ANTHONY JANELLI "Moments" Photo Exhibition. Opening Reception Jan 31, 6:30-8:30
Jan
31
to Feb 28

ANTHONY JANELLI "Moments" Photo Exhibition. Opening Reception Jan 31, 6:30-8:30

Anthony Jannelli - Artist Statement

During my years of teaching at the NYU Tisch Graduate Film School, I gave my students an assignment called Observation. Each student was to bring to class an original photograph demonstrating observational skills. This exercise was based on Robert Frank’s statement “There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment.”

In 2020, I decided to take on the assignment myself, taking one photograph a day during my commute from Hoboken to Washington Square Park. I used an iPhone 8 SE, then an ideal camera for street photography. Before long I had a collection of photos to share with my students. That collection is represented here in MOMENTS, as well as many other images taken since I upgraded to the digital Leica Q2 and Leica D-Lux 8, which have become my every day cameras.

In the time since, I have embraced still photography of various genres including street style, fashion, travel, performance, and portraiture.

Many thanks go out to Alexandra Momin of Picture House NYC.

Anthony Jannelli Bio

After a four decade career as a cinematographer / first unit camera operator Anthony began teaching at the renow NYU Graduate Film Program, where he then became Head of the Department of Graduate Cinematography for 23 years.

As a cinematographer / first unit camera operator he worked on films such as Silence Of The Lambs, Something Wild, New York Stories, Billy Bathgate, Independence Day, Ghostbusters II, Three Men And A Baby, and Big, working with directors such as Jonathan Demme, Martin Scorcese, Robert Benton, and Penny Marshall. His first feature as a director of photography, Longtime Companion, won the 1991 Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival.

Anthony filmed additional photography for the Neil Young concert film Heart of Gold (J. Demme) and joined a team world famous cinematographers on Martin Scorsese’s Rolling Stones documentary, Shine A Light. He served as director of photography on the feature documentary A Decade Under the Influence shown at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, and the Robyn Hitchcock concert film Storefront Hitchcock (J Demme). Additional documentary work includes My Cousin Bobby (J Demme) and Made in Milan (M Scorcese) a documentary on Giorgio Armani.

Second Unit feature work as cinematographer includes Eight Millimeter (Joel Schumacher), Beautiful Girls (Ted Demme), Little Man Tate (Jodie Foster), Scent of a Woman (Martin Brest), Wolf (Mike Nichols), Spider-Man (Sam Raimi), Maid in Manhattan (Wayne Wang), The Manchurian Candidate (J. Demme), and Angels in America (Mike Nichols).

Cinematography for television includes Blown Sideways Through Life (PBS American Playhouse), Men and Women II, Subway Stories (HBO), and Seven Deadly Sins (Showtime). He has served as director of photography for multiple episodes of Law and Order, NYPD Blue, Dellaventura, Philly, and Ed, and photographed the pilots of Pretender and Queens Supreme (Tim Robbins). He was the cinematographer for the pilot and first season of Law and Order Special Victims Unit, and for east coast location scenes for the Bruckheimer television series Without A Trace, Cold Case, and CSI NY.

Anthony has filmed music videos featuring Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Talking Heads, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, and Laurie Anderson, as well as scores of television commercials.

In 2017 Anthony co-directed and co-produced the animated short film The Velvet Underground Played At My High School, which has been shown at over eighty film festivals internationally, and won over 12 “Best Of Festival” award. In 2008 he directed the short film Five Years of Forever, which won the Accolade Award for Excellence in Directio. Currently, Anthony is in pre-production on the Untitled Tom Wilson documentary project, about renown record producer Tom Wilson, being produced by Marshall Crenshaw.

Since 2020, he has focused still photography, including fashion, street style, travel, and portraiture. In 2021, he self-published COMMUTE book on his street photography.

A member of the International Cinematographers Guild and the Directors Guild of America, he has been an instructor at the Sundance Filmmakers Workshop and the Maine Photographic Workshops for Film and Television. Anthony’s love of teaching was inspired by his longtime mentor and friend, Nestor Almendros.

He has been a full time resident of Hoboken since 2002.

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An Evening With AMY SPEACE
Mar
28
7:00 PM19:00

An Evening With AMY SPEACE

$15 advance/ $20 door

Friday, March 28, 2025

Doors: 7pm Show: 7:30

BYOB

45-seated capactiy. Our shows tend to sell out, so don't delay buying tickets.

