This past week

All is pretty cool. I have been working on a podcast all week so it has kept me busy. I can't wait to have my radio program on line...It should be awesome! I had a terrible week gig wise because the weather stopped me from playing two shows...Friday's show went well...but it rained agian (like Thursday AND Saturday)...This week (Friday) I will play at the Buffalo Launch Club (http://buffalolaunchclub.com/)

That's always a wonderful time. I start at 7:00...I play at The Byrncliff (http://www.byrncliff.com/) on Thursday and Monday I'll be at the South Shore Beach Club. I hope all is well. It'll be good to see some of you out at one of my shows.

July 17 to 24

Well, well, well....I had a pretty busy week this past week....Five shows...(sorta). Thursday was at the Byrncliff again and that always goes welll despite the fact that most of the people are pretty old (they appreciate the music but I miss playing downtown on Thursdays). Friday I was supposed to play Borello's Little Italy. I wound up not playing that night because they didn't have a permit to play outside...Bummer...I'll play there in the fall. Saturday I played Gordon's....Man, I love that place! The Gordon brothers and their parents, Gene and Chris are so warm and kind. There wasn't a big crowd but a good time was had by all. Sunday I played Bart's Cove Marina in Dunkirk, NY. That was completely off the hook! There were a ton of people, I played on the water and I wound up getting 4 gigs out of it at different clubs and venues (I'm going to have to pay the owners acommission on gigs)! I'm back there in August...I can't wait! Monday I was at the South Shore and my parents showed up for some fun....It was a great time as usual. Nothing new going on...Check out my schedule at www.greggsansone.com for more info! Peace!

What a great week!

I was incredibly busy this week but it was a blast! I did five shows in a row...Thursady at Byrncliff Resort, Friday at Mixer's Pub, Saturday at the St. Francis Raider Fest, Sunday at my buddy's son's graduation party and Monday at the South Shore! I have to tell you that playing at Mixer's in Olean is one of the high points of my gigs....It's a gay bar (not that I'm gay or anything....it's just that the people are awesome!) and everyone has a blast when I go there. I always take my fiance, Lisa there and she has a ball too (all the lesbians love her!)! Jody (the owner) treats me like a king (not queen) and the music is energy filled! I played at my old high school, St. Francis, on Saturday for their Raider-Fest. It was great to see some graduates whom I haven't seen in years...All in all it was a great week! Oh, here is a nice clip that made me laugh pretty hard....Enjoy!

A Little John Lennon

Just wanted to post a great video of one of my heros....Enjoy.

Big Words I Know By Heart

Big Words I Know By Heart

Tom Waters is a good friend of mine and an incredible author! Check out his blog...you'll love it!

July

Not much to report. I'm looking forward to playing at the South Shore Beach Club on July 3...This past week I did private shows. It was a great time and people really enjoyed themselves. Check out my site at: www.greggsansone.com you'll get some great photos and more. Here is a page with me doing some videos:

http://www.youtube.com/user/greggsansone

Have a great week!

Gregg

Gregg sings at Tony Rome's

Gregg sings "Maggie Mae" at Tony Rome's in West Seneca...Pretty cool 'eh? Check out Gregg's site at www.greggsansone.com

June 22, 23 & 24

I have been having a great time with my son. God, family is so important. It's great to be a dad! Thursday I played at the Byrncliff and, although it rather subdued, it's a nice place with a great owner. Friday was another story. I played the Furnace in Orchard Park NY and the owner didn't pay me. He told me he didn't have the money...Regardless of the fact that the bar was filled with people to see me! I can't believe it. This has never happened to me!

Saturday I did a wedding for a person who is almost my sister, Dawn Fiato. It was awesome! I played at Kissing Bridge Ski Resort and the manager will be booking me for the upcoming year! My family was there partying and a fun time was had by all. More news next week. I am doing a couple private shows this weekend so I will see some of you in a couple weeks.

June 15-16-17

This weekend was murder! Thursday was fine at the Byrncliff...The owner's daughter made up booklets with my song list inside. This gives people the chance to get involved and ask for various songs...Good idea. Friday I was at Borello's Little Italy. The owner got mad at my fiance, Lisa for talking to a lesbian! Apparently the owner has issues with this particular woman and she couldn't take that Lisa was having a good time with these people! Pretty damn uncomfortable to say the least! Saturday I had to drive 92 miles just to do a wedding reception. A tire blew out on the van on the way there and I didn't have a spare! The Thruway Authority towed me to Pep Boys and they put another tire on in no time...I was late by only an hour or so...But I paid $200 to get there!

On the bright side, my son, Griffin came in this week to stay with me for a month...I'm psyched! Much more going on....A lot of private gigs...I'll keep you posted!

June 5, 8, 9, 10

Gregg Performs with Michael Bly

How cool is this?...I played the South Shore Beach Club on Memorial Day and it was 85 degrees! Friends and family showed up in droves... I asked my buddy, local musician, Michael Bly to join me on some songs and this is a clip of us doing "Santaria" by Sublime. What a day it was!

Kinda Slow

Things went slowly until Saturday this week. Thursday's show at the Byrncliff was cancelled because of the Sabres game. Friday I had off but I watched my buddy Ed Strawbrich's band, Last Exit, play at the Elmwood Lounge in Buffalo. I did a short acoustic set for him. That went well....I did a number of originals and a couple covers. Saturday was terrific because it was the 1 year anniversary party for the Light House in Olcott NY. Dave and Carol Miller (the owners) are by far two of the best people I play for! I can't tell you what a pleasure it is to play for them! The show went really well and I had everyone hopping all night long. I can't wait to play the Pirate Fest on July 7th there. Sunday I played a benefit with a number of artists and it was for a great cause. Quite a turn out. Nothing more to report. If you're reading this and you live in the area check out one of my shows. For more info go to:

www.greggsansone.com

See you down the road!

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