This Sunday, you'll get a chance to help victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Sunday, December 2nd, Bourbon Street of New Port Richey will be playing host to a benefit concert called "Gimme Shelter: Hope for New York/New Jersey." There's no cover charge, but they do ask that you make any donation you can afford. In addition, they will have a drink special on a specific drink where the bar will donate $1 for every one of them sold. And, as is customary for events such as these, there will also be a 50/50 raffle.
There will be a lot of local talent playing at this benefit, including my former band Circle Sky, whose bandleader (Mark Alan) helped to spearhead this benefit. For information on the complete band lineup, simply scroll down to the Sunday section of the music list right here in this blog. For more information on the benefit itself, visit their Facebook event page. Whatever you do, please try to make it out to this. The storm-ridden area may be out of the headlines, but there are still lots of people up there who need some help picking up the pieces.
Here's your live music list for the week of November 30th-December 6th. If you have any additions or corrections that should be made, please do not hesitate to e-mail me at tcronin82@gmail.com. The help is always appreciated.
Have a great weekend, and stay safe out there!
Friday, November 30th:
Alex's Place (7845 Grand Blvd, PR)
Karaoke with DJ Victoria (8pm-12am)
The Back Room (7430 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Open Mic/Open Jam with Hozing Kitty (8pm-12am)
BB Magee's Bar & Grill (12400 County Line Rd, Hudson)
Protocol (Classic/Southern/Dance Rock/Country) (9pm-1am)
Boulevard Lounge (6210 Grand Blvd, NPR)
Shawn Paige Blues Band (Blues/Classic Rock) (9pm-1am)
Bourbon Street of New Port Richey (4331 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Wikkid (Classic/Modern/Hard Rock) (9pm-1am)
Catches Waterfront Grille/Rum River Bar & Grill (7811 Bayview St, PR)
Slickside (Classic/Southern Rock/Blues) (7pm-11pm)
Cocktails (6229 Grand Blvd, NPR)
Dave Cook & The Bent Fender Band (Country/Classic/Southern Rock) (9:30pm-1:30am)
Colorama Premier Performance Club (9302 Denton Ave, Hudson)
Gypsy Star (Original/World/Rock/Jazz) (Doors 6pm, Dinner 6:30pm, Show 8pm, Tickets $10, or $27 w/buffet)
Cricketers 52 (7306 SR 52, Hudson)
Karaoke (9pm-1am)
Hammer Heads Billiard Lounge (1916 US Hwy 19, Holiday)
DJ X (9pm-1am)
Hurricane Hank's Bar & Grill (14333 Crabtrap Ct, Hudson)
Scott Fallon (Acoustic) (7pm-11pm)
Jilly's Lounge (5313 Main St, NPR)
Karaoke with Carolyn (9pm-1am)
Karl Reef (6307 Grand Blvd, NPR)
The Mark Anthony Band (Classic/Modern/Dance Rock/Top 40) (9:30pm-1:30am)
Kickin' Wing (8702 SR 52, Hudson)
ZigZag (Original/Hard Rock/Metal) (8pm-12am)
Miss Vicki's on the River (1029 Baillie's Bluff Rd, Holiday)
Randy Vincent (Bllues/One-Man Band) (5pm-9pm)
Molly Malone's Irish Pub (4106 Little Rd, NPR)
