NOVEMBER 2021 LVJBS Meeting Minutes
Date: November 2, 2021
Meeting Start: 7:13 PM
Location: Jackson’s Bar & Grill
Attendees: Johnnie T, Paige T., Jessica G., Adam P., Ian Z., Greg S. (via phone)
Item 1: President’s Report (Johnnie):
“It was a great 4-day weekend with Phish!”
Item 2: Vice President’s Report (Adam):
Item 3: Treasurer’s Report (Paige)
Item 4: Secretary’s Report (Jessica)
Item 6: Production Report (Greg via phone):
UPCOMING (LVJBS & non-LVJBS) EVENTS:
*JJ Grey & Mofro (Nov. 4) @ BBLV
*Blackberry Smoke @ Virgin Lawn (Nov. 5 & 6)
*MacSabbath @ TheSpace LV (Nov. 6)
*The Rolling Stones @ Allegiant Stadium (Nov. 6)
*The Black Crowes @ House of Blues (Nov. 18 & 19)
*The Foo Fighters @ Park Theater (Dec. 2)
*Pauly Shore & The Crusty’s @ The SandDollar (Dec. 9)
*The AllmanFamily Revival @ Virgin Theater (Dec. 17)
*Black Pumas @ House of Blues (Dec. 18)
*moe. (Dec. 30 & 31) @ BBLV
Meeting adjourned: 7:55 PM
Next Meeting: Tuesday, December 7th @ 7 PM.
Location: Rocky’s Bar & Grill
OCTOBER 2021 LVJBS Meeting Minutes
Date: October 5, 2021
Meeting Start: 7:15 PM
Location: The Crown & Anchor patio
Attendees: Johnnie T, Paige T., Jessica G., Kathy G., Fred G., Diana, Sam, & Dave (from CO)
Item 1: President’s Report (Johnnie)
“CHEERS!”
Item 2: Vice President’s Report (Adam) (absent)
Item 5: Mayor’s Report (Jay via text reply)
Item 6: Production Report (Greg)
Open Floor:
*Reggae Rise-up Festival w/ Matisyahu/Slightly Stoopid/SOJA, etc. (10/9 & 10/10)
@Downtown LV Events Center
*Pauly Shore & The Crusty’s @ The SandDollar (Oct. 18)
*Wilco (Oct. 22) @ BBLV
*The StoryTellers @ Gilley’s BBQ (Oct. 22 & 23)
*TheeMessArounds @ The SandDollar (Oct. 28)
*Grateful Shred @ 24 Oxford (Oct. 28 & 29)
*PHISH @ MGM Grand (Oct. 28-31)
*(late night) DISCO BISCUITS @ BBLV (Oct. 28-30)
*The Moanin’Blacksnakes @ The SandDollar (Oct. 29)
*Catfish John @ The SandDollar (Oct. 30)
*PinkTalkingFish @ 24 Oxford (Oct. 30 & 31)
Meeting adjourned: 8:15 PM
Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 2nd @ 7 PM. Location: Jackson’s Bar & Grill
August 2021 LVJBS Meeting Minutes
Date: August 3, 2021
Meeting Start: 7:05 PM
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Attendees: Johnnie T., Paige T., Tiffany B., Jessica G., Greg S., Dan R.
Item 1: President’s Introduction (Johnnie)
A. By-Law Committee: Dan will put together a draft of meetings that occurred and come up with a final draft before next month’s meeting.
B. Grant Writing Committee: Will meet again soon.
C. Discussed changes in mask mandates and how that may impact future shows. Which music venues would be to our advantage to host future endeavors, such as Bootleggers.
Item 2: Vice President’s Report (Adam)
A. Not in attendance, no report.
B. $10K Grant still pending in the bank.
Item 4: Secretary’s Report (Tiffany)
A. Doug, from Terrapin Flyer in Chicago, continued conversations about potential show on November 14th. Contact information was forwarded to Jammin On.
Item 5: Mayor’s Report (Jay)
A. Not in attendance. Color: Orange
Item 6: Open Floor
A. (Greg S.) Steely Dead Show: waiting on response from Andrew.
B. (Greg S.) Grateful Shred is locked in for October 28th and 29th! Pink Talking Fish is locked in for October 30th and 31st! A limited number of tickets will be available to LVJBS members.
B. (Greg S.) Cubensis and Moon Alice are still a possibility and a work in progress. Stay tuned!
D. (Jessic G.) Moe announced December 30th and December 31st in Vegas, baby!
Meeting adjourned: 7:35 PM
Next Meeting: Tuesday, September 7th via Zoom
SEPTEMBER LVJBS Meeting Minutes
Date: September 7, 2021
Meeting Start: 7:32 PM (technical difficulties)
Attendees: Johnnie T, Paige T., Jessica G., Dan R., Adam P., Megan B., David B., & Jenny M.