One of the most acclaimed voices in contemporary folk music, Amy Speace has logged more than two decades on the road and onstage. Her music has chronicled that journey—a journey that's taken the Nashville resident from the coffeehouses of New York City to the Glastonbury Festival, Mountain Stage, and other bucket-list venues across the world—with over a dozen solo albums and collaborative projects, including records like The Ghost of Charlemagne (whose title track was named "International Song of the Year" at the UK Americana Awards) and There Used To Be Horses (which matched Speace's songwriting with layers of orchestral strings). Championed by icons like Judy Collins, Speace has received acclaim from NPR, The New York Times, Billboard, The London Sunday Times, and Rolling Stone for her ability to bridge the gap between classic influences and contemporary writing. She turns a new page with 2024's The American Dream, a resilient record rooted not only in timeless folk music but also in heartland roots rock.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/amy-speace-tickets-1124017449449?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

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BEN BUTLER Guitar Clinic - Guitarist for Sting & Others Shares Pro Tips - Limited 10 Registrants
Feb
16
3:00 PM15:00

BEN BUTLER Guitar Clinic - Guitarist for Sting & Others Shares Pro Tips - Limited 10 Registrants

Have you ever considered becoming a professional musician?
Or perhaps you're already playing some gigs but wondering how to take your career to the next level? Maybe you simply want to improve your playing while hearing great stories from someone who's worked with some of the biggest stars in rock and pop music.

If the answer is yes, then join us for an exclusive clinic with Ben Butler—a renowned guitarist who's shared the stage with legends like Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, George Michael, Stevie Wonder, Annie Lennox, Bono and The Edge of U2, Rosanne Cash, Suzanne Vega, Paula Cole, and many more.

Bring your guitar! The workshop will include musical examples to illustrate key skills expected of a professional musician, all while having fun jamming with others in a small group setting. Amplifiers will be provided.

This is limitied to ten (10) participants. $50 3pm-4:30. Tickets at Guitar Bar or Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ben-butler-guitar-clinic--tickets-1215276337239?aff=oddtdtcreator

Ben Butler Video Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZwiXSa9ABo

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SOLD OUT! - LENNY KAYE @ 503 Social Club Saturday, Feb 15 7PM
Feb
15
7:00 PM19:00

SOLD OUT! - LENNY KAYE @ 503 Social Club Saturday, Feb 15 7PM

Saturday, Feb 15, 7pm Doors / 7:30 Show

$20 advance / $25 Door

45-seated capactiy. BYOB

As musician, writer, and record producer, Lenny Kaye has been intimately

involved with the creative impulse that marks the music. He is a founding member

of Patti Smith and Her Band, dating from their first performance as a duo at St.

Marks Church in New York’s East Village on February 10, 1971, and has worked

with such artists as Suzanne Vega, Jim Carroll, Allen Ginsberg, Soul Asylum, and

Jessi Colter. His books include You Call It Madness: The Sensuous Song of the

Croon (2004); Waylon: An Autobiography (1994); and the newly released

Lightning Striking: Ten Transformative Moments in Rock and Roll. His seminal

anthology of garage rock, Nuggets: Original Artyfacts of the First Psychedelic Era,

is regarded as defining a genre and recently celebrated its golden anniversary.

Instagram@lenny_kaye

Tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lenny-kaye-503-social-club-tickets-1215220038849?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Woody Guthrie - A Song Celebration
Jan
30
7:00 PM19:00

Woody Guthrie - A Song Celebration

Hosted by Elena & Boo and their Demolition String Band with a wondrous cast of guest singers and pickers including the fabulous violinist, songwriter, singer Lisa Gutkin (Klezmatics, Broadway’s “Indecent”), the great duo Cole Quest & Christian Apuzzo (from The City Pickers, and Cole happens to be a grandson of Woody’s), Queen Esther (superb singer, songwriter, actor, playwright, musician), Jon & Deena of the much beloved band The Cucumbers, Nate Schweber (singer/songwriter, author, plays a mean harp), Glenn Morrow (Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help), Gene D Plumber (Bar/None recording artist) and Sean Kiely (singer, songwriter, guitarist, leader of The GoBailers), with fiddler Nick Reeb and Matt Quinones on dog house bass. Net proceeds of the night will go to the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) who fight to protect individual rights and freedom from injustice. We hope you’ll join us for a night of support and solidarity as we celebrate the songs and spirit of Woody Guthrie.

45-seated capacity, so don't delay, get yer tix today!

$15 advance, $20 at the door, tip bucket is for the ACLU

Advance tickets available thru Venmo: @Elena-Skye-1

BYOB

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FREEDY JOHNSTON
Jan
17
7:30 PM19:30

FREEDY JOHNSTON

Friday, January 17, 2025
Doors 7PM; Show @ 7:30
Tickets $20 advance/ $25 Door
BYOB

Hoboken's favorite son Freedy Johnston returns with a suitcase full of great songs, old and new.

