| Joseph Isaacs and the Music Matters Showcase I run a showcase of amazing musicians! We take turns entertaining- playing 4 song sets each and then going back around again. Its an eclectic mix of music, most of it acoustic, all of it wonderful, all of it matters. You will be taken aback by the amount of talent we have in this area. Come out and check out what everyone has been talking about. Showcases are free, but donations to Bread for the City for the Home |
| Where/when/who is playing the Music Matters Showcase besides Bows of Light? All venue info is near bottom of web site in yellow Mad City Coffee House, 10801 Hickory Rd Columbia MD Saturday 6:30-9:30PM (410)964-8671 July 18th Eileen Korn, Brian Gossard, Hank Alinger Aug 15th Kayte Grace, Joe Spatarella, Greg Marsh September 19th Monica Mathern, Alex Mahoney, Ukelele ensemble Jave Grande Café in Ellicot City 6:30 to 9:30 PM Saturdays 9050 Baltimore National Pike Ellicott City, MD 21042 (410) 480-3865 July 11th Tres Amigos,Walter Dyer, Samantha Bloom July 25 Sarah Fridrich, Andrew Lutrell, Hank Alinger Aug 8th J&B Blues Project, Alex Culbreth, Matt Rodela September 5th TBA Sept 12th Kathleen Stanley, Rick LaRocca, Jillian Borchard Sweets a Bakery on 8143 Main Steet Ellicot City 6:30 to 9:30PM August 1st Meg Bowen, Eileen Bernstein, Rick Millman Aug 22nd Jim Buckley, Janet Griffin, Sahfi Septermber 26th Scott Sivakoff, Jillian Borcard, TBA Columbia Lakefront Festival Tuesdays 8 to 10PM Aug 4th Michael Wiles, Scott Sivakoff, Libby Weibel August 11th Hannah Spiro, Carl Ayers, Michael Finazzio Aug 18th J&B Blues, Kathey Stanley, Greta Ehrig Directions to all gigs and links to bands playing are at the bottom of this page These gigs are all free - donations to Bread for the City for the Homeless are graciously accepted |
| My CD Gentle as Rain has 22 tracks on it! New mp3s below just click on the yellow boxes. Email me to buy one. |
| Links below to some of the acts that play the showcase: Check out their web pages! |
| Directions to venues we play at in yellow below: |
| Mad City Coffee House 10801 Hickory Ridge Road Columbia MD 21044 410-964-8671 From 95 (between Baltimore and DC) take route 32 West and then take Broken Lands Parkway North to Hickory Ridge Road. (From route 29 you will be taking Broken Lands Parkway West). Take Broken Lands Parkway towards Hickory Ridge RD. Turn left on Hickory Ridge (it only goes in one direction). Take Hickory Ridge RD past Howard Community College and right after Sunny Spring Rd there is a Long and Fosters on your left. That is Hickory Ridge Plaza where Mad City is tucked next to a chinese restaurant. Let the Madness BEGIN! |
Rick Larocca also has some other websites that may be of interest to you- Columbia
Lakefront Festival (summer time musical outdoor fun)
and the Amazing Grace Coffee House and Insideoutworship.com (Indie Christian
Music)
Lakefront Festival (summer time musical outdoor fun)
and the Amazing Grace Coffee House and Insideoutworship.com (Indie Christian
Music)
| Directions to Columbia Lakefront Festival- Lake Kittemequanda Columbia, MD 10221 Wincopin Circle Colmbia MD 21044 (this is the address of the Columbia Association located at the lake. Run map quest with it and it will get you there). Take Route 95 to 32 West (or route 29) to Broken Lands Parkway. From 32 West you would be heading West on Broken Lands, from 29 you would be going East. You will get to Little Patuxtent Parkway. Head North (towards the Central Library/Merry Weather Post/Toby's Dinner Theater) on Little Patuxtent Parkway. You will go through three traffic lights and a foot bridge. Immediately after the third light, you will be at the Lake Front (Wincopin Circle). You will be opposite the mall and a parking building. You will see on the right (opposite the mall) a parking lot. Park there. You are at the lakefront. www.lakefrontfestival.com Columbia Association: 410-715-3000 (9am to 5 pm) Festival 24 recorded info (toll free) 1-877-713-9674 Rain Cancellation Hotline ext. 9010 |
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| Java Grande Cafe in Ellicot City http://www.javagrande-md.com/ directions to java grande 9050 Baltimore National Pike Ellicott City, MD 21042 (410) 480-3865 Route 29 North to 40 West, its right away on your right in a little strip mall last coffee shop to the right (top of a hill) its in the same plaza as a Mexican restaurant |
| Below: Joe playing live with Scott Sivakoff. Scott plays drums, bass, banjo and guitar on Joe's upcoming CD. Here we are below playing it live. Photos below by Erica Robertson |
| Photo By Eric Agner |
| Above Monica Matthern Djembe and Andy Luttrell lead guitar picture courtesy of Erica Roberston |
You tube video of Love for Real and Living Life Upside Down above,
photos of Joe and Scott Sivakoff courtesy of Erica Robertson below
photos of Joe and Scott Sivakoff courtesy of Erica Robertson below
Pause bored up above to watch video or
listen to different mp3
listen to different mp3
Dogs Can Fly
| Sweets A Bakery Cafe Sweet. a bakery and cafe 8143 Main St. Ellicott City, MD 21043 410-461-9275 Parking on Main Street Parking Lot D www.sweetbakerycafe.com |