Hey, y’all. What’s happenin’? Everyone is talking about the end of summer and all wondering, “where did it go?” Isn’t it crazy how we wait with such anticipation and then it’s gone in a flash? I’m sure it feels even more like that to our friend Jay Hoad who will be leaving us next Friday. Jay has been a welcome fixture on the musical scene this summer, bringing us music of a different flavor. Hailing from Adelaide, Australia, Jay has been influenced by more than the usual rock and R&B music to which most musicians credit their inspiration. He’s also a product of an ancient culture and a land that is far different from ours, most notably referencing Australia’s recovery from a 10-year drought. It is the plight of his country and its people that has inspired many of Hoad’s songs that cause me to tag them as thought-provoking. And then some are so upbeat and full of love and life. In addition to the music, what... » Click here for the full story.

Hello, all. Here we go, soaking up everything we can in these last weeks of summer. I hate even thinking about it, although second season is pretty cool. Anyway, happenings at the Steer Inn last weekend were pretty cool, too. Hats off, cudos and thank you very much to Skip for continually presenting some of the finest bands around - and even going further afield to bring us great music. The crowd last Fri. went absolutely ape for the Gas House Gorillas from New York. These guys had us up on the dance floor all night; yeah, even me, gimpy. Ya just can’t help it. The lyrics are clever and entertaining and the music and rhythm  is so upbeat it’s hard to be still even for a slow song. This is what hip hop meant 50 or even 60 years ago but they’re calling it jump blues. They say everything comes full circle, right. It’s cool to get back to the roots of rock n’ roll. Gas House Gorillas are Rick Fink (vocals), Angelo Merendino (drums), Jerry Scaring... » Click here for the full story.