The event will feature five original-music acts at A.C.’s Le Grand Fromage Friday night, Dec. 2.
The Bog Iron Boyz
ATLANTIC CITY — Like the ambassador for independent music he's assisted, Justin Pierce opted to strike out on his own and help find places for local, original-material producing musicians to hone their craft in live-audience settings.
In doing so, the Port Republic resident recently launched the fledgling promotional/booking company JP Entertainment, which will host its inaugural event on Friday night, Dec. 2, at Le Grand Fromage in Atlantic City. Five acts, including two bands trekking down from Syracuse, New York, will be part of the festivities.
“This is our first show,” says Pierce. “Basically it’s just me and my girlfriend [singer/songwriter/guitarist Chrissy Rubcich, who will open the show at 9pm]. I was helping Jerry [Ryan] at Elephant Talk [Indie Music] Magazine and just wanted to be a little more hands-on myself with bringing bands to town. I wanted to get more involved with bringing a little bit of culture to the area that’s different from your typical DJ spinning other people’s music, or the big-time bands coming to town that you have to pay at least $45 a ticket to see.”
The Pine Barrens-based folk/bluegrass/acoustic trio Bog Iron Boyz (with bassist Samuel Ross and guitarists Josh Petty and Steve Nordone) will start around 9:45pm, then another trio, the metal band Born Again Rebels (guitarist Gary Haydu, bassist Eric Maliszewski and drummer Alan Haydu) from Syracuse, will take the stage at 10:45pm.
Local standout Resident Stone (lead guitarist Rick Land, rhythm guitarist Rebel Somers, drummer Andrew Clark, bassist Sam Ross and lead vocalist Rob Dief) will perform starting 11:45pm, and Syracuse quintet Just A Memory (lead guitarist Nate Hopper, violinist Leila Dean, rhythm guitarist Joe DiMaggio, bassist Rob Fehrman and drummer Joe Culotti) will close out the night starting 12:45am.
This week’s headlilne comes from the Pointer Sisters’ 1982 pop song of the same name. It’s one of those few songs that was released twice and was an even bigger hit the second time around. Yes, as the summer begins to wind down, I am more excited than ever over new music technology, new bands, new venues — and that the shore still has room for the classics. Annual Atlantic City DJ Expo — DJs from around the world converged on the Taj Mahal for four days Aug. 8-11, devoted to mixing, music and moving crowds. This year’s line up included DJs like Skribble, Q Burt and DJ Roonie G, who are all expo...
If ever there were an establishment that epitomizes the ability to adapt to the ever-changing Atlantic City landscape, it would be Le Grand Fromage. Located in a little niche off Pennsylvania Avenue...
"My family has a history here that we’re proud of and we’re going to restore. Part of that’s bringing back live music. I try to make it as easy as possible [for musicians]. I’ve got guitar amps, a drum kit, mikes, a full PA system. They’re welcome to use my equipment or bring their own.”
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The guide is destined to soon become the place for local booking agents and promoters to check out local bands and listen to songs and watch video.
Sometimes top-shelf entertainment can be found without much travel or shelling out a lot of greenery, and a keynote case-in-point was the inaugural Tony Mart’s Rock ‘n’ Roots Festival held last Saturday night, Aug. 1.
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