Next Show!

First I would like to thank everyone who came to the Christmas show at Sachem Library. Hopefully this will become a Vendettas tradition. For those of you that missed the show we rallied a 10 piece version of The Vendettas on stage to play great Rock and Roll Christmas songs as well as our regular show. Pictures and video to come.

For the next bit of news The Vendettas have been invited to help out a group called RTMAS in Riverhead. They are trying to raise money for a no-kill animal shelter. We will be playing a fundraiser for them later this month We are playing two sets starting around 7:00 PM.

The details:

Sat Jan 21, 2012 Riverhead Elks Lodge 1239 E Main St Riverhead NY, $15.00 per person Spaghetti Dinner. You get: salad, spaghetti, meatballs, sauce, Larry's famous clam sauce, bread, dessert, The Vendettas Live, cash bar, raffles and door prizes. Please come join us from 5pm to 10pm to help build our town of Riverhead a new animal shelter

Our Last Hamptons Show of the Summer Season!

Saturday August 6th

CB's Bar and Grill

214 West Montauk Highway

Hampton Bays, New York

Come to Hampton Bays this Saturday to hear your Rockabilly and early Rock and Roll Favorites, Elvis to the Reverend Horton Heat. From the East End's own Rockabilly band, The Vendettas!

If you can't make that show (or one is just not enough) come to Phil's Sports Bar in Wading River, New York for an early show! August 7th at 5:30.

Vedettas Return to CB's In Hampton Bays!

We had such a great time playing at CB's last month we can't wait to get back there this weekend! We will be doing an afternoon show starting at 3:00PM right after the St. Patrick's Day Parade. Come down for an afternoon of Rock and Roll and Rockabilly favorites from Elvis, Johnny Cash, Stray Cats, Gene Vincent and more! Plus there will be food, dancing and of course refreshing adult beverages!

What would Elvis do?

He would go.

Only 3 Days until The Vendettas Play Live in Hampton Bays!

The Vendettas will break out two big sets this Saturday at CB's Bar and Grill

214 West Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays. The show starts at 9:00P.M.

Call at 631.728-7574

Our Next Show!

The Vendettas

This Friday

10:00 PM

Fatty Beltbuckles

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

Come for the Pork-Stay for the Rock and Roll

The Vendettas

This Friday

10:00 PM

Fatty Beltbuckles

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

Bells Will Be Ringing...The Vendettas' Christmas Show!

Take a break from shopping and join us for warm drinks and Rock and Roll Christmas songs on December 20th at Eastender's Coffee House 40 E. Main St in Riverhead, showtime about 8:30.

Sadly, rumor has it that Eastender's may be closing sometime in January. You can blame the economy, or a town board with no vision that can't get out of it's own way, or the greed of a landlord who owns most of the stores on Main Street and whose goal seems to keep those stores empty. Whatever the reason, it is a sad situation. Lindsey and Dianne were the first people to ever hire us, on faith alone. We have played Eastender's more than any other venue. For those reasons we have always considered the coffee shop our home. If in fact they do close thier doors we will miss them, and Riverhead will miss them. Ther is no other gathering place like it around anywhere.

On a happier note: Lenny and Jay will be performing at the Elvis Tribute Show, along with the Hornets, The Purple Gang, The Lone Sharks, The Blaggards and probably a mess of other people. That will be on January 24th at Matty T's. We are excited to be a part of it. More information to come.
Thanks to Dianne Woodcheke for the photo.

Our Next Show
Saturday, November 22nd
The Artful Dodger, Westhampton Beach NY

Blame it on the economy, or political angst or just the fact that we may be impossible to get along with, but for whichever reason, Joe has decided to take his leave of us. Joe played with The Vendettas for over a year. He is a good guy, a good drummer and we wish him all the best. I think he left because we always stood in front of him when we got our picture taken. I could see how, over time, that might get on one's nerves.

We have continued on, following in the footsteps of some of our heros:The Stray Cats, Reverend Horton Heat, The Paladins, and all the other rock and roll trios. I left out Johnny Burnett because there were technically a quartet. Lenny is back at his old post as our drummer, but he will break out a guitar now and then.



We had a great show at Eastender's Coffee House in Riverhead. We had a special guest sit in with us. My old bandmate from the Hackensack Men, "Teenage" John Englehardt. We haven't played together since... well my wedding in September, but before that it was years. Really.

We are putting together our third semi-annual Christmas Rock and Roll Show. Eastender's in Riverhead will be hosting the show this year. Look forward to all your Christmassy rock and roll favorites. When I say "all" I of course mean some. Plus we'll do secular crap that you love.

Vendettas say "No" to topical analgisics

We Have New Dates!

On October 11th we return to the place where we started, East Ender's Coffee House on Main Street in Riverhead. Come for the great coffee and desserts and great Rockabilly.

Our friends at the Artful Dodger in Westhampton Beach have decided to continue with music into the Fall. You can support live music in our area by going to check out the bands there. Mostly though, you should come to see us. Our next shows there will be October 18th, and November 22.

I like to call the piece you see above "The Essence of Lenny". Photo by Dianne Woodcheke