Hey, the 13th Annual Asbury Music Awards are happening tonight at The Stone Pony. We've been nominated in 5 categories this year. Niiiice! C'mon out and celebrate the local music scene.
Frankie
11/2/05
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THANKS... to everyone who helped us raise some cash at The Saint for the Disaster Relief Fund. You guys rock! Thanks also to everyone who came out to the "Shore to Shore Benefit" at The Pony, and all the people who worked so hard behind the scenes to put the day together.
TUNE IN... tonight at 8:00 PM for "Banding Together," a special broadcast to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The show can be heard on BlowUpRadio, Upstage Radio and 90.5 FM The Night.
THIS SATURDAY... we'll be playing an afternoon show at Memorial Park in Lebanon Township. We'll be playing 2 sets - one of which will be backing Bruce Tunkel... nice!! Click here for more info.
See ya,
Frankie
9/21/05
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Hey Gang,
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of those affected by the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. I'm hoping we can work together to raise some money for the Disaster Relief Fund.
Here's what we've got in mind... we have a show coming up this Thursday with Glen Burtnik and Cool Days End. It's "Springsteen Appreciation Night" at The Saint, and we were asked to play a Bruce song and talk a little bit about how Bruce has influenced us. Ya know what? We've been thinking of all these songs we'd like to cover, but it's really hard to pick just one. Here's where you guys come in...
WE NEED YOU TO PICK THE SONG... stop by the merchandise table, and for every $5 you donate, you'll get an entry form. Pick the Bruce song you'd like to hear - any song, any album. During our set we'll pick one song at random and send it out to the winner. All donations will be sent to the Red Cross.
So be sure to pick some good tunes and enter as many times as you'd like!
See ya soon,
Frankie
9/4/05
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Hey People!
Thanks to everyone for coming out to The Saint, and a special big-ass thanks to our good friend Bruce Tunkel for coming out and playing with us on the last night. As huge fans of Bruce's music, it was a real honor to have him join us.
To The Saint, Gary Wien at Upstage Radio, and the hole-punchin', frequent-attendin' card-carryin' crew who came out to all 4 shows... this buca's for you!!
Hey, did ya hear?? We had so much fun, we're gonna do it again! That's right, we'll be back at The Saint every Thursday in December. Holiday shows, baby! But more on that later...
Check it out... pete was recently featured in an article in the Bergen Record about the NJ music scene. You can find that here.
Next stop is Friday night at the Pony. Come on out!
See ya soon,
Frankie
8/9/05
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Hey People!
Night 3... It's only rock-n-roll, but I like it. A lot. A helluva lot. Mark Linskey from the Hudson Falcons joined us on stage and proceeded to blow the roof off the joint.
As a result, we've been evicted... but we're havin' one last party before we go...
See ya tonight!
Frankie
7/28/05
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Hey People!
2 DOWN, 2 TO GO... Night 2 at The Saint was a nice, hot, sweaty, rockin'-ass good time! Thanks to everyone who came out and special thanks to Bocci for sitting in with us. Check out the review at AsburyMusic.com.
Up next... Night 3. Can't hardly wait!
'Til Thursday,
Frankie
7/19/05
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Hey People!
Big thanks to everyone who came out to The Saint on Thursday! Remember... we've got something special in the works for everyone who makes it out to all 4 of the shows, so keep checkin' back here for details...
This coming Thursday night, our good bud Boccigalupe will be sitting in with us... ya don't wanna miss this one, kids!
See ya!
Frankie
7/11/05
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Hey People!
Happy Independence Day! BBQ's, beer and freedom... NICE!!
We've been having a great summer so far... opening up for Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers at their sold out show at The Saint was a blast... our first show up in Boston was a big success and we'll be making another trip up there in the fall. Stay tuned... and thanks to everyone who came out to our show with Joe D'Urso and Jon Caspi at The Wonder Bar. A lot of food was collected for the Monmouth County Food Bank that night. You guys rock!
EVERY WEEK AT THE SAINT... Cool Rock Thursdays! We are just days away from the first night of our residency at The Saint!
Guest "peatles" throughout the month... we asked some of our buds to come help us make some noise!
Cold beer at a reasonable price... $1 Miller Lite drafts from 8-9 / $2.50 all night long... NIIICE!!
