Roots Review 9

Roots Review 9
American Roots 9 was another exciting musical celebration with stand out performances by many of the biggest names on this area's music scene.Special mentions have to go to JR Bradfield for his solo entertainment to kick the night off, then his inspiring rendition of the Star Spangeled Banner played on a guitar he built himself from an old tree stump in his back yard. JR Bradfield's dedication and enthusiasm for our roots movement is inspiring in itself.John Powers, the young standout guitarst, vocalist and drummer was amazing and, I'm happy to say he will be my American Roots guest host partner again next week. John Powers is someone you need to make an effort to come out and see folks so you can at least say, "you knew him when" because I'm telling you, JP is going somewhere. Many thanks to him and his band the Arturos for their huge efforts in helping keep the roots alive.We also celebrated Tommy Fuller's 60th birthday at roots 9 with a cake and song and although he only came out that night to listen and enjoy the music he could not ignore the pleas from the crowd of fans for him to play so he took the stage like the professional entertainer that he is and put on the performance of his life. If you've ever seen this consumate performer do his thing before - you can imagine how GREAT Tommy Fuller was this night.So many awesome players did their thing that night I would like to thank them (in no particular order) and hope I don't leave anybody out: Johnny Charles, Ed Pampani, Mike Caruso, Snakeman Runyan, Rotten Robert, Pat Mullen, Jim Somma, Tommy Haze, Brad Sicotte, Kate Weber, Bones Sandford, Alan Rogoff, Len De Piano, Sal Cheech, Todd Lanka and good 'ol BB; Bernie Brauswetter - all awesome people - thank you.Many special thanks again go to The Rail ownership, management and staff, Mike, Lynn, Sarah, Amanda, Jessica, Byron, and especially my American Roots compadre Nick Wasco for bending over backwards for our American Roots movement. Nick is a visionary and sees the big picture - for this and more - we all love him.And don't forget the American Roots BB King Steak dinner special at The Rail. It's a 20 oz. porterhouse steak with baby field green salad and skewered red potatoes seasoned just right, and it's only available on Roots night.So folks please make sure you come early and get a great seat, enjoy the awesome food - then the awesome music.Very special thanks to Eddie Ray of Computown Technologies in South Bound Brook for his tireless efforts and Ed Pampani and Win.Please continue to help keep American Roots music alive for the next generations. I thank you.See you Thursday at American Roots 10 - then I'm off for a few days of blues in the rainforest with our good friend Duane Chez in Puerto Rico (so posting Roots Review 10 may be delayed a bit) but I'll be back for American Roots 11 for another night of our exciting, ongoing American Roots celebration.And remember, you never know who you're going to meet down at the station.Keeping it real,Ned

Roots Review 8

Roots Review 8
Sorry for the late review folks, I have been over the top busy lately working on multiple projects, but once again our American Roots open mic was a huge success - this time thanks to John Powers & the Arturos! What a great young band. John Powers (a fabulous guitarist and vocalist) and the Arturos deliver a passionate, roots-based modern thing and make you believe it.There were so many players in the house again that I know one or two got away from me without getting a chance to play. Again I am sorry.Help!! Volunteers please.nastyned@att.netAmerican Roots 8 went late, top heavy with legendary local players. Tommy Fuller, Johnny Charles, Mike Caruso all on stage together - awesome, with John Powers and Ed Pampani playing drums. This is why I say there is no other show like ours anywhere.Special thanks to Walter Foot, Snakeman Runyan, Gene Downin, Steve, Dorean, Chris O'Sullivan & Chet Smith, Len De Piano, Jim Somma, JR Bradfield, Arne Englund, Big Boy Kenny Nerbak, Rotten Robert, Bones Sanders and all who came to dig it.Special thanks again go to The Rail ownership, management and staff, Sarah, Amanda, Jessica, Byron, and especially Nick for the American Roots $20.00 dinner and drink cerificates we raffled off and all the other cool stuff, too. And for coming up with the BB King Steak dinner special - a 20 oz. porterhouse with baby field green salad and skewered red potatoes seasoned just right- and it's only available on Roots night. Make sure you come early and get a great seat.Very special thanks to Eddie Ray of Computown Technologies in South Bound Brook for his tireless efforts and Ed Pampani and Win.Keep your spirit people and please continue to help keep American Roots music alive for the next generations. Thank you.See you next Thursday at American Roots 9 when our guest host band will be - I'm pleased to say - John Powers and the Arturos. If you missed it last week - don't miss it this time - these guys are great - and great guys too.And remember, you never know who you're going to meet down at the station. Word has it there might be two, additional very notable participants at American Roots 9.Keeping it real,Ned

