What’s going on musically in the Berks-Mont Newspapers coverage area? A lot, and we want to help keep everyone in the know.
Local Bands and Venues 26 Dec – Born Cross Eyed Acoustic at The Still, Skippack (7 p.m. start)
26 Dec – Greg Henderson at Cutillos Restaurant, Pottstown (7 p.m. start)
26 Dec – Open Mic w/ Cliff Stackonis at The Other Farm Brewing Co, Boyertown (7 p.m. start)
26 Dec – Open Mic w/Dennis ‘Two Shoes’ Schwartz at Good Eatz, West Reading (7:30 p.m. start)
27 Dec – Born Cross Eyed Electric & Acoustic at The Other Farm Brewing Co, Boyertown (8:30 p.m. start)
27 Dec – DJ Sonny at Sunnybrook Ballroom, Pottstown (7:30 p.m. start)
27 Dec – Brian V at The Sandtrap, Limerick (7 p.m. start)
27 Dec – The Sensational Soul Cruisers at Building 24, Reading (7:30 p.m. start)
27 Dec – Miss Behavin at Blind Hartmans Tavern, Temple (9:30 p.m. start)
27 Dec – Sterling Koch Band at Cigars International, Hamburg (7 p.m. start)
27 Dec – Flathead at Cutillos Restaurant, Pottstown (8:30 p.m. start)
28 Dec – Jim Meck at Louies Restaurant, Allentown (7 p.m. start)
28 Dec – John & Kass Bolles at West End Alley, Pottstown (7 p.m. start)
28 Dec – Punk a Billy at Cooper Morgans, Barto (9 p.m. start)
28 Dec – H2O, Angel Dust at Reverb, Reading (5 p.m. start)
28 Dec – Tracy Grammer & Gretchen Schultz Trio at Chaplins the Music Cafe, Spring City (7 p.m. start)
28 Dec – Old School at The Sandtrap, Limerick (8 p.m. start)
28 Dec – Tommy Katona & Texas Flood (SRV Tribute) Building 24, Reading (7:30 p.m. start)
28 Dec – Good Lovin Jam Band at Blind Hartmans Tavern, Temple (9:30 p.m. start)
28 Dec – Dirk Quinn at The Bridge Inn, Pleasentville (7:30 p.m. start)
28 Dec – Mission Impossible at The Water Tower, Oaks (9 p.m. start)
28 Dec – Dear Anna at Cigars International, Hamburg (9 p.m. start)
28 Dec – Kris Kehr at The Greshville Inn, Boyertown (9 p.m. start)
28 Dec – Old Head at The Other Farm Brewing Co, Boyertown (8:30 p.m. start)
29 Dec – Open Mic at Chaplins the Music Cafe, Spring City (7 p.m. start)
31 Dec – New Years w/ Backflash at The Bowl Grille, Exeter (9 p.m. start)
31 Dec – New Years at Sunnybrook featuring Amanda Carr & The Sounds of Sunnybrook Band, Pottstown (8 p.m. start)
31 Dec – News Years w/ The BC (Bev Conklin) Combo at The Bridge Inn, Pleasentville
31 Dec – Sofa Kings New Years Eve at The Water Tower, Oaks (9 p.m. start)
31 Dec – New Years Eve w/Flagged at Blind Hartmans Tavern, Temple (9:30 p.m. start)
31 Dec – New Years Gala featuring Hopwood Acoustic, Comedy of Paul Lyons & Marjorie Winther, DJ Scott Landis at The Loft at Limerick Golf Club, Limerick (6:30 p.m. start)
31 Dec – New Years Eve w/ Holy Smoke at The Shoey Fire Co, Shoemakersville (10 p.m. start)
2 Jan – Open Mic w/ Dennis ‘Two Shoes’ Schwartz at Good Eatz, West Reading (7:30 p.m. start)
2 Jan – Blues and Jazz Jam at The Other Farm Brewing Co, Boyertown (7:30 p.m. start)
3 Jan – Born Cross Eyed Electric at Screwballs, King of Prussia (9 p.m. start)
3 Jan – Jim Meck at Hotel Bethlehem, Bethlehem (5 p.m. start)
3 Jan – Mondays Mistress at Blind Hartmans Tavern, Temple (9:30 p.m. start)
3 Jan – The Grind w/ DJ Sharpekuts at The Other Farm Brewing Co, Boyertown (9:30 p.m. start)
4 Jan – Pistol Whipped at Blind Hartmans Tavern, Temple (9:30 p.m. start)
4 Jan – The Punkabillys at The Other Farm Brewing Co, Boyertown (7:30 p.m. start)
7 Jan – Open Mic at Friendship Farm Market, Douglassville (7 p.m. start)
So we are about to plunge headlong into 2014. I still haven’t accomplished all I wanted to do for 2013! The year wasn’t quite a washout though. Working the stages at the Oley Bark for Life and The Turning Leaf Fall Festival featuring old friends like Jeremy Simons, Yolanda Spohn, Christopher Langiotti, the guys in Black Hat Boris and Hillbilly Shakespeare is always a good time. I also got to, meet some new folks like Steve, Ami and Val at Listen Live, Nate of Go Commando fame and the guys in Levi Bone, watch and cheer on Stephanie Grace as she continues her rise toward stardom and jammed (maybe not as well as I would have liked but jammed non the less) with the likes of Steve Carlisle, Chris Dietz and Steve Walker. Thanks guys, I had a BLAST! I only got to help out a little over at Listen Live Music, hopefully, that will change for 2014. I can only speculate at what else might be coming at us in 2014. There are quite a few shows already lined up at the Santander properties that have people buzzing, locally places like The State Theater (Boyertown), The Other Farm Brewing Company and Cigars International (Hamburg) are constant in their scheduling of solid shows and hopefully their popularity will continue to grow in the new year. Here’s to hoping that Santa fills all your stockings with music! Happy Holidays!
Do you want to see your band or venue listed here at WTIM send an email to tdietterick@21st-centurymedia.com with the particulars (at least two weeks in advance) and we’ll get it out there.
