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Montgomery Area Musicians Association

January 2016 Issue #13

IN THIS ISSUE

MAMA is a non-profit organization that celebrates the area's rich musical heritage, operates with charitable or educational purposes, encourages people to request the high quality music our local musicians have to offer, & promotes the dream of our city being a world class music destination.

MAMA


THE MAMA SPONSORED THIRD THURSDAY NIGHT OF THE MONTH OPEN JAM WILL BE HELD JANUARY 21st AT MAMA MEMBER VENUE THE IRISH BRED PUB ON DEXTER AVENUE IN MONTGOMERY, AL 36104 FROM 7:00 to 10:00 PM. THIS EVENT WILL BE HOSTED BY BRITT JOHNSON & SUGAR THIS MONTH. ALL AGES ARE WELCOME.

PICK & GRIN SATURDAY MORNING JAM SESSIONS WILL BE HELD AT THE ROSE HOUSE IN OLD ALABAMA TOWN LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN MONTGOMERY. BRING YOUR ACOUSTIC INTRUMENT AND JOIN IN THE FUN EVERY SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM 9:00 AM TIL 12:00 PM. FOR MORE INFO CALL 334-240-4500. NEXT SESSION IS JANUARY 9th.

JAM NIGHT DATES AND TIMES FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY

MPAC EVENTS FOR JAN & FEB 2016

PRKNBNZ JANUARY FEATURED ARTIST

LOCAL BAND DATES AND LOCATIONS FOR JANUARY

FEBRUARY MONTHLY MEETING LOCATION

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Local Bands 2016: FRIDAY, JANUARY 8 JONES SOCIAL CLUB AT THE THIRSTY TURTLE BUDDY WITTBANK AT MUGSHOTS 7:30 PM ZIGGY LUIS AT SINCLAIR’S EAST 7:30 PM ZACH GENTRY & BART ROGERS AT BLACKFINN AMERIPUB 9:00 PM FEDERAL EXPRESSION AT RIC & MO’S TOMMY & KAY PETERS AT JAN’S BEACH HOUSE 7:00 PM BPM AT THE ALLEY BAR SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2016 ALABAMA AVENUE AT CARL”S COUNTRY 8:00 PM SUGAR AT THE THIRSTY TURTLE 8:00 PM ZIGGY LUIS AT VOODOO RESTAURANT & BAR, B’HAM MATT N ROBBY AT AW SHUCKS 8:00 PM SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2016 JIMMY BAKER AT THE EXCHANGE LOUNGE 5:00 PM MONDAY JANUARY, 11, 2016 MAC CONE AT HAMILTON’S ON MAGNOLIA, AUBURN 6:00 PM SCOTT GRANT & SAM WILLIAMS AT 1048 JAZZ & BLUES OPEN MIC WITH BRITT JOHNSON AT DOOLEY’S IN MILLBROOK, AL TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2016 SABADAS AT THE SHACK 8:30 PM ZIGGY LUIS AT MAESTRO 2300 6:00 PM THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2016 ZIGGY LUIS AT 1048 JAZZ & BLUES CHARLIE C & NEIL AT JAN’S BEACH HOUSE 6:30 PM


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FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2016 COUSTIC CHAOS AT THE THIRSTY TURTLE 9:30 PM ZIGGY LUIS AT SINCLAIR’S EAST 7:30 PM TOMMY & KAY PETERS AT AW SHUCKS 6:30 PM CHARLIE C & NEIL AT THE EXCHAGE BAR 7:30 PM BUDDY WILTBANK AT RAILYARD BREWING CO 6:30 PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2016 RACHAEL WILSON AT THE THIRSTY TURTLE 8:00 PM ZIGGY LUIS AT JAN’S BEACH HOUSE 6:30 PM SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2016 TANGLES WITH BAD COLOGNE AT THE SANCTUARY 7:00 PM MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2016 ZIGGY LUIS AT HAMILTON’S ON MAGNOLIA, AUBURN 6:00 PM SCOTT GRANT & SAM WILLIAMS AT 1048 JAZZ & BLUES OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH BRITT JOHNSON AT DOOLEY’S IN MILLBROOK TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2016 ZIGGY LUIS AT MAESTRO 2300, AUBURN 6:00 PM SABADAS AT THE SHACK FEDERAL EXPRESSION AT THE JOE THOMAS 3RD TUESDAY GUITAR PULL CLOVERDALE PLAYHOUSE WEDNESDAY, JABUARY 20, 2016 KING BEE AT BB KINGS BLUES BAR

