GRATEFUL DEAD night monthly with GLJB @ the Brass every 3rd Friday

After a successful celebration of the birthday of Grateful Dead leader, Jerry Garcia, last month at the Brass Lantern, the members of the Good Lovin’ Jam Band (GLJB) were asked to return for a monthly residency.

Every third Friday until 2010 (or beyond), starting this Friday at 9pm, PlusVibes Productions is especially proud to establish a consistent monthly spotlight on Grateful Dead music once again in Reading, at the Brass Lantern.

It’s been some years since the likes of Grateful Dead cover bands such as Living Earth, Double Dose, and Solar Circus (just to name a few) frequented the Reading area in small clubs like the Brass Lantern, Mr. Charlie’s, The Strand, and Top of the ROC (all but the Brass have long since closed).  With all of those bands dissipating over the years it has been extremely difficult to find a solid replacement until now. 

The Good Lovin’ Jam Band has filled the shoes of its predecessors in providing a complete show for Grateful Dead fans,  starting off with a set by Pangea Acoustic, a set by Neo Trio, and ending with combination of both openers to form the Good Lovin’ Jam Band for two full sets.

It’s a 4-set night of magical music in tribute to a band that’s influenced the ears of happy-hippie listeners since the 1960′s – the Grateful Dead.  We’re sure that all Deadheads will be satisfied in the right on performance that the Good Lovin’ Jam Band provides each and every show.

Take a listen or download the GLJB show from August here.

Here’s all the information:

The Good Lovin’ Jam Band

    every third Friday at the Brass Lantern

featuring Pangea Acoustic & Neo Trio

9pm – 2am
21+ only

$5 at the door

Friday, May 21st
Friday, June 18th
Friday, July 16th
Friday, August 20th

The Brass Lantern offers:
 - $2.50 domestic drafts, $6.50 pitchers
 - $3 Jager, Rumplemintz, Blackhaus, & other shots
 - Wings, Burgers, Nachos, Patty Melts, Salads, & more
 - Kitchen open until 9:45pm!
 - Friendly service & great overall vibe

+VIBES joins Berks Jazz Fest ’10 – hosts Grammy winnner

After many years of showing tribute to Berks Jazz Fest by hosting live jazz during the festival’s traditional days at the Brass Lantern, +VIBES has become a member of the Berks Jazz Fest in 2010 and together they will be bringing you two premiere (non-ticketed) events, each to be listed and promoted by all Berks Jazz Fest media outlets.

On Friday, March 19th, the very first day of events of Berks Jazz Fest, the Brass Lantern will feature its very first Grammy award winner on its stage in David Cullen, appearing with the Good Lovin’ Jamband, a Berks County bred Grateful Dead tribute band.

David Cullen is a world-reknown Classical guitarist and has won a Grammy Award for BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL RECORDING.  He has performed with Will Ackerman, Samite, Michael Manring, Victor Wooten, The JacoBig Band and with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. He earned his Bachelor of Music in Classical Guitar Performance from the Hartt School of Music.

David has performed throughout North America for Classical Guitar Societies, Jazz Festivals, and Performing Arts Series.   He has released 9 CDs for the acoustic guitar label Solid Air Records and his recordings have been featured on NPR stations across America.

In honor of all that is jazz, David and the Good Lovin’ Jamband, whose drummer is David’s brother (Matty), will be performing a very special set in tribute to “Jazz Is Dead” in which the classic tunes of the Grateful Dead are performed all instrumental with a heavy jazz edge.

David has been known to play Grateful Dead tunes at local solo acoustic shows for many years in the Berks County area, and the combination of the full band with David leading on Classical guitar is mind-blowing.  It will be a historic event for the Brass Lantern and PlusVibes Productions is extremely excited for this event!

On Saturday, March 20th, the Brass Lantern will be hosting Reading-native and another jazz-guitarist,  Josh Taylor with his trio.  Josh is a seasoned guitar veteran and is versed in many styles including jazz, blues, rock , bossa nova, Latin, and flamenco.  He has played at various Berks County venues over the years, including gigs at Bixler’s Lodge, The Brass Lantern, The Inn at Reading Cabana Bar, and Gerald Veasley’s Jazz Base at the Crowne Plaza, and he has been involved with Berks Jazz Fest for many years – a time when his expertise can shine, and he can capture an audience on his very first note.

