Lots of news from Jen Chapin (our @jenchapinmusic)

November 21, 2013 Hello Hello! As circumstances sometimes dictate, I’m going to skip the prose and go straight to the news: I’m a finalist in the USA Songwriting Competition in the Lyrics (“Go Away”) and Folk (“Let it Show”) Categories. Winners will be announced next Monday, but in the meantime you can vote in a new best song on Facebook category until Friday 11/22 if that’s your thing! (My Facebook page at Jen Chapin Music is quite active these days, and you can check it out for updates and to throw it a “Like,” if you haven’t done so already.) Popdose has featured the opening track from Reckoning, “It’s All Right”, in “A Songwriter’s Story.” Check it out, here. And “It’s All Right” is also available (along with a host of other cool tracks) for a free & legal mp3 download at the music blog Largehearted Boy, here. Tickets are now on sale for our full band show at The Cutting Room in NYC on Friday, January 17th, here. It’s Hungerthon season at WhyHunger and I’ve set up a personal campaign to raise $2000. (i.e. $10 from 200 of you.. $5 from 400 of you.. $100 from 20 of you!) Please give if you can, here. You can also set up your own campaign, learn more about radio happenings, shop for goodies, and bid for exclusive Hungerthon auction items, here. (Also benefitting WhyHunger is an innovative and immersive new app for iPhone & iPad that tells the story of John Lennon’s 1980 trip to Bermuda and the origins of his “Double Fantasy” album.) And of course I’ll be playing solo as part of the ensemble this Saturday in a Hungerthon benefit in Park Ridge NJ. We’re sticking to the northeast this winter but will be hitting the road again in the spring. Please consider putting a show in your plans if you are near Brooklyn, Long Island, Manhattan, eastern Mass, northern CT, or Rockland County NY.. Wonderful reviews for Reckoning continue to come in from the US and Europe. The latest was in the NJ Star Ledger a couple weeks ago and used the adjectives “pensive” and “spiritual” to describe the songs. Others hear a “cocky attitude” in there. And lots of interesting comments in between. What do you think? Thanks for listening! Jen Upcoming Shows Saturday, November 23rd * 8 pm A Hungerthon Benefit for WhyHunger presented by the Acoustic Cafe Concert Series OLM Academy, 65 Pascack Road, Park Ridge, NJ * 201-573-0718 * $22 advance ($23 after online processing fee) /$25 door with Tom Chapin, Jen Chapin, Joe D’Urso, Arlon Bennett, Christopher Brown & still another artist TBA! Friday, December 13th * 8 – 9:30 pm Barbès 376 9th St., Brooklyn, NY * 347-422-0248 * $10 Friday, December 20th * 8 pm StarLight Concert Series, presented by the Northport Arts Coalition St Paul's United Methodist Church 270 Main Street, Northport, NY 11768 * 631.663.3038 * $10 Open mic starts at 8 pm, we play around 8:45 pm for more information contact nacnewsletter@gmail.com Friday, January 17th 2014 * 8 pm The Cutting Room 44 East 32nd Street, NYC * 212-691-1900 $15 advance, $20 at the door * tickets on sale here full band show! Saturday, January 18th * 8:30 pm Old Ship Coffee House 107 Main Street, Hingham MA 02043 * $12 Sunday, January 19th * 6 pm "Acoustic on the Balcony" Stafford Palace Theater 75 Main Street, Stafford Springs CT * 860-851-9780 $11.50 * tickets on sale here Sunday, January 26th * 4 pm Turning Point Café 468 Piermont Avenue, Piermont NY 10968 $20 * tickets available here Reckoning Videos “Go Away” by Nathan James Leatherman “Feed Your Baby” by Maria Eugênia with Nick Matias Jen Chapin’s Reckoning (Pledge Music video) by Kate Chumley The Making of Insatiable by Rich Sullivan

Robert Ross gigs -- 11/21 Manhattan, 11/27 Brooklyn, 11/29 Rock Hill NY, 11/30 Orange NJ #blues

www.RobertRossBand.com

LATE NOVEMBER SCHEDULE

Felix Cabrera & Robert Ross Duo @ Uptown Acoustic Blues Series

@ Manny's On 2nd

Thursday, November 21, 2013

From 9:30pm to 10:30pm

Manny's On 2nd: 1770 2nd Ave. (upstairs), NY, NY 10128

Phone: 212-410-3300

Featuring: NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Felix "El Gato" Cabrera (vocals & harmonica); and Two time NY Music Award winner & NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Robert Ross (vocals, guitar & slide guitar) from 9:30pm to 10:30pm. Also appearing: Phil Gammage with Don Fiorino; and Mike Gannon starting at 7:30pm. The Uptown Acoustic Blues Series is produced by Chris Butler and is located upstairs at Manny's On Second. FREE Admission!! 

