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Mo’ Blues Festival Seeking Best Blues Bands To Compete For Title

June 6, 2011 By KPass Leave a Comment

Gennett Walk Of Fame 2011

For Immediate Release….

Fr: Starr-Gennett Foundation
To: All Blues Bands
Re: Battle of the Blues Contest to be held at Gennett Walk of Fame Music Festival

Attention All Blues Bands:

You could be Starr-Gennett’s official Blues Band of the Year and win 8 hours of studio time. Starr-Gennett Foundation is looking for the best regional blues bands to battle for the title at this year’s “Mo’ Blues Festival”. Enter your band today by sending an email with either a link to your band’s demos or just send a few mp3′s. The battle will be held on September 10 at 2:00 p.m. and the top two bands will play off for the title just before the featured evening concert. First place wins the title and plaque for 2011, studio time to record, and Gennett blues t-shirts for each band member.

Submission deadline is June 30

Send submissions, including your contact name, band name, and music links/demos, to:

Terri Hardy ~ thardy@starrgennett.org. Or call (765) 962-2860 for more information

All Blues Bands
Battle of the Blues Contest – Gennett Walk of Fame Music Festival
September 10, 2011, 2:00 p.m.
201 South 1st Street, Richmond, Indiana
Terri Hardy, (765) 962-2860

Filed Under: Arts, Featured, wayne-county Tagged With: Blues Bands, competition, featured, music, Starr Gennett Foundation, wayne-county

Nightlife Hotspots in Wayne County

June 11, 2010 By Brad Meyers Leave a Comment

A list compiled by a local for locals.

Richmond:

For the 21 and up crowd

Bars and Pubs:

Smiley’s Pub and Beer Garden

Trendy hangout with DJ’s and Dancing. Occasional Live Music. Karaoke.

E Street Pub

Live Music bar, Open Jam sessions, Karaoke, Bands on Friday and Saturday.

The Patio (Country Rib-eye)

Restaurant, Bands on weekends, DJ’s, Outside seating when nice.

The Wheel

Live Music, DJ’s, Karaoke, Free Admissions to shows. Food.

The Sportsman

Live Music, Karaoke. Screens for Sports.

The Coney Island

Games, Karaoke, Large Screens.

U & I Tavern

Large Screens, Food.

Mack’s Place

Live Music, Karaoke, Open Jam sessions, DJ’s, Great Jukebox.

The Inn Zone

Games, Food.

21 and up plus the family

Restaurants/Bars:

Frickers

Many Screens for Sports, Occasional Live Music, Games and Contests.

Buffalo Wild Wings

Large Screens for Sports, Separate bar area, Trivia and Card games on Screens. Outside Seating.

Chuck’s Sports Bar

Large Screens for Sports, Separate bar area, Outside Seating.

Wings-n-Rings

Screens for Sports, Karaoke.

More Family-Oriented Options

Movies, Dining, Etc.

Kerasotes Movie Theaters
Dining at the Gennett M ansion (Event Ca lendar for more information)
Richmond Putt-Putt and Games
Joe’s Pizza Friday Night Jazz with Carol Lou
Richmond Civic Theatre
Driving Range at Highland Golf Course
Predator Zone Paintball Facility
Richmond River Rats Baseball (June – August)
Do-Ri-Me Lanes
40 Bowl

Here are some other options in the surrounding towns:

Centerville offers up the Brown Jug Tavern, a nice little kick back spot.

Cambridge City gives us the Silver Dollar Lounge with live music occasionally and the Chug-a-Lug Pub.

Hagerstown has Flatlanders a big live music bar with a fun tiki bar atmosphere.

These are all great suggestions to help you get through those restless nights. If anyone has anything to add to this list please feel free to comment below or contact us HERE and we will add to the site.

Filed Under: Night Life Tagged With: Bar (establishment), Clubs and Venues, Karaoke, music, nightlife, richmond indiana, wayne county indiana

Open Mic Night @ E Street Pub

April 24, 2010 By Brad Meyers Leave a Comment

So I went back down to E Street Thursday night for my live music fix and got just what the doctor ordered. This show just keeps getting better and better. Thursday night offered just about every genre of music out there. From classic to indie rock and a little r&b/hip-hop, there was music to wet anyone’s appetite. And not to mention enough drinks to quench anyone’s thirst. And I do get thirsty at times.

Anyway, I had a great time seeing all the musicians and the people that come out to support them. It’s a great group of friends to have.

These guys really wow me every week. I always come away hearing something new or a new version of something old. They really know what they are doing. It’s some mighty fine a-picking and a-playing.

Also there’s something newer that I want to talk about this week, well it’s newer to me, and it was a definite treat to see. Trey Rogers, Tyray Logan, and Rob Abrams put on the end of the night show. Trey, on the keys, serves up smooth grooves as he twinkles the ivories and sings. Tyray provides styling vocals and hits them notes just right. And Rob bangs out the solid beat percussion that provides the back bone. Their instant hit original Easy Street, dubbed for the E Street Pub, is a definite crowd-pleaser.

So come one, come all, jump in, the water’s just fine (I think that’s enough cliches for one article) and catch a great show put on by local musicians and The E Street Pub.

Slide Show of the soon Famous Musicians

Filed Under: Night Life Tagged With: acoustic, bars, Centerville, E Street, entertainment, Hip-Hop, Indie rock, live music, music, nightlife, pubs, richmond indiana

Lipstick rocks The Wheel

April 19, 2010 By Brad Meyers Leave a Comment

I wanna Rock! And that’s exactly what Lipstick did for us at The Wheel this past Saturday night. Lipstick is an exciting and very entertaining 80’s cover rock band. They put on a heck of a show. The members of the band go all out, wearing costumes, their showmanship, and even 80’s style stage names. They really go that extra mile to make their show something special and stand out from the rest.

Lipstick and The Wheel really provided a great vibe Saturday night. I had a great time and the crowd was really digging it too. People were dancing, laughing and really get into the spirit and groove of things. With Lipstick’s guitar ripping riffs, big beat banging drums and solid backbone bass lines it’s hard not to get into the groove. These guys played all the hits. I just want to give a big thanks to Lipstick and The Wheel for providing such a great Saturday night!

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