May 25, 26, 27, 29 and then some!

It was a tremendous week....almost too much to write about...Thursday, May 25 was the first of my summer Thursday night gigs at the Byrncliff Resort. The place had a great crowd and I can't tell you how beautiful it is there inside and out. If you're in the area check out the Byrncliff...go to: http://www.byrncliff.com/
Friday, May 26 I was at Bart's Cove Marina in Dunkirk...That place is awesome! Right on the water...boats pull right up to the bar! I'm going to be playing some Sunday afternoons throughout the summer for them. It gets packed then and I play outside...more like a concert. I'll keep you posted. Saturday, May 27 was another wonderful night at Gordon's. The Gordon brothers and their parents have become great friends of mine. The crowd really loved the music and I am going to be playing there the last Saturday of every month for a while. Monday, Memorial Day was absolutely off the hook...I played my weekly Monday show at the Southshore Beach Club and it had to be seen to be believed! It was the best weather we've ever had here in Buffalo for a Memorial Day weekend. It was about 85 degrees and there were hundreds of people on the beach and all over the decks! My family came out, many friends that I haven't seen in ages and my friend, Maria Hejna came with her family and friends to celebrate her birthday! So many people were there it's hard to describe. It looks like it's going to be a great summer!

I'm Back!

Eee Gads! I'm back from Cleveland! I went to the incredible Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (above photo) with Lisa and we were blown away! We had a wonderful time in Cleveland but we figured out that it's best to spend a weekend there...Not a week....This week starts my summer schedule. I will play at the Byrncliff Resort every Thursday from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. It's really quite beautiful there...check out their site at:

http://www.byrncliff.com/

Also, every Monday I will be back at the Southshore Beach Club. It was fantastic last year and this season will be even better! The photo above is of me on the table at the Southshore last summer!

Here is my schedule for the week...Please note that this coming weekend is Memorial Day Weekend so all the shows will kick ass!

Byrncliff Resort. 2357 Humphrey Road at Route 20A, Varysburg. (585) 535-7300. Thursday, May 25 @ 7:30 p.m. (every Thursday through Labor Day)

Bart's Cove Marina. 1/2 Woodrow Drive, Dunkirk. 366-8243. Friday, May 26 @ 8:00 p.m.

Gordon's. 2263 Delaware Ave. 874-3020. Saturday, May 27 @ 10 p.m.

South Shore Beach Club. 8966 Old Lake Shore Road, Angola. 549-3026. Monday, May 29 @ 7 p.m. (every Monday through Labor Day)


Peace,

Gregg

Friday, May 12 & Saturday, May 13

Howdy,

Friday cooked because about five softball teams came into Tony Rome's! There were a ton of people and I played my ass off! It's always a great time there! Saturday was incredible...My great buddy, Lance Bishop hired me to do a private benefit for his softball team at the Lake Erie Italian Club. There was about 110 people with Blackjack tables, Texas Hold 'Em and Me playing. The Sabres were playing so I had to wait a bit for the game (We won!!!!!!). After that we partied and had a blast! Lance's father-in-law is the president of the Lake Erie Italian Club...I joined right on the spot! What a great time! I will play the event next year and it will be even bigger! I cannot tell you how many new friends I made at that show! Lance and his wife made 500 jello shots and Lisa, my fiance had about 8 of them! What a time we all had!

Hidden Hollow and The Light House

Friday and Saturday went great. I was sooooo happy because our Buffalo Sabres played one of the most exciting games of hockey I have seen in years against the Ottawa Senators...I know this doesn't have to do with my music but I was at Hidden Hollow setting up and we all went nuts! We won the first game of the series! In any case along with the Sabes I had a blast. Saturday Lisa and I went out to The Light House in Olcott, NY. We love Dave and Carol, the owners and they were all smiles when we got there. The only problem is that we thought no one would be there....I almost didn't play. Then everyone came in! It was really great because I performed different tunes that I hadn't played in years. It was intimate and the crowd asked for obscure songs and we all went away charged up! Have a great week and I hope to see you all soon!

