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Jerry Falzone - Just Before The Storm (Independent)
Jerry Falzone’s second album “Just Before The Storm” taps directly into the early 1970s country-rock tradition embodied by groups like Poco and New Riders of the Purple Sage, and songwriters Jackson Browne and JD Souther. It was, of course, The Eagles who found the most success, and opened up the genre to the world, though Gram Parsons and the Buffalo Springfield had done much to prepare the ground.

Falzone continues their work and recreates the sound and style of those groups and writers with considerable success. As with all country music, at whatever end of the spectrum, the song comes first, and that’s the approach taken here. He’s a songwriter with an effortless sense of time and space, and his words ebb and flow with calm windswept authority. His voice, part Roger McQuinn, part Steve Young, is a near perfect tool for the job, and his band are fully in sync with the concept.

For those interested in hearing about the highlights, there are a lot of fine songs, and performances to choose from. The title track opens the collection and sets the tone with a perfect harmony vocal on the chorus, while “Sweet Virginia” touches on death and its consequences. Set in a historical context, its poignancy never quite succumbs to melancholy. We also can’t ignore “Come Back Now” which features a duet with rockabilly legend Jerry Engler, and the sublime closing number “We Will Meet Again”.
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Jerry Falzone: Just Before the Storm

Jerry Falzone | Just Before the Storm
album review by John Powell


Jerry Falzone is a musician that never does anything without intention, and Just Before the Storm is well thought out, well composed, and a simply beautiful Americana album. While Jerry’s been pegged as a singer/songwriter, this album breaks him from that title alone, as he sounds intentionally and wonderfully like Tom Petty or Neil Young. Sweeping songs about love, loss, and hope follow Petty’s motto: “Get to the chorus,” and each chorus is catchy, often with female and male backing vocals. When I first heard Jerry’s older album Off the North Coast I was impressed by his songwriting ability, but Just Before the Storm is a different level.

The title track leaps in with sparkling lead guitar and a full-bodied open-chord progression. Jerry’s voice is soothing, much better than either of the songwriting greats mentioned above. His inflections beckon words as they feel. “I can’t believe/you would want to leave/after all that we’ve been through.” The lyrics aren’t specific, but encompass life. “Is it worth the fight?” he asks, and the chorus is pretty open to interpret, but this works because of the intention. Jerry is sure he’s not writing a truly original, artistic heart-splitter. No, he’s writing a freakin’ great song.

Many of the songs have “You” in the title: “Here For You”, “Forget About You”, Letting You Go”, “Depending On You”. They’re all good.

“Sweet Virginia” is a beautiful throwback to the old days of songwriting- a mixture of Johnny Cash and 60s hippie protest songs. “The fields were abandoned/the homes had all been burned,” he sings over mandolin and quarter note bass. “I fell into the shadows/until the dancer turned.” The lyrics are poetry, except for the chorus, “Sweet Virginia/in you I am reborn,” is slightly unoriginal…but it’s heartfelt, and that familiarity makes us smile.

The peek is “Letting You Go”. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard fierce organ pierce the speakers and soak the air with sweetness. Sam Gruttadauria plays the Hammond organ here, and the fast-tempo song just shines. There are beautiful “Ohs” and “Oohs”. I love it and recommend it for anyone that likes songs. Seriously. Just go listen to it.

“Come Back Now” features a verse and chorus by Jerry Engler, who sounds like Elvis, and the song, slow and sweet, really cuts deep. It deserves a spot in a jukebox of an old Southern bar with dust everywhere and lots of leather boots. The duet is sincere. The voices complement one another.

The album closer, “We Will Meet Again’, has orchestrated strings humming underneath pinching guitar strums. The song holds special value for Jerry, and appears now as an excellent recording. Building slowly, a chorus of voices unify under the chorus. Open about his spirituality- which, I tell you right now, is not religiousness, certainly not preachy, but more introspective- “We Will Meet Again” has a gospel-esque coolness that drips like honey. It’s another key track.

