This Thursday June 9th

Dear Yellow Sofa-terians;
Tonight's weekly Open Mic (sign up at 6:30, first performer begins at 7:05) will end with a jam song that anybody and everybody is invited to take part in. "Born on the Bayou" by John Fogarty/Creedence Clearwater Revival. For reference, and for fun, here's some video footage (micronage?) of last week's jam on "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". Special thanks to Chris Griffin, Laura Titrud, Rob Douglas, Scott Cadwalader, Ryan Franklin, Dave Franklin, and Joe Ihopeididntleaveanyoneout on Drums.

Here's a message for musicians and other performers from Lena Amick who has performed at the Sofa in the past.

"Hi (she says), I'm helping Carla Racine, of the Easthampton Outdoor Market, to organize a benefit concert to raise money for tornado victims in the valley. It will be a festival of music, local food vendors, and raffle tickets, with an admittance fee and many chances to donate. Right now, we're just beginning to plan things, but we know it will be all day on June 25th and 26th (Saturday and Sunday) at the site of the Outdoor Market (off Route 10 in Easthampton). We're looking for bands and musicians to play one or both of those days? Could you pass on this message or just give me some contacts of people who also might be interested in playing? think it will be a lot of fun and a great thing for the community.

For more information: contact Lena Amick    lamick@oberlin.edu

Finally, save the date of July 2nd 7-11 p.m. for the 1st Annual DylanPalooza all night/all Dylan open mic. In the tradition of the great annual Yellow Sofa Beatles Night hosted by Dave Stern, instruments bass, drums, guitars, keyboards will be provided and set up on stage for quick access, so you don't have to bring your own. In fact, we hope you don't, so people don't have to climb over 50 guitar cases to get to the bathroom. The format is that you and whatever musical friends you choose (and there will be lots you can choose from right there) can play up to 2 songs. There will be no repeats. Send your claim on up to two songs to yellowsofa@gmail.com with the heading "DylanPalooza" and we'll confirm with you as soon as we can, to let you know if it wasn't already taken. You can also check the list at the bottom of this blog which we'll keep updated.