DJ Manic Moss (9:30pm-1:30am)
Overtime Sports Bar & Grill (7736 SR 52, Hudson)
Karaoke with DJ Radar (9pm-1am)
Pirate's Cove Oyster Bar (6438 Clart St, Hudson)
Guitar Frank (Acoustic)
Roscoe's Thirsty Moose (13330 US Hwy 19, Hudson, formerly Muddbuggz)
Karaoke (9pm-1am)
S & J's Pub (4130 Rowan Rd, NPR)
Donnie Mak (Acoustic) (8pm-12am)
Sam's Hudson Beach Bar (6325 Clark St, Hudson)
The Quitters (Blues/Rock & Roll/Tropical) (8pm-12am)
Sand Bar (4780 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Undercover Betty (Classic/Modern/Hard Rock) (9:30pm-1:30am)
Sassy O'Shea's (5015 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Johnny Bowles (Acoustic) (7pm-11pm)
Seaside Inn (5330 Treadway Dr, PR)
Circle Sky (Classic/Alt/British Rock) (8pm-12am)
Shananigan's (8404 Little Rd, NPR)
Josh Fielding Band (Classic/Modern/Dance Rock) (9pm-1am)
Skinny's Bar & Grill (13228 US Hwy 19, Hudson)
TBA (7pm-11pm)
Slim's Sports Bar & Grill (1436 US Hwy 19, Holiday)
Pinellas Invasion with DJ Truth (9pm-1am)
Smitty's Shipwreck Bar & Grill (5511 Chaparral Ln, Holiday)
Karaoke (9pm-1am)
Smokin' Joe's Cigar Bar (9764 Little Rd, NPR)
DJ Hat (8pm-12am)
Springer Saloon (6408 Rowan Rd, NPR)
Bike Night with Franc Robert & The Boxcar Tourists (Original/Blues/Classic Rock) (7pm-11pm)
Stormie's Country Legends Saloon (5748 Main St, NPR)
Karaoke with DJ Mike (9pm-1am)
Whiskey River Sports Bar & Grill (5245 Limestone Dr, PR)
Baker Act (Classic/Dance Rock) (8pm-12am)
Saturday, December 1st:
Anchorage Saloon (12815 US Hwy 19, Hudson)
Karaoke with Bobbie Stoots (8pm-12am)
BB Magee's Bar & Grill (12400 County Line Rd, Hudson)
Karaoke by Santa Fe Entertainment (8pm-12am)
Boulevard Lounge (6210 Grand Blvd, NPR)
Shawn Paige Blues Band (Blues/Classic Rock) (9pm-1am)
Bourbon Street of New Port Richey (4331 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Phoenix (Classic/Modern/Dance Rock) (9pm-1am)
Brew City Grill (5711 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Karaoke (8pm-11pm)
Catches Waterfront Grille/Rum River Bar & Grill (7811 Bayview St, PR)
Cellfish (Classic/Southern Rock) (7pm-11pm)
Cocktails (6229 Grand Blvd, NPR)
The Donni Bennett Band (Classic/Modern Rock) (9:30pm-1:30am)
Cricketers 52 (7306 SR 52, Hudson)
Karaoke (9pm-1am)
Get Hooked Restaurant & Bar (14213 Old Dixie Hwy, Hudson)
Cat Valentine (Classic Rock/Top 40) (6pm-10pm)
Hammer Heads Billiard Lounge (1916 US Hwy 19, Holiday)
DJ X (9pm-1am)
Hurricane Hank's Bar & Grill (14333 Crabtrap Ct, Hudson)
TBA (7pm-11pm)
Jilly's Lounge (5313 Main St, NPR)
Floydsum (Classic/Modern/Dance Rock/Pink Floyd Tribute) (9pm-1am)
Karl Reef (6307 Grand Blvd, NPR)
The Mark Anthony Band (Classic/Modern/Dance Rock/Top 40) (9:30pm-1:30am)
Kickin' Wing (8702 SR 52, Hudson)
StrungOver (Acoustic/Classic Rock) (7pm-11pm)
LNT's Kickstand Saloon (2419 Grand Blvd, Holiday)
TBA (8pm-12am)
Orbit 19 Lounge (1542 US Hwy 19, Holiday)
Vinyl Lotion with DJ D-Volv (9pm-2am)
