Hell of a Halloweekend

What a weekend!!! Jenny Crank invaded the great city of PHILADELPHIAAA this past Friday and Saturday.  Friday night we were at the most awesome venue there is: a scummy basement with a ceiling so low you could hardly stand up.  It doesn't get more rock and roll than that.  Needless to say, in that kind of atmosphere, we were in rare form and ready to ROCK!!!  And that is just what we did.  We started up around midnight with Ready to Go/I've Seen the Way.  That was as much as we planned for the entire evening, though.  We decided to take a new approach and plan the setlist as it happened; one song at a time.  Interestingly enough, it was probably the best setlist we've ever put together.  Too bad none of us remember it exactly. I'm pretty sure we played all our originals except for Never Be Together and Give Your Love Away (all to great audience reception).  As far as covers go, we did some Hendrix, some Zep, Chili Peppers, and even some Green Day and Weezer.  Around 1:30ish, we wrapped things up and handed the reigns over to Scott, Sean and Will, who kept the crowd entertained with some great punk cover songs.  After they finished up, we were about to do an encore of Highway to Hell, By the Way, and possibly even an old original song called Shove It.  Unfortunately, 5 cop cars showed up.  Apparently, some people don't think 3am is a great time to play rock and roll at high volumes.  We disagree.  As a matter of fact, Mike didn't even know the cops were there. One of the best scenes of the evening:  Mike drinking a beer says "What cops? There's no cops here!" Police officer comes out of nowhere and knocks Mike's beer out of his hand with a nightstick.  Needless to say, we didn't get to play our encore.  Even still, it was the best show we've ever played.  Great time, AWESOME crowd!!!!!!!!! Thanks to Sean and whoever else lives at that house for making it happen!!

So that was Friday night; actually Saturday morning if you want to get down to it.  Fast forward about 7 hours and we were at our next gig.  Slightly hungover? Possibly, but still ready to go for Philly Homebrew Club's Simply Succulent Swine Festival.  Luckily we didn't go on until 3, so we had some time to chill out and enjoy some of the awesome homebrews beforehand.  There was even a pumpkin beer in an actual pumpkin with a tap!!!!! AWESOME!!!!  Of course, there was a hog roast too, which was excellent.  The beerfest was definitely a different kind of crowd from the night before, though, so we adjusted the setlist accordingly.  We actually planned it out this time.  We focused mainly on classic rock covers and avoided some of our more intense originals like 206.  Not that the people there wouldn't have enjoyed them, but we didn't want to make anyone get too rowdy and get kicked out.  After all, people had to pay $25 to get in.  We opened up with Rock and Roll by Zeppelin followed by our original All The Things You Do.   We also did some Hendrix, AC/DC, and The Who. While, it may not have been as wild and insane as the night before, it was still a really solid set and everyone in attendance had a great time.  Thanks to the Philly Homebrew Club for having us; any future events, feel free to contact us!!

Jenny Crank Cranks Up The Heat at The Stone Pony

Cold, miserable, rainy Sundays in October are not generally when one would think to journey down to the Jersey Shore.  Nonetheless, there was plenty of reason to head down to the Stone Pony in Asbury Park this past Sunday, October 7, 2012.  The legendary venue was hosting a Rock to the Top event showcasing all kinds of local acts from around the area; Jenny Crank being one of them!!!!  Our set kicked off at 6:20pm. Once again we started off with Ready to Go and segued into I've Seen the Way.  Even with the outdoor section of the venue wide open, we all broke a sweat before the first chorus of Ready to Go.  Nothing like a little adrenaline to get the blood flowing.  After I've Seen the Way, we changed up the set a bit and launched into Empty Shells (Andrew probably wants to let you know that Empty Shells is really fun to play).   After Empty Shells, it was All The Things You Do, What I Think, and Bring 'Em Back.  Another relatively short set by Jenny Crank standards, but a great time nonetheless.  Thanks to The Stone Pony for the opportunity; we will be back again in the next few months!!! In the meantime, let's tackle the New Brunswick and Philly basement show scenes...

Live video of Ready to Go from The Stone Pony:

Jenny Crank Tears It Up at the Jumpzone

Yello!!! Huge thanks to Jumpzone Shows, Felicia, all the bands, and everyone who came out to Sicklerville last night!!! We had a great time playing and getting to meet everyone afterwards.  For those of you who couldn't make it or got lost on the way, we will recap the show for you.  We started at 6:30pm Rock and Roll Standard Time (it was about 6:45).  Once again, we kicked off the show with the one-two punch that is Ready To Go/I've Seen The Way.  Those two songs just seem to get the crowd and the band warmed up in no time.  After a quick guitar switch, we went right into the always funky All The Things You Do.  Next came What I Think.  Due to time constraints, there was no drum solo in this particular version, but it is still such a kickass song we couldn't leave it out of the set.  To finish off our presentation, we launched into the craziness that is Bring 'Em Back.  Of course it wasn't just a standard performance of Bring 'Em Back, it was the final song of our set, so it was complete with a crazy rock and roll ending full of wild drums and crazy guitar and bass solo nonsense.  There is no other acceptable way to close out a show.

No covers you ask???!!! It is a rare occasion indeed when Jenny Crank does not throw in a classic rock cover or two.  However, with the time constraints, we thought it would be best to showcase our original music.  Gotta say, it feels pretty awesome to play a set that is all original music and have people enjoy it. Thanks Everyone, see you soon!!!!!

Below are two pictures: The top picture is the Jumpzone before we played.  The bottom is a picture of what remains standing after the show...

Jenny Crank Kicked Ass at The Red Eagle

Yooooooo Everybodddyyyyy!!!! First of all, thanks to everyone who made it out to Saturday's gig at the Red Eagle in Cherry Hill. For those of you who couldn't make it, we will fill you in on what went down. The evening started out with a one-two punch of Jenny Crank originals. Ready To Go came first, and included a beer bottle slide guitar solo by Malcolm Hazel. The band then immediately segued into I've Seen The Way before the crowd even knew what hit them. Foxy Lady came next in the set, and was the first of many great cover songs. The evening continued in similar fashion, following the lead of bassist/frontman Mike Wall, until finally wrapping up around 1am. The set was actually finished around midnight, but the crowd wanted more, so the band kept playing. We ended up playing Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who probably 3 times. Other cover songs from the evening included Sharp Dressed Man, Whole Lotta Love, By the Way, Are You In, Young Lust, and even a rockin version of Daytripper. On top of all that was the always incredible drum solo during our original What I Think by the one and only Andrew Countryman.

This was actually the longest, most extensive show any of us have ever played. However, we are going to continue building up the setlist so we can play even longer shows!!!! We are currently working on new original music and taking any requests you might have for covers. Jenny Crank at the Red Eagle is going to become a regular gig. We'll see you at the next one.

Peace, Love, and ROCK AND ROLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!