Myke Rock accepts 2023 Comfest Honors as "Honored Artist" of the Community Festival! The interview is included below and can be found in the Program Guide online, here https://www.comfest.com/program-guides/2023-program-guide/, and in the printed guide (Page 29 in Program Guide) available all over the festival grounds. Come join us as Rock receives his award at the Main Stage (Bozo Stage) at 3:00pm, Saturday, June 24th!
Jim Boucher, Myke Rock, Mark See and Michael Fridley, The State Street Band perform at the London Strawberry Festival (London Strawberry Festival: 18 S. Main Street, London, Ohio 43140) Saturday, June 24 at 12:00pm! A super fun classic rock show awaits lucky attendees on this unique afternoon concert!
Dexter Wesley & Red Hot Lava play the Gazebo Stage at the Community Festival inside Goodale Park (120 W Goodale St) in the Victorian Village/Short North section of Columbus, Ohio. Dexter Wesley and Myke Rock welcome drummer Ramon Bern Rob to Comfest. Sunday, June 25th, 2023 at 3:00pm, Ramon gets his first experience with the Community Festival. The long time Columbus psychedelic blues band makes its 5th appearance overall in the storied annual event and brings new material to the stage. Check out the band's music on the music page, here: https://www.mykerock.com/music. And take a look below for Community Festival information!
JOEL GUILD MEMORIAL CONCERT AND FUNDRAISER 2023 - SUNDAY, JUNE 4
Dexter Wesley & Red Hot Lava (Myke Rock - Myke Rock, Ramon Bern Robinson) play the 2nd Annual JOELFEST from 4:40pm - 5:20pm at Gatsby's Bar & Grill in Gahanna, Ohio Sunday, June 4, 2023. See event details, below.
Your favorite 80's party band makes yet another appearance at the popular venue, completing the sound, look and feel of a Spring Break-like Saturday night music event. On Saturday, September 10th Cherry Blonde (Kiersten Brittany, Bill Hutchman, Sean Galyk, Rick L. Fogle, Nate Salyer and, sitting in on bass guitar, Myke Rock) plays a full night of 80's party music at City of Celina, Ohio's Boardwalk Grill (725 West Bank Road, Celina 45822: http://www.boardwalkgrill.pub). Beginning at 7:00 Cherry Blonde plays your favorite 80s songs, including the ones you thought you forgot! The Boardwalk Grill boasts excellent food and a beautiful indoor/outdoor facility, perfect for summer concerts, set on the northwest bank of Grand Lake. And it's free to enter.
Sunday, August 28th and all Sundays in August (2022) from 5:00pm until 8:00pm, Dexter Wesley & Red Hot Lava (Dexter Wesley, Myke Rock, DD Downda Block) bring their heavy dose of blues, psychedelic blues and rock to Lasalle's Southern Kitchen & Bar (30 S. Young St., Columbus, Ohio 43215, https://lasalleskitchenbar.com).
Sunday, August 21st (2022) from 5:00pm until 8:00pm, Dexter Wesley & Red Hot Lava (Dexter Wesley, Myke Rock, DD Downda Block) bring their heavy dose of blues, psychedelic blues and rock to Lasalle's Southern Kitchen & Bar (30 S. Young St., Columbus, Ohio 43215, https://lasalleskitchenbar.com).
Sunday, August 14th and all Sundays in August (2022) from 5:00pm until 8:00pm, Dexter Wesley & Red Hot Lava (Dexter Wesley, Myke Rock, DD Downda Block) bring their heavy dose of blues, psychedelic blues and rock to Lasalle's Southern Kitchen & Bar (30 S. Young St., Columbus, Ohio 43215, https://lasalleskitchenbar.com).
Sunday, August 7th and all Sundays in August (2022) beginning at 5:00, Dexter Wesley & Red Hot Lava (Dexter Wesley, Myke Rock, Rob Covey Jr) bring their heavy dose of blues, psychedelic blues and rock to Lasalle's Southern Kitchen & Bar (30 S. Young St., Columbus, Ohio 43215, https://lasalleskitchenbar.com).
