Ha! I should have posted about my show tonight at The Bloomfield Bridge Tavern with Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo at 9pm ($5) on my website first. By the time this posts and gets automatically shared on Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare, people will say, "Alright! We get it! You're playing the BBT tonight!"
I am playing from 7-9pm this evening at Toby Hill in Clarion, PA. Visit raylanich.com/gigs for all the deets.
I have two shows, this far, coming up this week. Thursday I am at Toby Hill Bar & Grill in Clarion, PA. It is a free show from 7PM until 9PM. Friday I am sharing the bill with Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo at The Bloomfield Bridge Tavern in Pittsburgh. There is a $5 cover. I hope you guys can make it.
I shall spin a tale my friends of the open mic at a joint called Club Cafe in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Fifty poor souls like myself flock to this establishment every Monday to bid for the chance to perform two songs for no pay. Your only prayer of getting on stage is to arrive two and a half hours before the doors open. Arriving at the store front that houses this increasingly notorious display of desperate musicians is when fun only begins. One takes to the curb with the false notion that they are first in line only to be confronted twenty minutes later by another "fellow" musician who tells you your second in line, for he arrived an hour before and left an imaginary ghost at the door to save his spot. Then the hosts of this singer/songwriter showcase arrive and are let in the door before the endless line outside to sign up all their friends ahead of you. When you finally make it inside and sign up, you then face the angry servers who bitch that you only ordered a water. Totally worth it, eh? : )
Ladies and gentlemen, I will be sharing the bill tonight with a great band from Minneapolis called 4 on the floor at The Smiling Moose (Carson Street - Pittsburgh). The show starts around 10pm, and if you catch me before that, I still have $10 presale tickets you can buy!
Last night's Hope to Haiti benefit at The Bloomfield Bridge Tavern (Pittsburgh) was a great time, especially the camp fire style jam on the patio after my set. I want to thank Brittany Hautz again for inviting me to perform, and Steve and Dan for giving the audience some swag. Derrick and Melanie - you both had killer sets! If you were wondering what was taped on my guitar. Jenny, my fiance's little cousin is doing a Flat Stanly unit in her second grade class. She chose us to take pictures of her in different locations around the city. I think she's going to be the coolest kid in her class with our pictures. :)
I'm still figuring out all of the features of my website. I can post pics which is sweet, and you guys can comment on my site as well!
If all has gone to plan, my "blurps" (aka blog) from raylanich.com will now post to Facebook and Twitter.
This evening, I will be participating in The Eclipse Lounge Acoustic Open Stage (Lawrenceville). 8pm
I just was booked to perform at Greensburg, Pennsylvania's Summer Sounds Music Festival! It is on Friday, August 31st, and I perform from 6:15-6:45. http://www.summersounds.com
May 4th - Bloomfield Bridge Tavern - Pittsburgh - Hope To Haiti Benefit - 9pm - $5 (21+)
May 5th - The Smiling Moose (w/4 on the floor) - Pittsburgh - 10pm - $10 (21+)
May 17th - Toby Hill Bar & Grill - Clarion, PA - 7pm - free (all ages)
May 18th - Bloomfield Bridge Tavern (w/Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo) - Pittsburgh - 9pm - $5 (21+)
May 29th - Bloomfield Bridge Tavern (Featured @ Calliope Open Stage) - Pittsburgh - 9pm - free (21+)
June 23rd - Foxtales Pub - Franklin, PA - 9pm - free (21+)
July 12th - Howlers Coyote Cafe (w/Ben Ripani Music Co.) - Pittsburgh - 9pm - TBA (21+)
July 22nd - The Smiling Moose (w/others) - Pittsburgh - TBA (21+)
August 11th - Foxtales Pub - Franklin, PA - 9pm - free (21+)
4/14/12 Linneman's Riverwest Inn (w/Union Pulse) - Milwaukee, WI - 8pm $6 (21+)
4/21/12 Roff School Tavern - Meadville, PA - 9pm free (21+)
5/5/12 Smiling Moose (w/4 on the Floor) - Pittsburgh, PA - 9pm $10 (21+)
5/17/12 Toby Hill Bar & Grill - Clarion, PA - 7pm free (all ages)
5/18/12 Bloomfield Bridge Tavern (w/Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo) - Pittsburgh, PA - 9pm $5 (21+)
more to come...
What's going on, everyone? I am getting ready to embark on a tour with my friends Union Pulse from Milwaukee, WI. I will be pulling double duty opening for them with an acoustic set and then sitting in with them on the drums. Here is the list of venues and towns we are playing!