Overtime Sports Bar & Grill (7736 SR 52, Hudson)
The Radio Killers (Classic/Alt/Dance Rock) (9pm-1am)
Roscoe's Thirsty Moose (13330 US Hwy 19, Hudson, formerly Muddbuggz)
Karaoke (9pm-1am)
S & J's Pub (4130 Rowan Rd, NPR)
The Rain Maker Band (Classic Rock) (8pm-12am)
Sam's Hudson Beach Bar (6325 Clark St, Hudson)
Papa Crawdaddy (Blues/Classic Rock/Reggae) (1pm-5pm)
Rukkus (Classic/Dance Rock) (8pm-12am)
Sand Bar (4780 US Hwy 19, NPR)
L.A. Fish (Classic/Modern/Dance Rock/Country) (9:30pm-1:30am)
Sassy O'Shea's (5015 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Chad Lambert (Acoustic) (9pm-1am)
Seaside Inn (5330 Treadway Dr, PR)
Dave Cook & The Bent Fender Band (Country/Classic/Southern Rock) (8pm-12am)
Shananigan's (8404 Little Rd, NPR)
DJ Infamous (9pm-1am)
Skinny's Bar & Grill (13228 US Hwy 19, Hudson)
Shadow Ridge (Classic/Southern Rock/Country) (8pm-12am)
Slim's Sports Bar & Grill (1436 US Hwy 19, Holiday)
Meltdown Party with DJ Twisted (9pm-1am)
Stormie's Country Legends Saloon (5748 Main St, NPR)
Karaoke with DJ Hank (9pm-1am)
Whiskey River Sports Bar & Grill (5245 Limestone Dr, PR)
Cruzin' for a Bluzin' (Blues/Classic Rock) (8pm-12am)
Sunday, December 2nd:
Bourbon Street of New Port Richey (4331 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Gimme Shelter: Hope for New York/New Jersey (1pm-???) with:
Circle Sky & Friends (Classic/Alt/British Rock)
Cross Eyed Larry (Classic/Alt/Modern Rock)
The Eric Anderson Band (Classic Rock)
Shawn Paige Blues Band (Blues/Classic Rock)
The Bearded Brothers (Country/Classic Rock)
Kitty & The Soul Kats (Blues)
Toxic Luv (Classic Rock)
More TBA
Catches Waterfront Grille/Rum River Bar & Grill (7811 Bayview St, PR)
Dicky & Melvin (Reggae) (3pm-7pm)
Fisherman's Shack (14519 Old Dixie Hwy, Hudson
Mark Shane (Acoustic/Classic/Southern Rock) (4:30pm-8:30pm)
Hammer Heads Billiard Lounge (1916 US Hwy 19, Holiday)
DJ (8pm-12am)
Overtime Sports Bar & Grill (7736 SR 52, Hudson)
Karaoke with DJ Diamond Dave (9pm-1am)
Sam's Hudson Beach Bar (6325 Clark St, Hudson)
SPF 40 (Classic/Dance Rock) (2:30pm-6:30pm)
Seaside Inn (5330 Treadway Dr, PR)
Undercover Betty (Classic/Modern/Hard Rock) (4pm-8pm)
Slim's Sports Bar & Grill (1436 US Hwy 19, Holiday)
Karaoke with DJ Mike (8pm-12am)
Whiskey River Sports Bar & Grill (5245 Limestone Dr, PR)
Slickside (Classic/Southern Rock/Blues) (6pm-10pm)
Monday, December 3rd:
Bourbon Street of New Port Richey (4331 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Karaoke with KJ Donnie (9pm-1am)
Hammer Heads Billiard Lounge (1916 US Hwy 19, Holiday)
DJ (8pm-12am)
Insomniacs Bar (4319 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Tim's Freaking Birthday Show with:
Void of Fortune (Original/Metalcore) (8:15pm-8:40pm)
Us, Ghosts (Original/Post-Hardcore) (9pm-9:30pm)
TBA (9:50pm-10:20pm)
Arm the World (Original/Metalcore) (10:40pm-11:10pm)
A(k)new (Original/Hard Rock/Metal) (11:30pm-???)
