Do You Have Those Mid-winter Blues?

Back in October I started a new day job. My day begins much earlier than it used to, so I knew Thursday night jam nights would become limited. Here we are in the end of January, and I realized that I had not been to one jam session since the end of October. I really miss those Thursday nights of music.

Venue Hopping in the QC

It was a weekend of venue-hopping and unusual combinations.  Friday saw events at the RME Redstone Room and RIBCO, while Saturday had us hopping between RIBCO and Rozz-tox.

New Music And A Benefit

I spent the better part of my weekend at the Redstone Room. When we think of Redstone Room shows, we often thing of visiting artists. But local musicians often perform on the Redstone stage. This weekend the RME gave us some local options. I also caught the tail end of a benefit show that drew a huge crowd.

A Little Of This And A Whole Lot Of That

I'm mixing things up these days - Local and regional acts, cover bands and bands with original music... and all sorts of genres.

Three Bands and Three Bass Fiddles

Friday night I saw 3 bands I haven’t seen before. I knew what to expect out of two of them, but one caught me by surprise – and it was all good.

Quad City Live Music New Year

For my last 2012 blog post, I'm not going to give you a review of where I have been. It's time to talk about upcoming New Year's Eve parties in the QCA. I'm not going to say this is the most comprehensive list of upcoming parties, but I would like to think I've managed to come up with a good start anyway.

Pre-holiday Live Music

Friday at the RME Performance Hall

Local band Breakup Art Rocked the RME Performance Hall Stage

 

Due to the Redstone Room holiday party schedule, visiting bands What Made Milwaukee Famous and The Stone Foxes were scheduled in the RME Performance Hall. Local band Breakup Art was added later as an opening act.  Breakup Art plays mostly original music with a punk influence. Front man and guitarist Donnie Bobb tells me they are looking forward to getting back to writing new music and doing some recording soon.  New music from local bands is a great thing, and I’ll be keeping an eye out for their next recording…and their next live show as well!