Felix Cabrera & Robert Ross on Madhouse Reality TV with Evan Ginzburg

Saturday November 23, 2013

Time: 11am to 12pm

Featuring: NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Felix "El Gato" Cabrera (vocals, & harmonica); and Two time NY Music Award winner & NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Robert Ross on vocals, guitar, & slide guitar performing live and getting grilled by the great Evan Ginzburg. 

Madhouse TV  Links:

View the show Live: http://madhousetv.com/group/evan-ginzburg-s-legends-tv

View the show again on Madhouse TV Archives: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuspc23iYJRqFeqEAs7kEEw?feature=mhee

Robert Ross Duo @ Otto Huber's Goldenrod

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Address: 449 Court St., Brooklyn, NY 11231

Phone: ?

Admission: ?

Hours: ?

Featuring: Two time NY Music Award winner & NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Robert Ross on vocals, guitar slide guitar, & harmonica. More info to come. Thank you Dan Perez.

Goldenrod is the oldest bar in Brooklyn (1987) and now it is also the newest bar in Brooklyn. 

Sullivan County Blues Festival !!

w/Robert Ross, Murali Coryell, Alexis P Suter, Slam Allen, Midnight Slim, Commander Cody, Nikki Armstrong, Bobby Kyle, and more!! 

Friday, November 29, 2013

Time: 7:30pm to 10:30pm

Address: The Sullivan Hotel 283 Rock Hill Drive. Rock Hill, NY 12775

Phone: 845-796-310

The 2nd Annual Sullivan County Blues & Music Fest will take place on Nov 29 & 30 featuring Commander Cody, Alexis P Suter, Slam Allen, Nikki Armstrong, Bobby Kyle, Robert Ross, Midnight Slim Revival, Rob Cannillo, Laurie Anne, Paul Di Dio, Seth Okren, and many more. 

Friday, November 29 features: Two time NY Music Award winner & NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Robert Ross on vocals, guitar, slide guitar, & harmonica from 7:30pm to 10:30pm on Friday night only. Also on Friday: Murali Coryell, Alexis P Suter, Slam Allen, Midnight Slim, and more starting at 5:30pm!! 

Saturday, November 30 features: Commander Cody, Nikki Armstrong, Bobby Kyle, afternoon blues workshops, and more!!

Tickets for the festival are $25 per person per day, or $40 per person for two days, and can be purchased online at: www.bit.ly/BluesFest2013  or at the door. Room and dinner specials are also available by calling The Sullivan Hotel at 845.796.3100. Thanks Fred!!

Robert Ross & The Jazz-Manian Devils + Jon Luks @ Hat City Kitchen

November 30, 2013

Time: 9pm to 12am

Address: 459 Valley St, City of Orange, NJ 07050

Phone: 862-252-9147

Featuring: Tap dancer Jonathan Luks on vocals & guitar; George “More Or Less” Morales on drums;; Angello “The Little Italian Pony” Olivieri on bass; and two time NY Music Award winner & NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Robert Ross on vocals, guitar & harmonica. More info to come.

EARLY DECEMBER HOLIDAY CONCERT!!

Holiday Show @ St. George Theatre

Island Originals

Saturday December 7, 2013

Showtime: 8pm. Doors open: 6:30pm with holiday festivites in the lobby!!

Address: 35 Hyatt Street, Staten Island, NY 10301

Phone: 718.442.2900

Featuring: QUEEN TIPSY; and JOAN CADDELL & THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR

PLUS special guests perfoming their own original songs: JULIA & CASEY, ROBERT ROSS, KARLUS TRAPP, PUPA SANTIAGO, LEILA HEGAZY, LISA SCHERMA, JESSE KUFFNER, GUY MICHETTI, & SONS OF ORIGIN

A holiday show in what is clearly one of the most beautiful and spectacular theaters I've ever seen, completely restored to all the glory of its heyday. 