If there are any faults it’s that Jerry’s lyrics rarely hit the specific. “Think of me when/your heart starts to mend,” he sings on the closer. The rhymes are predictable, the choruses similar each time. Again, much of this is intentional. Jerry wanted catchy songs that imbed in your daily shower humming session, and he succeeded. I’d love to hear him dive into songwriting with an agenda, to hear him talk specifically about childhood, or being on tour, etc.

But it’s overall hard to complain about Just Before the Storm, which rises and falls like the tides, and shows off Jerry (and noteworthy producer and guitarist Ray Bellizia), as champions of the genre. Two thumbs up.

Just Before the Storm
Jerry Falzone

By Scott Gudell

After you’ve journeyed through the music business for awhile, you occasionally follow the road signs that point down an inviting country road instead of toward a harder rock quarry. Jerry Falzone, whose past work included a stint in the hard rock outfit Pearl, has taken a different path with Just Before the Storm.

Occasionally saluting alt country (and rock) greats such as Jackson Browne, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, the Byrds/Hot Burrito Brothers and others, the ten songs on this disc are smartly arranged, nicely performed and finely crafted.

Although this is technically a solo outing, Ray Bellizia’s contributions include writing, performing and producing, while guest vocalist Jerry Engler joins Falzone on one cut, bringing a haunting depth to the track. All the songs are easy going and loaded with inviting melodies and lyrics. Just about every one is a stand out, including the opening title song, “Sweet Virginia,” “We Will Meet Again” and “Come Back Now” (with Engler). All are balanced by just the right amount of catchy, radio-friendly hooks, and they are stamped with Falzone’s years of experience.

Jerry Falzone works both sides on the local singer-songwriter stage, as organizer of the Lake Shore Coffee House series and now with a new CD; both aspects will be on display this weekend. Falzone's Just Before the Storm is celebrated with two release parties. First up is 7:30 tonight at Lake Shore Coffee House at Lakeshore Community Church, 3651 Latta Road, Greece. Falzone will be joined by Chris Wilson, Scott Regan and Warren Paul, along with the Detroit singer-songwriter who frequents this area, Liz Larin. Larin, who will open both shows, accompanies herself with effects pedals. She released two albums on Atlantic Records before discovering that Do It Yourself is a performing songwriter's best friend. Admission is free, although a hat will be passed for audience members to fill with cash for the musicians. The 8 p.m. Saturday show at Tango Café, 389 Gregory St., features the same crew.

Just Before the Storm is a lushly produced collection of harmony-laden songs that bring to mind America (the '70s band, not the country). It's an uplifting sound, despite some hefty subject matter of disintegrating relationships, treading the territory of contemporary Christian pop. And well played, particularly Ray Bellizia's guitar. The standout track is "Forget About You," a little rocker that sounds like Marshall Crenshaw channeling Buddy Holly.

