KEEPING THE MUSIC ALIVE IN RI

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!

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5 Live Shows this Week- starting Thursday , May 23rd!

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Breakfast served Saturday, Sunday AND Monday

for Memorial Weekend 5/25th,26th and 27th

Did you hear we JUST WON

Best Sunday Blues

from Yankee Magazine!

We are so Proud!

 Thursday Night ‘Summer Series’ Music

Week #2 May 23rd

featuring Becky Chace

8:00-11:00

New Bands Every Week!

Every Thursday 8:00-11:00!

More Live Music and STILL NEVER A COVER!

SPECIAL EVERY THURSDAY- NEW!

A Bucket of BUD or BUD LITE- 5 bottles in each bucket – only $12

A great incentive to mosey on in for great live music, yummy food, cold concoctions, a little dancing and a great night with friends!

** REMINDER–THIS Sunday May 26th- Blues will be 4:00-7:00 for the rest of the Summer- so enjoy the great weather, play some golf, get out on your boat, do a little hiking,take a ride on your bike and come on into the Gansett for LIVE BLUES every Sunday- 52 weeks a year!

Breakfast Every Weekend

with Mike’s famous Breakfast pizza!

Still the best place for NY Strip Steaks

 ‘cut to order’

NOW AVAILABLE EVERY DAY

Along with other delicious Seafood, Pasta & Chicken Entrees!

 WING NIGHT EVERY MONDAY & TUESDAY

5:00-9:00

25c wings in many flavors- BBQ, Buffalo, Teriyaki and others!

Come on in and enjoy the fun!

We want to extend our sincere and overwhelming thanks to ALL of you who once again nominated and voted us

WINNERS

for the  ‘Best of RI Monthly Magazine’s  2012 Awards’ for

Best Neighborhood Bar

 Best Place for Live Music

(both for the 2nd consecutive year!)

THANK YOU!

AND

We also won

Best Brunch

Chef Mike Watson wowed us with Breakfast Pizza, Lobster Benedict and many other yummy choices!)

We were also nominated for ‘Best Burger’ in Newport County for the 2nd year in a row!!

Upcoming Music

Still Never a Cover  

Thursday May 23rd

BECKY CHACE

8:00-11:00

Hi All

If you were fortunate to catch Becky Chace step in with Dave Howard, Neal Vitullo and the Vipers for Sunday Blues a few weeks ago– you will know how fortunate we are to have her come into the Cafe for a Thursday night ‘Summer Series’ gig!

 Chosen Best Female Vocalist 5 times by the readers of the Providence Phoenix Best Music Poll, Becky has been called “one of the most celebrated singer/songwriters to come out of the RI area.” Motif Magazine

Check out this video — verrry awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1BSWzUPSmg&feature=player_embedded

“With her smoky voice and blues-laden guitar, Providence’s Becky Chace is a steamy cauldron of music, purveying the sort of countrified roots/folk rock that hits with a gritty, earthy edge. There’s an authenticity to Chace that makes her music captivating, and in the same breath makes her difficult to categorize: she’s a singer-songwriter who transcends a number of genres, pulling together common threads into solid music that commands a listeners’ attention.”  Victor D. Infante Worcester Telegram and Gazette .
“Becky’s voice is an awesome blend of Melissa Etheridge and KD Lang, mix it up with a little Roy Orbison, and you’ve got one hell of a vocal treat.”

Soo, come on it to the Gansett for great food, cold concoctions and fabulous music this Thursday to kick off the Long weekend!

Friday May 24th

NEW YORK MINUTE

9:30-1:00

Since 1995 New York Minute Band has played local venues like The Narragansett Cafe and regionally, Dick’s Last Resort in Boston and The House of Blues on Sunset Strip in L.A. Also commercials and many special events. Band members are veteran performers of over 20 years. Billy Mitchell, (vocals, guitar, and harp) and Pat Smith (vocals, rhythm) sang with the a capella group, The Hudsons: David Furlong, (vocals, lead guitar) and Andy Webb (vocal, bass) were formerly with Three Legged Horse: John Lombardi (sax) and John Brough (drums) have been playing for years as well.

