Events Horizon – Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Just in case you missed the notice last week , longtime Guitar Noise community member Tom McLaughlin and Life is Drama have made it to the final ballot stage for the readers’ favorites poll of the Chicago suburban magazine, Nitelife. So if you can manage to get a few spare minutes while you’re on the Internet, head to the following URL: http://www.nitelife.org/ and then click on the banner that says “Best of the Burbs.” Then take a moment and vote for Life is Drama for “Best Cover Band” and “Best Rock Band,” and be sure to also add Mindi for “Best Female Singer” and Rob for “Best Drummer.” And, of course, be sure to vote for Tom (who goes by “Tommy Gunz”) for “Best Guitarist.” On behalf of Tom and Life is Drama, we thank all of you in the Guitar Noise community for helping out! And Tom also informs me that if you delete your cookies after visiting the site, you can vote again! That’s definitely keeping with a time honored Chicago tradition!

Welcome, by the way, to the first Guitar Noise Events Horizon for February 2012. This, as you hopefully know, is our weekly blog post where we do our best to catch you up on upcoming shows featuring members and friends of the Guitar Noise community, taking place all over the world. Or at least wherever and whenever people let us know they’re happening!

Because, as you know, we at Guitar Noise believe that the true power, wonder and beauty of music comes when it gets shared with the world. So whenever you’re out playing, we’d really like to do is to help promote your shows, whether it’s in a stadium or at a ten-seat coffee house. Not only is it a great way to help support each other, it’s also a terrific way to meet more musicians!

Every Wednesday, we’ll post here about the gigs we know are coming up in the following ten days or so. Hopefully you’ll get a chance to attend a show should they happen to be in your corner of the world!

Thursday, February 2, 2012

It’s not a show, but it could very easily lead to you having one! The Winter / Spring 2012 Guitar Workshops start this week at the Berkshire Community College at their South County Center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. There are three beginners’ classes, two “Step 2” classes and also a “Jam Class” as well as a Songwriting Workshop being offered at great prices (less than $10 per class). You can also find a beginner’s ukulele class being offered this semester. If you’ve ever wanted to learn to play an instrument, now’s the time! Plus you’ll get to take lessons in person from Guitar Noise’s David Hodge. Classes meet on either Tuesday or Thursday nights and you get 15 lessons between now and the end of May.

The Parlor, located at 734 Warren Street in Hudson, New York has its weekly open mic from 7 until 9. It’s a very friendly atmosphere where people can play their own songs or play along with others. Singer / songwriter, Marilyn Miller hosts and all ages are welcome.

Friday, February 3, 2012

Doesn’t Madder kicks in February with an 8 PM show at the Conover Tavern, 116 1st Avenue South in Conover, North Carolina.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Doesn’t Madder plays the second of their weekend shows at The Vault, located at 100 South Scales Street in Reidsville, North Carolina. Show starts at 10 PM and the music continues until 2 AM Sunday morning.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Jazz guitarist Sheryl Bailey visits Beantown! She’ll be doing a “duo” show with guitarist Jack Pezanelli at Outpost 186, located at 1861 1/2 Hampshire Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 8 PM start.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Time again for the weekly open mic at The Parlor, located at 734 Warren Street in Hudson, New York. Hosted by singer / songwriter, Marilyn Miller, it’s a very friendly atmosphere where people can play their own songs or play along with others. The open mic runs from 7 to 9 PM and all ages are welcome.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Doesn’t Madder returns to George’s on the Lake, located at 101 Catawba Avenue in Rhodhiss, North Carolina. Show starts at 8:30 PM.

Life Is Drama brings a great night of rock to Heroes West Sports Bar and Grill at Rock Creek Drive in Joliet, Illinois). 8:30 PM start for this show.

Please feel free to email about whatever gigs you’ve got coming up. Send your gig dates to [email protected] and try to put “˜gig alert’ in the subject header. As mentioned, we’ll be posting the latest schedule every Wednesday. We’d love to include you in our listing.

Also feel free to add upcoming dates in the “Comments” section of this thread. That way we’ll be able to add your next performance to our future updates.

We wish you the best with your shows as well as a great time at any show you can attend. Maybe you’ll get to meet some of your Guitar Noise friends in person at long last!

Peace