W E H AV E I T A L L O N L I N E ! C O M P L E T E M U S I C E V E N T S AT T O L E D O C I T Y PA P E R . C O M TCP
WED, FEB 17 ROCK, POP, & HIP-HOP
Frankie’s Inner City: Zach Deputy TCP Howard’s Club H: Lifeless Decay w/ Wretches, Gas Chamber Crucifixion and Blood of the Prophets The Distillery: Mullan and Lovely
JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B
Degage Jazz Cafe: Gene Parker SouthBriar Restaurant: Ray Heitger’s N’Orleans Dixieland Jass Jam TCP
ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC
Basin St. Grille: Gregg Aranda Jed’s (Maumee): Chris Shutters and Frankie May TCP Treo Restaurant: Acoustic Outcast featuring Kristie
OTHER
TCP Bier Stube: Karaoke Daddy Oh’s: Open Mic Night w/ Jason Quick and Ben Langlois TCP Robinwood Concert House: Nate Wooley, Ben Hall and Chris Riggs Trio The 1901: Karaoke The Dog House Bar and Grill: Karaoke w/ Riz Pack The Roadhouse: Karaoke WoodChuck’s: Karaoke w/ DJ Georgia Peach Yeeha’s Bar and Grill: Karaoke Night
THU, FEB 18
ROCK, POP AND HIP-HOP
Arnie’s Bar & Grill: Chris Shutters Band TCP Clazel Theatre: Ekoostik Hookah Howard’s Club H: Eat Sugar The Bronze Boar: Rivers Edge The Distillery: Steve Mullan Band
JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B
Degage Jazz Cafe: Tim Whalen TCP Manhattan’s Restaurant:
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CITY BEAT
Favorite kind of fan/audience member: The ones that buy the band drinks, bring along friends to the concerts and dance.
Club, The Colony in Detroit, The Whitney in Detroit, Union Ballroom at U of M, The City Club in Ann Arbor, and of course, the Toledo Museum of Art.
Lineup: Dan Welch, Russ Carpenter, Shannon Ford, Kevin Heidbreder - saxophone Dave Sycks, Charles Saenz, Dave Tippett - trumpet Mike Miller, Mark Stewart, Kevin Shope - trombone Pete Ford, Ron Prebe, Gay Galvin - keyboard Jason Gahler, Aaron Keaster, Steve Knurek, Andy Bielski - bass Jeff McDonald - drums
Favorite original song or cover song to play? Their George “The Fox” Williams’ arrangement of Cole Porter’s “I Get A Kick Out Of You.”
Sound: Vibrant, brassy, and percussive. Classic Swing at its finest. Boogies, ballads, and bebop!
JEFF MCDONALD’S SWINGMANIA
Most embarrassing moment on stage: The night in Sandusky when Jeff fell over backwards off the stage in the middle of an inspiring performance. Favorite venue to play: There are several: Trotters Tavern, SouthBriar Restaurant, The Toledo
Gig list: Swingmania has weekly rehearsals (which are open to the public) at Trotter’s Tavern every Tuesday and SouthBriar Restaurant every Thursday. Band’s performance in 5 words or less: Swing is the thing! Web site/contact info: www.swingmania.org
Time together: This group is a “who’s who” of the Toledo music scene, has been playing together for more than 10 years and enjoying every minute of it. Wedding receptions, corporate events, high society dance parties, and concerts in the park are their niche. Influences: Hard core swing; no holds barred artists like Gene Krupa, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Artie Shaw, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, Harry Connick, Nat King Cole, Anita O’Day, and June Christy. Quick Trio Murphy’s Place: Toledo School For The Arts Tavern 531: Blues Open Night
ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC
Basin St. Grille: Dirt and Candie Grumpy Dave’s Pub: Dave Conner TCP The Blarney Irish Pub: Kyle White
DANCE AND TECHNO
Avenue Bistro: Live DJ The Ottawa Tavern: Primal Groove
OTHER
Bier Stube: Karaoke Doc Watson’s: Name This Tune JJ’s Pub: Karaoke TCP Mutz: Karaoke
FRI, FEB 19
