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~ LATEST HAPPENINGS ~
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Welcome to the happenings page, where I periodically post information on upcoming shows, news features, information about upcoming recording projects and any other stuff that's going on. Since I've got a nice new batch of material, I am currently entertaining ideas for the title of the new CD. If you think you've got a good name for it, by all means send it my way, and I'll give it careful consideration. (For past CD releases, check out the 'music' link on this site).
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Festival Goers - Tired of shelling out all that cash to attend music festivals, only to spend it surrounded by a bunch of trustafarian pseudo hippies trying desperately to be cool? If you're looking for an inexpensive alternative to the mega festivals this summer, you might wanna check this out:
The Hazel River Flying Circus Music Festival
will feature over 10 bands on 140 acres of beautiful campgrounds located in Capon Bridge, WV.
And it's all at an affordable price!
Musical Performances by
Joe Herbert
Shortness of Breath
Greg Marsh Band
Mountaintop Madness
After Destiny
Vaughan Brothers
Shaman Ultra
The Virginia Creeper Band
Eye Candy and More!
You can also check it out on my FaceBook Events page, and view the colorful flyer designed by Tom at Green Door Promotions.
Buffalo Gap is a beautiful and Eco-Friendly Campground located in Capon Bridge, West VA.
amenities include:
creekside wilderness ~ white sand beach
wood fired sauna ~ camping & facilities
cabin rentals ~ hiking ~ swimming
lake tubing ~ canoing ~ fishing
lake front sauna & more!!
Admission Price
Friday Pass $8.00 Per Person plus camping fee
Saturday Pass $15 Per Person plus camping fee
Camping fees are very reasonable.
Vending will be on site. Vendors, get in touch and I'll point you in the right direction.
To learn more about this fantastic destination
See the website at www.buffalogapcamp.com
Or call Vince or Bill at 304-856-1122
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Friday - August 2nd -we had a wonderful time jamming with some amazing musicains at
The Art Group which is a great amazing Art Gallery located in scenic Mt. Jackson, VA.
The Art Group has been together for nearly 10 years now, and has served as home base for area and regional artists of all kinds. If you visit, you will be quite impressed with some of the paintings, sculptures, furniture, jewelry and all types of medium.
Food, drinks and lots of fun activities took place, not to mention some of the area's finest musical artists, including Jacob Rinard, Jimmy Cherry, Tayon Malik, Mark Barreres, Gene Jeffers, George Ronetz, and many more!
Stay tuned for the grand opening of the new and improved location of The Art Group.
Directions are easy. Take I-81 to the Mt. Jackson Exit, take a left at the ramp, down the hill towards Route 11. Take a Right on Rte. 11 and head on into downtown Mt. Jackson. The Art Group is located right across the street from the new town hall building. For more details, visit their The Art Group and let them know you're coming to the jam!
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Saturday, August 3rd saw the big annual 4th of July weekend extravaganza at Chad's spot out in Mt. Olive, VA. This event was anxiously awaited all year long, and was not a disappointment. Some of the best award-winning BBQ ribs and delicious food was featured, not to mention some beautiful people who gathered to celebrate our nation's independence. With special guest Tayon Malik and his Hip Hop Crew from Philadelphia, PA, this was a night to remember. Rick Harris Jr joined in, as well as some musical friends I hadn't seen in some time. Tayon joined me for some updated versions of 'Hippie Crack', 'Lazarus' and even 'Heaven'. The show rocked!
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RiverFest was truly an amazing experience!
On April 30 thru May 2nd, The
EarthKorps Riverside Festival was held in downtown Strasburg, and was a great time for everyone. Thanks to all the people who made it happen, especially the bands, who kicked in their time and energy to make this show shine!
The event organizer was able to raise over $5000.00 to be used towards cleaning our precious resourse, The Shenandoah River. With diverse acts such as On The Bus, Dry Mill Road, George Wesley, Joe Herbert, Five of a Kind, Scott Christopher Murray, Ambrose Dilemma, The Shakedown, PBR, Con Burch, Jake and the Burtones, Black Jack, and many others, this festival showed the town of Strasburg that a wonderful and peaceful festival can be held on the river, with everyone getting along and pulling together for a common cause.
