Copies will be available for $10 starting Saturday, March 13 (1 year to the day the band entered the studio). The band will be performing a CD Release Party at Mel’s in Kittanning that night to celebrate its official release. Digital downloads will be available soon at sites like iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, and many, many more. The band is currently pursuing a couple of publishing deals as well. 

For more information on the band visit www.kajmusic.com, www.myspace.com/kajmusic, www.facebook.com/kajmusic or www.shadyladyrecords.com

Kaj - Cold Silence

Peter B’s is locatad at 111 Rock N Roll Lane in Sarver, right off of Route 228 by the BP 4-Way. Brought to you by Shady Lady Productions. See you there.

St. Patricks Day BREWtality at Peter B's

Despite the weather (anyone else sick of it yet?) the turnout was pretty decent. The place was already filling up pretty good when the party bus, sponsored by Needles Of Fury Tattoo in Natrona Heights, showed up. The thing was packed with headbangers from all over the AK Valley area, from Kittanning to Apollo, Vandergrift, Leechburg. It was just awesome. Unfortunately I get so busy at these shows that I forgot to take a damn picture of the people filing off the bus. It was really cool.

Anyways, Die Smylin’ got things go right on time and did not hesitate kicking the Ball into gear. A good mix of solid Hard Rock songs and some of their own had people approaching the stage and headbanging in the 9 0′clocl hour. That’s pretty damn cool in my book.

After the Fall took the stage next and the already present crowd swelled some more. Playing most of their own songs, they also did a hip-hop/rock medley of some cover tunes, further charging the crowd up.

Next it was Kaj (pronounced “cage”), also playing a good bit of their own material, some from their last release titled “Bombs”, and many new ones from their upcoming CD release “Cold Silence”.  The crowd was fully energized by now, and many a bucket of Bud and Bud Light was littering the floor and the stage. Watching the crowd pump their fists to the bands new song “Rise Up” was pretty cool.

To cap things off, it was the one and the only… Skell. BAM! That’s pretty much what happens when these guys take the stage. Ripping through many of their own songs, they transitioned to cover tunes towards the end and kept the crowd active and headbanging until close. You can always count on Bones, their singer, to say some pretty interesting things in between songs as well. A collection of some of his comments would be a cd in itself.

All in all, it was a great show. Turnaround times were so quick you didn’t even know the music stopped. That’s a big kudos to the bands themselves for helping make that happen. Kaj provided backline, which was also a big help. The staff at Peter B’s is simply the best. If you can’t get a beer in that place, then either you have no money or there is something else wrong with you.

For pics of the show, make sure you visit the Heartbreakers Ball 2010 gallery. Official HBB shirts are still availabe also if you didn’t get one. Only $10. Hit me up and I’ll get it to you. Until next year, which will be our 5th anniversary, make sure you check these great bands out a venue near you. None of this would be possible without the great talent, the dedicated fans, an awesome venue, and all of the other people who help with all of this.

-Utah / Shady Lady Productions

Hearbreakers Ball 2010

This years bill was simply a bar raiser with The Doppler Affect Band, making their 5th appearance on the show, Terry Lee Spencer, fresh in from Nashville and playing at the historic Ryman Auditorium, and Knucklehead, who’s members collectively have played in about every band and venue in the world (well, close to that anyways).

As always, the service is the best at Peter B’s, and the crowd, which reached standing room only, was simply fantastic. No trouble, everyone having a good time, dancing. Plenty of Bud and Bud Light was made available by LaRusse Distributing. It was a little hectic for me as I was running sound and stage and trying to take pictures, but when you have this high of caliber talent playing your show it makes it very easy to get things dialed in quickly and then be able to enjoy some of the music. This was certainly the case Friday night.

At the end of the night, when the sound went off and the lights came up, Rob from Knucklehead and several die hard fans started an impromptu acoustic jam session, everyone singing along to classic covers. It was pretty cool, I like that when that stuff happens. I’ve witnessed the same thing at Rising Regina shows, and if you are a fan of the local live music scene like I am, you can’t help but crack a smile and enjoy it. It sure makes packing up easier.

Anyways, for pictures of the show, you can visit www.shadyladyproductions.com or follow this link HERE. Next up… The Heartbreakers Ball 2010. Can’t wait!

The Southern Fried Rock Show V

As for 2009, The Dos Equis commercials were Brilliant! That guy is my new idol. Some more observations…

My Favorites/Bests…

• Movie: The Hangover. Man is that some funny stuff!
• Cover Bands on the scene: Mia Mania, The Killer Boots, Freudian Hips
• Original Bands from the area: Kaj, Lovebettie, The Deceptions, Skell
• Honorable Local Mentions: Rising Regina, Doppler Affect
• CD Releases: Cheap Trick - The Latest, AC/DC - Black Ice, Lovebettie – And We’re Never Coming Back
• Shady Lady Shows: The Heartbreakers Ball, Rock For Tots, Slaughter at the Altar
• Mellon Square Summer Concert Series: I meet so many cool bands and musicians through this
• The Mountain West Conference continuing to show that the ‘B’ in BCS stands for Bullsh*t!
• Getting to see The Packers play in Heinz Field

My Least Favorites/Worsts…

• Seeing The Packers lose in Heinz Field
• Movie: Paranormal Activity. The chick was hot, but the movie was stupid!
• The NFL’s pass interference call. Brings the sport down to NASCARs level. It’s not so much the call, but the penalty enforced- spot of the foul? How did you know the dude would even catch it? It’s like a caution flag in the final laps of a race after a guy has been leading most of the race. Makes no sense.
• People who actually go out for a night on the town to listen to someone play mp3′s of music. You can listen to pre-recorded music anytime, anywhere these days, why on earth would you go ‘out’ to do it when you can catch a live band. Real people playing real instruments, live in front of your very eyes. It’s truly amazing to me.  

