It's been a (really) long time...

Posted on April 28, 2010 by JUKES.NET

This website has been established in the fall of 1998. That has been almost 12 years ago. A lot of water under the bridge… and then some.

What have we seen? What have we been living through? There’s comrades we’ve lost. There’s friends we’ve found. And there was Southside Johnny all along, all the time.

Now, as Johnny is about to present his newest, and maybe truest album yet, in just a couple of weeks, this webmaster will retire.

No, I won’t be taking down the site – at least not as long as I can afford the few bucks/euros it cost to pay for the server! There is so much wonderful work of so many people which shall not be lost under any circumstances. But there won’t be any regular updates anymore. It will be just an archive where I will continue to post, what people are sending me every once in a while. And it will continue to exist as part of (my) history…
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In the Neighborhood: PEER BLUES, Belgium, July 19, 2009

Posted on July 15, 2009 by

The first festival stop of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes in Europe since Ospel, Netherlands in 1999 will be happening this weekend in the City of Peer in Belgium.

Under the – more than appropriate – title: “25 Years of Kings and Legends”, Southside will share the bill on next Sunday with John Mayall, Roger McGuinn and Jeff Beck…

Johnny and the band will play Sunday 20:00 – 21:30.

Other artists on the festival schedule include (among others): Joe Bonamassa, Mike Sanchez, Steve Winwood and John Fogerty.

The weather forecast seems to be great for Sunday and – if you don’t want to go home on Sunday and stay for Fogerty on Monday night, the camp facilities are just ready!

Day / Weekend / Festival tickets are available at the box office.

This is definitely going to be a line-up right out of my Rock & Roll book of dreams!

Find all festival information at: http://www.brbf.be/

E-Street Radio Live From The Stone Pony

Posted on June 25, 2009 by JUKES.NET

logo_sirius_estreet_radio Here’s another Bootlegger Alert right in from SIRIUS E-Street Radio:

E Street Radio’s extensive 4th of July programming will also include a performance by fellow Jersey-shore rocker Southside Johnny from the legendary Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The performance will be recorded live on Thursday, July 2 and will air on Friday, July 3 at 8:00 pm ET.

Find more info at: http://www.sirius.com/estreetradio

Bobby Bandiera’s “Rock n Soul Revue”

Posted on June 18, 2009 by JUKES.NET

“Rock n Roll Summer Cocktail Party”
Featuring Bobby Bandiera’s “Rock n Soul Revue”
at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center

Come celebrate summer, at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center’s first annual “Rock n Roll Summer Cocktail Party” featuring a special performance by the Bobby Bandiera Band. The event will be held on July 1st at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center, 100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park.

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Bandiera Brings Back The Music Of Roy Orbison

Posted on May 16, 2009 by JUKES.NET

Friday, May 15, 2009 10:27 AM EDT, By Anthony Stoeckert,

Bobby Bandiera says he had no interest in organizing tribute concerts when Numa Saisselin, CEO of the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, approached him with the idea in 2005. Mr. Bandiera wanted to continue playing with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, touring with bands like Bon Jovi, and writing and recording his own songs.

But Mr. Saisselin was persistent. He wanted Jersey musicians to perform tributes to rock ‘n’ roll legends at the Count Basie, and was convinced that Mr. Bandiera had the connections and musical knowledge to make them happen.

Mr. Bandiera eventually said he’d do it if he could decide which artists would be honored at the concerts. Mr. Saisselin said that was fine, until Mr. Bandiera told him his first choice was Roy Orbison. Mr. Saisselin was thinking of a bigger name, like the Rolling Stones.

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First UK Gig 2009 Revealed

Posted on April 3, 2009 by JUKES.NET

The O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London is offering tickets for Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes Friday, November 20 on their priority ticketing portal already!

I’m not sure how much the promoter is jumpin’ the gun here – and if the show is going to happen, since it is yet not announced on SSJ official tour page. The ticketing portal is legit – and as it looks, this is the first announcement for this year’s crusade of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes conquering Brittain and Mainland Europe…

Tickets: O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire – Priority Tickets

Tango Till You Sore!

Posted on March 31, 2009 by JUKES.NET

On April 24 the Two River Theater in Red Bank will host some real New Jersey greats: Southside Johnny and LaBamba’s Big Band. They’ll be performing songs from their long-awaited CD, Grapefruit Moon: The Songs of Tom Waits. Don’t miss a rare chance to see this fantastic collaboration live, in what’s likely the perfect venue (where Springsteen taped his VH1 Storytellers special) for intimacy and acoustics. Tickets on sale now!

