Every Wednesday

The Robin's Nest "All Star Blues Jam Party"

Hosted by Dean Shot
All blues musicians, guitar players, drummers, bass players, key bangers, tar drum players, bands, singers and dancers are welcome. 8pm-12am
FREE ADMISSION - 2 Drink Minimum...

Every Sunday

"Cool Jazz Sunday Jam"

Hosted by Don Williams. All Jazz musicians welcome. Open Jam: 6pm - 10pm. FREE ADMISSION

Thursday - February 9th, 2012

Rob Paparozzi

Style: Chicago Blues, Harmonica, Jump, Louisiana, Memphis Blues, Piano

Linden homeboy and longtime friend, Rob Paparozzi, playin' in our livingroom...lol...Ever hear Rob play keys? Well he does...Come on down and have a quiet evening with us and Rob, as he, “ Shows His Stuff”...Bring your rig - as you know - We, ALWAYS, Luv ta have Ya'll sit in...

Show starts @ 8pm

No Cover - 2 Drink Minimum

Thursday - February 16th, 2012

Mikey Jr. & Matt Daniels

Style: Acoustic, Chicago Blues, Delta Blues, Harmonica, Jump, Memphis Blues

To blues fans in the Northeast United States, it's a special treat to see Mikey Jr. and his sidekick Matt Daniels at one of their rare acoustic shows. Now, for the first time, you can hear these two tremendous bluesmen do what they do best, right here at The Nest.

Mikey Jr., is a young hamonica prodigy from New Jersey whose playing and gritty vocals have already attracted plenty of attention in USA.

New Jersey bred, Matt Daniels has gained a reputation as an exciting, hard driving guitar player. The 26 year old lead guitarist for Mikey Jr. and the Stone Cold Blues has appeared in 20 states from Maine to Florida, west to Texas, lighting up his audience with hot blues and swing licks.

Show starts @ 8pm

Free Admission - 2 Drink Minimum

Friday - February 17th, 2012

Big Frank & The Healers

Style: Acoustic, Chicago Blues, Delta Blues, Harmonica, Memphis Blues, Texas

BIG FRANK & THE HEALERS are a traditional electric blues band playing chiefly in the Chicago and Delta blues styles, and touching on the swampy sounds of Louisiana and Texas. The band has been cited in publications as far afield as Austria’s ‘Blues Life Journal’. Local favorites, they have appeared in nightclubs and concerts including the headline spot at the 2004 Lake George Blues Festival. They were featured artists at The Glens Falls Blues Festival, and the Blues 2000+4 Festival. For several years they’ve played to enthusiastic concert crowds, including performances at Rockefeller Center’s City Sounds, Staten Island’s Back-to-the-Beach and Twilight series, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, and opening for Creedence Clearwater Revisited. The band’s founder and leader “BIG FRANK” Mirra’s credits include The Mohair Sam Band, and The Street Hawks, an acoustic group that focuses on early roots music

Show starts @ 9pm

$10 Admission

Saturday - February 18th, 2012

River City Slim & The Zydeco Hogs

Style: Canjun, Louisiana, Zydeco

What Is Zydeco?

Back in the early 1950's, traditional Cajun and Creole music collided with the rocking Rhythm and Blues sounds that were sweeping the country, and a new style of music emerged. It was christened Zydeco, from a song popularized by Zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier. The Zydeco we hear in Louisiana today is a popular and exciting dance music that owes much to Chenier and his contemporaries.

River City Slim & The Zydeco Hogs bring the exuberant sounds of the steamy bayous of southwestern Louisiana to the hills of New England. The Zydeco Hogs cook up a spicy musical gumbo that combines the traditional sounds of the button accordion and washboard with a driving, syncopated beat.

Instrumentation
River City Slim - Drums, Vocals
Rockin' Robin Bean - Rubboard, Fiddle, Vocals
Toad Eckert - Guitar, Vocals
Andy Karlok - Bass, Vocals
Mark Thompson - Accordion, Vocals

Show starts @ 9pm

$15 Admission

Thursday - February 23rd, 2012

Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans

Style: Acoustic, Chicago Blues, Delta Blues, Memphis Blues

BRAD VICKERS learned on the job playing, touring, and recording with America’s blues and roots masters:Pinetop Perkins, Jimmy Rogers, Hubert Sumlin, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Odetta, Sleepy LaBeef, Rosco Gordon—to name only a few. Now his own group, The Vestapolitans, offer a good-time mix of originals and covers spanning blues, ragtime, skiffle, and more great American roots ‘n’ roll music. Their three CDs, “Traveling Fool” (2011), “Stuck With The Blues” (2010), and “Le Blues Hot” (2008) have met with terrific reviews, radio play on 250+ stations and are a hit with audiences everywhere!

This show is an “ Unplugged” version.

“Few bands can cover more than a half-century of blues styles and give each its own authentic reincarnation. This sets Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans apart from every other blues band in the land.”
—Roger & Margaret White, BIG CITY BLUES

“ A true one-of-a-kind band, mixing and mastering wildly divergent styles, always sounding credible,and never mass-produced.”
–Roger & Margaret White, BIG CITY RHYTHM & BLUES US

Show starts @ 8pm

Free Admission - 2 Drink Minimum

Friday - February 24th, 2012

Filthy Rich and The Poor Boys

Style: Chicago Blues, Delta Blues, Memphis Blues

The blues scene is alive and well in New Jersey! Filthy Rich and The Poor Boys continue to provide you with the best in blues music for your listening pleasure. The band invites you to see us at any of the venues listed below. Our CD, “ Keep It Simple” is doing well and I might add, all the tunes are “ ORIGINAL” in content. You've heard about us, now come see us and listen up!

Rich, Ken and Dave

Show starts @ 9pm

$10 Admission