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We're looking forward to this publication being a weekly Thursday afternoon event. Please forgive the delay as we map out what is sure to be an evolving template. email thoughts/ideas and/or general interest to
thelobe@wcuw.org
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The Lobe...Some reading this will remember the days when WCUW 91.3 published a newspaper called
The Lobe. In its day, the paper gave the local weekly a run for their money. Well, they won the publishing race, or have they? If you're at all interested in the local music scene you know the printed press has given up on local listings, and finding a central on-line source to locate your favorite band or know who's playing at your favorite venue is a search.
That said, please say hello to
Jay Berman. For some time Jay has been presenting a weekly events calendar via his Facebook page sharing where most every Rock/Folk/Jazz/Blues musician/band is playing in Worcester County Thursday through Sunday. Jay also shares his list on Darren Pinto's Friday Night Blues from 5 pm - 9 pm. To garner his weekly list even more eyes, Jay has offered to share it here via "The Lobe." We're honored to do so.
Facebook Jay, or email him
HERE if your event fits!
So, every Thursday, and hopefully before 5 pm, expect Jay's List as well as other WCUW news that's on hand. Jay's postings are extensive and yes, you'll learn how to spot what you want to know; once you do, you'll be looking for it every week! And if you do go out after spotting something on the list, tell the venue where you found the info!
Enjoy...
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Thank You for your support of our 2018 Fall Fund Drive!
To date we've raised $17,134!
Only $4,866 to go!
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Thanks to all the bands, WCUW Members, and non-members who supported the 'Thank You" party at Halligan's! And a double dose of LOVE to both Jonathan Leary and Peter Allard for the amazing sound all afternoon. And thanks Huck for keeping a smile at the door.
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Improvements coming to the WCUW FRONTROOM
The WCUW FRONTROOM
will soon be going through renovations that will allow for additional seating in a more intimate setting. This will involve the modification of our entryway that will open up into our new gallery/lobby area. Once completed,
Cinema 320
will, in addition to their Clark location, use the room for presenting foreign films. The 75 seat facility will be available to others to use as well. We will be seeking out corporate and foundation support to fund this project.
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11-29– 12-2 – Whoa, It’s Already Dec!
Thursday 11/29
Vanilla Fudge @ the Bull Run (Sawtelle Room); Mike Lynch Trio @ Vincent’s; Troy Gonyea @ Nick's; Larry’s in Rehab Jam (7-10pm) @ B Man’s 140; Electric Blues Jam @ DUNNY'S; Playboi Carti @ the Palladium; Rick Hamel @ The Banner Pub; Sam James @ the Loft 266 Bar & Lounge; Elf: the Musical (7:30pm) @ Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts; Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell @ Michael's Cigar Bar; Punks Last Stand with Marko & The Bruisers, GingerWülf, The Hangovers, The Frenzy of Tongs @ The Cove Music Hall; Metal Thursday: Dzõ-nga, Legions Descend, Lightcrusher, Shunyata @ Ralph’s; ComMunity @ The Raven; Open Mic Night @ Wild Willy’s; Kelly Kerr @ Point Breeze; Mike Ladd (6pm) @ Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company; John Brazile (8-11pm) @ Quinn's Irish Pub; Ukulele Club w/ Rich Leufstedt @ Union Music; Worcester Chamber Music Society - Christmas Concerto @ Worcester Historical Museum; Open Mic @ 3-G's Sports Bar; Open Mic Night With David Bazin @ the Belfont Hotel (Millbury); Gary Labossiere @ the Post Office Pub; Dana Lewis @ Barber's Crossing Road House; THIRSTY THURSDAY OPEN MIC NIGHT @ DARK HORSE TAVERN with Mark & Wibble; OPEN MIC hosted by