nog, grog, and agog

Shows in December, behold the panorama, er...paranorma!

Dec. 5--at Enoteca wine bar--downtown Charlottesville--I'll be playing some jazz-a-ma-tazz and maybe a few holiday songs w/ musical juggernaut Brian Caputo (drums) starting around 7:30

Dec. 10--w/ Jolie Fille at Bel Rio in Belmont--10 pm. Visit www.belriocharlottesville.com for more on this new club, featuring some of the hottest and sumptuous musical and food groups in the 'ville and beyond.

Dec. 12--private--Charlottesville

Dec. 12 and 13--private--Washington, D.C.

Dec. 14--private party--Charlottesville

Dec. 19--private party--Charlottesville

Dec. 20--private party--Charlottesville

Dec. 21--private party--Earlysville

Dec. 24--private party--Gordonsville

Dec. 26--w/ Crewe d'Bayou at Bel Rio in Belmont--10 pm--visit www.belriocharlottesville.com for more info on this exciting new club and restaurant with some of the best food in town. $5

Dec. 27--Solo Show at Gravity Lounge opening for Stoned Masons. I'll be performing all original songs on guitar and banjo w/ my good friend Dan Sebring on fiddle and mandolin...ok, so it's not a solo show...but I've been looking forward to performing these songs I've penned for some time now...we start at 7:30 pm $5

Dec. 31--at Barboursville Vineyard--private party

National Zyde-go-crazy month

Besides being national 'Write a Novel in Thirty Days Month' (true), I'm declaring this November National Zydeco Appreciation Month. So, to show our appreciation, Crewe d'Bayou will be performing at the Gravity Lounge this Saturday, November 8 at 3 pm for an all ages (and Kid-centric) show. We'll be debuting some of my songs and many other tunes from the playgrounds of New Orleans. The event will be moderated by David Eisenman (famed local WTJU DJ) and we will be taking questions (gulp) since the event is sponsored by the Smithsonian and the Virginia Discovery Museum. Please visit: http://www.vadm.org/programsCamps.html for more details on all the events this month as part of this 'Roots Music Meet the Musicians' series.

Nov. 6--private

Nov. 7--Jolie Fille at Mono Loco--10 pm--explosive cajun dance/party music--200 W. Water Street--Charlottesville, Va

Nov. 8--3-4 pm--Crewe d'Bayou in concert at the Gravity Lounge--David Eisenman--moderator. visit the link above or www.gravity-lounge.com for more info on us and the event!

Nov. 12--private

Nov. 21--w/ Peyton Tochterman--special duo show opening for Sam Wilson and the celebration of his new solo CD.
visit www.peytontochterman.com for more on us and www.myspace.com/samwilson for more on Sam's grooves. We start around 7:30.

Nov. 21--Crewe d'Bayou at Fellini's--That's right, later in the evening, make your way over to Fellini's for a late night Zydeco dance party. We'll be starting at 10 pm.

Nov. 22--private--Horeshoe Farm jazz series.

octoberfest accordion fest

Here are some dates this October...more to come!

Oct. 2-Private

Oct 3--Beaufort Shrimp Festival--w/ Peyton Tochterman--5 pm--Beaufort, S.C.

Oct 3--Plums--Beaufort, S.C.--w/ Peyton Tochterman--10 pm

Oct 4--The Music Farm--Charleston, S.C.--w/ Peyton Tochterman--10 pm

Oct 6--w/ Ned Oldham at Gravity Lounge--Charlottesville, Va--7:30 pm--check out songs at www.gravity-lounge.com

Oct 11--Georgetown Book Hill Festival--I'll be playing accordion for this wonderful event in Georgetown to support some of my favorite people and small business owners--12-4 pm.

Oct 12--wedding--Crewe d'Bayou--Charlottesville, Va

Oct 14--Private

Oct 17--Greenbriar, West Virginia

Oct 24--w/ Jolie Fille at Mono Loco--10 pm--Charlottesville, Va on Water Street

Oct 30--playing accordion for Cirque du Soleil's opening night performance of 'Kooza' at the National Harbor--Washington, D.C.--visit http://www.nationalharbor.com/Events.aspx?id=1046 for details!

hurricain't

i'm writing this on the eve of what may be another devastating gulf coast-bound hurricane, almost exactly three years on the heels of hurricane katrina. all traffic is headed out of new orleans this time, and the firmaments and 'second line' of defense are in place. i will continue to hope that everyone in the bayou region makes it out safely and that those of us watching and waiting in brother and sisterhood with our compatriots will uncross our fingers, unclasp our hands, and wake to see the sun shine again on the big easy and surrounding lands.

