June Shows 2011

I LOVE Summer. June was an awesome month of shows. There were a number of 'firsts'this month. Some pictures from shows are in this blog but to see more check out the 'happy camper' section of my website.

There was a fun show at The Chilihead BBQ in West Bridgewater. Chilihead has live music most nights of the week, has a full bar and serves great BBQ.

The summer season at Nantasket Beach in Hull kicked off this month and I had two great shows at Daddy's Beach Club.

Daddy's has a friendly staff, great pizza and an awesome view of the ocean.

Daddy's is family friendly on Saturday afternoon when I play and bathers are welcome.

I played three shows in Quincy Mass in June. The first was at Louis Crossing in Houghs Neck. Louis' has great seafood and a nice atmosphere.

I played at Paddy Barry's the 'greatest little pub in the world.'

I played for the first time at the Quincy Elks club this month. It is a very nice place.

I played a couple of really fun shows at JP Greer's in Weymouth Mass this month. So much fun at JP Greer's. :-)

I took part this month in a new 'Acoustic Series' at Steve's Backstage Pass in Taunton Mass. Steve's Backstage Pass is a venue where music is the raison d'etre. It is always great to play at a place where music is the main focus.

It was exciting to get some radio airplay in June. I appeared for a 30 minute performance on The Eclectic Picnic program hosted by Bryan Edwards (shown on the right in the photo below). My friend Johnny 'Dino' DiNatale joined me during the performance showing off his harmonica skills. This was the first time that I had a live performance broadcast on the radio on location. The person doing the engineering and sound for the show was Sam Kopper (shown on the left in the photo below). He was on the original staff of WBCN FM in Boston and was the first rock program director at the station. Sam Kopper is still involved with the evolved 'Free From BCN' on HD radio.

I had my debut performance at The Sand Dollar Bar in Dennisport (Cape Cod) at the end of the month of June. This was my first ever Cape Cod performance. Every Monday they have a pig roast at The Sand Dollar Bar. I will be playing every Monday through the summer. This is a 'mostly country' show. The first night was awesome!

More pics available here.

The last show of the month was a Thursday evening performance at The Tinker's Son in Norwell. The Tinker's Son is a nice Irish place with awesome food and live music.

June was a great start for a summer full of good times and music!

May Shows 2011

May was another busy month on the music front. I had shows in Avon, Weymouth, Hanson, Carver, Quincy, Fall River and Whitman. Thanks to everyone who came out for some fun and good times in May!

The first show in May was at Slapshotz in Avon. It was a 'Country Night' and I played mostly country music.

More pics from Slapshotz

St John's Athletic Club is a venue that I have been playing for a number of years. I really like playing at St John's AC.

More pics from St John's Athletic Club in May.

There was a Thursday night show at Paddy Barry's in Quincy, 'the best little pub in the world.'

More pics from Paddy Barry's.

We had fun at Stepping Stones in Carver in May.

More pics from Stepping Stones.

I played a show in May at Damien's in Hanson.

It was my friend Kathy's birthday.

Always a fun time at Damien's

More pics from Damien's

There were two great shows at JP Greer's in May. Lot's of great people at both shows and great times.

More pics from the first show at JP Greer's

More pics from the second show at JP Greer's.

Every Fourth Sunday is a Funday at Hajjar's

It was a nice surprise when my friends Steve and Bobbie arrived with friends at Hajjar's. They were visiting from South Carolina. Steve and Bobbie hosted the Tomorrow's Dreams program on WATD and they were the first people to play one of my originals on the radio. It was great to see them.

More pics from Hajjar's.

I played at O'Toole's in Whitman the same night that the Bruins were in game seven of the semifinals. I played during intermissions and after the game. It was an intense night. There was great celebration after the Bruins won!

The last show of the month was a nice evening at McGuiggan's in Whitman Center.