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  • Why Do Bands Still Use Real Audio?

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    How many times have you checked out a band’s website only to find their music samples are in the Real Audio format (.ra or .rm)? Here’s a few good reasons why your band sucks for using Real Audio: It only plays with Real Player Real Player is a CPU hogging piece of spyware It sounds…

  • Open Mic Recap

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    Some very talented irregulars showed up at the Grape last night, including the Day Rubies and Senatobia. The guys who went right after me sat on the floor while they played. Strangely, it helped draw attention to their performance. I also really liked the guy from Nashville (I don’t remember his name, but that happens…

  • Bands Announced for August 10th

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    The Grape Street Pub has announced the following bands for Saturday, August 10th. TRAGIK POPPY COCK BABBLE – (website down) PLOY STUTTER (sorry, I couldn’t find a website) I’ll be playing upstairs at 8:00PM, followed by the well known DJ SAT-ONE.

  • Upcoming Show: Grape Street Pub (Sat, 8/10/2002)

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    I have just been booked to play the Grape Street Pub in Manayunk, PA on Saturday, August 10th. I go on at 8:00PM and finish up around 9:45. No word yet on which bands will be playing there that night, but I’ll post them as soon as I find out. Here is a prototype of…

  • Back From Chicago

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    My brother and I went out to Chicago this weekend for my cousin Ryan’s bachelor party. The event consisted of golfing, drinking, gambling, and vomiting and I excelled in three out of the four. We had a great time and I’d like to thank Ryan and Jen for letting us stay at their place. I…

  • Nowayscoob Show

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    This Sunday, nowayscoob will be playing at Connie Mac’s bar on Route 130 with Do It for Danny and others. Check out their website for more details.

  • Open Mic: The Living Room

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    I’ll probably check out the new Monday night open mics over at the Living Room in Collingswood, NJ (corner of Haddon and Collings Ave). I’m not sure if it’s just me, but their coffee seems a lot better than it used to be. This site seems almost ready to go live now.

  • Bio

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    I’m a 27 year old singer-songwriter playing original Acoustic Rock. During extended sets I also cover Beck, Nirvana, Gomez, Johnny Cash, Todd Snyder, John Prine, The Pixies, The Monkees, and The Beatles Contact Info: Email: bengarvey@comcast.net I was born on October 26, 1978 in northern Illinois, but my family moved to the South Jersey area…

  • Grape Street Show

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    Thanks to everyone who came out for the show on Friday. I had a great time and hopefully I’ll be back there again sometime soon. The next morning I felt pretty rough, but that can’t always be avoided. Water and Ibuprofen can only do so much.

  • Friday Night at the Grape Street Pub

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    Just a reminder to everyone that I will be playing tomorrow night at the Grape Street Pub in Manayunk, PA. The show starts upstairs at 8:00PM and should finish up about 9:45PM. Afterwards, DJ SAT ONE will be spinning records upstairs and some great bands (Kush Mappari, Haywood Trout, and JR and Sharon) will be…

  • Open Mic: Last Night

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    Last night’s open mic’s at the Living Room and the Caribbean Crab went pretty well. First up was the Living Room in Collingswood which doesn’t have a website, but has a pretty good review on South Jersey News. The rain and graduation ceremonies scared away alot of the people who sign up early for this…

  • Open Mic: The Living Room and the Crab

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    Tonight I’ll be appearing at both the Living Room in Collingswood, NJ (corner of Haddon Ave and Collings Ave, 856-833-0060, 8:00PM) and the Caribbean Crab (Route 30 in Oaklyn, near Taco Bell, 10:00PM). These are both open mics, so anyone can come up and play. The Living Room’s list tends to fill up fast, so…

  • Open Mic at the Point

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    Last night was my first time playing at the Point in Bryn Mawr, PA. I had heard a lot of good things about it and its host, Andy Kimbel, and I was glad to see it lived up to my expectations. Andy plainly states the open mic’s unconventional policies on the sign up and information…