Rodeo Clowns http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/ en Copyright 2010 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:23:03 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss July 2010 for the Rodeo Clowns Its July already... We start the month of with two weekend spots as a duo at Piacere Restaurant in San Carlos. Marla will be joining me on July 9 and I'm not sure about this Saturday, because I just got the call for July 3. We are also back at Nick's at Rockway/Pacifica. This place is awesome, it has a great crowd, a good stage and an ocean view for everyone, even from the stage! They have one of the best crab sandwiches around and also have a hotel so you can make it a weekend of it, if the weather and the waves look good. We are also returning o the Italian Festival for the 3rd year in a row. This year I am also managing stage #2 and have put together a pretty good line-up of musicians. More information about whats going on at stage 2 is available in a previous post. that I will be updating shortly.

I also got a call from the Pioneer Saloon Sunday Jam band to sit in for Bundy Brown for the day on guitar, on Sunday July 11th. Should be a lot of fun!

July 3 (Saturday) - Piacere Restaurant, San Carlos, 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM (Duo)
July 9 (Friday) - Piacere Restaurant, San Carlos, 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM (Duo)
July 10 (Saturday) - Reception at Avenue Art, San Mateo CA, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Solo)
July 11 (Sunday) - Pioneer Saloon, Woodside, CA 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
July 17 (Saturday) - Nick's Restaurant, Pacifica, CA, 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM
July 18 (Sunday) - Pioneer Saloon, Woodside, CA 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
July 19 (Monday) - Wine Tasting @ Astaria Restaurant, San Mateo, CA, 6:00 PM - 8:00 AM
July 28 (Thursday) - Johnny Foley's, SF (Union Square), 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM w/Chi Mclean
July 24 (Saturday) - Meenars, Danville CA, 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM
July 25 (Sunday) - Italian Festival, San Mateo, CA 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
July 28 (Wednesday) - Johnny Foley's, SF (Union Square), 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM
July 29 (Thursday) - Private Party, San Mateo, CA 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
July 30 (Friday) - Piacere Restaurant, San Carlos, 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM (Duo)

]]> http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/06/july_2010_for_the_rodeo_clowns.html http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/06/july_2010_for_the_rodeo_clowns.html Calendar Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:23:03 -0800 June 2010 for the Rodeo Clowns Its almost officially summer again and the Rodeo Clowns Band is rolling right along with provate parties, fundraisers and we continue to play at Foley's, Astaria and La Barca. We are finally making it back to Woodside on June 12th to do a night at the Pioneer Saloon which is a cool little place. We also are participating in a Fundraiser for the Festa Foundation organization that puts on the Italian Festival. If you can please come out and support the cause, we would really appreciate that. Last but certainly not least, I am back at Piacere Restaurant in San Carlos on Friday, June 18th and will be joined by Erica Lee on vocals. She used to sing with us and now has her own band that is doing very well.

June 4 (Friday) - Grant & Green, SF (North Beach), 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM
June 5 (Saturday) - Private Party, San Carlos, CA 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
June 10 (Thursday) - Astaria Restaurant, San Mateo, CA, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM (Solo)
June 12 (Saturday) - Pioneer Saloon, Woodside, CA, 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
June 16 (Wednesday) - Johnny Foley's, SF (Union Square), 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM
June 18 (Friday) - Piacere Restaurant, San Carlos, 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM (Duo)
June 25 (Saturday) - Fundraiser, Kingfish Restaurant, San Mateo, CA 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM, Tix: $50
June 26 (Saturday) - La Barca's, SF (Marina), 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM

]]> http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/06/june_2010_for_the_rodeo_clowns.html http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/06/june_2010_for_the_rodeo_clowns.html Calendar Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:59:57 -0800 June 25th Fundraiser for the Festa Foundation @ Kingfish Restaurant Please join is on June 25 for a special event that we will be directly involved with. On Friday, June 25th, we will be at the Kingfish restaurant in San Mateo, from 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM, downstairs in the old Blues Club, currently referred to as the Governor's Room. Its been a while since we have played at the Kingfish Restaurant and we see this as a great opportunity to do something for the community and to get together with our friends for a night of dancing to live music to support a good cause.

