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Thursday November 15, 2019
Mo Town Band
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$20.00 Admission: BYOB: Air Conditioned
The SoulTown Band is a 9 pc show band, complete with backup singers and a horn section! They specialize in Motown music, with some Stax and Muscle Shoals thrown in for good measure.
Their repertoire includes hits from Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Gladys Knight, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Sam & Dave, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Wilson Pickett, just to name a few of the greats.
Their repertoire includes hits from Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Gladys Knight, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Sam & Dave, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Wilson Pickett, just to name a few of the greats.
$30.00 Admission: BYOB. Air Conditioned
Lenny Clarke is an American comedian and actor, famous for his thick Boston accent and role as Uncle Teddy on the series Rescue Me. Clarke was born in Cambridge, Ma. He was the most famous "saloon comic" in Boston during the 1980s, the heyday of the Boston comedy scene. The DVD release When Standup Stood Out details Clarke's early career and affiliations with other famous Boston comics, such as Steven Wright and Denis Leary, his good friends. In 1980, Clarke wrote and starred in a local television show Lenny Clarke's Late Show featuring Wright and Leary, in collaboration with Boston comedy writer Martin Olson. Clarke and Olson were roommates, and their apartment, known by comedians as "The Barracks", was a notorious "crash pad" for comics visiting Boston, and the subject of a documentary film as Clarke and Leary explain in When Standup Stood Out.
Past Performances
$25.00 Admission: BYOB. Air Conditioned
Tony Sarno is an American singer and guitarist who has recorded several critically-acclaimed Rock and Blues albums. Tony has toured the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, Argentina, and Mexico with his band or as guitarist with David Clayton Thomas' Blood Sweat and Tears, Peter Tork, and Dee Archer. He has dozens of published songs and pieces written for TV and other broadcasts. Tony produced international cd releases Thunderhawks, Tony Sarno, Silent night, and co-produced Dee Archer's Sooner or later and Tony Sarno & the screamin' blue demons "It's a blues thing". He produces background music for CBS Sports and music for Big Fish Audio. He has shared numerous concert bills with B.B. King, as well as bills with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hall & Oates, Johnny Winter, and Little Feat. Tony has recorded for CBS/Holland, Icehouse/Priority, Marconi, and Bandwidth Records. His music appeared in The Craig Brewer film Poor & Hungry, and on the Masters of Blues cd compilation with Albert King, Buddy Guy, and the Allman Brothers Band.
$20.00 In Advance: BYOB: AIr COnditioned
Eastside Detroit native Doug Deming, now hailing from Florida’s Gulf Coast, has garnered widespread attention for his deft guitar work and memorable songwriting. With a nod to the likes of T-Bone Walker and Charlie Christian, as well as Luther Tucker and Robert Jr. Lockwood, Doug leaves his own mark whether swingin’ on the big jazz box, or playing straight up blues on the solid body Fender guitar. Since playing the local Detroit scene beginning in the early 90’s, Doug has spent much of the following years touring and recording with top blues artists, including Fabulous Thunderbirds frontman Kim Wilson, legendary Louisiana swamp bluesman Lazy Lester, Texas' Gary Primich, Chicago greats Johnny “Yard Dog” Jones and A.C. Reed, as well as Detroit’s own Queen of the Blues, Alberta Adams. Leading his band The Jewel Tones, Doug continues to bring noteworthy traditional and original roots music to his audiences.
Doug’s third recording, What’s it Gonna Take, exhibits the outstanding guitar work and remarkable singing and songwriting that have become Doug’s calling card. This critically acclaimed Vizztone debut spent several months on the Living Blues Charts Top Ten, and earned Doug the 2013 Blues Blast Music Awards Sean Costello Rising Star Award.
Doug’s third recording, What’s it Gonna Take, exhibits the outstanding guitar work and remarkable singing and songwriting that have become Doug’s calling card. This critically acclaimed Vizztone debut spent several months on the Living Blues Charts Top Ten, and earned Doug the 2013 Blues Blast Music Awards Sean Costello Rising Star Award.