AMERICAN ROOTS 7

American Roots 7 was a rousing success thanks again to our good friends and guest hosts, Kate Weber and the Bassboards Blues Band - and all of the special musicians who showed up to celebrate music.Again we had to deal with a Main St. detour, but you all made it - thank you for your effort. Story has it, the night before, a transformer blew somewhere blacking out the Rail sending flames shooting from the manhole covers on Main Street out front. But, I'll say this, the music on Thursday night was hotter than any flames I've ever seen.A highlight of the night was when 15 year old Steve Shallis got on stage with his guitar and stood shoulder to shoulder with legendary guitarist Johnny Charles and Snakeman Runyan. He played his young ass off as his proud father watched from the audience. The kid has feel and he is in touch with his musical roots.This is what the American Roots movement is all about!Thanks to the players that night including Shallis, Charles and Runyan, Lori V, Gene Downin, Mike Caruso, Michael Krizan, Justin, Bernie Brauswetter, Jr Bradfield with another stand out perfromance, Walter Foot, Ed Pampani, Bill Bauer, Cheesecake Bill, Bones Sandford, Walter Foot, Mike Marrucci and again, if I have not mentioned you here, I am sorry. Send me an email.Special thanks again go to The Rail ownership, management and staff, Sarah, Amanda, Jessica, Byron, and especially Nick. Thanks to Eddie Ray of Computown Technologies in South Bound Brook for his tireless efforts, Ed Pampani, Win and Anhueser Busch for the great soccer tickets we were able to give away along with the autographed harmonicas.

AMERICAN ROOTS PT 6

AMERICAN ROOTS OPEN MIC A WORD FROM NASTY NED
American Roots 6 was an evening that will not soon be forgotten.One where we said farewell to our roots brother Duane Chez, and a night of incredible, memorable performances by some of the most talented musicians and singers anywhere - and I mean anywhere!There were so many sign-ups that some didn't get to play. (I'm looking at the sign-up sheet from last night as I write this and I'm wondering who put all the x's and o's on here.) Any way - I'm very sorry that some of you didn't get a chance to play.I would like to suggest to those who didn't play send me an email at nastyned@att.net and I will personally write you in before I leave the house next Thursday. I think too, in general, emailing me ahead of time that you are coming would help because each week this party gets bigger and bigger and it's starting to get away from me. With that said, if there is anyone interested in becoming an American Roots volunteer that could help me a little with this, please email me as well. Many thanks.Two of my favorite, stand out moments last night belong to Tweed Schade and Cochise who tore the place up with their rootsy original "Ridin' that Raritan Line" (how fitting) and the Woody Guthrie classic "This land is my land" - wow! Keep an eye on the video gallery at www.nastyned.com for this.And my other favorite stand out performance was from Lee Fink and Michael Krizan who shot hot guitar licks back and forth during "Mojo" until our heads were about to explode.Special thanks to all the other special performers as well, including first and foremost Mr. Duane Chez; Mike Caruso, Copa, Plainfield Slim, Johnny Charles, Justin, Tyler Penn, Ed Pampani, oh - and least I not forget John Powers & the Arturos - another stand out performance - Kate Weber, Mark Weber, Bernie Brauswetter, Jake Jar el, Gene Downin, Jim Somma, Snakeman Runyan, Chris O'Sullivan, Rotten Robert, Arne England, good ol' Jimbeu from Jimbeu & the Retrocasters, JR Bradfield, Walter Foot - again, if I have left your name out - shoot me a nasty email.Special thanks again to The Rail ownership, management and staff, Amanda, Sarah, Jessica, Byron, Evan, Mike and especially my main man Nick. Kudos to Ed Pampani for the clicks, Eddie Ray from Computown, Win and Anheuser Busch for allowing us to give away eight pair of concert tickets to see the Marshal Tucker Band and Ten Foot Tall.Next week's guesthost band will be our old Friends Bassboards Blues Band featuring Kate Weber. And we just might get a last chance to hear Duane Chez as he may stop in on his way to the Airport. Hope to see you all there next week at American Roots 7.Keepin' it real,Ned