April 27, 28 & 29

I had a wonderful week! Thursday I played at Tony Rome's for my buddy Dean Sorrentino's 45th birthday party. It went great. He was really surprised and the crowd went wild. Friday was incredible. Lisa and I drove an hour and a half to do a show at a new club called Mixer's Pub in Olean, NY. Mixer's is an "alternative" bar. I knew it was a gay bar before I got there and I wondered what the place was like. Know that I don't have any problem dealing with any person in the world but I did wonder how the show would go. It was fantastic! Jody, the owner was fun as hell and all the people there loved the music so much. It's a pleasure playing to a crowd that is so eager to have a blast and appreciates my music. The atmosphere was awesome with people from all walks of life there partying until the cows came home. I can't thank the people enough for the wonderful time! Saturday I played my first show at Gordon's and, again, it was fantastic. The Gordon brothers are great and their parents used to hang out in my father's bar years ago! I filled the place and they want me there every month! This past week mad me pretty happy. Come to one of my shows if you can...I'll try my best to entertain the hell out of you. By the way, check out: http://powunclehal.blogspot.com/ it's pretty cool!

April 21, 22, 23

Nothing really new to mention. I played Hidden Hollow on Friday and it was kind of slow. Some new people showed up and loved the show. I love connecting with people that haven't seen my show before. They enjoyed it quite a bit. Saturday I played at a great new place called "Kodiak Jack's." The owner was really cool and my girlfriend, Lisa new about half the people in there! We were way out in Marilla, New York. My friends, Maria, Cindy and Laura made the drive out and had a great time. I was bummed a bit because I was scheduled to play at 9:00 but the hockey game was on (God forbid I actually play music while people watch hockey...) and went into double overtime...I didn't play until 11:00 p.m....None the less, I did fine. Sunday was a private 60th birthday bash. The people loved it and I got several gig prospects out of it...It's all rainy now...I just want to watch trash TV and stay in my warm room...Talk with you later.

April 14, 15 and 16

April 7,8,9

This week went well...I played at The Furnace on Friday night and Hidden Hollow on Saturday. I enjoyed myself but thye real fun was Sunday...I played a benefit for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Western New York at the Glen Park Tavern. Two television stations taped the event and my great friend and fellow musician, Michael Bly performed with me for most of the show. We brought the house down for a great cause! I was so happy to be part of such an event. I'm pretty tired...I played three shows in a row...I need to rest my voice. More later.

Tony Rome's and Hideaway Bay

This past week I played at Tony Rome's and Hideaway Bay. Tony Rome's was a blast because it was a party for my dear friend, Maria Hejna...She takes all the photos for my web sites...It went really well with plenty of dancing and such...Saturday I drove out to Silver Creek, NY with my girlfriend, Lisa and played a small gig out at the lake at Hideaway Bay. The turnout wasn't that good but that's the life of a musician in Western New York! The great part is that Lisa and I had my parent's beach house all to ourselves that weekend...It was tremendous. This week I am at: Friday, The Furnace at 3700 Southwestern Blvd. in Orchard Park, Saturday, Hidden Hollow at 444 Indian Church Rd. in West Seneca and Sunday from 1 to 4 at the Glen Park Tavern on Main St. in Williamsville (this is a benefit for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation). See you soon!

Friday, March 24 & Saturday, March 25...My birthday party!

This week was wonderful! Friday I played at a new place called the Furnace in Orchard Park, NY. The owner was awesome and it was great to be back home in Orchard Park (I grew up there). Saturday was amazing. I played at Griffin's Irish Pub in South Buffalo. It was my birthday celebration and so many people came from all over to be with me. The place was absolutely packed. We filled the front room and people spilled over into the bar. My friend told me he had a hard time getting into the place because there was so many people! What made it great was the family members and friends that showed up in droves. My girlfriend, Lisa arranged the whole party...The cake was wonderful and everyone had a ball. Danny Griffin, the owner of Griffin's got up and sang some Elvis tunes and "Cat's in the Cradle." He ruled! My music partner, Bob Luterek (the second half of Replay and Button-Eyed Eric) performed acoustic and then we closed with some hot Jazz! Seeing people like Freddy Zillner, the Sullivans, Maria Hejna, Ed and Diane Strawbrich and so many more filled my heart! Thanks to everyone for a great evening! This Friday I'm at Tony Rome's in West Seneca and Saturday at Hideaway Bay in Silver Creek. More to come...Peace.