“Thanks for your patience with the technical delay!”
Item 6: Production Report (Greg—absent)
Open Floor
*The Blues Bender (Sept. 10-13) @ The Westgate
*SteelyDead (Sept. 12th) @ 24 Oxford Virgin Hotel
*Gary Clark Jr. (Sept. 11) @ 24 Oxford Virgin Hotel
*Andy Frasco (Sept. 16) @ JamminOn Main
*Catfish John (Sept. 18) @ The SandDollar
*GrooveSession (Sept. 23) @ The SandDollar
*Get the Led Out (Sept. 29th) @ BBLV
*Ween (Oct. 1-3) @ Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
*Mike Gantzer's AQ & Friends (feat. members of Aqueous, Dopapod, & more! (Oct. 3rd) @ Fremont Country Club & Backstage Bar & Billiards (see ad on our LVJBS Facebook page)
*Reggae Rise-up Festival w/ Matisyahu/Slightly Stoopid/SOJA, etc. (10/9 & 10/10) @Downtown LV Events Center
Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 5th @ 7 PM. Location: via Zoom
July 2021 LVJBS Meeting Minutes
Date: July 6, 2021
Meeting Start: 7:03 PM
Attendees: Johnnie T., Adam P., Paige T., Tiffany B., Jay M., Jessica G., Jenny M., Jeffrey T., Greg S., Dan R.
A. By-Law meeting will be immediately following tonight’s monthly LVJBS meeting via Zoom.
B. Grant Writing Committee will be meeting next week, hopefully.
C. Copa at Bootleggers is reopening! Johnnie will reach out for details in hopes of joint ventures at their facility. We’d also like to consider teaming up with the Blues Society.
E. We’d like to host another LVJBS concert soon! We are looking at possible dates in August for our next event so stay tuned!
F. Ween is coming October 1st-3rd. Johnnie will contact Brooklyn Bowl to see if they will honor giving LVJBS tickets as planned for the 2020 shows that were cancelled due to Covid.
G. Relix reached out to see if LVJBS is interested in assisting with tables for Ween shows and Halloween after shows.
H. Discussed Scholarship money disbursement of funds.
A. Adam has kept lines of communication open with The Space. They are booking a lot of shows and events. With higher capacity limits now, they may be open to discussing 2-set shows in the future!
A. Paige reviewed balances from accounts.
B. Went through the process for the $10K Grant and the money should hopefully process soon!
C. Basia’s stream party was a success! We sold 12 tickets online and additional tickets in person. We also had a couple sign up for new LVJBS memberships! We are excited to welcome new members.
D. Smith’s Quarterly earnings were $30.10.
A. Doug, from Terrapin Flyer in Chicago, reached out about booking a show on November 14th. Due to the overlap with Tecopa weekend, we will forward the potential interest to other venues.
A. Color: Turquoise
B. Shows in Oregon often mix 2 bands for one set each. Discussed thoughts about exploring shows like this held by LVJBS in the future.
A. (Jenny M.) Let’s follow up on contacting Blues Society about possible joint endeavors. We may discover new local bands.
D. (Greg S.) Cubensis and Moon Alice would like to play a show between 10/13 - 10/17. Yak Attack is also interested.
E. (Jeffrey T.)
1. Tecopa is in full force! Jeffrey will be running a side stage variety show so they will be looking for acts! This can be anything from acoustic acts, fun artsy performances, etc.
2. Gambit, formerly known as E-String, is open and their PA system sounds great! They may be a place to consider for live shows.
3. There’s a Rolling Rhythm Cart currently being stored at a space with First Friday. There’s about 30 pieces of percussion instruments sponsored by Remo drums. Perhaps, we could look into peaking interest with Jammin On to store and use for various purposes. For example, Squirt the Shirt events with schools including drums and percussion.
F. (Greg S.) Discussed having another Golf outing in September for LVJBS.
G. (Jessica G.) There’s an online event celebrating Further Festival on July 9th. Check it out on goingfurther.com
Meeting adjourned: 8:18 PM
Next Meeting: Tuesday, Aug 3rd via In-person @ Crown and Anchor Bar
JUNE 2021 LVJBS Meeting Minutes
Date: June 1, 2021
Meeting Start: 7:00 PM
Location: Remedy’s Tavern (location change)
Attendees: Johnnie T, Paige T., & Jessica G., (in-person), Greg S. (via text), Basia Y., Steven Y., Kathy G., Fred G., Dan R., & Adam P. (via Zoom)
A. No new news.
Item 4: Secretary’s Report (Tiffany: absent via Jessica)
Item 5: Mayor’s Report (Jay: absent via Jessica)
Item 6: Production Report (Greg text via Jessica):
A. (Jessica G.) Facebook contact from ‘Mitch’, representing the SoCal Dead cover band, LIGHTNING DAN & THE CRAWDADS, who are interested and available to play in the Fall.
