Looking ahead on the NWI Jam calendar, local crowd pleaser Dead to Rights will be playing at the Cubby Bear in Chicago, Wednesday, January 22nd.
This young band has quickly taken the local scene with their Grateful Dead tribute that will keep you grooving all night.
Get your tickets early. Tickets are on sale in advance for $5 though Ticketweb: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/dead-to-rights-cubby-bear-tickets/10238325
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2527705853950219/
Looking for a winter escape? Joe Marcinek has announced a run of 3 dates coming up in February with organist Melvin Seals of JGB, and Ashley and Taylor Galbraith
February 6th is in Dunedin, Fl.
February 7th and 8th are in Winter Park, FL with Bobby Vega and Papa Mali opening the show.
Then book your Valentine’s Day weekend – The Punta Gorda Funk Fest is February 14th and 15th where Joe Marcinek is a featured performer that includes Lettuce and many others. Special thanks to Rich Woodrick for pointing this one out.
Punta Gorda Funk Fest information can be found here:
http://www.funkfestpuntagorda.com/
https://facebook.com/events/s/funk-fest-punta-gorda/355820378442597/
More information regarding Joe Marcinek dates including tickets can be found through his band website at www.joemarcinekband.com or his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/JoeMarcinekBand.
These dates won’t be on the NWI Jam calendar, but if any fans make it down there, be sure to report back to us and NWI Jam will get pictures/video and a story uploaded.
Mr. Blotto’s 2020 NYE show was a night to remember. In a night billed as a Watkins Glen inspired show, Chester Brown opened the night at Reggie’s on South State Street in Chicago with a set covering many of The Band’s songs starting with Back to Memphis, and following with The Shape I’m In, I Shall Be Released, Don’t Do It, The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down, Up On Cripple Creek, Slippin’ and Slidin (Little Richard), The Weight, and finishing with Ophelia.
Mr. Blotto took the stage and started off the end of 2019 and brought us into 2020 with a show to remember. There were times I closed my eyes during the first set and could imagine a show I was at in Darien Lake, NY in the early ‘90s. They were that dead on.
| Set 1 – Allman Brothers | Set 2 – Grateful Dead |
| Trouble No More Rambling Man Done Somebody Wrong Blue Sky Stormy Monday Mountain Jam Jessica | Deal Playing In the Band Mexicali Blues Loose Lucy Here Comes Sunshine>Truckin’>Sunshine Reprise China Cat Sunflower>I Know You Rider |
| Mr. Blotto Encore Set |
| Mama Grady Nietzsche Stares Working For the Man |
Recorded audio: https://archive.org/details/mrb2019-12-31.newyears2019
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