The Thousand Pities
This weekend is all about music–good music by the local talent of Baristaville. The parties start tomorrow, Friday the 13th. Which can only mean some wild and crazy stuff will go down. I met my husband on a Friday the 13th and never looked back.
You have two rockin’ shows to choose from: The Rent Party or the Friday the 13th Rock and Comedy Fundraiser at The DLV Lounge.
The Thousand Pities features songwriter Matthew Davis, formerly of the 80s Massachusetts band The Vestrymen. In 2006 he got together with some New Jersey musicians and formed The Thousand Pities. They will perform from their debut album Believe In Sound on Friday night at The Rent Party, the monthly benefit for the Our Lady of Sorrows in South Orange and St. Joseph’s in Maplewood food pantries. Also featuring Red Wall and 13 Scotland Road.
The Rent Party: The Thousand Pities, Red Wall and 13 Scotland Road
Friday, May 13 from 8 pm – 11:30 pm. Doors at 8pm. The Thousand Pities are on promptly at 9:30 pm
South Orange Elks’ Lodge , 220 Prospect Street, South Orange, NJ
Minimum donation $5, but the more you give, the better you’ll feel! 21 and over.
Montclair based band The Porchistas host the backyard BBQ at DLV and will be joined by The Micks, Black Water and comedian Rachel Butera, who will also be the MC for the night. Money raised from the party will purchase a new camera for the Porchistas videographer and photographer Hannah Wylie. Her camera was stolen.
Friday the 13th Rock and Comedy Fundraiser at The DLV Lounge
Friday, May 13 at 8 pm
DLV Lounge, 300 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, NJ, 07042
$5 minimum entry and drink specials ($2 Pabst Blue Ribbons, and $5 well shot and a beer), George’s BBQ style menu, and a backyard Rock-Fest.
Alice Peacock
Eric Anderson and Alice Peacock perform at Outpost in the Burbs in Montclair on Saturday. Anderson has released more than 25 albums, the most commercially successful, Blue River (Columbia, 1972). On them, artists such as Joan Baez, Dan Fogelberg, Al Kooper, Willie Nile, Joni Mitchell, Leon Russell, Richard Thompson, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson were contributors. Alice’s most recent album, her fourth, is Love Remains, an expression of a spiritual homecoming for the northern Methodist preacher’s daughter.
Saturday, May 14 at 8 pm
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Montclair, 67 Church Street, Montclair, NJ, 07042
General admission tickets are $22 and can be purchased here.
Listen to your music outside at Essex County Presby Iris Gardens Bloom Season Music Series. In addition to local talented youth bands, this weekend’s lineup includes, Bern and The Brights, Laura Birdsong, Zara Phillips, Chris Bolger and Doghouse, Chris Bolger and Doghouse and many more. Check here for full series schedule.
Presby Memorial Iris Gardens Bloom Season Music Series
Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15 (12 pm – 4 pm)
474 Upper Mountain Ave
Montclair, NJ 07043
Free
Showtunes more your style? Then Baristaville’s The Mel-O-Chords It Might as Well Be Spring show at Bloomfield’s Westminster Arts Center is for you. The concert will include repertoire from State Fair, The Secret Garden, and Guys and Dolls and many familiar standards like “Let’s Do It”, “Blue Skies”, “Singing in the Rain” and “What’ll I Do.”
The Mel-O-Chords present “It Might As Well Be Spring”
Saturday, May 14 at 8 pm and Sunday, May 15 at 3 pm
Westminster Arts Center at Bloomfield College, 449 Franklin Street, Bloomfield, NJ
Tickets are $15 pre-sale and available here /$20 for adults $15 for seniors/students at the door.
There are many other events to enjoy, so make sure to check our calendar for other local happenings this weekend.
Another music event is a FREE benefit concert on the corner of South Fullerton and Church Street this Sunday! Starting at noon, you can here some of your favorite local bands and donate money or buy yummy home baked goods. This is the 2nd annual “Gay May Day” held by Montclair High School’s Gay/Straight Alliance, and all the proceeds go to the Ali Forney Center, a homeless shelter in New York City that give both a place to stay and emotional support to homeless LGBT youth.
Please stop by, even for just a few minutes! The line-up includes over a dozen local bands, it’s sure to be a great time!