This band is a blast,waaaay fun and truly up on the stage exuding ‘let’s just have a great time tonight aura’ .New York Minute’s trademark is versatility. From classic rock to R & B, blues, oldies, and popular music, shows are full of energy, strong harmonies, superior musicianship and fun. These guys always get the room going…

See you for a night of dancing and fun!

Saturday May 25th

NASTY HABITS

9:30-1:00

These guys truly ROCK! NASTY HABITS plays Classic Rock & Roll form the 60’s.70’s and 80’s with influences  from The Pretenders, Aretha Franklin, Bob Seagar. Bruce Springsteen, The Doors and many more!

Tony Longo, , ‘Miss Vicky’ Regine ,Mike Lamanna,Steve Madeiros and Alan Patterson really do have a super ridiculous , wild and crazy time on the stage and get the room going like wild!  I have been personally afflicted by the ‘aura’ they personify! Their ability to get the Ganny going is LEGEND- great vocals,2 guitars, bass,harmonica drums and keyboards– ..See you on the dance floor!

Most of you uncompromising Gansett folks know this is one of the most fun bands we have into the Cafe. Since the untimely passing of bass player, Michael Parrrish they have made the brave decision to move forward as a group. We are fortunate enough to have them back to the Cafe this Saturday with Nasty Habits and Miss Vicky’s brother Tom playing bass. We know you will love this band and the room will be on fire with fun!

See you Saturday!

Sunday May 26th

2 SHOWS!

Live Blues 4:00-7:00

featuring

Robin Soares & Friends

 4:00-7:00

(featuring Mac Odom)

Robin Soares & Jon Hathaway  they dynamic duo who always brings us one of the most diverse and talented show will be here this Sunday for lives blues !.

We are so fortunate AND

they are bringing former Roomful of Blues lead vocalist Mac Odom!

Check out this guy in action!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=VNsnBloJzXg

This is going to be a fantastic way to spend Memorial afternoon Blues Sunday! I can’t wait to boogy the afternoon away!

Blues, Rum Swizzles, great fun!

See you Sunday!

Reminder: Sunday Blues is now 4:00-7:00 every Sunday for the entire Summer!

Evening Show

featuring

DETROIT BREAKDOWN

9:30-1:00

For those who don’t know, Detroit Breakdown is a special blend of Boogie-blues; an up beat, danceable style that will keep you up and outa’ your seat! Paul Petit – Lead Singer, Blues Harp, Sax and Flute.Great lead guitar, silly good drummer,HAMMOND ORGAN, and terrific bass.

Paul Petit, Detroit Breakdown’s front-man lead vocalist,and harmonica ,WAS also featured on the Mill city Rockers first two albums as lead singer. Both albums toped record sales on Big Noise Records.HITTING NO.1 for Regional sales.. Richard Jiacovelli, Paul’s Bandmate for the last 10 years”, plays the hammond B-3 organ and piano. He is also a vocalist in the band, making him a “key player” in the project (pun intended)………. Rich “Reggie” Roussel plays bass and adds vocals. Reggie is a founding member of Mainbreak, Injustice and the Negative Attitudes……….. The other half of the rhythm section is Billy “Bam Bam” Donahue. Billy is a former member of Young Neal and the Vipers, Touch and Through the Doors. Billy brings a hard driving blues shuffle feel to the group………. Scott Cioe rounds out the lineup with guitar and vocals. Scott, also a member of Mainbreak, Man Made God and Exit 19, was also the band leader for Paul and Al and the Nads, the infamous group from WHJY

The Detroit Breakdown Band is a realy great group of musicians. A singer and harmonica player for 30+ years, the J. Geils Band has been a personal favorite. Along with the other band members, Paul brings all of the old school songs from the classic era, like: First I look at the Purse, Lookin’ for a Love, Homework, House Party, Musta’ Got Lost, Pack Fair and Square, Southside Shuffle, Whammer Jammer, Hard Drivin’ Man. In addition, Songs by artists like Gary Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton and The Allman Brothers will be included.

