March Music

March brings Spring and some finely crafted live music we're sure you'll enjoy.

 Mark your calendars & come on out of the house!

 

Friday March 12  -  Kris Kehr (solo acoustic singer song writer)  

                                   www.kriskehr.com

 

Saturday March 13 – K. Cody, J. Matzner & Friends

                                  (acoustic female vocals. classic’s & covers.)

 

Friday March 19 -  The Wilder Brothers 

(acoustic, twangy, grassy goodness)

 featuring Ike Sheldon of the Wilder & Daniel Bower of The Manatawny Creek Ramblers

                      www.wilderscountry.com                www.myspace.com/themanatawnycreekramblers

 

 

Saturday March 20 – Spring Artist’s Party

 with music byFrankie Alazar (acoustic female folk)         

 featuring several of the areas original artists w/ works on display.

      Special early start time: 7:30

 

Friday March 26 – Fells Swoop (bluegrass)

          Welcome back one of Frecon’s “finest & funest” for an evening of live bluegrass

                     www.myspace.com/fellswoopband

 

Saturday March 27  –Hezekiah Jones (communal indie folk from Philly) 

               w/ special guest Land of the Look Behind (Jersy City)

  www.hezekiahjones.com   www.myspace.com/landofthelookbehind

               Join us for an evening of fine imported live music guaranteed to satisfy

 

Project Sound Stage - Update

Plans are still in full effect for installation of our full sized sound stage and performance area (which will attract even more quality talent!). I met with the designer last week to seal plans for construction of our stage and green room (ooh la la!!). We should be breaking ground later this month. So, when you stop by for your favorite tea, coffee, or latte and see Hank hammering and sawing away - please excuse our appearance.

 

Upcoming Fun:

    April 17 - Boyertown's 'Coming out of Hibernation' festival. Featuring lot's of live music, family fun & good vibes all day long!! Stay tuned for details. 

Live shows on Friday & Saturday. 8pm $5. BYOB!

Fresh Brewed Music

Friday February 26  – Maggie Spike   

         Acoustic contemporary folk music sung by husband and wife duet

                                           www.maggiespike.com

 

 Saturday February 27 -  Hillbilly Shakespeare

     Original indie power popsters from Reading, PA celebrating new CD ‘No Great Shakes’

                                   www.hillbillyshakespeare.com

 

Friday March 5 – Chad & Christine

             Original and covered female acoustic and indie music

                  www.myspace.com/christineandchad 

 

Saturday March 6  – Green Apple Squared

            acoustic rock cover band playing fun exciting songs from the 60's thru today

                          www.myspace.com/greenapplesquared 

  *Live music at Frecon’s Hard Bean happens every Friday and Saturday night, 8-11pm unless otherwise posted.            $5 cover charge. BYOB.

As always, THANK YOU for your continued support. We look forward to catching up over tea (or coffee, hot chocolate, cappuccino, latte, or Americana).

Sincerely,

Frecon’s Hard Bean Cafe

128 East Philadelphia Avenue Boyertown,

  PA 19512-1161 

  Phone - (610) 367-1788

Fresh Breawed Live Music

Friday February 12 - Teen Rock (no BYOB) featuring Oh, Rabbit
Saturday February 13 - Acoustic Road Kill

Friday February 19 - Rhythm Road & Deja Vu
Saturday February 20 - Rocket 88

Live Music at Frecon's Hard Bean happens every Friday and Saturday night,
8pm-11pm unless otherwise posted. Frecon's Hard Bean is a BYOB establishment. $5 Cover charge may apply. Thank you for supporting live original music!

Newness in Tunes; Frecon's Live Music Direction

Dear Friends, Family and Fans of Frecon’s Hard Bean Café,

There’s lots of exciting change in the air (it’s not just snow!!).
We are very pleased to announce the arrival of Moonlight Forest Productions to our growing Frecon family. Daniel Bower (you might remember him from the Manatawny Creek Ramblers) whom owns and operates Moonlight Forest Productions will be taking over the booking for our live music calendar. He is committed to bringing quality entertainment for our growing audience of live music lovers. As we’ll continue to feature the best on the local original music scene, Daniel will help us bring in some regional and nationally touring acts to enhance your listening pleasure. Featured acts will span the stylistic spectrum from indie, folk and bluegrass to jazz, blues and jam. We know he’s got lots of talented friends so we’re psyched to see and hear what’s in store.

