October 2nd, 2009: Juke Joint Jimmy and his Houseparty Rockers Live @ Hartley’s

Venue: Hartley’s, 350 Belleville Turnpike, North Arlington, NJ 07031 (MAP)
Date: Friday October 2nd, 2009.
http://www.funkyjudge.net/videos/Juke_Joint_Jimmy_and_The_Houseparty_Rockers/JukeJointJimmy_Funkyjudge.flv

The Premiere J. Geils Band tribute band, Juke Joint Jimmy and his Houseparty Rockers perform a rare live version of Funky Judge (from the 1974 Geils album ‘Nightmares…. and other tales from the vinyl jungle).

Thanks to Maureen Marino for sharing this video on Facebook.

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Sept. 30th 2009: Jay Geils @ Showcase Live, Patriot Place, Foxboro, MA

Source: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/

Duke Robillard, Jerry Portnoy and Gordon Beadle will also play.

Love the blues? Love players who are the tops in their field?

Then it should be hard to ignore an array of “Blues Legends” lined up for a night of soulful jamming Wednesday, Sept. 30 at Showcase Live in Patriot Place, Foxboro. Showtime is 8 p.m.

Rock legend and jazz aficionado Jay Geils will be joining an all-star cast including jazz and blues guitarist Duke Robillard, harmonica wizard Jerry Portnoy and reed man Gordon “Sax Gordon” Beadle for a night of from-the-hip, unrehearsed bluesing. (more…)