Events Horizon – Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Hello and welcome again to the latest Guitar Noise Events Horizon, 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!

I’d like to start with an announcement: 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. If you can, 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.” You’ll find the ballot by going here: http://www.nitelife.org/ and then click on the banner that says “Best of the Burbs.” On behalf of Tom and Life is Drama, we thank you in the Guitar Noise community for helping out!

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!

This is the sort of week where I wish I had the ability to be in more than one place at a time. It’s not every Thursday that there are three acts in different parts of the country featuring people I’ve had the honor and pleasure to make music with!

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Tonight’s the Thursday night song circle-style open mic at The Parlor, located at 734 Warren Street in Hudson, New York 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.

Tony Nuccio (my favorite lefty guitarist!) is playing at Goose Island Wrigleyville Brewpub (located at 3535 North Clark, mere steps down the street from Wrigley Field) in Chicago, Illinois as part of a three-act acoustic evening. Catch Tony, along with Gretchen Erickson and Model N, when the music starts at 8:30 PM.

And in Princeton, New Jersey, you can catch Greg Nease of 2nd Shift Music playing with Chris Jankowski and Kevin Marcoux at Triumph Brewing Company, located at 138 Nassau Street. Music starts at 9 PM.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Doesn’t Madder rocks out at Rockin’ Risto’s Place, 123 North Center Street in Statesville, North Carolina. Music goes on from 9 PM until midnight.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Life Is Drama, with longtime Guitar Noise Community member Tom McLaughlin, lights up Shakers, located out in the middle of nowhere (that’s 121 West Stevenson Road in Ottawa, Illinois). 9 PM start for this show.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

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.

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