Edgar's Pub Christmas Party 12/18/10

Edgar's Pub was filled to the brim with good cheer on Saturday for the bar's annual Christmas party. The crowd was amped up from the get-go as the band tore into "Sherry Darling" to kick off a 35-song set. The highlight of the evening came at the end of the second set when we finally unveiled "Thundercrack" and dedicated it to Kaitlyn, Allie, Tommy and James who have been some of the band's biggest supporters and had been dying to hear us play that song. To say that it went over well would be an understatement. Towards the end of the night things became even more festive as saxophonist Bill "St. Nick" Shanker delivered treats to all the good boys and girls in the audience during an extended instrumental break in "Merry Christmas Baby." Then he sprung to his sax, to the band gave a whistle, and away we all flew, like the down of a thistle...

Holy Cross College, Worcester, MA, 12/10/10

After sitting in a horrific traffic jam on Interstate 95 for several hours and scoffing down several hot dogs at Rawley's Drive In in Fairfield, CT, we finally made it up to Worcester, MA for our show at Holy Cross College. As was the case with previous shows we've done at this college, the crowd of enthusiastic students did not disappoint. "E Street Shuffle" chants started while we still setting up our gear as the pumped up crowd got ready for a long winter's night of rock n' roll. The show included the premier of "Talk to Me" as well as the year's first performance of "Merry Christmas Baby." We gave everybody a choice of hearing either "The E Street Shuffle," "Pink Cadillac" or "Quarter to Three" to close the show and "The E Street Shuffle" emerged as the winner. We want to send out a big thank you to the kids at Holy Cross for once again treating us so well. We're already looking forward to a return trip. Oh, and a special thank you also goes out to Rawley's for making such delicious hot dogs. We love ya!

Edgar's Pub and the Boathouse, Thanksgiving weekend

It had been nearly a month since we last played a Jersey Shore bar, having done shows in various locations outside of our home base, so it was a nice homecoming for the band on Thanksgiving weekend with a show Friday night at Edgar's Pub in Manasquan and Saturday at the Boathouse in Belmar.

Friday night's show ranks amongst the best we've played at Edgar's, with an attentive, enthusiastic audience on hand that kept the energy level rising throughout the evening. The show opened with the obscure "I Wanna Be With You" and included other rare treats like "Living in the Future" and "My Love Will Not Let You Down." The Christmas season was officially ushered in late in the night with a performance of "Santa Claus is Comin' To Town" complete with each band member donning their own unique yuletide hat and jolly old St. Nick Shanker ho ho ho-ing the night to a triumphant close.

Saturday night's show at the Boathouse opened with "Cadillac Ranch" and also featured performances of "The Ties That Bind," "Darkness on the Edge of Town," "Racing in the Street," "So Young and in Love" and "Paradise by the C." Once again Santa Claus came to town and the result was an exuberant crowd sing-along. With the houselights on for last call, the evening came to a close with funky version of "The E Street Shuffle."