Sure to be an amazing night  cold concoctions, TONS of dancing and an alll around great time with friends!

SEE YOU SUNDAY NIGHT!

**SNEAK PREVIEW FOR NEXT WEEK**

Thursday ‘Summer Series’

May 30th

DAN CAZIO & FRIENDS

 (with Lonnie Gasperini)

8:00-11:00

Friday May 31st

THE SENDERS

9:30-1:00

Saturday June 1st

DAMAGED GOODS (new!)

9:30-1:00

Sunday June 2nd

Live Blues

SARAH & the TALL BOYS

4:00-7:00

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KEEPING THE MUSIC ALIVE IN RI

Did you hear we JUST WON

Best Sunday Blues

from Yankee Magazine!

We are so Proud!

 Thursday Night ‘Summer Series’ Music

Begins THIS WEEK May 16th

featuring Ken Vario Jazz Quartet

8:00-11:00

New Bands Every Week!

Every Thursday 8:00-11:00!

More Live Music and STILL NEVER A COVER!

** REMINDER–starting Sunday May 26th- Blues will be 4:00-7:00 for the rest of the Summer- so enjoy the great weather, play some golf, get out on your boat, do a little hiking,take a ride on your bike and come on into the Gansett for LIVE BLUES every Sunday- 52 weeks a year!

Breakfast Every Weekend

with Mike’s famous Breakfast pizza!

Still the best place for NY Strip Steaks

 ‘cut to order’

NOW AVAILABLE EVERY DAY

Along with other delicious Seafood, Pasta & Chicken Entrees!

NEW! WING NIGHT EVERY MONDAY & TUESDAY

5:00-9:00

25c wings in many flavors- BBQ, Buffalo, Teriyaki and others!

Come on in and enjoy the fun!

We want to extend our sincere and overwhelming thanks to ALL of you who once again nominated and voted us

WINNERS

for the  ‘Best of RI Monthly Magazine’s  2012 Awards’ for

Best Neighborhood Bar

 Best Place for Live Music

(both for the 2nd consecutive year!)

THANK YOU!

AND

We also won

Best Brunch

Chef Mike Watson wowed us with Breakfast Pizza, Lobster Benedict and many other yummy choices!)

We were also nominated for ‘Best Burger’ in Newport County for the 2nd year in a row!!

Upcoming Music

Still Never a Cover

Thursday May 16th

KEN VARIO JAZZ QUARTET

8:00-11:00

(featuring Tom Petteruti from BRASS ATTACK!)

SEE YOU THIS THURSDAY AND EVERY THURSDAY THIS SUMMER!

Friday May 17th

RORY & the HOUNDS

9:30-1:00

Check out this live video of ‘The Hounds’- great stuff at the Cafe this Friday!~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEed5PC7s28

The ‘Hounds’ play it all, from Aretha to Zepplin to Stevie Wonder as well as Beatles,Aretha Franklin, Susan Tedeschi, Bonnie Raitt.  The Hounds sing sultry Blues to Boogie Woogie to Pop favorites.  Every time these guys come into the Cafe the place is boogying with tons of dancing and lots of familiar favorite tunes with their own special twists.. Great musicians,great vocals. A fabulous way to kick into the weekend~TALENT!

See you Friday!

Saturday May 18th

9:30-1:00

GUESS WHAT?

  THE SMOKIN’ TOADS has been together as a band for 10 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!! 

WE are sooo fortunate they will be celebrating their big anniversary at the Narragansett Cafe tonight!

Sooo, get there early to find a place on the dance floor for this rockin’ fun filled night of great tunes and tons of energy and reminiscing and looking forward to the next  10!  Go TOADS!

This terrific band was named WINNER of the BEST COVER BAND in R.I. from The Phoenix! We were there to root them on and are very proud to have them back to the Gansett~!