Source: Backstreets.com

(Not really a) New Album!

Posted on January 17, 2009 by JUKES.NET

New Jersey Collection In 2009, LEROY RECORDS, Southside Johnny’s own record label will celebrate it’s 10th anniversary. This does also mark the 10th anniversary of Johnny’s major comeback as a recording artist after his long break since his 1991 release BETTER DAYS.

Four original albums and two wonderful collections of previously unreleased material (MESSIN’ WITH THE BLUES, GOING TO JUKESVILLE, INTO THE HARBOR, GRAPEFRUIT MOON, MISSING PIECES, THE JUKESBOX), that’s as much, if not much more, as what Southside has produced in any of the previous decades of his long recording career. The thing is:

This decade is not over yet!

So here’s the scoop:

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Sirius E-Street Radio Live from the Basie!

Posted on December 29, 2008 by JUKES.NET

logo_sirius_estreet_radio Just got the email from SIRIUS… bootleggers, roll your tapes, cdrs, mp3 whatever:

E Street Radio celebrates New Year’s Eve with Southside Johnny LIVE!

Wed 12/31 10:15 pm ET (Thu 01/01 04:15 am CET)

We’ll ring in 2009 with a live performance by longtime E Street “family member” Southside Johnny, along with his band, the Asbury Jukes, from the stage of the famous Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey! The show begins at around 10:15pm Eastern time, but in order to be able to ring the New Year in properly we’ll immediately replay the concert for those of you on the West Coast!

And don’t you think that the South would be taking a rest on New Years Day! After the show, he’s going to take the transit from Red Bank right into the city to host the afternoon show on E Street Radio!!!

Southside Johnny Guest DJs on E Street Radio

Fri 1/2 4:00 pm ET ( 22:00 CET)

Southside Johnny helps is usher in 2009 with our first Guest DJ show of the new year!

If you don’t have satellite radio: SIRIUS Satellite Radio is also available online via live-webstream. Check their free 3-day online trial!!! It should work from everywhere if your proxy server is able to handle the stream…

http://www.sirius.com/estreetradio

About SIRIUS

SIRIUS is changing the way people listen to music, sports, news, and entertainment. Operating from its corporate headquarters in New York City’s Rockefeller Center, SIRIUS broadcasts over 130 digital-quality channels, including 69 channels of 100% commercial-free music, plus exclusive channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather and data.

This unique listening experience is available to subscribers from coast-to-coast in the United States. The service can be used in cars, trucks, RVs, homes, offices, stores, and even outdoors. Boaters around the country, and up to 200 miles offshore, can also hear SIRIUS. SIRIUS provides premium quality programming delivered by three dedicated satellites orbiting directly over the United States. SIRIUS’ 100% commercial-free music covers nearly every genre – from heavy metal and hip-hop to country, dance, jazz, Latin, classical and beyond, including artist-branded channels like Elvis® Radio, the Grateful Dead Channel and Siriusly Sinatra dedicated to the most iconic figures in music history . Each is prepared and hosted by SIRIUS staff, all of which are recognized experts in their music fields, along with contributing musicians and performers who lend their talent and expertise. This ensures that SIRIUS subscribers can regularly listen to unparalleled music selections, insights and perspectives.

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Alert: Jeff Kazee on TV

Posted on December 18, 2008 by JUKES.NET

Jeff Kazee This is for our American friends who are hooked on the right cable TV channels:

THE GAME 365: Episode 26 – Garden of Dreams – “Give Some More”

Great musical performances have always had a home in Madison Square Garden, whether they come from all-time greats or the hottest ticket of any given year. Now, this winter, The Garden becomes home to one more, after a team of musicians led by singer-songwriter Jeff Kazee comes together to create a new theme song for the Garden of Dreams Foundation. Fran Healy takes viewers inside the recording session to see musical magic happen firsthand, on The Game 365, presented by American Express.

Premieres on: MSG Plus on Monday, 12/22/08 6:30pm
and on MSG on Thursday, 12/25/08 11:30pm

Now I just hope that this will also show up on the MSG Youtube channel, so everybody can watch it…

SOURCE: MSG.COM