Downtown Dave: 5/28-6/8 Live Music Report

Excited For A Good Weather Weekend

Finally some great weather for this weekend without rain. I do know that some places this weekend have waived the 2 night minimum stay so it is a perfect time to visit the island. I do know after this weekend rooms will be tough to find. Weekdays are still fun and wrinkle Wednesday will be starting soon. I will explain that name soon. So find your time and book now.

Interesting fact. You have to remember that on Put in Bay we get over 600,000 visitors every year. That is more people than the entire state of Wyoming.

Put-in-Bay Live Music Schedule 5/28-6/8

I really encourage everybody to see some of the great solo musicians on the island. You have Bob Gatewood, Tobi Lee, Casper, Kyle Smithers, John Solomon, Pat Shepard, Paul Franks, Ray Fogg and Mike Mad Dog Adams. These are just a few of the long-time island entertainers that put on a great show all summer. I have seen all of them play and really enjoy them all. I am going to do my best to stop in and see all of those that I have not mentioned as the year goes on. Many of the solos do not get paid a lot and they depend on tips and applause to feel appreciated. So make sure you check everybody out. I really think that most of them perform just because they want to see everybody have a good time.

Mr. Ed’s

Thurs May 28th Recklass Highway Duo 8:00
Friday May 29th Hunter Hoop 4:00 Warped Band 9:30
Saturday May 30th Will Freed 1:30 Casper 5:30 Warped Band 9:30
Sunday May 31st Kyle Mikolojczyk 2:00 Casper 6:30 DJ Adubb 11:00
Thurs June 4th Tim Oliver 1:30 Pat Masalko 5:30 Fun Buckets 9:30
Friday June 5th Sully 1:30 Bobby McManus 5:30 The Delaneys 9:30
Saturday June 6th Nick Ammons 1:30 Casper 5:30 The Delaneys 9:30
Sunday June 7th AJ Knepper 2:00 Casper 6:30 DJ Adubb 11:00
Monday June 8th Todd Stephen 3:00 Cleveland Rock Bar 9:00

Beer Barrel

Thurs May 28th Tobi Lee 6:00
Friday May 29th Kyle Smithers 2:00 Tobi Lee 6:00 Venyx 9:30
Saturday May 30th Kyle Smithers 2:00 Tobi Lee 6:00 Venyx 9:30
Sunday May 31st Kyle Smithers 3:00 Tobi Lee 7:00
Monday June 1st Easy Ian 6:00
Tuesday June 2nd Easy Ian 6:00
Weds June 3rd Tobi Lee 6:30
Thurs June 4th Guy Lucas 3:00 Tobi Lee 7:30
Friday June 5th Kyle Smithers 2:00 Tobi Lee 6:00 Steel Lily 9:30
Saturday June 6th Kyle Smithers 2:00 Tobi Lee 6:00 Steel Lily 9:30
Sunday June 7th Kyle Smithers 2:00 Tobi Lee 7:00
Monday June 8th Guy Lucas 3:00 Justin Marchand 6:30

Reel Bar

Friday May 29th Bob Gatewood 7:30
Saturday May 30th Bob Gatewood 7:30
Friday June 5th Bob Gatewood 7:30
Saturday June 6th Bob Gatewood 3:00 Ray Fogg 7:30

Fish Bowl
Thurs May 28th Frankie Harrison 7:00
Friday May 29th Lucas Guy 4:00 DJ Adubb 8:00
Saturday May 30th Frankie Harrison 1:00 DJ Tritt 7:00

Round House Bar

Friday May 29th Sellouts 2:00 Cat 5 8:30
Saturday May 30th Sellouts 2:00 Cat 5 8:30
Sunday May 31st Letter Rip 2:00 Cat 5 Duo 8:30
Weds June 3rd Bob Gatewood 2:00 Badfoot 8:30
Thurs June 4th Bob Gatewood 2:00 Badfoot 8:30
Friday June 5th Letter Rip 2:00 End Rock 8:30
Saturday June 6th Mad Dog 2:00 End Rock 8:30
Sunday June 7th Michelle Trio 2:00 Michelle Trio 8:30
Monday June 8th Lonnie Stump 2:00 Ray Fogg Emcee Drag Show 8:00

