Bullfrog Brewery Music Event Calendar for April
The weather has turned completely amazing in Central PA the past couple weeks and we’re super excited about all the new things happening at the Bullfrog. Keep an eye out for new menu items and lots of new releases!
Our First Friday Kegs Gone Wild release will be a special edition of Fast Eddie’s Pale Ale – gone wild! Stop in on Friday April 2nd while you’re out and about and enjoy one!
Here’s what’s happening in April:
==Every Sunday – Jazz Brunch with Burgess, Mitchell, and Seal==
12-4pm
Enjoy the great sounds and collective musical experience of this World class trio. Great brunch and lots of local guest musicians come out to the area’s finest jazz session. Pair that up with a relaxing brunch to make it the perfect end to your weekend.
==Every Tuesday – Quizzo==
9pm, no cover.
Test your brain on beer! Like team trivial pursuit. Free admission with prize giveaways and always lots of fun. No more than six per team.
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Friday April 2
Lynn & Farley 5 “The Farewell Tour”
$5 – 10pm
Regional Blues/R&B/Rock
myspace.com/thelynnandfarley4
Dave Lynn and Sean Farley performed as a successful duo for the past several years playing blues, rock, eclectic covers and originals. Two years ago the duo became a trio, and then a quartet, and now a quintet. Rounding out Lynn/Farley are Shaun Gilmour on drums, Jimmy Lovcik on bass, and Michael Eck on organ. The group has solidified itself as one of the areas most explosive and popular acts.
Unfortunately, Sean Farley will be leaving the area in August and we must now bring you now “The Farewell Tour”. Don’t miss your chance to get out and see these guys while you still have the opportunity.
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Saturday April 3
28 North – Area Debut!
$3 – 10pm
Rock/Funk/Alternative
www.myspace.com/28norththeband
28 North has been writing music, recording, traveling, and slamming out live performances for five years. During that time they’ve performed support for Motley Crue, Dave Matthews Band, Dickie Betts, Ace Frehley, Billy Squire, Lez Zeppelin, and many more. From The Whiskey a Go-Go in Hollywood to The CMJ Music Festival in New York City; The House of Blues in Cleveland to the Dewey Beach Music Festival in Delaware, not to mention the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah and a standout performance at the 2010 SXSW (South by SouthWest) Festival in Austin; these guys stay busy with about 160 tour dates a year literally all over the United States and Canada.
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Wednesday April 7
Doug McMinn Jazz Quartet
7-10pm – FREE!
Local Jazz
The Doug McMinn Jazz Quartet was formed many years ago by multi-instrumentalist Doug McMinn, who called upon three close friends to join him in the simple pleasure of playing great music. Great friends, playing jazz … and enjoying every moment of it. The quartet features some of the most respected musicians in the Williamsport (PA) area, and their song selections range from classic standards like “Stella By Starlight” to more funky, contemporary tunes like Herbie Hancock’s “Watermelon Man.”
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Friday April 9
Octavia & the Earthblood Blues Band
$5 – 10pm
Regional Blues/Roots/Jazz
www.myspace.com/octaviabluesandjazz
www.OctaviaBlues.com
Octavia plays a wicked harmonica and old-style finger pickin guitar, along with sultry & powerful vocals. She performs originals, blues classics, and selected Bessie Smith and Koko Taylor gems. Not only has she been known to play two blues harps at once, in one of her songs she holds a single note throughout an entire verse – audiences go wild waiting for her to turn blue and drop. You need to witness this show stopping stunt to believe it!
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Saturday April 10
E.V.E. (Electric Volcano Experiment)
$5 – 10pm
Local Jazz/Rock/Eperimental/Ambient
www.evexperiment.com
www.myspace.com/electricvolcanoexperiment
“Reaching into the soundscapes of jazz, rock, and electronica, Electric Volcano Experiment creates a music that resonates from the styles of Miles Davis to Brian Eno to Black Sabbath…their music is an improvisational, cinematic journey across the rhythms and the sounds of life.”
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Wednesday April 14
Ann Kerstetter Duo
7-10pm – Free
Regional Jazz/Blues/Soul
www.annkerstetter.com
www.myspace.com/annkerstetter
“Ann Kerstetter’s vocals are powerful, and filled with emotion. The musicians surrounding her are tight. Here is a group of artists whose talents seem to have no boundaries; The Ann Kerstetter Band delivers a refreshing mix of jazz, blues, and rock that is guaranteed to satisfy. Al Lundy-Highway Blues/KZUM FM 89.3 Lincoln, NE
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!!Must See Show!!