sept 5--private

sept 6-with Peyton Tochterman at the Purple Fiddle--Thomas, West Virginia. more info at www.purplefiddle.com

sept 10--private--Barboursville Vineyards

sept 12--private--wedding--Boar's Head

sept 13--w/ Crewe d'Bayou at Fellini's #9--downtown Charlottesville

sept 19--at the Omni Hotel, Charlottesville-private function

sept 20--w/ Crewe d'Bayou at the Lovingston Opry--shows at 4:30 and 6-- visit http://lovingstonopry.com/_wsn/page3.html for more info

sept 27--with Verbunk at the Harrisonburg International Festival--12:15 pm--visit http://www.harrisonburg-international-festival.org/online for more.

sept 27--with the Charlottesville Symphony--Caball Hall--UVA--featured artist on accordion for Dominick Argento's Valentino Dances--Please call the Cabell Hall Box Office at (434) 924-3984, Monday-Friday, 12-5pm for tickets

sept 28--with the Charlottesville Symphony--Monticello High School--3:30 pm--see above or visit www.cvillesymphony.org for tickets.

what mice lay plans and where?

my best laid plans this month, newly hatched:

Aug 1--First Fridays--w/ Peyton Tochterman in Pinehurst, N.C.

Aug 3--wedding--Alumni Hall, UVA

Aug 6--reception for B.B. King at Charlottesville Pavillion--I'll be playing New Orleans style piano for the octogenarian legend to support Charlottesville's CAAR Workforce Housing Fund--5-6:30 p.m.

Aug 8--Private

Aug 9--w/ Chris Leva--guitar, Collin Gallahue--mandolin, Joey Damiano--bass--playing bluegrass banjo in Howardsville, Va--more later!--5-7 pm

Aug 14--w/ Scuffletown in Madison, Va--Concerts in the Park--6-8 pm

Aug 15--with Drex Weaver's 'Drextet' at Maya on West Main Street, Charlottesville.--10-1

Aug 16--private wedding--Barboursville Vineyard

Aug 17--private--Falls Church, Va

Aug 23--Private party--Charlottesville, Va

Aug 30--Locomofus--with Chris Leva--guitar/vox, Jeff Saine--pedal steel, Vaughan Mairs--upright bass, Jim Ralston--drums, myself on accordion and mandolin. Open to the public, at Corduroy Farms, featuring the best in local sustainable farm food, drink, and music. Only 15 - 20 minutes from Charlottesville. We play from 8 - 11 pm. Here's directions:

Take I-64 east to US 15, Zion’s Crossroad Exit (#136). Go north on US 15 for about 7miles to Boswell’s Tavern.
Turn right at light (Holly’s gas station on your left) and go east toward Louisa on Rt 22. Go 3 miles on Rt 22,
crossing the South Anna River. Take first left after river (note Corduroy cedar sign) into Corduroy farm and
go one-half mile straight back (do not make any turns left or right) to house and follow parking signs.

julie

this doldrumest of months, won't you put on your parasol and come see some live music? i'll be hither, thither, and yon.

July 4--private event

July 5--First Colony Winery--Bluegrass and Burgers--playing banjo w/ Chris Leva (guitar), Joey Damiano (bass), and Collin Gallahue (mandolin). Visit www.firstcolonywinery.com for more info and tickets. We play from 12 - 4 pm

July 9--Cajun Release at The Box--downtown mall, Charlottesville--10 - 12 pm

July 11--keyboards with the Matt Wilner Blues Thang at Maya--West Main Street, Charlottesville 10:30-1:30

July 12--keyboards with the Matt Wilner Blues Thang at Miller's--downtown Charlottesville, 10:30-1:30

July 23--Cajun Release at The Box--downtown mall, Charlottesville--10-12 pm

July 25--w/ Matt Wilner's Blues Thang at Fellini's--downtown mall, Charlottesville--10:30-1:30

July 26--private party

honeyjune

Here are a few shows this month, more to come!

June 6--Private

June 8--Violino Italian Restaurant in Winchester--accordion and mandolin

June 14--Cajun Release--house party

June 21--wedding--private--Washington D.C.