Some of the kind sponsors included Green Door Promotions, Dawg House Audio (who agreed to provide sound for the entire weekend!), Murray's Fly Shop, ShenandoahMusic.com, Blue Canoe Crew, The Strasburg Theater, Fox' Pizza, Friends of the North Fork, Shenandoah River Keepers, and many more. For a complete line up, directions and more details, hit the official
EarthKorps Website and see what you can do to help clean up this natural waterway. And a very special thanks to the Troxell family for donating this beautiful riverfront property for us to use for this worthy cause!
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Friday, April 16th, I was joined by a whole bunch of fun musicians at the King Street Art Works grand opening celebration. What a great night it was, meeting so many bright and upcoming artists. The Gallery is located at 234 West King Street in Strasburg, VA. They feature a wide and diverse selection of work from area artists in all mediums. The place is a veritable 'who's who' of the Shenandoah Valley art scene, and I'm very honored to have been asked to play this event. Thanks to Mark Barerres of
ShenandoahMusic.Com for all his support!
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Gabriella's show a smashing success!
I'm happy to say that our show at Gabriella's in Pittston, PA was a huge success. It was great seeing so many faces from my sordid past, (as opposed to my sordid present) coming out to hear the music. We've been asked by a lot of folks about our next area show, so I will keep you all posted on that.
Thanks to my new facebook page, we had a lot of very nice people come out to the show, and I've been able to re-establish contact with them after quite a few years.
Special thanks to Chris Condell, Ken McChord, Roy Richardson and special guest George Wesley for making the music sound so tight. Thanks guys!
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Indoe Loop Productions continues to get involved with some interesting and eclectic shows. These include bluegrass legends The Seldom Scene coming up at the Strasburg Theater on June 25th, as well as the EarthKorps Riverside Festival April 30 thru May 2nd.
For more information on Indoe Loop Productions, or if you'd like some help promoting your next event, get in touch with me via email at StrasburgBluegrass@hotmail.com or StrasburgHipHop@hotmail.com.
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RECAPS!
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
The George Wesley Family Band
w/ Special Guest Joe Herbert
Live at the River Street Jazz Cafe
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I just wanted to send a nice thank you out to George Wesley and his 'Family Band' for having me as a special guest at his annual Thanksgiving show. Judging from everyone's comments, and the exhuberant crowd of folks partying, I'd have to say this show went exceedingly well. I ran into a lot of old friends in attendance, and the place was packed on a Thanksgiving night, which was a pleasant surprise. With two drummers, (Chris Condell and James Wesley) a percussionist/ female vocalist, (Annette Miraglia), two keyboardists, (Angelo Maraglia and Freeman White), three guitarists, (George Wesley, myself, and John Shemo), bass (Peter Fritz) and a sound man (Henry Caruthers) who was just 'on' that night, it made for quite the jam-worthy experience.
Our friend Keith was able to record the show once again, and you can check it out over at
Archives.org if you'd like to listen to some of the tunes.
For a whole bunch of other great Music, Art, Food and Fun at the best venue in the Valley, click on The River Street Jazz Cafe
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Let's see, what else...
I've gotten back into the studio to record some more new material, and I've been writing lots of new stuff as well. I'm shooting for a winter release, so we have a lot of work ahead of ourselves. Some of the new songs include "Dying Nation", "Fields", "Cruelty of the World", "Laugh", "Quit It" "Open Mic", "Tap that Potential" "Junkies" and "Done". I'll be bringing in some fantastic guest musicians for this project, so stay tuned!
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A benefit/ tribute show was held on Saturday, November 7th, for our friend John Hicks, who passed away unexpectedly. The show was held at the Strasburg Theater, and included many of the area's best musicians and bands. In addition to the music, there was a guitar auction, where you could bid on some very fine Gibson and Taylor Guitars. All told, we managed to raise nearly $2000.00, which will go towards the edcuation fund for John's daughter. Special thanks to Hank Gorecki for all his help in organizing the show, and to the bands Revolution, Shortness of Breath, Petty Cash, 15 Minutes, Eye Sore, Bar Code, Rick Harris and many other musicians who so generously gave of their time and energy for this cause.