Tickets at Guitar Bar, Guitar Bar Jersey City, or Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/freedy-johnston-tickets-1078892730199

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STEVE WYNN "I Wouldn't Say It If It Wasn't True" A Night of Songs & Stories
Jan
11
7:00 PM19:00

STEVE WYNN "I Wouldn't Say It If It Wasn't True" A Night of Songs & Stories

Saturday, January 11
7pm Doors / 7:30 Show
$25 Advance / $30
BYOB

We're happy to host Steve Wynn, lead somnambulist of Dream Syndicate, solo artist, and now author. This will be an evening of songs intertwined with stories from his new book "I Wouldn't Say It If It Wasn't True." This promises to be a special night. Will he tell all? You'll have to come to find out!

Our shows tend to sell out quickly, so don't delay buying tickets. Available at Guitar Bar, Guitar Bar Jersey City, and at Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/steve-wynn-i-wouldnt-say-it-if-it-wasnt-true-a-night-of-songs-stories-tickets-1078913050979

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WOODY GUTHRIE Tribute Night
Jan
6
4:30 PM16:30

WOODY GUTHRIE Tribute Night

Hosted by Elena & Boo of the Demolition String Band with a wondrous cast of guest singers and pickers. All proceeds go to the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union).

Limited 45-seated capacity, so don't delay!

Suggested donation: $15 advance / $20 door

Advance tickets available thru Venmo: @Elena-Skye-1

BYOB

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ADULT MOM and LONG NECK
Jan
5
4:00 PM16:00

ADULT MOM and LONG NECK

Sunday, Jan 5, 2025
4PM Doors
4:30 Show
$10 advance / $15 at the door
45 seated capacity
BYOB

ADULT MOM
Adult Mom began as the solo project of Stevie Knipe in a Purchase College dorm room in 2012. Adult Mom now falls between the playful spectrum of solo project and collaborative band with beloved friends and musicians Olivia Battell and Allegra Eidinger. Through reflections and explorations of the personal and hidden, the crux of the writing produced by Knipe is focused on excavation. The dredging out of the secrets, putting it all in a pan, waiting for the gold to rise. Honesty and intimacy form as Knipe writes clever pop songs that offer a glimpse into the journey of a gender-weird queer navigating through heartache, trauma and subsequent growth.

LONG NECK
Lily Mastrodimos has been recording songs as Long Neck since 2014, as a solo project while she was a member of Jawbreaker Reunion. Mastrodimos writes the kind of personal, introspective songs that might be expected of someone who recorded her first album “Heights” alone in her room with a single mic and an MBox. As a full band, Long Neck garnered a reputation for their captivating, high-energy live shows. As a solo artist, Mastrodimos is known for her intimate yet effective performances. Yet however imaginative, Mastrodimos never seems to lose pace of a certain indie sensibility she nails best; songs that exude the energy of silent comfort, like resting your head on the shoulder of someone you love.

Tickets available at Guitar Bar, Hoboken, NJ, Guitar Bar Jersey City, and Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../adult-mom-and-long-neck... 

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JON LANGFORD & SALLY TIMMS Intimate Wintery Performance with Art Sale!
Dec
15
4:00 PM16:00

JON LANGFORD & SALLY TIMMS Intimate Wintery Performance with Art Sale!

Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024
4pm Doors, 4:30 Show
BYOB
$20 Advance/ $25 Door

We're happy to announce the triumphant return of Jon Langford & Sally Timms! Musical legends of The Mekons, ne'er-do-wells, and all-around trouble! They'll be performing songs from their deep, rich song catalog, along with a sale of artwork to cover all your holiday shopping needs.

Our shows tend to sell out quickly, as it's only 45-seat capacity, so don't delay buying tickets!

Tickets available at Guitar Bar, Guitar Bar Jersey City, or Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jon-langford-sally-timms-intimate-wintery-performance-with-art-sale-tickets-1078739140809

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TOMMY STINSON with Karla Rose
Dec
7
7:00 PM19:00

TOMMY STINSON with Karla Rose

As a founding member of the Replacements, a second-generation member of Guns & Roses, not to mention his own projects Bash & Pop and Cowboys in the Campfire - do you really need to ask why you should come to this special acoustic show? Tommy will be joined by the fabulous Karla Rose, who will also open the show.

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CHRISTINE SANTELLI & HEATHER HARDY
Nov
22
7:00 PM19:00

CHRISTINE SANTELLI & HEATHER HARDY

Fri Nov 22
7pm doors; 7:30 show
BYOB
Tickets - $20 advance / $25 door
Limited 45-person seated venue. Our shows usually sell out, so buy tickets early.