!! Project Sound Stage!!
Plans are in full effect for installation of our full sized sound stage and performance area (which will attract even more quality talent!). When you stop by for your favorite tea, coffee, or latte and see Hank hammering and sawing away - please excuse our appearance.

This weekend’s special unofficial kick off to the new music season features some slide steel guitar by Sterling Koch on Friday followed by the ever energetic bluegrass boys of Fells Swoop on Saturday.

Live music at Frecon’s Hard Bean happens every Friday and Saturday night, 8-11pm
unless otherwise posted. Also, some special ‘chill out’ shows featuring instrumental, family friendly live music will play on Sundays at 1pm. For updates and show calendar visit http://hardbeanboyertown.blogspot.com/

Frecon's Hard Bean is located on
128 East Philadelphia Avenue Boyertown,
PA 19512-1161
Phone - (610) 367-1788

As always, THANK YOU for your continued support.
We look forward to catching up over tea (or coffee, hot chocolate, cappuccino, latte, or Americana).

Sincerely,

Frecon’s Hard Bean Cafe
128 East Philadelphia Avenue Boyertown,
PA 19512-1161
Phone - (610) 367-1788
http://hardbeanboyertown.blogspot.com/

Happy Holidays!

Well its that time of the year again for all the Christmas craziness. It reminds me of that really fast Christmas song that starts....just hear those sleigh bells jinglin ring ting tinglin too...giddy up giddy up lets go....and so forth. Well I dont know about you all, but I wouldn't mind something a little slower paced right now! If thats what you are really in the mood for, then come on out at any of our great music nights and take a well deserved breather....ahhhh-breathe in----breathe out....thats it. ;) OK!


DECEMBER 18th & 19th

Friday night the 18th welcomes back Cliff Stackonis. If you havent heard Cliff before you definitely dont want to miss his unique flavor of Country Blues. Cliff will be playing in the Living Room for a cover charge of $2 per person from 8pm on.

Saturday the 19th Its a FOLK FEST of our own. We are celebrating the wrap up of our musical year in review with a 3 artist fest. This is a show you will not want to miss. Starting with Frankie Alazar at 8pm, followed by Daniel Bower of the Manatawny Creek Ramblers and Ike Wilder of the Kansas City Wilders we will be bringing the house down Americana style! Frankie is a frequent guest of the hard bean and does a nice combination of singer songwriter stylings with guitar and rhythm set. Then local Bluegrass music star Daniel Bower and International Touring star Ike Wilder of the Kansas City Wilders will be teaming up to show you just what American roots music is all about! So come on out and celebrate a wild and crazy year with just a $5 cover charge per person, which includes a fresh brew, tea, or hot chocolate!



Got plans for New Years? If not then come on out and party with the Bean as we welcome in the New Year with our house rock and roll band.......THE DEAD HORSE BAND! These guys are sure to make your new years a blast with some good solid jammin. Come hear all your favorites with unique jam arrangements by the Dead Horse Band. If you like the Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead, Rolling Stones, and any other classic jam, then you will love these guys. Our new years party is just $10 per person. The $10, besides the music and the venue, also includes a fresh brew, tea, or hot chocolate, a beef bbq sandwich, snack foods and more! Call 610 367-1788 and ask for Laurie for more information. The party starts at 8pm and goes til 1:00am!


As always, thanks for listening and we will try and keep the noise to a minimum, giving you just enough info each news letter to keep you informed and educated on all the action Boyertown can handle each week! ;-)
If you have events you would like us to host, ideas for us, or even just want to correct the grammar in the news letter, just call us at 610 367-1788!
Thank you for being a loyal Hard Bean Member!

Sincerely,
--The Team at the Hard Bean Cafe in Boyertown

Happy Holidays!

THIS WEEKENDS MUSIC (November 28th)

This Saturday the 28th - For those who missed last weekends show with local legend Jimmy Z, you are in luck! He is coming back with his band "Acoustic Roadkill". This is a stand up act with Jimmy and friends, including several well known area musicians. He will even be joined by our very own Henry Frecon on sax. So come out at 8pm and get a seat for a trip that spans Americana folk, jazz, and more. Our candlelit atmosphere will make you will feel like you just were transported to a New Orleans jazz club. Cover charge is $4 and includes a free fresh brew!

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DECEMBER 4th & 5th, celebrates the opening of the Holiday season in Boyertown!