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Scott Spradling Band
Friday, August 9, 2019: 8:00 PM: $20.00 Admission: BYOB: Air Conditioned
The Scott Spradling Band is a ten piece band from Concord, NH who plays a wide variety of music, from Michael Bublé, to Elton John, Chicago to Frank Sinatra! So bring your dancing shoes and have a great time!
$20.00 Admission: BYOB
William Ögmundson is an award winning and EMMY-nominated composer and lyricist, and a classically-trained solo pianist.
William began performing at the age of 5, and went on to win numerous piano competitions. He was selected to be the featured pianist for the New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra on four separate occasions. William has performed at venues throughout North America and Europe including the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, and St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, where he was honored to have been the organist for a Sunday morning mass. He has recorded six CDs and his music is played on numerous radio stations, including Whisperings Solo Piano Radio, Enlightened Piano Radio, One World Music Radio, Contemplative Classical and more.
As a EMMY-nominated composer and lyricist, William has written numerous musical scores for the stage as well as for television. William co-wrote with Tomie dePaola a lullaby as companion for his beloved children's story character, Strega Nona, The Magic of Strega Nona. "Pollyanna", a musical that he wrote with Trish Lindberg was published in 2011 by Dramatic Publishing. William has also composed numerous choral anthems as well as his own original songs appearing on his albums.
William has been nominated numerous times for the New Hampshire Theater Award - Best Music Direction, including for the production of his original work (with Tom Dunn of Alchemist's Workshop), "Georgia O'Keeffe Paints Paradise", which was performed Off off Broadway at the Jewel Box Theatre in 2017, and won first place in the International Theatre Festival for Best Lyrics. His most recent project is the musical "Kindness and Cruelty", which premiered Off Broadway in New York at the Hudson Guild Theatre in February 2018, and was nominated for Best Score in the New York Theatre Festival. His latest solo piano album "Simple Gifts" became available in August 2018.
William resides in New London, New Hampshire with his wife and three children.
William began performing at the age of 5, and went on to win numerous piano competitions. He was selected to be the featured pianist for the New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra on four separate occasions. William has performed at venues throughout North America and Europe including the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, and St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, where he was honored to have been the organist for a Sunday morning mass. He has recorded six CDs and his music is played on numerous radio stations, including Whisperings Solo Piano Radio, Enlightened Piano Radio, One World Music Radio, Contemplative Classical and more.
As a EMMY-nominated composer and lyricist, William has written numerous musical scores for the stage as well as for television. William co-wrote with Tomie dePaola a lullaby as companion for his beloved children's story character, Strega Nona, The Magic of Strega Nona. "Pollyanna", a musical that he wrote with Trish Lindberg was published in 2011 by Dramatic Publishing. William has also composed numerous choral anthems as well as his own original songs appearing on his albums.
William has been nominated numerous times for the New Hampshire Theater Award - Best Music Direction, including for the production of his original work (with Tom Dunn of Alchemist's Workshop), "Georgia O'Keeffe Paints Paradise", which was performed Off off Broadway at the Jewel Box Theatre in 2017, and won first place in the International Theatre Festival for Best Lyrics. His most recent project is the musical "Kindness and Cruelty", which premiered Off Broadway in New York at the Hudson Guild Theatre in February 2018, and was nominated for Best Score in the New York Theatre Festival. His latest solo piano album "Simple Gifts" became available in August 2018.
William resides in New London, New Hampshire with his wife and three children.
$20.00 Admission: BYOB: Air Conditioned
The Mudhens were formed in 1993 and have continued to grow and progress. To date the band has sold over 15,000 CDs (independent) and has built a strong following throughout New England. The group played several dates on the 1997 HORDE tour and has shared the stage with: Guster, Cake, Cowboy Mouth, Everything, Rustic Overtones, Throwing Muses, Letters to Cleo, 10000 Maniacs, and many others. The group has charted songs nationally in the CMJ AAA Top 40 Chart and the Gavin top 40 up and coming chart.
$20.00 Admission: BYOB:
Introduction: the name of the first song of the first album, and the beginning of a musical legacy that spans five decades. Our project was born of a deep admiration and respect for Chicago's artists and their early music. What we hope Introduction will bring to our audience is not only the tremendous catalogue of Chicago’s music but a reminder of the times and events that shaped their lives and their writing.
