Splatter Concerts

01/25/2024

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08/03/2022

This Friday! Don’t miss it!

After a three year nap due to the pandemic and other factors beyond our control, Splatter Concerts has reawakened with a show featuring KARA GRAINGER and her band on Friday, August 5 at the Lithuanian Music Hall in Philadelphia. Regular Splatter Concerts attendees with fondly recall Kara's previous shows for us in New Jersey, and her impressive guitar skills - not to mention her singing and songwriting! Doors open at 6:00 pm and the music starts at 6:45 with The Midnight Ramblers. Food and drink will be available as always. $25 for adults, $10 for teens 13 - 17, and children 12 and under are free. Venue address: 2715 E. Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134. Just half a block from Interstate 95 - easy to find! Park right there on the street. Call 215-837-8627 with any questions. Please join us!

07/19/2022

After a three year nap due to the pandemic and other factors beyond our control, Splatter Concerts has reawakened with a show featuring KARA GRAINGER and her band on Friday, August 5 at the Lithuanian Music Hall in Philadelphia. Regular Splatter Concerts attendees with fondly recall Kara's previous shows for us in New Jersey, and her impressive guitar skills - not to mention her singing and songwriting! Doors open at 6:00 pm and the music starts at 6:45 with The Midnight Ramblers. Food and drink will be available as always. $25 for adults, $10 for teens 13 - 17, and children 12 and under are free. Venue address: 2715 E. Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134. Just half a block from Interstate 95 - easy to find! Park right there on the street. Call 215-837-8627 with any questions. Please join us!

09/08/2021

So sorry to announce that the Kara Grainger show will not go on as planned, on Sep. 16th.

07/14/2021

Finally! A Splatter show! It's going to be KARA GRAINGER, September 16, 2021. This show will be in the Philadelphia area. If you saw Kara before, you definitely remember what a great show she puts on. Here's what Rock & Blues Muse says about her:

"Talk about star power, a killer voice and guitar skills. She said to the band as much to the audience, “I think tonight, we’ll just play some blues.” Playing slide guitar, Grainger began with rootsy blues, her voice full-bodied with plenty of soul. There was clarity there too with that unmistakable bell tone mixed with grit. We were in for some serious musicianship with Kara Grainger. Her vocals packed a punch and she played monster guitar solos that had the crowd whooping and clapping. Nice to see a female musician kick some a** like that". - Rock & Blues Muse

Mark your calendar for 9/16 and watch for venue announcement here.

05/01/2021

Hello, Friends! Hope you haven't forgotten about Splatter. We may have something coming up in September! Stayed tuned for old favorites in new locations.

04/03/2019

HEY, FRIENDS OF SPLATTER CONCERTS! MAY 19, 2019
We finally have a new show scheduled - but - it's in Philadelphia. We know that not everybody is up for a road trip, but if you miss the Splatter Concerts experience - the people, the food, and of course, the music - then consider joining us for an exciting show with our old friend GUITAR SHORTY! A man credited as being an inspiration to both Buddy Guy and Jimi Hendrix, you know that Guitar Shorty delivers the goods. The venue is easy to find. It's actually visible from Interstate 95. Just take the Allegheny Avenue Exit from 95 and it's less than a block away - 2715 E. Allegheny Ave. 19134. The Lithuanian Music Hall is similar in concept to the Ukrainian American Cultural Center in Whippany, except that it's been around a lot longer. Expect the same tasty food and the same great music! Just e-mail us, as usual, at [email protected] if you'd like to join us. Doors open at 6:00. Tickets are $25.00, Ages 13 - 17 $5.00.

12/03/2018

Splatter fans, please consider attending this benefit performance in memory of Arlene Nikischer. Arlene was a friendly face and a supporter of the appearances over the years by The Midnight Ramblers at the annual Botany Village Summer Concerts. Show is Sunday, December 9, from 3 - 8 PM at the Grande Saloon , 940 Van Houten Ave., Clifton, NJ. Performers include Carlos Colina & the Grind, Jimbeau & the Retrocasters and more. You can catch The Midnight Ramblers 6:15 - 7.

Admission is $10, age 12 and under are free. There will be food and drink available for purchase.

09/11/2018

Dear Friends of Splatter Concerts,
As our long-term followers know, the venues for our shows have floated around a bit over the years, with our longest and happiest run taking place at the Ukrainian American Cultural Center in Whippany. It remains up in the air if that venue will ever be available for us again. Meanwhile, thanks to the gracious hospitality of Jeanne Kellett, who kindly opened her home to us, we were able to stage two house concerts and thereby stay musically active. Now the time has come to move again, and we are hoping that someone out there reading this might be interested in hosting a concert. This doesn't entail a lifetime commitment. Try it once and see if it works. Splatter Concerts assumes all financial responsibility for paying the artist and having a sound system. We are looking for someone to provide space in which to perform. At present we have some potential shows on hold for the upcoming months, until we know if we have someplace to stage them. Splatter Concerts has been active elsewhere, in DE and MD - and in fact we have a show with Richie Furay of Buffalo Springfield and Poco coming up on October 23 in MD, but our NJ shows are in jeopardy. If you would like to discuss possibilities, e-mail us at [email protected]. Thanks for being part of our musical adventures over the years!

07/31/2018

Kara Grainger! This Sunday, August 5th in West Caldwell. You may have caught one of Kara's previous shows for Splatter Concerts, so you know all about her fluid slide guitar, original songs and well-chosen cover tunes, and her smooth singing - not to mention her rocking band. Kara is touring in support of her new CD. Please join us! E-mail for further details. Doors will open at 6 pm and we will have food and drink available as usual. Seating is limited in this intimate setting - 35 people - so please act now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGWYifCSzKU

Kara Grainger captivated the audience at the 2017 Dallas International Guitar Show! She is backed by the Ally Venable Band. Kara Grainger (Guitar and Vocals)...

07/26/2018

We welcome Australia's answer to Bonnie Raitt - KARA GRAINGER - back for another house concert in West Caldwell This is the same location as last December's Bill Kirchen show. You may have caught one of Kara's previous shows for Splatter Concerts, so you know all about her fluid slide guitar, original songs and well-chosen cover tunes, and her smooth singing - not to mention her rocking band. Kara is touring in support of her new CD. Please join us! E-mail [email protected] for further details. Doors will open at 6 pm and we will have food and drink available as usual. Seating is limited in this intimate setting - 35 people - so please act now!

07/15/2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2Tw3g-RfuM
Our next show is coming up soon - Sunday, August 5, 2018. This is a HOME CONCERT in West Caldwell, NJ. Tickets are $25 and space is limited.
Email [email protected] for more info.

Studio City Sound LIVE! Recorded live at Studio City Sound on July 17, 2011 Vocals, Guitar : Kara Grainger Bass Guitar: Mary Beth Kedzior Drums : Stacey Lamo...

07/02/2018

See Kara Live om Sunday, August 5th in West Caldwell. $25

Provided to YouTube by TuneCore Living With Your Ghost · Kara Grainger Living With Your Ghost ℗ 2018 Station House Records Released on: 2018-04-25 Auto-gener...

07/02/2018

https://youtu.be/_Oec3ju6zKo

Provided to YouTube by TuneCore Living With Your Ghost · Kara Grainger Living With Your Ghost ℗ 2018 Station House Records Released on: 2018-04-25 Auto-gener...

07/02/2018

Hey Splatter's back! Don't forget about our next show - Kara Grainger! This one is a home concert in West Caldwell. Limited seating, so let us know soon if you're coming. http://www.karagrainger.com/music-encore/

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12/22/2017

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