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"2nd Spin" along with other bands played at Bonedaddy's Hideaway in Raleigh on July 3rd during a benefit show, "Promise to Thomas". Thomas, a one year old, and grandson of JamHouse member and friend Robert Hendrix, needs help after having major transplant surgery. All proceeds from this event went directly toward Thomas's medical bills. "2nd Spin" played at 7 PM, followed by several other local bands.
See: http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Zf4AS3gA


Your support was greatly appreciated. "Thank you" from Thomas, Robert, and from the members of 2nd Spin which include:

Alan Camilli- lead guitar & lead vocals
Neal Harrington- rhythm guitar & vocals
Tim Lassiter- rhythm guitar & vocals
Tony Avery- bass guitar & vocals
Rod Bono- drums & vocals

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Tony @ The JamHouse
Musicians Honoring Musicians
Raleigh, NC
919-880-1381 anytime.
Web: http://www.jamhouserocks.com
Email: thejamhouse@nc.rr.com

Watch the photo show presentation of all the fun. Click on the link below. A corrected version is forthcoming.

Thanks,
T


http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Ic6AB6hb

*** A message from our good friend Rich Saltz and "Better Off Dead". ***

From: Rich Saltz <rich@dynamicrehearsal.com>
Date: Wed, May 12, 2010 at 11:55 PM
Subject: BETTER OFF DEAD - OUR FINAL THREE SHOWS:


WHAT A LONG STRANGE TRIP ITS BEEN.

After three years of paying homage to THE quintessential jam band, The Grateful Dead, we have decided that the long strange trip should come to an end. It’s been a great run making the music and relationships along the way. We would like to thank all the great musicians who participated in the project. Your talent and creativity helped enormously in the development of the music. A special thanks to the venues and promoters who gave us the opportunity to play and share this music that we are so passionate about. Most of all we would like to thank everyone who came out to hear us play. Your presence and vibe was an inspiration which drove us to play and create the music. Without you, we couldn’t have taken it to the levels we did. We are honored to have been able to share that with you.

We will be doing three more shows before we close it out. We will be at Bonedaddy’s Hideaway on May 15th, Southern Village in Chapel Hill on May 30th and Six String Music Hall on June 12th. We hope you can make it down to one or hopefully all of these shows.

Peace and Love to All.

Singing, "Thank you, for a real good time!"

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And thank you Rich and "Better Off Dead". I appreciate all of you have done by supporting us all and by adding a little of "The Dead" to Raleigh's music scene. It's been great. I wish all of you the best in your future projects.

Yours in music and in friendship,
Tony

Come out and support our friends Kevin, Rich, Ricky Gee, and Chris of the band "Wilde Ride" at their next performance.
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WILDE RIDE performed at THE PICKLED ONION SAT May 15th. Click on this link to see their photo show:

http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Pt3qQ2qf

Check out the triangle's only No Excuse High Energy Rock Band !!

RICH WILDE
KEVIN SEGRIST
RICKY GEE
CHRIS KENNEDY

Listen to Wilde Ride at http://www.myspace.com/wilderideband

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Thanks,
Tony

The JamHouse is a free Raleigh based jam club supporting Raleigh area musicians, vocalists, bands, and the venues where we play. We, The JamHouse members, support our club and each other by jammin' together in mass at various venues. We also have bands within our membership that play local venues. Together with our individual members and associated bands The JamHouse can fill a venue and help make your establishment successful and well known as the place for fantastic live music. The JamHouse Forum is a free discussion board supporting our JamHouse members, guest, and Raleigh area musicians and fans of our local live music scene. Although this is a publicly viewed forum only registered users who are logged on can view photos and other topics contained beyond this first page. Members can share their experiences by posting articles and photos. Local bands can post their gig dates, etc. To fully use this board click on "Register". You will find it at the top of this page. Make up a user name for yourself and a password, both are case sensitive so it's simpler to use all lower case letters. Once registered you can log on and view the entire forum. You can communicate with all other members via their email and/or thru personal messages by using the tabs provided. You can contact me, Tony, at 919-880-1381 or at thejamhouse@nc.rr.com. Thanks for using The JamHouse Forum and thanks for supporting Raleigh's local live music scene. *** Tony@TheJamHouse ***

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Thanks to everyone who attended our tribute show. Over 70 folks attended. Due to copyright laws the photo show does not contain Beatles music. I hope the music included reflects some of the mood the photos suggest. I hope you enjoy the show. The link appears below as well as the original invitation to the show remains:


http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Xm9zJ3VS


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*** John Lennon died on December 8, 1980. Can you "Imagine" our music scene of today without the influence of John and The Beatles? No, me either.