]]> http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/05/june_25th_fundraiser_for_the_f_1.html http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/05/june_25th_fundraiser_for_the_f_1.html Special Events Sun, 30 May 2010 21:50:26 -0800 Music on our site is now iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch friendly In the past, we used flash-based music players to present jukebox interfaces to music on our website.

Now there is a new version of HTML on the way called HTML5 and one of the features it offers is support in the html for music. Apple has already added support for this feature to their web browsers so I thought I'd see if I could come up with an html5 version of the music player I currently have on the site. I started with the music player created by Scot Andrews and added a playlist and made my own "skin" that is similar to our website theme. By the way, Scott has loaded his own music on his audio player and its really good.. its worth a listen.

If you have an iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, or you are using a web browser such as Safari or Google Chrome you should be able to see it. I have chosen to hide the browser from FireFox users because they do not support mp3 format of music files. As soon as I figure out how to create Ogg Vorbis music files I will add changes to make the music player visible.

]]> http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/05/music_on_our_site_is_now_ipad.html http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/05/music_on_our_site_is_now_ipad.html Misc. Stuff Sun, 30 May 2010 10:39:37 -0800 Stage 2 - 2010 Festa Italiano in San Mateo line-up

The San Mateo Italian Festival (Festa Italiano) will be held this year on Sunday, July 25th. last year I decided to get involved with the event and was given the opportunity to handle the activities on Stage 2, which is the stage where Baldwin Avenue meets B Street, across the street from Cappelini's Restaurant.

]]> http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/05/stage_2_2010_italian_festival.html http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/05/stage_2_2010_italian_festival.html Misc. Stuff Mon, 17 May 2010 16:30:27 -0800 May 2010 for the Rodeo Clowns Another busy month for us. We'll up in the city at Johnny Foley's playing as a trio on Wednesday, 5/5. We had a lot of fun the last time and we covered several of our original songs. I think this will be a good venue to start showcasing our originals. I am playing 3 times this month at Astaria. On Monday 5/17 there will be a wine tasting event and appetizers will also be provided. Thursdays at Astaria are a lot of fun for me. I am able to dip into some additional acoustic songs that I know. Marla will be joining me at Piacere at the end of the month. Piacere is an intimate venue and its been a lot of fun performing there. Please come on out and enjoy the evening with us!

May 1 (Saturday) - Private Party, Gentry Construction, Portola Valley, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
May 5 (Wednesday) - Johnny Foley's, SF (Union Square), 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM
May 13 (Thursday) - Astaria Restaurant, San Mateo, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM (Solo)
May 14 (Friday) - La Barca's, SF (Cow Hollow), 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
May 17 (Monday) - Astaria Restaurant (Wine Tasting), San Mateo, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Solo)
May 22 (Saturday) - Private Party, Belmont, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
May 27 (Thursday) - Astaria Restaurant, San Mateo, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM (Solo)
May 28 (Friday) - Piacere Restaurant, San Carlos, 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM (Duo)

]]> http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/05/may_2010_for_the_rodeo_clowns.html http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/05/may_2010_for_the_rodeo_clowns.html Calendar Mon, 10 May 2010 14:19:36 -0800 April 2010 for the Rodeo clowns April 8 (Thursday) - Astaria Restaurant, San Mateo, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM (Solo)
April 17 (Saturday) - La Barca's, SF (Cow Hollow), 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
April 21 (Wednesday) - Johnny Foley's, SF (Union Square), 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM
April 22 (Thursday) - Astaria Restaurant, San Mateo, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM (Solo)