Jilly's Lounge (5313 Main St, NPR)
Karaoke with Carolyn (9pm-1am)
Molly Malone's Irish Pub (4106 Little Rd, NPR)
DJ Faust (9:30pm-1:30am)
Orbit 19 Lounge (1542 US Hwy 19, Holiday)
Open Mic with Stick Martin (9pm-2am)
Sassy O'Shea's (5015 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Karaoke with DJ Manic Moss (8pm-12am)
Thunder Tavern (5111 SR 54, NPR)
Wendy LaForce (Classic Rock/Blues) (7pm-11pm)
Whiskey River Sports Bar & Grill (5245 Limestone Dr, PR)
Randy Vincent (Blues/One-Man Band) (5pm-9pm)
Tuesday, December 4th:
Bourbon Street of New Port Richey (4331 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Bike Night with Alesia Boyd (9pm-1am)
Brennan's Sports Pub (1144 Alt Hwy 19, Holiday)
Karaoke (9pm-1am)
Cocktails (6229 Grand Blvd, NPR)
Dubstep Madness with guest DJs (10pm-2am)
Hammer Heads Billiard Lounge (1916 US Hwy 19, Holiday)
Retro Tuesday with DJ China (9pm-1am)
Insomniacs Bar (4319 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Open Mic with Sean Muniz (9pm-1am)
Kickin' Wing (8702 SR 52, Hudson)
Cornhole Tourney and Karaoke (6pm-10pm)
Overtime Sports Bar & Grill (7736 SR 52, Hudson)
John Wayne (Acoustic/Country) (7:30pm-11:30pm)
Sassy O'Shea's (5015 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Irish Night with Duncan McKenzie (8pm-12am)
Seaside Inn (5330 Treadway Dr, PR)
Beachbillies (Acoustic/Classic Rock/Top 40) (6pm-10pm)
Shananigan's (8404 Little Rd, NPR)
Ladies Night with Rock Your World Entertainment (9pm-1am)
Skinny's Bar & Grill (13228 US Hwy 19, Hudson)
Karaoke with Bobbie Stoots (8pm-12am)
Slim's Sports Bar & Grill (1436 US Hwy 19, Holiday)
Open Jam with The Bob Hope Band (9pm-1am)
Stormie's Country Legends Saloon (5748 Main St, NPR)
Open Jam with John and The ORBs (8pm-12am)
Up the Creek Pub (4400 Grand Blvd, NPR)
Acoustic Open Mic Night (9pm-1am)
Whiskey River Sports Bar & Grill (5245 Limestone Dr, PR)
Woody (Acoustic) (5pm-9pm)
Wednesday, December 5th:
BB Magee's Bar & Grill (12400 County Line Rd, Hudson)
The Jesse & Billy Show (Acoustic/Country/Classic/Southern Rock) (6pm-10pm)
Boulevard Lounge (6210 Grand Blvd, NPR)
Open Jam with Eric Anderson's Jam Sandwich (9pm-1am)
Bourbon Street of New Port Richey (4331 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Open Jam with The Bearded Brothers & Friends (8:30pm-12:30am)
Brennan's Sports Pub (1144 Alt Hwy 19, Holiday)
Open Mic Night (9pm-1am)
Cocktails (6229 Grand Blvd, NPR)
Open Jam with Mark, Warren, & Roberto (9pm-1am)
Cricketers 52 (7306 SR 52, Hudson)
Karaoke (9pm-1am)
Danny's Bar & Grill (3105 Grand Blvd, Holiday)
Komedy Karaoke with Pete the Hat (8pm-12am)
Hammer Heads Billiard Lounge (1916 US Hwy 19, Holiday)
DJ (9pm-1am)
Hobbs Hideaway (9833 SR 52, Hudson)
Hi-Tech Redneck Bike Night with DJ Patti (7pm-11pm)
Hurricane Hank's Bar & Grill (14333 Crabtrap Ct, Hudson)
Karaoke with Dino & Little Linda (7pm-11pm)
Karl Reef (6307 Grand Blvd, NPR)
Ladies Night with DJ China (9:30pm-1:30am)
Kickin' Wing (8702 SR 52, Hudson)
Hardcore Hump Day Karaoke with Rick Stoots (7pm-11pm)
Molly Malone's Irish Pub (4106 Little Rd, NPR)
DJ Manic Moss (9:30pm-1:30am)
Overtime Sports Bar & Grill (7736 SR 52, Hudson)
DJ Diamond Dave (9pm-1am)
Sand Bar (4780 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Sink-or-Swim Party with DJ Infamous (9:30pm-1:30am)
Sassy O'Shea's (5015 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Karaoke with Danny (8pm-12am)
Seaside Inn (5330 Treadway Dr, PR)
Mark Shane (Acoustic) (7pm-11pm)
