The Vendettas

This Friday

10:00 PM

Fatty Beltbuckles

49 Rt. 25A• Rocky Point, NY 631-403-4056 •. FattyBeltBuckles. com

I Gotta Get a New Shirt!

Thanks to all of the people who came to see the show at Darin's in Miller Place this past Saturday. And a special thanks to the folks from Longwood Public Library who came down to shake it up. There was a special Bo Diddley song for them and the other librarians who showed up.  There was a great turn out, it was good to see people dancing. We had a Winters worth of Kierkegaardian angst to blow off, and so we did with a new set. 

We will be back at Darin's for three more dates this Fall including a Halloween show!

Look for us June 26th at Fatty Beltbuckles in Rocky Point

Above: Lenny crooning.  The band is focused, mostly.  Jaybone gets an extra pic for doing the blog.

Summer Tour!

It is a tour in as much as we leave our homes to go somewhere else to play music. It is exciting for us because we have some new local venues and we hope you will come to every single one, buy lots of drinks (but not too many) and dance a whole lot. This helps us keep the gig. You can also expect a new show with new songs (for us) and new shoes! 

Come down and hear us at Fatty Belt Buckles in Rocky Point, Darin's in Miller Place and The Chowder Pot in Greenport!

You will also notice that we have some private parties scheduled. These are some of our favorite shows to do, backyard parties, house parties, pool parties, weddings! Don't feel left out. Have The Vendettas at your next shindig!  Don't think you can't afford us, you can! Don't think we will eat all of your food, we won't. Don't think we will want to sleep over, we have homes!

Getting Ready for Summer!

 Well it has been a while since we have posted. We did finally go into the studio (Suffolk Recording in

 Patchouge, NY) and were really lucky to

wrangle Void as our engineer and producer. Unfortunately for us, Void got picked up as engineer for the Ryan Star tour so we didn't get to finish our

 mixes. We did however do enough to start working the clubs with a new recording.

 What we have so far sounds great and Chin will be posting some of the new stuff on our main page. We picked tunes that were a much more accessible the casual fan, rather than appealing to the hardcore Rockabilly fan like our last disc. If all works out, we will combine the two sessions to make one full length disc, which we will then make copies of and put in the basement to avoid a lawsuit. 

  We have  a few shows coming up, but as always, let us know if there is a venue in your town you want us to play. Don't forget we love a house party!

The Library Tour Continues!

It seems counter intuitive for a Rock and Roll band to play at a library and yet it is happening more and more with all kinds of music. I think piano recitals have been a staple of library programming for years but now you can see all kinds of music for free at various libraries in Suffolk County and all over the country. 

We had a great time playing at the Conetquot Public Library, we would like to thank Janet for inviting us and all of our friends who came out on a Sunday afternoon to see us. There were about 150 people in the audience that day and they gave us a great reception. 

Sunday was our second show as a three piece and the economy of the instrumentation really lends itself to the authenticity of the sound. 

This weekend we are heading back into the studio with our producer Void who worked with many well known bands, most recently "Push Play".  We intend to walk out of the studio that day with recordings that capture that raw "Sun Studios" vibe. Soon we will have a full length recording that we will be available for sale at shows and possibly online.

And... we're back.

                             Above: Adam the sax player, Lenny and Jaybone playing with The Purple Gang. 

The Vendettas had a great time at the Elvis Tribute Show at Matty T's. We got to see and play with some of the best Rockabilly players on the Island. The show was great and they were able to raise a bunch of money for the homeless. If you missed the show or want to re-live it over and over again you can check it out on Youtube. Lenny and I perform "My Baby Left Me" in Part 2.

I would also encourage people to check out the scene at Matty T's on the last Saturday of every month for Roy Wilson's Rockabilly night. Roy is in a great band called The Buzzards, you should check them out if you get the opportunity. Watch for The Vendettas to be making an appearance at Rockabilly Night in the months to come.

It looks like the very first place to hire us and our home away from home is not shutting it's doors after all. Eastender's Coffee House, will in fact be moving to a new location in Riverhead. They will be continuing to host live music and I am assured we will be back. 

In the meantime we have a few shows coming up. We will be appearing at the Connetquot Public Library in Bohemia, NY on Sunday March 1st at 2:30 PM. On May 2oth we will perform at the Choices show at St Joseph's College in Patchouge, NY.  Also look for The Vendettas' Rock and Roll Dance Party at Roger's Beach in Westhampton, NY date TBA.

Elvis Tribute Show!

Lenny and I are very excited to be representing The Vendettas at the 14th annual Elvis Tribute Show at Matty T's in Deer Park on January 24th.  I have heard about, and had friends that participated in past shows and am proud to be taking part in this year's show. As you can see there are lots of talented people playing, singing and otherwise donating their time. All the proceeds are going to charity, we also encourage everybody to bring a few canned goods if possible .  You can find more information at www.rockcanroll.org

In the meantime The Vendettas are taking some time to work on a new show, we will still be playing your Rockabilly and Rock and Roll favorites, that is our charter. We are adding new songs to our live catalog. 

We will also be heading back into the studio soon and will have a full length product available this year.  Maybe we will call it "Chinese Democracy".

Also look for us in some new venues in '09'. We will keep you updated on all the changes. If you have any suggestions or want The Vendettas to come to your town, let us know through the blog here, or leave us a message on the "hit List" on our main page. As always the Living Room Concert is always in effect.  Move that "whatnot shelf" out of the way, stick us in the corner, and watch us go! 

Happy New Year!

Jaybone