The Smokin’ Toads is no stranger to the Cafe- for a very good reason- they ROCK! This Saturday, we are proud to present one of RI’s best bands and a Ganny favorite for the past 7 years, The SmokinToads.  The Smokin Toads is a talented and professional 4 piece rockin, party band consisting of: Joe Flori on bass guitar and vocals, Jim Pellitier on guitar and vocals, Russ (The Secret Weapon) Brissette on drums and vocals and Phil Pinault on guitar and guitar synthesizer.  The Toads have an awesome sound and absolutely the best vocals and harmonies around these parts. Their versatile song list of classic and new rock is full of surprises and will keep you dancing from the first song to the last. (Definitely not your tired and overplayed song list.)  Expect songs by: Journey, Bon Jovi, Queen, The Foo Fighters, The Guess Who, The Outfield and The Eagles to name a few.Joe, Jim and Russ cover an incredible range of vocals and harmonies and Phil’s guitar and guitar synthesizer work enables The SmokinToads to cover songs that  other 4 piece bands would not attempt and they always nail it, just like the original recording

.The SmokinToads will blow you away without blasting you out of the room. You won’t believe there’s only four of them.The place will be “Toadally” packed so come early to get a seat and party with The SmokinToads. You will be impressed.– great voices, great muscians, great fun– Get Down!

(This is the last 1:00-4:00 blues- starting Memorial Weekend blues changes to 4:00-7:00 for the rest of the year!)

4:00-7:00

Talk about raw talent. This   re- formed group of fantastic musicians is an amazing addition to the RI music scene. They have been rocking the houses across the state and beyond . We LOVE having these guys to the Narragansett Cafe and know you will all be awed and entertained to the max!  Dave, Neal ,Steve and Mike form   The Vipers .

This will be one of those shows ‘not to be missed’ if you want to rock out,get down and bluesy dirty and be shown an amazing performance.  They are incredibly ‘tight’ and love putting on a great show.

Soooooo, come on in Sunday afternoon for a fabulously great time!

SEE YOU Sunday!

****SNEAK PREVIEW FOR NEXT WEEK****

MEMORIAL WEEKEND!- 5 SHOWS!

Thursday May 23rd - Becky Chace  8:00-11:00 (new!)

Friday May 24th - New York Minute 9:30-1:00

Saturday May 25th - Nasty Habits 9:30-1:00

Sunday May 26th - 2 SHOWS!

Robin Soares & Jon Hathaway Blues 4:00-7:00

(note new time for blues- for rest of summer)

Detroit Breakdown 9:30-1:00

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KEEPING THE MUSIC ALIVE IN RI

Did you hear we JUST WON

Best Sunday Blues

from Yankee Magazine!

We are so Proud!

Get ready for Thursday Night ‘Summer Series’ Music

Coming  May 16th!  Stay tuned!

Every Thursday 8:00-11:00!

More Live Music and STILL NEVER A COVER!

** REMINDER–starting Sunday May 26th- Blues will be 4:00-7:00 for the rest of the Summer- so enjoy the great weather, play some golf, get out on your boat, do a little hiking,take a ride on your bike and come on into the Gansett for LIVE BLUES every Sunday- 52 weeks a year!

Breakfast Every Weekend

with Mike’s famous Breakfast pizza!

Still the best place for NY Strip Steaks

 ‘cut to order’

NOW AVAILABLE EVERY DAY

Along with other delicious Seafood, Pasta & Chicken Entrees!

NEW! WING NIGHT EVERY MONDAY & TUESDAY

5:00-9:00

25c wings in many flavors- BBQ, Buffalo, Teriyaki and others!

Come on in and enjoy the fun!

ITALIAN NIGHT  EVERY WEDNESDAY

(only a couple of weeks left!)

Dinner for 2

Includes Salad , Bread, Choice of Italian Entrees and a Bottle of Sangiovese

Still for only $24.95

regular menu is now also available!

We want to extend our sincere and overwhelming thanks to ALL of you who once again nominated and voted us

WINNERS

for the  ‘Best of RI Monthly Magazine’s  2012 Awards’ for

Best Neighborhood Bar

 Best Place for Live Music

(both for the 2nd consecutive year!)

THANK YOU!

