If you play in a band AND ya wanna go back home and visit family and friends on your week vacation from being Band Director at Charleston , Ark , here’s the plan ! Reach out in the designated area (Gulf Coast Florida area) for the biggest and best gigs for Even Keel , the Beach flavored band that ya happen to be in ! These guys are top of the heap musicians – two band directors , All 5 are Life-time makers of music , Pop and Jazz and I was blessed to be able to get to play along with them a time or two.
So , Joshua Uhrich and family were going to the Gulf Coast anyway . So why not reach out and try to find places to play . Josh put an Electronic Press Kit together – sound bites and pics of the band and started sending them to places that the band could cover with their Beach music . AND it is working ! So far , they have a Sat. Nite at The Landshark Landing in the Margaritaville Beach Hotel in Pensacola and Juana’s Pagodas in Navarre Beach , both in Florida . In the tradition of the past , Josh will be mooching off of family while they are down there and the band has found a house for the week . Pure Genius , if ya ask me.
Even Keel (Some kind of sailing term) plays music with an Island feel.
Buffett to Bob Marley to Beach Boys . Ya know , “Margaritaville” and “It’s Five O’clock Somewhere” kinda thing . Josh plays acoustic and is the lead singer . Al Grzech – Keys/steel drums/vocals , Mark Steele – drums/ all kind of shaky things/cowbell/vocals , Bryan Clark – guitar/vocals and Joe Craine/bass ! They have played at the Coffee Cup and I hope they can play again in our area soon ! Catch them at the 906 Lounge every third Sat.of the month !
Just a reminder that Dawn’s Diner in Red Oak will be closed to make the move into the new kitchen . Closed from the 24th thru the 30th ! This is the best spot in the county to get food and hear some great music . Watch here for the exciting lineup for May.
Ya know I don’t mention it enough but I-40 has music every Thursday nite along with Line Dancin’ lessons ! They have a really good Country dance band – The Lawman band , that provides the Music ! If ya get to feeling frisky during the week , I-40 Music Hall is the place to be ! This Sat. the 30th , Bricktown will be playing from 7-11 pm.
Grannie’s Nightmare will be Rockin’ at Shooters Bar and Grill this Sat. the 30th . Great place to hear music , get a bite and a cold drink and even play a lil’ pool . Music from 9pm til 1 am . Catch these guys . They are the Bomb ! AND I saw Dale Fraze behind the Spunky Skunk last Thursday after GN’s afternoon of music in the parking lot ! Dale said it was a great day with lots of folks stopping by to shop and listen to their R&R . BUT the canopy that was over the band took a beating after a high wind toppled it and rolled it a couple of times . Dale was out picking up the pieces . No one was hurt.
Over at Ft. Smith Senior Activity Center , Copper Creek will be playing for the dancers . Good safe place to go ,with a big dance floor ! Friday the 29th , music starts at 7 pm
Keep music alive ! Listen to local bands . Support this area’s great diners and music halls ! Make sure to tell the bands how much you appreciate them.
For info – contact me 918-649-5736 or tj.wiles61@outlook.com