whaler11
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Which band is that?
He is playing with a third band.
@August_West you said it’s Rush and Europe covers mostly?
Which band is that?
BRYAC has the finest raw bar and green room of any venue in SW CT, and the house B3 isn't bad either!

Start at 930ishWhat time tonight, August? Middletown is close to whaler so he has no excuse for not showing!
Meant to update this.
Playing with 3 different bands in the area next couple weeks.
Tonight . Band that's been mentioned in this thread a bunch is at La Boca in Middletown. Free show. @8893 @Dove
Next Friday,3/30- another band I'm in that does all grateful dead is at hungry tiger in Manchester @tdrink
Friday 4/6 - that same dead band is at Arch Street in Hartford
@Deepster
Saturday 4/7 - the band that is "not dirty hippies" I'm in that @whaler11 promises he will come to is at The Austrian Donau Club in new Britain . Which is a cool place because it is a private club that let's in public for one show a week and you get huge beers for dirt cheap. That's an early starter to like 830 ish. This band plays a ton of Allman brothers, the Band, some Steely Dan and Joe Cocker and other assorted stuff from early 70s.. if you are Uconn students from the 90's you'd recognize that half the band is made up of "neybas"
Already met a couple new yarders because of this thread. Always enjoy that.
Let's toast to Hurley.
What time the 7th is the start?
No go for tonight; I actually just got back from a terrific dinner with my youngest daughter in your town (Rustica; big fan). Can't do Good Friday either, as it's my oldest daughter's birthday (and we may well be back at Rustica for that).Meant to update this.
Playing with 3 different bands in the area next couple weeks.
Tonight . Band that's been mentioned in this thread a bunch is at La Boca in Middletown. Free show. @8893 @Dove
Next Friday,3/30- another band I'm in that does all grateful dead is at hungry tiger in Manchester @tdrink
Friday 4/6 - that same dead band is at Arch Street in Hartford
@Deepster
Saturday 4/7 - the band that is "not dirty hippies" I'm in that @whaler11 promises he will come to is at The Austrian Donau Club in new Britain . Which is a cool place because it is a private club that let's in public for one show a week and you get huge beers for dirt cheap. That's an early starter to like 830 ish. This band plays a ton of Allman brothers, the Band, some Steely Dan and Joe Cocker and other assorted stuff from early 70s.. if you are Uconn students from the 90's you'd recognize that half the band is made up of "neybas"
Already met a couple new yarders because of this thread. Always enjoy that.
Let's toast to Hurley.
No go for tonight; I actually just got back from a terrific dinner with my youngest daughter in your town (Rustica; big fan). Can't do Good Friday either, as it's my oldest daughter's birthday (and we may well be back at Rustica for that).
4/6 possible, but 4/7 is looking really good, potentially with a few other friends who are big Neybas people too. Which of them are in that band?
Russ is great. Very good songwriter, too. Is he still working a day job with The Hartford?Russ the guitar player and Emmet the drummer.
Me and Russ are smoking the dual dickey/duane stuff
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No go for tonight; I actually just got back from a terrific dinner with my youngest daughter in your town (Rustica; big fan). Can't do Good Friday either, as it's my oldest daughter's birthday (and we may well be back at Rustica for that).
4/6 possible, but 4/7 is looking really good, potentially with a few other friends who are big Neybas people too. Which of them are in that band?
Is 4/7 all ages? Not a deal breaker if not, but want to know the options. Thanks.Rustica is very good.
Your daughter and my wife share a bday.
I think you would enjoy 4/7. I'm very much enjoying that band. It's a lot of work right now getting that repertoire down but I'm having fun getting out of the Jerry/Bobby box and being a rock guitar player. So is Russ I think. We are both used to fronting bands and all that entails ( it's not always the best job, sometimes you just want to show up and play and not have to deal with all the ancillary crap that comes with it) and singing the Lions share of material. But we have a kick-ass lead singer in this band and Russ and I each only sing a couple , so we just get to play. And it's great. Somewhere along the way Russ became an absolutely monster slide player. I mean totally crushing it. Jaw dropping good, and that was something you didn't see much of in neybas.
I'll check. Private place could go either way. Don't know.Is 4/7 all ages? Not a deal breaker if not, but want to know the options. Thanks.
@August_West , need the deets on this gig please. Looking good for me and a couple others. Also, did you find out if it's all ages or not? Thanks.Saturday 4/7 - the band that is "not dirty hippies" I'm in that @whaler11 promises he will come to is at The Austrian Donau Club in new Britain . Which is a cool place because it is a private club that let's in public for one show a week and you get huge beers for dirt cheap. That's an early starter to like 830 ish. This band plays a ton of Allman brothers, the Band, some Steely Dan and Joe Cocker and other assorted stuff from early 70s.. if you are Uconn students from the 90's you'd recognize that half the band is made up of "neybas"
@August_West , need the deets on this gig please. Looking good for me and a couple others. Also, did you find out if it's all ages or not? Thanks.
No worries. Thanks. That makes it easier, although my daughter will be bummed.awesome!
yeah found out this weekend.
21 and up. Sorry .
8:30 PM Start give or take a few minutes
Austrian Donau Club
545 Arch St, New Britain
Lotsa Parking. Place has its own fenced in lot.
No worries. Thanks. That makes it easier, although my daughter will be bummed.
we will have some all ages places up by the summer. Private club couldve gone either way, I understand why they want it 21 and up though.
Im going to try and see if our buddy A.C. is around next weekend.
The gig is on the 7th not the 14th.Slater or Cowlings?
I can’t go the 14th. Spring game at noon followed by 6 a.m. flight Sunday. I’m too old to drive straight to the airport.