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2016 ZIGGY LUIS AT SINCLAIR’S EAST 7:30 PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2016 CROSSROADS AT CARL’S COUNTRY 8:00 PM COUSTIC CHAOS AT THIRSTY TURTLE MAMA WELCOME EVENT


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MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016 SCOTT GRANT & SAM WILLIAMS AT 1048 JAZZ & BLUES OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH BRITT JOHNSON AT DOOLEY’S IN MILLBROOK TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2016 ZIGGY LUIS AT MAESTRO 2300, AUBURN, AL SABNADAS AT THE SHACK WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016 ZIGGY LUIS AT RIC & MO’S 9:00 PM KING BEE AT BB KINGS BLUES BAR THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016 ZIGGY LUIS AT 1048 JAZZ & BLUES 10:30 PM TOMMY & KAY PETERS AT THE EXCHANGE BAR CHARLIE C & NEIL AT JAN’S BEACH HOUSE FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2016 CROSSROADS AT KOKOMOS IN CLANTON 9:00 PM ZIGGY LUIS AT SINCLAIR’S EAST 7:30 PM COUSTIC CHAOS AT IT’LL DO SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2016 CROSSROADS AT KOKOMO’S IN CLANTON 9:00 PM CHARLIE C & NEIL AT SINCLAIR’S EAST 7:30 PM


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VOCALIST – MARIS WATSON

CROSSROADS BAND

FAMILY MEMBER - MAMA

PRKNBNZ JANUARY 2016 FEATURED ARTIST

RICK INGLE

MARIS WATSON


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TUESDAY NIGHTS OF EACH MONTH WILL BE THE GUITAR PULL SPONSORED BY THE CLOVERDALE PLAYHOUSE LOCATED AT 960 CLOVERDALE ROAD IN MONTGOMERY, AL 36106. JANUARAY DATES WILL BE ON THE 5th, 12th, 19th, AND THE 26th, FROM 7:00 TO 9:00 PM. FOR TICKETS AND FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING SHOW TMES AND ARTISTS YOU CAN CALL 334-262-1530 OR GO TO WWW.CLOVERDALEPLAYHOUSE.ORG

THE SECOND AND FOURTH WEDNESDAYS OF EACH MONTH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOON MUSIC, WILL BE OPEN JAZZ JAM SESSION NIGHTS AT MY PLACE, LOCATED AT EASTERN BYPASS AND CARMICHAEL DRIVE IN MONTGOMERY, AL FROM 7:00 PM UNTIL 11:00 PM. THE NEXT SESSIONS FOR THIS JANUARY WILL BE THE 13th AND THE 27th.

EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT, MEMBER SAM WILLIAMS WILL BE HOSTING, OPEN JAM JAZZ NIGHT AT THE 1048 JAZZ CLUB LOCATED AT 1104 EAST FAIRVIEW AVENUE IN MONTGOMERY, AL. JANUARY DATES WILL BE THE 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 334-834-1048 OR VISIT www.1048jazzandblues.com

EVERY SECOND AND FOURTH THURSDAY NIGHT OF THE MONTH OPEN JAM SESSIONS HELD AT MAMA MEMBER VENUE HEAD ON THE DOOR. LOCATED AT 5028 VAUGHN ROAD IN MONTGOMERY, AL 36116. HOSTED BY HAT TRICK FROM 7:00 TO 11:00 PM. THE NEXT SESSIONS ARE JANUARAY 14th AND JANUARY 28th. FOR MORE INFO CALL 334-270-1928.


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All information contained within this Newsletter edition has been compiled and/or obtained obtained with the permission of

Montgomery Musicians Association; it’s members and PRKNBNZ. All photos courtesy of PRKNBNZ, Bass Montgomery Magazine

& MAMA.

