THE TRAPPS an original roots rock band that was formed in New Paltz, New York in the winter of 2003 by singer-songwriter Sean Schenker, bass player Jason Sarubbi, and guitar player Warren Gold. They have shared the stage with Levon Helm at his Midnight Ramble and were in the lineup of the multi-band rock festival Mountain Jam 5 along with Gov’t Mule and the Allman Brothers.  The band has also performed with Martin Sexton, Blues Traveler, Rusted Root, North Mississippi Allstars, and Benevento Russo Duo.  The Trapps appeared on WAMC’s “Live at the Linda” Series and were featured artists at the CMJ Music Conference in NYC and the Cape May Singer-Songwriter Music Conference. They're great and we're happy to have them back!

To open the show we have CHARLES LAURITA & THE MISCHIEF, a New Jersey based musician has taken the funkadelic sound a step further with his own brand of ‘alternafunk’. The songs on his new EP have a very cool swagger to them and you can almost picture Richard Roundtree strutting down the street to Laurita’s original tune ‘Ruled The World’ in the opening credits of Shaft. Charles Laurita, as a multi-instrumentalist virtuoso . He started playing guitar at the age of ten and is also proficient in bass, drums, keyboards, ukulele, mandolin and harmonica. Laurita is not alone, though. His band, The Mischief, features Kenny Hamilton on bass, Darwin Morua on drums, Chandler Scales on sax, Steve Balalis on trombone and Sean Joyce on trumpet. Basically, there’s something for everyone.

Two great bands and both are appearing here for their second time and we're so happy to have them back!

JOHN FORD BAND - As a British singer, songwriter, guitarist, bass player, producer and recording artist, John Ford’s talent has made an enduring impact in music and pop culture through the years.

Ford’s versatile live performance shifts easily from Solo Acoustic, to fronting a full electric band. He has played, toured and shared the bill with other music legends, including Santana, Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore, Dave Mason, Eagles, Frank Zappa, Marc Bolan, T. Rex, Blue Oyster Cult, ZZ Top, RUSH, REO Speedwagon, King Crimson, Lynyrd Skynrd, Billy Preston, Cat Stevens, Roy Harper, Ian Lloyd (Stories) and many more! John Ford also did a stint, performing and recording with Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night, in their Blackmore’s Night band and featured on “Wind in the Willows,” on Under a Violet Moon CD.

CHUCK SCHAEFFER & FULL MOON HOWLIN' - will open the show. Chuck has opened for or shared the stage with Roy Clark, Sonny Landreth, Dr. Ralph Stanley, David Allan Coe, Lisa Marie Presley, Jim Femino, Craig Bickhardt, Larry Siegel, Jim Henry and Lisa Bouchelle, and has been featured on numerous tv, newspaper and radio outlets. 

Grammy Nominated Professor Louie & The Crowmatix, Woodstock, NY - The group came into existence preparing songs for Aaron Professor Louie Hurwitz' studio productions for the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame group The Band. They are also the backing group for solo CD's by Rick Danko, Levon Helm and Garth Hudson.

Professor Louie & The Crowmatix started touring and recording their own music in 2001. They have eight studio CD's and two live recordings on The Woodstock Records label. 2012-13 Woodstock Records released their new recording "Wings On Fire" on CD and 180 Gram Vinyl to rave reviews.
We're so happy to have them here at The Record Collector!

The CRYERS are back and we are having a CD Release Party! Yeah!

LIZ KLAMMER to open the show! Liz was here at The Record Collector for The Annual Cranberry Festival and folks just loved her and we did too so we're so happy she'll be here again!

Come out and enjoy !

UNCLE FLOYD is back for our annual after Christmas bash! Come out for some great COMEDY !

Winner of the Asbury Park Music Awards “Best Guitarist”, “Best Blues Band” and “Living Legend” awards.

Two-time winner of the East Coast Rocker’s “Best Guitarist” award.

Two-time invitee to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s American Music Masters Series celebrating the music of Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters with Charlie Musselwhite, Bonnie Raitt, Jimmy Vaughn, Vernon Reid, Dave Alvin, Sonny Landreth, Double Trouble and others.

Touring guitarist with Hubert Sumlin.

Winner of the  Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation’s “Lifetime Achievement” award.
  Touring guitarist with Joe Louis Walker.

 Whether Billy Hector is teasing you with his sultry slidework, picking through delta blues or flat-out cranking it up and crunching out the electric blues/rock on his beloved vintage Fender Stratocaster, his   music reflects the true soul and origins of the blues; always passionate, engaging and dedicated to making the audience move and sweat.  Having honed his chops and style through three decades of performances, Hector is critically recognized as one of the hottest and most interesting guitarist/songwriters on the original circuit and has even been called “A New Jersey state treasure” by music writers.