NYC / NORTH JERSEY PEEPS... we will be back in NYC on Saturday, July 23rd, downtown at The Pussycat Lounge. This is our first show at this venue - hope you can make it out! E-mail Frankie for discount passes.
A LITTLE HELP FOR OUR FRIENDS... I recently got an e-mail from Anthony D'Amato about a benefit concert that he organized with his brother. Some of you may have read Anthony's reviews on AsburyMusic.com and in Upstage Magazine. The SPARKS Benefit show features the very talented David Sancious and it's taking place at the Two River Theatre in Red Bank on July 16th. Sounds like a great night for a great cause. For more info on SPARKS and the show, check out SPARKS International.
See ya soon!
Frankie
7/4/05
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Hey People!
With the recent release of our CD, we thought it was time to put some reviews up on the site... so we've done just that. You can check 'em out on the about pete page.
Spend Thursdays with us in July! That's right, baby! We'll be playing at The Saint every Thursday in July. We've got some really cool stuff planned for these shows... details will be up soon.
Before that though, we've got some real groovy stuff in store for June... check da calendar!
See ya soon,
Frankie
5/31/05
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Hey People!
We've got some cool news that we'd like to share... in July, we'll be doing a residency at The Saint in Asbury Park! Details will be coming very soon, so please stay tuned...
Later,
Frankie
5/26/05
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Hey People!
"Between the City and the Stratosphere" is being featured as the "Album of the Week" at BlowUpRadio.com all this week. You can check out their review of the CD, hear tracks and download an mp3 of "Outta My Hands" too. Thanks, Lazlo!
Some pictures from our recent instore appearance at Vintage Vinyl can be found here.
Heads up - we'll be adding a very cool show or two to the calendar over the next few days... check back!
See ya later,
Frankie
3/7/05
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Hey People!
Kelly and I have a cool show coming up at The Saint. We'll be opening up for Graham Parker on March 9th. It's always fun to do shows like this where we get to strip down (I mean that in a musical sense... get your minds outta the gutter) and try out some new stuff. Come on out!
WIN FREE TICKETS... we have a pair of tickets to give away for this show absolutely free. NICE!! To win 'em, send an email to info@maybepete.com with "SAINT" in the subject line. Good luck! All entries must be received no later than March 4th.
See ya soon,
Frankie
2/25/05
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Hey People!
It was great to see y'all at our CD Release Party. You guys rock! Thanks for a great night. There's a review of the show up at asburymusic.com. Check it out.
In other big news, we got ourselves a new drummer. His name is Johnny Macko and he rocks! If any of you folks in the Philly area are around tonight, come on out and give him a big welcome.
See ya soon,
Frankie
2/16/05
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Hey People!
LET'S PARTY... Our big-ass CD Release Show is set for Saturday, February 12th at our favorite club in all the land, The Saint. Tickets are $10 and are on sale now. New CDs, new t-shirts, and The Damnwells (who kick ass) are headlining... all this on a Saturday night in Asbury Park. NICE! Hope to see ya there!
THANK YOU... You've heard him on our CD and you've seen him at lots of our shows as of late. Big thanks to the smokin' (literally) Rob Savoy for playing with us. We borrowed Rob from Kimon and he brought a tremendously good vibe to our recording sessions and to our live shows. Rob is one of those guys that puts everything he has into his playing each and every time out and it was a great pleasure to work with him for a while. Thanks, man! We wish you all the best.
CHECK IT OUT... Check out John Cavanaugh's Rocktography site. Many of you know John is the official photographer for the Stone Pony. He's captured many great rock-n-roll moments from lots of great nights at the Jersey Shore. You can check out his pictures at his new website. Click here to get there.
COOL SHOWS... We have some cool stuff coming up. Tomorrow we're playing a Military Care Package Party in Gladstone, NJ. There's no cover - instead, we ask that you bring some stuff to be included in care packages that will be put together at this party and sent to the troops. Follow this link for more info about this special show. Next month, we'll be playing in Philly as well as at NJ's coolest record store, Vintage Vinyl. Check out the calendar page for more info.
That's all for now. Thanks to everyone who has ordered the CD and thanks for the e-mails, too. We're glad you guys are diggin' it.
See ya soon,
Frankie
1/28/05
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Hey People!
