Below is a special event announcement taking place in Las Vegas next week, I’ll be there….

From Strokeland Records web site:

LON BRONSON LIVE IN LAS VEGAS! THURSDAY MARCH 5 WITH VERY SPECIAL GUESTS!

The LON BRONSON ALL-STAR BAND, a long-time Strokeland favorite artist is appearing LIVE in LAS VEGAS with some VERY SPECIAL GUESTS! Catch this show for a sneak preview of some of the hot musical chemistry that will be featured on the forthcoming Strokeland Records release DOC GOES VEGAS.

None other than STEPHEN ‘DOC’ KUPKA, LARRY BRAGGS, FRANCIS ROCCO PRESTIA, and more friends from the STROKELAND SUPERBAND will be sitting in with Lon Bronson’s great band.

It all happens THURSDAY, MARCH 5 at 9:00PM (doors open at 8:15pm) at the CLUB MADRID, SUNSET STATION in LAS VEGAS.

“For any of you who would like a sneak preview of the musical chemistry that will be featured on the forthcoming DOC GOES VEGAS from Strokeland Records, come see me, Larry Braggs, Rocco Prestia, and friends from the Strokeland Superband sit in with the Lon Bronson All-Star Band at 9:00PM on March 5 at Club Madrid, Sunset Station in Las Vegas.”
– STEPHEN ‘DOC’ KUPKA

Strokeland Records has just added Tony Adamo to their list of artists….the following is reprinted from the Strokeland website.

2/21 – STROKELAND WELCOMES TONY ADAMO!

Strokeland Jazz is proud to welcome singer/songwriter TONY ADAMO with his latest release, STRAIGHT UP DEAL. A talented vocalist with a unique style, Adamo tackles R&B and Soul tunes alongside jazz standards and never fails to bring a unique perspective and a funky groove.

STRAIGHT UP DEAL features many world-class musicians, including Mic Gillette, Skip Mesquite, Paul Jackson, Mike Clark, and Strokeland’s own Funky Doctor, Stephen ‘Doc’ Kupka, along with many more renowned players and is garnering national airplay.

STRAIGHT UP DEAL includes a Tony Adamo/Jerry Stucker-penned tune called ‘Groove Therapy’ written as a tribute to Doc Kupka, and features the Funky Doctor himself on bari sax. Give ‘Groove Therapy’ a listen as our Song of the Day here on this page.

READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE AND ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY!

10. If you are so sensitive to sound, Why didn’t you BITE ME when I asked you?

9. If you are such an expert, why do you still wear a Walkman?

8. This is simple, the closer your fat head is to the speaker, the louder the music will be.

7. Playing the triangle in the marching band does not qualify you to comment on music.

6. If you know so much about sound why do you keep asking Ladies to dance and they keep saying NO!

5. There is a point in inebriation where your ears simply don’t work, trust me I’ve worked Heavy Metal.

4. The reason you can’t hear the B 3 is becasue we don’t use one stupid.

3. A high hat can not only be loud but painful to wear as well.

2. Why are you bothering me at work, you don’t see me going to Mc Donalds and slapping the fries out of your hand.

1. If it’s too loud, you are too old.

10. OB-1 – On the one…

9. The force be with you – The funk be in you.

8. 3 CPO – 3 See their old PO, (Probation Officer)

7. R2-D2- Are you Drunk too?

6. Stand in lines for days- Did lines for days.

5. Darth Vader- Oakland Raider.

4. Light Sabers- Straight Razors.

3. Chewbacca- Ju Mama.

2. Luke, I’m your Father- Luke, I’m not your Father, because your Mother is too ugly, and I’ve never been that toasted.

1. Hans Solo- Horn solo.

From The Groove Hogs Myspace Page:

By the way HornDrivenRadio has one of “The Groove Hogs” songs in our current Rotation.