Josh is joined onstage by local stand-up bassist, Trey LaRue who is the full time bassist in The Kingpins, a self proclaimed “tortured, mean rockabilly” band also based in Berks County, and drummer John Fundyga, who plays in various projects including local veterans, John King’s Dance Band and the Ukrainian Club House Jazz Band.

We expect both nights to be fantastic nights with great crowds, so we recommend you get there early.  We’ll have the fireplace stoked and the mood set to “jazz lounge” at the Brass Lantern for these and all shows during the Berks Jazz Fest celebration.

WE’VE JUST ADDED ANOTHER JAZZ FEST EVENT.  The Dirk Quinn Band will be coming back, fresh off their latest tour, on THURSDAY, March 25th at 9pm.

Here’s all the information:

Berks Jazz Fest 2010

March 19th – 28th

Good Lovin’ Jamband @ The Brass Lantern

with very special guest, and Grammy-award winner,

David Cullen

Friday, March 19th, 2010

9pm – 2am
21+ only

$7 at the door

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the Josh Taylor Trio @ The Brass Lantern

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

9pm – 1am
21+ only

$6 at the door

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the Dirk Quinn Band @ The Brass Lantern

THURSDAY, March 25th, 2010

9pm – 1am
21+ only

$5 at the door

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The Brass Lantern offers:
- $2.50 domestic drafts, $6.50 pitchers
- $3 Jager, Rumplemintz, Blackhaus, Kettle, Stoli & other shots
- Wings, Burgers, Nachos, Patty Melts, Salads, & more
- Kitchen open until 11pm on weekends!
- Friendly service & great overall vibe

ATTN: Music-Lovers — HELP SAVE THE BRASS LANTERN

Due to the relentless recession, the steady decline of patronage, and for various other reasons (any thing that could possibly break in the last year, HAS), the Brass Lantern joins the long list of privately owned companies in serious danger of closing its doors forever!!  The venue is currently on the market and will continue to be, until sold or until their business begins to thrive again.

The Brass Lantern has been a landmark for live music in Reading, Pennsylvania since around 2001, hosting prime national touring acts such as Melvin Seals & JGB, DJ Flow (of the Chappelle Show), The Recipe, RAQ, and Michael Glabicki (of Rusted Root), just to name a few.  More importantly, it has been the “stepping stone” venue for hundreds of smaller jam bands, building solid fan foundations for bands such as Lotus, Pnuma Trio, Quagmire Swim Team, Juggling Suns, Frog Holler and many others.

These bands played (and some are still playing) multiple shows at the Brass Lantern in order to capture the hearts of Reading live music fans and create the “travelling music fan” in an era where live shows (and turnout for live shows) is in direct proportion to keeping each band travelling and performing, thus keeping the band together.  Some of these bands have moved on to bigger venues and large festivals largely in part to building their fanbases at the smaller clubs across the country like the Brass Lantern.

By consistently providing the quality live music stated above, and using mainly word-of-mouth promotion with bits of Internet blogs and posts by its proud staff and satisfied patrons over the years, the Brass Lantern has gained the reputation as “PA’s Best All-Around Small Venue“, and truly is a hidden gem (although scuffed) nestled in the city of Reading.  People connect at the Brass Lantern, whether it’s over a fine craft beer or a top-end mixed drink, over a game of darts or pool, or over some top notch live music;  all patrons, whether it’s their first time there, or they’re a regular customer, are assured a safe and fun time.  It is for this reason that people want to come back.   Many patrons who come in from out of town remark, “this bar reminds me of my hometown bar” and it’s because we treat bands and out-of-town concert-goers so kindly and with open arms (yes, this is still possible in the heart of the city).

Simply put, the Brass Lantern is the reason PlusVibes Productions was even created.

So, I plead with you to KEEP THE BRASS LANTERN ALIVE.