Skinny's Bar & Grill (13228 US Hwy 19, Hudson)
Open Mic (8pm-12am)
Slim's Sports Bar & Grill (1436 US Hwy 19, Holiday)
Karaoke with DJ Mike (9pm-1am)
Smitty's Shipwreck Bar & Grill (5511 Chaparral Ln, Holiday)
Karaoke (9pm-1am)
Whiskey River Sports Bar & Grill (5245 Limestone Dr, PR)
Open Jam featuring Billy Sandlin (6pm-10pm)
Thursday, December 6th:
The Back Room (7430 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Bike Night with DJ Patti and band TBA (7pm-11pm)
Bourbon Street of New Port Richey (4331 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Gong Show Karaoke/Open Jam with The Bearded Brothers and Doobius Arbuckle (8:30pm-12:30am)
Cricketers 52 (7306 SR 52, Hudson)
Karaoke (9pm-1am)
Hammer Heads Billiard Lounge (1916 US Hwy 19, Holiday)
Thirsty Latin Thursdays with DJ 787 (9pm-1am)
Karl Reef (6307 Grand Blvd, NPR)
Hospitality Night with DJ China (9pm-1am)
Orbit 19 Lounge (1542 US Hwy 19, Holiday)
Vintage Youth with VDJ Jason Barco (9pm-2am)
Sassy O'Shea's (5015 US Hwy 19, NPR)
Dave Cook (Acoustic/Country) (7pm-11pm)
Seaside Inn (5330 Treadway Dr, PR)
Kenn E. Grube (Elvis Tribute) (6pm-10pm)
Shananigan's (8404 Little Rd, NPR)
Throwback Thursdays with DJ Joe (9:30pm-1:30am)
Skinny's Bar & Grill (13228 US Hwy 19, Hudson)
Ladies Night with Da Jam Band (Dance/Funk) (8pm-12am)
Slim's Sports Bar & Grill (1436 US Hwy 19, Holiday)
Ladies Night with DJ Manic Moss (9pm-1am)
Smokin' Joe's Cigar Bar (9764 Little Rd, NPR)
Komedy Karaoke with Pete the Hat (8pm-12am)
Thunder Tavern (5111 SR 54, NPR)
Bike Night with Wendy LaForce (Classic Rock/Blues) (7pm-11pm)
Venom II Saloon (16418 US Hwy 19, Hudson)
Karaoke with Gator (8pm-12am)
Whiskey River Sports Bar & Grill (5245 Limestone Dr, PR)
Donnie Mak (Acoustic) (5pm-9pm)
Ellen Turner
11:05 am on Thursday, November 29, 2012
How'sa about helping all the people in New Port Richey, who are going through foreclosure and all the homeless adults and children, right here, before your very eyes???? Make sure the money raised for "Sandy", goes directly to the victims of Hurricane Sandy, not to charities.
Patty Hopper- Blackman-Reeves
1:36 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
@Ellen, Sandy reminded me very much of the No Name storm we had here on March 13, 1993. People in foreclosure have time to plan, my family woke up in 4 feet of water. There were no warnings, it happened so quickly. Exiting where I live, it looked like war zone refugees carrying children on their shoulders and possessions in garbage bags (much like homeless people), most tragic was passing a vehicle with a corpse inside, a man, who we later found out, tried to escape in the middle of the storm and had a heart attack. The 'charities' you speak of provided us shelter, vouchers for new appliances and beds, they brought food to us three times a day as we worked to salvage. I think an event, where local businesses, entertainers and the community in general donate their time and energy to raise funds to these victims of unexpected acts of nature, is admirable and should be applauded. I speak from personal experience, there is no comparison to losing your home by bank foreclosure or losing it by nature and if that shock is not enough, the long recovery, trying to work, rebuild and hold the family together is exhausting. I wish this event well and may the funds find their way to the homes and hearts of these victims. Thank you Bourbon Street for hosting and for all those extending your energy for good.