed. Our new niece. You know, important stuff that you should really check out and enjoy. But, I understand. Whatever you wanna do is cool with me. How ’bout some tunes?! There’s some great stuff coming up…check it:
Friday, September 2 – Grupo Mofungo – Empire Dine & Dance, Portland ME 8PM – My Eliot neighbor, Andres Espinosa, happens to have a great salsa band that plays some kicking latin dance music. We’ll be heating it up at Empire Dine & Dance one of Portland Maine’s premier live music rooms friday night. Admission is $8 and INCLUDES a group dance lesson before the show. C’mon in and GET DOWN!
Saturday, September 3 – Mark Tipton Quintet – Mayo Street Arts, Portland ME 8PM – Trumpeter and bandleader Mark Tipton plays the music of Bird & Diz from the early years on this show with a great band featuring Jesse Feinberg on Piano, Hayes Porterfield on Drums and Chris Sprague on Bass. This is going to be a blast!
Thursday, September 8 – David Tonkin Quartet – NH Jazz Center, Laconia, NH 8PM – Tonky takes the show on the road to NH’s greatest new venue; the NH Jazz Center. Laconia has a wonderful new listening room for jazz thanks to Jon Lorentz and we’ll be having a great time on this evening playing some of David’s originals along with some other eclectic selections from the extensive Tonky Songbook. Please join us!
Friday, September 9th – Combo Sabroso – The Dance Hall, Kittery, ME 8PM – Matt Jenson’s Kickin’ latin group rattles Kittery’s cage at the dance hall. The PERFECT place to DANCE on the beautifully refinished dance floor. Special guests Kalani Trinidad and Fernando Huergo join regulars Matt Jesson, Manolo Mairena and Pablo Bencid for a smoking hot latin band. Come DANCE, DANCE, DANCE!
Sunday, September 11th – Mike Walsh Quintet – The Barley Pub, Dover, NH 8PM – Drummer Mike Walsh’s band takes on a little different sound tonight with Jared Sims joining the front line. We’ll play all kinds of great music from Thelonious Monk to Dave Binney, Chris Potter and Brian Blade. This will be a great night of music.
Monday, September 12th – David Tonkin Quartet – The Barley House, Concord, NH 6PM – Tonky’s band comes back to the comfort of their second monday of the month home; The Barley House in Concord. This is a wonderful place to hear the band. Comfortable with great food and excellent service. Come join us and have one of the best burgers in New Hampshire while you hear some of the best music ANYWHERE! OK, I might be a tad biased. That’s it for now. Come back often or, better yet, put away your computer and go hear a live show or checkout a play, or go to an art exhibit. You’ll be glad you did and so will we!