Fans have compared Introduction's musical replication and energy level to the early days of Terry Kath and the now infamous albums Chicago I through X. Introduction - The Chicago Experience, pays very careful attention to every musical and vocal nuance, to deliver what is the most memorable Chicago show of ANY Chicago tribute band in the United States and Canada!
Come see Introduction and join the Chicago Experience.
Chicago began in the city of its namesake, the dream of original members. Walt Parazaider, Terry Kath, Lee Laughnane, and Danny Seraphine, sought to create a rock band with a dynamic horn section integral to the melody, a fusion of their jazz and rock roots. Sewn in Parazaider's apartment were the seeds of what would become one of rock and roll’s most enduring collaborations.
Fans have compared Introduction's musical replication and energy level to the early days of Terry Kath and the now infamous albums Chicago I through X. Introduction - The Chicago Experience, pays very careful attention to every musical and vocal nuance, to deliver what is the most memorable Chicago show of ANY Chicago tribute band in the United States and Canada!
Come see Introduction and join the Chicago Experience.
Chicago began in the city of its namesake, the dream of original members. Walt Parazaider, Terry Kath, Lee Laughnane, and Danny Seraphine, sought to create a rock band with a dynamic horn section integral to the melody, a fusion of their jazz and rock roots. Sewn in Parazaider's apartment were the seeds of what would become one of rock and roll’s most enduring collaborations.
$20.00 Admission: BYOB: Air Conditioned
Studebaker John was born in Chicago in 1952, and has lived his whole life there. An avid music fan as a youngster, he learned to play several instruments, including first the harmonica, then the drums, and in his late teens, the guitar. He came of age in the ‘60s, so was part of the rock ‘n’ roll/rock generation. John liked a lot of different music, but as a young teenager was particularly drawn to the Blues. He was influenced by the music of Jimmy Reed, Freddy King, Slim Harpo, and things like that, all mixed in with other music I listened to.” He has performed covers of his Blues heroes, but chose to develop his own voice as a songwriter.
He has returned to the music of his youth; growing up on Maxwell Street, he plays this old style of blues with authenticity and what appears to be a magnificent sense of what it is all about. Old School Rockin’ is for all the people, from the rocking blues crowd to the purists, and from the young folks just getting into it to those who’ve been listening all along.”
2011 Living Blues Critics Award for Most Outstanding Blues Musician/horn
He has returned to the music of his youth; growing up on Maxwell Street, he plays this old style of blues with authenticity and what appears to be a magnificent sense of what it is all about. Old School Rockin’ is for all the people, from the rocking blues crowd to the purists, and from the young folks just getting into it to those who’ve been listening all along.”
2011 Living Blues Critics Award for Most Outstanding Blues Musician/horn
$20.00 at the Door
Chris Fitz broke into the Boston music scene back in 1994 after a 5 year stint in the San Francisco area. Chris honed his blues guitar chops by floating around all the blues clubs in the Bay Area and finding inspiration in the local and national blues artists who frequented them. Upon moving back to Boston, his hometown, he wasted no time hitting the various blues jams around the city. His blistering guitar work soon began to make an impact!
Over twenty years and thousands of gigs later, the Chris Fitz Band, with Chris as band leader, singer, song writer, guitar player, Dan Bunge on Drums and "Fretless Dave Kendarian" on bass remains one of the premier "original" blues and roots acts in all of New England.
Over twenty years and thousands of gigs later, the Chris Fitz Band, with Chris as band leader, singer, song writer, guitar player, Dan Bunge on Drums and "Fretless Dave Kendarian" on bass remains one of the premier "original" blues and roots acts in all of New England.
$20.00 Admission BYOB:
Come join us to enjoy the Michael Vincent Band. Michael Vincent discovered Blues and Soul music as a child. While still in grammar school, he formed a trio called Michael Vincent and Doubleshot with two of his classmates. Now traveling the country, he employs a reminiscent blues guitar style and an inspiring voice.