Frosty’s
Friday May 29th Silent Disco 8:00
Saturday May 30th Pat Shepard 2:00 Silent Disco 8:00
Sunday May 31st Jack Surtman 2:00
Friday June 5th Silent Disco 8:00
Saturday June 6th Pat Shepard 2:00 Silent Disco 8:00
Sunday June 7th Jack Surtman 2:00

Boathouse
Friday May 29th Reese Daily 4:00 Radio Chaos 9:00
Saturday May 30th Sunset Duo 12:00 Reese Daily 4:00 Radio Chaos 9:00
Thurs June 4th Mark and Foxy 7:00
Friday June 5th Mark and Foxy 4:00 The 25s 9:00
Saturday June 6th Zig Daniels Duo 12:00 Mark and Foxy 4:00 The 25s 9:00
Sunday June 7th Chad Hoffman 7:00
Monday June 8th Chad Hoffman 7:00

Mojito Bay

Thurs May 28th Pat Masalko 7:00
Friday May 29th Pat Masalko 7:00
Saturday May 30th Pat Masalko 12:00 Sunset Duo 4:00
Sunday May 31st Willow Hill 2:00 Sunset Duo 8:00
Monday June 1st Willow Hill 8:00
Tuesday June 2nd Willow Hill 8:00
Weds June 3rd Evie Schaffer 8:00
Thurs June 4th Evie Schaffer 8:00
Friday June 5th Tim Oliver 4:00
Saturday June 6th Ira Morehart 12:00 Tim Oliver 4:00
Sunday June 7th Ira Morehart 2:00 Tim Oliver 8:00
Monday June 8th Tucker Munz 8:00

The Brewery

Friday May 29th Galen Martin 2:00
Saturday May 30th Lucas Guy 2:00
Saturday June 6th Galen Martin 2:00

They will also have Karaoke on certain weekend nights

The Keys

Friday May 29th The Berrys 2:00 and 6:00
Saturday May 30th The Berrys 2:00 and 6:00
Sunday May 31st The Berrys 1:00 and 5:00
Friday June 5th Dakota Higdon 2:00 and 6:00
Saturday June 6th Dakota Higdon 2:00 and 6:00
Sunday June 7th Dakota Higdon 1:00 and 5:00
Monday June 8th Tobi Lee 1:00 and 5:00

Topsey Turvey

Every Monday night Jam night 9:00

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My Thoughts For The Week

I do my best every week to think of thoughts that hopefully make you think. 2 weeks ago it was about my mom and this week it is about Kyle Busch. For those that follow Nascar you know who I am talking about. For those who do not he was only 41 and a very successful race car driver with a wife and a young family. So those of you that are regular readers of my weekly post of Downtown Dave on Putinbay.com know that a majority of my posts are positive and I try to get people to think. Every week as I write these posts I try to think of the past and also of the future. Well I knew that my mom at 89 lived a great life but at 89 her good days were in the rear view mirror. But somebody like Kyle Busch at 41 years old was not supposed to die this young. The comparison to both of these is that nobody is guaranteed tomorrow. There are a lot of people today that will not see the sunrise tomorrow. So I encourage everybody to treat everyday as if it might be your last day.

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No Better Place To Spend Time Than The Bay!

Of course this brings me to you spending time at Put in Bay. Have no regrets about anything that you do. Do what makes you happy. I will say this that if you come to Put in Bay on a weekday or a weekend you will take the boat ride home with a smile on your face and memories that last a lifetime. This is my 25th year either coming to Put in Bay or living on Put in Bay. I will never regret the time I have spent here and the friends that I have met and the memories that I have are priceless. That is what life is about. I hope to see you in the next few weeks or maybe later on this summer. If I don’t see you on the island then you have missed a great memory. Next week I promise more thoughts to make you think.