Happy Holidays!
THE NEW CD... Our new CD "Between the City and the Stratosphere"
will be released on January 10th. You can find ordering info on the
Merch
page.
Everyone who pre-orders will be entered in a drawing to win our ultra-rare,
limited edition CD "Stuff THIS in Your Stocking!" that we
gave out at our holiday show in '03. We have two of these babies left,
so we'll pull two winners at random.
CD RELEASE PARTY... yep, a big-ass party is happening. Details will
be up soon!
MAILING LIST... Wanna be the first kid on your block to have all the
latest pete news? To get on our list, just send us an e-mail
with “mailing list” in the subject. We send e-mail updates
with our show schedule about once a month.
We'd like to wish everyone a safe, healthy and Happy New Year! See ya
in '05!
Peace,
Frankie
12/28/04
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Hey people!
How's it
goin'? Just wanted to give you a quick update, so here's the deal...
NEW CD... That's right, baby! We're just about finished. It's called
"Between the City & the Stratosphere" and we'll be posting
the official release date soon. Stay tuned!
DEMO CD OUT OF PRINT... Our free CD sampler that we've been giving out
is now officially out of print. If you've already requested one, it's
on the way, but that's the last of 'em.
PETE IN UPSTAGE MAGAZINE... Hey, if you're in the Central Jersey area,
be sure to pick up the July issue of Upstage Magazine and check out
the feature on us. If you can't get a copy, you can read it online at
upstagemagazine.com
ATTENTION NORTH JERSEY PEEPS... We're back at Maxwell's in Hoboken on
August 11th. Come on out!
Hope everyone's having a great summer and we hope to be seeing ya soon!
Peace,
Frankie
7/23/04
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Hey people!
The fine folks over at asburymusic.com recently interviewed Marc about his days with his former band, Concrete Jungle. Click here to check it out!
Peace,
Frankie
3/15/04
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Hey people!
How's it goin'? Here's an update on all that's happening in peteland.
RECORDING CONTINUES... All is going very well and we expect to have our first full-length CD out early this summer. NICE!
MARCH 10TH... that's our next show and we're really psyched about it! We're opening for one of our favorite bands, Marah, at one of our favorite clubs, the Saint. Those of you who have seen Marah know why we like 'em so much. They put on one of the best live shows I've ever seen. I've heard all the stories about what it was like to see Springsteen back in the early 70's, and every time I see these guys live, I imagine that's what it must have been like. Should be a great night. Come on out!
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE BTX GANG... We really appreciate all the support you've shown us, not to mention the help on percussion. I'm glad we had the chance to meet some of you guys at our recent shows. Hope to see y'all again soon.
THE BTX BAND... Friday, March 26th... save the date! The BTX Band are a Springsteen tribute band and they're getting ready to rock the Jersey Shore. You gotta check these cats out! They play a lot of really cool stuff, especially some of the more obscure Bruce songs that you wouldn't expect to hear. The boys will be havin' a house party at Lance & Debbie's in Asbury Park. Be sure to check 'em out!
SECOND ANNUAL SPRING MINI-TOUR WITH THE HUDSON FALCONS... The great N.J. punk-n-roll band, the Hudson Falcons, have just finished recording their latest CD and they've invited us to do some shows with them. Check back - details will be posted here soon!
Finally, before I sign off, a friend passed along this site to me and I wanted to pass it along to you guys as well. It's a site dedicated to assisting the survivors and families of the victims of the tragic fire at the Station nightclub in Rhode Island last year. I spend a lot of time in clubs and the tragedy at the Station crosses my mind quite often, but I have to admit that I didn't realize how much these people still need help until I went to this site and read some of the stories. If you have the means to help, please check out www.stationfamilyfund.org.
That's all for now.
See ya soon!
Frankie
2/23/04
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Hey people!
Damn, we had a great time at the Saint last night! It was cool to see so many peeps braving the cold and snow to come out and heat the place up. We were psyched to be a part of this lineup - everybody rocked! Check out the review at www.asburymusic.com.
Our next stop will be back at the Stone Pony, opening for Bobby Bandiera on the 31st. Tickets are available through the band and you can reserve yours by clicking here. Hope to see ya there!
Peace,
Frankie
1/18/04
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Hey people!