Danny Mack on Bass has developed his own unique thumping style in his music. His main influences include Jack Bruce, Donald Dunn, Barry Oakely, Leon Wilkeson, John Paul Jones, John Entwistle, and Billy Cox.
Dan Hewitt started playing drums in the summer of 2006. He moved to New Hampshire and met Michael Vincent in grammar school and they soon collaborated with Dan Mack to form the trio. Now an experienced percussionist, he has returned as the backbone. His main influences include Gene Krupa, Mitch Mitchell, John Bonham, Ginger Baker, Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, and Steve Gadd.
You won’t want to miss this great band of NH Musicians!!!
Danny Mack on Bass has developed his own unique thumping style in his music. His main influences include Jack Bruce, Donald Dunn, Barry Oakely, Leon Wilkeson, John Paul Jones, John Entwistle, and Billy Cox.
Dan Hewitt started playing drums in the summer of 2006. He moved to New Hampshire and met Michael Vincent in grammar school and they soon collaborated with Dan Mack to form the trio. Now an experienced percussionist, he has returned as the backbone. His main influences include Gene Krupa, Mitch Mitchell, John Bonham, Ginger Baker, Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, and Steve Gadd.
You won’t want to miss this great band of NH Musicians!!!
$20.00 Admission BYOB:
Air Conditioned
One of Pitman’s favorite performers, Heather Pierson is a veteran performer in the Mount Washington Valley. As the leader of The Heather Pierson Quartet. she has performed in New Orleans at the legendary Preservation Hall and studied traditional jazz under David Boeddinghaus, musical director and pianist for the award winning documentary film *Crumb*. The Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio burst onto the national folk scene in 2015 with their debut EP Still She Will Fly. It features the multi-genre depth of Heather’s songwriting, their intricate instrumental arrangements, and stirring 3-part vocal harmonies. The title track was the #2 single on Folk radio in 2015, and 3 other songs: ”Ain’t Gotten Around”, “You don’t know Him the way I do” and “Make it Mine” were in 2015’s Top 100 Folk singles.
Heather Pierson – Lead vocals, acoustic guitar, tenor banjo, piano
Davy Sturtevant (cornet, dobro, fiddle, mandolin, harmony vocals) is a veteran touring artist, producer, engineer, songwriter, and performer armed with a gorgeous tenor voice and a mighty arsenal of instruments that come to life in his capable hands.
Shawn Nadeau (bass, harmony vocals) brings rock-solid thump and nearly two decades of performing experience informed by a wide spectrum of unique rhythmic and melodic sensibilities ranging from rockabilly to reggae to jazz.
Heather Pierson – Lead vocals, acoustic guitar, tenor banjo, piano
Davy Sturtevant (cornet, dobro, fiddle, mandolin, harmony vocals) is a veteran touring artist, producer, engineer, songwriter, and performer armed with a gorgeous tenor voice and a mighty arsenal of instruments that come to life in his capable hands.
Shawn Nadeau (bass, harmony vocals) brings rock-solid thump and nearly two decades of performing experience informed by a wide spectrum of unique rhythmic and melodic sensibilities ranging from rockabilly to reggae to jazz.
Chris O'Leary Blues Band
Saturday, November 2, 2017: 8:00 PM
$25.00 Admission: BYOB
Pitman’s Freight Room is pleased to host the Chris O’Leary Blues Band. Chris's musical background includes duties as lead singer and front man for rock and roll hall of famer and Grammy award winner Levon Helm's band The Barnburners. During the 6 years that Chris and Levon played together they toured across the US and Canada lighting up stages everywhere they went. Chris has appeared on stage with: Legendary Rolling Stones sideman Bobby Keys, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jimmy Vivino, Jeff Healy, Dan Akroyd, Albert Lee, Dave Edmunds, Dave Maxwell and the great James Cotton to name just a few. Chris has also recorded with Bill Perry and Hubert Sumlin among others..
The Chris O'Leary Band's debut CD "Mr. Used to Be" won the 2011 Best New Artist Debut CD Blues Blast Award and was nominated for best new artist debut at the 2011 American Blues Music Awards.
The Chris O'Leary Band's debut CD "Mr. Used to Be" won the 2011 Best New Artist Debut CD Blues Blast Award and was nominated for best new artist debut at the 2011 American Blues Music Awards.