You are invited to celebrate the life and times of John Lennon and The Beatles by joining us in a free tribute jam and show. Join us for some fantastic music as played by JamHouse members and guests. We will jam and also be entertained by at least three special performances.

Thanks, Tony.

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JamHouse members Rod, Tim, Doyle, Jeff, Ken, Cricket, Rob, Mike, Robert, Brian, Adam, performed at our tribute show. Several special guests also took part in out show; Phil Okrend, Jordan Okrend, Beatle Buck, Charlie, and Doogie. There was a surprise for everyone as an all acoustic set of Beatles tunes was performed by Jeff Larsen of the band "Laughing Through Your Fingers" and friend Kristen Van Dyke. Jeff played acoustic guitar and Kristen accompanied Jeff on the cello. This was very interesting and very good. Jeff also related to us some little known facts of Beatle trivia.

Phil and Jordan Okrend, keyboard & electric guitar, performed a special tribute set of about 40 minutes. Jordan, Phil's son, Jordan, is a very talented vocalist and guitarist. The were accompanied on the drums by Tim Lassiter.

Robert, Brian, Rob, Mike, Charlie, Adam, Doogie, Jordan, and Beatle played various blues and classic rock tunes during our jam segments of the evening. These sets will consisted of some Beatles tunes but included oldies from artists who The Beatles drew some of their inspiration.

Thanks to Neil Ward, owner of MVP's, for having The JamHouse in for our tribute show. And thanks to Tammy for keeping the beverages cold and flowing and to Trish for keeping the food hot, delicious, and plentiful. We all had a great time.

Be looking for information early in the new year about our jam and show schedule in 2010 including more special tribute shows.
Tony.

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Nov. 27 (BDH) BoneDaddy's Hideaway: After Thanksgiving Blowout was great.

At 8 PM The Tempered Machine started things off. TTM played some of their modern rock originals and also played some fantastic Fleetwood Mac and other covers. Mary Alice, lead vocalist, had that Stevie Nicks sound nailed. Way to go. Check them out at http://myspace.com/thetemperedmachine

Illegal Limits is a very up beat and hip country band who hails from the Louisburg area and are very popular. They played a lot of Southern Rock, blues, Country, and other great music including some bad ass Jerry Lee Lewis and similar tunes with a rockin' keyboardist setting the pace. Folks ust couldn't help but to hit the dance floor. Check out Illegal Limits at http://mycountryspace.com/illegallimitsband.

Our third band up, The Spiral, laid out some fantastic classic oldies covers from the 60's through today, Beatles, Cream, etc. along with current modern rock of White Stripes. Opening up with the Beatles "Come Together" The Spiral took us all the way through the glory days gone by to remind us of just how great the 60's, 70's, and 80's really was. Check out The Spiral at http://www.myspace.com/ncspiral

This was a fun night and a great opportunity to meet and hear some new bands who have joined The JamHouse family. I hope you who missed this show will come next time and check out these great bands.

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***** Anyone want to participate in a New Years Eve jam and party? If so let's talk and start planning. *****

Thanks again to all the individuals and to all the bands that together make up The JamHouse. What a blast! Who would believe we could have so much fun with so many. The jams, the gigs, the friendships, the people. Musicians Honoring Musicians. It just don't get any better than this.

*** Tony @ The JamHouse ***
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Happy Birthday to Brian Pinkham who celebrated with us at The Pickled Onion Saturday, Nov. 21st. We also enjoyed a terrific jam with Doyle, Steve, Charlie, and Adam. Thanks guys. And then there were five...

Five figures casting a huge shadow over Raleigh and eastern NC. There was Brian Pinkham, 1st. lead guitar and vocals. Jonathan Bowden, 2nd. lead guitar. Jerry Futrell, bass guitar and vocals. Jody Thompson, drums. And Travis Edwards, lead vocals. Together, these guys make up Shadowlands. The very best of Rock & Roll.

Click on the heading above to view more photos of Shadowlands show.

Also see our photo show presentation: http://www.photoshow.com/watch/FG6ud3gp

Thanks,
Tony

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Thanks so much to both bands who played tonight. To Don Moody and Midlife Crisis, who opened up the show, and to Hippie Tim and Laughing Through Your Fingers, who closed out the evening, I really appreciate and love you all. Both bands were fantastic.