]]> http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/03/april_2010_for_the_rodeo_clown.html http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/03/april_2010_for_the_rodeo_clown.html Calendar Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:11:09 -0800 March 2010 for the Rodeo Clowns March 10 (Wednesday) - Johnny Foley's, Union Square, SF, 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM
March 13 (Saturday) - Piacere Restaurant, San Carlos, 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM (Duo)
March 18 (Thursday) - Astaria Restaurant, San Mateo, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM (Solo)
March 22 (Monday) - Astaria (Wine Tasting), San Mateo, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Solo)
March 25 (Thursday) - Private Party, DemandTec, San Mateo, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
March 26 (Saturday) - Piacere Restaurant, San Carlos, 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM (Duo)
March 27 (Saturday) - Grant & Green, North Beach, SF, 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM

]]> http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/03/march_2010_for_the_rodeo_clown.html http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/03/march_2010_for_the_rodeo_clown.html Calendar Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:07:04 -0800 February 2010 for the Rodeo Clowns This just in... We picked up a last minute gig at the Maverick's Contest. Its a private party so sorry we can't invite anyone. =( We look forward to contributing to this special event.

The Jan 31 IBL Crab Feed was a lot of fun as usual. Erica Sunshine Lee joined us on vocals. She literally stepped of the plane and drove right ove to the gig. Erica used to be in the band, she is now pursuing her own musical career. See EricaSunshineLee.com

February 4 (Thursday) - Astaria Restaurant, San Mateo, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM (Solo)
February 10 (Wednesday) - Johnny Foley's, Union Square, SF, 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM
February 13 (Saturday) - Maverick's Surf Contest (private event) , Half Moon Bay, 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
February 18 (Thursday) - Astaria Restaurant, San Mateo, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM (Solo)

]]> http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/01/february_2010_for_the_rodeo_cl.html http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/01/february_2010_for_the_rodeo_cl.html Calendar Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:57:43 -0800 January 2010 for the Rodeo Clowns Happy New Years everyone! We are off to another great start for 2010. This Saturday we are back at La Barca's playing as a trio. Then on January 9th we'll be playing as a duo at Piacere Restaurant in San Carlos. This will be our first of two appearances there this month. On January 30th, we are back at the IBL Crab Feed in Pacifica, which is the best crab feed I have ever been to. If you like crab, this the place to go, and the money goes to a good cause.

January 2 (Saturday) - La Barca's, SF (Cow Hollow), CA 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
January 9 (Saturday) - Piacere Restaurant San Carlos, CA 8:00 PM - 11:30 PM (Duo)
January 14 (Thursday) - Astaria Restaurant, San Mateo, CA 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM (Solo)
January 23 (Saturday) - Meenars, Danville CA 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM
January 30 (Saturday) - IBL Crab Feed, Pacifica CA, 8:30 PM - 11:30 PM

Please note the 1/22 date at Piacere was cancelled so that I can attend the benefit event for Norton Buffalo

]]> http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/01/january_2010_for_the_rodeo_clo.html http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2010/01/january_2010_for_the_rodeo_clo.html Calendar Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:42:27 -0800 December 2009 for the Rodeo Clowns December 2 (Wednesday) - Johnny Foley's, Union Square, SF, 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM
December 3 (Thursday) - Astaria Restaurant, San Mateo, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM (Solo)
December 5 (Saturday) - Private Party, San Mateo, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
December 16 (Wednesday) - La Barca's, SF (Cow Hollow), 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM
December 17 (Thursday) - Astaria Restaurant, San Mateo, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM (Solo)
December 24 (Thursday) - O'Neill's Irish Pub, San Mateo, CA, 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM
December 26 (Saturday) - Grant & Green, North Beach, SF, 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM
December 30 (Wednesday) - Johnny Foley's, Union Square, SF, 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM

]]> http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2009/12/december_2009_for_the_rodeo_cl.html http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2009/12/december_2009_for_the_rodeo_cl.html Calendar Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:13:18 -0800 November 2009 for the Rodeo Clowns November 3 (Tuesday) - Johnny Foley's, Union Square, SF, 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM
November 10 (Tuesday) - Torch Club, Sacramento, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM w/Kate Gaffney
November 11 (Wednesday) - La Barca's, SF (Cow Hollow), 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM w/Kate Gaffney
November 12 (Thursday) - Astaria Restaurant, San Mateo, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM (Solo)
November 14 (Saturday) - La Barca's, SF (Cow Hollow), 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
November 19 (Thursday) - O'Neill's Irish Pub, San Mateo, CA, 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM
November 27 (Friday) - San Benito House, San Mateo, CA, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM (solo)
November 28 (Saturday) - Private Party, Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA

]]> http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2009/10/november_2009_for_the_rodeo_cl.html http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2009/10/november_2009_for_the_rodeo_cl.html Calendar Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:52:25 -0800 October 2009 for the Rodeo Clowns October 1 (Thursday) - Astaria Restaurant, San Mateo, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM (Solo)
October 3 (Saturday) - Grant & Green, SF (North Beach), CA, 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM
October 8 (Thursday) - O'Neill's Irish Pub, San Mateo, CA, 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM
October 9 (Friday) - Marin Brewing Co., Marin, CA, 5 PM - 8 PM
October 10 (Saturday) - Crush AIDs Benefit Domenico Winery, San Carlos, 7 PM - 8 PM
October 17 (Saturday) - La Barca's, SF (Cow Hollow), 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
October 21 (Wednesday) - Johnny Foley's, SF (Union Square), CA 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM
October 22 (Thursday) - Astaria Restaurant, San Mateo, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM (Solo)
October 23 (Friday) - Private Party Elks Club, San Mateo, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
October 24 (Saturday) - Wedding, San Mateo, 9:30 AM - 12:00 AM
October 29 (Thursday) - Astaria Restaurant, San Mateo, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM (Solo)
October 30 (Friday) - Maverick's Opening Ceremony (Private Event), Half Moon Bay, 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
October 31 (Saturday) - Private Event, Palo Alto, 9:30 PM - 12:00 PM

]]> http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2009/10/october_2009_for_the_rodeo_clo_1.html http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2009/10/october_2009_for_the_rodeo_clo_1.html Calendar Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:37:16 -0800 September 2009 for the Rodeo Clowns We're keeping busy this month. Notable events include a solo spot at Astaria Restaraunt in San Mateo on Thursday, September 10th. Its been a long time since I have performed solo. I'll be pulling from the Rodeo Clowns Song list and throwing in some extra Jack Johnson for good measure. Hope to see you out there at one of these gigs!

September 4 (Friday) - La Barca's, SF (Cow Hollow), CA 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
September 10 (Thursday) - Astaria Restaurant, San Mateo, CA 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Solo performance
September 12 (Saturday) - La Barca's, SF (Cow Hollow), CA 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
September 17 (Thursday) - O'Neill's Irish Pub, San Mateo, CA, 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM

]]> http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2009/08/september_2009_for_the_rodeo_c.html http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2009/08/september_2009_for_the_rodeo_c.html Calendar Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:52:38 -0800 August 2009 for the Rodeo Clowns After a busy July, we have a relatively calm August. Foley's this Friday and O'Neill's in San Mateo on the Thursday the 20th. Please check back to see if we have additional gigs for this month.

August 7 (Friday) - Johnny Foley's, SF (Union Square), CA 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM
August 20 (Thursday) - O'Neill's Irish Pub, San Mateo, CA, 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM
August 29 (Saturday) - Private Party, Half Moon Bay, CA, 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM

]]> http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2009/08/august_2009_for_the_rodeo_clow.html http://www.rodeoclownsband.com/2009/08/august_2009_for_the_rodeo_clow.html Calendar Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:32:25 -0800