Alma Schneider and No Rehearsals Among Many Great Bands Kicking Off Church Street Free Summer Concerts

Montclair Center Stage will kick off its series of free summer concerts on April 27 with a great lineup of performers from from noon to 6 p.m on Church Street in Montclair.

The second show, on May 4 will feature Parents Who Rock's own Alma Schneider performing with her band, the No Rehearsals.

Here's the lineup for the first two shows.

Saturday, April 27th:

Rainbow Fresh; Bern and the Brights; Owls & Lions; Mike Ferrara & Friends/ Tribute to John Finnegan; Gregori Lukas; Shaunie and the Walkers; DJ Boogie Dash.

Saturday, May 4th, Church Street Family Day/ GLAM! Street Fair, Noon-6 p.m.:

Vikki Williams and the Lynx Band; Guitaro 5000; Watermelon; Alma Scheider and No Rehearsals; Grey’s Light; Adam Streicher; Special Hip Hop Artist Gigg; DJ Boogie Dash.

The concerts are produced by Joann Smalls Productions, and sound production is by ACIEM Studios.

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See "Muscle Shoals" May 4: Great Discount from Montclair Film Fest for PWR Members

The Montclair Film Festival is offering Parents Who Rock members a discount to see a great music film it’s showing this year.

For music lovers, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, holds special significance as the place where classic songs were recorded by the likes of Aretha Franklin, the Rolling Stones, Wilson Pickett and Paul Simon. The remarkable documentary, Muscle Shoals, interviews the players – both famous and anonymous – who have helped make Muscle Shoals so extraordinary.

The documentary will be screened at the Montclair Kimberley Academy, Saturday, May 4, at 4:15 p.m.

To get the member price, when you order tickets online and get to the ticket purchase page, there will be a “Know a promotion code?” box. Click that and enter this code: MFF2013bk. The member price will appear.

Thanks to the Montclair Film Festival for offering this great discount to PWR members.

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Celebrate Cuatro de Mayo with The Bloomingfields at Tierney's!

Come on out for a fun Cuatro de Mayo dance party featuring great original music from two loco local bands—The Bloomingfields and The Unmentionables, Saturday, May 4, at Tierney's Tavern in Montclair.

The Unmentionables go on at 9 p.m. The Bloomingfields take the stage at 10:30 p.m. There's a $10 cover.
 
Tierney's is located at 136 Valley Road in Montclair.

Be sure the check out the Bloomingfields on Facebook.

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PWR's Mellman to Open for Trout Fishing in America this Friday, April 26 at Outpost

Parents Who Rock’s Bob Mellman will be opening a great family-friendly show featuring Trout Fishing in America at Outpost in the Burbs this Friday, April 26.

The show is set for 8 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 67 Church Street, Montclair. Doors will open at 7:30.

Tickets are $22 for adults, and $10 for children 12 and under.

PWRocker Mellman has written memorable children's songs about dinosaurs and head lice, as well as ballads and blues. He has composed and performed music heard on National Public Radio, commercials and the Dr. Demento show. As a solo performer on guitar and as the bass player in the popular local band, The Reticents, he's performed at the Concert for Haiti, Montclair First Night, Tierney's, Maplewoodstock and Hat City Kitchen. Mellman has also brought many renowned folk, bluegrass and klezmer musicians to perform in concert at Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, for its popular Havdalah Café series.

Four-time Grammy nominees, Trout Fishing in America is the long-standing and yet seemingly unlikely musical partnership of Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet. As individuals, they are about as different as one can imagine. Together, they blend seamlessly in a way that has captured the imagination (and hearts) of audiences of all ages for over three decades. Idlet on guitar and banjo stands six foot eight tall while Grimwood on bass stretches to just under five foot six, on a humid day. Idlet is more playful and extroverted while Grimwood is more serious and reserved. Each of them bring out the best in the other and the joy that comes from this musical interaction is contagious and impossible to deny. Check out troutmusic.com for more.

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PWR's Vakili's Inclusion Film Makes It to Montclair Film Festival

Parents Who Rock's Lily Vakili has produced an amazing video, "I Am Montclair," about inclusion in Montclair and we’re happy to say the video has made it into the Montclair Film Festival! 

Lily recently performed at PWR’s Tom Petty songfest. She was also the person who first approached PWR about the Edgemont playground fundraising which is how we got involved (and look what we did there!)

Lily’s video will be playing May 5th at 2 p.m. at the Clareview Cinema in Montclair and we hope everyone will buy a ticket.

View the trailer here! 

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Big Mamou and Eugene Chrysler Band Rock Tierney's This Saturday, April 13

Big Mamou  is back at Tierney's Tavern in Montclair for a special show this Saturday, April 13—sharing the bill with the fabulous Eugene Chrysler Band. Eugene Chrysler plays a great mix of rockabilly and swinging country. 

Following Eugene's set, Big Mamou will close out the evening with a nice long set of "Mamou" style zydeco, cajun, swingin' blues and cosmic country. This should be a great dance party,  so plan to stay late and have a blast! Music starts at 9:30 p.m. Tierney's is located at 136 Valley Road, Montclair.http://www.parentswhorock.com/2008/01/big-mamou_421.html

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Jangle Unchained: Warren Zanes and Matt Davis Kick Off 3-City, 1-Weekend Tour This Friday!

Parents Who Rock-ers Warren Zanes and Matt Davis will join fellow veterans of College Rock Era Econoline campaigns for a trio of Jangle Hoot Pop shows this weekend, starting with an all ages show Friday evening at Maxwell's in Hoboken.

Warren will play songs from his solo releases as well as from his adventures as a part of The Del Fuegos. Matt will be playing songs mined from his ancient history as a member of The Vestrymen, along with new material from his current band, The Thousand Pities. Joining them will be Seth Tiven (Dumptruck) and Michael Carlucci (Winter Hours, East Of Venus, The Thousand Pities). Four songwriters, acoustic guitars, in-the-round style. A Jangle Pop Hoot.

The cover charge at Maxwell's is $10. Please come! Bring the kids! Swearing will be kept to a minimum… sort of...

Friday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. —Maxwell's,  1039 Washington Street, Hoboken;
Saturday, March 23 at 7 p.m. — Never Ending Books, New Haven, CT;
Sunday, March 24 at Pianos (Upstairs), 158 Ludlow Street, New York.

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