Grammy Nominated songwriter, NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee, and 2024 featured artist for Manhattan Short Film festival, Christine Santelli (guitar, vocals) teams up with Blues Hall of Fame, powerhouse Heather Lil’ Mama Hardy (fiddle,vocals). With a new recording “Live in the Parlour” and recently playing the Hudson West Music festival in Jersey City, Santelli and Hardy are bringing this project to Hoboken where they first met in 1996.
Heather now resides in Tucson Arizona where she has a successful career with her own Band Lil’ Mama.
Heather Hardy: "Heather Hardy's violin slices through like a diving falcon. Her solos marry lightning virtuosity with melodic sophistication and unhindered soul."
Christine Santelli: "…Christine Santelli’s solo acoustic stunner Dragonfly is a complex, coming of age work…the matured singer-songwriter whose voice and acoustic guitar give wings to her poetry.”..Dave McGee veteran former Rolling Stone writer emeritus and distinguished author, "
These veterans exhibit true respect for each others art and talent, it’s obvious in their shows, together they are not to be denied. What to expect… original blues, folk, americana and rock
www.christinesantelli.com
www.heatherlilmamahardy.com

Tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/christine-santelli-heather-hardy-tickets-1048102130687

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An Evening with JAMES MADDOCK
Nov
16
7:00 PM19:00

An Evening with JAMES MADDOCK

Doors @ 7pm
Show @ 7:30
BYOB
Tickets $30 advance / $35 door
45-seated capacity. Our shows tend to sell out quickly, so don't wait till the last minute...
Tickets available at Guitar Bar or Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1042130128267?aff=oddtdtcreator

James Maddock’s status as a fixture on the Folk and Americana scene is confirmed with every listen of any song in his prodigious catalog. Relix Magazine put it this way: “James Maddock possesses the kind of lived-in craggy voice that would sound authoritative if he were singing the sports pages. Fortunately, he doesn't need to do that because his compositional skills are a match for his delivery."

After fronting the Columbia Records band Wood, whose debut Songs From Stamford Hill was featured prominently on TV shows such as “Dawson’s Creek,” Maddock moved from England to New York City in 2003. His 2009 album Sunrise On Avenue C won a New York Music Award for Best Americana Album, while the follow-up Wake Up And Dream ranked among the top albums of 2011 in WFUV's (NYC) Listener Poll. With the release of Another Life (2013) and The Green (2015) Maddock continued to demonstrate why many consider him to be one of the best singer/songwriters working today. He has performed with Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nile, Aaron Comess (Spin Doctors) and David Immergluck (Counting Crows). According to radio legend Vin Scelsa, Maddock's "heartbreakingly beautiful and exquisitely crafted" music "touches the soul." As a songwriter, James recently had three songs co-written with Mike Scott on the new Waterboys album Modern Blues (which appeared in the Top 50 on the UK Albums Chart), a co-write with Gary Barlow (“Actress”) on Barlow’s new album (2X Platinum), as well as a cut (“Fragile”) on the Dirt On My Tongue album by emerging UK artist Jo Harman. Songs from Another Life have been featured on NBC’s Parenthood and ABC Family’s Switched at Birth. Maddock is a constant live presence in the U.S. and Europe.

Maddock’s latest, Night Work, re-visits the approach from Maddock’s Songs from Stamford Hill Wood days. Storytelling for Everyman, and Everywoman. Maddock at his best. In addition to his long-time NYC based band some of the tracks feature former members of Wood. Night Work is out July 21st.

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Life in a Blender @ 503 Social Club
Oct
27
4:00 PM16:00

Life in a Blender @ 503 Social Club

Sunday, 10/27/24. Doors at 4pm.

Tickets $15/advance or $20/day-of. Available at both Guitar Bar stores or online here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/life-in-a-blender-at-503-social-club-tickets-1017022992147?aff=oddtdtcreator

Life in a Blender was born in Jersey City in the late 80s, tossed from a speeding train, and then somehow managed to record ten albums ranging from screaming punk to orchestrated chamber pop. They have brought the high theatrics of their live act to stages from Berlin to Austin to Toronto to Brooklyn and Seattle with a stop in Poughkeepsie. Their live cover of "Purple Rain" at The Ritz, featuring James Mastro, had the band banned for life. Their latest album, "Bent by the Weather," is gaining raving mad reviews: "Bent by the Weather takes LIAB's well-honed, intellectually-minded sophisto-pop to new heights."—The Big Takeover. "Bent by the Weather delivers tuneful, oddball indie rock from the mind of true American original." —The Jersey Journal. "Smart, avant-garde, and catchy, "Bent by the Weather" is anchored by drummer Ken Meyer from Hoboken." —Jim Nolan. Buy everything at www.lifeinablender.net.