a word from a pleasant symmetry


i had a great time
i even got to play drums for one of my personal heros bb aka bernie brauswetter of bb and the stingers
this is a great chance for those of you who play or sing to meet great players from all over and to jam and to share and to take in
i highly recommend this to musicians and fans to come out thursday nights at the rail in bound brook nj you wont be disappointed

hope to see you there ed pampani aka a pleasant symmetry

a pleasant symmetry is up and running only a bug with the photos has to be fixed and im done

a pleasant symmetry is up and running only a bug with the photos has to be fixed and im done

i have a new local events link section for local events calender links for the nyc pa nj area

as soon as photo section is fixed ill put some new pics up

also check the blogs there some of the blogs mirror this blog but not all

off to the bob lanza blues band open mic hope to see you there peace ed a pleasant symmetry

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BOB LANZA TONIGHT AT ORPHAN ANNIE'S !

BLUES OPEN MIC

TONIGHT @ 9.00PM

@ ORPHAN ANNIES

1255 Valley Rd. Stirling, NJ 07980
The Home of Hot Blues, Cool Jazz, and Live Rock-N-Roll!
Est. 1977

I WILL BE THERE ARMED WITH A CAMERA AND TWO PAIR OF DRUM STICKS

ALL LEVELS WELCOME BRING YOUR VOICE OR OTHER INSTRUMENT

SEE YOU THERE PEACE ED A PLEASANT SYMMETRY

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some more word from nasty ned

don't know what the world's record is for sign-up jammers at an open mic, but I would bet we may have rivaled that number last night as we successfully moved 31 of the most talented players you'd be hard pressed to find anywhere in the same building on and off the stage and back on again.There were so many notable players that I'll have a little trouble recalling (as I do each Friday) what exactly happened last night and with who.Today's review has to be shortened as I'm about to go tear Asbury Park a new one with Johnny Charles tonight so I'll try to catch up with the conclusion of this review over the weekend.But, just for an idea of what went on, I'll list a few of the names - if I've left out your name, please don't be offended: Duane Chez, Plainfield Slim, Snakeman Runyan, Nasty Ned & Michael Krizan, Johnny Charles, Tommy Fuller, Mike Flynn, Bernie Brauswetter, Copa, Lori V, Kate Weber, Dennis Macarone, Todd Lanka, Michael Pfeifer, JR Bradfield, Mike Caruso, Walter Foot and many, many more!We gave away a Djembe African percussion drum last night compliments of Duane Chez and 12 pair of tickets to see Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet and Dennis Peters compliments of Anheuser Busch - as matter of fact Anheuser Busch and Hieneken Light have been so supportive of American Roots they deserve a special shout-out right here.Thanks again to The Rail ownership, management and staff, Amanda, Sarah, Jessica, Byron and especially Nick. Ed Pampani, Eddie Ray of Computown Technologies, Winn and all of you wonderful roots fans, players and friends.