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The Lakeshore Coffeehouse: Jerry Falzone's Musical Mission
Jerry Falzone’s silvery hair gives him a sleek super star look, as do his thick eyebrows and the way he leans in his chair. He speaks with authority, but you would too if you’d been a part of music in as many capacities and for as long as Jerry has. He might appear like someone too sure of himself to have a good time, but he’ll openly admit that much of what he’s accomplished comes by luck.
Jerry’s worth noting on two levels: firstly, the Rochester, New York native, where he resides today, is a great singer/songwriter, as long as we decide to use that term loosely, able to realize that he’s a good singer and a wise songwriter. He’s also the founder of the Lakeshore Coffeehouse, one of the most underdog concert series in the Northeast, which is what brought us together, although his history goes well beyond the music series, which, he says with a laugh, “Isn’t a coffeehouse.”
“This has been where I lived,” Jerry muses about the Rochester area, “except for a 10- year period I was on the road.” We talk about Burlington, Vermont and he says, “I’ve got family there I would be able to stay with and not have to get a hotel room.” He grins. “I ended up getting hotel rooms most of the time anyway.”
When Jerry was on the road, much of it was with a band called Pearl, which had a top album pick on the Billboard charts. “I went on the road for all the obvious wrong reasons,” he says. He was writing songs back then, but claims if he wrote ten songs only one was good. “We’d do all of them, but the one good one would stick.”
He’s been playing guitar since he was 16, but the band needed a bass player, so he bought a bass. He recalls auditioning for a band that told him before playing that he wouldn’t get the gig. He asked to jam anyway, and was called up the next day to join. When he was later on fired he decided, “I never want to get fired again,” and formed his own band.
“A lot of the people I played with back then I play with now. All these new people I found I can gig with in an entirely new way.” He took on different musical roles, producing an album for Debbie Randyn, and when she heard one of his songs at a Mason Tyler gig, she asked to sing it. He ended up writing eight songs on her album. He hadn’t been a singer, really, but decided to try it, only to find it was the right move for his creativity.
He comes from a place rippling with songwriting talent, claiming, “We have more phenomenal songwriters in this area than anywhere I’ve ever seen.” He joined the ranks, building up his own songwriting career. His understanding of the market helped him form the Lakeshore Coffeehouse series.
Lakeshore is a community church where Jerry’s wife is musical director for a recovery program. Jerry was thinking of interesting places to play and told his wife, “Wouldn’t it be cool to put Secular music in here that they’re not going to hear anywhere else and they’re not going to have to go out to a bar to do it?”

To his surprise she said, “Yeah, that’s a great idea. When do you want to do it?” The first night the event drew eight people. “We did three shows that year,” Jerry recalls. “Next year we said, we’ll see what happens.” That year they had twenty people. “The room we were in was small with a curtain in the middle of it. “The first show we had to keep the curtain closed so it didn’t look like we were playing to this huge room that was the size of a living room,” Jerry laughs, adding, “The second year we had to open the curtain.”


The third year there was a line of people waiting to get in. The church intervened and Jerry thought it meant the end of the music, but they said, “Anonymity is a big part of recovery, and you’ve got people in here that have nothing to do with recovery. We want you to take the auditorium.”

The seven-year-old auditorium, with its 450 seats, doesn’t feel like a church. It changed the possibilities of the series. Now the series is six-years-old. “The church considers it a ministry,” Jerry says. “It brings people into a church that would not normally come,” he adds, raising his eyebrows. “They don’t get introduced to God. People come to find something spiritual.” It’s just seriously good music.

Over the years, the Lakeshore team has grown. “We’ve got people that do coffee, set up the auditorium, a set-up team and a tear-down team. We’re the only event the church allows to have food and drink there. We’ve never had an accident, except one time when my mother came,” Jerry laughs. Now, over 15 volunteers come together to make the coffeehouse happen.

“There’s mainly one guy that runs the projector,” Jerry boasts the big screens they’re allowed to utilize. “Jason will go on the internet and find images that fit the song.” One folksinger, JoAnne Vaccaro, wrote a song, “Salmon Powered Automobile”, and Jason found a Volkswagon with “Salmon Powered” written on it. Then he found cars in the water with salmon around them. Jerry shakes his head. “How you do that, I have no idea.”

“Everything’s free,” Jerry explains. “We pass a basket. I divide the money up.” He splits it among the musicians and the rest goes back into the series. He takes nothing for himself.


Lakeshore draws in an average of a hundred people per performance, and considering it’s outside the city in Greece, New York, Jerry loves the idea that people come out specifically to hear the music he brings in. His success has developed offers from other organizations: a place in Lake Placid, a theater in Morris, and an art center in Waltham. Three out of four Mondays in May Jerry sold out a movie theater in Rochester that held a music series. He has offers to go back in November. “My favorite thing we do is in February: there’s a coffeehouse downtown called the Tango Café. The person that has it now put money into it. It’s a comfortable room to be in. I’ll bring my favorite people to play with, we’ll bring it down there, and we’ll sell it out for one show. It’s a yearly tradition.”

