New Jersey Stage 2017: Issue 5 | Page 148

Party, The Afraid Brigade, Pioneer The Eel, Joe Straq, and Ken Fox; June 30 and July 1, The Haven, Jamaica Plain, Mass., with Mick Hargan and Brian Rothenbeck, and July 28, The Anchor’s Bend, Asbury Park … While I still am incredibly sad- dened by the passing of one of my boyhood heroes, Gregg Allman, who was my first and most fre- quent national act interview, I am happy to report that the awesome Secret Sound will pay tribute to The Allman Brothers Band on June 20 at Crossroads in Garwood. The salute is part of the band’s weekly Phat Tuesday Jam Throwdown with friends from various bands, but this time out will be an open jam with an Allmans theme. As always, the phat evening includes a half-price bar menu and $4 craft beers … The North Jersey-based band Jean Pool, who twist psychedelic blues with punk rock, will host their “Album Release Extravagan- za” for their “Save the Elephants” debut at 7 p.m. June 17 at the Watch a video for “Way Back” by Jean Pool NJ STAGE 2017 - Vol. 4 No. 5 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 148