hey folks ed here aka a pleasant symmetry

you can find me at this show taking pics and playing drums

check out http://www.nastyned.com/ for more info
see you there remember thursday night @8pm
@ the rail http://therailonmain.com

a word from nasty ned

4/20/2006
More hot-blues, raw-country, roots-rock-jammin' and sultry-balladeering down at the station made American Roots Open Mic the place to be if you were anywhere near the northern hemisphere last night.We had talented players, from as far away as New York City in one direction and Philadelphia in the other, making music for local music aficionados and one who arrived by train from Puerto Rico - not sure which route he took to get to Newark's Penn Station, but once there it's a short train ride down the Raritan Valley Line to our little station - as word of the American Roots celebration continues to spread. (Click into any of the links here marked "Friends" in the lower right column to see some of what I'm referring to.)Many thanks again to Duane Chez for his inspired playing, dedicated attitude and tireless efforts in helping keep the roots music flame flickering bright for the generations to come. Players ages 20 to 60 stood side by side and entertained a very receptive audience as the stage beneath their feet; if you closed your eyes, could have been from anywhere in New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville, Austin or Chicago.Memorable performances by Hunterdon County's favorite blues diva Lori V, Jersey guitar legends Johnny Charles and Bernie BB Bruaswetter, guit slingers Jim Mosca and Jeff Page and the spirited presence of Tommy Fuller, who sang and played like a man possessed, made for an awesome night of music and mayhem in Bound Brook, NJ.New comers Case Newcomb tore it up on his '59 Les Paul. Joe Cassady & the West End Sound laid it down like it was a family tradition. Kate Weber dished it out to the guests and an all-star supporting cast made sure it all went down so smooth.Great efforts by Todd Lanka, Tyler Penn, Steve Decker, JR Bradfield, Arnna Wendt, Mark Weber, youngsters from Dirty Brown Sound and Dexterity, and on and on - all are applauded.There were so many quality players getting on and off the stage, I'm sure I missed somebody here - forgive me if I have, but thank you for your support non the less.Kudos to Rail ownership, management and staff; Eddie Ray from Computown, Ed Pampani, Win, Jessica, Byron and the train conductors who step down, wave with a smile, and then have get back on the train knowing how much fun we're having at this station.Last night's lucky ticket holders won cool T shirts and hot live CD's from Gus Bardaji, a Nasty Ned Hohner harmonica and concert tickets to see Marshall Tucker Band and Ten Foot Tall on stage together at Starlands.The No Cover Charge at American Roots Open Mic means you can come down to the station even if you're light in the pocket - while stuffing the optional donation jug means you get opportunities to win groovey prizes later in the night.I've got to say, from the bottom of my heart, thank you all who continue to make this American Roots celebration bigger and better each week - and "something" very well worth my turning down a steady gig in Austin, Texas to stay and host.

bob lanza blues band

Sat April 15&22
Orphan annies jam time
9 pm start
1255 Valley Rd. Stirling, NJ 07980
908-647-0138
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Saturday April 29
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This cozy cafe` offers an all new great pub menu featuring our home-made, made-to-order pub specialties. The kitchen is open till closing so come and enjoy a lite appetizer or a full blown meal anytime. For you carbohydrate conscious dieters, we have added a few specialty salads with your favorite toppings.
We are known for our huge portions so be sure to come hungry and in the warmer weather, come and enjoy our outdoor sidewalk cafe with the only view of the beautiful and historic county courthouse.



Saturday May 6
Orphan annies jam time
9 pm start
1255 Valley Rd. Stirling, NJ 07980
908-647-0138
http://oannies.tripod.com/

i will be at the jam drumming and taking pics see you there



Sat may 20

Old Brewery Tavern
138 W Union Blvd
Bethlehem, PA 18018-3804
610-691-9406
http://www.theoldbrewerytavern.com/

the top ten reasons you should see nasty ned thursday night

...you should make a serious effort to come to Nasty Ned's American Roots Open Mic tomorrow night at The Rail in Bound Brook:

Here are the Top 10 Reasons why:

10. To join others in joyous celebration of American Roots music.

9. If you're a musician; to be heard by a very enthusiastic audience in an historic old train station with good food, a friendly staff and good prices.

8. If you're a music fan; get up close to live music being performed by very passionate musicians in an historic old train station with good food, a friendly staff and good prices.

