News/Reviews
Moe Joe Returns; New Bandmates
Friday, May 31st, 2013PPB Newswire: Friday May 31, 2013, The Pleasure Palace Moe Joe Vak made a glorious return to the Pleasure Palace last week when he was in town for his daughter’s college graduation. Uncle Dicky set up two band sessions; Thursday the 23rd, and Friday the 24th for his return (but they usually play twice a […]
121212 The Concert For Sandy Relief
Thursday, December 13th, 2012PPB Newswire, December 13, 2012. New York, NY. As the concert tonight for Superstorm Sandy relief ends, and the people file out of Madison Square Garden at 1:21am on 12.13.12, here are my thoughts about this semi-great event: The Boss Came on Too Early! He had to start the show, of course. Who else could? […]
Sunfest 2012
Monday, May 7th, 2012PPB Newswire: Monday, May 7, 2012, West Palm Beach, Florida. Moe Joe was at Sunfest this past weekend with his lovely daughter celebrating their birthdays. Beautiful weather, lots of fun, and great shows. He even played with the PPB South (see set list below). They saw five bands. Here is how they ranked them: 1. […]
Southbound – The Rippah
Friday, January 13th, 2012A new song has been added to the website: Southbound, the Dicky Betts tune, with “The Rippah” on lead vocals, and lead guitar. Listen to “The Rippah” rip one out, and why he got his nickname! [audio:Southbound1-20-11.mp3] Southbound (The Rippah) BTW, did I tell you “That’s a Dickey Betts tune”, as Gregg Allman once famously […]
New Songs Added
Monday, January 9th, 2012Two new songs have been added to the PPB Website, both featuring first time singers, Zak and Jessy. Zak is on a number of songs as a guitarist, but it’s his first time on lead vocal. Check them both out: [audio:Kiss9-9-11.mp3] Kiss (Jessy) [audio:TheSeeker9-30-11.mp3] The Seeker (Zak)
The Summer Concert Scene
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010PPB Newswire: July 22, 2010. Moe Joe and Slow Hand Mark loved Santana/Winwood at Jones Beach. David and Moe Joe loved Further at the Mann Center in Philly. Moe Joe will be posting some pix and videos of the show on the site. In the mean time check out the set list and click on […]
Winwood/Clapton Concert Draws Rave Reviews from the PPB
Monday, March 3rd, 2008“It was great.” David “Awesome! Winwood stole the show.” Mark “Amazing show. You’ll be in for a treat on this one.” Dave D. “Best show since Cream.” Mitch “Great Show.” Uncle Dicky “Winwood and Clapton were both phenomenal.” Moe Joe “I wish I saw it. I have no idea how I got home!” JJ
The “Seagull” Fly’s
Monday, January 21st, 2008Howard “Bass” Siegel returned from Florida Friday January 11th for a reunion session. It was Howard’s first visit since last May. It was a great time for all and lots of fun. Howard brought his friend Mark from Englewood New Jersey, and the band was joined by JJ, Wendy May and Peter Kaye. Howard’s old […]
The “Seagull” Returns
Sunday, May 13th, 2007Howard “Bass” Siegel returned to the Pleasure Palace Friday night May 11th, from Florida for a reunion session. It was a great night for all. Moe Joe Vak also returned to bring together the old Friday night band. Howard brought his friend Mark and the band was joined by a number of special guests including […]
PPB Web Site Officially Launched
Sunday, March 25th, 2007The Pleasure Palace Band Web site has been officially launched. Of course, there will be more to come in the future.