It’s clear from his approach that he never signed on to be a booking agent. He’s a musician that wants to make opportunities for music to bring people together. “I believe in community,” he says. Still, he’s taken his role as booking agent seriously. “I got a band called Tabletop Three, guitar, harp, and upright bass,” he explains, enthused. “I’m going to have a compositional guitar player, George Collichio, open up for them. He can play with a band, a full orchestra, or acoustic by himself. He’s one of the few people that can go on without singing in a venue like that and kill the place. I want him to grow an audience,” he adds, which is why he paired them with Tabletop Three, knowing their audience will get a kick out of George. Booking in this manner means he’s looking at it as a musician, thinking which musicians should work together.

“I’ve been fortunate that I’ve found the right people to put in to perform with. There’s some great songwriters, amazing talent we have in Rochester,” Jerry concedes. “I make sure I’m the worst player there.”
At this point, the coffeehouse has personal ties. He wrote a song, “We Will Meet Again”, on Thursday and played it on Friday. “At the end of the show this lady, Janice, came up to me. She said, ‘I’d like you to play that song at my funeral.’ That’s an awfully odd request,” Jerry adds earnestly. “’If you outlive me, I want you to promise to play this song when I die.’ I didn’t get it. But I said okay.” He started using the experience as an introduction to the song.

“Well,” he continues, “Tim Shay had been a heroin addict, an alcoholic, had a liver transplant when he was 48. He realized he’d never work again. He thought, ‘I’ll learn to play guitar and do something with that.’” Tim became an influential local songwriter. When he died, Jerry got to know Tim’s wife. “I remembered what Janice said about playing for her funeral and said, ‘You know, I’m going to dedicate this song to Tim because his wife is here.” I still didn't get it but I played the song two days before my father died at a gig and then, I got it"


“My philosophy for a long time now,” Jerry states: “If you can’t find the gigs you want to do, invent ‘em. That’s what I did with Lakeshore." He recalls the saying that if you’re a songwriter in Rochester, “Enjoy yourself. Have fun. Don’t expect to get gigs. Don’t expect to make money.”

Jerry’s proving that saying wrong. “I don’t expect a record deal. I’m a lot older than a guy just starting out, but I still have the drive I used to have.” Not only that, he’s found his niche while helping other musicians play around town, get known, and develop a following.

He runs a cable access program called “Beyond the Lyric”, which he co-hosts with Debbie Randyn. “She asked, ‘What would you call it?’ I said, ‘I’d have to call it The Lakeshore Songwriter Forum.’ She said, ‘That sucks.’” Jerry, as he will, then asked what Debbie would call it. “Behind the Lyrics.”

Jerry shrugs. “I don’t want to be behind the lyrics. I want the story behind the person. What about Beyond the Lyrics?” It’s this attitude that helps him be a great singer/songwriter, as he draws connections between artists and bases his decisions on the whole musician.

For a long time now, Jerry’s been involved with music, from writing to producing, booking to a television program. He’s done all this with modesty. He believes not only in the power of music, but also in his local scene, in the community that’s developed over the years. “When I’m in my casket, my D25 is going to be on one side and my Martin will be on the other,” Jerry says about his two favorite guitars. “That’s my statement of my life.”

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Jerry Falzone | Off the North Coast
Album review by John Powell


Off the North Coast begins with the sound of some serious waves coming in, and then acoustic guitar and violin guide us into lyrics like, “I’ll follow the stars as they fall through the night.” Jerry Falzone may at first come across as a typical singer/songwriter, but this excellent first album that only recently made it’s way into my hands is indeed the product of a musician truly deserving of the title, both an emotive singer and endearing songwriter.