Come in and spend a little money – have a drink or have a bite to eat, catch up with good friends and good people, see the best live music that Reading has to offer, and TELL SOME FRIENDS ABOUT the Brass Lantern.  We honestly have some of the best food & drink specials around the city and we absolutely need all the business we can get, plus we love seeing new faces!

I actually bartend every Tuesday evening from 5pm until 2am, with our $1.25 Taco special (chicken, beef, or beans, 7-10pm) along with $6 domestic pitchers.  I am also usually playing some of the best Brass Lantern live show recordings from over the years on our soundsystem.  Do you have a request? Do you want to talk about good music?  I would love to chat. 

Is there a live show from the Brass Lantern that you would love to have a copy?  I personally extend an invitation to anyone wanting a copy of a live recording to come in, have a couple drinks, maybe eat some tacos, write down the show you want, and I will personally make you a copy for free(first come, first served).  It will be ready for pick up  the following week (there, I got ya’ for two visits).  All I ask is that you buy a drink or two each time you stop by!

I thank you for your continued support of live music in the city of Reading, Pennsylvania, and I hope to see you soon.

Chris K

   Founder, +VIBES Productions
   Entertainment Director, The Brass Lantern

More information, including a full band schedule can be found here.

The Brass Lantern
1350 North 12th Street
Reading, PA  19604
610/372-9311

Hours:  Mon thru Sat 5pm-2am

Roots, Rock, Reggae Weekend @ The Brass Lantern

It’s another edition of ROOTS, ROCK, REGGAE at the Brass Lantern starting Thursday, December 17th and running through Saturday, December 19th.

Beginning on Thursday the 17th is the final edition of “Thirsty 3rd Bluegrass Thursdays with the Manatawny Creek Ramblers” for the year.  Daniel Bower’s traditional bluegrass (roots) group has been faithfully providing foot stompin’ throw downs every month bringing traditional tunes to the forefront, in addition to catchy original numbers (of course with that bluegrass feel).  The Ramblers have brought in some quality guest musicians such as Kris Kehr (mandolin) and Johnny Kilgore (guitar) over the months to make every night a special evening of friends and music at the Brass Lantern.

Friday the 18th brings 2009′s final “Grateful Dead Night” at the Brass Lantern.  Matty Cullen’s troupe of seasoned Deadheads comes together to bring another 4-set night of authentic Dead tunes (rock) with opening sets by Pangea Acoustic and the NeoTrio, and then a full two sets at the end of the evening with a collaboration of the two opening acts coming together to form the full band, the Good Lovin’ Jamband.

These nights bring out all kinds of guest musicians.  In October they brought a second percussion kit, manned by drumming veteran, Rob Wolfe, and the night was filled with the authentic feel [of two drummers] that the Grateful Dead brought to the stage every night.  And we’ll let you in on a little secret – scheduled in March, during the world re-known Berks JazzFest, Grateful Dead night will have a little jazz twist in it, with the guys bringing in very special guest, and Grammy Award winning guitarist, David Cullen for an extremely  rare “Jazz Is Dead” set at the Brass Lantern.

Stay tuned for more information on that show coming in early 2010. 

Saturday the 19th completes the triangle with another “Reggae Night” at the Brass Lantern.  We are pleased to announce a special one-night-only show featuring our old friends Mystic Rebel and special guest Jah Witness. 

Mystic Rebel has blessed the Brass Lantern with many irie reggae nights in years past, showcasing mainly the music of the legendary Bob Marley and the Wailers, and we are very happy that they will be reuniting for another special evening of positive vibrations.

+VIBES Productions is very excited for the fantastic music coming up THIS weekend.  It is very important during this holiday season that we bring you the music that makes you smile!  So we encourage you to take a break from your holiday shopping (aka the “craziness”) and come out and let loose with your family in music at the Brass Lantern.

We hope to see you there.