St. Patty's Day Weekend

Wow! I was busy as all get go this week...4 shows and my voice held out! Thursday I played at Bennigan's on Maple Rd. I started with the traditional Irish music (jigs, reels and Irish folk). There was a a respectable little crowd there but I think they were gearing up for Friday and Saturday. When Friday rolled around I started playing at Bennigan's again! 3 to 6 and the place was packed with green beer drinkers! We went nuts! My buddy Ed came out and helped me pack up...I went and picked up my girlfriend Lisa and off we were to Olcott, New York at the Light House. I played all traditional Irish music (I'm the only Italian in WNY that does an authentic Irish show) and then some party bar music. For some reason it was pretty quiet in Olcott. The owners Dave and Carol loved the show but we were all disappointed in the turn out...People must've been drinking other places.

Saturday I did a private party at the Elma Conservatin Club and it was filled with people. I had them all doing the Unicorn dance dancing the Jig! All in all it was a great week of playing...

I'm really looking forward to this week coming up. I play at a new place called the Furnace at 3700 Southwestern Blvd. in Orchard Park Friday, March 24. Saturday, March 25 is my HUGE birthday party at Griffin's Irish Pub on Abbott Rd. in South Buffalo. If you are in the area stop down....It's going to be a blast!

March 9, 10, 11

It was a great week of perfomances! Thursday I played to a crowd of 350 people at the Buffalo Marriott. It was a special party for St. Gregory The Great Church. It was awesome. Friday I played at the Sonoma Grille and it was classy as usual with the people wanting more. Saturday was pretty special for me because my sister-in-law had a suprise 80th birthday party for her father and I was the entertainment. I played at Tony Rome's in West Seneca, NY and it was packed. I can't tell you what it feels like to move people with music. This wonderful old man was SO happy. I can't believe how much the entire family appreciated it. I closed the evening with some Sinatra and he and his wife danced and danced. It really was great.

Nothing much else. I'm preparing for all the St. Patrick's Day festivities here in Western New York. It's going to be a blast, even for an Italian like me! I love playing traditional Irish music. Feel free to comment on this post. I'd love to hear from you!

I'm Back!

Damn! It's great to be back. I haven't gone this long without performing in years! I hope everyone is doing fine. Lisa and I went to Montreal...There is far too much to say about that magnificant city! I'm going back during the summer...Gotta catch the Jazz festival. The streets are so alive...Great food and awesome sites. The best thing about Montreal is their love of music! There is so much to see and hear. The first night we went to a great Jazz Bar and heard a wonderful treo (piano, stand up bass and a female vocalist)...God, they were hot! I won't ramble on any more but if you get a chance...visit Montreal. It's the closest thing to Europe you're going to get in North America.

If you're not doing anything...here is what I'm doing this week:

Buffalo Marriott. Millersport Highway. Thursday, March 9 @ 6:00 p.m. (this is a huge fundraiser for St. Gregory's Church. If you can make it out it would certainly be worth it).

Sonoma Grille. 5010 Main St., Snyder. 204-0251. Friday, March 10 @ 8:30 p.m. (I love the Sonoma Grille. It's always alive with a wonderful crowd. It boasts a pretty sophisticated bar atmosphere too).

Tony Rome's. 1537 Union Road, West Seneca. 675-4351. www.tonyromes.com. Saturday, March 11 @ 9:30 p.m (come down to Tony Rome's! We have a huge party of about 60 people showing up as well as the regular crowd. I'm going to rock the place!).

More news to come...Check back here often!

Peace!

Feb. 25 & 26

Hi,

Man....Saturday kicked butt over at Hidden Hollow in West Seneca. I had quite a few friends show up at the show and we partied on until about 2:30 A.M.! Sunday was the 12th annual "Doc's Day For Kids" at the Buffalo Brew Pub In Williamsville, NY. The place had about 300 people there...It was the 6th time I played this event and it was incredible. We raised thousands of dollars for childern in the Catholic Health System. I saw some people that have come to my other shows there and I appreciate you showing up and contributing. I am taking two weeks off and I will be back on March 9. I can't believe I actually have a vacation! I'm going to Montreal with my girlfriend...I can't wait. Check back here for more news...I will still make posts during my time off. I'll see you soon!