The living hood ornament

This is really summer! The heat is oppressive right now but I’m sure it will pass in a couple days. We’re currently enjoying a visit from Taylor and Erin will join us early next week. What a blast, both kids, back home, together! Gonna be a good time had by all. Here’s a look at some of the music coming up in the next few weeks.
Saturday, July 22nd – Rudi’s Portsmouth, NH 6PM – Come on out to Rudi’s for some great food and drink while Tommy Robinson and I play some jazz for ya.
Sunday, July 23rd – Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH 2PM – A original production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” presented on the stage at Prescott Park featuring the original music of Jonny Peiffer. Jonny and I will be the pit orchestra for this great production of the Shakespeare classic.
Sunday, July 23rd – Stratham Fair, Stratham, NH 8PM – Carri Coltrane’s Bonny Raitt show on the big stage at the Fair. This will be a fun show featuring some of the area’s best musicians including Woody Allen on Guitar, Kent Allyn on Keys, Gary Gemitti on Drums, Peter Black on Bass, Ben Baldwin on Saxes and Carri’s “peeps” on backup vocals.
Monday, July 24th – Donkilo! – Barley House, Concord, NH 8PM – Dine and dance to the afro beat of Donkilo! This group is led by multi instrumentalist Dave Kobrenski and features his Fula flute, the 10-string kamale ngoni, and djembe along with Scott Solsky on guitar, Jared Steer on Drums and Mike Rossi on bass. Always a good time!
Friday, July 29th – Aporkalypse Now – Buoy, Kittery, ME 8PM – A rare Aporkalypse sighting at the Buoy. This is going to be a fun night with Chris Klaxton’s band opening the night and, rumor has it, a duet with Chris Klaxton and Roger Goldenberg on black and white painting as well. Featuring Jonny Peiffer, Nate Therrien, Nick Mainella, Chris Klaxton, Mike Effenberger, Zach Lange and more.
Monday, August 1 – Matt Langley/Tim O’Dell Quartet – The Press Room, Portsmouth, NH 8PM – Come on out to the Press Room for another rare appearance on this Quartet featuring Tim O’Dell on saxophones, Luther Gray on Drums, Jim Lyden on Bass and Myself on saxes. We’ll play a night of original music that features all members of the group in different combinations.
Thursday, August 4 – Matt Langley/Tim O’Dell Quartet – Pitman’s Freight Room, Laconia, NH 7PM – Pitman’s is a new venue under the direction of Jonathan Lorentz that features Jazz in a listening environment…what a concept! This will be the second leg of the MLTO quartet “tour” so we should be burnin’. Come out and support live jazz music in Laconia!
Thanks for stopping by. Try to stay cool and be sure to get out and support some live music when you get a chance!

Spring Visitors

Seriously! These dudes won’t be there, don’t worry. They have stopped by the last two years to check on us in the spring! If you’re coming over, call me first so I can be sure to have a towel and a beverage of your choice ready for you. Now, I know it’s been kinda chilly, but we’re from the Northeast. We’re used to swimming in cold water, right?! Due to all the leaf skimming we did in the fall, the cover came off nice and easy. I didn’t even have to yell at anybody!
So, the lawn mower is cutting nicely, the Scythe is slicing the dandelions off by the hundreds. The chainsaw is ready to turn all the trees that fell this year into firewood. Bring it on!
Just one more thing, got a call from a dude the other day that is going to come over and take the Zool for a spin. Seems he’s tired of having landscaping companies tear up his lawn and he’s ready to do it himself…on a ZOOOOOL! I’ll keep you posted how that turns out.
Now, despite all the chores and such, there’s the business of keep those twelve little notes in order, or out of order, depending on the context. Here’s a rundown on the next couple of weeks worth of beat and note herding…
Monday May 30, 8PM – Pandelis Karayorgis Sysyem of 5 – The Lily Pad, Cambridge, MA – Pandelis is a wonderful pianist, composer and bandleader and this is an all too rare appearance of this quintet. Featuring Jeff Galindo on trombone, Jef Charland on Bass, Luther Gray on Drums, Pandelis on Piano and myself on saxes, this is a fun lineup that makes Pandelis’ music come to life. He writes specifically for this band and the music is GREAT. This will be a great night.
Friday June 3, 9PM – Color/Roger Goldenberg/Mike Marchand – The Dance Hall, Kittery ME – This is going to be a VERY fun night. The concept came together casually. I saw that painter Roger Goldenberg has worked with Pianist Mike Melvoin up at Dartmouth and mentioned to him, we should do that sometime. He agreed. Color had worked with Mike Marchand on a few occasions and we said, “We should do a gig together.” He agreed. So, We talked to Drika Overton about her new Dance Hall in Kittery as a possible (perfect!) venue. She agreed. So it’s happening, baby. Don’t miss it. More here under the link at the top of the site and you can buy tickets there too.
Monday June 6, 8PM – FTET – The Press Room, Portsmouth, NH – Yeah! Finally an FTET gig! Mike Effenberger on Hammond B3 and spiritual direction, Jim Rudolph on drums and beatitude, Nick Mainella on reeds and radicality, and myself on reeds and righteousness. We’ll visit many moods and you’ll really want to visit them with us! This is a FUN band.
Saturday June 11, 7PM – Combo Sabroso – The Dance Hall, Kittery, ME - Matt Jenson’s band kicks off the Grand Opening of the Dance Hall in Kittery. Only the best dance room in the area, THAT’S ALL! Alex Alvear, Pablo Bencid, Manolo Mairena and Angel Subero (I think) will be kicking it latin style. You somply must dance on Drika’s new floor…it exquisite! Get tix early, this one will sell out!
Monday June 13, 6PM – David Tonkin Quartet – The Barley House – Concord, NH – THE FIRST BARLEY HOUSE OF THE SUMMER!! We’ve been counting down all year and it FINALLY HERE, right?!?!?!? David Tonkin on the guitar, Don Williams on the Bass, Timmy Gilmore on the drums and hopefully all the dudes and dudettes who are home from school for the summer visiting and sitting in. Should be a good time. Especially if you’re there!
Monday June 27th, 6PM – DONKILO! – The Barley House, Concord, NH - Dave Kobrenski’s slammin’ African dance band adds a whole new slant to Jazz mondays at the Barley. We’ll do our best to reign it in for the first set but sometimes the groove carries us away! Dave Kobrenski on kamalen’goni (african harp), fela flute and djembe gets the groove headed to Africa and then Jared Steer on Drums, Mike Rossi on Bass, Scott Solsky on guitar and myself RIDE THE WAVE! Good times, join us!
Okay?! So, you’re going to come take a swim, and you’re going to support some ahhhht this month? EXCELLENT! Thanks!