Here’s all the information:

Thirsty 3rd Bluegrass Thursdays

with the

Manatawny Creek Ramblers

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

9pm – 12am
21+ only

$4 at the door

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Grateful Dead Night

with the

Good Lovin’ Jamband

with opening sets by

Pangea Acoustic and the Neo Trio

Friday, December 18th, 2009

10pm – 2am
21+ only

$5 at the door

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Reggae Night

with

Mystic Rebel and very special guest Jah Witness

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

10:30pm – 2am
21+ only

$5 at the door

All shows are at the Brass Lantern.

Thirsty 3rd Bluegrass Thursdays @ The Brass

PlusVibes Productions is proud to be hosting a series of monthly bluegrass shows at the Brass Lantern every third Thursday each month, with local bluegrass favorites, the Manatawny Creek Ramblers. 

The series will run through the fall, occurring every third Thursday of each month, and is being billed “Thirsty 3rd Bluegrass Thursdays with MCR” in conjunction with the best beer special around - $1.25 Miller Light drafts.

Members of MCR include Daniel Bower (Frog Holler, Society Beat) on guitar and vocals, a recent addition and sometimes called the “hardest working man in [Berks County] showbiz” is Kris Kehr (Kris Kehr & the Stone Poets, The Youngers, formerly of The Recipe) on mandolin and vocals, Michael Beaky on banjo, and Josh Sceurman (Frog Holler) on bass.  They bring traditional bluegrass medleys and intricate originals from the “hills” of Oley, Pennsylvania (also known as “Pennsyl-tucky”).

 
They recently (June) released their seven song EP “Meet Me by the Moonlight” and have been supporting their debut EP vigorously with frequent showcases at the West Reading Arts on the Avenue series and stops at the Steel City Coffee House (Phoenixville), the Sterling Stage String Fling (Sterling, NY),  the extremely eclectic Stir Fried Festival (Snipes Farm), and two Sunday summer nights at Union Jack’s (Manatawny), with the first on Sunday, July 19th at 6pm.

The Ramblers’ biggest accomplishment  in 2009, thus far, was receiving 2nd place in the highly acclaimed Delfest Music Festival’s Bluegrass band contest.  Despite the deluge of rain that trounced the grounds, they emerged and found themselves playing better than ever and, from what Kris has said, they lost to “a truly professional contestant, a national touring band”.  More recently, they have announced their addition to the Jerry Fest (Kempton), August 7th & 8th, a posthumous celebration of the life of Grateful Dead leader, Jerry Garcia.

The Brass Lantern and PlusVibes Productions would like to invite everyone for a foot-stomping, good old time with the established Manatawny Creek Ramblers, starting THIS Thursday at 9:30pm, and continuing every third Thursday of each month.

Here’s all the information:

Thirsty 3rd Bluegrass Thursdays

with the

Manatawny Creek Ramblers @ The Brass Lantern

every third Thursday each month

9:30pm – 1am
21+ only

$4 @ the door

The Brass Lantern offers:
 - $1.25 Miller Light drafts
 - $3 Jager, Rumplemintz, Blackhaus, Kettle, Stoli & other shots
 - Wings, Burgers, Nachos, Patty Melts, Salads, & more
 - Kitchen open until 9:45pm!
 - Friendly service & great overall vibe

Hope to see you there.

Dragonfly Music & Arts Fest on Saturday, September 26th

We are excited to annouce festival number three (out-of-four) that PlusVibes Productions is sponsoring this year.  This round it is the Dragonfly Music & Arts Fest at Blue Falls Grove, near Reading, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, September 26th, 2009.

It will be the final outdoor event this summer, at least in the Reading area – one remains on October 3rd at Snipes Farm, Morrisville. 

This one-day festival (with camping available*) is in celebration of the Autumnal Equinox (on 9/22) and features our friends and jam band veterans, the Juggling Suns headlining the pavilion stage.

Festival organizer, Todd Jones, returns to Blue Falls Grove, approximately 10 miles north of Reading, after a successful 1st Annual Jammin’ For The Animals Benefit show for the Humane Society of Berks County back in July 2009. 

The primary sponsor will be Dragonfly Studio and Glass, in West Reading, a prominent glass, art, and tattoo studio owned by David Dragonfly.  David has always been a kind friend to the live music & arts scene in Reading over the years, building a faithful clientele for his business along the way.  He will be doing tattoos all day on the festival grounds, for those of you up for some true body art!