We had several great jam sessions during the evening too. Thanks goes to Doyle-bass & vocals, to Robert-acoustic & electric guitar, & vocals, to John-guitar & vocals, to Mark, guitar & vocals. There were several others, 2 playing drums & another guitarist, who I didn't get a chance to get their names. The jam sessions were really cool, thank you all.

JamHouse members Hippie Tim and Laughing Through Your Fingers invites everyone to all their upcoming performances. Personally, I think they will be adding a gig or two at BoneDaddy's to their schedule in the new year. To find out more about LTYF and to see their schedule go to www.myspace.com/laughingthru. Thanks, Tony.

Now for a little band history:

"The tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers, and you want to take her with you to the hard land of the winter" - Cream/"Tales of Brave Ulysses" *** "Laughing Through Your Fingers" debuted Saturday night, April 25th, at The Front Row. Their show was fantastic, with a huge awesome sound and vocals that just killed. Since their debut LTYF has been playing regularly throughout the area.

In the JamHouse Forum marquee photo you will see, top to bottom & left to right: Jorg-drums, Shannon-bass & vocals, Stephanie-lead vocals, HippieTim-guitar, and Jeff-guitar & vocals. Congratulations "Laughing Through Your Fingers". You knocked 'em dead at BoneDaddy's. I think both Purple and Mark was impressed.

*** Tony ***

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Take a look of some of the fantastic and talanted people who help to make The JamHouse the absolute best community of musicians and vocalist in the area. See them below as you continue to visit The JamHouse Forum. And show your support for our Raleigh area musicians, vocalists, and the venues which offer live music for your entertainment. Register on our forum and participate in our jams, shows, and other events. Thanks, Tony.

*** Our John Lennon Tribute Photo Slide Show: http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Xm9zJ3VS

*** Shadowlands... http://www.photoshow.com/watch/FG6ud3gp

*** Twist Of Fate and The Blenders... http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Fw5Qq2hU

*** Loose Screws... http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Jy9Bt8eU

*** JamHouse On The Road At The Pickled Onion: http://www.photoshow.com/watch/XR8pj6uz

*** JamHouse Review At The Pickled Onion: http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Jn3Fq6Jg

*** Our friend Jeff's night out in Raleighwood: http://www.photoshow.com/watch/zI5Ps4Qi

*** The JamHouse On The Road At Reds Of Raleigh: http://www.photoshow.com/watch/UR9GR3yB

*** See how The JamHouse got its start, December 2007: http://www.photoshow.com/watch/bq4Ai4Bb

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Loose Screws played with us at The Pickled Onion Saturay, October 24. They were our featured band during this infamous JamHouse production. This high energy, highly improvisational group was really great and i enjoyed them a lot. We had some jam folks who also had some fun playing as well as hearing Loose Screws.

The Loose Screws play electrifying originals and covers. With the instrumentation ranging from traditional guitar, bass and drum kit, it is accented with a phenomenal hand drummer and a female vocalist who's pipes will blow your mind. Don't forget her incredible ability to play the flute! If you like The Dead, The Allmans, Marshall Tucker, Phish, Jefferson Airplane...ect, then you will love this group.

Thanks for joining us MairiBethe, Joe, Jordan, Josh, and Vince, Loose Screws.

See our PhotoShow presentation of Loose Screw's performance: http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Jy9Bt8eU

Tony

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Our thanks goes to our featured band "20 Years Gone". Jenny, Lloyd, Scott, and Ken gave us a great show this past Saturday night, Oct. 3rd. 20YG had a fantastic following in the house and a lot of fun was had by us all. I'm hoping to add 20YG to one of our jams and shows coming up at BoneDaddy's soon.

If any of our JamHouse members want to jam with us at BoneDaddy's this Friday, Oct. 9, or at The Pickled Onion this Saturday, Oct. 10, an RSVP will ensure you plenty of playing time as our line ups can be worked out. The JamHouse was also "On The Road" Aug. 29 and Sept. 5th at The Pickled Onion. See our photoshow of our jam at http://www.photoshow.com/watch/XR8pj6uz.

