OPEN MIKES AT U.C.A. MARCH & APRIL 06

Ok, the U.C.A. Open Mike schedule is outa whack right now, it has to be that way...it's a flexable type deal-e-o, I like things a little flexible at just this time.

It was that we had open mike night on the first and third wednesdays - at least for AWHILE that is the way it was - change being the order of the day - so, we are having Open Mike Night at U.C.A. this WEDNESDAY MARCH 29 and that is the way it is.

Be there or be square!

And then in APRIL we will have a little different schedule for open mike night - we will hold open mic on the SECOND and FOURTH WEDNESDAYS IN APRIL -- in order to accomdate a couple of N.Y. artists who will be coming through the cafe on WEDNESDAY APRIL 19TH: ALLISON TARTALIA & RHONDA EVERITT so, we will have our open mic night on wednesday april 12 and wednesday april 26. Mark these very important open mic dates on your open mike calendar.

P.S.: We recently 'fixed' a nice ole 12 inch P.A. speaker we had sitting around - so we have just a little bit more umph for our open mic night now, with two nice speakers instead of just one - c'mon in and give our cafe a whirl!!!

See you at U.C.A. for OPEN MIKE NIGHT!!!

TORI SPARKS COMING TO CLEVELAND IN JUNE

TORI SPARKS COMING TO CLE FROM NASHVILLE TN:

Tori Sparks has contacted me by email and has indicated that she will be coming to CLE in JUNE to play a show ... most probably at the U.C.A. but who knows, summer is a ways off still, another interesting stage or show could open up between now and then.

In the meantime, check out her Sonicbids profile and her site, she sounds great, your gonna like it!

STEVE2.NET AT THE ENCLAVE FRI MARCH 31

STEVE2.NET AT ENCLAVE IN WILLOUGHBY FRIDAY MARCH 31 9-11PM:
I haven't played out at the Enclave in downtown Willoughby for a long time, but when I called over there they seemed to remember me right away, so that's gotta be a good thing, right? I have not decided wether or not I will bring an opening act - I played for a couple hours last night at the Starbucks in Rocky River and felt real good about my song list/set list, so I may just tackle this one all by my lonesome, on the other hand, it might be more fun to put on more of a show with at least one other act....hey, you tell me what you think!

EMAIL NEWSLETTERS IN MY BLOG:
Some of you may have noticed that I am re-printing or re-publishing, in my blog, the email newsletters that I get from songwriting friends in CLE - sometimes I may not make it perfectly clear at the top of the article that it's not my voice your reading, however, I have taken note of my own foible and will start to make it clear in the tops of the articles that I am reprinting an email newsletter.

GREG HARPER SHOWS

THIS IS THE GREG HARPER NEWS EMAIL REPRINTED AT THE STEVE2.NET BLOG FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT!!

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From Greg Harper (AKA: G.S. Harper)
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Greetings y’all! Time for this months update, and it looks like the month of March is going to see me a rather busy boy.

Upcoming shows:

Friday March 10th- The Town Fryer, 3859 Superior Ave. in Cleveland, w/Terry Berrett and Andrew Zeager

Thursday March 16th- I’ll be with Hayshaker Jones at Cowboy Food and Drink, check www.hayshakerjones.com for more details.

Friday March 17th-St. Patty’s day at The Town Fryer! w/Terry Berrett and Andrew Zeager.

Saturday March 18th- Poor Richards Century Tavern, Center Ridge Rd. in North Ridgeville, w/Terry and Andrew

Friday March 24th- TWO SHOWS!! The Agora w/Hayshaker Jones, opening for Cross Canadian Ragweed, then later that night at The Town Fryer with Terry and Andrew.

Saturday March 25th- W/ The Big Bananas at Tommy Rockers in Elyria. Crazy stuff, kind of silly, but a lot of fun.

Friday March 31st-The Town Fryer, w/Terry and Andrew.

That’s what’s cookin’ for March, stay tuned, and come on out and see us anytime. Special thanks to Susie Porter at The Town Fryer, February 10th marked a whole year of Friday nights there, and things just keep getting better. We love you Susie! And here’s hoping for many more! Keep an eye out for next months update, when you’ll hear all about our Tax day extravaganza on April 15th, and the very special Townes Van Zandt Tribute show that I have put together at The Beachland Ballroom for May 15th.

Until next time, thanks for continuing to support live roots music in Cleveland!

Love and Fried Macaroni and Cheese,

G.S. Harper

SUSAN WEBER SHOWS

SATURDAY March 11
Barking Spider Tavern
11310 Juniper Rd in Cleveland
8:30 - 9:30 pm
Susan Weber with Walt Campbell. Gary Hall goes on at 10 pm
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In both of these one hour shows, we perform songs from my upcoming CD in two great venues...