The festival features live music from 1pm until 10:30pm with a side stage to provide music while the main stage is in transition.  A LARGE camping area is on site, not far from the stage, with car-side camping, and tree lines on both sides for shade, although it stays cool because it sits right off the water on a low level area.

Overnight camping is encouraged and the family-friendly event will include a kids pavilion (dedicated to activities for kids [or adults who feel like kids]), hula hooping and juggling workshops, swimming (at a small additional cost), and assorted food & arts vendors in between the pavilions.

A solid four-punch-combination of live music is this round’s primary focus, with the jabs coming in the form of bluegrass powerhouse jam band Cabinet, out of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania starting off at the main pavilion, followed by excellent West Coast newgrass string band Montana Slim String Band Thirteen Days out of San Francisco. 

Cabinet is a 6-piece blugrass ensemble, pushing the limits in the “duels” of each jam, creating beautiful improvisational moments, and making their shows both dance-filled and jaw-dropping (from back-and-forth seamless duels) from beginning to end. 

They are a Pennsyl-tucky favorite that have been filling up rooms such as the Brass Lantern and the River Street Jazz Cafe for the last couple of years, and currently are scheduled for a very special holiday celebration, billed as “Christmas with Cabinet“, at the Brass Lantern on December 26th.

Montana Slim String Band, hailing from San Francisco, is  a SOLID bluegrass 5-piece known for their “invigorating live performances, peppered with dueling melodic fiddle, mandolin and acoustic guitar improvisation.”

They most recently set up and played impromptu sets each night at Yonder Mountain String Band‘s Northwest String Summit, in North Plain, Oregon in early August 2009 and a writer for Jambase.com described them as, “Tenacious troubadours from San Francisco with snappy rhythms that inspired some delightfully dirty dancing, they won over several new fans before the weekend was over.”

They will be doing warm up shows (2 full sets) at Zeno’s in State College on Thursday (9/24) and at the Brass Lantern on Friday, (9/25)  to make a run of the time that they are in the area.  So show your support if you are able to attend any of the 2-set shows. 

 

The fight then moves on to the body shots, with conscious dub, roots reggae rockers, I Yahn I Arkestra.  Hailing from the “boondocks of Baltimore”, Kaseopi and Jah-D relocated to Philadelphia and, since forming in 1997, they have been sharing their positive conscious Rastafarian vibe to many of the city’s hottest jam band area clubs, such as The Middle East and the World Cafe Live.  

They have grown to become one of America’s most unique and original reggae bands, offering up cosmic rhythms – psychedelic, herb-induced soundscapes with an uplifting message and positive vibes.

The smooth riddums, Rastaman chants, including spoken word by “Joseph I”, and Nyabingi drums are the perfect opportunity to trance the mind and open up your consciousness for the knockout punch that is the called the Juggling Suns.

The Suns have been tearing up the jam band circuit since 1997, shredding up clubs, halls, theatres, and festivals along the way, and often referred to as extremely under-rated.

Their original songs have been covered by the Disco Biscuits and Keller Williams, and the Suns have hosted numerous guest musicians up on stage beside them, including Buddy Cage, Tom Constanten (Grateful Dead), Martin Fierro (Legion of Mary) and Jon Gutwillig (Disco Biscuits).

Guitarist Mark Diomede, who has been on the road as a musician since 1989, received the Asbury Music Awards Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. Diomede has shared the stage with Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Herring, Santana, moe., Mickey Hart, Bob Weir, and many more.

This event is fully packed with talented musicians on the bill, and will surely be an epic celebration of the beginning of the Autumn season.

PlusVibes Productions will be providing security, front gate meet & greet, and most importantly, spreading the word throughout the live music scene about a great festival in the Reading area.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please contact Dragonfly Studio & Gallery in West Reading.

JUST ANNOUNCED:  Superb guitarist & singer/songwriter, Mike Miz will be kicking off the festival at 1pm with a very special set, and also immediately after Cabinet during changeover to Montana Slim.

