Michael Cleary Band: News

Fun for the whole family... Here's another opportunity for the whole family to see MCB on Saturday, Sept. 4th, 7:00 PM at the Haddam Neck Fair in Haddam Neck, Ct. Special guest will be founding member Ed Corvo filling in on Bass. Details here http://www.haddamneckfair.com/

This Friday we will have original mcb member Ed Corvo filling in on bass. Be prepared for lots of fun as we take a few trips down memory lane. You can contact us at mcb@michaelclearyband.com to request any mcb tunes that we may not have played in a while.

The gig starts at 9.30 and is at 

Damons tavern

310 Prospect Ave

Hartford Ct 06106 860-233-9900

http://damonstavern.com/

MC will be playing with Jen Lowe tonight at Lucky Lou's in Wethersfield 6:30-9:30

Lucky Lou's Bar & Grill

 You will have two chances to catch the Michael Cleary Band this week. Friday night, June 25th, we'll be at The Main Pub in Manchester. This is a great live music venue with yummy food and a groovy vibe.

 For those on the shoreline, MCB will be at Donahues in Madison on Saturday night, June 26th. We had a great gig our first time thru and will be making several stops here during the Summer.

Our new mcb website is up! This will make it easier for us to keep you up to date with news, vids and music! If there is something you'd like to see, let us know. Enjoy, mcb

MCB at Fishbones this week is cancelled due to the club closing. Our next show will be June 4th at Jakes in Wallingford.

The Michael Cleary Band is throwing their hat into the ring for the foxwoods theme song contest. Better late than never, but we need your votes. Please cick on the link to give it a thumbs up! You just need to put in a user name, password and email. You can also download our version at the bottom of our homepage. Thanks, mcb
http://www.bethewonder.com/artist_profile.aspx?id=33984f2b-48d9-4305-8aa5-bfe81f1cc683

 This week the Michael Cleary Band will be playing at Black Eyed Sally's on Friday December 11th. We will be collecting new unwrapped toys for our friends at Cubed Squared for their annual Toy Drive to be delivered to the pediatric ward at Central Hospital of CT (New Britain General). If you can't make it to the gig you can still contribute a toy by going here http://www.cubedsquared.com/specialevents.php

 

 Also of note, Orginal MCB drummer John Corvo will be filling in on drums at this show. John and bassist Jedd Chlebowski will also be performing with our opening act Jen Lowe and the Sensitive Dudes. Check them out here http://jenlowe.com/

 

Tis the season of giving so c'mon out, give a little and have yourself a great night of food, fun, and music! Happy Holidays from mcb!

We would like to give a sincere thanks to all the people who came out to our 18th anniversary party. It was quite the scene and we posted some pics here. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Cleary-Band/47712268434#/album.php?aid=113450&id=47712268434&ref=mf

 

 MCB is featured in the October issue of Hartford Magazine as one of Hartfords Best Original Bands. Grab a copy at your favorite magazine/bookstore. There is also a scanned copy on our facebook page for you to checkout here

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/photo.php?pid=2760252&id=47712268434

 

"The Michael Cleary Band - Refreshingly honest, no nonsense music. No cliches either. Best band we have heard in a long time. We play them in the U.K. on our show, and you know how fussy we are."
Stu and Kendall Radio show 102.3fm
http://www.harboroughfm.co.uk/index.html

 

We would like to introduce Jedd Chlebowski as the new Bass player for MCB. Lots of thanks go out to Tim Wilken for his performance above and beyond the call of duty for the last year and we wish him much success in the future. Jedds first "official" gig will be at Public in Middletown on September 18th but he will be with us for a private party at OLS this Friday August 28th for the lucky folks in Old Lyme. Welcome aboard Jedd!

 

Thanks to all of you for your support in helping us take the title of Best Jam Band in the 2009 Hartford Advocate Grand Band Slam! Congrats to all the winners. Check them out here

http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=14263

 

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Thanks to everyone for getting us nominated, now it's time to vote! The Michael Cleary Band is nominated for best Jam band and our very own Vince Delaria is nominated for best Keyboardist. Please write us in for the Best Band category as well. Also vote for our friends Fatgrip, Funk Brokers, Article 19, The Shinolas and Sue Menhart in their categories. Congrats to all the nominees!

 

click here to vote

 

http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/bandslam/index.cfm?pid=65

 

Our Friend Eamon Cronin from Ryders on The Storm and Midnight Sun suffered a head injury from a fall from the stage while performing in Spain recently and is in need of our support. Here is the latest update from Barry Seelen, Keyboardist for the Midnight Sun.

 

He's awake now, but he's still in intensive care. He's improving a little each day. He's going to have a long, hard recovery.

A lot of people have been asking what they could do to help out with any expenses. I'm sure that he's not going to be able to earn any money for quite some time.

I've been planning as trip back home @ the end of July and we booked a Midnight Sun gig @ Sully's on Fri. July 31. I doubt that he'll be able to play by then or even attend. I'm still going to play w/ somebody.We're going to get as many musicians as possible and give the gate to Eamon's family.

Also, I put the 2 songs that I wrote from the Midnight Sun c.d. on a online music retailer. You can go to my Myspace and the Midnight Sun myspace to purchase a download of both songs.
ALL proceeds will go to a certain head injured individual.
I believe that EAMON would really appreciate it if as many people as possible went to either

http://www.myspace.com/4themidnightsun

 or

http://www.myspace.com/4barryseelen

to download the tracks.

I hope that you and your family are doing well. And I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Best,
Barry

 

June 23rd update:

Awesome news, Eamon is off the respirator and is expected to leave ICU today. He spoke to his Father today and wished him a Happy Fathers Day.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Cleary-Band/47712268434?ref=ts

 

Join us there and get instant updates as well as clips and pics from MCB events including a backstage look at the WFSB Better Ct show. Peace, mcb

 On March 6th MCB will be on the Better Connecticut show on WFSB channel 3 at 10:00 am. Join us as we rock out with Scott Haney, Kara Sundlun and the rest of their Better CT Buddies.