$20.00 Admission BYOB: Air Conditioned:
Mark Scalia:
Mark Scalia: Since starting his stand up career in Boston, Mark has entertained tens of thousands of people at comedy clubs, colleges and universities, corporate and private events, and religious venues across the United States and Canada for over 20 years. He brings his audiences into the show by being funny, clever, personable and warm. He’s a crowd favorite wherever he goes!
His first real test as a comic came when he competed in the Boston Comedy Riot, making the semi-final round in 1991 and 1992. He continued to work all around New England and expanded into new markets.
Mark has been invited to many comedy festivals all over the country including: The Boston International Comedy Festival, Seattle International Comedy Festival and the New Orleans Comedy Festival.
Jody Sloane: cut her entertainment teeth doing her sit-down schtick as a cheeky "Conducktor" name Penny Wise on the Boston Duck Tours. Her duck tour experience -- 4,000+ tours -- was the perfect tee-up to becoming a stand-up comedian.
She's now a regular at esteemed comedy venues, including, Headliners Comedy Clubs throughout New England, Gotham Comedy Club in New York City, Comix Comedy Club at Foxwoods, plus roadhouses, Elks Clubs and dives from Portland to New York.
Dave Decker, a native of Massachusetts, performs regularly at clubs from Boston to New York City. Winner of the coveted Betty Crocker Award in 1975, Dave Decker brings his distinct point of view to the stage in a way that both engages and charms audiences. His intelligent and clever humor along with his definitive stage presence make him a hit for venues large and small.
His first real test as a comic came when he competed in the Boston Comedy Riot, making the semi-final round in 1991 and 1992. He continued to work all around New England and expanded into new markets.
Mark has been invited to many comedy festivals all over the country including: The Boston International Comedy Festival, Seattle International Comedy Festival and the New Orleans Comedy Festival.
Jody Sloane: cut her entertainment teeth doing her sit-down schtick as a cheeky "Conducktor" name Penny Wise on the Boston Duck Tours. Her duck tour experience -- 4,000+ tours -- was the perfect tee-up to becoming a stand-up comedian.
She's now a regular at esteemed comedy venues, including, Headliners Comedy Clubs throughout New England, Gotham Comedy Club in New York City, Comix Comedy Club at Foxwoods, plus roadhouses, Elks Clubs and dives from Portland to New York.
Dave Decker, a native of Massachusetts, performs regularly at clubs from Boston to New York City. Winner of the coveted Betty Crocker Award in 1975, Dave Decker brings his distinct point of view to the stage in a way that both engages and charms audiences. His intelligent and clever humor along with his definitive stage presence make him a hit for venues large and small.
$20.00 Admission: BYOB: Air Conditioned
"Neal & the Vipers" are a Rhode Island based band, playing American Roots Music encompassing blues, rock & roll, rockabilly, and surf, entertaining their fans for over 30 years! You can feel the chemistry between all of them as they play original hits songs from their multiple CD's as well as covering classic songs. The Vipers add their unique arrangement on these classic songs, always making them their own. You can see NEAL & THE VIPERS at music festivals and clubs dates.
Neal Vitullo as well as the Vipers have shared the stage with many music legends such as B.B. King, Roy Buchanan, John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt, Albert Collins, Greg Allman, Jimmy Vaughan, Willie Dixon, Johnny Copeland and Robert Plant.
Neal Vitullo as well as the Vipers have shared the stage with many music legends such as B.B. King, Roy Buchanan, John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt, Albert Collins, Greg Allman, Jimmy Vaughan, Willie Dixon, Johnny Copeland and Robert Plant.
Saturday July 27, 2018: 9::00 PM
$20.00 Admission: BYOB: Air Conditioned
$20.00 Admission: BYOB: Air Conditioned
Jim is a confused middle-age man who can spin soccer games, school drop offs and lunches into his comedy material based around his life as a dad and husband. From raising money for youth sports to helping a family in need, Jim's every man life stories will bring down the house every time. Based out of Boston, groups from all over the country have brought Jim in to provide funny, clean comedy.