We hope to see all of you there!

A limited number of tickets are also available at the Brass Lantern (see ChrisK).

San Fran’s Montana Slim String Band, 9/25 @ The Brass

Supporting their album, Slim Pickens, is San Francisco area’s bluegrass artists, Montana Slim String Band at the Brass Lantern on Friday, September 25th.

PlusVibes Productions is proud to have the opportunity to host such fine musicians from the West coast, stopping through on their way to the Dragonfly Fall Equinox Festival right up the road from the Brass Lantern at Blue Falls Grove on Saturday, September 26th.  They are the second band at that festival, right after Pennsylvania bluegrass favorites, Cabinet.

The Brass Lantern show will be especially sweet in that they will have all night to really showcase what Montana Slim are all about.  They will performing two full sets of fantastic originals, with a few covers thrown in there, bluegrass style.

The members are Sean (lead acoustic guitar/vocals), Brent (mandolin/vocals), Turi (fiddle/vocals), Jesse (rhythm acoustic/vocals), and Dave (upright bass).

“Passionate vocal harmonies, reflective lyrical tales, and solid foundational bass rhythms can all be found in Montana Slim’s original youthful interpretation of bluegrass,” says their MySpace blog in reference to their style of music.

Their tour around the East on this swing include stops in Burlington, Philadelphia, Cambridge, Boston, Narragansett, and State College before ending their Eastern run in Reading at the Brass Lantern and at Blue Falls. 

They return home to California in the beginning of October for a quick hometown show at the Cafe du Nord and then take short a break until heading to Groveland (CA) on October 29th for the 4-day Las Tortugas Dance of the Dead Festival, and will share the stage with wide pool of musicians and bands those four days, including Umphrey’s Mcgee, Tea Leaf Green, Ivan Neville’s Dumstaphunk, Nathan Moore, and Hot Buttered Rum (just to name a few – see entire list here on Jambase!).

This will be a fantastic night of bluegrass at the Brass Lantern - a night influenced by a West coast approach sometimes called “newgrass”.

Come see what it’s all about.

Here’s all the information:

Montana Slim String Band

2 full sets

Live @ The Brass Lantern

Friday, September 25th

10pm – 2am
21+ ONLY
$7 at the door

Jerry Garcia Birthday Bash, 8/1 @ the Brass

In a posthumous celebration of guitar-icon, and Grateful Dead leader Jerry Garcia on Saturday, August 1st, the Brass Lantern is bringing together local veteran musicians bound together by one concept – keeping the music and the vibe of Garcia and the Grateful Dead fresh in the hearts and minds of the Deadheads in Berks County. 

Nightmare Detective ipod Music and Lyrics dvd The concept is “a launch pad for improvisation. While respecting the original songs and lyrics of the Grateful Dead classic songbook,”  [they] “ interpret the material in a new way every performance”, (from the Reading Eagle’s Spotlight on: Good Lovin’ Jam Band, 11/06/2008 The Blob full ).

The Good Lovin’ Jam Band is that concept.  The “band” is unique, in that it actually consists of three bands – Pangea Acoustic, Neo Trio, and a “super group” combining members of the two groups to form the Good Lovin’ Jam Band Plaguers buy .

Formed in the summer of 2008, the players are Craig Burkey (bass, vocals), Matt Cullen (percussion), Dan Dolla (guitar, vocals), Cory Heller (keyboards, vocals), Brian Reppert (guitar, vocals) and there’s always some surprise guest artists.

 

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, the “In and Out of the Garden We Go” Festival (Snipes Farm), JerryFest ’09 (Kempton), and they even headlined “Deadhead Night” at the Reading Phillies’ First Energy Stadium.

The show on Saturday, August 1st at the Brass Lantern epitomizes the concept to which they are sharing with their audiences.  The birthday celebration will surely set the vibe as soon as you enter the building.  We are asking that you wear either a tie-dyed shirt, a shirt with Jerry’s image or art on it, or a classic Dead concert shirt in Jerry’s memory.

