WTIM: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
What’s going on musically in the Berks-Mont Newspapers coverage area? A lot, and we want to help keep everyone in the know. Local Bands and Venues 23 Dec – Ted the Fiddlers Big Time Birthday Bash at Chaplin’s the Music Café, Spring City (8 p.m. start)
26 Dec – Old School at The Peanut Bar & Grill, Royersford (9:30 p.m. start)
26 Dec – Monkey Bizzness at Tom’s Bar & Grill, Royersford (9:30 p.m. start)
26 Dec – Born Cross Eyed St. Stephens Day Party at The Longswamp Tavern, Macungie (9 p.m. start)
26 Dec – Red Devil White Ghost, Aim4Grey, The Last Remark at Chaplin’s the Music Café, Spring City (8 p.m. start)
26 Dec – The JP Bailey Trio at Cigars International, Hamburg (9 p.m. start)
26 Dec – The Whitewalls at Creekside Sports Bar & Grill, Limerick (9 p.m. start)
26 Dec – DJ Tim Junes at The Water Tower, Oaks (8 p.m. start)
26 Dec – The Antidote at Blackjax Centerstage, Birdsboro (9 p.m. start)
26 Dec – The Chatterband at Creekside Sports Bar & Grill, Limerick (9 p.m. start)
27 Dec – Hillbilly Haymakers at The Other Farm Brewing Co., Boyertown (5 p.m. start)
31 Dec – New Years w/ Special Guest Villains at The Sleepy Hollow AC, Mohnton (9 p.m. start)
31 Dec – New Years w/ Black Bird at Divots Bar & Grill, Flying Hills (music from 9:30 p.m.)
31 Dec – New Years w/ Pistol Whip’d at The Womelsdorf Fire Co., Womelsdorf (9 p.m. start)
31 Dec – DJ Chuck Colletti at Creekside Sports Bar & Grill, Limerick (9 p.m. start)
31Dec– Shot of Southern at The Loft at Landis Creek (Golf Club), Limerick (9 p.m. start)
31 Dec – The Sofa Kings at The Water Tower, Oaks (9 p.m. start)
31 Dec – The Broski/Meyer Duo at The Bridge Inn, Pleasantville (9 p.m. start)
31 Dec – Emily’s Toybox at Center Stage at BlackJax American Pub& Grill, Birdsboro (9 p.m. start)
31 Dec – New Years Bash w/ Holy Smoke at Pappy T’s Hamburg (doors at 6 p.m., hot buffet at 7 p.m., entertainment at 9:30 p.m. Reservations highly recommended!)
1 Jan – The Benderz at Center Stage at BlackJax American Pub& Grill, Birdsboro (9 p.m. start)
1 Jan – New Year’s Eve Hangover w/ Cortana, Trails, Hollow Visions and more at Chaplin’s the Music Café, Spring City (8 p.m. start)
2 Jan – The Youngers at Mike’s Tavern, Reading (8 p.m. start)
2 Jan – Go Hamm at The Peanut Bar & Grill, Royersford (9:30 p.m. start)
2 Jan – Still Hand String Band at The Other Farm Brewing Co., Boyertown (9 p.m. start)
Alittle light on the listings for this double holiday week, but we’re bringing you what we got. WTIM friends closing out this year with the sound of music include Monkey Bizzness, Born Cross Eyed, Special Guest Villains and The Youngers. Don’t forget when you pick aplace to go for New Year’s Eve, call in advance to see if reservations are required. In most cases they will be. I don’t want to say “I told you so,” but I told you so. This is also the time to reflect on the year gone by, get a little sappy and whatever... 2015 surely was an eventful year for us. We didn’t get out to a massive amount of shows, but we sure enjoyed the ones we got to. Seeing Stephanie Grace (play at the PAC!), Special Guest Villains, Go Commando, Josh & Amy, the many incarnations of Steve Walker, Kim& Paul (of Vuja De Acoustic) and of course the Monkey Bizzness crew are only a few highlights that come to mind. Checking out some of the venues that keep the bands busy was also a treat. Our outings to Divots and the Peanut were much read about, while some of our more incognito appearances at Creekside and The Other Farm were not.
Every stop was a pleasure, and there are so many on our list yet to visit. The events I am involved with both went off with only a few minor hitches. Many thanks to those gracious enough to appear on my stages, Josh & Amy, 11A, Steve Walker, Jeremy Simon and Ryan Rettew w/Ted the Fiddler. Thanks to friend Christopher Lan-giotti who keeps my musi- cal aspirations in check and all our stages equipped. Special thanks to mywife, Rosie, who understands and allows me to occasionally feed my musical appetite and thanks to everyone that contributes and keeps WTIM alive. Be careful out there, let’s make 2016 a good year for everyone. Practice a little harder, play a little louder and bring rock to those who have no roll, peace!