An incredible car

Yep, 262,000 miles on that baby and still waking up raring to go at the twist of it’s ignition. This is quite possibly the best car ever manufactured…a 1999 VW Golf with the 2.0 engine. Dang, this sucker keeps taking a beating and coming back for more. Here’s to…50K more?!
What other milestones? Well, Mr. Taylor Matthew Langley just turned twenty two years old. I can’t believe my “kids” are in their twenties. Kind of makes me feel like my odometer is getting up there! I can’t say how much we enjoyed our vacation with them this year. It was truly a pleasure to be with both of them at the same time and have so much time to spend together.  Love you Erin & Taylor!
Here’s how I’ll rack up a few more miles on my literal and spiritual odometer in the next few weeks.
Monday, April 4th, 8PM – COLOR at the Press Room, Portsmouth, NH – Jamie, Chris and I take another trip into the colorsphere at our home away from home, the Press Room. Can’t wait to float some notes over those fat grooves and creamy, leslie soaked chords. Come on in please.
Thursday, April 7th, 8PM, Grupo Mofungo, One Longfellow Square, Portland, ME - Andres Espinosa’s Grupo Mofungo is making more noise lately. This will be the full group with Mark Tipton and I on Horns, Andres on timbales and percussions, Dylan Blanchard on Congas, Raphael Freyre on Bass and Gary Wittner on guitar. This band has a great repertoire of latin dance music so join us for some fun!
Sunday, April 10th, 10AM – Jazz Service, 2nd Christian Congregational Church, Kittery ME – Join us for the monthly jazz service at 2nd Christian Congo. Reverend Brad Hirst will set your mind and heart in motion and music director Mike Effenberger will bring it all to life musically. Jim Rudolph and myself will join in the fun. Come on in and check it out!
Sunday, April 10th, 4PM, JOSA with Grace Kelley, Eastman, Grantham, NH – The finale of the JOSA season brings Grace Kelley to Eastman for an afternoon of great music. Should be a good time for all but get your tickets NOW. This will be a sellout for sure!
Monday, May 11th, 6PM, David Tonkin Quartet at The Barley House, Concord NH – Jazz and wine night at the Barley House in Concord with David on Guitar, Don Williams on Bass, Tim Gilmore on Drums and Myself on the saxamaphones. C’mon in for some great jazz and beyond as well as wine and dinner specials. A tasty combination!
Sunday, April 17th, 8PM, Mike Walsh Group, The Barley Pub, Dover, NH – Drummer and fellow Shaker Road teacher, Mike Walsh likes to play some challenging music and puts together some great groups for the cause. Tonight we’ll have Scott Solsky on guitar and Jesse Stern on bass and it should be a blast. Scott Mason at the pub is dedicated to providing a venue for live music and has been for quite some time now. Show some love and join us!
That’s enough odometer spinning for the time being. More great music coming up too! I’ll keep racking up the miles and pouring out the notes if you keep your ears and minds open and get out there and support some live music, art, theater, dance, and more! Thank you!

