This week Mike Chavers will be playing with Sarasota Slim

This week Mike Chavers will be playing with Sarasota Slim

Now that the election is over it is time to put the red state blue state behind us and let’s have a red, white, and blue country and work together to solve the immense problems that we will face in this century.


Now let's see if Obama can unite a country in serious fiscal trouble.

America faces several serious fiscal challenges. Deficits are running rampant, the economy has weakened, Social Security is unsound and Medicare health care spending is growing and will continue to put immense pressure on the budget. Borrowing by the federal government will reach unsustainable levels soon. The tax policy will need a major overhaul and Obama and Congress will have to take concrete steps to confront these challenges or America will fall into a financial abyss that will make the great depression look like the Clinton era good times.

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http://www.opednews.com/articles/Now-let-s-see-if-Obama-can-by-Michael-Chavers-081106-75.html



Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Mike will be playing with Sarasota Slim with Josh Nelms, Dean Germain, and C.T. Chuck this place is an outdoor venue lots of fun so come on out and join the party… Bring your boat too.

The Shed at MacRae's Dockside
Seafood Festival Weekend - 6-10 or 7-11pm??
at the end of County Road 490 (W. Yulee DR.) on the river
Homosassa FL 34448
USA
352-628-2602
Price: FREE
This is the biggest week of the year for Homosassa - small town - BIG PARTY!


Sunday, November 9th, 2008

The Shed at MacRae's Dockside
Seafood Festival Weekend - 2 - 6pm.
Price: FREE

Last day of Seafood Festival Weekend. A special guest blues friend may show for this one - don't miss it.

Bluesfuly yours
Mike Chavers

The Nelms Chavers Band

The Nelms / Chavers Band

Josh Nelms & Mike Chavers have been playing around the Tampa Bay area for the last 15 years. They have performed & recorded with some of the best blues men from the area like Sarasota Slim, Jimmy Grizwald, Charlie Morris, T C Carr, Damon Fowler and many more.

Mike is originally from Niagara Falls, NY. He started traveling with tour bands in the early 70’s and moved to N.Y. City in 1976 and started writing and performing in the New York original showcase circuit.

Mike’s band named Sweetwater was playing at The Apollo Theater, The Other End, and Kenny’s Castaway, and the Bottom Line. Mike started working with Jimmy Norman who wrote Time is On My Side – The Rolling Stones. Mike also hooked up With Carl Gardner the founder of the Coasters and worked with them for 6 years. After moving to St Petersburg Mike met Joey Dee – “The Peppermint Twist” guy and toured with Joey for 2 years.

Josh is a Florida Cracker born right here in Plant City. Josh is a fiery guitarist and will shred and barbeque the music and serve it up with a special sauce that will delight everyone.

Spoons AKA Brent Winner is holding down the beat playing the drums and singing the blues.

The band plays a unique mix of blues, soul and roots music. In the bands show you can hear anything from Louie Jordan, Muddy Water, & Johnny Cash to Louie Prima, Wilson Pickett & The Rolling Stones.


You can see where the band will be playing by checking out Mike’s Blog.

http://mikechavers.blogspot.com/

This week March 23rd Josh Nelms & Mike Chavers will be on WTAN 1340 AM Radio

Mike Chavers will be playing music on WTAN 1340 Live and in person Sunday Night March 23rd 2008 at 11:59pm EST, with the station hosts Jonathan Sands & Jim Mortellaro, featuring Josh Nelms, in the 2nd of a series of live broadcasts by local artists here in the Tampa Bay area. We will be taking Live calls so talk to us.

We have the Likes of Jimmy Griswold, Josh Nelms, Sandy Atkinson, Robin Rothwell, Peter Merrigan and Charlie Morris just to mention a few who will be appearing in future broadcasts.

If any of you songwriters out there are interested in appearing on the Sunday program send me an email.

If your business is in need of a plug, drop me an email and Jon and Jim will get their rate schedule out to you. It’s really inexpensive to advertise on WTAN.

To listen to the show click on the WTAN internet radio link.
http://www.internet-ad.com/wtan1.asx

Jonathan Sands web site
http://radiobullseye.blogspot.com/


Saturday March 22ND 2008

Mike Chavers is playing with Tommy McCoy at Central Station Saturday March 22nd 2008 which is located in the last strip mall on 107th St. before the Belmar on Treasure Island. It used to be Nick’s Sea breeze and has a new owner. We start early at 8pm so come on out and hear some new tunes from Tommy’s New CD.

Sunday March 23RD 2008

Mike Chavers is playing with Deje Groove at Coconuts Comedy Club, 2950 Gulf to Bay Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33759 from 7:30 to 11:30. We are featuring Jerry Chase on the drums and vocals, Tommy McCoy on guitar and vocals. This is an open jam so bring your ax and come on down and party with the band.

Josh Nelms and I will be hauling ass to get over to the station after the gig so doesn’t forget to tune in and hear some music and road stories.

Turn off the TV and come on and see some live music.
Bluesfuly yours
Mike Chavers
http://mikechavers.blogspot.com/

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