B. (Dan R.) The renewing of the Area51Soundtest website name is happening once again.
C. (Johnnie T.) Will be meeting with a new connect, Gene, who is hosting a VGK view party this week, so a possible new venue/stage area can be looked into. More details shared at next month’s meeting.
UPCOMING (non-LVJBS) EVENTS:
*TheeMessArounds @ JamminOn, First Friday, 6/7 & Saturday, 6/8 @ Soul Belly BBQ
*Catfish John, Saturday, 6/8 @ SandDollar Lounge
*Scott Pemberton, Friday, 6/11 @ SandDollar Lounge
*The Moanin’ Blacksnakes, Saturday, 6/12 @ SandDollar Lounge, 10 PM
*THE MEGASCOPES, Saturday, June 19th @ SandDollar Lounge, 10 PM
Meeting adjourned: 7:30 PM
Next Meeting: Tuesday, July 6th @ 7 PM.
Location: TBD: Either the Tolson’s home OR the Sporting Life Bar (4570 W. Sahara)
MAY 2021 LVJBS Meeting Minutes
Date: May 4, 2021
Meeting Start: 7:12 PM
Location: Crown & Anchor Patio
Attendees: Johnnie T., Adam P., Paige T., Jessica G., Jenny M., Greg S., Basia Y., Steven Y., Jimmy C.
Item 2: President’s Report (Johnnie)
Item 3: Vice President’s Report (Adam)
Item 4: Treasurer’s Report (Paige)
Item 5: Secretary’s Report (Tiffany: absent via Jessica)
Item 6: Mayor’s Report (Jay: absent via Jessica)
Item 7: Open Floor
A. (Jenny M.) The vacant house that was mentioned at the last meeting has approximately 3 weeks before it is listed and unavailable. Possibly a Catfish John local show. Greg to contact Scott T. More details TBA.
B. (Greg S.) Followed up with Steely Dead, a Steely Dan/Grateful Dead band for a future show. Negotiations still in progress. More details TBD.
C. (Jessica G.) Adopt-A-Highway: Thanks to those who volunteered for the Spring Clean-up. It was a success. The group ended up on a Field Trip across the road to the ‘Wheel of Misfortune’ site.
D. (Basia & Steve) Looking into a future June weekend event at their home again. Possibly with Pitchfork. More info TBD.
E. (Jessica G.) Be sure to check out JOE MARCINEK at JamminOn this Friday, May 7th.
Meeting adjourned: 8:00 PM
Next Meeting: Tuesday, June 1st @ 7 PM. Location: Tenaya Creek Brewery
April 2021 LVJBS Meeting Minutes
Date: April 6, 2021
Meeting Start: 7:00PM
Attendees: Johnnie T., Adam P., Paige T., Tiffany B., Jay M., Jessica G., Jenny M., Patrick H., Greg S.
Item 1: President’s Introduction (Johnnie) and Treasurer’s Report (Paige)
A. (Johnnie) Thank you to everyone who has been supporting our live shows! We appreciate being able to share live music experiences with all of you!
B. (Paige)
Thee Messarounds show: had 31 tickets sold, 14 were pre-sale for LVJBS members; no livestream for this show.
The Mega-Scopes show: Sold out event! 72 tickets were sold total including pre-sale tickets to LVJBS members; 25 livestreams were sold.
A. Upcoming shows in April, so get your tickets!
On Friday, April 16th Basia’s pool event with Todd Shaeffer, from Rail Road Earth, and Chris Thompson is @ 6:00 pm.
FLUX is playing Saturday, April 17th at The Space @ 8:00 pm.
B. By-Law Committee discussed. JT will send an email to LVJBS members to see who wants to join.
C. LA Jambands, Blues Society & Bluegrass Society are all amazing groups we can join forces with. We’d like to have Pitchfork and Moanin Blacksnakes play live with these societies. Jenny M. was approached by Blues Society about doing a show in the future.
D. The facility named Genesis may be opening its doors soon. This may be a good venue to host live music!
E. Scholarship fund money distribution discussed. Jessica G. can send it out to all of CCSD’s music departments to get the ball rolling.