Robert Ross will perform two songs on slide guitar and vocals with Queen Tipsy (Phyllis Foreman on vocals; Rick Petersen on bass; Jon Spector on guitar, Nat Selley on drums); plus one song on harmonica with Lisa Sherma.

Tickets are $28 at the St. George Theatre box office. Or you can buy your tickets in advance directly from the artists for $25 and save a big $3. Send me a facebook message or an email if you want tickets. I have 8 left. 

Doors open at 6:30 for holiday festivities in the lobby including Staten Island Artisans selling original creations for your holiday shopping. You won't want to miss that!! 

More info: www.stgeorgetheatre.com or http://www.robertrossband.com/archives/2397

FOR MORE GIG INFO GO TO:  http://www.robertrossband.com/gigcalendar

Robert Ross Blues Band -- Manhattan 11/13, 11/21 -- Sullivan Co Blues Festival 11/29

The Robert Ross Band
Two Time NY Music Award Winner & NY Blues Hall Of Fame Inductee
Quote: "A blues icon. One of the great blues spirits." Bob Fass (Radio Un-nameable, WBAI-FM Pacifica Network).
www.RobertRossBand.com

NOVEMBER SCHEDULE
Robert Ross Band @ Cupping Room
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Time: 8pm - 11pm
359 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212-925-2898
Featuring: Georger "More Or Less" Morales (drums & percussion); Mark "The Good Doctor" Dann on bass; & Two time NY Music Award winner & NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Robert Ross on vocals, guitar, slide guitar, & harmonica from 8pm to 11pm. FREE Admission!! Amazing food, wait staff, bar, and music.

Felix Cabrera & Robert Ross Duo @ Uptown Acoustic Blues Series !!
@ Manny's On 2nd
Thursday, November 21, 2013
From 9:30pm to 10:30pm
Manny's On 2nd: 1770 2nd Ave. (upstairs), NY, NY 10128
Phone: 212-410-3300
Featuring: NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Felix "El Gato" Cabrera (vocals & harmonica); and Two time NY Music Award winner & NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Robert Ross (vocals, guitar & slide guitar) from 9:30pm to 10:30pm. Admission to be determined. More info to come.

Felix Cabrera & Robert Ross on Madhouse Reality TV with Evan Ginzburg !!
Saturday November 23, 2013
Time: 11am to 12pm
Featuring: NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Felix "El Gato" Cabrera (vocals, & harmonica); and Two time NY Music Award winner & NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Robert Ross on vocals, guitar, & slide guitar performing live and getting grilled by the great Evan Ginzburg.
Madhouse TV  Links:
Live Online Television: http://madhousetv.com/group/evan-ginzburg-s-legends-tv
Madhouse TV Archives: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuspc23iYJRqFeqEAs7kEEw?feature=mhee

Sullivan County Blues Festival !!
w/Robert Ross, Murali Coryell, Alexis P Suter, Slam Allen, Midnight Slim, Commander Cody, Nikki Armstrong, Bobby Kyle, and more!!
Friday, November 29, 2013
Time: 7:30pm to 10:30pm
Address: The Sullivan Hotel 283 Rock Hill Drive. Rock Hill, NY 12775
Phone: 845-796-310
The 2nd Annual Sullivan County Blues & Music Fest will take place on Nov 29 & 30 featuring Commander Cody, Alexis P Suter, Slam Allen, Nikki Armstrong, Bobby Kyle, Robert Ross, Midnight Slim Revival, Rob Cannillo, Laurie Anne, Paul Di Dio, Seth Okren, and many more.
Friday, November 29 features: Two time NY Music Award winner & NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Robert Ross on vocals, guitar, slide guitar, & harmonica from 7:30pm to 10:30pm on Friday night only. Also on Friday: Murali Coryell, Alexis P Suter, Slam Allen, Midnight Slim, and more starting at 5:30pm!!
Saturday, November 30 features: Commander Cody, Nikki Armstrong, Bobby Kyle, blues workshops, and more!!
Tickets for the festival are $25 per person per day, or $40 per person for two days, and can be purchased online at: www.bit.ly/BluesFest2013  or at the door. Room and dinner specials are also available by calling The Sullivan Hotel at 845.796.3100. More info to come.


