Author: mattlang

Happy December! ’07 is going out in style with some fun holiday gigs you should check out if you’re so inclined. This Friday (12/7) join the Avant Coast Orchestrafor Avant Christmas. It promises to be a great take on some holiday favorites with pals Chris Humphrey on vocals, Thom Keith on saxophones, Mike Effenberger on keys of some sort, Jared Steer on drums, Mike Walsh on drums and Jonathan Blakeslee on Bass. Should be some jouyous sound emanating from the mill. You should be there.

Monday the 10th the holiday spirit(s) will travel to Concord, NH and the Barley House where David Tonkin, Don Williams, Tim Gilmore and I will celebrate the final Barley House hang of ’07 in fine style. You should be there too.

Wednesday the 12th I get an early Christmas gift; a smoking rhythm section to celebrate life with. Luther Gray and Jef Charland will join me at the Wet Bar in Portmsouth for a night of great music. We got “rained out” on this gig a month ago so we’re itching to hit even more!!! You should be there as well.

Sunday the 16th come over to the Stone Church in Newmarket NH for Carrie Coltrane’s Soul Town Christmas. Carrie has a great show in store for you featuring the finest musicians in the area. This will selll out quickly so get yer tickets NOW. You should be there!!

That’s ’bout it. Oh…If you’re up for dumping a ton of money on some incredible food and music this New Years, I’ll be up at the White Barn Inn in Kennebunkport with Mark Shilansky, Julie Thompson and Jim Lyden. We’ll play all your jazz favorites as well as a few choice pop tunes, etc. Julie’s a wonderful singer and Mark can bust out some beautiful vocals as well. This is one of the top restaurants in the nation and we’re very fortunate that this is our sixth New Years Eve celebration at the WBI. I think you should be there.

Most of the ghouls are gone ’til next year and the frost is getting more frequent but that’s no reason to hybernate! There’s plenty of great music coming up. Every other Friday this month I’ll be at the Hilton Garden Inn, Manchester NH with pianist Rob Dumais from 6-9 PM. Join us for a few tunes, grab some dinner, or a drink and if you don’t feel like driving home, spend the night!

Friday the 9th Charlie Kohlhase’s Explorer’s Club with be down at Brookline Tai Chi. We’re sharing the bill with Industrious Noise so it should be a rocking night of creative music.

Monday the 12th David Tonkin’s group will return to the Barley House in Concord, NH for our monthly hang. We’ve been working on some new tunes so come on in and tell us what you think! Maybe David will buy you a beer…and maybe Donnie will drink it on you…you never know.

Speaking of great listening rooms, there’s one in Portmouth that’s been committed to promoting live music since the 70’s. I always love playing at the Press Room and the downstairs bar is my favorite. Join Tim O’Dell, Luther Gray, Jim Lyden and myself on monday the 26th for another night of great music. We’ll have some new stuff and we’ll be freshly stuffed. We’ll undoubtedly still have some room for a little beer and now that New Hampshire is smoke free, you won’t have to head home smelling like an ash tray. What a treat!

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