past shows
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| 05/16/12 | Lincoln, RI | Speaking – Twin River Casino |
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Speaking for the Tomorrow Fund Children’s Cancer Clinic and support organization
Time: 10:00 am |
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| 05/06/12 | Everywhere, USA | Streaming Online |
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Time: 6:00 pm
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| 04/29/12 | Cranston, RI | Garden City Gazebo |
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Tomorrow Fund Stroll 12′
Time: 9:00 am Ages: All Ages |
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| 04/28/12 | Providence, RI | RiRa – LIFEcycle Kickoff |
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Help us kick off LIFEcycle’s 2012 rides and races to benefit cancer patients right here in RI. Until there is a cure
Time: 9:00 pm Address: 50 Exchange Ter |
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| 04/17/12 | Springfield, MA | Theodores’ |
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Solo Acoustic Blues n Rock
Time: 9:00 pm Admission: Free Ages: No Minors Address: 201 Worthington Street |
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| 04/13/12 | Worcester, MA | Acoustic Java |
| 03/24/12 | New York, NY | Fontana’s |
| 03/23/12 | Boston, MA | The Apple Store |
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Solo Acoustic – Running Your Music Career on a Mac: Eric French relies on the Mac every step of the way—from using Pro Tools for recording to using Bento for organizing his musical life. Check out a short acoustic set from his sophomore release, Old City Blues, and learn how OS X Lion features help him stay on top of his musical career.
Time: 7:00 pm Admission: Free Ages: All Ages Address: 815 Boylston St. |
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| 03/03/12 | Lowell, MA | The Back Page |
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Our first time here, come hang. Also featuring ‘Bees Deluxe’
Time: 8:00 pm Ages: No Minors Address: 15 Kearney Sq Venue phone: 978-455-4418 |
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| 02/23/12 | Framingham, MA | The Chicken Bone |
| 02/17/12 | Portland, ME | Port City Blue |
| 02/04/12 | Southwick, MA | The Skybox |
| 01/21/12 | Waltham, MA | French Family Blues Band Recording |
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The French Family Blues Band will be recording an arrangement of Rollin and Tumblin at the CDIA
Time: 12:00 pm |
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| 01/08/12 | Pawtucket, RI | The MET |
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Helping dear old dad host the blues jam
Time: 4:00 pm Admission: Free Ages: All Ages Address: 1005 Main Street |
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| 12/29/11 | Portland, ME | Port City Blue |
| 12/22/11 | Pawtucket, RI | The MET |
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With Lee McAdams, Don’t Blame Jack
Time: 9:00 pm Admission: $8 Ages: All Ages Address: 1005 Main Street |
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| 12/21/11 | Somerville, MA | Precinct |
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Holiday High Five Reunion, EFMH, ∆VX, special guests
Time: 9:00 pm Ages: No Minors Address: 70 Union Square |
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| 12/01/11 | Framingham, MA | The Chicken Bone |
| 11/26/11 | Barington, RI | Barrington Books |
| 11/19/11 | Lowell, MA | Blues Deluxe 91.5 WUML |
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Back on John’s show, this time acoustic!
Time: 3:00 pm Ages: All Ages |
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| 11/10/11 | Springfield, MA | Theodores’ |
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Full band makes it’s debut in Springfield, love this place – best brisket ever
Time: 8:00 pm Address: 201 Worthington Street |
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| 11/09/11 | Providence, RI | Under the Radar 990WBOB |
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Live in the studio with DJ Rob, http://990wbob.com/
Time: 7:00 pm Ages: All Ages |
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| 11/05/11 | Boston, MA | Cafe 939 |
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Opening for Jonathan Tyler http://www.jonathantylermusic.com/ with guests The Happen-Ins
Time: 9:00 pm Address: 939 Boylston Street |
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| 11/03/11 | Providence, RI | The Spot Underground |
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Opening for Jonathan Tyler http://www.jonathantylermusic.com/ with guests The Happen-Ins
Time: 9:00 pm Address: 15 Elbow St. |
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| 10/23/11 | Pawtucket, RI | The MET |
| 10/21/11 | Hull, MA | The C-Note |
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With Special Guests Soulsistahmel!
Time: 9:00 pm Admission: 10 Ages: No Minors Address: 159 Nantasket Ave |
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| 10/19/11 | Providence, RI | WBRU |
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Home BRU’d has us back on to premier our new material! Stream at http://wbru.com/ or listen locally on 95.5 fm
Time: 9:00 pm |
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| 09/11/11 | Cambridge, MA | The Middle East (Upstairs) |
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with The Spanish Channel
Time: 8:00 pm Ages: No Minors Address: 480 Massachusetts Ave Venue phone: (617) 864-EAST |
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| 09/02/11 | Hull, MA | The C-Note |
| 08/11/11 | Portland, ME | Port City Blue |
| 08/07/11 | Pawtucket, RI | The MET |
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French Family Band Blues Jam – Join Eric, Ronnie, and the rest of the French Family for another great blues jam at the MET. Bring your axe, sticks, keyboard, washboard, surfboard.