7. Duane Chez and friends

6. The opportunity to hear or play with Duane Chez and Friends, Johnny Charles, Snakeman Runyan, Gus Bardaji, Michael Krizan, Jake jar el, Gene Downin, JR Bradfield, Tommy Fuller, Kate Weber, or well... you never know who you may see or hear down at the station...

5. There is NO cover charge at American Roots Open Mic

4. You may win tickets to see the Marshal Tucker Band with Ten Foot Tall Band at Starland Ballroom..

3. The road construction is ancient history and Main Street in Bound Brook is as smooth as a baby's...

2. You can also get there by train from almost anywhere, as many of you did last week ...

And the Number 0ne reason why you should make a serious effort to come to Nasty Ned's American Roots Open Mic, Thursday, 8PM at The Rail, 350 E. Main St. Bound Brook, NJ is...

BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MUCH FUN! (didn't mean to yell)

If you forgot how much fun we had last week, click into

http://www.nastyned.com

and see or click into

http://american-roots.blogspot.com

to read all about it!

NASTY NED DOES IT AGAIN SEE HIM LIVE AT THE BULL TONIGHT

Nasty Ned & the Noo DogsLIVE @ The Bull229 Williams St.Piscataway, NJCall - 732-752-1240 for directionsShowtime 10PMFeaturing: Lee Fink, Mike Flynn, Gene Downin and Jake jar el - and yours truly - and some special guests!You will not want to miss this one!www.nastyned.com


neds blog review of last night

i have been dubbed the official roots photographer so you will be seeing some of my photo work soon ,right now its all eddie ray the web master

see the review below

4/14/2006

Thanks to everyone who braved the road construction nightmare last night to make our 2nd American Roots Open Mic a rousing success.I love having these parties and not having to mess up my own living room, but like Nick says - this is my living room - and it's yours, too.Tremendous effort last night from the dedicated bluesman and live music supporter Duane Chez. He does a lot from behind the scenes for American Roots and on the stage as well as he played his ass off last night. He supplied all of the stage gear AND brought the coolest friends with him including, my brother from another mother, Mike Caruso from the Doughboys.Because of the repaving of Main Street we all had to park in a lot across the street from The Rail - you would think not too big of an inconvenience right? But the guys unloading the equipment truck had to carry each piece across a street being repaved! Dodging trucks and tractors and guys shoveling molten asphalt at their feet... You get the picture. It was an awesome effort.Thanks Duane Chez. You are the man - and you played like one last night.We kicked off with a solo from Paul Ransom, Virginia Beach - then Duane Chez and friends featuring Mike Caruso on bass, Jake jar el (Noo Dogs) on drums, Snakeman Runyan on harmonica and vocals and the one and only Johnny Charles, who absolutely blew everybody away with his awesome playing! My man was ON!There were great performances by Jim Popik and Jeff Page from Ten Foot Tall Band with Walter Foot (Bardaji Group) on drums and "Big Boy" Kenny Nerbek (Filthy Rich & the Poor Boys) on Bass with Kevin Tracy from Hilltop studios in Bangor, PA sitting in on keys.Ten Foot Tall Band is opening for Marshall Tucker at Starland Ballroom in a couple of weeks and have agreed to return next week with a pair of tickets (to that show) for us to give away to one of next week's lucky ticket holder. Remember there is NO Cover charge at American Roots, but we encourage donations of "any denomination" to help pay the guest host band for bringing their gear, sharing it with everyone and playing for free. So when you come down to the station, please drop a little something in the big white jar marked "Donations" at the door and Jessica will give you a ticket that can win you some cool stuff later.Last night we gave away a $30 food and drink certificate for The Rail and a bunch of cool T Shirts. Last week, two pair of Joe Satriani tickets, next week, Marshal Tucker with Ten Feet Tall tickets and other cool stuff.I'm going to have to fly, here. I have a million things to do yet before rockin' the Bull tonight with the Noo Dogs (and friends) in Piscataway. wwww.nastyned.com for details.Let me first mention the tremendous contributions by Michael Krizan, Bob Bernard and Snakeman Runyan and others who rocked with a sort of reunion of Hot Sauce, then Gus Bardaji with Todd Lanka on bass and Walter foot on drums, joined by Kevin Tracy on keys. Mark and Kate Weber for there great duet performance and Eric and one of his guys from Odus Driftwood who performed as a country duo (their entire band couldn't make it but promise to do so in the future. Then a big jam at the end with everybody from Duane Chez and friends including JR Bradfield and a little blowin' and shoutin' from me.Thanks again to Ed Pampani (our official Am Rts photog) and Eddie Ray from Computown for the cool pics.