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If you want to see a whole bunch of really cool music videos, check out my Youtube Site where you'll find not only some classic Indoe Loop, Joe Herbert and Friends, and The Mad Amalgamation, but tons of other stuff too. Some of my favorites range from early Bee Gees (You gotta watch their performance of 'I can't see nobody') to one of my new favorites - The Weepies. I also have a bunch of rare Dylan, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, plus some strange, weird and wonderful stuff including political rants and mysterious social commentary.
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In early February, I had an appearance on radio station WZRV. Host Brad Haynes was a very interesting and amazing fellow, with a slew of stories about his life travelling, writing, singing and performing all over the world. The show featured 5 songs of mine, and we did like, 3 segments on the air. Very cool experience. Send me an email if you'd like a copy of the show.
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~Lazarus chosen for Compilation CD to fight drunk driving~
I now have in my possession, the long anticipated "Ground Control" CD compilation, featuring DC area artists who've made a committment to help stop teens from driving while intoxicated. If you'd like to purchase this fine CD, which features that bangin' version of LAZARUS, just get in touch with me and I'll make sure to send one out.
Illumina Records is involved in the project, as well as a bunch of sponsors, all dedicated to a common cause: to prevent our kids from getting fucked up and smashing their cars and wreaking havoc, death and destruction all over the place.
Live Interview on WSVG *In October of 2006, I did an interview on Radio Station WSVG, located in Mount Jackson, VA. The "Live at Lunch" show runs from 12:30 pm until around 1:30. The show featured songs from my upcoming CD "The Route 11 Corridor, as well as a few live tunes. It was a lot of fun, and they let me have a CD of the show, which I've put on an 'assorted interviews compilation' disc.
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T-SHIRTS!!
Joe Herbert.Com New T-Shirts are in!! Now you can be the first one on your block to sport one of these fantastic, "no two are alike" T-shirts featuring many of the photos available on the website. Most have "Joe Herbert.Com" written on the back, and a full color photo on the front. We have V-neck, baby -t's, the cute little spaghetti strap, midriff baring ones for the girls, sleeveless 'tough guy' models, and that all important XXXL for my over sized friends out there who like a little extra room. Black, white, green, red, orange, blue.. yep, every color of the rainbow! Please indicate what size, color and style. At only 10 bucks apiece, they're going fast, so place your order today! T-shirts can be reserved by sending me an email at mail@joeherbert.com. Be sure to mention the t-shirt in your subject heading.
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JOE HERBERT CD's
"MOSTLY LIVE" and "THE ROUTE 11 CORRIDOR"
Now Available! "Mostly Live", consists of some tasty live cuts from several different performances, using various lineups. The songs cover a wide range of material, including the radio friendly "Heaven" the big jam "So Far >Leper" - recorded live with Indoe Loop at a club out in Fairfax, VA.
"The Route 11 Corridor is my brand new CD, which should be available in a few short weeks. Recorded at The Rec Shop Studio, in Woodstock, VA, The Route 11 Corridor features "One Phone Call", "Friends II", "Hippie Crack" and "Different World", not to mention several other new tunes.
You can also get our original, self-titled Indoe Loop CD, which is a bit heavier with the spacey jams, and features "Another Mirror" going into three other tunes, all running together into one seamless jam. Just E-mail me if you would like to purchase any of these fine products, or you can easily pick one up at a show, or at several area establishments.
{ places like these! }
"Blind Faith Music", "Ear Food" - Winchester
"Fashion Crisis" - Mt. Jackson
"Chappalino's", "The CD Shack" -Woodstock
"Rinard's Music" - Mt. Jackson, VA
"The Art Group" - Mt. Jackson, VA
"The Little Grill" - Harrisonburg, VA
Now Available In Pennsylvania! "Wayne's World" - Pittston, PA
"Gallery of Sound" - (11 stores!)- Wilkes-Barre, PA
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Tune in each week for updates on gigs and other such happenings.
~Peace~ |
