The Ventures just completed a successful early December
East Coast tour & will now take The Holidays off to get 'their
mojo' back full-force for another series of concerts scheduled
mid-January '19.   

I caught the Saturday December 8th show at SELLERSVILLE THEATER
in Sellersville, Pa. uniquely labeled 'A Very Ventures Xmas' & plan to be
on hand at one of the upcoming shows in Virgina.   On my 1st lucky nite,
they played over 90 minutes interspersing their regular line-up of songs
with not only 'the entire original' Xmas LP but including a handful of later
covered xmas titles from follow-up releases.   The band came across 'tighter
than ever' thanks to Ian Spalding on rhythm & newest Venture Lucas Griffin
on bass.   

Perhaps some of our members here were also lucky enough to catch 'the guys'
earlier this month.   You do know there's a section on this forum for 'concert
reviews' right?   Anyway, I'm gonna wait 'til after the Alexandria, Virginia show
to come on here with a more detailed rundown of just what one can expect from
'the latest personnel lineup!'   

For now- let's continue the legacy of the band by attending one or more of these
upcoming dates:

January 16th '19- THE TIN PAN               Richmond, VA
January 17th '19- THE BIRCHMERE          Alexandria, VA
January 18th '19- THE STONE PONY         Asbury Park, NJ
January 19th '19- IRON HORSE HALL        Northampton, MA