Here’s all the information:

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featuring the

Good Lovin’ Jam Band

@ The Brass Lantern

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Saturday, August 1st, 2009

10pm – 2am
21+ only
$5 at the door

  – Sound & Lights provided by PlusVibes Productions

Hope to see you there.

On a side note, the GLJB will be performing every THIRD Friday at the Brass Lantern, starting Friday, September 18th at 10pm.  This series has been one that the Brass Lantern has been wishing for since the days that Living Earth was a staple there.

Boris Garcia on Saturday, 5/16 @ the Brass Lantern

Bob Stirner’s (Living Earth) latest project, BORIS GARCIA, is a band whose genre is hard to pin down.  Blending elements of bluegrass, folk, rock, and reggae, and reinforcing these elements with eloquent psychedelic jams, they definitely fall into the category of “jam band”.  More often, they are classified on the scene as “jam grass,” and they stand out as a unique powerhouse on any bill. 

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For the last 2 years, Boris Garcia has shared the stage with many notables such as Donna Jean, David Gans, Tim Carbone, and Buddy Cage (to name a few), and they have also been featured at many festivals and in many theatres, so it is a rare treat to catch them at such an intimate venue like the Brass Lantern.  The Brass Lantern has been working with Bob Stirner, with his (now defunct) Grateful Dead tribute band Living Earth, since it started having live music, and now they hope to host Boris Garcia annually (at least) as the band continues to grow or for as long as they are willing to come back.

Reading (and surrounding area) music fans are sure to be in auditory-bliss this night.  Is that even a saying, “auditory-bliss”?  It surely will be a Wikapedia entry, come Saturday, May 16th!

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Reading’s own, ACOUSTIC PANGEA, will be starting off the night, Grateful Dead style, with a very special set at 9:30pm.  Brian & Dan are working the Reading circuit diligently The Host movie full , with shows 4 to 5 nights a week.  With a wide repertoire of Dead classics, they are sure to play some of the obscure ones each set.  And who knows? With the avid Deadheads they are opening for, we may see some special guests onstage with them this evening.  There will be a ton of musical talent in the building this night.

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Here’s all the information:

Boris Garcia

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   with special guest Acoustic Pangea 

Saturday, May 16th, 2009
@ The Brass Lantern
      1350 North 12th Street
      Reading, PA  19604
      610-372-9311

9:30pm – 2am
21+ only
NON-SMOKING venue

$9 @ the door

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Ronnie Penque (NRPS) Friday, May 8th @ The Brass!

Murder Party movie download Touring steadily over the last few years with David Nelson Jindabyne buy and the New Riders of the Purple Sage, bassist & singer/songwriter Ronnie Penque is a seasoned musician, playing for over 30 years.

Through those years, Ronnie has played with many other bands and great musicians including Jack Casady, G E Smith, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Vassar Clements, Peter Rowan, Jeff Chimenti, Mark Karan, Bob Matthews, Melvin Seals, Robert Hunter, John Popper, Keller Williams & many more.
 

Most recently, Ronnie & the New Riders of the Purple Sage brought in 2009 with a New Year’s Eve bash at the Silo Nightclub.  Donna Jean & the Tricksters and the Juggling Suns were also on that bill.

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The Ronnie Penque Band is appearing this Friday night, May 8th at the Brass Lantern, 1350 North 12th Street at 10pm.  The 5-piece ensemble brings to the table, fantastic original jams blended with some NPRS Always Outnumbered rip

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and Grateful Deadcovers thrown in there to make it a magical night for all those attending.  He will be sure to leave his mark on Reading, Pennsylvania and we hope he will keep Reading in his touring rotation, whether it is with his band or with NRPS.

We are positive that his vibe is one-in-the-same as the Brass Lantern’s.

Please come out and show your Reading support.  It’s sure to be one NOT to miss!

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The Golden Child release Ronnie Penque Band
The Cellar Door buy

Batman Returns on dvd

Friday, May 8th @ The Brass Lantern
21+ ONLY / NON-SMOKING show
10pm – 2am (2 sets)
$8 at the door The Apartment on dvd

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