JerseyMike

God, those guys are one of the bands killing original music in NJ....thanks

Venue is unimportant when it comes to the person promoting it. Most venues are rented by the promoter. What it comes down to is which promoter is going to give the performer the best offer. This is how Live Nation has taken control of the concert industry. They give acts more money than any small outfit can offer, and then jack up the ticket prices to maximize thier profits. On top of that, they intimidate acts by threatening loss of radio promotion and radio play on Clear Channel stations if they go with another promoter. This is how it all started a few years back and then Clear Channel (Liv

Great Band moments from SNL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjdbEr6spY0

Still there. Not pink. I think the people got sick of people coming by to check it out.

Thats great! I love me some Lou Reed... Just found this on Utube...my band doin "OH Sweet Nuthin'"

Actually, all 369 posts are for show promotion...and not one VC'er yet! Just kidding...I don't post my shows that much, but I haven't played in NYC in a long time. Chicago in January, I'm being told!!! And if the show doesn't go well, we are going to mug Ben Taylor and takes his ATM card...gotta be some of daddys "Fire and Rain" money in there!

The Band are easily one of the greatest groups of all time...here are some random thoughts... I have my doubts that Robbie really wrote all of those tunes by himself... "It Makes No Difference" : one of the greatest ballads ever. I got to open for Danko not too long before he passed. It was one of the saddest nights of my life, seeing one of my heroes in such bad shape...I have a song on my latest CD called "Walk on Water" that i wrote not too long after he died. I did see The Band (w/ Danko, Helm, Hudson, Bell, Weider) in Central Park the night before Garcia died and they kicked ass. Da

I actually agree with this statement. The whole musical comedy act thing is a little tired at this point, and the FOTC's comedy is painfully obvious.

This is just the e-mail that went out to our fanlist and I don't feel like thinkin'.... Gabba Gabba Hey Hey, This Friday, September 21st, we will be making our first New York City appearance in almost 4 years, and it'll totally be worth the wait. First, it happens to be Drummer Joe V's birthday, so thats reason enough. We'll also be debuting a few new tunes that'll rock you and on top of all that, we it'll be our first show with the newest Dirty Dovette, Lizzy Friel, on fiddle and vocals. So come on out, bring your friends, and tell the world...see you all on Friday night! THIS FRIDAY, S

Ha HA! I used to work for Janis (in fact, I may have booked the show you were at!), and I know her quite well, so I can undertand this! She really means well, she been through the ups and downs of the music business and back again, so she's a little...um, grizzled?

You read my mind!

MOJO Magazine. They put great complilations in there...

Every Grain of Sand- Emmylou Harris Wicked Messenger- The Faces You Ain't Goin Nowhere- The Byrds You Gotta Serve Somebody- Mavis Staples It's All Over Now Baby Blue- Van Morrison (Them?)

For anybody who may be interested, I will be performing with a bunch of other acts in a tribute to Bruce on Saunday. Rumor has it that the boss himself may attend, since he and the e-streeters are rehearsing down the road. Upstage Magazine presents: TWISTED COVERS, a tribute to Bruce Springsteen @ THE TWISTED TREE CAFE 608 Cookman Ave. Asbury Park, NJ Read about it: http://www.upstagemagazine.com

Go to open mics, and even better, open jams (jazz, blues jams, etc.) so you can actually see the way people play thier instruments. Have a good idea of what you want to do before you do it, and make sure that you actually like the people you are going to play with, or you'll put yourself through hell. Good luck!

No fucking way. This guy, although principlaed and honest, wants to privatize everything, from social Secuirity, welfare, all the way down to the post office. Thats not what this country needs right now, and I personally could never agree with the privitization of welfare and social security.

I just bought, and finished, the Strummer bio. It was a great read. Very insightful and very revealing. It put me on a big Mescaleros kick!

I saw that a few months back , a Hitchcock novice at the time. Very nice film and "Ole! Tarantula" is a great LP.

TONIGHT! MJ & THE DIRTY DOVES & GARCIA LATER Mike June & The Dirty Doves w/ Garcia Later The Alexus Tavern 80 Wagaraw Rd. Hawthorne, NJ 10 PM Come check out "The New Underpass" at The Alexus Tavern, a very nice room with great sound. We will also be celebrating the B-day of Jerry Garcia with a set from Garcia Later! http://www.mikejune.com

Great show. Been hooked on it since episode 1!

The Dead are truly one of the under appreciated bands of all time by non-Deadheads, and the most overrated by Deadheads! My picks would be: Studio: Workingman's Dead- a great, laid-back, country-blues-folk record with great storytelling. Aoxamaxoa (sp?)- a very underrated record that, production-wise, was well ahead of its time. American Beauty- the polished brother of Workingman's... Ace- actually a Bob Weir solo record with The Dead backing him, but features some Dead classics like "Cassidy", "Black Throated Wind", "Mexicali Blues" and my personal fave, "Looks Like Rain" featuring Garc

But I asked nicely! I am only half-kidding though. It does bother me a little when I hear the word genius attached to the names of musicians. In reality, there have been a small number of true musical geniuses in the last 60 years of popular music, but the label gets attached to so many that it has lost its meaning. It would be an interesting thread, but I'm too lazy to start one...

Took about 3 months to understand...changed the way music is promoted on the net...includes some of the most innovative drumming in pop music...an album Wilco made before they sold out. And can we please not throw around the word "genuis"? Please?!

Thats exactly right. I don't understand why people get so upset at reviews and critics and say things like "this guy doesn't know what he's talking about...". Who does? Everybody hears music in their own way, and they are entiltled to their opinions.

I'm surprised that a lot of people didn't like World Without Tears. I loved it. I really like the raw, live production and how it really accentuated the rawness of Lucinda's lyrics. "Real Live Bleeding Fingers and Broken Guitar Strings" may be my favorite Lucinda track.