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Tom Barrett and CR Gennone at 503 Social Club
Oct
24
7:00 PM19:00

Tom Barrett and CR Gennone at 503 Social Club

Tom Barrett and CG Gennone will play 503 Social Club Thursday, October 24, 2024. Doors at 7. BYOB.
$10 adv/$15 day-of
Tickets available at both Guitar Bar stores or online here: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../tom-barrett-and-cr-gennone...

Tom Barrett lives a quiet life in East Nashville, Tennessee these days with his wife and two cats, but in a former life he was a prevalent figure in both the Jersey City and Hoboken music scenes for nearly two and a half decades, having played in more than a half-dozen bands (Overlake, American Watercolor Movement, etc.) before embarking on his own musical path in 2011. Three full-length records and a handful of EPs and singles later, he’s still developing his own style of carefully rendered acoustic indie-folk tunes, taking inspiration from greats like Nick Drake and Jeff Tweedy, along with so many others.

His fourth record, Everywhere We Live, is brighter and more polished than any of his previous full-length releases. Its eleven songs mostly reckon with the feelings of fear and loneliness that come with living in an unfamiliar place with unfamiliar people. There’s also hope and resilience in there as well. And a lot of Mellotron. Everywhere We Live will be available on all streaming services October 4th via Mint 400 Records.

For Jersey City guitarist and songwriter CR Gennone, it’s been a long road to The Ghosts Are Coming Home, the second album from his five-piece outfit CR and the Nones. Ghosts, the Nones’ second record and first on Magic Door, is a culmination of the sound and aesthetic Gennone has been building across many years and multiple bands. Its combination of expansiveness and introspection recalls The War on Drugs or early My Morning Jacket, and the ten tracks here showcase sincerity and heart that are impossible to resist. - Zach Romano

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Wesley Stace at 503 Social Club
Oct
11
7:00 PM19:00

Wesley Stace at 503 Social Club

Friday, October 11 at 503 Social Club!

Limited 45-seat capacity. Tickets $20/adv or $25 day-of. BYOB Tickets available at both Guitar Bar locations or online here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wesley-stace-at-503-social-club-tickets-936645350457?aff=oddtdtcreator

Wesley Stace, the man formerly known as John Wesley Harding, presents his fall USA tour “Alone (and Together)”, for which he will play songs from throughout his storied career, precisely as nature intended: on his own, in his own time, on his own dime. One Man, one guitar, one voice, one harmonica, occasional whistling. He welcomes all your requests, in advance, by email. (WARNING: the occasional friend may undermine this singular concept.)

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Richard Lloyd Group at 503 Social Club
Oct
8
7:00 PM19:00

Richard Lloyd Group at 503 Social Club

Doors at 7, show at 7:30.

$25 advance, $30 day-of. BYOB.

Tickets available at Guitar Bar stores or online here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/richard-lloyd-group-at-503-social-club-tickets-942580171667?aff=oddtdtcreator

Richard Lloyd is a legendary electric guitarist, singer/songwriter, and founding member of Television, a band that rose to fame with their 1977 debut release, Marquee Moon, widely regarded as one of greatest albums in rock and roll history and perhaps the most defining and highly influential release of the 1970’s New York rock scene. Lloyd embarked on a solo career after Television disbanded, releasing seven solo albums and working as a guitarist, session musician, and band member with Matthew Sweet, John Doe, Rocket from the Tombs, and more. Released in October 2017, Lloyd’s book, Everything Is Combustible: Television, CBGB’s and Five Decades of Rock and Roll: The Memoirs of an Alchemical Guitarist establishes Lloyd as a masterful storyteller and humorous and insightful writer with an acerbic and razor-sharp wit.

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Anybody Can Draw!
Sep
26
to Oct 17

Anybody Can Draw!

Anybody Can Draw! A Four-Session Class for Absolute Beginners:

Meeting weekly on Thursdays: 9/26, 10/3, 10, 17.

$35/class or $100/all four classes.

Reserve a spot by calling either Guitar Bar location or online here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/anybody-can-draw-w-gene-wisniewski-tickets-973822769117?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Employing a technique that dates back to the days of the Renaissance art academy, Gene Wisniewski will teach you the fundamentals of how to accurately draw what you see in four basic lessons—even if you have little or no experience. Literally starting with the proper way to hold a pencil, participants move through a series of increasingly difficult assignments. I guarantee you’ll be amazed by what you achieve after only one class!

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Grace Pettis and Demolition String Band @ 503 Social Club
Sep
25
7:00 PM19:00

Grace Pettis and Demolition String Band @ 503 Social Club

Wednesday, September 25th 2024. Doors at 7pm.

Tickets $15 adv/$20 day-of. BYOB

Available at both Guitar Bar stores or online here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grace-pettis-demolition-string-band-at-503-social-club-tickets-971177386707?aff=oddtdtcreator

Grace Pettis's music is described as a little bit of folk, a little bit of country/americana, and a whole lot of soul.