don't miss the bob lanza blues band

Sat April 1

Old Brewery Tavern
138 W Union Blvd
Bethlehem, PA 18018-3804
610-691-9406
http://www.oldbrewerytavern.com/




Sat April 15&22
Orphan annies jam time
9 pm start
1255 Valley Rd. Stirling, NJ 07980
908-647-0138
http://oannies.tripod.com/

please not i normally attend this jam and i not only take pics but i get up and jam also how about that ! hope to se you there




Saturday April 29
http://www.bluetonecafe.com/index.htm
The Bluetone Cafe • 683 Walnut Street • Easton, PA 18042Ph (610) 258-5812

nasty ned knows how to throw a party

This Friday Night, April 14th, 2006

Nasty Ned & the Noo Dogs
LIVE @ The Bull229 Williams St.Piscataway, NJCall - 732-752-1240
Showtime 10PM

Featuring: Lee Fink, Mike Flynn, Gene Downin and Jake jar el - and yours truly - and a surprise guest!

But first, we're going to celebrate American Roots, Thursday, April 13th @

American Roots Open Mic Live Music Series @
The Rail inside the Historic Bound Brook Train Station
350 E. Main St.
Bound Brook, NJ
Call – 732 748 RAIL
www.therailonmain.com

All are invited to celebrate our musical heritage!

This week's guest host band is Duane Chez and Friends, featuring Mike Caruso, Gar Francis, Todd Lanka and Jake jar el !!

Plus, I hear a whole lot of other very interesting, talented and eclectic players will share their musical influences with you, too, as it defines their music today... you just never know who is going to show up.

You will not want to miss one minute of this!

Come early to enjoy dinner and get a good seat...
and to put your name on the play list if you intend to jam.

Duane Chez and Friends at 8PM - you at 9PM

If you forgot how much fun we had last week - click into this link for a quick reminder http://american-roots.blogspot.com

Please forward this nooz to a friend... and keep those emails coming - I enjoy hearing from you.

Watch www.nastyned.com or http://nastyned.blogspot .com
for more live shows as they are scheduled...

Email Nasty Ned at nastyned@att.net

American Roots

American Roots

nasty ned and the american roots night at the rail in bound brook

american roots

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as you know i also photograph local acts american roots is a jam at the rail in bound brook hosted by the great bluesman nasty ned