Robert Ross & The Jazz-Manian Devils + Jon Luks @ Hat City Kitchen
November 30, 2013
Time: 9pm to 12am
Address: 459 Valley St, City of Orange, NJ 07050
Phone: 862-252-9147
Featuring: Tap dancer Jonathan Luks on vocals & guitar; George “More Or Less” Morales on drums;; Angello “The Little Italian Pony” Olivieri on bass; and two time NY Music Award winner & NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Robert Ross on vocals, guitar & harmonica. More info to come.


EARLY DECEMBER HOLIDAY CONCERT!! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW
Holiday Show @ St. George Theatre !!
Saturday December 7, 2013
Island Originals
Saturday December 7, 2013
Showtime: 8pm. Doors open: 6:30pm with holiday festivites in the lobby!!
Address: 35 Hyatt Street, Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone: 718.442.2900
Featuring: QUEEN TIPSY; and JOAN CADDELL & THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR
PLUS special guests perfoming their own original songs: JULIA & CASEY, ROBERT ROSS, KARLUS TRAPP, PUPA SANTIAGO, LEILA HEGAZY, LISA SCHERMA, JESSE KUFFNER, GUY MICHETTI, & SONS OF ORIGIN
A holiday show in what is clearly one of the most beautiful and spectacular theaters I've ever seen, completely restored to all the glory of its heyday.
Robert Ross will perform two songs on slide guitar and vocals with Queen Tipsy (Phyllis Foreman on vocals; Rick Petersen on bass; Jon Spector on guitar, Nat Selley on drums); plus one song on harmonica with Lisa Sherma.
Tickets are $28 at the St. George Theatre box office. Or you can buy your tickets in advance directly from the artists for $25 and save a big $3. Send me a facebook message or an email if you want tickets. I have 12 left.
Doors open at 6:30 for holiday festivities in the lobby including Staten Island Artisans selling original creations for your holiday shopping. You won't want to miss that!!
More info: www.stgeorgetheatre.com or http://www.robertrossband.com/archives/2397

Robert Ross Band Manhattan Tues-Weds, Staten Island Friday #NYC #Blues

Robert Ross & Mal Stein @ Society Of Illustrators

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

6:30pm - 9:30pm

Society of Illustrators

128 East 63rd Street, New York, NY 10065

Phone: (212) 838-2560

For more info: societyillustrators.org

Featuring: Mal "The Malevolent One" Stein (drums & percussion); and two time NY Music Award winner & NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Robert Ross (vocals, acoustic guitar, & harmonica). Admission: $15 (or $7 Seniors & Students with ID) to sketch, or $10 to sit at the bar and take in the whole scene including the music, beautiful models, and the outstanding art work from some amazing artists. For more info about the Society: societyillustrators.org

Robert Ross Band @ Cupping Room

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

8pm - 11pm

359 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013

Phone: 212-925-2898 

Featuring: Mal "The Malevolent One" Stein (drums & percussion); Mark "The Good Doctor" Dann on bass; & Two time NY Music Award winner & NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Robert Ross on vocals, guitar, slide guitar, & harmonica Friday and Saturday from 8pm to 11pm. More info to come. FREE Admission!! Amazing food, wait staff, bar, and music.

Robert Ross Duo @ Phunky Elephant 

Friday, October 11, 2013

9pm - 12am

1271 Bay St., Staten Island, NY 

Phone: 718-448-4282

Featuring: Mal "The Malevolent One" Stein (drums & percussion); & two time NY Music Award winner & NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Robert Ross (vocals, guitar, slide guitar, & harp) from 9pm to 12am. Outstanding food, extraordinary music, and FREE Admission!! 

NEXT WEEK

Felix Cabrera & Robert Ross on Madhouse Reality TV with Evan Ginzburg

Saturday October 19, 2013

11am to 12pm

Featuring: NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Felix "El Gato" Cabrera (vocals, & harmonica); and Two time NY Music Award winner & NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Robert Ross on vocals, guitar, & slide guitar performing live and getting grilled by the great Evan Ginzburg. 

Madhouse TV  Links:

Live Online Television: http://madhousetv.com/group/evan-ginzburg-s-legends-tv

Madhouse TV Archives: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuspc23iYJRqFeqEAs7kEEw?feature=mhee

FOR MORE GIG INFO GO TO:  http://www.robertrossband.com/gigcalendar