Grace is the winner of many of the nation’s most prestigious songwriting contests, grants, and residencies, including NPR’s Mountain Stage NewSong Contest, the Buddy Holly Educational Foundation, and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico. Grace’s songs have been recorded by other esteemed artists, including Sara Hickman and Ruthie Foster, with 3 co-writes on Foster's latest, Grammy-nominated album, Healing Time (2024).

Grace was an official showcasing artist at SXSW and Folk Alliance International this year (2024). She has independently released three acclaimed records and signed with MPress Records in 2020. Her debut album on MPress, Working Woman (2021), was produced by lauded singer-songwriter Mary Bragg, mixed by 2x Grammy® award winner Shani Gandhi (Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical), and featured an all-female/non-binary band and creative credits. Guest contributions came from Indigo Girls, Ruthie Foster, Dar Williams, and other luminaries.

With a shared passion for country, roots rock, bluegrass and mountain music, singer/songwriter Elena Skye and Grammy Award winning, multi-instrumentalist Boo Reiners front Demolition String Band.They have released seven albums, played clubs and festivals across the USA and Europe and shared bills with a wide range of acts such as The Avett Brothers, Ryan Adams, Patti Smith, Ricky Skaggs and Southern Culture On The Skids, with whom they’ve done numerous tours. With a collection of tasty original songs and unique covers, including their bluegrass-infused version of Madonna’s “Like A Prayer,” Demolition String Band can rock the dance floor with their electric quartet or as an acoustic trio, playing and singing old-school style around a single microphone, juggling banjo, mandolin and guitars, and topped off with their taut harmony vocals.

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An Evening with Syd Straw, feat. Don Piper @ 503 Social Club
Sep
21
7:00 PM19:00

An Evening with Syd Straw, feat. Don Piper @ 503 Social Club

Living legend Syd Straw heads across the Hudson for an evening of music accompanied by Don Piper.

Saturday, September 21, 2024. Doors at 7, Show at 7:30.

$25 advance/$30 day-of. BYOB.

Tickets available at both Guitar Bar locations or online here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-syd-straw-feat-don-piper-tickets-982108391637?aff=oddtdtcreator

Syd Straw was born singing and has been at it her whole long life, working fearlessly and happily with many of her heroines, and a number of men as well—such as Emmylou Harris, Rickie Lee Jones, Golden Palominos, Michael Stipe, Marc Ribot, Roseanne Cash, and Carlene carter. Syd played the math teacher Miss Fingerwood, on Nickelodeon’s The Adventures of Pete and Pete, and glamorous hippie chick Laurel on the original Tales of the City—like everyone else, she is working on at least 3 books, and writing her first musical by flashlight in her tent, and she is probably sorry she walked off with your lighter in her pocket.

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Amanda Thorpe (Bedsit Poets) and Psych-O-Positive at 503 Social Club
Aug
8
7:00 PM19:00

Amanda Thorpe (Bedsit Poets) and Psych-O-Positive at 503 Social Club

An eclectic evening of electric songwriting at 503 Social Club!

Thursday, August 8, 2024.

Doors 7pm

Show 7:30pm

$15 in advance / $20 day-of. BYOB. Limited 45-seat capacity. Tickets available at Guitar Bar and Guitar Bar Jersey City, or online here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bedsit-poets-and-psych-o-positive-at-503-social-club-tickets-936613926467?aff=oddtdtcreator

Bedsit Poets made their long-awaited return after over a decade with their third album, All Roads Lead Me Back, on Think Like A Key Records. Unfortunately, band member Edward Rogers will not be able to make this show, but after their recent record-release show in New York City, Amanda Thorpe returns from London for Bedsit Poets to do one special show in New Jersey at the 503 Social Club. Joining Amanda will be Don Piper and Bob Perry.

Psych-O-Positive is a self described "psychedelic cave punk band" based out of Hoboken, NJ. USA.

“If you took all the great punk bands of the 80’s (like Gut Bank and Sexpod) and threw them in a blender with the best Riot Grrrl and Antifolk bands of the 90’s (like The Aquanettas, The Sprinkle Genies, and tranceSenders) and you let that blender spin for the aughts to late teens and then at the dawn of 2020, you took the blender and threw it full force into a brick wall, the sound of the glass shattering and the slow spill down the wall would sound just like Psych-O-Positive.”

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Heads Up! Painting a Silhouette in Gouache with Nancy Tompkins
Jul
30
7:00 PM19:00

Heads Up! Painting a Silhouette in Gouache with Nancy Tompkins

I will show you how to transfer your photocopy, pick a color scheme, and paint a patterned silhouette in acrylic gouache paint.