Friday April 16
Michael Morrow & the 21st Centurians
$5 – 10pm
Funk/Psychedelic/Jam Band
www.myspace.com/mm21cents
Twentyfirst Centurians are a powerfunk jamband from Philadelphia with a unique, yet familiar sound that captivates, moves and engages the most discerning fans. Led by veteran psychedelic guitarist Michael Morrow, the group affectionately known as “21 Cents” rests on the bomb-ass pocket of drummer Gerald Williams and the amazing Ryan Hickey on bass keys/organ. Described by a fan as “…like Soulive with Garcia sitting in at Maceo’s birthday party…” MM and 21 Cents are one of the most talked about and upcoming jam acts on the East Coast. Last Spring they were voted winners of Relix Jam-Off Contest 2009, and was also featured on the RELIX compilation disc and in the September edition. A Rochester NY promoter told the crowd at his recent festival “…see this band now, right before they make it…”
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Saturday April 17
The Charles Walker Blues Band – Area Debut!
$5 – 10pm
Regional Blues/R&B/Funk/Soul
www.myspace.com/walkerbluesband
www.walkerband.com
Charles Walker, tenor saxophone, keyboard, songwriter & band leader, received formal jazz training at UW Eau Claire, playing saxophone for over 20 years. He has played with such greats as Big Al from New Orleans and JJ Johnson at BB’s in St. Louis and his band has opened for BB King, Earth, Wind and Fire, Aaron Neville and Booker T. Muziczine describes him as “Particularly inventive, Walker is a musician bursting with talent. Well capable of building a melody line, his tenor sax thrusts through the mix powerfully” (4/6/09).
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Monday night music series
Monday April 19
Milquetoast & Co.
9pm – Free Show!
Rock/Americana/Classical /Soul
www.sonicbids.com/milquetoastco
www.myspace.com/milquetoastco
With the independent release of their debut album Drinking and Smoking Too Much With Women I Hate, Boston’s Milquetoast & Co. bring together years of do-it-yourself hard work and creativity with the wry, witty, no-nonsense re-telling of hard nights and harder days that has come to epitomize the band’s sound. Milquetoast & Co. has respectfully declined to join a particular genre by freely crossing the lines between Rock, Southern Blues and Rockabilly while sprinkling in a touch of classical and soul to keep things interesting. Together, their music has drawn comparisons to Tom Waits, Morphine and Jeff Buckley, among others.
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Wednesday April 21
Keystone Cats
7pm-10pm – Free show!
Regional Jazz/Blues
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Saturday April 24
Indobox – Area Debut!
$5 – 10pm
Electro/Rock/Jam Band
www.myspace.com/theindobox
www.theindobox.com
From Boston, MA and roots in Northeast PA, The Indobox is starting dance-parties everywhere they go, bringing something they call Dance-Rock… Guitarists Mike Carter and Joe Zarick fuse psychedelic rock guitars with dirty dance beats from Steve Learson’s synths and Quinn Ferree’s drums, all with catchy hooks to sing along to. An having played gigs with The New Deal and at Camp Bisco Festivals, you know every Indobox show will inevitably turn into a wild dance party.
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Monday Night Music Series
Monday April 26
La Strada
9pm – Free Show!! *Donations accepted
Indie/Folk/Pop
http://www.ernestjenning.com/
www.myspace.com/lastradanyc
Area Debut!
Combining beautiful harmonies with old world sounds of the accordion, La Strada creates a new sect of charming romanticism rock with swelling orchestral arrangements.
The distinct sound of La Strada has not gone unnoticed. La Strada has been on the Indie radar for a little while, accumulating critic’s acclaim, and will be featured on a Where the Wild Things Are behind the scenes trailer and an episode of Jason Schwartzman’s new show, Bored to Death on HBO.
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Wednesday April 28
Steve Adams Duo
7pm-10pm – Free show!
Jazz Duo
Steve is well-known in the area as a pianist and composer. He performs regularly with a number of local jazz bands in addition to Jazzin’: The Transcendants, B.D. Bop, Backbay Express (a 12-piece big band), and in a number of trio configurations. In addition, he has performed with saxophonists David Liebman, Nelson Hill, Virginia Mayhew, and Andy Middleton, trombonist Jim Pugh, bassist Tony Marino (David Liebman band), and trumpeter George Rabbai.
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Thursday April 29
The Wee Trio
9pm – $3
Jazz/Post-Punk/Fusion
www.theweetrio.com
www.myspace.com/theweetrio
9pm-12am / Three Dollar Cover
Don’t miss their return!
On their debut recording, Capitol Diner Vol. 1, their superb original compositions, and “standards” by composers Kurt Cobain, Sufjan Stevens, and Thelonious Monk, are brought to life with an ingenious combination of jazz, rock, fusion, post-punk, and references to other genres thrown in for good measure. The best part is, it all “swings” like nobody’s business. This is a band born and raised in Brooklyn, with their first recording brilliantly embodying the borough’s energy, eclecticism and excellence.