JANAUARY & FEBRUARAY 2016 CONCERTS AT THE MPAC: Black Jacket Symphony “Journey Escape” January 15th at 8:00 PM Blue Man Group February 16th at 7:00 PM Vince Gill February 17th at 7:30 PM St. Paul & The Broken Bones February 18th at 8:00 PM Melissa Etheridge February 28th at 8:30 PM Ticket information at: http://www.mpaconline.org/ticket/ Full Events Calendar: http://www.mpaconline.org/events/


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A PERK OF BEING A MAMA MEBER IS THAT BANDS, DUOS AND SINGLE ARTISTS CAN RECEIVE A FREE MAMA BANNER WITH YOUR LOGO. SEND A LOGO OF YOUR ACT THAT IS 300 DPI IN JPEG OR PDF FORMAT TO JEFF CUMMINGS TO HAVE YOURS MADE. JEFF IS WORKING WITH JONNY VERES TO PRODUCE A “LOCALS ONLY” MUSIC VIDEO FEATURING ALL LOCAL ARTIST COVERING “ANGEL FROM MONTGOMERY”. THIS WILL SHOWCASE MAMA MEMBER ARTISTS, RESTAURANTS, ARTS AND CRAFTS. PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS ARE WITH WINDLE JAYROE AND RAY HUMPHREY. BOTH ARE SCHEDULED TO HAVE MAJOR SURGERY SOON. WE WISH THEM ALL THE BEST AND SPEEDY RECOVERYS. BOOKER T WASHINGTON MAGNET SCHOOL WILL BE PERFORMING A MUSIC SHOWCASE AT THE DAVIS THEATRE ON FRIDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 15, 2016 AT 7:00 PM AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 16, 2016 AT 2:00 PM. LOOK FOR A LIST OF MAMA ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO BE POSTED ON THE MAMA WEB PAGE AT WWW.MONTGOMERYMUSICIANS.ORG VERY SOON. THE NEXT MAMA WELCOME PARTY EVENT WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 23, 2016 AT DÉJÀ VU WITH COUSTIC CHAOS. COME HELP WELCOME JOHN WILD WILD WEST AND DÉJÀ VU TO THE MAMA FAMILY.


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We're deeply disappointed to report that the coordinator(s) for the City of Montgomery's NYE 2016 Event which was held downtown last Thursday night chose yet again to excluded local musicians now for the third year in a row. What's even worse is that back in July the city held a battle of the bands at the amphitheater entitled "Rock The Park" where they solicited area bands to perform for "exposure" with a chance to get token compensation for the top three finishers, but with a risk of zero compensation for the bands who didn't place. The "grand prize" was the promise of an opening slot with commensurate compensation in the city's NYE event for the winning band. About half a dozen bands showed up and poured their hearts out to entertain the thousands in attendance that day in the sweltering heat. 3 bands were chosen by a panel of judges and the 1st place band won the NYE gig. By all accounts it was a success! At that time, we (MAMA) were encouraged to see what appeared to be an offer, finally, by the city to include a local band in the NYE event and publicly praised and applauded their efforts. However, last Thursday night when it came time for the city to follow through on the promise of the NYE gig for the winning band, they refused to offer compensation and expected the band to play for "the exposure". To the band's credit, they declined.So here we are now again left scratching our heads wondering why this continues to happen. Is it just ignorance on the city's part or shortsightedness, lack of vision? Is it "don't know, "don't care" or "don't care to know"? Do they even understand what a monumental slap in the face this was to the local community of musicians, fans and supporters? If you're the person working in the city department who's responsible and you're reading this, let us try clear it up for you. Please consider the benefits of going out of your way to find or create opportunities to include and invest in our area's musical artists and help build our music culture. The same artists who live here, raise families here, send their kids to school here and pay their taxes here. To hire and fairly pay out of area bands in prior years to play this event but expect a top local band to play for nothing is ludicrous and unacceptable. Our artists don't need exposure, they need real support and respect for their craft. Stop sending our tax money back home with bands to Atlanta, New Orleans, Nashville etc.


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Buy local talent as much and as often as you can. Keep our tax dollars working in our community. Certainly this makes sense for a city entity to comprehend the benefits of doing so. Sure, bring in a headline act or out of area act for major events if you like, but put area artists on the tickets as well and pay them fairly. We have many extremely talented artists/bands right here, as good as any you'll find anywhere and that's a fact. If you don't believe it get out and see for yourself or just take the word of our 2500+ members, followers and supporters. Do you not think a strong local music scene will help generate revenue for the city? Certainly you do. What if the next Nat King Cole, Commodores, Tommy Shaw, Wilson Pickett, Trust Company, McQueen Street, Richard Hatcher, Jess Meuse, Rat Race or the many others in the long list of musical talent our community has produced was waiting in the wings today for an opportunity, would they ever get it? What about the next Jamey Johnson or Hank Williams even? The bottom line is this, the current status quo of the city's apparent apathy, unintentional or not, towards area musicians is unacceptable and the music culture in our community deserves much better if it's to survive and thrive.

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