Feb. 17 & 18

Hi,

What a great couple of nights I had. Friday I played Simmie's in Lancaster, NY and although the weather was really cold a bunch of people made the trek out to see me play. We had a good night of dancing and partying. I tried some new songs and it was awesome. I love when that happens. I love to work up new songs (or songs I haven't done before) and un-veil them so to speak. Saturday was excellent. I always have a great time at Tony Rome's and Saturday was no different. My buddy, Ed Strawbrich helped me set up (Thanks man!) and we both thought it was going to be a quiet night...We were wrong! More people arrived, and then more...We partied our butts off! Joe Sorrentino, the owner came up and sang a couple tunes and at the end of the evening told me "Man, this is your year! You always do such a great job here." What seemed like a slow night turned out to be "party as usual!" My brother Anthony even showed up out of the blue and joined the festivities.. Birthdays, friends, partying and dancing...It doesn't get better than that!

Feb. 9, 10, 11

Hey,

The week went very well. Thursday Bob Luterek and I performed as "Replay" at the casino at Buffalo Raceway. Replay is a side project that Bob and I do. It involves Jazz and more produced things. Bob gets a ton of sounds from his Roland synth module. This enables him to do sax leads and such on his guitar! It was great! Friday I was at the Sonoma Grille in Snyder NY. It's a beautiful, trendy place with a great intimate atmosphere. Saturday was an absolute party! I played at Fudd's Hidden Hollow and the owners, Shawn and Marsh were great to me. I had friends come from all over Western New York. There were 4 birthday parties and a retirement party going on all at once! I rocked it out and booked more gigs there all the way to May! Look for me there throughout the summer. I'm tired gang...I'm stopping short here...If you have a chance, join my group site at:

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/greggsansone/


See you down the road!

January 27,28, 29

January 18 to 22

I had a wonderful week....Busy as all get out though. I'll try to be brief. Wednesday I played at Average Joe's. Despite the horrible weather alot of people showed up. It went well. Thursday I went to the Buffalo Thrills party...For those of you who don't know, Buffalo Thrills is the agency that represents me. Learn more about them at www.buffalothrills.com. A ton of people were there. My buddy, Michael Bly was performing an acoustic show so I joined in. Nice to kick back and play. Friday I played at the Byrncliff Resort 11 miles outside of East Aurora, NY. What a beautiful place! It really has a wonderful crowd because people are there year round enjoying the lodges and the outdoors. They loved my show! Saturday took the cake...It was the first time I played at Griffin's Irish Pub on Abbott Rd. in South Buffalo...My friend, Danny Griffin (the owner of Griffin's) never heard me before and the crowd was nuts! Danny got up and sang, people partied their tails off and then came up and told me it was the best music they ever heard at Griffin's! Danny and I really connected... Go figure. Many of my friends were there including Ed and Diane Strawbrich and Bob and Gerry Luterek. Bob jammed with me and a great time was had by all. I didn't get to bed until 6:30 a.m.! That's it gang...I'll be in touch soon. I am going to record some new original tunes in the next two weeks...I'll post the music on MySpace.com so you can hear it and download the music. We'll be in touch.

January 13 and 14

What can I tell you? Friday went o.k. at the Holiday Inn on Grand Island except for the fact that management wanted me to turn the volume down (the bar was filled with people who wanted to party)....I was looking forward to playing at Tony Rome's on Saturday. I wasn't disappointed...Good God, The place was mobbed! It was so wonderful to see so many of my family members and friends. It was Lisa Santora's birthday and so many people came out. The sound was great and my buddy Bob Luterek came up and jammed on some tunes! What was really amazing is that friends of mine came out that I haven't seen in so long. It was a great experience. I am so happy when performances turn out like that.

Bennigan's

Wednesday, January 11 went great at Bennigan's! So many of my friends came to the show...There were people there that never heard me before and they were really entertained. I love that...New people enjoying my music...It adds to the vibe so to speak. It was the first time I played Bennigan's and everyone had a great time. I'm looking forward to playing there again at the beginning of February!