Victor’s 3/15/08: Post-Mortem (A Week Late)

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We needed time to reflect on last week’s show. No that’s not true, we just forgot to post about it. Why? Cuz we were too tired on Sunday. If you were at the show you know why.

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Photos ©2008 Ashley Covelli

We were like a freight train, we just kept on rollin’. It was a great show! Many people came, most of them now have hearing loss. The cops almost shut the place down, but nobody can stop the Jake.

Set 1
Are You Gonna Go My Way
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
New Age Girl
Aeroplane
Just What I Needed
Low
Molly’s Chambers
Help!
Vasoline
Down With Disease
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Love Me Two Times
Radio, Radio
Wish You Were Here
When You Were Young

Set 2
Last Nite
American Girl
Counting Blue Cars
Rock the Casbah
Dancing with Myself
I Wanna Be Sedated
Seven Nation Army
Like a Stone
Once in a Lifetime
867-5309/Jenny
Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)
Dr. Jerome (Lovetub, Doctor)
Here It Goes Again
All Along the Watchtower
Laid
Working for the Weekend

Set 3
She
Video Killed the Radio Star
Jesse’s Girl
Today
Song 2
Say It Ain’t So
The Boys Are Back in Town
Rock and Roll All Nite
In the Meantime

Katonah goes silent…

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Dear Friends,

Tonight i had the chance to talk to Scott Pirus, part owner/manager from the Katonah Grill. He filled me in on the recent decision from our illustrious town board to revoke their cabaret license. What this means is there will be no more live music played at the Katonah Grill. No more great open mic blues music on Wednesday nights, no more outstanding cover bands like Katonah’s very own Jake and the Mountain Men (shameless plug) or any other great music. The Town Board decided to pull their license even though the grill has never received any tickets, summons’ or any other type of legal action. Any noise complaint was determined to be “unfounded” by local police investigating in the surrounding neighborhoods. Any suggestions that the town or local police ever gave to them was handled above and beyond what they had to do.

So save the date January 15th; the board has given the owners and operators of the Katonah Grill a chance to appeal their decision. Maybe you can come out and support. Let the town know that the Grill is not supported by a bunch of kids that are two minutes past 21 years old, but by men and women that grew up here: Local firemen, EMT’s, teachers, public workers, blue collar people that used to be the back bone of this town, and remember what that place was like before the Katonah Bar & Grill took over. Adults that like to unwind a little bit after work and play some guitar at an open mic night, or old friends catching up over a few drinks while local musicians play them songs so they could have fun and forget about work for awhile.

Any-who, that’s my rant. Please feel free to write to the Town Board and tell them just how wrong they are. Or maybe the record-review? If you need any details or anything, comment below. I will be in touch in a few weeks to give details about the meeting. We’re looking to show up in numbers. Any support will be greatly appreciated.

Don’t let live music die in Katonah!!!

Thanks,
Scott Hickey