3/09 - The House Cafe - DeKalb, IL
3/10 - Yesterday's Billiards - Lexington, KY
3/11 - Dru's Place - Memphis, TN
3/12 - Sportsman's Lodge - Jackson, MS
3/13 - Game Day Daiquiris - Baton Rouge, LA
3/14 - Kick Butt Coffee 1 - Austin, TX (SxSW)
3/14 - Buddy's Place - Austin, TX (SxSW)
3/15 - Iguana Grill - Austin, TX (SxSW)
3/16 - Classics Bar and Grill - Oklahoma City, OK
3/17 - Handle Bar - St. Louis, MO
Tonight:
Eclipse Lounge Open Stage
3705 Butler Street
Pittsburgh (Lawrenceville), PA
8PM (21+)
free
Tomorrow:
Toby Hill Bar and Grill
28 North Fifth Avenue
Clarion, PA
7PM (all ages)
free
Friday:
Howlers Coyote Cafe
4509 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh (Bloomfield), PA
w/ Derrick Davila and Melanie Pomerantz
9PM (21+)
$5
Here is the run-down of tonight's show at Frankie and Georgie's in Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) tonight. I start the show at 9pm and play until 9:30. Then a band from Akron, called Collideascope, will take the stage and play until 10:30ish. After they pack up, I will finish the night with a set after them.
Sat., Feb. 4 - Foxtales Pub - Franklin, PA - 9pm - free
Fri., Feb. 10 - Frankie & Georgie's - Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) - 9pm - $5 cover
Fri., Feb. 24 - Howlers Coyote Cafe - Pittsburgh (Bloomfield) - 9pm - $5 cover
Sat., Mar. 24 - Foxtales Pub - Franklin, PA - 9pm -free
Fri., Mar. 30 - Club Cafe - Pittsburgh (South Side) - 7pm - $5
Sat. Apr. 21 - Roff School Tavern - Meadville, PA - 9pm - free
Click on the "Gigs" tab for all the information.
I am very excited to be opening for Kip Winger at The Altar Bar a week from this Thursday. Not only is this a big opportunity to play at The Altar Bar, I get to open for a famous musician!
The show is Thursday, February 9, 2012 at The Altar Bar 1620 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh (Strip District), PA
Tickets are $13 in advance or $15 at the door
The doors open at 6:30PM and the show starts at 7:30PM
I booked a show at Club Cafe on March 30, 2012 7pm-9pm. Club Cafe is located at 56 South 12th Street Pittsburgh (South Side), PA. My special guests are Derrick Davila and Melanie Pomerantz who are both excellent Pittsburgh musicians. Tickets are $5 and the doors open at 6pm. At 7pm, Derrick will open the show and play a half hour set. Then Melanie will play a half hour set, and then I will take the stage for the final hour. I am posting an event on Facebook I hope you all will join to keep updated about the show.
Tonight I am going to hit up the open stages at The Bloomfield Bridge Tavern and Frankie & Georgie's in Pittsburgh. The Calliope Open Stage at The Bloomfield Bridge Tavern starts at 9pm, and the address is 4412 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh (Bloomfield), PA. The Purple Tuesdays Open Stage/Jam Night at Frankie & Georgie's begins at 10pm, and the address is 5832 Forward Avenue, Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill), PA. If you're in the area tonight, stop in and see me.
There is a new music store on my Facebook page. You just have to click the tab on the side. I should have my new album "At Least I'm Moving" up for sale on Facebook and here on the website in the next few weeks!
This evening, I will be performing at The Eclipse Lounge's open mic night. The club is located on 3705 Butler Street Pittsburgh (Lawrenceville), PA. If you're in the area between 8pm and midnight you should stop in.
Tomorrow night (January 10, 2012) I will be the featured performer at The Calliope Open Stage at The Bloomfield Bridge Tavern in Pittsburgh (Bloomfield). I will play a half hour set of original music from 9pm until 9:30pm. After I play John, the host, will perform a couple of tunes and then turn the stage over to any artists who wish to sign up for a slot (usually 2 to 3 songs). Remember your ID. They card everyone! Hope to see you tomorrow night.
Songs from the new album "At Least I'm Moving" are going up tonight. Stream the clips now for free! The album will be available to buy hopefully in the next couple of weeks. I am still getting it printed and signed up with my distributor.
This is something that I've really wanted to do for a long time, and I can't tell you all how happy I am to have raylanich.com up and running. I hope you all enjoy the site, and don't forget to drop me line in the "HOW TO REACH ME" section. Cheers, Ray