Gi Mammana with Myke Rock & Bill Roseman perform at a special private event in Beervelde, Belgium Thursday, June 9, 2022. We mark this date for historical accounting, but of course since it is a private event, we will not publish the fine details here. ;)
The 2022 Community Festival is back LIVE again! Dexter Wesley & Red Hot Lava (Dexter Wesley, Myke Rock, Sticks) play the Bozo/Main Stage on Sunday, June 26 From 2:50pm to 3:40pm. Comfest is a free 3 day community, music and arts festival that takes place throughout Goodale Park in the Short North area of Columbus, Ohio. Stay tuned for event details. In the meantime, check out Dexter Wesley recordings on the music page here!
Nola Blue Recording Artist Clarence Spady & The Electric City Band (with Myke Rock, Pat Marcinko and Scott Brown) on Saturday, August 6, first at Big Bend Blues Bash (https://bigbendbluesbash.com/), Riverside Amphitheater (W Main St, downtown Pomeroy, Ohio 45769) at 6:00 just before Nikki Hill and at 10:00 headlining the COURT GRILL (114 Court St, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769).
Nola Blue Recording Artist Clarence Spady & The Electric City Band (with Myke Rock, Pat Marcinko and Scott Brown) on Saturday, August 6, first at Big Bend Blues Bash (https://bigbendbluesbash.com/), Riverside Amphitheater (W Main St, downtown Pomeroy, Ohio 45769) at 6:00 just before Nikki Hill and at 10:00 headlining the COURT GRILL (114 Court St, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769).
On September 3rd, 2021, The Ultimate Doors rocked the ace out of The King Of Clubs (6252 Busch Blvd, Columbus, OH 43229: http://www.tkoc.live) and supporting artists Alecia Houston & The Firmm blew the deck up with a crowd-pleasing warm-up set. So, it was only fitting that this year's concert returns the same knock-out line up on Saturday, July 30th, 2022. Alecia Houston & The Firmm (Alecia Houston and Ian Houston, with Myke Rock -mykerock.com-, Jason Church and Shoe Cherwien) are excited to bring it all to this show and leave it all on the stage, starting at 8:30pm. Doors open at 6:30pm and the concert begins promptly at 7:30pm with the highly touted band Imber Solis (https://www.imbersolis.com/ - https://www.facebook.com/ImberSolisOfficial/). There is a $15.00 ticket price/door cover charge. Ticket sales are brisk, contact Alecia (via email at Aleciahouston@att.net or by private message via https://www.facebook.com/alecia.houston.5) to purchase tickets and secure your spot at this very special event.
Maison Florida, The School for Society & Culture (Vissersstraat 3, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium) is the site of a very special event, featuring a Cat String Theory (USA) on Sunday, May 29, 2022, where the music begins at 5:00. Gratis entry.
Bassist Myke Rock, guest Guitarist Jan Bruynooghe and Drummer Stan The Man host US Open -Blues Jam- Saturday, June 11, 2022 at Comptoir Des Arts (Vlamingstraat 55, 8000 Brugge, Belgium: http://www.comptoirdesarts.be/). The jam begins at 8:00 and musicians can email mykerock@mykerock.com to sign up. Myke Rock lived in Belgium for a couple years until the pandemic shut things down. During his time here the bassist performed and jammed with over 100 musicians at Bram Thienpondt & Désirée Overstraete's top Blues bar. Rock reminisced, "One of my favorite bars in all of Belgium, the owners are simply awesome, wonderful people! I think I look forward to seeing them just as much as I look forward to jamming at the US Open". Check out the info below and check back here for updates.
Myke Rock and Stan The Man come from the U.S. to tour Belgium with the band Cat String Theory, May 27 - June 4, but from June 5 - June 12 Myke and Stan team up with Belgian guitarists to host US Open Jams. On Friday, June 10, the US Open Rock Jam takes place at the B52 music club (Aartrijkestraat 92, 8480 Eernegem, Belgium - http://www.b52music.club) beginning at 8:00. There is a $5 cover charge and musicians who pre-register (email mykerock@mykerock.com, See below) enter free. Myke Rock lived in Belgium for a couple years until the pandemic shut things down. During his time here the bassist performed and jammed with over 100 musicians and he hopes to see and jam with many of them at the B52. All musicians and rock music fans are welcome to join in the US Open Rock Jam. Although Pre-Registration is suggested, musicians can come and sign up between 7:30 and 8:00, if spots are still available.