Happy New Year! I hope your holidays rocked! I've got a couple of "thank yous" I'd like to send out, so here we go...
Thanks to everyone who came out to the holiday shows at the Saint and the Underpass. We had a blast! Hope you guys did too. Thanks to Mike June and the Dirty Doves for kickin' ass and for the Jell-O shots, and many thanks to Bruce Tunkel and Mark Linskey for sitting in and jamming with us. That was some serious fun!
And the fun continues... we have some very cool shows coming up. Check out the calendar page!
Coming soon... our second annual mini-tour with the Hudson Falcons... stay tuned!
Best wishes to everyone for a great 2004!
See ya soon,
Frankie
1/6/04
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Hey people!
It's that time of year... time for the maybe pete Holiday Bash! It's all happening at the Saint on December 11th, and there's a lot of really cool stuff in store for that night. First of all, our good bud, the ass-kickin' Bruce Tunkel will be playing. And if great music and plenty of holiday cheer isn't enough for ya, there will also be gifts! That's right, baby... gifts! We'll be giving away copies of "stuff THIS in your stocking!" a 4-song CD of some rarities that we put together especially for this night. This is a limited edition CD and will be available for one night only! We'll order enough copies for everyone that R.S.V.P.'s for the show. To get 'em, click here and let us know that you're coming and how many people will be in your party. The deadline to reserve CD's is Sunday, December 7th.
And speaking of December 7th, if you're heading to the Springsteen show at Convention Hall that night, we'll be playing the Stone Pony's pre-show happy hour. We go on at 4:00, so if you're in the neighborhood, stop on by!
See ya soon!
Peace,
Frankie
12/1/03
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Hey people!
Just a quick reminder that the World Hunger Year Hungerthon benefit concert is tomorrow night at the Stone Pony. The show will also benefit the Monmouth County Food Bank, so please be sure to bring a non-perishable food item with you. This should be a great night of music for a great cause, so come on out if you can. Check the calendar page for more details. Hope to see ya there!
Peace,
Frankie
11/21/03
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Hey people!
How's it goin'? We have some very cool shows coming up in November, so check out the calendar page and come on out if you can.
In other news, we've just made our way back into the recording studio and we're really psyched to be working on our first full-length CD. Look out for it in early 2004.
Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa's little elves are hard at work on the Maybe Pete Christmas Party. Details coming soon!
Peace,
Frankie
10/26/03
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Hey people!
We're psyched to be nominated for Top Roots Band at the Asbury Music Awards again this year! The show is happening at the Stone Pony on October 15th - click here to find out more.
Our next show is right here in our own backyard, at the Underpass in Elmwood Park. We'll be there this Thursday night. Hope to see ya there!
Peace,
Frankie
10/7/03
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Hey people!
Many thanks to everyone for coming out to the recent shows. As always, we really appreciate your support. We had a real good time at Kenny's the other night, and a great time jamming with Jason Shain. Hope to do it again sometime soon. Now on to the news...
We would like to send a big-ass thank you out to Bourgeois Matt for bringin' the beat from beyond the Brooklyn Bridge all summer long. It was truly a pleasure playing with you. Your talent and friendship are greatly appreciated.
We would also like to send a big-ass welcome out to Drew Pompey, the newest member of the pete family. Drew will be taking over the drumming duties from here. I know that I speak for the whole band when I tell you that we're wicked-psyched to have you on board. Welcome brother!
See ya soon!
Frankie
9/14/03
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Hey people!
I just wanted to drop in and let you all know that our upcoming NYC show has been moved to Kenny's Castaways. Check the calendar page for more details. Jason Shain will be kicking things off that night, so be sure to get there early. You definitely do not want to miss him! Hope to see ya there!
Peace,
Frankie
9/5/03
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Hey people!
I just wanted to let you all know what an awesome time we had playing at the Stage Door Canteen last Friday night. As always, a big thanks to everybody who made it out to the shows! If you weren't there, then do yourself a favor and check out another one of the upcoming shows in the Asbury Storyteller Series. Trust me, you'll be glad you did! John Cavanaugh and the whole gang are doing a fantastic job down there, and we can't thank them enough. If you'd like more info about the series, you can write to JerseyShorePhoto@aol.com.