 Luv, mcb

 

Here is a link with a clip form the show. Enjoy!

http://www.wfsb.com/video/18871495/index.html

 

New videos up on Youtube

We have posted some videos courtesy of BenjEvent Video/Ted Cappelan Audio from our last show at Black Eyed Sally's in Hartford on Youtube and on the video page of the mcb website. Just go to http://www.youtube.com/brendez12 and search for Michael Cleary Band, you may even see yourself in some of the crowd shots! Have Fun, mcb

Many of us knew Drew from his days in Hartford with the Monster Band and Mr. Right. Over the past 15 or so years he has been traveling the world making music with many great bands including The Silos,Tandy,Crash Test Dummies,Susan Tedeschi,Graham Parker,Chris Mills,Jack Grace Band,The Hold Steady,Down to Earth Approach,Grainne Ryan,A Don Piper Situation,David Roland,Mary McBride,Willard Grant Conspiracy,Tom Freund,John P. Strohm and many more.
Here is some info from The Silos website:

It is with the greatest sadness that we inform you of the passing of Drew Glackin.

He was unaware of an overactive thyroid condition that led to severe heart damage. He was surrounded by family and friends during his final days and hours and we are all still in a state of shock and disbelief.

Drew was adored around the world and his larger than life spirit and contagious jovial energy touched everyone he met, everywhere he went. He was a musician of the highest talent and made his mark in countless bands, record albums, and many thousands of live performances. He will be sorely missed and the memories of his music, his great humor, and his magnanimous generosity of spirit and love will be with us forever.

A fund has been set up in Drew's name to help with funeral costs.

Send a Paypal donation to: theandrewglackinmemorialfund@yahoo.com

To send a check, make payable to:
The Andrew Drew Glackin Memorial Fund
Skylands Community Bank
Lopatcong Township
201 Strykers Road, Suite 20
att: Sherri Abel
Phillipsburg, New Jersey 08865

If anyone is interested in sending anything else, a sympathy card, etc, or in addition to, you can send that to Drew's mom:
Margaret Glackin
819 Wilbur Avenue
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865

Check out these reviews/ comments raving about MCB Live!

These guys have been dishing out their R&B/blues (with a bit of funk tossed in to get the rumps shaking) for nearly 20 years. Their latest album, recorded live at Black Eyed Sally's in Hartford, is a fine recording. It has lots of solos that actually work, some extend-o-jams that keep the crowd up. It's all that you'd expect from a established, polished band. 3/14 Craig Gilbert/New Haven Advocate

MCB Live
Live records are typically best saved for bands that have either a tremendous live show like Kiss or for bands that have a legacy that warrants as much ala The Rolling Stones. So reviewing a live record from Hartford act The Michael Cleary Band is a bit of a pre-loaded gun. The Michael Cleary Band has been carving out their niche as the areas preeminent blues-based rock band for almost 16 years now and they are great at what they do: check the solo at the tail end of Never Gonna Let, the harmonies on Stand, or pitch perfect classic rock stand-in Zydeco. The live setting suits them and it’s the relative coziness of the venue that yields a hominess as you have fans squabbling, the band’s inner dialogues and if you listen hard enough you can hear the clinking of pint glasses between sets. 3/21 David Lewis/Play New Haven magazine

Michael Cleary Band ~ MCB Live
For the uninitiated, MCB Live is a great introduction to the Michael Cleary Band, the closest you’ll come to experiencing them live. For area fans who’ve followed MCB’s near 16-year road of music-making in our region, it’s a cool souvenir to be savored, a colorful snapshot of these musicians completely in their element.
Recorded at Hartford’s own Black-Eyed Sally’s, MCB Live delivers an evening’s worth of funkified songs capable of moving both hearts and feet. Brothers Ed and John Corvo lay down and power the grooves here with soul and precision, abetted by Paul Bozzi’s engaging percussion; keysman Vince Delaria at times conjures up the late great Kenny Kirkland with his wondrously colorful lines; and Cleary presides over his ensemble with soulfully agile vocals and guitar.
Groovier than the Allman Brothers and more riffalicious than Tower of Power, MCB’s sound is an audibly tempting brew seasoned with skill and feeling. High points “Zydeco Girl,” TOP-esque groove-fest “Funky 16” and closer “Child Inside” joyfully illustrate their musical bond is as energetic and entertaining as ever. Catch them live in Middletown on April 6th at La Boca. Guy-Michael Grande/Ear Candy/Rare Reminder

This disc RIPS!!! The solo on All To You is ridiculous. Alan Veniscofsky / Rane

5 Stars - Incredible live performance...
This disc is a great example of a soulful, incredibly talented band at their absolute best. Mike and the boys sound so tight, you can feel the energy on this disc...it's a great representation of how powerful they are live! Lee Sylvestre / Bill Carlton Band

I enjoyed the heck out of your live performance ...and certain parts really brought a smile to face. Elliott Randall / Steely Dan / www.elliott-randall.com/
The Michael Cleary Band
MCB Live
(self-released)

I am dating myself when I say that the Michael Cleary Band is more my parents’ music than my own. Influences like Little Feat, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, and the Allman Brothers guide their tunes. However, where their previous discs left me cold, MCB Live has finally convinced me that these guys are worth noting. And you know what did it for me? The lyrics. They’re a great working-class band with a great live show. Dan Berry, Hartford Advocate

Available now! Click here to listen to and read about MCB Live.

due to popular demand our first cd, Call it what you like, is available for sale on cdbaby.com. click on the link below to check it out!