“Hell and High Water” might say it all: roving bass, finger-picked guitar, a slow and concise drum pattern, lead guitar filtering in like a hero, and Jerry singing, “I’m learning to win.” The song is as catchy and telling as it is conventional. It’s the blend that makes him so likeable, like on “Dance With Me”, a corny but beautifully-so proclamation of spirituality. “I hear the wind,” Jerry sings, “dancing in the night/it’s the sweetest sound I ever heard.” The female backing vocals make everything resonate.

“Island” takes another tactic, roaring with electric guitar and heavy percussion, and making you aware that Jerry sounds in many ways like Jimmy Buffett, although a little less relaxed and a little more intense. “I’ll buy you an island,” he sings, “Going to donate my car.”

A key track is “Open Your Eyes”, a lesson in singer/songwriter etiquette, Jerry’s voice filtered through some watery effects and his guitar clear and full. The chorus zings. The bridge sounds like Beach Boys in a cyclone. It only takes three and a half minutes for Jerry to prove he has a knack for writing something you’ll connect with.

Overall, Jerry’s lyrics are hopeful and faithful. The rhymes never sound contrived. He’s neither too specific nor metaphorical. “I’m gonna buy you a motorbike,” he sings on “Glide”; “I think it’s time you finally learned what it’s like to fly.” He’s honest without being too revealing, and conventional without being too overdone.

Off the North Coast definitely isn’t for the younger generation, although if they listened in they’d certainly learn a thing or two. Jerry’s a seasoned songwriter, having been a musician for a long time, and therefore he’s more sure of his life and has chased down any dreams he’s had, allowing him space for meditation. This album doesn’t reinvent music, but as I said, Jerry’s a pro singer/songwriter; not a fallback title, but rather an excellent depiction of how he produces songs like equations, always balanced.

The album closer, “Never Let Me Go”, is a good example. Acoustic guitar presides, with violin overhead angelically. “Hold me,” Jerry asks, “Need you so.” It’s half poetry, half lyrical custom, but more than anything Jerry makes something few people can harp on.

Bottom line: This old release has a timeless sentimentality, so maybe it’s not the next MTV choice pick, but at least it has substance, and plenty thereof

We received an impressive new CD from local artist Jerry Falzone entitled Off The North Coast. While this is his official debut, Falzone has worked with various artists through the years including Pearl (who earned a Top Album Pick from Billboard Magazine), Mason Tyler and Debbie Randyn. Filled with the sweet sounds of mostly acoustic Americana, highlight tracks like "Open Your Eyes" and "Coming Home to You" remind of a cross between The Byrds, Tom Petty and CSNY, while the CD's imagery of water (specifically Lake Ontario) lends itself to a serene quality throughout. The moving track, "Dance With Me," is dedicated to WCMF's late DJ, Unkle Roger McCall, a friend of Falzone's (an eerie time to hear this as the anniversary of McCall's death recently passed) while "Can You Feel Me Now" features some smokin' electric guitar work that finishes off the tune in rocking fashion. Falzone will be celebrating the release of this accomplished effort with a show at Coffee Cabana in Spencerport on Friday, December 29th (8-10pm) and see jerryfalzone.com for more about the artist

Also at the HOG, Rochester artist Jerry Falzone will perform an in-store concert and a release party for his new CD, Off The North Coast, on Saturday, February 10th (4pm). Word is that Falzone has been picked up by two Belgium radio stations' "Americana Music" shows.

Jerry Falzone: "Off The North Coast"
SGR Records

Jerry Falzone's Off The North Coast plays soft and easy with the kind of folky depth that keeps the songs' importance intact. Falzone doesn't use his well-crafted tunes as excuses to show off his musicianship, but rather allows the songs to speak for themselves. Even though he fleshes out all 12 tracks with a good-sized band and Sam Gruttadauria's lush production, everyone involved hangs back nicely. Traces of The Beatles and Gordon Lightfoot swirl here and there. Give Off The North Coast a listen; it'll make it all better.

Jerry Falzone is back at it again.