Time: 4:00 pm Admission: Free Address: 1005 Main Street |
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| 08/06/11 | Lowell, MA | Blues Deluxe 91.5 WUML |
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Hear the band perform live and talk with host John Guregian
Time: 3:00 pm Ages: All Ages |
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| 07/29/11 | North Attleboro, MA | North Bowl Lanes |
| 07/27/11 | Providence, RI | AS220 |
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with Zenith Arc, Lee McAdams & the Cosmic Factory
Time: 8:00 pm Admission: $6 Ages: All Ages/Licensed |
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| 07/15/11 | Hull, MA | The C-Note |
| 07/11/11 | Somerville, MA | Precinct |
| 06/30/11 | Framingham, MA | The Chicken Bone |
| 06/21/11 | Providence, RI | The Spot Underground |
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Open mic @ 8, featured artist @ 10 for “Creation Tuesdays”. Just recorded our podcast episode with Sully in the Green Room here.
Time: 10:00 pm Admission: $3 Ages: No Minors Address: 15 Elbow St. |
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| 06/10/11 | Cambridge, MA | Club Bohemia at The Cantab Lounge |
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9 Ted Weiman
11 Four Point Restraint
12 The Sift
Time: 10:00 pm Ages: No Minors Address: 738 Massachusetts Avenue Venue phone: (617) 354 – 2685 |
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| 06/05/11 | Pawtucket, RI | The MET |
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Ronnie French Blues JAM! We’ll be there sitting in and helping out
Time: 4:00 pm Address: 1005 Main Street |
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| 06/05/11 | Providence, RI | Sully’s Cafe Podcast recording @ The Spot Underground (closed event) |
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Time: 2:00 pm
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| 05/13/11 | Framingham, MA | The Chicken Bone |
| 05/12/11 | Brookline, MA | New England Institute of Art |
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Silent Concert – The band will be playing through amp modelers, virtual instruments, and being pumped to headphones for the audience, COOL! Featuring Jon Butterworth on drums for this special performance.
Time: 11:00 am |
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| 04/30/11 | Worcester, MA | The Lucky Dog |
| 04/29/11 | Hull, MA | The C-Note |
| 04/14/11 | Pawtucket, RI | The MET |
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Support Lifecycle RI – kickoff event for this year’s cancer benefitting rides, runs etc!
Time: 8:00 pm Address: 1005 Main Street |
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| 04/13/11 | New York, NY | Sullivan Hall |
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First NYC gig as a band, come rock the island with us. 21 to drink, 18+ to attend, all ages with a parent
Time: 8:30 pm Admission: $10 Ages: All Ages/Licensed Address: 214 Sullivan St. (btw Bleecker and W3rd) |
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| 04/10/11 | Cranston, RI | Garden City Gazebo |
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Come out and support the Tomorrow Fund at the annual Stroll. Raffles, strolling, great band… Help cancer treatment and support services for kids and their families here in RI. See www.tomorrowfund.org to start a team and raise money by strolling!
Time: 9:00 am |
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| 04/05/11 | Springfield, MA | Theodores’ |
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Solo set, BBQ & the blues
Time: 9:00 pm Admission: Free Ages: No Minors Address: 201 Worthington Street |
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| 03/26/11 | Lowell, MA | Brew’d Awakenings Coffeehaus |
| 03/19/11 | Boston, MA | MKT – Pot Full of Wishes |
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Acoustic with Ingrid Gerdes – Join the Greater Boston Chi Omega Alumnae Chapter for the 6th Annual “A Pot Full of Wishes” fundraiser to benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation
Time: 5:30 pm Admission: 25 Ages: No Minors Address: 120 Water Street |
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| 03/17/11 | Pawtucket, RI | The MET |
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St. Patrick’s Day at The Met
featuring
CRAIC WAS MIGHTY
TIK TOK
SIX STAR GENERAL
special guests
ERIC FRENCH & MR. HYDE
Time: 5:00 pm Admission: Free, 7$ after 7pm Ages: No Minors Address: 1005 Main Street |
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| 03/09/11 | Worcester, MA | The Lucky Dog |
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Full band for first Worcester gig, come and get it at this bastion of northeast rock
Time: 9:00 pm Admission: Free Ages: No Minors Address: 89 Green Street |
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| 03/04/11 | Cambridge, MA | Club Bohemia at The Cantab Lounge |
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With…
12 Matt Nakoa
11 Eric French & Mr. Hyde
10 Soul Alley
9 Jazzadelics Organ Trio
Time: 9:00 pm Admission: 6 Ages: No Minors Address: 738 Massachusetts Avenue Venue phone: (617) 354 – 2685 |
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| 02/10/11 | Framingham, MA | The Chicken Bone |
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BBQ and the Blues, 3 sets with your favorite rock n’ bluesers
Time: 8:00 pm Admission: Free, tips strongly encouraged Ages: All Ages Address: 358 Waverly Street |
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| 01/28/11 | Boston, MA | HOB Foundation Room |
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Eric French and Mr. Hyde band opens for then backs up Ingrid Gerdes for her CD release “SHED”!