June 25--w/ Chris Leva at Doctor Ho's--Charlottesville, Va

June 27--with Peyton Tochterman--Fridays after Five--Charlottesville Pavillion

June 28--with Scuffletown--Gravity Lounge--see www.gravity-lounge.com for info/tix--Charlottesville, Va

June 29--private party--Farmington Country Club--Charlottesville, Va

merrimontha

here's where and when i'll be this month:
may 2--private

may 4--Metcalfe Music Studios Student Performance--Broadus Baptist Church--2 - 4 pm

may 9--at Maya in Charlottesville (West Main St.) with Matt Wilner--10:30

may 10--at Second Street Art Gallery--Family Art Day--1-4 pm--Charlottesville

may 10--at Uncle Charlie's w/ Cajun Release--10 pm

may 14--at Culpeper--Robinson's Tavern--strolling accordion music, a seranade perhaps?

may 17--at Boar's Head--private party

may 19--Downey Selections Wine Tasting--Arlington, Va--I'll be playing Italian music on accordion and mandolin for this yearly event--brought to those w/ eminently distinctive pallets by Shannon Downey and her gaggle of Italian grape growers.

may 20--Private event--Satallite Ballroom

may 23--rehearsal dinner--private

may 24--wedding--private

may 24--w/ Peyton Tochterman at Outback Lodge--Charlottesville, Va--9 pm

may 25--wedding--private

may 26--private

may 31--Miller's with Matt Wilner's Blues Band--downtown Charlottesville--10 pm

subnasal bloom: tulips

i finished writing and recording a dozen songs for Live Arts' production of Mother Courage and Her Children. i hope to put up some samples of my work at www.myspace.com/music/mattymetcalfe so check it out soon. here's where i'll be in living, breathing form this month:

apr. 9--peyton tochterman and high society--toad's place--richmond

apr. 10--peyton tochterman and high society--private party

apr. 11--private function

apr. 12--private party

apr. 13--at Montpelier with Stephanie Nakasian. See www.montpelier.org for more info.

apr. 19--at Boar's Head--private party

apr. 25-26--Georgetown BID French Market. Check out a pic of your humble blogger at
http://www.georgetowndc.com/events

apr. 27--Gravity Lounge--7:30--w/ Verbunk

apr. 29--Katrina Benefit at UVA Alumni Hall

whale oil beef yuckt!

i'm doing lots of composing and recording for live arts (www.livearts.org) production of bertolt brecht's 'mother courage and her children'. the play centers around a machiavellian opportunist who uses guile and grift to profit from war...hmmm...that rings some bells. 'mother' wheels her wares around, selling what she can to make a kroner, but loses sight of her two sons and daughter over the twelve year (and twelve scene) period. along the journey, she teams with a cook, chaplain, prostitute, and her family to sing some of the most ironic anthems ever penned for stage. i've taken the lyrics and rewritten the music. the show opens on march 27th and runs for three weekends. check www.livearts.org for a schedule of shows.

elsewhere:
march 9--i'll be recording keyboard parts with the Five Maseratis in Northern Virginia

March 15--Keyboard with the Righteous Friends at Uncle Charlie's in Crozet.

March 21--Gravity Lounge with Peyton Tochterman

March 22--House Concert with Scuffletown--please contact me for info on tix.

jan, u? are we? oh, ate.

here's where i'll be this month. more syllogistic aphorisms and linguistic twists and turns to follow, but i'm off the clock now.
one regular gig to mention (what is 'gig' short for anyway? ) is at enoteca, a new wine bar on the downtown mall specializing in italian vino. i'm there w/ mr. sam wilson and dave kannensohn on tuesday evenings between 8:30 and 11 playing jazz standards. accordion, guitar, clarinet, it's a scene-o.

Jan 5--i sit in with scuffletown, the dynamic duo of John Whitlow and Mark Carraway, as they expand their sentient borders to allow myself and Vaughan Meirs in on the action. Gravity Lounge, Downtown C'ville, 8 pm. www.scuffletown.net

Jan 12--I perform with the Sam Wilson band at Gravity Lounge starting at 8 pm. if you haven't heard Sam's music, you've been missing out on some of the finest songwriting and guitar playing in the local, i say regional, dern near cosmic realm. from the original son of bill no less. hear sam at http://www.myspace.com/sambowilsonmusic

Jan 19--wedding--UVA Chapel

Jan 26--private

Feb. 1--afternoon-private

Feb 1--Verbunk performs at Sage Moon Gallery as part of 'First Fridays'. Sage Moon is on Charlottesville's downtown mall near the pavilion

Feb 2--Peyton Tochterman and High Society at the Purple Fiddle in Thomas, West Virginia--www.purplefiddle.com

Feb 7--Peyton Tochterman and High Society at Uncle Charlie's smokehouse in Crozet.

Feb 8--Peyton Tochterman and High Society at Woodberry Forest School

Feb 16--**Verbunk opens for the Luminescent Orchestrii at the Gravity Lounge! Get tix early at www.gravity-lounge.com

Feb 21--Private event

Feb 23--Private party

Feb 29--Peyton Tochterman and High Society at the Iota Club in Arlington, Va, a stone's throw from the old folks back at home. help celebrate the leap year w/ us.