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River Road
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Richard, Eric, and Robert - River Road
The Bobby Kyle Band
“Kyle's songwriting, guitar work, and singing capture the
uncompromising spirit of a man who has walked down blues
roads and found his own way.”
Toronto
Blues Society
“Bobby Kyle may be one of the best...blues singers in the
business. Yes, he really is that good and proves it time and
again.”
Blues Revue Magazine
Chris Fenn
Stepanian
Coming to Reno's on Saturday,
June 9.
In the
tradition of the great vintage rock supergroups, Stepanian
is-first and foremost-a band. Like Bon Jovi and Santana
before them, their moniker comes from that of their front man,
Eric Stepanian. However, in this band each member
contributes something unique and essential to the mix.
Stepanian's signature sound is unmistakable. This Boston
quartet exhibits the explosiveness of radio pop with the organic
soul of a smoky barroom. Their live show simmers with a
provocative brand of lyrical pop songwriting, sweet baritone
vocals, tongue-twisting saxophone hooks and a rhythm section
that won't let even the shyest of crowds stand still. The
unparalleled camaraderie that exists among the band is extended
to their audiences and leaves new and old fans coming back for
what Stepanian can only describe as "Crazy Rock Love".
Stepanian exploded onto the college and club scene in early 2005
after spending much of 2004 polishing and developing.
Opening the year with two captivating showcases at the NACA
Northeast Conference and the NACA Mid-Atlantic Festival,
sold-out shows in Boston soon followed. Their success
placed them on bills alongside national acts such as Howie Day,
Rusted Root, Maroon5 and Jason Mraz, which catapulted the band
into a frenzy of attention.
The persistent snow typical of New England winter continued to
fall in February 2005 as Stepanian put the finishing touches on
their anything-but-ordinary release, Autumn She Leaves. A
musically diverse record of crafty pop, intelligent lyrics, and
unsurpassed musicianship with a unique instrumentation promised
nothing but fuel for the band's burgeoning fan base.
Produced and engineered by Dave Chalfant (The Neilds, Erin
McKeown), the record features a guest vocal appearance by
Universal recording artist Stephen Kellogg. "Twilight", a
flute-infused rock song, is featured on Awarestore.com's
Earsnacks Vol. 6 compilation.
Stepanian's recent success comes from their humble, but
impressive, beginnings. In 2003 the band recorded their
debut EP, For Lack of Better Words, at Dragonfly Studios (Dave
Matthews Band, OAR). The album, produced by Chris Keup
(Jason Mraz, Rachael Yamagata) and Stewart Myers (Agents of Good
Roots), features one of the band's signature tunes in "Call Me
When You're Famous". ABC Family also took notice of the
band when they licensed "These Days," a spirited and lyrical
track for their new show Knock First.
Today Stepanian maintains a busy performance schedule while
constantly writing and refining new material. Fall of 2006
marks the release of "wait out the rain" another collaboration
with producer Dave Chalfant. The EP finds Stepanian taking
their next artistic step with memorable melodies and new sounds.
Poised at the brink, the band strives to take the next step and
looks forward to bringing its exciting live show to fans all
over the country.
Country Club
& The Porn Horns
Appeared on Saturday, April 21
A great band from Brooklyn, New York.
Check
out their web site here.
These
Brooklynites have broken from the trends of today's average rock
band by infusing their music with brass instruments and non-stop
energy. There is no doubt that CCATPH's sound is colorful, fun
and infectious. It would be a mistake to overlook these guys.
~Freeindie.com
The Porn Horns can turn
an ordinary rock and roll groove into a seedy gangster shakedown
in eight bars. Their solo moments are interesting and
expressive, but when they play together, it's the musical
equivalent of a heavyweight's roundhouse right.
~NJ.com
Big guitars, bigger vocals and
fat horns. Good songs for great times... this stuff must be
great live. Hint, hint, hint. ~Starr
Tucker - New York Waste
Peter Gulli
A few photos from one of Peter Gulli's
nights at Reno's.
He's back often, and now
sponsored by Bud Light. Come join
the fun!
The
Torpedoes
Appearing Saturday, February 3rd, 8:30 pm
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The burning need
for a creative outlet triggered three insurance geeks from the
greater Hartford area to form The Torpedoes in early 2003. The Torps have developed a solid local following (sometimes referred to
as a rampant mob), regularly playing several venues in the Simsbury
/ Granby metro area over the past 3 years. The band also recorded
and released their debut CD “Deep Dive” a little over a year ago.