The Pickled Onion, located at 7901 Falls of Neuse Road, is a very nice venue with great food and drinks. TPO's physical layout includes a huge bar that will easily seat 20 patrons. There are also booths and tables for another 50 or so. My thanks to the Pickled Onion for inviting The JamHouse into their very nice venue. The management and staff make us feel right at home. Service at TPO is fantastic, friendly, focused on every detail. The food and drink is excellant and comes out guickly. I give The Pickled Onion Five Stars! ***Tony ***

BoneDaddy's Hideaway is located at 605 Creekside Drive here in Raleigh. This is just across the street from where the old Long Branch was located. BDH is a private club that offers a fantastic staff, friendly regulars, and a multitude of great bands, jams, and special guests. A small cover charge is usually asked of non member guests. Free hot foods are also offered on most evenings and you can also order food from the nearby Ale House who will deliver to BoneDaddy's.

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Well, you would think that a band who has experienced recent changes in personnel and who hasn't had a lot of time to work through all the kinks might show a few jitters when making their "debut" at O'Malley's last evening. Not so Southern Reunion. With their new frontman Dean "Dino" Pratt strutting his stuff out front for their lead song Southern Reunion opened up with a hard hitting rendition of Grand Funk Railroad's "We're An American Band". What a way to break the ice. Not only for the band, but for us fans as well. From the first moment Southern Reunion was poised, confident, and ready to kick some ass. And that they did.

Every member of SR gave their all to us last night. Not only was Dino as strong as ever at the mic, he seemed to lay claim that the "new" Southern Reunion was one to be reckoned with. There was no backing down by Southern Reunion's new frontman. Dino gave us a strong performance last night. Dino was up beat, energetic, and happy to be among the many friends who came out to welcome him back as frontman. I enjoyed Dino's performance and thought him to again be at the top of his game. Welcome back Dino.

Southern Reunion's guitarists; Charles Langdon, Billy Gerringer, and Robert Hendrix shared all forms of guitar duties; lead, rhythm, and slide guitar. Plus they all added harmony and background vocals. Charles, the ever steady rock, was solid and so cool that he was hot. Charles paved the way and laid down the foundation for the others to build upon. As always. Billy a phenom on guitar, not only roamed all over the stage he joined in and out with the audience too. Never missing a cord while showing us perfection by getting sizzle, smoke, and fire out of an electric guitar. And, making it look easy. Superb. Robert did an outstanding job in many areas. Not only was Robert's guitar playing right on, he provided the lead vocals on several tunes and added special effects to other songs. Robert, the man of many talents, came through on all fronts. Together, Charles, Billy, and Robert showed us a lot of talent and much versatility throughout their performances.

Southern Reunion's bassist, Steve Msarsa, also had an outstanding performance. Steve managed to maintain the low end while bringing a lot of energy out front to add to Dino's "no holds barred" deliverance. Not only was Steve's bass hitting the mark, Steve meshed very well with Dino by providing his own share of harmony and background vocals. Steve was full of energy, stage presence, and audience appeal. Well done Steve.

And then there was one. That's right, the one and only, David Baum. Southern Reunion's drummer, David Baum, rocked the house last night. Besides providing the thunder to the storm David also provided background vocals as well as some lead vocals too. As much as Southern Reunion's song list provided David with ample opportunity to create a seismic event should he want too, he was able to highlight technique along with talent which made David's performance on the drums sound like perfection. Fantastic job Dave.
So to those of you who enjoy classic southern rock and don't mind a little blues to be gently spread throughout the mix you'd better not miss the next performance of Southern Reunion. Southern Reunion takes the best of folks like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Marshall Tucker Band, Tom Petty and more, and delivers it up southern fried with down home pride.

Southern Reunion, you're back! We'll be seeing you again on Saturday, Oct. 17 at MVP's.