And be sure to check out Gary Wien's review of our early show from that night.
That's all for now. I gotta run... it's Bosstime!
Peace,
Frankie
7/17/03
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Hey!
The Asbury Park Storytellers Music Series is coming -- and we're kicking it off this Friday night! This special series of shows will be happening throughout the summer at the Stage Door Canteen - home of John Cavanaugh's Rocktography Photo Exhibit. We'll be playing acoustic, talking about Asbury, talking about our songs and doing Q&A. There are two shows, 8 PM and 10 PM. E-mail us to reserve tickets as space is limited. You can go to www.asburymusic.com for more info about the photo exhibit and other upcoming events in the Storytellers Series.
New pete pictures are up at asburymusic.com. Check 'em out - there's a link on the main page.
Hope everyone's having a great holiday weekend! See you soon...
Until the good is gone,
Kelly
7/6/03
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Hey people!
My apologies for being away for so long. An infected computer has kept me from the site for the better part of a month. I must say, it's good to be back and virus-free. And now that we've got a clean bill of health (thank you Bob), on with the news...
To start, we had a wicked-cool time playing up in New England a couple of weeks ago. Very special thanks to Mark and Kerri Linskey for all of their help and support... we couldn't have done it without you cats! We'd also like to thank all the guys from The Pubcrawlers, Roachenders, Dirty Water, and Nogoodnix for making us Jersey boys and girl feel right at home. You guys rock! With all that being said, the biggest thanks of all go out to Ben Glotzbach for all of his time and talent. Thank you brother! It was a pleasure!
In other cool news, we're very psyched about a new book that just came out called Beyond the Palace. It's a look at the history of the Jersey Shore music scene written by Gary Wien. You can find an interview with Marc and me in there, not to mention lots of our musical heroes. We're really honored to be included! Check out www.asburymusic.com for more info.
That's all for now, but I'll have more news to report in the near future, so keep checking back. See ya soon!
Peace,
Frankie
6/2/03
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Hey people!
Long time no see! I hope this crazy world is treating everyone alright. I thought I'd check in and let you know what's going on in the land of maybe pete. We've been keeping busy working on some new material and gearing up for what hopes to be a rockin' summer. As always, a very big thanks to all of you who have been coming out to the shows. I'd also like to thank all of you who have been checking out the site and asking for CD's. Thanks for listening!
In other news, I have not forgotten about the Q & A page, I swear!! I'll be updating it later on in the week, so check back... and keep those questions coming!
And coming up next: maybe pete "unplugged." We'll be opening up for Marah at The Saint doing an acoustic set. It should be a lot of fun. Check the calendar page for more details.
That's enough outta me for now... see ya soon.
Peace,
Frankie
4/6/03
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Hey people!
We'd like
to send our thanks out to everyone who made it down to The Saint on
Saturday. It was an incredible night. Jason Ringenberg was unbelievable
and playing with him was an amazing experience. It was a night that
my bandmates and I will never forget. Hope you all had as much fun as
we did!
Next stop: Philadelphia, PA. We'll be playing the City of Brotherly
Love for the first time on Wednesday the 29th at the Grape Street Pub.
We're really psyched for this one, so come on down if you can! Cheesesteaks
for everyone after the show... Sal's buying!
See ya there!
Frankie
1/20/03
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Hey people!
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great holiday season. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported us on our "NO TIME TO CHRISTMAS SHOP" tour. Gift certificates for everyone!! The shows were a lot of fun, and as always, we really appreciate all your support.
I also wanted to say that we had an absolute blast on New Year's Eve opening for Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. The Jukes are one of my all-time favorite bands and I spend just about every New Year's going to see them. To say that I was thrilled and honored to be playing would be a tremendous understatement. I can't think of a better way to wrap up 2002 and start off 2003. What a night...
Don't forget to check out the calendar page as we have some very cool shows coming up. We're really looking forward to our first gig of the new year, which is at The Saint in Asbury Park on January 18th. We're opening for Jason Ringenberg of Jason and the Scorchers and we'll also be serving as his backing band for part of the night. The Trash Mavericks are also on the bill, so it should be a real cool time. Come on down if you can.
"what are we gonna do now?" Joe Strummer, we'll miss you...
Peace,
Frankie
1/3/03
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