Anyways, enought of that. So what can you look forward to in 2010? More of the same only better, and hopefully even more. We’ve got all the usual stuff lined up at Peter B’s…

• The Southern Fried Rock Show, also entering its 5th year, featuring The Doppler Affect, Terry Lee Spencer, and Knucklehead to kick things off on Jan 22.
• The Heartbreakers Ball in February with Kaj, Skell, After the Fall and Die Smylin’ on Feb 13.
• BREWtality in March.
• Spring Break Party on Apr 3 with Mia Mania.
• Metal Mayhem in May.
• Thunder At The Barn and Rockabilly Madness this Summer

We are also looking at bringing in some national acts to Peter B’s, as well as continuing to host touring regional and up-and-coming artists. We’ve got some other surprises up our sleeves as well, so stay posted!

Also, Shady Lady Records can’t wait to release the brand new CD from Kaj (pronounced “cage”) in 2010, titled “Cold Silence”. This CD is going to take a lot of people by surprise and really bring some attention to this area. If you listen to The X, you’ve probably already heard some of the songs as they have been playing Kaj for the last 8 weeks now. Of course, if you are one of the die hard fans of the band, you are already quite familiar with the new material. If you aren’t familiar with Kaj then I totally recommend you check them out. Blue collar, straight up guys who play it the same way. No bravado, no bs, just great gut check music. Stay posted at www.shadyladyrecords.com or check them out at www.myspace.com/kajmusic.

Ok, that’s it for now. Feel free to reply and share some of your own thoughts. I’d really like to hear from you about what you like with Shady Lady, and what you’d like to see/hear more of. Oh, and mark September 18 on your calendar, cause we are going to be celebrating our 5th year with lots of beer, music and hot women!

Support Local Live Music!!!

-Utah

From 8-11 pm we are featuring The Infamous Dicks, Scott, Rob and Greg from the band The Clarks. Admission is required for the concert. $10 in advance/$15 day of show. Tickets available at Peter B’s or any Ticketmaster location or outlet.

The party will keep going after The Infamous Dicks with Terry Lee Spencer, fresh into town from Nashville. Stick around and enjoy great live entertainment All Night Long! Visit www.shadyladyproductions.com for more info.

Rock For Tots

Friday it was the debut show of Freudian Hips, who we had out as an opener for Rising Regina a couple of months ago.  The show started with an acoustic opener named Amanda Noah, who had a beautiful voice, and did some interesting versions of cover songs. Once the band took the stage though, the energy changed immediately. The entire room was up and dancing in no time. You could hardly move on the dance floor at times. The cool think about the band is that they play a wide variety of cover songs, but as they say themselves, not the overplayed ones. The crowd was treated to everything from Rusted Root to Megadeth. Band members at times would switch around on instruments, and everyone was banging, hitting, or playing some kind of music through the night. We can’t wait to have them back onMarch 5.

Saturday it was the return of my favorite new cover band to come through the venue: Mia Mania. When these guys first came through last April they were known as Mia Mafia, but had to drop the Mafia part so that they could start playing the Casino circuit in New Jersey. Guess those guys are serious. Anyways, apart from being about the coolest and easiest band I’ve ever worked with, these guys are on 11 with their energy the minute they hit the stage. Their show is so intense and non-stop, you get tired sometimes just watching them. Add to the fact that they are excellent musicians, all of them, and it’s just a complete package show. Great harmonies, great tones, great song selection… This band truly is a breathe of fresh air for the Rockin’ Red Barn. We are looking forward to having them back again in 2010. Make sure you come and see these guys, you will not be disappointed.

One thing that was noticeable about both bands as well was the reasonable breaks that they took. It was apparent that both bands were there to play and entertain the paying crowd, not sit and bs and take 30-45 minutes breaks. I can’t tell you how much both I and the venue value and appreciate that level of professinalism.

See you next weekend for Rock For Tots and another great new band just arriving… The Killer Boots.

Friday Dec 11 at Clydes in Cadogan

Saturday Dec 12 at Mel’s in Kittanning

Friday Dec 18 at Tatters in Cowansville

Saturday Dec 19 at Nite Courts in Ford City

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Saturday night it is the return of Mia Mania (formerly Mia Mafia). These guys are one of the best cover bands I’ve ever seen, and are a real breathe of fresh air for the venue. These guys are very crowd interactive, and the energy is high and constant. Check them out at http://www.myspace.com/miamafiarocks

The Shady Lady Crew will be out both nights, so come party!!! Both of these bands will totally be up for it. Check out http://www.shadyladyproductions.com or http://www.peterbonline.com for more information.