Bill McCarthy @ Barbers Crossing (North); Straight Up Jazz Band (5:30pm), then Big John Short @ The Stomping Ground; Thursday Blues Jam @ Shenanigan’s Bar & Grill (Ware); Sean Fullerton @ Neighborhood Bar & Grill; Gracie Day (7-10) @ the Duck; Thursday Nite Jam (7-10:30pm) @ Millerville Club (Blackstone); OPEN MIC NIGHTS hosted by Mike Melendez @ Medusa Brewing; Chris Fitz & Steve Dineen host the Back Porch Acoustic Hoedown @ New Jasper Hill Café (Millis); Scott Babineau @ Rye & Thyme; Dan Cormier @ Blueprint New American Bar & Grille; Night Train @ The Mill at 185; Lizzie Marquis @ The GazBar Sports Grill; Audio Wasabi: “Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famers” featuring Franco O’Malley @ the Gardner Ale House; Dana Lewis @ Cafe' Sorrento; Copilot @ B.B.C.(Franklin); Ricky & Danny @ Pepperocini’s (Milford); Open Mic Night w/host Michael Kelly @ Slater's (Bolton);
Friday 11/30
Lights Out Blues Band @ Vincent's; Brumbletones @ Michael's Cigar Bar; Boombox @ Chopstick’s (Leominster); Fellowship of the King @ Point Breeze; George McCann @ Chan’s (Woonsocket); Vivi & Mike G @ Halligans Bar; Festival of Lights featuring Brynn Elliott (4:30pm) @ Worcester Common Oval; Girls on Girls @ Padavano's Place; Brooks Milgate @ Lock 50; Play Back @ Greendale’s; Airspray a Weekly Queer Dance Party @ the Electric Haze; Joe Macy @ Park Grill and Spirits; Thank Friday it's Dr. Nat (5:30-7:30), then Seth Newton (9pm) @ Nick's; Matt Soper (8:30–11:30pm) @ Railers Sports Tavern; Twelveyes, Gold Star Blvd, Planet Mercury @ Ralph’s; Shamrock Whiskey @ Frank's; Kevin Shields @ Quinn's Irish Pub; Bar Side Jam with Chris Vee (7pm-9pm), then Falcone & Friends @ Beatnik's; The Drunken Uncles (8-10pm) @ Chuck's Steakhouse; Alex 2E @ Whiskey on Water; 1st Annual Spotlight on Youth Fundraiser and Celebration featuring Lil T-Jay and Friends @ Mechanics Hall; Elf: the Musical (8pm) @ Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts; The Belfast Cowboys (7:30pm) @ Fiddler's Green; Bobby Dayrit Gadoury (6-10pm) @ Nuovo Restaurant; Open Mic @ the Nu Café; Double Dose of Dave (7pm) @ Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company; Nat’s Cats (6pm) @ BirchTree Bread Co; Clark University Concert Choir Presents: A Time for Poetry/Protest @ Clark University: Atwood Hall; BOOTY & THE JETT with Andy Caplan & Mike Nelson @ the Specialty Sandwich Co (Holden); Russo Brothers Jazz Quintet (7pm) @ Homefield Brewing; Dark Horse @ the Post Office Pub; Charlie Rock (6-9pm) @ Goodstuff Smokehouse (Blackstone); Transmission @ Millerville Club (Blackstone); Dale LePage & Joe D’Angelo @ The UXLocale; BILL McCARTHY @ BARBERS CROSSING NORTH; Sean Fullerton (6-9pm) @ the Rapscallion Brewery; Arnie Spielberg & Friends @ Neighborhood Bar & Grill; The Whiskey Rebels (@ Starlite (Southbridge); Blue House Between @ Oxford Casual Dining; Jason Lambert (7-10) @ the Duck; Friday Night Acoustic with Rob Adams @ 308 Lakeside (E. Brookfield); The Green Sisters (6-9pm) @ Timberyard Brewing Company (E. Brookfield); Gracie Day @ Time Out (E. Brookfield); The Hot Club of Black Rock @ The Stomping Ground; Cheryl Wheeler @ the Bull Run (Sawtelle Room); Steven Higgs @ the Bull Run (Tap Room); Angry James & the Peach Pits (7pm) @ Markoh’s on Main (Ayer); Tan Odyssey @ Battle Road Brew House (Maynard); Auntie Trainwreck @ Liz's Diamond; Jodee & Brian @ The Mill at 185; De La High @ Rye & Thyme; Whitney Doucette @ Blueprint New American Bar & Grille; James Bradley @ The GazBar Sports Grill; Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell @ South Side Grille & Margarita Factory; Full Monty @ Forty's Bar & Grill (Leominster); Dave Malouin @ Happy Jack’s (Leominster); Jah Spirit @ Mill City Pub (Fitchburg), The Tom Savoy Duo @ the Gardner Ale House; Ken Macy @ Legends Grille & Sports Bar; Dan Kirouac @ Marconi Club (Fitchburg); Lane Torosian @ River Styx Brewing; Ken Macy @ Legends Grille & Sports Bar (Fitchburg); An Acoustic Evening with Brain Chaffee @ 435 Bar & Grille (Leominster); @ William's Restaurant & Tavern; Mike Melendez @ Tavern on Central; Grace Kelly @ The Center for Arts Natick (TCAN); Rock the Bokx with Southbound Train @ the Skybokx109 (Natick); Rick Hamel @ Dolphin Seafood (Natick); Windjammer @ Exhibit 'A' Brewing Company (Framingham); The Rich Greenblatt Trio @ Pho Dakao (Framingham); BIRD MANCINI @ New Jasper Hill Café (Millis); Josh Briggs @ TJ's Food & Spirits; Eclipse @ Fireflys; Certain Treble @ the Bolton St Tavern; Graham Brown @ Medusa Brewing; Adam Payne @ Chill Kitchen & Bar (Marlboro); The Allens @ the Central Tavern; Sam James @ B.B.C. (Franklin); Fran Fenton @ Pepperocini’s (Milford); Shady Armadillo @ 140 Pub n Club (Bellingham);
Saturday 12/1
Decades By Dezyne @ Halligans Bar; Mighty King Snakes @ Padavano's Place; BrumbleTones @ Man’s 140; Groovalottos with Brownskin Band, Tall Bucks & Shantyman @ the Electric Haze; Boombox @ Chopstick’s (Leominster); The Peacheaters @ Fireflys; Dave Bazin’s Mojo Ride @ Mill Towne Tavern (Millbury); ToddAmy @ Galway Bay; Elf: the Musical (2 & 8pm) @ Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts; Michael Graves (Ex Misfits), Argyle Goolsby, Nin Vind, The Negans @ The Cove Music Hall; BACKYARD SWAGGER @ the Marine Corps League; Dave East @ The Palladium; With Confidence & Broadside w/s/g Sleep On It and Small Talks @ The Palladium (Upstairs); He Said She Said @ Michael's Cigar Bar; The Curtain Society (30 Year Anniversary Show) @ the Bull Mansion; Real Cool Cats @ Vincent's; Highway Kind (11am) @ BirchTree Bread Co; Jimmy Keys Special Duet Show (9pm) @ Nick's; The Feldons, Tiger Bomb, Justine & The Unclean, Thee Sonomatics @ Ralph’s; Jubilee Gardens @ the Sahara; Tequila Bonfire @ Whiskey on Water; Stomp N’ Hollar @ Frank's; Chloe Belsito @ Lock 50; Roger Convery @ Wild Willy’s; PRAY 4 ME RECORDS presents 2soon, DJ Whiz, DJ FN, and Remedy Stone @ Beatnik's; Nik Chisholm @ the Loft 266 Bar & Lounge; Bobby Dayrit Gadoury (7-10pm) @ Nuovo Restaurant; Open Mic @ the Nu Café; Jared Fiske (7pm) @ Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company; The Worcester Chorus: J.S. Bach's Magnificat (8pm) @ Mechanics Hall; Dana Lewis @ Nancy's Quaker Tavern; Drums & Wires @ Wong Dynasty; Late Bus @ the Specialty Sandwich Co (Holden); December Concerts: Olivia Frances (1pm) @ Tower Hill Botanic Garden; Paul Driscoll (1pm), then Kingdom of Jones (6pm) @ Homefield Brewing; Brian Ross does Bob Dylan (6-9pm) @ Goodstuff Smokehouse; Dan Kirouac @ Neighborhood Bar & Grill; The Water’s Edge (4-7pm) @ The Stone Cow Brewery (Barre); The Cogs @ the Post Office Pub; Mauro DePasquale’s Jazzed Up @ Cheng Du (Westboro); Carlos Odria Open Mic Night hosted by Johnny Romance @ The Blacksheep Tavern; Carlos Odria @ The UXLocale; Joy Co.@ Oxford Casual Dining; Franklin County Sweethearts (6-9pm) @ Timberyard Brewing Co. (E. Brookfield); The Road Owls @ Time Out (E. Brookfield); Rosie Porter (2-4pm) @ Hardwick Vineyard & Winery; First Saturdays with Big Jon Short (4-7pm) @ the Rapscallion Brewery; Shawn Taylor @ the Duck; The Drunken Uncles @ the Altruist Brewing Company (Sturbridge); Psychedelic Saturday Oberon Rose, Afterlife Garage, Mystery Chorus (2pm) @ Starlite (Southbridge); Katie Perkins (1-4pm), then 3rd Saturday Acoustic Traditional Irish Band with The Island Farm Ceile Band (8pm) @ The Stomping Ground; The Experts @ Point Breeze; American Sin @ Liz's Diamond Grill; 12/1 Annual Rockin Santa Bash with TD & the Change, Drew Carey Acoustic, Thin Ice 3.0, The Stupid Robots, DJ Trish @ Valley Pub (Whitinsville); Time Warp @ Battle Road Brew House (Maynard); Neon Alley @ the Phoenix Bar & Grill (Shirley); The Kelly Girls' Celtic Christmas @ the Bull Run (Sawtelle Room); Molly & Haley @ the Bull Run (Tap Room); Dave Hardwick (7pm) @ Markoh’s on Main (Ayer); Sturdy Moss @ the Gardner Ale House; Ken Macy @ Rye & Thyme; The Katie O’Brien Duo @ The Mill at 185; Whiskey Johnson @ South Side Grille & Margarita Factory; An Acoustic Evening with Jared Moore @ 435 