Hi gang!
This past Friday, Shady Drive had a great gig at Cebars, where the crowd was light but mighty. We had a great time partying with our East side friends and hope to be back on that side of town soon! We had a rare Saturday night off, so Erika and I caught Jim and Eroc at The Oriole, which is always a sure bet for a good time. Thanks guys for a fun night! :c)
Coming up in the week ahead, G.S. Harper and Sammy Free join me as co-hosts for this Tuesday’s installment of the Cleveland Music Club Jam Nite at Doc and Louie’s (24280 Lorain Rd., North Olmsted). This week’s jam is sponsored by Grabbit Stands, so we’ll have some nice door prizes to give away. Also, this week we’ll begin taking entries for the Sonor Drums Night on November 29, when some lucky jammer will win a Sonor bass drum pedal. Starting this Tuesday, until and including the Tuesday November 29 jam night, each time you attend and participate in our Tuesday jam you’ll receive one entry in the drawing. For example, if you attend and participate in every eligible Tuesday jam night (Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29) you’ll be entered in the drawing 5 times. The grand prize winner will be drawn at the jam night on Tuesday, November 29 and you must be present to win.
This Wednesday November 2, a young lady by the name of Emily Keener (www.emilykeener.com) will make her debut performance at the Fairview Tavern from 7-10pm. Emily sings while accompanying herself on guitar, harmonica and piano, performing your favorite folk, classic rock and country hits as well as her original material. She has recorded two CDs of original material and appeared at The Winchester, Brothers and this year’s Fairview Summerfest. She’s fresh off an October 15 appearance on The Huckabee Show, where she performed her award-winning song, “We The People”. Did I forget to mention that Emily is all of 12 years old? This young lady is nothing short of amazing, so make plans to be there this Wednesday!
This Friday, Shady Drive will be performing at Irish Kevin’s (13601 Detroit Ave., Lakewood) on Friday November 4 from 9pm to 1am. It’s always fun with the Kevin’s crowd, and this week the Gummy Vodka folks will be there from 9pm – 10pm giving away some free stuff, so you definitely want to be there early!
On Saturday we’re playing a private function, but we’re back on the stage this Sunday November 6 when we appear at The Hive (5324 State Rd., Parma) to compete in the Cleveland Blues Society’s Memphis Challenge event. Come early to get a good seat and you’ll be rewarded with lots of great bands. Shady Drive is scheduled to appear at 6:15pm. We would love to see you all there!
That’s all for this week! We’ll talk soon…
Mike :c)