A pearl awaits discovery

Jeff Spevak
Staff music critic


(December 28, 2006) — The rewards can be so hard to come by for musicians that when someone throws them a bone, it feels like a meal. Pearl, a Rochester rock band of the late 1970s and early '80s, got a taste when Billboard magazine put its self-titled, independently released debut album on its best-of-the-year list.

Finally! After nine years of touring, a little recognition.

But not a big enough bone to go around. Shortly afterward, in 1982, Pearl came home after nine years on the road, took a break and never went back.

"I think the same thing happened to us that happens to a lot of people," says Jerry Falzone, Pearl's bass player. "There was a frustration within the band of being on the road without seeing the benefit of it."

So Falzone — who actually did like the life on the road, and moments like Cheap Trick showing up at a Pearl gig to jam — pursued normalcy with a marketing company.

The fact that normalcy also included a broken marriage and raising a daughter has figured into Falzone's first album, Off the North Coast, which he celebrates with a release party at 8 p.m. Friday at Coffee Cabana, 123 S. Union St., Spencerport.

He always loved the guitar-driven, harmony-laden '70s rock bands, which suggests why Off the North Coast sometimes sounds like Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young & Falzone.

"I'm a pretty outgoing person, but a lot of that CD was written at the point of getting over a few things," he says. There's a lot of water under the Greece resident's bridge, starting with the title track: sailing on Lake Ontario, following the sun and the stars. The ominous "Hell and High Water" was influenced by the breakup of his marriage and, "where you go through these really heavy things when you're raising a daughter, and you're a man." "Fallen" comes from a drive he took up the California coastal highway six years ago, as he confirmed to himself that he wanted to re-marry: a woman he'd met only weeks earlier.

He did indeed marry Kathy. His daughter is 18 and in college. Three of his old Pearl bandmates — Debbie Randyn, Ray Bellizia and Carl Lang — are even on the album. It all worked out. Except maybe the timing of Pearl's breakup.

"I found out later that A&M wanted to sign us," Falzone says. "But they couldn't find us."

For more, go to www.jerryfalzone.com.

Jeff Spevak - Democrat and Chronicle (Dec 28, 2006)

JERRY FALZONE
OFF THE NORTH COAST
(Silver Ghost) www.jerryfalzone.com

Although this is Jerry Falzone's solo debut, he's no stranger to the music biz. Falzone tasted success as bass player for late 70's/early 80's upstate New York rock band Pearl, and even called on a few of his old bandmates to help flesh out Off The North Coast. Inside these twelve tracks Falzone focuses on his love for vocal harmonies and acoustic Americana that recalls radio friendly hits from CSNY. Falzone's songwriting shows incredible structure, and all the players are very skilled; the flaw is predictable lyrical content with no mystery. At his best, Falzone mixes his folky guitar with a thicker, dark electric tone such as on "Hell and High Water", at his worst we find him singing the idealistic "Island", which could be a B side for Jimmy Buffet. The album proves to be smooth, easy listening suitable for Sunday afternoons but shouldn't be dissected for deeper meaning.
Aaron Kayce

Celebrate Recovery Coffee House, November 9, 2007.



It was a songwriter showcase Friday November 9th as Lakeshore's Jerry Falzone and Pastor Frank Deluccio hosted guests Warren Paul and Jeff Orr for an engaging evening of originals and favorites. Not exactly "in the round", more of a straight line, the diverse foursome took turns singing and storytelling. The Coffee House crowd loved every minute of it (and the snacks weren't bad, either).



Jerry played cuts from his CD "Off The North Coast" and debuted a song based on Psalm 36, that should soon be heard at a Lakeshore service. Jerry's songs are introduced with humorous anecdotes about his inspirations and the songwriting process.



Frank Deluccio, with a disclaimer that he is not necessarily a songwriter offered up classics like Stevie Wonder's "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" and the Beatles' "We Can Work It Out".



