If you've never been to the Eagles Club, it is cool little place on Main Street that happens to host the best open mic in town once a month. Good and cheap draft beer, buttery popcorn, and great Bloody Mary's. We are opening for the folk pop group Stone & Snow. Graham Cowger is the other opener and I'm a fan. It'll be nice, hope you can join us.

Friday, June 1,  6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
Herb Eaton's Studio Gallery 
411 N Center, Bloomington, IL
Our very good friend Steve Harris is opening.

Friday, June 22, 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
McLean County Art Center, Art Opening:"In Your Neighborhood"
601 N. East Street, Bloomington IL
Our kids' band 10 Second Headstart is opening.  

Line-up for these shows are Rick Bennett on bass and vocals, Ed Pierce on lead guitar and vocals, Everson Pierce on guitar, Steven Greeneberg on drums, and me. We're doing some new songs, some old ones, and even a couple of covers.

First, we are playing for the cometogetherspace art show on Dec 10, 8:00 pm, in Downtown Bloomington. Then on Dec 23 we play at the Castle Theatre for the annual Monster Pawn Christmas Bash. Both shows are open to the public so come on out. Checkout facebook.com/100yearpicnic for more details (plus free music downloads and other fun stuff). 

Family photo backstage before we go on.

A warm Bloomington-Normal welcome.

15-year-old Steven Greeneberg on the drums. 

And on the guitar, 14-year-old Everson Blade Pierce.

Ganser on keys and later on drums.

Rick on bass and vocals.

Edwin.

Me.

Edwin sings.

The sun sets over the BCPA summer stage.

A great time had by all.

This one probably says it all. 

Thanks again to Matt Edwards from Redcorn Studios for the awesome photos.

It's gonna be a great night of fun on September 17 when we open up for American English on the CEFCU Summer Stage in downtown Bloomington, Illinois, starting at 6:30 p.m. 

We are part of the Bloomington Center for Performing Arts (BCPA) Summer Concert Series, and can't wait to play. In fact it's gonna be a Dads 'n' Lads show of sorts with Edwin on lead guitar, me, my 15-year-old son Steven on drums, Ed's 14-year-old son Everson on rhythm guitar, and Rick Bennett slappin' the bass and singing too. John Ganser will also be joining us on drums, keys, and vocals.

American English recreates the look and sound of the Beatles, and they were voted #1 three times running at Beatlefest. 

It's truly a picnic. You bring your lawn chairs and blankets and sit out on the lawn with great friends, music, food, and drinks. Tickets are only $15. The show goes on rain or shine, so if it rains, the show moves inside to the big stage (darn!)  

Really hope to see you there. Visit the BCPA on the web for more details about this show and the BCPA's upcoming 2011-2012 Season.

Cheers!

You can check it out on the winners page for their spring/summer 2009 songwriting contest. Better yet, just download the song for free or send it to a friend.

Several years back, The Spelunkers cut this track for our little music project. I think this was take 2 of 2. John tuned the drums to match the key of the song and played with tympani mallets. Tommy added the guitar solo bit before packing up and later overdubbed the strummy baritone guitar. The song also features strings from Shannon Sullivan and backing vocals from Clay and Diann. Take This Town was always one of my favorites from 'As Tall As The Sky' so we entered it into the contest for fun.  

About Indie International

"The Indie International Songwriting Contest is a semiannual song competition to give recognition to some of the best emerging songwriters in the world, help develop their talent, and provide useful tools for developing the success of the artist."  www.indieinternational.com  

Thanks again Indie International.

Podshow Radio, Florida, played I Don't Know What To Tell You on January 17, Looks Are For Free on Feb 2, and Another Phase on May 7.  Brent's show also features great interviews including this one with Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, who played drums on so many great hits, especially from the 60s and 70s.

Making Noise, Massachusetts, featured Marilyn County on January 22. 

Godbox Cafe, Canada, played Catch This Crazy on January 23.

Sundown Lounge Podcast, California, played Mary Faye Tucker on February 6

Sounds From The Yellow Room, Florida, played Hot Balloon on February 6.

Homecast, California, featured Catch This Crazy on March 13 and Looks Are For Free on April 3.

YA Literature Review, Texas, on March 30 featured I Don't Know What To Tell You played at almost half-speed, which is pretty interesting. Like the snare sound at that speed...

Jared Weseman: Unfiltered, Michigan, played We Were Not The Same on May 1, Come On May 17, I Don't Know What To Tell You on June 15, Another Phase on July 2, and Everything's Perfect on July 2. 

The Schwagcast, New York, played Mary Faye Tucker on May 5.

Estilingue, Brazil, played Hot Balloon on April 29.

Michael Angel's Cosmic Grab Bag, Texas, played Everything on June 11.

The Artist Review, Minnesota, played Mary Faye Tucker on July 28

For more podcasts featuring 100 Year Picnic checkout this, this, this, and this as well.