*** Tony @ The JamHouse ***

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The JamHouse is a community of local Raleigh area musicians, vocalist, and full bands who enjoy jammin' together and socializing with one another. We work on musical projects together. We have formed bands and play shows at Raleigh area venues, corporate functions, and private parties. The JamHouse welcomes musical artist of all genres and styles and play a diverse mix of them all. We meet to play the music we love and also to establish friendships and contacts among other local musicians and vocalist. Thus the motto of The JamHouse "Musicians Honoring Musicians" hopefully displays our purpose and the spirit of which The JamHouse was formed. The JamHouse and it's membership promotes live music and the venues where the members play. With so much talent and diversity within our membership The JamHouse can help provide you with the right musicians and live shows to help make your establishment successful and popular. Regardless of your entertainment needs from a full size band, trio, or even an open mic for your venue The JamHouse and it's members can work with you to meet your needs. From a one time only event, a weekly, or even a nightly show we will build a show that best enables your establishment to attract and keep a fantastic fan base for your nightclub, lounge, bar & grill, etc. From Jazz and old time R&B to The Blues and Rock & Roll of the 50's to the present. Other genres include Motown, Raggae, Beach, Country, and Country Rock. Your show can be specific or a mix of genres. Video recordings of your shows are also available. This is a fantastic way to promote your establishment on the web. Expand your fan base and broaden the appeal your business has on the Raleigh area. Let The JamHouse help your establishment to be Raleigh's #1 place for nightly entertainment. From the individual musician, or band that would like to join our JamHouse membership to the venues seeking fantastic live shows let The JamHouse know your needs and how we might can help you. Your first, or next, show is waiting to be placed on your entertainment schedule. Call 919-880-1381. Ask for Tony and reference The JamHouse Forum. Or Email thejamhouse@nc.rr.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false. *** Thanks. Tony ***

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Tony & The JamHouse would like to thank BoneDaddy's Hideaway for hosting a fantastic charity event for Ina on Saturday Aug. 15th. Many great local bands gave their time and talents to this event including several with close ties to The JamHouse including "Bushhawg" and "The Blenders". Both bands put on a terrific show as did other bands during this all day event including the bands "Neglected Toy's" and "Dog House Retreat". Bone Daddy's Hideaway is a premier location for great entertainment, friendly patrons, lively and hard working staff with great service. The staff, owners, and management at BoneDaddy's makes sure you are welcome and well taken care of. My thanks to Purple and to Mark for hosting this event for Ina. I had a great time and I encourage all The JamHouse family to visit Bone Daddy's soon and often. Find out more at www.bonedaddyshideaway.com. *** Tony@The JamHouse ***

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Well here we are again at Red's. Thanks to all who came out on Sunday. Be sure to submit any suggestions and comments on how we can make our jams better. Send your input to theJamHouse@nc.rr.com or call 919-880-1381. Thanks, Tony.

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Thanks to all who came out to jam and have fun at our latest "The JamHouse On The Road Review". I know that some of you who wanted to come could not make it this time. We'll be doing this again real soon. The next jam at Red's is Sunday, April 26th. Let me know by April 23rd if you will come so we can better prepare and have an even better time next Sunday. It looks like that Thursday night, April 30th, will be our first weekday evening jam at Red's. Let me know by April 28th if you plan to attend this jam. Thanks everybody. Tony.

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FlyBone played Rockland Saturday night the 18th while Bushhawg played The SportsPage. Click here for pics.

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"The tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers, and you want to take her with you to the hard land of the winter" - Cream/"Tales of Brave Ulysses" *** "Laughing Through Your Fingers" debuted Saturday night, April 25th, at The Front Row. Their show was fantastic, with a huge awesome sound and vocals that just killed. The Front Row is a great venue for live music, good food, and your favorite beverages. Also check out your favorite sports on the big screens too. In photo, top to bottom & left to right is: Jorg, Shannon, Stephanie, HippieTim, and Jeff. Congratulations "Laughing Through Your Fingers". You Knocked 'em dead. Click on the heading above for pics. *** Tony ***

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The JamHouse Forum is proud to support our friends at www.geezerrocker.com. Based in Austin, Texas and Raleigh, www.GeezerRocker.com will enable you to search for fantastic musicians in all parts of the country. Yes, it is a small world after all when using GeezerRocker. And many thanks to David Rocket of GeezerRocker.com and of the band IronWerX. IronWerX is a fantastic hard rock metal guitar based band and is local to the Ral/Dur/CH area. IronWerX is high energy and puts on a show that you will not forget. Be looking for IronWerX to be playing some where near you. Be There!

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"Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality . Wake Up and Live!” - BOB MARLEY ***** @@@@@ ***** QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "I don't have a problem with any of our acts getting a manager when the time is right. In the beginning, though, a manager can do more harm than good. It's hard enough when everyone's on the same team. It's impossible if they're not."
-Bruce Robb, Producer/Manager/Label owner, Quarter2Three Records (Juliette & the Licks, Lovedrug, Quietdrive) Interviewed in MC March 2009.
Music Connection
Weekly Bulletin Vol. IV No. 13
April 1, 2009 ***** Quote of the week:
"We wanted to be a rock & roll band. We wanted to make and play our music and do anything possible to make the music that we love. It's just kind of amazing we've been able to get that opportunity, 'cause so many artists out there don't."
- Nick Jonas, the Jonas Brothers, Music Connection magazine, August, 2008.