Torpedoes shows are known for the eclectic (some might even say
eccentric) mix of music proffered – everything from classic rock
stalwarts The Beatles, The Doors, Cream, and Hendrix, to reggae, to
country roots rock, to R&B/Motown, with a healthy does of originals
thrown in. The band will even please today’s hipsters with current
choices from groups like The Foo Fighters, White Stripes, and Gnarls
Barkley. Unfortunately all band members have “regular” jobs – but
all swear they are working for The Man only as a placeholder until
the first big record contract comes along and they can buy their own
wide body 737 to jet across Hartford County for tour dates.
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The Torpedoes
Sean
Cronin: Vox, guitars, bass guitar, harmonica, B-flat
sousaphone
Matt Desfosses: Vox, bass guitar,
keyboards, harmonica, open-tuned guitar, mandolin, congas, rain
stick
Drew
Davison: Vox, drums, bass guitar, sackbutt
With support from
Dave
Racagni: Trumpet, rhythm guitar, juice harp
Bob
Buzecan: Keyboards, spoons
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Last Call
Straight off performing a great show as part of Reno's Rockin New
Year's Eve,
Last Call is coming back on Friday, January 5, 2007.
Come on down for dinner, you can bring the kids, and enjoy the first
show of 2007.
They'll start around 7:30 pm. See you there!
Last
Call is the guitar and vocal duo of Brian Leonard and Doug
Hickox. You’ve seen them throughout the area since 2003. Doug’s
25-year career has taken him to some of Connecticut’s best clubs. A
skilled and ranging vocalist, Doug also showcases six and twelve
string guitars and harmonica.
An acoustic and electric guitar
player, Brian’s style ranges from jam band to classic. A variety of
influences has shaped his commitment to play in any form.
Doug features Breedlove, Ovation, and
Zager guitars; while Brian plays Alvarez, Fender, and Gibson
instruments. Both are singer-songwriters, and combined have a
unique sound that will fill any hall.
Travelin' Trout
with
The Roadrunners
The
Travelin' Trout
Band
is a group of musicians formed in 2003 to help raise awareness
of and funds for the Barkhamsted Land Trust. Our band, all
volunteers, can be found playing almost every Friday at 7:30 pm
in the Log House Restaurant on Route 44 in Barkhamsted.
The genre we play is mostly traditional, folk, easy listening
rock, blues and country. Come on down and join in the fun!
We love to have other musicians join us.
Lead Vocal: Barbara
Dileo
Lead Guitar: Jeff
Starn
Rhythm Guitars: Mike
Hoffnagle; Keith Collins, Bill Curtiss
Bass: Bill Curtiss,
Keith Collins
Fiddle: Holly Krouse,
Dave Hofstatter
Mandolin; Banjolin;
Flute, Viola: Dave Hofstatter
Trumpet, Musical Saw:
Greg Prince
Percussion: Barbara
Dileo
The Roadrunners
is a
three piece band steeped in the tradition of the Bakersfield Sound.
Bass & Vocals: John
DeSouza
Lead Guitar, Dobro,
Pedal Steel & Vocals: Sam Grover
Drums & Vocals: Randy
Henry
Travelin' Trout with The
Roadrunners
playing at Reno's in December 2006.
Back In Time
Have appeared here at
Reno's many times to great crowds.
Not just another classic rock band
of suburban mid-lifers. In less than a year, "Back In Time", or
BIT, has been playing the Farmington Valley, including numerous charity
fund raising events, along with a lead-in performance at the University
of Hartford’s "Spring Fling 2006", for hip-hop recording artists "Yin
Yang Twins". The band plays a variety of high energy, classic rock
dance tunes from Van Morrison to Van Halen, Spencer Davis to Stray Cats,
and pretty much the classic rock alphabet from AC/DC to The Who.
It’s always a party with BIT… so
come on down and have some fun with your Simsbury neighbors, dance to
your favorite tunes and, remember… ...if it’s too loud...
you’re too old!!
BACK IN TIME
are:
Roger Auclair :
Keyboards and vocals on loan from God
Lee Peters:
Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harp, and vocals.
Kenn Johnson:
Flawless Bass Guitar
Jim Meltzer:
Drums, vocals and cowbell
John Valyo:
Tamborine, vocals, guitar strummin’ and wailin’
Missguyded
(formerly Chump Change)
Coming back soon.
Missguyded
is a “cover” band that plays a wide variety
of “top 40 songs” from the ‘70’s, ‘80’s, ‘90’s & into 2000. Their
emphasis is on songs that utilize the groups’ vocal talents and dynamic
musicianship. This local band will present an assortment of older and
newer songs that will appeal to all ages of listeners.
