"I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time" Otis Redding

Have You Heard---

This week in history: September 26

In 1862 President Abe Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves in rebel states, effective 1/1/1863

In 1911 ground was broken for the new Fenway Park

In 1962 ABC introduced the new cartoon series, The Jetsons, the first full color cartoon shown on network TV

Birthdays:  

Mickey Rooney 93, Sophia Loren 79, Stephen King 66, Cheryl Tiegs 66, Bill Murray 63, Joan Jett 55 (Shvifty Five), Will Smith 45, Ani Defranco 43

Local luminaries celebrating birthdays this week: Sara Ashodian, Just in time for Sunday/Funday. Happy Birthday Sara

 “Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand”  Kurt Vonnegut

Here we go---    

Brodies Seaport  

Friday – DRIVIN BLIND 9PM

Saturday – Jazzport 9PM

SUNDAY/FUNDAY - SPECIAL GUEST Chris Stoval Brown and Marty 4PM

Finz

Friday –  CHRISTINE LUCAS WITH TAKE TWO 9PM

Grapevine

Sunday – Bruce Bears Trio 11:30AM

Monday – Julie Dougherty with Woods 6PM

Tuesday – Christine BAZE 6PM

Gulu Gulu

Thursday – Jennifer Greer 8PM

Friday – Little War Twins 8PM

Saturday – Kevin Farren & Tim Dillon 8PM

Howling Wolf

Friday - David Fischer and Eric Farnsworth 10PM

Saturday - Three-Stage Rockit 10PM

Sunday – Steve Spungin 6:30PM

In a Pigs Eye

Thursday – Lois Lane and The Daily Planets 9PM

Friday – Blues Jam  4:15, DECADE 80'S NIGHT 9PM

Saturday – Cannibal Ramblers 9PM

Sunday – Eric Reardon 8PM

Monday – Open Mic  9PM

Tuesday - Two for Twosday's w/Brother Brian O'Conner 8PM

Wednesday – Nick Consone and Nick Yeagar 9PM

The Lobster Shanty

Thursday – Release The Hounds 7PM

Friday – Vein 8PM

Saturday – Ronnie "Black Hat" Deschenes 8PM

Sunday – Lee Harvey 3PM

O’Neill’s

Sunday – Irish Session 4PM

Opus

Thursday – The Dejas and Friends  9PM

Rockafellas

Friday – Spike The Punch 9PM

Saturday – Diezal 9PM

Vic’s Boathouse

Saturday – Tom’s Folly 9PM

Sunday – Tigerman Whoa 6PM

The Village Tavern

Friday – Metro Soul Live 9PM

Saturday – Ronnie “Blackhat” Deschenes 4PM Close To Home 9PM

Last week---

Pam and I caught a bit of Erinn Brown and Randy outside at the Shanty on Thursday. I sure am gonna miss these outside shows. As always, Erinn was wonderful.

The weekly jam down at the Pig was fab as usual. Last week I met some new folks on the high seas and told them a bit about Salem, where to eat, what to see, live music, etc. Well they showed up at the jam and enjoyed the hell out of it. I also told them about Sunday/Funday and they showed for that too. (You know I wasn’t there. I don’t want to talk about it.) These peeps like Salem so much they decided to stay another week. I’ll be looking for them AND their son, who hopes to sit in at the Friday jam. I hear he plays a pretty good sax.

Saturday, it was back to the Pig for my favorites, who play there every 3rd Saturday, Juke Joint Five. I keep harping on it but if you haven’t heard these guys yet, well I guess you just don’t like Blues. But I do and I love this band.

My picks in the coming week:

You know I don’t usually leave Salem unless it’s special because I have to drive and---well, you know. But I just heard from Chris Cole at Rockafellas last night that Capones in Peabody has a blues jam on Thursdays, run by Lee Hawkins. I can’t make it tonight but it’s on my radar. I’m interested what the crowd is like in this dance club. Could be interesting. Maybe next week----

Tonight, (Thursday) at the Pig we have the return of Lois Lane and The Daily Planets, those great rock, soul and blues guys. I missed them on the Hannah Glover last month because of predicted bad weather, but nothing will keep me away tonight.

If I have any life left in me, I’ll stop into OPUS for the DEJAS weekly show. Great room. Great Band. And hardly out of the way. I’ve got to make an early run to Logan so I SHOULD make an early night of it. Uh HUH.

Friday. Blues Jam. Pigs Eye. Yup!

Saturday has me at the Shanty to catch a guy who’s around all the time but I’ve yet to hear. Ronnie "Black Hat" Deschenes takes the stage at 8. You know, we have had a great stretch of good weather but I have a feeling it won’t last, so get out and enjoy this outside show while you can.  And I’m interested to see if any of the wait staff that went to Vegas for Mike and Sarah’s wedding didn’t come back cus they won so much money. I’m thinking they are all back to work.

Sunday/Funday at Brodies Seaport. The other Best show in town!!! Starts around 4ish. And no, I won’t be there. We’ll see what my October work schedule brings. Stop by and wish Sara Ashodian a Happy Birthday. I think she’s turning 28.

This list was put together with much help from STANSLIST. See his site here:  http://www.stanslist.com  Thanks Stan.  

Please excuse any incorrect spelling and omissions.

Go out and listen to some great LIVE music in the wonderful, strange, historic and hip town of Salem, Massachusenutts.

And tip your bartenders and servers.  

And always check with the venue as times and schedules change. (and I sometimes Feck up)

See you around, CORDWANGERS. Have a great week.