In this workshop we will be painting a patterned silhouette of a head with acrylic gouache, a vivid, matte, and opaque cousin to watercolor. Acrylic gouache is not especially messy, but you probably don't want to wear your best clothing for this workshop.

Please bring a b/w photocopy showing the full head of the person whose silhouette you want to paint, approx. 7 x 9".

Tickets are very limited! Available at:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heads-up-painting-a-silhouette-in-gouache-with-nancy-tompkins-tickets-938460670127?aff=oddtdtcreator

You are welcome to bring a snack or any beverage of your choice.

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Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill at 503 Social Club- SOLD OUT!
Jul
11
7:00 PM19:00

Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill at 503 Social Club- SOLD OUT!

Married acoustic duo Vicki Peterson (The Bangles) and John Cowsill (The Cowsills, the Beach Boys) are heading to Hoboken to take the 503 Social Club by storm!

Thursday, July 11 pm 7pm

$20 advance / $25 day of show

BYOB. Tickets available in-person at Guitar Bar and Guitar Bar Jersey City or online here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vicki-peterson-and-john-cowsill-at-503-social-club-tickets-901736446987?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Jon Langford and the Bright Shiners @ 503 Social Club
Jun
16
5:30 PM17:30

Jon Langford and the Bright Shiners @ 503 Social Club

Legendary Mekons founder Jon Langford will bring his inimitable backing band The Bright Shiners to 503 Social Club! Join us for an evening of rollicking rippers from some of the baddest in the biz.

Sunday, June 16
5:30 doors
6pm show
$20 advance / $25 day of show.
Tickets available in-person at Guitar Bar and Guitar Bar Jersey City or online here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jon-langford-and-the-bright-shiners-at-503-social-club-tickets-894640482767

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Speed the Plough, Brenda+1 at 503 Social Club
Jun
2
4:00 PM16:00

Speed the Plough, Brenda+1 at 503 Social Club

Speed the Plough is a New Jersey-based chamber pop/indie rock band that has been playing since 1984. The band rose out of the ashes of The Trypes, a mainstay of the early 80's Hoboken scene, which included most members of The Feelies, many of whom continued with STP through that band's first decade. Speed the Plough has released 9 full-length albums (on Coyote/Twin-Tone, East Side Digital, and Bar-None Records), a limited edition single on the French label Acetone, and a self-released EP. They have had songs featured in two independent films, Strangest Dreams (1990)and Paradise Park (1993). Their 2013 release, "The Plough & The Stars" (Bar-None) is a 30 year retrospective of the band.
The current lineup features founding members John Baumgartner (keyboards and vocals), Toni Baumgartner (woodwinds and vocals) and Marc Francia (guitar), Michael Baumgartner (guitar
and vocals), Glenn Mercer (percussion, guitar), Dan Francia (bass) and John Demeski (drums).

As the NY Times described them: “...this is no rarefied art music. It’s a garage-band sort of minimalism, with welters of electric guitar sounds and feedback accelerating madly into crashing crescendos, only to subside and begin building again.”

BRENDA+1 are Brenda Sauter and Rich Barnes of WILD CARNATION. Brenda joined The Trypes and The Feelies in the mid 1980's before becoming one of the founding members of Wild Carnation in 1992. She was a member of Speed The Plough from 1991 until 1996. Rich played in X-Wires in the early 1980's and Wow And Flutter in the early 1990’s before becoming one of the founding members of Wild Carnation. He was a member of Speed The Plough from 1993 until 1996. Rich and Brenda, as a duo, have been posting their songs and tributes to songwriters since April, 2020. This is the first time they’re taking their Facebook musings on the road.

Tickets are $15, available in-person at Guitar Bar and Guitar Bar Jersey City, or online here

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The Silos + Walter Salas-Humara Art Exhibition
May
11
7:00 PM19:00

The Silos + Walter Salas-Humara Art Exhibition


503 Social Club is excited to announce a double-header with a live performance from roots-rock legends The Silos against the backdrop of songwriter/frontman Walter Salas-Humara's paintings!
Come to the Social Club for the opening exhibition at 7 pm on May 11th, 2024. Music starts at 8 pm.
Limited seating 45-capacity. BYOB
Tickets $20, available in-person at Guitar Bar and Guitar Bar Jersey City, or online here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/876878817147?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Hudson City Rats and Michael Jerome Browne at 503 Social Club
May
4
7:00 PM19:00

Hudson City Rats and Michael Jerome Browne at 503 Social Club

From their haunt high atop the Palisade in Jersey City, Hudson City Rats serve up a healthy dose of primitive, infectious rock 'n’ roll, in their own raw, stripped down style. With the infamous punk rocker Patrick Lally at the helm, Fred Jenkins and Jeff Feinberg provide a big beat behind Robert Boudreau's blues-tinged guitar. Their live show is a house rockin' party! It needs to be experienced. It's sure to make you move!