SIRSY
They were here on Friday,
October 6 at 8:30 pm
SIRSY
is fronted by the charismatic
Melanie
Krahmer with a "stunning voice
capable of a lion's roar and a floaty whisper"... a girl "with the
lungs of a teenage athlete and the growl of a sixty-something blues
singer"... a girl who "plays Ian Anderson-esque flute solos", and
"drums like a rock star-- standing up, no less!". Krahmer shares the
stage with co writer,
Rich Libutti,
a "dynamo on both bass and guitar" with a "stage wit and explosive
energy all his own". Libutti even plays the snare with his feet
during Krahmer's flute solos so the drums never stop! It's a
must-see!!
Since SIRSY's incarnation in the spring of 2000, they
have accrued an enormous list of accomplishments that would seem
impossible for an unsigned band. Playing over 250 shows per year,
they've shared the stage with Maroon5, Collective Soul, Lifehouse,
Cheap Trick, Blues Traveler, and more! Hailed by the Boston Globe,
New York City's Village Voice, and countless others, SIRSY is said
to "stir the soul even more when you see them live than on their
critically acclaimed recordings". Perhaps this explains their large
and devoted cult following...
This IS their day job. Yes, that means they're broke,
but it also means they're hungry and passionate and ALWAYS working
at their craft. You won't find a more devoted band.
Click here to see
the SIRSY web site.
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PLAYED
WITH: MAROON 5, COLLECTIVE SOUL, BLUES
TRAVELER, CHEAP TRICK, LIFEHOUSE & MORE!
VOTED "BEST ROCK BAND"
( Metroland
Readers' Poll, 2006)
VOTED
"BEST ALTERNATIVE BAND"
( Metroland Readers'
Poll, 2005)
VOTED
"BEST BAND"
(Times Union Readers'
Poll & Metroland Readers' Poll, 2003 & 2004)
VOTED
" BEST CONCERT "
(#3 Dave Matthews,
Times Union Readers' Poll, 2004)
WON
BATTLE OF BANDS AT CBGB
( New York, NY,
October 2002)
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Jazz Night - with the Doug Maher Trio,
featuring Jimmy Greene
If you were not here on Thursday, September 28, you
missed a great night of jazz.
Hopefully, more jazz nights will be coming soon.
Click here to see Jimmy
Greene's web site.
Reno's 1st Annual Golf
Tournament
On Sunday, September
24, 2006, Reno's Gathering Place held the 1st annual Reno's Golf Tournament
at Simsbury Farms Golf Course. 36 golfers took part in the scramble
format around the beautiful 18 holes. Except for a few sprinkles, the
rain basically held off until the very end. Everyone had a great time,
and a few golfers won some prizes for best scores, closest to the hole, and
longest drive. Then everyone came down to Reno's Gathering Place to
share their experiences, great shots, embarrassing moments, and guessing how
many times Curtis lost his clubs off the back of his golf cart.
Everyone also had a few plates full of some great food.
Many action shots were taken of everyone all around the course. Click on the
button below to check them out.
Be sure to join us next year. Until then, see you at Reno's!
All the photographs taken at the course are also available for purchase should
you want your own copies, click below.
The Score
The Score was here at Reno's Gathering Place
on Friday, September 15, 2006.
A live band based in Connecticut, formed in
Glastonbury, will be make a return to what used to be The Lobster Barn.
Like they said, "the fish are gone, but we are back".
The Score is a cocktail of many
musical influences that allow you to dance, hold your glass high or even
occasionally bang your head. From the jam bands to southern rock, to the
80's and hard rock, each member brings a different flavor to the band. The
band has played private parties, the occasional wedding, a successful Hurricane
Katrina benefit and a NEA teacher's retirement rally at the Connecticut Capital
Building that was covered by the news media and attended by 2000 people. Over
the past 2 years, The Score has branched out and played in many fine
establishments around the central Connecticut area. Come on out and join
the fun!
Click here
to check out their web site.
Cruise Night at Reno's
Come on down to Reno's parking lot and check out the
fabulous show cars, hot rods, and antiques.
Every other Wednesday from 5:30 pm until dusk. Call
for more details.
A few scanned photos from one Wednesday Cruise
Night...
Survivor Night at Reno's
Simsbury has a celebrity.
It's Terry Deitz, contestant on the Spring 2006 season of Survivor:
Panama-Exile Island on CBS television. Every week on
Thursday nights, Terry, his family, and his friends all come down to
Reno's Gathering Place,
their official viewing spot for the show.
Would like to know more
about the show? Click on this link to
CBS, then click on Survivor.
Click on the button below to
see a bunch of photographs taken at
Reno's on April 13, while Terry and
friends watched episode 12 of Survivor.
Click on the button below to see a bunch of
photographs taken during the final night of Survivor:
Panama-Exile Island, May 14, 2006.
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