The Lakewood Public Library has become a regular home to our music. Its excellent acoustics and concert lighting bring performer and audience to a rich time-out-of-mind artistic experience.


The Barking Spider is a cozy, wood paneled listening space with live music every night, tucked inside University Circle. If you are new to the Spider, here are some directions:


The Barking Spider Tavern is located about fifteen minutes east of downtown Cleveland (a little past East 105th) off of Euclid Avenue. At the Euclid Avenue and Mayfield Rd. intersection, take a left (north) on Ford (immediately across from Mayfield.) Go up three streets and take a right (east) on Juniper Rd. On the right-hand side of the street you'll see an Arabica coffee house. Entrance to the Spider is the first driveway past the Arabica driveway, and additional parking is available from the second driveway.


As always, we want you to be part of us and hope to see you soon!


Cordially,
Susan
http://www.susanweber.com

(EMAIL NEWSLETTER REPRINTED HERE AT STEVE2.NET FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE!)

LINKS TO LIVE RECORDINGS @ ARCHIVE.ORG

You may have noticed that I have recently added a 'feedburner' links list to my home page that contains live links to recent live recorded audio that has been uploaded to the Internet Archive I think it makes a great content addition to my home page, what do you think? These live recordings come from all over the globe, and this is a really exciting resource for those of us who love live recorded audio! The Internet Archive has waaaaay so much material available for free download, if your not aware of it's vastness then take a moment or two...of course, your gonna need high speed internet to make sense of it. Happy listening/watching/reading!

SONG WRITING W/ BRENT KIRBY

Roots of American Music "Roots Acoustic Pickin' Circle" on Sunday!!! On the first Sunday of every month, this month being Sunday, March 5th, Roots of American Music will be presenting a "Roots Acoustic Pickin' Circle" hosted by Rick Sockel. It will take place from 2-4pm at the Roots of American Music/Fairmount School of Music space at 3475 Fairmount Boulevard in Cleveland Heights, call (216) 321-9350 for further details.

Jack Fords Shows This Upcoming Week!!!

It's a busy week for the Jack Fords...Monday we hit the Grog Shop for a great show opening for the Damnwells. Wednesday we'll attending the Cleveland Free Times Award Show at The Beachland. Wish us luck! Thursday, we'll be at Guggy's starting to work on the new CD. On Sunday, you will find us at the Beachland Ballroom opening for Joe Bonnamassa. Come out and hear the new tunes if you haven't yet, and if you already have, come join us for a drink or two and let us entertain you!!!

Special Thanks!!!

Special Thanks go to Ryan Humbert and Emily Bates for having me join them for a really great show at Boba in Akron last Friday! I sold out of the CD's I brought to a very attentive crowd. Also, special thanks to Anastasia at the Free Times and The Scene for helping us promote our CD Recording!!!

Songwriting Class- Last Chance!!!

Time is running out to sign up for the my Songwriting class at the new space for Roots of American Music/Fairmount School of Music at 3475 Fairmount Blvd. Check out their website at http://www.fairmountmusic.com/ and www.rootsofamericanmusic.org. Classes will be Tuesday evenings, at 7-8pm with tuition at $130 for the 13 week course (that's right, only 10 bucks a class!) The last day to sign up is March 24th and the first class will be Tuesday, March 28th. I by no means would ever say I'm an expert in the field of songwriting, and I plan to learn as much as anyone, but I am looking forward to facilitating some good dicussions about songwriting. Come join me!!! I know before I had mentioned it would be an "adult" class, but I have decided to invite anyone of any age who is interested in writing songs. Class description: This class is for people who want to obtain some skills to create their own music. While studying the craft of songwriting, students will learn the structure of songs, hooks, lyrical idea, melodies, rhythm and harmony, genre related, and the merging of lyrics with music. The students will listen to music, write songs, be involved in interactive group creative sessions, and present their own songs for constructive critique. Other topics covered will be home recording, copyrighting, andthe business aspect of songwriting. Please e-mail me back at this address or call (216) 321-9350 for more information. And of course, forward this to anyone you might think would be interested. Thanks!

Upcoming shows!!!

Monday March 6th The Jack Fords The Grog Shop 9pm
Opening for the Damnwells www.grogshop.gs 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd. (216) 321-5588
Friday, March 10 Brent Kirby Solo Acoustic Poor Richards's Century Tavern 10pm-1230pm
Brent's first time at The Century!!! Historic Ridgeville www.centurytavern.com
Saturday, March 11 Hayshaker Jones The Winchester
Opening for Commander Cody!!! www.thewinchester.net (216) 226-5681
Sunday, March 12 The Jack Fords The Beachland Ballroom 8pm SHARP!!!
Opening for Joe Bonnamassa!!! We will start right at 8pm sharp!!! www.beachlandballroom.com

(this has been re-published from an email letter from Brent)