Bally Bunion - 2/26/11 Brooklyn, NYC

McFly's second gig with us was lots of fun and we had a nicely built setlist of tunes. Bally Bunion's usual energetic crowd got really kind of wild during "Purple Rain" influencing people to gesticulate wildly and toss napkins skyward (of which there is some rare footage below)









Maple and Bourbon 101st Anniversary Cuppycakes, Oh My.



Thanks to Joe the bartender for his vocal prowess on "Love Shack"



It was great to see Clay Do The Dance.



This time I ordered the Nacho's Supreme from the bar menu (thanks for reminding me Jamie)

- Animal

B.B. Kings Blues Club 100th SHOW 2/25/11 New York City

Not only was it the band's 100th show and we really have come a very long way but this was also unequovically the bands finest show from my standpoint on the bandstand. I have never been so entertained seeing a performance at B.B. Kings as much as ours (Humble, Aint I) and I saw Dr. Demento at this very location.

Premiered tonight was the "Weird Al" portion of "Like a Virgin" that I forgot we had rehearsed but we recovered quite nicely as the band are becoming more and more flexible as an ensemble. This gig was also the first time that I saw many costumes which gave the show a "what happens next" edge for me not to mention what the audience must have been thinking. The band played very well but I am super proud of our singers for making this a real show.







Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.







Hello Dolly.



Into The Groove.





FACEBOOK ALBUM 1

FACEBOOK ALBUM 2

- Animal

B.B. Kings Blues Club 100th SHOW Pro-Shots 2/25/11 New York City

FLICKR

- Animal

Digital Ad Campaign 2/11

Many Beautiful Photographs were being taken at the Brooklyn Bowl shows and I decided to pick some of Jamie's and make a series of digital advertisements to pepper Facebook with over the course of a few weeks. Instead of putting all our names in a hat the photos were created in this order leaving Doc Brown for last since he is our fearless bandleader.













email to our mailing list -

Hey 80's fans!

Well, tomorrow is our show at BB King's in Times Square. We hope to see you all there because it is a very special anniversary for us... our 100th show! From our long-time fans that remember us starting out as The Airwaves, to our newest recruits, please come dance the night away with us! We're going to make it our best show ever, with tons of awesome 80's surprises!

If you can't make it or are not a city person, we'll be at Bally Bunion in Bay Ridge the next night, Saturdayu the 26th, and at Napper Tandy's on Friday March 4th.

See you soon!
White Wedding
www.whiteweddingband.com

- Animal

Heritage Bar - 2/19/11 Yonkers, New York

The band has become somewhat of an unshakeable force after all of our experience and travails and while we have never been ignored the crowd at the Heritage bar did not really approach the dance floor until our second set and "Mickey" was the number that got people out there. Dancing was intermittent throughout the evening but patrons told us how impressed they were and more importantly the management really enjoyed us. Songs premiered tonight were 9 To 5, The Gambler, Rock Me Amadeus and Funkytown.

The bartending and wait staff treated us Very kindly and Spicolli and myself had to tear ourselves away from the Jamieson and creamily DELICIOUS Guinness on tap at the end of the night.





This is not the first time that our Music has persuaded young men to take off their clothes.





Pre-Gig I purchased a few appetizers (Chicken Fajita Tortilla and Black Bean & Cheese Tortilla) from the unique Japanese/Tex-Mex place next door only to find that it tasted identical to the more popular Chinese/Tex-Mex establishments around town.

Pre-Japanese/Tex-Mex While awaiting the 4 train on the Atlantic avenue platform an aromatically drunken fellow started spouting to me (in a friendly enough fashion) about Steven Tyler, J-Lo and Randy Jackson as if I looked like I knew about American Idol or even Music in general, I told myself "oh the hair and I'm carrying a snare drum" which was promptly followed by another gentleman interrupting and proclaiming "I'm a musician". WELL, this is when the red flag goes up and the "suspicious new yorker" comes out. He begins to ask me what kind of drumsticks I use, I answer honestly and say Pro-Mark. he ruminates mysteriously about drumstick brands I have never heard of then he hits upon something. "Do you use Ambian Drumsticks? How about Xanax drumsticks? fifty cents apiece" I tell him thats a really good price but no thank you and fortunately my train pulled in at that moment which I had no problems/obstructions boarding. As a parting question he asks me "Who's the best drummer you ever seen?" to which I reply "Keith Moon" even though I have never seen Keith Moon in person.

Do I look like a pill popper, I mean seriously,.....

O.K. DONT Answer That.



- Animal

O' Flanagans 2/18/11 New York City

Doc Brown and Spiccoli Rocking Out at our return performannn ,.......
Hold On a Second There, THATS NOT DOC BROWN!!!

Awhile ago I had mentioned the band considering understudies performing at some shows due to our busying schedules and just two weeks ago we began rehearsals with Marty McFly and in a stunning feat of musicality and studiousness Marty learned 30 songs and ran through them with us at an average of once per tune spanning about 4 hours of solid rehearsal. I had a Great Gig and Marty gets the V.I.P of the night in my book for musicianship, professionalism and getting along with this lot.



Do They Not Look Alike ?
(L to R) Marty McFly, Doc Brown.
Callbox Lounge 2/2/11.



Considering this was the bands first gig with Marty McFly we didnt miss a beat and gave a typical High Energy White Wedding performance. O'Flanagans provided a nice lively crowd but we were very pleased to entertain bowling team "The Lois Lanes" who saw us at the Brooklyn Bowl last month and followed us into Manhattan, They asked to take a photo with us and we obliged of course.



- Animal

Ski Party/Coalition for the homeless benefit - 2/5/11 New York City

This Was an AWESOME gig for us with a packed room singing along and dancing. The theme was a Ski party and they were also raffling off tickets to benefit the Coalition for the homeless.

The Band arrived at this sprawling eleventh floor loft on fifth avenue before me and since I was late I missed the Cheese Fondue portion of the evening but there was music to be played and a crowd to be rocked. Aside from our Speed Metal rendition of "Jenny/867-5309" (of which the drummer's fault it lies in the hands of) The band performed exceptionally well striking all of our marks.











Delicious "Punch" was served complimentary at the bar and I loved the cute cups so much that I just had to have four servings.