Come early to see Michael Jerome Browne, a Canadian blues singer-songwriter hailed as “Arguably the finest acoustic blues artist in this country” - Globe and Mail (Toronto) and “... one of Canada’s most significant musical exports; a finger-picking stylist with a hugely talented and nuanced delivery.”
-Iain Patience, Elmore Magazine (USA)

Tickets are $15/advance, $20 day-of. Tickets are available in-person at Guitar Bar and Guitar Bar Jersey City or online here.

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Artist-in-residence Jen Morris hosts Psych-O-Positive at 503 Social Club
Mar
24
2:00 PM14:00

Artist-in-residence Jen Morris hosts Psych-O-Positive at 503 Social Club

503 Social Club's artist in residence Jen Morris will host an afternoon of "psychedelic cave-punk" with Hoboken legends Psych-O-Positive! Jen's artwork will be on display as a perfect complement to the music, so get here early and take it all in before the show starts at 3.
Tickets $10, available in-person at Guitar Bar and Guitar Bar Jersey City or online here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artist-in-residence-jen-morris-hosts-psych-o-positive-tickets-863904390287?aff=oddtdtcreator

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JAMES MASTRO & The GOLD STARS!
Mar
23
7:00 PM19:00

JAMES MASTRO & The GOLD STARS!

James Mastro & The Gold Stars (Tony Shanahan, Dennis Diken, Megan Reilly, and Chris Robertson) will perform songs from Mastro's new album "Dawn of. New Error," along with some surprises!

"Mastro’s writing chops and lived-in voice carry everything from the punchy to the reflective...For so long in the shadows, Mastro deserves his turn in the spotlight." – MOJO

Only 40-person capacity, so advance tickets are suggested. BYOB

Purchase at Guitar Bar (160 First St, Hoboken, or over the phone 201-222-0915), and Guitar Bar Jersey City (362 Palisade Ave.) $15 in advance, $20 day of show. Venmo: @Guitar-Bar

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/james-mastro-the-gold-stars-tickets-851504752637?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Richard Lloyd Group @ 503 Social Club, 503 3rd St, Hoboken - SOLD OUT!
Mar
20
7:00 PM19:00

Richard Lloyd Group @ 503 Social Club, 503 3rd St, Hoboken - SOLD OUT!

Richard Lloyd is a legendary electric guitarist, singer/songwriter, and founding member of Television, a band that rose to fame with their 1977 debut release, Marquee Moon, widely regarded as one of greatest albums in rock and roll history and perhaps the most defining and highly influential release of the 1970’s New York rock scene. Lloyd embarked on a solo career after Television disbanded, releasing seven solo albums and working as a guitarist, session musician, and band member with Matthew Sweet, John Doe, Rocket from the Tombs, and more. Released in October 2017, Lloyd’s book, Everything Is Combustible: Television, CBGB’s and Five Decades of Rock and Roll: The Memoirs of an Alchemical Guitarist establishes Lloyd as a masterful storyteller and humorous and insightful writer with an acerbic and razor-sharp wit.

Doors: 7:00, Show 7:30. Only 40-person capacity, so advance tickets are suggested. Available at Guitar Bar (160 First St, Hoboken, 201-222-0915), and Guitar Bar Jersey City (362 Palisade Ave.) $20 in advance, $25 day of show. Venmo: @Guitar-Bar

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Dave Schramm, George Usher, & Steve Almaas @ 503 Social Club
Mar
16
7:00 PM19:00

Dave Schramm, George Usher, & Steve Almaas @ 503 Social Club

503 Social Club, 503 Third St, Hoboken, NJ

Three songwriters walk into a social club…

This promises to be an evening of great music not to be missed. Dave Schramm, George Usher, and Steve Almaas, have all been regarded for their insightful lyrics and melodic landscapes. Schramm is Hoboken-based, fronting his own band and also known for lending his guitar talents to Yo La Tengo and Freedy Johnston. Usher and Almaas were key figures in the early days of the Lower East Side Ludlow St scene, with both releasing critically acclaimed albums over the years.

We’re honored to have them all together in a meeting of East meets West (Hudson River, that is).

Doors at 5. Only 40-person capacity, so advance tickets are suggested. Purchase at Guitar Bar (160 First St, Hoboken, or over the phone 201-222-0915), and Guitar Bar Jersey City (362 Palisade Ave.) $15in advance, $20 day of show. Venmo: @Guitar-Bar

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