Friday Night Is Here

It is going to be a busy weekend coming up music wise.

Friday night,The  Dive Bar Stalkers are back in St. Petersburg to play at The Ringside on 4th Street. It is a quint but rockin' spot located in the historic Old NorthEast section of town and boasts that they are the "home of the blues." The last time that we played there, there was a small bit of chaos that closed the night. It seemed that there was a jealous person who was in attendance who threw a mug at one of the club's glass beer coolers. Needless to say it was shattered.

Hopefully that guy does not show up again this time.

Also on the bill for this show will be the band Kashmire.

There's been a lot going on in The Dive Bar Stalkers camp. I spent Tuesday evening in the studio recording tracks for the new CD. I recorded the rhythm guitar tracks for Seven Nights To Rock and Friday Night Is Here. So far, it has been pretty seamless and effortless. We've been playing a lot of the songs live for some time now, so basically, it was just a matter of getting them on tape.

Saturday night marks the triumphant return of PIG PEN to The Pegasus Lounge in Tampa. Ahhh, its good to be home again. We have been playing The Peg for years. We always have a great time and we usually invite a couple other cool bands to come along. This time is no exception. The Scurvy and Hatchetface are locals. To Be Hated is from Ft. Lauderdale and BearLake hails from Orlando.

This time around will also mark the debut of what must be our 15th or 16th drummer in the history of the band. Don't get me wrong, it's not like we're Spinal Tap or anything. Frankie Drunk was in the band for several years and so was Monkeyboy. It just seems that it has been a revolving door for awhile now. With me being the only original member, you can imagine I have seen my share of band mates come and go. Hell, the Weekly Planet even wrote a story about it. Now, it seems like we may have finally found someone who is fit for the part. Reggie The Josh. If you make it to the show, buy him a beer.

Who knows when there will be new PIG PEN music. It is definitely being talked about. I guess that we will just have to see what the new year brings us.