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To view and use the main content of this forum you must register. You must creat a user name and a password for yourself. Once your user account is activated you can make full use of this forum: see pics, read and add postings, send and receive personal messages and email. Thanks, Tony.

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Raleigh has plenty of great local bands and fantastic and talented musicians. Most places here in Raleigh and the local area have no cover charge to hear these bands. So have a blast and support our local bands and the musicians who work hard to bring you fantastic music, both covers and originals. Thanks from Tony at The Jamhouse.

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If you like Raleigh's live music scene you may enjoy this music forum to discuss and promote all music styles and genres. Including jazz, blues, reggae, latin, Motown, Beach, country, bluegrass, and good old R&R. Thanks. Peace.

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Roy Perry has been writing and singing country and folk music most of this life. Many of Roy's songs have been inspired by life events which he has expressed through his music. Roy's talents as a fantastic vocalist, guitarist, and inspired songwriter has enabled him to produce over 60 original songs. Roy is a member of The JamHouse Forum and I have had the pleasure to hear him perform. What's next for Roy? Perhaps some live performances in our local area along with some studio recording. I think we might be hearing more from Roy soon.

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Jamhouse member Neil Deasys (easyd), shown in the photo playing the keyboard, and the band Bushhawg, formally known as Elbowroom, put on a great show at Mojo's In Apex. Bushhawg has added new music, new sound, and new back up and harmany vocals to go along with Neil's lead vocals. There was good food, good drinks and beer, lots of room, and a friendly crowd at Mojo's. Come out and enjoy Bushhawg's next show and support BUSHHAWG and Raleigh area venues. Thanks. Tony.

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Oct. 2008: JamHouse Forum member Brian VanOrman has been working on his orginial music project with several other JamHouse Forum members. They will soon be ready yo record Brians orginal music to CD. JamHouse Forum members participating include Rod Bono, Ken Turner, Chuck Leonard, Jeff Molter, and Tony Avery. Todd Fitch, owner of The Sound Shop Recording Studio will be providing his recording talents to ensure Brians first CD is fantastic. Good luck Brian and have a great time on Nov. 15, 2008 recording your orginal music. *** Tony ***

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Congratulations Brian on completion of your "original music" recording project. That's right folks, Brian wrote all lyrics and music, was lead vocalist, and played guitar. He also performed all arrangement duties and pretty much everything else except for playing the other instruments. Wow! Brian just wanted some of the rest of us to have a little fun too. Now Brian's project is in the care of our friend Todd Fitch of The Sound Shop Recording Studio. The recording was made on Nov. 15th. Thanks Todd, you did a great job. Friends recording with Brian included, in photo L to R: Jeff Molter-bass guitar; Brian VanOrman-lead vocals and guitar, Todd Fitch-recording engineer, Chuck Leonard-drums, Rod Bono-drums, and Ken Turner-guitar and back up vocals. This photo was taken just minutes after Todd let us know that all was complete and a huge success. A big "Thank You" goes to these guys for their help, cooperation, and especially for their friendship, in working with Brian and giving him all the support he needed to complete his recording project. What a fantastic job you all did. Musicians Honoring Musicians. That's what it's all about. Well done. Tony.

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Jerry's Girls, a wonderful and hilarious musical production closed with a bang Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008. The Meredith Ensemble Theater just completed it's run of Jerry's Girls - A Musical Review Starring The Music And Lyrics of Jerry Herman. Thirteen lovely beauties from Meredith College's Department of Music and The Department of Dance and Theatre performed flawlessly from opening night to their final performance. And what a run it was. The production ran from Wednesday, Nov. 5 and close Sunday, Nov. 16. And to top it all off The JamHouse Forum was a co star in this fantastic production. Yes, JamHouse Forum member Mr. Chuck Leonard, was featured in the production doing what no one else can do like he does. Chuck starred as drummer in the shows orchestra. And not only did Chuck do a superb job with the orchestra, he played as part of the cast as well with his very effective interplay with the shows featured singers and dancers. It was a fabulous time had by all, cast, crew, and audience. Chuck is a personal friend of mine and I am proud of Chuck Leonard and his performance. I ask all JamHouse Forum members to congratulate Chuck on his success. Thank you Chuck for all you do in your support of the Raleigh music scene. *** Click on the heading above for more pics. *** You can read a short bio on Chuck Leonard further down this same page. Check it out. Thanks. Tony.

