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About Live in the Lobby

Called "A felicitous space for music listening" by the New York Times (6/17/07), Live in the Lobby is a series of concerts for small audiences held in the lobby of the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts (PTPA). The series, which began in the winter of 2005, has been called "one of Long Island's premier small venues for independent singers and songwriters" (L.I. Advance 8/23/07) because they feature original music from Long Island area artists and do not book "tribute" or "cover" bands. PTPA Board member Christopher Capobianco and his fellow volunteers convert the beautiful art deco lobby into a small concert hall with seating for 50 and standing room for another 50, creating an intimate setting with excellent acoustics. "Live in the Lobby" is a team effort of volunteers who believe in having a place for original music and give up a lot of time to make it happen. The performers appreciate it too, and although it's not a "big money" gig, the series is booked for months in advance because the word is out that this is one very special place to play. Advance tickets at the PTPA box office or by phone at 631.207.1313. Visit Liveinthelobby.com or myspace.com/liveinthelobbyatPTPA for the complete schedule and links to the performers.

"The Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts supports the scene with its Live in the Lobby series the first Thursday of the month" -Newsday,11/8/07.

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Last Charge of the Light Horse

Jean-Paul Vest - guitar, vocals
AJ Riegger - bass
Jimmy Romanelli - drums

  A bass-drums-guitar trio that doesn’t like to stand in one place for too long. For singer/songwriter/guitarist Jean-Paul Vest, that restlessness stems from a life on the move. Born in Alabama to a boogie-woogie piano player and a French school teacher, by the time he was a sophomore in high school, Vest had lived in four different states, spent a year behind the Iron Curtain in Romania, and explored Europe on his own. High school in Texas was followed by college in the Bronx, which in turn gave way to a series of jobs ranging from church organist to forklift operator, and eventually to a career in publishing. Each stop brought new cultures, new cadences of speech, and new music to explore.

So it’s little wonder that his songs read like a collection of postcards. Snapshots of familiar places. Letters from dear friends and distant relatives. Some offer (as a friend once wrote), “wry, plain-spoken observations of the quiet joys and terrors of normal life,” while others are densely packed, like a book that you want to read slowly.

The music is no less varied than the lyrics, with bare-boned Americana/alt-country rockers cozying up to throbbing, melancholy ballads lush with layer upon layer of instruments, and lazy waltzes mingling with an up-tempo 5/4.

Fractures is the second CD from the Coram, NY trio, and Vest has this to offer about the new songs: “I would venture that Fractures is probably a bit more challenging than Getaway Car and less immediately bone-rattling than Blue Sandcastle’s If You Only Knew. It has a sense of humor.” Backed by father/son rhythm section Artie and AJ Riegger (on drums and bass, respectively), Vest returned to Freeport’s Vu Du Studios with producer Bob Stander, whose hefty resume includes credits on over 350 recordings, and extensive touring experience with The Platters, among others. Fractures also features guest appearances by drummer Larry Eagle (of Bruce Springsteen’s Sessions Band), and longtime Last Charge pals John & Wendy of Sugar Syndicate.

Last Charge’s debut CD Getaway Car was named Best Independent Album of 2005 by the Daily Vault, and received nationwide airplay on AAA and college radio stations. The song The Second Time Around was featured on the PBS television series RoadTrip Nation. Newsday wrote that “Getaway Car is a rare disc that creates something original out of the traditional.” WYRR Radio listed Last Charge of the Light Horse as one of their “Bands You Should Know,” saying that “We can’t say enough good things about this group. In a sea of boring college/alt rock drivel, this trio really stands out. Their latest, Getaway Car, has songs that will breathe hope into even the most jaded alt rock fans.”

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