B. California will be opening up more soon. This may impact the reopening in Vegas soon. Especially for the possibility of booking bands from out of state (Ex: Delta Nove, Shaky Feeling).
C. Certain venues are starting to get “grants/money” to book shows that they know are guaranteed to bring in revenue, especially from other states, this may be to our advantage with continued reopening.
A. Discussed the virtual tip jar/donation jar for LVJBS on the webcasts to help continue bringing live music events to Las Vegas. Possibility of bringing an in-person donation jar at our live events.
B. Going forward after feedback from Thee Mess Arounds, let’s involve the bands with more options with the webcast/live video/payment options. Some bands may prefer the live video over cash if ticket sales are low due to circumstances, especially if they tour a lot and want it for promotional purposes. This is a learning process for all of us and we are learning that different bands may have different needs.
C. Everyone who played at The Space in The Mess Arounds was impressed with the quality of sound and the venue!
D. Discussed possibility of an event such as a Water Gun/Water Balloon War held at Garage Majal or somewhere similar with a $5.00 donation to benefit LVJBS. People can bring kids and food, have fun in the sun, and raise money for live music events. Jessica G. said she spoke with owners of Garage Majal about this and they are looking forward to hosting events once Covid is more under control.
A. Color: Purple
A. (Jenny M.) She knows a great house for possible events to be held in the future! It has a pool and about 1 acre of land. She shared the address for us to check it out.
B. (Jenny M.) Let’s follow up and find out if we know any grand writers for the Google Grant. Johnnie will send out a request on Facebook to see if we know any Grantwriters on our LVJBS Facebook page. Oftentimes, writing grants is deductible on your taxes!
C. (Greg S.) Steely Dead, a Steely Dan/Grateful Dead band, reached out to him about playing a show in August. It sounds like an interesting gig and he will follow up!
D. (Johnnie T.) E-Strings Bar and Grill is a possible site for live music in the future.
E. (Jessica G.) Adopt-A-Highway: April 25th at 8:00am will be our next event! Come on out! She will make her event on our LVJBS Facebook page.
Meeting adjourned: 8:25 PM
Next Meeting: Tuesday, May 4th via In-person @ Crown and Anchor Bar on the patio
March 2021 LVJBS Meeting Minutes
Date: March 2, 2021
Meeting Start: 7:03PM
Attendees: Johnnie T., Adam P., Paige T., Tiffany B., Jay M., Jessica G., Daniel R., Ian Z., Basia Y., Megan B.
A. Thank you for making the first even at The Space a success! Great feedback from people who attended in-person and from people who watched the stream. The event was sold out with all 48 tickets sold and 31 streams sold. Feedback from the streamers included: fantastic sound and camera quality, enjoyed multiple angles of band members, would like to see shots from the crowd in the future, if possible. Feedback from Ian Z., who also watched the stream: steam felt similar to platforms such as Twitch with being able to use reactions during the chat feature, nice to have the band respond to the streamers’ comments during show, the stream link was easy to access once purchased and very user-friendly.
B. Screenshots of the crowd for the next show at The Space can be possible if we get authorization from ticket buyers at time of purchase. Possible statement/clause included in purchase information.
A. Feedback from Adam P. and The Space crew was that they really enjoyed our fans! We were respectful, had great energy, and showed them how we enjoyed our time at their place.
B. Possible dates to lock-in for future shows at The Space were discussed. Adam will double check with the team at The Space. (April 3rd, 16th, 17th) possible dates in March, as well.
A. The Space was paid for tickets bought by LVJBS members for the Catfish John event. Catfish John was paid, as well.
A. Safety truly was a priority at the Catfish John event. Temperature checks allowed people to feel safe and come out, including people who ventured out for their first indoor event since Covid started. This was the first music event for a number of people and it had a real “concert” feel to it that people were commenting about throughout the night. The lights, sound, and set-up of the venue made the night truly feel special! The added gift of the LVJBS guitar pick necklace that was welcoming each guest at their tables really stepped it up an extra notch. Props to Jessica and everyone who got those together! We came together and shared in the groove, shared laughs, goosebumps, and even tears together… This is just the beginning of many more to come!
A. (Johnnie T.) Wild Apricot App is now available for members if we choose to stay with them. It features include using a QR code to show for paid concert tickets, members can pay dues, and access their account with ease. Decision will be made about keeping Wild Apricot as our platform by April.