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Hello JamHouse members. Patricia and I were lucky enough to see The Eagles perform in Greensboro Saturday night, Jan. 17th. We had great seats as you can see from the photos. This was absolutly the best concert I have been to. These guys were fantastic and played and sang their hearts out. I hope you enjoy the pics. Tony.

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That's right, The Blenders. Five musicians from a wide range of musical backgrounds somehow found one another and have created a new recipe for success unlike any you've heard in a while. Mix five parts musician, five parts vocalist, five parts talent, with five parts of tremendous fun and creativity. Shake ingredients and slowly pour over a chilled stage. Now sit back and let the magic work and before you can ask for a slice of lime, you're hit full face with the newest and coolest sound that's called "The Blenders." Now you have it. Perfect. Meet Mike on keys and vocals, Ann on guitar and lead vocals, Mark on bass and vocals, Joe on lead guitar and vocals, and Bob on drums and vocals. What a fantastic mix of just the right stuff from folk to blues to rock and more. With the fresh, lively, and fun lyrics of their own original music interlaced with the best covers The Blenders sound is right on and often takes you back to many fond memories of the music that made you pay attention while it made musical history. You've just got to hear The Blenders at your next opportunity. For more about The Blenders and for booking go to www.theblendersnc.com. Thanks for reading. Tony @ The JamHouse.

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Thanks to all who can out to our jam Thursday. We had several new folks to join us. Welcome to Mike form L.A. Mike just relocated to our area this past week. Mike and I had been emailing for about a month so Mike was up on all The JamHouse activities and some of you other members. Mike plays the bass guitar. Mike can be seen in the photo playing with other recent members. Terry, on far left, plays guitar and is a vocalist. Steve, shown at center, plays guitar and he too is a vocalist. Welcome also goes out too Curtis, a drummer from Fayettville, and his wife Mary. Darren Riley also came out too. Darren ownes "Darren Riley's Guitar and Amp Repair" here in Raleigh. Check Darren out at www.darrenriley.com. Welcome Darren. Not to short change anyone, but thanks to all for coming out and allowing us to have so much fun doing what we love most. Playing live music. *** Tony***

Moderator: Tony-JamHouse Admin

The band "BushHawg" was featured during our jam at Reds on May 3rd. BushHawg will be back again with us at Reds on May 17th and with weather permitting BushHawg will be playing outdoors this time. I hope all JamHouse members and friends will come out for some outdoor fun and support BushHawg and Red. The JamHouse will also be playing on the inside stage. Plan to join us.

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Offer a discription, or "profile", of youself. Who you are and what you are about. Tell us
your musical interest; instruments played, influences and favorites. Anything you can share with other forum members so they can get to know you. Thanks.

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The Jamhouse Forum is a good place to discuss your music preferences and to share your favoite song lists with other forum members. Make copies of favorite song lyrics, music sheets, tabs, etc. and post them on this forum to be shared with all forum members. Thanks. Tony.

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Hello, this is Tony. Thanks for checking things out here on The JamHouse Forum. I hope you will find this forum interesting and helpful. This is a good way for you to meet other musicians. Regardless of your talent and skill level The JamHouse Forum may be the perfect place for you make those contacts you need. This forum has fantastic members who just wish to share the art of music with one another. If you decide to register as a forum user, you will need to create a user name and a password for yourself. Once you have registered you can then log in and use this forum. Thanks again. Have fun and be sure to promote Raleigh area musicians. Thanks. Tony-JamHouse Forum Administrator.

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Man, I thought it was suppose to be the other way around. I thought "they" were suppose to say "Hey, you down there. Take us to your leader." Well anyway, I certainly understand the hurry to get to Raleigh's live music venues. Catch our local bands at places like: Bonedaddy's Hideaway, MVP's, Fat Daddy's, Scooters, O'Malley's, Crowley's, The Pour House, The Big easy, The Blue Martini, and the 42nd Street Oyster Bar, and The Long Branch. Support our local bands and our local live music venues. Thanks, Tony.

Moderator: Tony-JamHouse Admin

Moderator: Tony-JamHouse Admin