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PLEASE CONTACT BILLY NEMEC
OR CHRIS PISTORINO FOR ALL BOOKINGS
chris@chrispistorino.com
What our private party clients are saying about the band.
This band was the hit of our Inauguration Day party! We held the party at our home, and had families come after school. The band arrived early, allowing time to set up. They were professional in all transactions. They engaged the kids at the party in such a friendly and relaxed way! They had no problem keeping up enthusiastic and diverse music for three straight hours. The parents have been raving about their music and charm since. What a lively sound and energy they bring to an event!
Andrea Scharff,
1/20/09 Short Hills, NJ
Dear Chris, Billy, David, and Thom,
James and I are so grateful that you made the trip to CT to play at our wedding. We can't express how happy we were that you were there. It was so refreshing to hear your music during the night and our quests loved dancing and watching you perform. I'm so glad we stumbled into Chez Oskar last October...you really set the tone we were hoping for for our wedding day.
Best,
Jessica Guerrette & James Vanderberg
10/11/08 wedding Farmington, CT
Dear Chris and Band,
You guys were just incredible and gave the wedding and cocktail hour the
exact vibe we had hoped for...what luck we were walking through Central Park
that day to stumble upon you guys.
Jason and Melody Dorin
UN 6/20/08 cocktail hour
To Chris Pistorino and The Blue Vipers,
Thank you for making my wedding so much fun! I appreciate that you let my dad sing, too. He loved it. Please feel free to refer other clients to me if they would like to hear a stunningly positive recommendation.
Thanks again,
Janet Choi
8/6/07 wedding
PRESS
"The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn turned the whole damn (Big Tent at The
Rochester Jazz Festival) into a swingin' Tin Pan Alley. The Blue
Vipers' drummer apparently never graduated from the kitchen, as his
whole set up was a lapful of odds and ends that he binged, banged,
whacked, and attacked with thimbled digits like a Dixieland foley
stage."
By Frank De Blase on Jun. 15th, 2008, Rochester City Newspaper
TAXI A&R review
Oct. 5th 2007
"Excellent musicianship and cool, New Orleans/Ragtime/Dixieland Jazz elements. Very Nice all around with a solid vocal performance, as well.
TIME OUT NEW YORK KIDS
Oct. 1st, 2007
BEST LIVE MUSIC BRUNCH :THE BLUE VIPERS AT SUPERFINE
"Throngs of children and their minders head to this loft like Dumbo eatery on Sundays ready to rock out, and not to kiddie tunes from some lame band."
IDOL UNDERGROUND
GOTHAMIST Aug. 5th, 2007
"The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn made us think of an act that we would hear on A Prairie Home Companion."
CONCRETEBEAT
March 2007
"The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn are a rare treat even in New York City."
LINCOLN CENTER OUT OF DOORS
Aug. 20th 2006
"The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn play old-time music from 1910 to the 1940's, just like your hip great-grandma's great collection of scratchy 78s."
Influences
Fats Waller, Joe Turner, Louis Armstrong, Willie Dixon, Hank Williams Sr., Les Paul and Mary Ford, Tuba Fats, The Mills Brothers
Sounds Like
Our first two CDs "Good Night Harry" and "Forty Days and Forty Nights" are available on CD Baby. You can purchase them by clicking this big old links right here.
Here is what our brand new T shirts look like. We have them in cream and silver Male S, M, L, XL and Fem slim fit XS (32), S (34), M (36), L (38). They are only $15 plus $5 shipping. Contact Chris at chrispistorino@gmail.com
Want to buy our first ever Blue Vipers T shirt? They cost $15 plus $5 shipping. This is what the graphics look like. We only have them in white on black and we only have Smalls left. Contact Chris at chrispistorino@gmail.com. Buy by check or Paypal.
We had the pleasure of performing at Roey Hershkovitz and Lisa Loeb's wedding on Saturday Jan. 31, 2009. Here is a link to an article about it: Lisa Loeb Is Married!
EMAIL LIST! EMAIL LIST! EMAIL LIST!
If you would like to be on our email list so you can be notified about all of our performances and our next CD release or if you would like to book the band for your private event and/or huge fantastic concert/tour?
Contact us directly at:
Chrispistorino@gmail.com
Willie Nelson digs The Blue Vipers Click Here to check it out.
When not touring, we perform every:
- Sunday at 7pm at The House, 121 E17th Street, Manhattan.
- Monday at 8PM at Chez Oskar ( Corner of Dekalb and Adelphi in Fort Green
Brooklyn).
- Tuesday at 8pm at Bartabac ( Corner of Smith and Dean Street, Brooklyn)
Catch us performing in Central Park when ever the sun is shining. We are either near the band shell or near Bethesda Fountain or at the entrance near 5th Ave. and 69th Street.
When you see us pick up a copy of our CD "Good Night Harry."
If you are interested in vintage swing (dancing and clothing) check out Heidi Rosenau and Joe McGlynn's website. Authenticvintageswing.com
Thank you to everyone who voted for us and helped us win The Subway Idol contest on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet. Use this link to check the blog of the band on the set of The Morning Show. Thanks!
The Blue Vipers
The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn's Friend Space (Top 10)
Thanks so much for the Add–and your friendship. We enjoyed your music very much. Thanks for sharing it with all of us. It's a pleasure having you among our friends! We've added two blogs about Umano, plus four more new compositions, making ten on our page. We hope you and your friends visit us and enjoy our music, too. We wake up every morning and play the music of the new MySpace friends who have arrived at our site during the night. It occurred to us that these friends (you are among them) are almost universally positive, whether they be novices or legends, and without regard to their station in life or the country they occupy. Although it's not an original thought, it also occurred to us that we couldn’t hold a verbal conversation with most of these friends, but we have bridged that gap by expressing our art honestly with each other. We all have been filling the world with our music and art, in the hope that our messages of love and human understanding will have an impact on the world at large. What a gift and what an opportunity we have received from this technology!
Hi there) Thanks for being our friend! Download for free our new EP "Starring" - 1 song from it will be on FREAK drama soundtrack Welcome to our page!)) Cheers from Ukraine
"Ticklin' The Strings" by Sweet Hollywaiians
Amazing Japanese hot string band playing 1920's, 30's, 40's style hawaiian, swing, calypso, blues, italian music and originals,featuring vintage instruments.3 songs with Robert Armstrong and Tony Marcus(from Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders)
"The Sweet Hollywaiians have probably the best feel for this 20's music of any string band working today. They manage the rare feat of sounding relaxed even when their playing is hot, are top notch musicians with tasteful arrangements and a full, rich, warm sound.Plus, they have a nice gamut of tunes, from King Nawahi to Giovanni Vicari to Bobby Leecan. See them live, if you can, for an unforgettable experience. If you can't, buy their Cds!" ~ Terry Zwigoff
You want to work and so do we. If you want us to book your band in New England, you need topay the registration fee. Go here for more information: http://northamptoncommunity.ning.com
Jacob's Lounge in HALLS, TN has the BRAND NEW PARTY ROOM open complete with stage and Air conditioning!!! Come ROCK OUT with AUDIO SUICIDE on JULY 11, 2009 from 9pm 'til 1am!!! This is gonna be one HELL-OF-A-PARTY!!!! ROCK ON!!!!
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