B. (Johnnie T.) By Law Committee Meeting needs to be scheduled and assembled. Goal is to define roles, review by laws, term limits, new technology, etc. Those interested in discussing and/or joining the committee include: Daniel, Tiffany, Greg, Paige, Jessica, Johnnie. *Follow up: Tiffany will create a Google Form and post so those interested can let us know.
C. (Johnnie T.) Discussed bands to start thinking about for the next shows at The Space. (Thee Mess Arounds, Moanin Blacksnakes, The Mega Scopes, etc.) Discussed ticket price increasing from $20 to $25.
D. (Megan) Mega Scopes is interested in playing at The Space. She will follow up with the band and discuss our offer and a possible date of March 27th.
E. (Johnnie T.) He will follow up with Thee Mess Around and discuss our offer with them and a possible date in April.
F. (Basia) Chris Thompson of Coral Creek and Todd Scheaffer of Railroad Earth are interested in performing a private show. The date will be either April 18th or April 19th. She is thinking Sunday afternoon or Monday evening after everyone would be off work (6-8pm). Approximately 30-40 people to keep the gathering private and intimate. The performers want $2000 so we are thinking $30 per ticket to attend or more.
G. (Jay) Going forward let’s try to minimize how many events are created for our events to ensure social media cohesiveness. Too many events confuse fans and if one event created gets a lot of people marking interested/going and others don’t, it may sway people away from the event by thinking it doesn’t look interesting.
Meeting adjourned: 8:13 PM
Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 6th via Zoom or In-person, TBD
February 2021 LVJBS Meeting Minutes
Date: February 2, 2021
Meeting Start: 7:06PM
Attendees: Johnnie T., Adam P., Paige T., Tiffany B., Jay M., Jessica G., Jenny M., Greg S., Daniel R., Ian Z.
A. 20 tickets to Catfish John’s event at The Space were held for LVJBS members. A 2nd email will be sent to members to purchase tickets by Friday, February 5th. Tickets will then go on-sale to the public on Saturday, February 6th. Looking forward to making our first show since Covid a big success!
B. Johnnie, Adam, and Greg will meet with The Space to finalize details such as: What does the band need for set-up? Bar set-up? Etc.?
C. Discussed possible next show TBD in late March or early April.
D. Possible stream show in the future such as Area 51 shows or another show, if we have streaming rights. Mike Parks and Rob Schuder will be contacted to follow up.
E. LVJBS Guitar Picks arrived! They look great and the team is excited about getting them out to the public. Discussed possible donation price in-person versus on-line of $3.00. TBD.
F. Network for Good will generate a minimum of $2400 annually. Team discussed making the switch from Wild Apricot.
G. 'Adopt A Highway' event: Jessica got more bags for future clean ups.
A. The Space is pumped and ready for Catfish John on February 27th. Final details will be worked out with JT.
A. We have 2 new members in LVJBS since last report.
B. Taxes have been filed for 2020.
C. She is working on the Annual list that needs to be completed with the State of Nevada.
A. People are excited about the upcoming Catfish John show! Tickets sold quickly and people were reaching out asking if they were sold out. Taylor, from Thee Mess Arounds, reached out stating he was interested in us booking a show for his band in the future!
A. Color: “Blood Orange”- looking forward to our first show being fire at the end of the month!
A. (Jenny) “Pop-up” shows idea revisited. For example, having bands play pop up shows that are announced the day of. These can occur at a park, a backyard, etc. and can be free or collect donations for artist(s). Goal is to keep it moving, be announced quickly, and create hype!
B. (Jessica) ‘Adopt-A-Highway’ event was a success. Thank you to everyone who came out! The weather was nice and there was less trash to clean up this time around.
C. (Jenny) We should start looking into filing out the Google Grants. Google gives out $80,000 in grants. We can look into using professional grant writers, if needed. Recommended timeline to get this started is before April (tax season).
D. (Jenny) Bootleggers as a potential spot for live music. JT will look into it this week.
E. (Jessica) By-laws meeting needs to be scheduled. We will invite elders and anyone who would like to participate.
F. (Tiffany) The Space is a possible place to stream The Knights hockey games from Tahoe the weekend of February 20th, if pricing is suitable.
G. (Tiffany) Let’s use our LVJBS Team page to increase communication with each other as we are accomplishing our goals together.
H. (Jenny) Revisited the idea that we should define Officer Roles, as previously suggested in a monthly meeting.
I. (Johnnie) Let’s make this show at The Space a huge success! We are all looking forward to coming together with friends again and sharing music!
J. (Johnnie) We will play it by ear whether to have next month’s meeting via Zoom or in person. Location TBD. Will look into Mia's establishment.
Meeting adjourned: 8:23 PM
Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 2nd via Zoom or In-person, TBD