We had an unbelievable Wednesday before Thanksgiving at Millers last week .... I've never seen it so packed ... Thanks goes out to everyone who made it out and we apologize if we didn't get a chance to talk to you. Thanks EP for helping me watch my rig for from of spillage.  The Pattenburg on Saturday was another great night. We had Nasty Ned as a special guest and you know anytime that guys around it's gonna be musical magic.

I'm feeling so good every time we play. Each gig the band gets tighter and tighter. Our new tune are so good. I love em ... John Thompson sings and plays his heart out and the rest of the band just falls into place. We have a couple of cool shows coming up. Detours in Bound Brook on Saturday December 4th is gonna be a lot of fun. Then on Wednesday Dec. 8th We'll be doing something we've never done before. We'll be playing 3 sets unplugged at LNO at KCs Korner in South Plainfield .... This should be cool .... We're all looking forward to it. Then we'll be back at KCs on the 18th for a full live show. These are all great dates so try to come out and be part of it .. We love your support and we hope to make your holiday season a little merrrier

ttyl
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Whats up? .. Haven't posted in a while. I've been busy with life in general.

Slackjaw had rehearsal this past Thursday and it was amazing. When we all get together and write a song it's amazing what transpires. The process starts off with a guitar riff that John has had in his head. We'll take it and lay a foundation for a song. Carl will add the hook and the bridge, Randy and I will fill in the cracks....OR...Randy comes up with a riff.....Yes drummers can come up with guitar riffs. So do I as a matter of fact but the difficult part is trying to reproduce that riff in our head with out knowing how to play guitar. I can get a little closer than Randy since I have a keyboard in front of me. Randy makes all kinds of noises with his mouth to get his riff across .... It's actually very interesting but what happens is a song is born.
This past rehearsal I think we walked out with about 4 or 5 song embryo's ... We'll see if the hatch.

We're at Miller's Tavern in Annandale Thanksgiving eve. We would really like to have a good turn out for this one. Millers manager, Maria, really wants to start having entertainment on a regular schedule. The owner is a bit leery from what I understand. If we can show him that entertainment could be a good source of income for the bar/restaurant it would open the door for other bands as well so if your looking for a great night of music and friends come on in and support the band on November 24th at Millers Tavern

I'm gonna see what I can do about getting this blog out there to more people. We want to hear some input. Some ideas that people may have for the band. Song ideas, places we might be able to play, constructive criticism. Even ways to get the blog out there. All these things help us become a better band.

That's about it for now ... I gotta go to work. Hope to see you at Millers and if not have a Happy Thanksgiving

Slackjaw was hot

The Northside was off the charts .. We had such a great time playing together and our guests were havin a blast .. Nasty Ned was tearin it up with us for the first 2 sets and then we brought up Max. Max is a 15 yr old kid that smokes on the guitar ... Ed Pampani showed up and sat in on a few as well as Jimmy on some keys ... We haven't all played together for a couple of weeks and when that happens its like letting the flood waters go .. Look out....Thanks to everyone who made it out.

Make plans for Thanksgiving Eve at Millers in Annandale .. Great little road house bar and grill .. Good food and Slackjaw ... Perfect together.

Shhhhhh, Be wery wery qwiet ... I'm hunting wabbits.




It's amazing how when you miss a weekend of playing out it feels like something's missin from you. Or that feeling when you're leaving the house and you SWEAR to God you know your forgetting something .... Just like that.....


 Don't listen to me I have no idea what I'm typing....All I know is I'm joanzin for a some kick ass Slackjaw rock n roll.....





Next gig is at the Northside in Manville on Saturday Nov., 6th ..... If your reading this I'm telling you....You should really make it out to that gig ... We're gonna be ready, willing and God damned able ..... Hide your daughters...Lock down the farm..........It's gonna be like letting 4 starving  wild animals into a pen of rabbits ... We're gonna eat the bones too.





Ok.... So you get the idea ....




Gotta go ....ttyl

SLACKIN AGAIN

Welcome back to the blog ... I hate that word..It sounds disgusting ...Anyway, Slackjaw will be at THE NORTHSIDE TAVERN in Manville on November 6th for a full 3 sets of Slackjaw blues ... We always have a great time at this venue. It's small and intimate ... Then we get there and turn it into a virtual musical playground where you can ride the attractions for free and never have to wait in a line ... It's all about seeing just how far we can push it.

We're going to be at MILLERS TAVERN on Thanksgiving eve. This night is historically the best bar night of the year. Surpassing New Years Eve in leaps and bounds ... A lot of kids are home from college looking for a place to get shit faced and listen to good music .... We can provide the music and Millers will provide the tools to become shit faced (please have a DD if you plan on getting intoxicated).

There will be more dates added to our calender so keep checkin www.slackjawbluesband.com for updates ...That site is still under construction but the dates are up there.