ROCK, POP AND HIP-HOP
Doc Watson’s: Jeff Stewart Fat Fish Blue: East River Drive TCP Frankie’s Inner City: Off With Their Heads w/ Unsinkable Molly Brown and 10 Bars North Headliners: Rock Fights ft. Trucido, A New Factor, and Cordless Penguin Mickey Finn’s Pub: Eat Sugar The Blarney Irish Pub: MAS FiNA TCP The Bronze Boar: The Coosters The Distillery: Velvet Jones The Ottawa Tavern: Joey and the Traitors w/ The Dumb-Easies The Village Idiot: The Nutones Yeeha’s Bar and Grill: Big Ticket
JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B
Avenue Bistro: Live Jazz Set Degage Jazz Cafe: Ben Jannson Murphy’s Place: Ellie Martin
ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC Mancy’s Italian Grille: Dave Carpenter TCP Swig: Chris Shutters
DANCE AND TECHNO
TCP Wesley’s Bar: Old School Fridays w/ DJs Folk, Perrine and N. Mattimoe
OTHER
Bier Stube: Karaoke TCP Caffeini’s Coffee: 1 Year
Anniversary Celebration w/ Unknown Legends, Kevin R. Daniels and Elements of Sound Happy Badger: Acoustic Open Mic Night w/ Sarah Cohen The Dog House Bar and Grill: Karaoke w/ Riz Pack
SAT, FEB 20
ROCK, POP AND HIP-HOP
Basin St. Grille: Earregulars Doc Watson’s: Gingerlove Dog House Bar and Grill: Bethany & Vince Fat Fish Blue: East River Drive Frankie’s Inner City: The Secret Stones w/ Jeff Stewart and Mike Corwin Headliners: Mobile Deathcamp w/ Vivian Banks, Measure The Redshift and Exit Reality TCP Howard’s Club H: Roughneck Records presents JFK Didn’t Even See It Coming and Martin Luther and the Kings TCP Mickey Finn’s Pub: Boogie Matrix Mechanism The Bronze Boar: Swamp Kings The Distillery: Velvet Jones The Lounge (formerly Break Room Lounge): The Ravens The Ottawa Tavern: Vaporizer
Toledo’s Main Street Bar and Grille: Toledo’s Cross Over Band
JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B
Avenue Bistro: Live Jazz Set Degage Jazz Cafe: Ben Jannson Manhattan’s Restaurant: It’s Essential Murphy’s Place: Glenda McFarlin The Bronze Boar: The Swamp Kings TCP The Village Idiot: Mojoflo
ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC
Swig: Chris Konop The Blarney Irish Pub: Cluster Folk
OTHER
Bier Stube: Karaoke Bozarts: We Luv Beatz Burnsy’s Burgers: Karaoke TCP The Glass City Boardwalk: Rock ‘N” The Boardwalk Yeeha’s Bar and Grill: Lights Out Party
SUN, FEB 21 ROCK, POP AND HIP-HOP
Frankie’s Inner City: We Are The Becoming w/ Modern Day Escape, Hush
MARTIN LUTHER & THE KINGS HOWARD’S CLUB H/ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Martin Luther & The Kings is not a tribute to the honorable Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. To the contrary, the band is a punk/rock trio from Newport Kentucky. Featuring the musical styles of Matthew “Smitty” Smith on guitar, Aaron “Bogie” Bogren on bass and Brian “Landfill” Landis on drums, these guys are quick and diverse. “Our name came from the unkept mind of Smitty,” the band said. “One day while sitting on the quad, a smoking hot momma says ‘Hey man, I hear you play music, what’s the name of your group?’ With nothing else to say, Smitty rambled the name we have today come to know and love, Martin Luther & The Kings. “We play music without the immediate hope or intentions of spreading a message, as much as spreading our seed...of rock & roll.” Martin Luther & The Kings play at Howard’s Club H in Bowling Green on Saturday, February 20 (courtesy of Roughneck Records), where they promise to bring their blend of sexiness, deadliness and rock & roll to Northwest Ohio. 8 p.m. 210 N. Main St., Bowling Green. www.myspace.com/martinlutherandthekings7. —ER
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