Bar & Grille (Leominster); Tyra Penn & her Army of Snakes @ River Styx Brewing (Fitchburg); Brother Kerry and the Hoptones @ Partner's Pub; Mike Melendez @ The GazBar Sports Grill; Brian Chaffee @ Happy Jack’s (Leominster); Open Jam hosted by the Prime-Time Blues Band (2-6pm) @ Paddock Lounge / La Chacra (Fitchburg); Big Dave & the Captain @ Mill City Pub (Fitchburg); Wheelhouse @ the Simple Man Saloon; Anger Management @ the Bolton St. Tavern; Blueprint (7pm) @ FISH (Marlboro); Stephanie James @ Chill Kitchen & Bar (Marlboro); Cara Brindisi @ Medusa Brewing; Grounds For Divorce @ the MORSE TAVERN (Natick); Rainy Day People (Gordan Lightfoot/Jim Croce Tribute) @ the Amazing Things Art Center (Framingham); Ricky Robidoux @ TJ's Food & Spirits; LISA MARIE & ALL SHOOK UP with Johnny Juxo @ New Jasper Hill Café (Millis); Soulidarity @ the Central Tavern; Hipshot @ 140 Pub N Club (Bellingham); Garden State @ B.B.C. (Franklin); Cory McLane @ Pepperocini’s (Milford); Open Mic @ Mickey Cassidy's (Medway); Tyler Morris Band @ Chan’s (Woonsocket);
Sunday 12/2
Jim's Blues Jam Christmas Party with Johnny Blue Horn, Brett Brumby & Craig Rawding @ Greendale’s; Mike Gianfriddo and Yvette Rhault @ Dunny’s; Grade ‘A’ Fancy (4-8pm) @ B Man’s 140; Coco Montoya @ the Bull Run (Sawtelle Room); The Kindness Coalition Massachusetts Benefit featuring Dale LePage & the Manhattans @ the Bull Mansion; Girls Night Out: The Show @ the Electric Haze; Circa Survive: The Amulet Tour w/s/g La Dispute, Queen of Jeans @ The Palladium; Elf: the Musical (1 & 6:30pm) @ Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts; Big Jon Short (6-9pm) @ Vincent’s; The Duende Project @ Nick’s; Royal Furs @ Michael's Cigar Bar; The Promise is Hope (11am) @ BirchTree Bread Co; Tidings of Great Joy: An Afternoon of Seasonal Song with sopranos Jane Shivick & Bridget Klofft accompanied by Olga Rogach, pianist (3pm) @ Immaculate Conception Church; Worcester State University presents Winter's Spirit (3pm) @ Our Lady of the Angels Church; Livegrass (2pm) @ Homefield Brewing; THE BARRETT ANDERSON BAND (1-4pm) @ The Stomping Ground; Sunday Brunch with Jimmy Morell & Friends @ the Gardner Ale House; George Munoz (12-3) @ Point Breeze; Stillburnin @ Liz's Diamond Grill: Sunday Brunch with Lizzie Marquis @ Rye & Thyme; Dance2Swing featuring Real Cool Cats @ Leominster Elks Lodge 1237; Suzanne Cabot (2-4pm) @ Hardwick Vineyard & Winery; Dana Lewis (6-9pm) @ Caffe Sorrento; Nate MacKinnon (4:30pm) @ Timberyard Brewing Company (E. Brookfield); SUNDAY BLUES JAM WITH PETE HENDERSON & COMPANY (7:30pm-11:30pm) @ New Jasper Hill Café (Millis); British Steve’s Blues Project (4-7pm) @ Shenanigan’s Bar & Grill (Ware); Sunday Jazz Jam at Classics· Hosted by The Jazz Depot (5pm) @ The Classics Pub; Sunday; SAM GENTILE with CHRIS STOVALL BROWN, BOB VABULAS, EPHRAIM LOWELL @ Terry O'Reilly Irish Pub (Newton)
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Programmers: What's planned for your show? ~ thelobe@wcuw.org
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James Montgomery
will chat with Troy Tyree of
The Jukebox of Americana
Friday Nov. 30th at 11:10 AM ~
When blues legend James Montgomery plays the harmonica, he "brings it on home". Whether it's recording with
Kid Rock
, sitting in with
Gregg Allman
, or fronting his hot band of thirty years, Montgomery plays with authority. While growing up in Detroit he learned firs
t-hand from the masters - James Cotton, John Lee Hooker, and
Jr. Wells - at the legendary
"Chessmate."
Over the years, he's carried on in the tradition and continues to be a vital presence in Blues as one of the most dynamic performers on the scene.
Listen in for tickets to the
All-Star Tribute to Blues Legend James Cotton
12/6 at the
Narrows
Center for the Arts
Friday Jan. 4th:
Grain Thief ~ In-studio 11:10 am ~ Full band performance
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A page from The Lobe of 40 years ago!
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