Time: 9:00 pm Address: 15 Lansdowne Street |
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| 01/13/11 - 01/16/11 | Peru, VT | Old City Blues – Cottage Session |
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We’re holing up in a cabin in the woods to record the next batch of tunes. It’s gonna be a cozy house record of explosively fun rock n bluz pop, to be released serially over the year, track by track, as Old City Blues.
Eric French – Guitar/ VOX/ Assistant Engineer/ Producer
Walt Skorupski – Bass/ Historical Documentation
Corey Schreppel – Drums/ Engineer/ Co-Producer
Tim Butterworth – Piano/ Organ
Currently accepting snowshoe donations.
Time: 9:00 pm |
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| 01/08/11 | Hull, MA | The C-Note |
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Our Hull debut with our favorite cover band (that Tim our keyboard player and I are in…) High Five Time
Time: 9:00 pm Ages: No Minors Address: 159 Nantasket Ave |
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| 01/06/11 | Cambridge, MA | Club Bohemia at The Cantab Lounge |
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We’re playing this show the week before we head off to a cottage to record the next batch of tunes, to be released serially over the course of the year, called Old City Blues. We’re going to perform the next record’s worth of material with some extras thrown in the mix. Lineup includes Timmy on keys, Corey on drums, and Walt on bass, can’t wait!
Also appearing, several very awesome bands made up of Walt’s co-workers from Harmonix. (yeah, the creators of Rock Band 3, kind of a big deal) Check them out!
9 pm Eric French & Mr. Hyde
10 pm Giant Target (http://www.myspace.com/gianttarget)
11 pm Hello Ghost (http://www.myspace.com/helloghostofficial)
Time: 9:00 pm Admission: $6 Ages: No Minors Address: 738 Massachusetts Avenue Venue phone: (617) 354 – 2685 |
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| 12/18/10 | Lowell, MA | Brew’d Awakenings Coffeehaus |
| 11/26/10 | Narragansett | The Wheelhouse |
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Thanksgiving Leftovers with Dan Mills 18+
Time: 7:00 pm Admission: $10 Ages: All Ages/Licensed Address: 294 Great Island Road |
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| 11/18/10 | Providence, RI | Best Buddies RI @ Botanical Garden |
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Supporting Best Buddies RI at their annual event, Private
Time: 5:30 pm |
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| 11/17/10 | Providence, RI | WBRU |
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Live on Home BRU’d – tune into 95.5 for an interview and acoustic in studio performance!
Time: 9:00 pm Related post. |
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| 11/05/10 | Cranston, RI | Park Theatre (Stage Door) |
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With Eric Fontana, live rock n pop n blues n folk all night from Cranston’s finest
Time: 9:00 pm Ages: No Minors Address: 848 Park Ave |
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| 10/10/10 | Pawtucket, RI | The MET |
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CD Release Party – Sunday Matinee @ The MET. Admission price includes copy of new CD and dessert. Acoustic and electric sets including a host of guest musicians.
Time: 3:30 pm Admission: $10 Ages: All Ages Address: 1005 Main Street |
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| 09/26/10 | Cranston, RI | FOOS Festival @ the Artist’s Exchange |
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This is our second year around the corner from where Walt, Aaron, and I grew up, come enjoy the Fall Out of Summer Festival, we’ll play you some blues!
Time: 4:00 pm Admission: $1 Ages: All Ages Address: 50 Rolfe Square |
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| 09/23/10 | Cambridge, MA | Club Bohemia at The Cantab Lounge |
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with Corey Schreppel on drums! also playing -
8 – Rolo Tomassi
10 – Dogs on Television
11 – God Awful
Time: 8:00 pm Admission: $6 Ages: No Minors Address: 738 Massachusetts Avenue Venue phone: (617) 354 – 2685 |
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| 09/15/10 | Providence, RI | The Speakeasy Under 121 |
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Solo Acoustic with Kim Lamothe
Time: 7:30 pm Admission: $7 Ages: No Minors Address: 121 Washington St. |
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| 08/12/10 | Cambridge, MA | Club Bohemia at The Cantab Lounge |
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efMH with special guest Corey Schreppel on drums…
and ERIC FRENCH T SHIRTS! Time: 11:00 pm Admission: $6 Ages: No Minors Address: 738 Massachusetts Avenue Venue phone: (617) 354 – 2685 |
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| 08/09/10 | Providence, RI | RIBC Drive |
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Interactive Blood Drive. Donate and save a life!
Time: 3:00 pm Admission: Free Ages: All Ages Address: 405 Promenade St Venue phone: (800) 283-8385 |
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