Las Vegas Jam Band Society
Members’ Meeting Minutes: January 3, 2012
Meeting Begins: 7:30PM “How
‘bout them apples?! Starting on time!”
President’s Report (Greg): absent
Vice President’s Report (Roland): The
‘production report’ will be covered
tonight. See below.
Treasurer’s Report (Dan): Pay Your Dues!
$100 paid by Feb.’s meeting date for a
yearly membership & $150 for any live-in
couple for two yearly memberships. We spent
$125 for Xmas Party decorations, etc. We have
liquid assets!
Secretary’s Report (Jessica): Glad to
represent again for 2012! Let’s do this!
J
Mayor’s Report (Dustin): Color: Jazzberry
Jam
Production Report (Roland):
Interests:
Dead Winter Carpenters: want to play Feb. 3
or 4. More info TBA.
(concerns: Moksha is Feb. 3rd w/ Skerik &
Jen Hartswick & in AZ on Feb. 4th)
Delta Nove wants to play a Mardi Gras show on
Feb. 16 or 17 (maybe @ LV Country Saloon or
the E-String?) Group prefers the Friday, Feb.
17.th
(concerns: Being to close to the BOOMBOX event
on Feb. 21st (Tuesday) at the HRCafe.)
Papa Grows Funk want to play sometime between
March 1-10. Group says their offer is too large,
so we’ll offer a door-split or less money.
More info TBA.
Spafford want to play for us again. They gave
us some available dates in March and April.
The group preferred the March 23, 24 weekend
and the E-String as the venue. More info TBA.
Elephant Door Step wants to play a future gig.
The members did not know of them & said
next time around.
UPCOMING SHOWS:
LVJBS events:
The Ragbirds @ The E-String, Tuesday, February
7th. (Our LVJBS February meeting will be held,
prior to this show, at 6:30PM. Doors will be
at 7:30PM.)
BoomBox @ the Hard Rock Café. $15. Tuesday,
Feb. 21st.
NON-LVJBS events:
*Sat., Jan. 7th: Dry River Yacht Club (bluegrassy,
jamband) & He’s My Brother, She’s
My Sister @ The Beauty Bar.
*Sat., Jan. 21st: SuperStar Bingo @ Money Plays.
*Friday, Jan. 27th--Matt O'Ree @ The LV Country
Saloon, Free, 8PM
*Fri., Feb. 3rd: Moksha w/ Jen Hartswick &
Skerik @ TBA.
*Sat., Feb. 25th : The Budos Band @ Body English,
Hard Rock Hotel. $15.
*Mon., Mar. 12th: Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
@ The Smith Center.
*Fri., Mar. 30th: The Pink Floyd Experience
@ The Smith Center.
*Sunday, April 1st--GALACTIC with special guests:
Corey Glover (Living Colour) & Corey Henry
(Rebirth Brass Band), @ HRCafe, $20, 8PM
OPEN FLOOR:
The group agrees that two upcoming weekend dates
need celebrating with MUSIC! Saturday, March
17th (St. Patty’s Day) & Friday, April
20th (Celebration!) We need to look for available
bands.
(Jessica): Career Day volunteers are needed
for February 10th. Please contact Jessica: besoljess@aol.com
if you or someone you know would like to share
about their schooling or job/employment with
3rd, 4th, or 5th graders.
(JC): Wants to see Shatki (check it on YouTube!
…Spelling?): John McClauflin & Amir
Yassan’s band.
(JD): Thanks to the LVJBS for the community
non-profit help with The Pit Stop (animal rescue).
They raised $420 in raffle sales and donations
at our December events. J
**February’s community Non-Profit help
will be for ‘The LOVE of music’,
donating to our LVJBS members’ local schools
of employments’, MUSIC programs. More
info TBA.
(JC): Mentioned contacting UNLV’s jazz
musicians for future opening acts/bands, when
needed.
(Ian): Came up with the awesome idea of having
a ‘Committee Chair’ to take charge
of local band contacts and their availability.
The group nominated Ian Z. as the head liaison
of this ‘local jam band’ committee.
J
Meeting Adjourned: 8:10PM