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Harrisburg, PA – 08/13/09 – Smoke The Groove plays Mid-Tempo Thursday

joanna — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Smoke The Groove plays Mid-Tempo Thursday When Thursday, August 13, 2009 9:00pm - 21+ Where Midtown Tavern (map) 1101 N. 2nd Street Harrisburg, PA 17102 Other InfoSmoke The Groove will perform a hot set of music at the midtown tavern as part of the summers weekly Mid-Tempo Thursdays. Mid-Tempo Thursdays are hosted by Central PA's Artist's Over Industry and After Words. Check out Midtown's Myspace [...]

Harrisburg, PA – 07/10/09 – Smoke The Groove at SUBA

joanna — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Smoke The Groove at SUBA When Friday, July 10, 2009 9:00pm - 21+ Where Suba Tapas Bar (map) North St. Harrisburg, PA, USA 17101 Other InfoSmoke The Groove will rock the house at SUBA! Bring a friend and enjoy delicious Spanish tapas, cocktails, and exceptional live original music in a close intimate setting. Arrive early for a table. There is no cover charge for this event. « [...]

06/27/09 – Basin Street Block Party

joanna — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Basin Street Block Party When Saturday, June 27, 2009 8:00pm - All Ages Where (map) Other InfoJosh Karns and I, along with our neighbors Pat and Alan will host the 15th Annual Basin Street Beer Tasting Block Party. This party is open to family, friends, and friends of friends. Admission is a covered dish or a six pack of micro-brew or imported beer. [...]

Harrisburg, PA – 05/15/09 – Smoke The Groove at The Blogger’s Bash

joanna — Sat, 16 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Smoke The Groove at The Blogger's Bash When Friday, May 15, 2009 9:00pm - 21+ Where Abbey Bar at ABC (map) 50 N. Cameron St. Harrisburg, PA 17101 Second floor of the Harrisburg Appalachian Brewing Company. « Back to the calendar

Harrisburg, PA – 02/28/09 – Smoke The Groove

joanna — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Smoke The Groove When Saturday, February 28, 2009 9:00pm - There is NO COVER CHARGE for this event! - 21+ Where Suba Tapas Bar (map) North St. Harrisburg, PA, USA 17101 « Back to the calendar

Harrisburg, PA – 01/24/09 – Smoke The Groove

joanna — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Smoke The Groove When Saturday, January 24, 2009 9:00pm - 21+ Where Suba Tapas Bar (map) North St. Harrisburg, PA, USA 17101 Other InfoYou can't get enough of these original pop fusion grooves. Come to Suba to Smoke The Groove and enjoy delicious Spanish tapas and the best cocktails in town! Be early for a table. There is NO COVER CHARGE for this event! « Back [...]

Smoke The Groove in Penn Live

joanna — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:19:42 +0000

To my surprise Michael Sedor posted a blog on Penn Live reviewing Smoke The Groove and promoting our show tomorrow night at Suba!

WOW! I’m super hyped for our show now! Come early for a table and get ready to rock the house!

9pm to 11pm.

Free Show!

Thank you, Michael Sedor!

Check it out!

http://blog.pennlive.com/afterdark/2009/01/smoke_the_groove_at_suba_satur.html

Midnight at the Angel Factory

joanna — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:35:45 +0000

Each month Jason Rubal hosts a night of free one-take recordings for singer songwriters at his studio, Seventh Wave. This event is called Midnight at the Angel Factory and on December 19th I was one of his guests. As you can see in the photo below, the space is beautiful!

Mr. Rubal shared his belief in these one-take recordings. The first take is usually the most raw and honest., and he is interested in capturing that in singer-songwriters. It seemed important that he would avoid diluting the song with multiple takes and over production. We made the agreement that he would record my songs for free and I would distribute them for free.

I recorded acoustic arrangements of Red Eyes, I Love, and Stay, in one take each. I wailed into five carefully positioned microphones and the result is in fact intimate and clear.

This was truly an extraordinary evening, as I was privileged to record in this fine studio with Jason and his assistant Brandon. I also met three other local singer songwriters: Messina Whirley, Sarah Witmer, and Loretta Billieux. Josh was also present and gave thumbs up and a proud grin from the control room.

Stay

I Love

I also perform these songs with my band Smoke The Groove. See the gig calendar on my home page and come to one of our shows.

Friends of Midtown Block Party

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:38:08 +0000

Here’s two quick YouTube videos of me with Smoke The Groove, then known as Single Mother, from September 2007. This block party was an opening at the gallery formerly known as Rent This, on Third Street in Harrisburg, PA. The event was sponsored by the community group Friends of Midtown. Thankfully, my friend Monica Carr caught this beautiful moment with her cellphone camera. Sonja Bontrager is in electric blue on keys, Erik Otteson is on drums, The Doug is on the bass and Melanie Walborn is playing the Violin.

Be careful, the audio is a bit loud on them!