Taylor, Pam, Erin and POPS!

I love my family, I love my family, I love my family! Did I mention….yeah, vacation was a joy. The whole fam was back together for about a week and it was wonderful to catch up with Erin and Taylor. They’ve grown in so many ways, It’s mind boggling. I would be happy to be just like them when I grow up but there doesn’t seem to be any danger of that happening anytime soon. Love you guys, can’t wait to hang again SOOOON!
So, it’s spring in New England, right? I mean, I know it doesn’t happen until the 21st but things are looking good. The snow is less than two feet deep and the driveway is only a partial skating rink! That’s good enough for me. We’ll probably have another blizzard or three or maybe just a few drenching monsoons, but I feel spring! What better way to celebrate than with some LIVE MUSIC! Here’s some of what I’m up to, c’mon out or go see someone else, just commence to consuming some POSITIVE VIBES BABY!
Friday, March 11, Matt Langley & Tom Robinson, Rudi’s, Portsmouth 6P-9P – Tommy and I rarely get a chance to play in a duo setting but when we do, it’s a treat. In case you haven’t had the pleasure, Rudi’s in Portsmouth is a cozy restaurant and bar with a great menu, great vibe and a grand piano over in the corner of the bahhh. Come on in and soak up a note or two while enjoying the martini of your liking.
Saturday, March 12, Donkilo, Penuche’s, Concord, NH 9P-12P – Whassup with all the Donkilo sightings? Welp, this is a funky bunch of fellas engaged in freeing up your feet african stylee. Dave Kobrenski is the center of attention with his compositions, Fula flute, 10-string kamale ngoni, and djembe playing and Jared Steer, Mike Rossi, Jim Dozet and I complete the trance inducing groovernaught. Get on up and DANCE!
Sunday, March 13, Jazz Service, 2nd Christian Congregational Church, Kittery ME, 10A-11A – Rev. Brad Hirst will deliver another thoughtful service while music director Mike Effenberger leads the choir and the trio in response to the proceedings. This is a wonderful way to start a Sunday. You really should join us!
Monday, March 14, David Tonkin Quartet, The Barley House, Concord, NH, 6P-10P – After a month off – quartet wise mind you, David and Donnie serenaded the lovers on valentines day in feb to the delight of all, naturally! – The Tonky show returns to the Bahhley. Expect just about anything…musically…from the bandstand and fine food and beverages from the kitchen and bar respectively. Guests frequently join us on the bandstand. Yah just never know!
Friday, March 18, Aporkalypse Now/Chris Klaxton Group, Buoy, Kittery ME, 9P-? - This is going to be a blast and quite possibly one of the more memorable shows on the seacoast! The Aporky’s are a group of creative sorts hell bent on presenting original music with an improvisational bent in a larger, and growing, group format. Jinny Peiffer, Mike Effenberger, Nate Therrien, Nick Mainella, Zach Lange and myself all contribute tunage and whatnot. We’ll have a new bone player along on this one too rumor has it. As if that weren’t enough, Klaxton will be in the house with a group from Miami to let us hear what he’s been up to down south. This will be a great night of music and will probably sell out in a hurry. Don’t miss out. Stake your claim!