Warren Paul opened with a song about the home he shares with his wife on "Pokey Moonshine Road", down Springwater way. Warren's compositions run the gamut from heartwarming to bitter sweet to downright laugh-til-you cry. "Grandpa's Pride" was a gift from Warren for his dad's 65th birthday. "Mr. Know-It All" is a guy we're all familiar with and he's apparently visited Warren's a house a time or two. We all loved Warren's latest tune " Everyone Wants to Be Loved" and he better record this one!



Hinting that songwriting "hasn't been all that lucrative" Warren shared his jingle-writing experiment "The Road Kill Barbecue Cafe". The audience eagerly helped out on the chorus "The longer they sit the more tender they git".The next time you're in Springwater, and your stomach starts making noises...



Jeff Orr, who plays guitar and keyboard, has a background as a worship leader and his songs are about struggles we can all relate to like the "Mask" we sometimes hide behind. Yes, we have all questioned our faith and sometimes wondered why God was being so quiet. Or maybe we just aren't listening? Jeff shared soul-searching advice; "Say Goodbye to Yesterday". Just let it go and don't let old history run your life. He also performed the title track from his CD "Hanging By a Thread".



The guys closed out the night with an instrumental jam on Jerry's composition "Cava" which occasionally opens Lakeshore services.



The next Celebrate Recovery Coffee House will be in January and we hope you join us. Find out more about Celebrate Recovery at the main Lakeshore Community Church site.

What can we say that has not already been said? Jerry Falzone is one of the best guitarists and wordsmiths you're likely to find anywhere.

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Here’s a cool event, with some of my favorite people/musicians taking part. The Lake Shore Coffee House Series takes over the Lakeshore Community Church on Friday, January 16, with performances from ace singer/songwriters Jerry Falzone, Jed Curran, Jeff Riales and Scott Regan. Don’t miss out!...

at the Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Café in Angelica

Falzone, the founder of the Lake Shore Coffee House Series in Rochester, NY and the producer of Time Warner's "Beyond The Lyric" television show, will perform on January 16th at Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Café at 22 W. Main St., Angelica, NY.

For decades Falzone has performed at a variety of venues along the east coast.

Equipped with six- and twelve-string acoustic guitars, standard and alternate tunings, a bag full of songs and a warm personality that translates well in both his personal life and on stage, Jerry has been playing to enthusiastic crowds nearly all of his life. His debut CD, Off the North Coast, has garnered wonderful reviews in both national and regional publications and radio play regionally and internationally.

Don Ash of Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Café comments, "Jerry has an incredible gift for making the audience feel as though we are all together in his living room. His style has been influenced by the Beatles, David Crosby, John Hiatt and Neil Young, but he has a sound all his own. If you choose to come early, you'll be in for a treat... enjoy the soothing sounds of guitarist-singer Jim Schwartz beginning at 6:00 p.m.

The doors at Black-Eyed Susan open for dinner, specialty coffees and desserts at 4:30 every Saturday, with the music beginning at 6:00 and again at 7:30 p.m. There is no cover charge, but guests are expected to contribute to the musician's tip jar. The kitchen remains open on Saturdays until 10:00 p.m. and the café closes at 11:00. Reservations for dinner -- while never necessary -- are strongly encouraged.

Also in January: progressive folk / rock / Christian music with COURTNEY A. STREB on January 23rd; and jazz / Latin / R&B / reggae / soul with Miché Fambro on January 30th. The complete schedule is posted at www.black-eyed-susan.com.

Black-Eyed Susan is located at 22 West Main Street in Angelica's Park Circle National Historic District. The café is open for lunch Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Guests can dine in with a beautiful view of Park Circle, or have a meal delivered to their home or workplace. Menus are posted on-line at www.black-eyed-susan.com.

Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Café seats 70 and is fully handicap-accessible, making it a perfect place for business meetings, showers, private dinners and other events. For more information call 585-466-3399 or visit www.black-eyed-susan.com.