AND

We also won

Best Brunch

Chef Mike Watson wowed us with Breakfast Pizza, Lobster Benedict and many other yummy choices!)

We were also nominated for ‘Best Burger’ in Newport County for the 2nd year in a row!!

Upcoming Music

Still Never a Cover

Friday May 10th

EDDY’S SHOE

9:30-1:00

Eddy’s Shoe will be back at the Gansett this Friday . So come on in and show how much you love them. They’ll be playing some Deep Dead Cuts As Well as Some of their own stuff.. along with Allman Brothers, Stones, Reggae Stevie Wonder, Cake, Black Keys, Cracker, Sublime, Rancid, Pearl Jam, The Band, Dave Mathew’s,  Bob Marley,  Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Toots, Jimmy Cliff,  Talking Heads, Some Shoe originals,and a lot more.

 They are high energy , danceable, fun group.

See you all Friday!

Bring your dancing shoes!

Saturday May 11th

 DELUXE EDITION BAND

9:30-1:00

This is only the 2nd show at the Cafe for Deluxe Edition Band-

With former members of 5 Flavor Discount-including the one and only Robin Soares, Jon Hathaway and Bobby Healey–and other incredibly talented members- this is sure to be one of those rare and not to be missed moments in time.  Playing Top 40/Dance, Hip Hop, 70′s Funk/Disco, Pop, and Rock. Pack a pair of backup shoes and get down here for this very special performance!

Sure to be a really fun way to spend a Saturday night of dancing the night away!

Come on in and show your support and love of these fabulously fun artists!

See you Saturday!

Sunday May 12th

(Mother’s Day!)

Blues, Bloodies & Brunch

featuring

GEORGE GRITZBACH BAND

1:00-4:00

For all of the wonderfully LOVED and COOL MOM’S out there-

come on in to the cafe for a wonderful afternoon of Blues, Bloodies & Brunch

GREAT MUSIC, FABULOUS FOOD & DANCING and GOOD TIMES with FRIENDS & FAMILY!

George Gritzbach and his high energy band strongly rooted in blues, funk and New Orleans, play inventive takes on classics and a healthy helping of innovative originals. Gritzbach has appeared at a wide variety of venues and Festivals across North America, from opening for B.B. King at or Eddie Money, to local nightclubs and Performing Arts Centers. He recently was featuring at the Newport Blues Cafe too.

Reviewers have called Gritzbach a “sizzling hot, no holds barred electric bluesman” and “brash, tough, and a tantalizing cut below nasty”.

A serious blues devotee who studied with the Rev. Gary Davis, Gritzbach caused a sensation when he first debuted on the New England Blues Scene. Now a seasoned slide guitar and vocal virtuoso, he still burns with energy and passion for the music he loves. Backed by the seasoned blues band, George Gritzbach ignites audiences to dance all night feeling that excitement for a long time to come.

Band members George Gritzbach on guitar, harmonica and vocals,Michael Critch on keys, Bobby Alves on drums and Rich Hill on bass.With 5 CD’s out this band is going to bring us a fabulous afternoon of great music. We are in for a ‘new special treat’ so come on in for an afternoon of great food(can  you say sizzling fajitas?), rum concoctions,bloodies, and great music and dancing– What could be better?

Original blues, roots, R&B and Funk, bring your dancin’ shoes!

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

**SNEAK PREVIEW FOR NEXT WEEK**

Thursday  May 15th (1st ‘Summer Series’ Music)

KEN VARIO JAZZ QUARTET

8:00-11:00

Friday May 16th

RORY & the HOUNDS

9:30-1:00

Saturday May 17th

THE SMOKIN’ TOADS

9:30-1:00

Sunday May 18th

DAVE HOWARD, NEAL VITULLO & the VIPERS

1:00-4:00

** REMINDER–starting Sunday May 26th- Blues will be 4:00-7:00 for the rest of the Summer- so enjoy the great weather, play some golf, get out on your boat, do a little hiking,take a ride on your bike and come on into the Gansett for LIVE BLUES every Sunday- 52 weeks a year!

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