Thanks for hangin here with us and stop by each week for an update on what, when and where Salckjaw will be next.

Thanks

The Pattenburg was a blast last night ... Great show ... We had 14 year old Max up on stage with us during the 2nd set .. This kid sheds on the guitar ... Great stuff ... Jamo Flynn was also on hand to provide some awesome drumming for a couple of tunes ... We had ourselves a regular barn burner.... We also introduced a couple of new tunes into the set which we played with a vengeance ...Of course I F'd up the end of the song but it was still a kickass tune.

We'll be doing the same thing tonight for our Central Jersey fan base ... Come on out to the South Side Grill at #2 Main St South Bound Brook and catch part 2 of our weekend. We are having so much fun this weekend we just wanna share !!!

Two gigs this weekend.

There was smoke coming out of Hellhound Studios last night ... And where theres smoke theres fire ...We had a awesome rehearsal .. Added a new tune "New Orleans" into the set list. This new tune rocks. We'll be performing for the first time tonight at the Pattenburg. I love busting out new tunes.

For those of us in original bands, watching and being a part of a new song being born is so cool. The trick is to not over do a song. "New Orleans" was a tune born from John's mind then tweaked by Carl Capodice ... Randy and Lenny had input as well but I'd have to say John and Carl the album credits. Awesome job fellas.

We're really looking forward to this weekends gigs. We hope a lot of you can make it out to say hello. We want to get your input on some of our new stuff .... You remember the last blog I posted we were trying to figure out the adding covers vs adding originals to out set list ? ... We came out with a split decision but it looks like were leaning to the no more covers side .... We'll just play it by ear..... We want to please the fans so what we're gonna do is this .... If they want to hear covers we'll have a list of cover bands that they can go see if that's what they want to hear .... See, we care..... But when the jones hits for some chuggin rock n roll from the heart they'll know where to go.

So just to remind ya'll ... Tonight, Friday 10/15 we're at The Pattenburg House, 512 Pattenburg Rd Asbury NJ (under new ownership) and Saturday 10/16 we're at The South Side Grill,  2 Main St in South Bound Brook .... Cya there.

We're hitting the studio tonight for rehearsal. All this good don't come that easy... We're in that "should we do more covers or more originals" mode. It's a hung jury .....lol....(get your mind out of the gudder)... We like adding covers to our set list but playing our own music is so much more rewarding. I'm sure we'll find a happy medium.

Slackjaw is playing the Pattenburg on Fri 10/15 then the South Side Grill on Sat. 10/16 .... We would really appreciate all our friends and lovers to come out and support the band. The Pattenburg is under new management and new ownership. There are some changes like lower prices on alcohol and better food .... Good stuff. The South Side Grill is a new venue for us. This is an especially cool night for us. Any new room is. The thing is this ... This place has a hometown crowd that is of a nice size and nice people. One of the regular bartenders is getting married the night we're playin and a lot of the customers are going to the wedding....So the more of our own peeps we can produce the better....Anyway ..try to make it out his weekend. Either venue..We're always happy to hang with you guys.

ttyl

Slackjaw is in the rehearsal studio working on some new material. We've been kicking around the idea of adding more cover tunes into our live set lists but the band enjoys creating our own as opposed to copying others. We know a good cover tune here and there is always a lot of fun so we'll be picking out a couple of great classics and doing them our way or as we like to say, "We'll Slack-a-fi" the covers.

Please keep up to date on where we'll be performing by checking our website at http://www.slackjawbluesband.com/ ... We also have the proverbial FaceBook page at www.facebook.com/slackjawbluesband .

We love you guys and thanks for all the support.

Slackjaw hosts LNO this week 10/06/10

Whats up Slackers ... Just started this blog so we can keep everyone up to date on what were doing.

This Wednesday 10/6/10 Slackjaw will be hosting Lenny's Night Out Open Jam. Its the first time we're doing this and we're looking forward to having some fun with all our local musician friends. We'll do a short set and then we'll be jammin with who ever wants. "LNO" supplies a full back line and PA with monitors.... Come on down.

Lenny's Night Out Open Jam Night is located at KCs Korner, 100 Oak Tree Ave in South Plainfield NJ.

Slack jaw will be appearing October 15th at The Pattenburg House in Asbury NJ and October 16th at The South Side Grill in South Bound Brook NJ .... We would really appreciate some love at both of these gigs.

We're trying to get ourselves into different areas so be on the look out for a Slackjaw date in your area. You can also get updates on Slackjaw at www.reverbnation.com/slackjawbluesband OR http://www.slackjawbluesband.com/ .. we also have a Facebook page www.facebook.com/slackjawbluesband

We're new to this blog thing so check in when you can and say hello.

Thanks for all your support .. It ain't easy out here ya know .... Cya