Friday night the 4th welcomes the Boyertown Holiday Open House tour. For those who have never done this unique event, buy your tickets at several local establishments or go to the website www.boyertownpa.org. You will be transported back in time touring the local businesses and Victorian era homes via trolley as everyone rolls out the red carpet with Christmas goodies, music, and more. At the Hard Bean we will be featuring Porter Shimer on Piano playing and signing Christmas tunes all evening long. The Holiday tour starts for us at 5pm and goes until 10pm. We will also be visited by a special Boyertown treat, the Boyertown Brassmen! They will stop by around 8:30pm with a full horn brass section playing all the Christmas favorites!

Then on Saturday the 5th, its Chillin on Main, where Boyertown opens up main street for the kids! Santa comes to town along with ice carving, kids activities and more. At the Bean we will feature Miss Maggie from 2-3pm sing along with the kids. We will also have Carriage Rides from 1-3pm at $5 per person. Then from 8:30 to close our own Mike Holiday will be doing a Christmas Music Special right in the Living Room for a $3 cover!

Finally on December 7th we will be hosting Story Time from 10:30am-11:15am. Bring your kids and have a copy of coffee and watch them be amazed by our own local story teller.

For those that do not know, the Hard Bean has stepped up its game in its live music. We are hosting live music on a regular basis every almost every Friday & EVERY Saturday now. How many of you have ever sat down looking at your weekend plans and said, "Man, there is nothing going on tonight in Boyertown"? How many of you have ever said, "I wish I didn't have to drive so far for live music!"? Well friends, those days are over. So put down that credit card, don't worry about gassing up to drive some ridiculous distance, and come on out and support your local scene on Friday and Saturday nights. BYOB is allowed as long as you are over 21.

WEEKLY LINE-UPS:
November 5th - 7th

Thursday November 5th (7-9PM) - Cliff Stackonis with Country Blues - Living Room Session
[Cover charge is $2 at the door]

Friday, November 6th (7or8 - 9or10PM) - Haley Sheeler - Signer/Songwriter with her blend of Alternative Folk/New & Used Country (Check her out at http://www.haleysheeler.com/ ) - playing by candle light in our Living Room
[Cover charge is $3 at the door]

Saturday, November 7th - Tom Prost & Mike Holiday from 6-8:30 in the Living Room & then The "infamous" Dead Horse Band from 9 to 11ish on the main stage.
[If you arrive before 7pm cover charge is $2; After 7pm, cover charge is $4 ]

November 13 & 14

Friday, November 13th (uh oh) ( 8-11PM) - SUNVERB - Let these guys bring you some good luck and good vibes this Friday the 13th, with the energetic rock/jazz of an original acoustic-electric pop/rock band. They have played at WXPN's "World Café Live" in Philadelphia(http://www.myspace.com/sunverb or at http://www.sunverb.com)
[Cover charge is $4]

Saturday November 14th (8-10PM) - Frankie Alazar (for those who don't know Frankie, she is a regular at the Bean and always welcoming with her folky stylings, just perfect for a candle lit evening in the Hard Bean's Living Room Sessions!)
[Cover charge is $2]

November 20 & 21

Friday, November 20th (8:30-10:30PM) - Lee Smedly - Living Room Session!

[cover charge $1]

Saturday, November 21st (8:30 - 11PM) - local legend Jimmy Z will be playing and singing classic Americana style music in the Living Room. Rumor has it he may be bringing a special guest with him that evening!

[cover charge $2]

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Saturday November 7th

9AM - 12PM - Multi Services Bake Sale

This wonderful event supporting the Boyertown Area Multi Services. The event works like this: Bring your donation of a baked good over to the Hard Bean that morning and we will sell them from 9am to 12pm; to the public, and donate 100% of all proceeds go to the Multi Services to help Boyertown area residents in need.

7 - 9PM - Fall Carriage Rides by Trotter's Carriage Services, Inc.
Sign up in advance to reserve your spot by calling the Hard Bean at 610 367-1788 or just stopping in. $10 per person. What a perfect idea for a date night!

Saturday November 14th

8AM - 2PM - Hard Bean 2nd Annual Craft Show

This is a great event and at the right time to get a jump on that special gift for the holidays! We are currently looking for vendors. All vendors must feature hand crafted items. Cost to be a vendor is $12 a space. Bring your own table. Sign up in advance at the Bean.

Monday, November 16th

6:30 - 7:30 PM - group singing lessons

The cost is $15.00. These are lessons for any teenager or adult who wants to hone their skills. All ability levels are welcome! Classes will be taught by Michael McCann. Michael has 20 years experience training singers of all ages, all ability levels, and all styles of music. For more information, call Michael at 610.906.1149

HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!!!