Myke Rock, an American bassist who lived and performed in Belgium from January 2018 to July 2020, took part in an improvisational tour de force Sunday, December 1, 2019 at MixArt Gallery (Galerie Mixart, http://www.mixart.be, Sint-Martinusstraat 101, 1700 Sint-Martens-Bodegem - Dilbeek) with Belgian legends Kloot Per W, Rudy Trouvé, Mauro Pawlowski and Jan Hautekiet! Facebook Event/RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/2145992635568855
Friday, June 3, 2022 is the day Cat String Theory (USA Rock, New Wave with Myke Rock, Stan The Man, Jose Cash) gives a free entry concert outdoors, under the tent at Het Nieuw Verleden (Wellingstraat 103, 8730 Beernem, Belgium: https://hetnieuwverleden.be), beginning at 8:00. Special guest Roy Andrews (Andrezej Rojek - Electronic Wind Instrument "EWI" and Saxophone: roysworks.eu) joins the band on stage for a very special segment. Entry is free and the band accepts donations and tips. check out the information and links below for video, music and more.
LOLAPAROLI (Friedrichstrasse 117 52070 Aachen, Germany: http://www.lolaparoli.de/) welcomes Cat String Theory (USA Rock Indie Underground: http://www.catstringtheoryband.org) for a free admission concert on Thursday, June 2, 2022, beginning at 8:00.
Cat String Theory (USA) with Special Guests (Performing numbers with the band!) Jamal Thomas (ex-SOS Band, Maceo Parker) & Ze's Feat. Saa Pink
Central Ohio music lovers are invited to listen to the brand new Cat String Theory (Myke Rock, Jose Cash, Stan The Man) album followed by a 90 minute live concert set Sunday, May 22, 3:30 to 6:00 at Eldorado's Food & Spirits (4968 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214). It's a free event that serves as a "Send-Off" concert just before the band leaves for a European tour on May 25. Come say hello and wish the band good luck on their adventure. The rock/indie rock/new wave trio presents their 7 song album CD recorded in April at Sonic Lounge Studios (https://www.soniclounge.net - https://www.facebook.com/SonicLoungeStudios, Grove City, Ohio) by engineer Joe Viers (who has recorded Twenty One Pilots, Dr. John, Blues Traveler, Ekoostik Hookah, O.A.R., Lydia Loveless, Bobaflex, The Werks, fo/mo/deep and many more).
Cat String Theory (Myke Rock-Bass & Vox, Jose Cash-Guitar & Vox and Stan The Man-Drums) recorded an album in April at Sonic Lounge Studios (Grove City, Ohio), engineered by Joe Viers who has recorded Twenty One Pilots, Ekoostik Hookah, O.A.R., Dr. John, Blues Traveler, Bobaflex, The Werks. fo/mo/deep and many more.
Cat String Theory (Myke Rock, Jose Cash, Stan The Man) play the Tuesday Music Showcase at Eldorado's Food & Spirits (4968 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214, https://www.facebook.com/eldoradosbar, http://www.EldoradosBar.com/, Nebbie Nevalee Cassady) Tuesday, May 10, 2022 from 9:00pm to 9:45pm. This is the first of two European tour "warm-up" concerts, prior to the May 27 tour kick-off in Brussels, Belgium. On Sunday, May 22 from 3:30pm - 6:00pm, Cat String Theory will have their CD Listening Party and Tour Send-Off show also at Eldorado's, where you can take an exclusive first look and listen to the new album beginning at 3:30pm.
Cat String Theory (USA) with Special Guests (Performing numbers with the band!) Bill Roseman (Bill Roseman Trio) - Mark Rogers (Mark Rogers Band)...