here is a review by him of our first thursday jam

Thanks to everyone for making our first American Roots open mic a success. Someone kidded, that I just wanted to throw a party and not have to mess up my own house."Well it did feel like my own party - and thank you all for coming. If you ask Nick, the manager, he'll tell you The Rail is my house, and he wants you to know it is your house, too. There was a very cool vibe in the room.With lots of passionate players and plenty of real music enthusiasts together in one place celebrating a music form that breathes life into our culture and the bedrock on which modern music stands - American roots open mic proved to be a great place for a music fan to come and get-up close to the music and for musicians, an intimate venue with a very enthusiastic audience.Bassboards Blues BandMany thanks go to last night's guest host band, Bassboards Blues Band, who proved not only to be dedicated and talented musicians with a fantastic young singer named Kate Weber, who goes convincingly from Billie Holiday to Janis Joplin to a piano accompanied 30's torch song - BBB showed themselves to be good people, both gracious and generous who stepped forward for the cause.There was a very entertaining performance by Tom Fuller and Kate Weber. The guitar mastery of regional W.C. Handy Award winner Johnny Charles who I joined on Albert Collins' "Black Cat Bone" and Sonny Boy Williamson's "Pontiac Blues". It was my pleasure to perform with Michael Krizan, Jersey's King of the Delta Blues gut-bucket-slide guitar and with Noo Dog Gene Downin on bass, Glen Kubrak on drums, Doctor Greg from Bassboards on keys, we knocked out a couple of Muddy Waters and Paul Butterfield songsBrad Crowell put in a solid performance with "Crossroards" and "One Way Out" as some nice things happened on stage with Ed Z and Bill and Glenn from White Trash Hurricanes and Jimmy from Bassboards blowing harp. Later, a solo performance from Tom Fuller became a duo as I joined him on a Jimmy Reed number and an acoustic guitar/harmonica rendition of Free's "All Right Now." Also a young singer/songwriter named Patrick ShaCola, who we all met for the first time last night, performed three introspective and melodic originals.There were a lot of players meeting other players - some for the first time, sharing ideas and some hooking up and playing together - very cool. This American Roots open mic is going to become a scene where you can come to find a new band mate or a new band to join, or where you might happen upon that special player who's the missing piece for a project you're doing. And it's going to become a scene where producers and A&R types hang to scope things out - especially with the caliber of players who are showing up and as the word spreads. Concert Ticket Give-AwaysI gave away two pair of concert tickets to see Joe Satrani at Starland Ballroom compliments of The Rail.How this will work each week is - there is, as you know, No Cover Charge at our open mic, but we encourage a donation of any amount you're comfortable with giving that will go to the guest host band who plays for free and then supplys their equipment for the others. When you make an optional donation you're given a raffle ticket that could win you a pair of concert tickets, or a dinner for two, or other cool gifts later in the night. There where plenty of photo ops for photographers, and thanks to Ed Pampani, our official American Roots photographer, and Eddie Ray from Computown who is building an American Roots gallery online - probably at www.nastyned.com - there are sure to be a lot of great shots chronicling our first night. I'll post them here when they become available. Next week's guest host band is Hunterdon County and Bethlehem-Allentown area blues veteran Duane Chez and friends. Duane will be bringing along some very notable players (some of my favorites) you'll not want to miss. (I'm not sure I can mention names, yet so I'll hold off.)Anyway, enough of my scrawling. In closing, some absolutely exciting things happened last night; one prior to the show and one just after you all left, I'll talk more about it in another post.Thanks again for your support and interest. I look forward to seeing you all again next Thursday at the American Roots open mic party at The Rail.Keepin' it real, Ned

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Nasty Ned tears the roof off at the rail in Bound Brook NJ

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See more at the above link plus photos by yours truly

last night

Friday, March 10, 2006
The Rail
350 Main St. Bound Brook, NJ Call 732-748-RAIL

http://www.nastyned.com/

Oh nasty ned and the noo dogs did it this time folks ! plus a visit from tommy fuller and

some percussion to rock your socks


Lee Fink and Mike Flynn delivered some amazing riffage while Jake Jar El tore up the skins and held down the beat .

the house was fully packed and stayed that way most of the night ,

but that didn't stop anyone from dancing !

I will be posting some pics of this soon

amazing performance folks stay tuned Ned will be burning up the airwaves with his soulful vocals and blazin hamronica

coming soon Nasty Ned appearing on the Low Budget Blues Show with Richard Skelly

check http://www.nastyned.com/ for more updates there is a email list if you want to find out were he will be playing next

you wont be the same i guarantee it !



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james cotton gig cancelled due to illness

Blueskid Productions PresentsThe Bob Lanza Blues BandTHURSDAY, MARCH 9th 8:00PMAT ORPHAN ANNIE'S STIRLING NJ.908-647-0138 www.OANNIES.comThe James Cotton show for this datehas been canceled due to Illness.


The show will be rescheduled for a date in May.Everyone at Orphan Annie's wishesMr. Cotton a speedy recovery.