NEWS
January 14, 2013
So 2012 is now one for the history books - the world didn't end even though the Mayans were pretty sure (although they didn't predict their own demise so there you have it!).
2013 is going to be a great year for The Allens as we head to our 25th anniversary in November! We're going to scope out some new venues as well and spread The Allens rawk! Our Night Before Thanksgiving gig will be epic but that's quite a ways away....
Our next gig is FRIDAY February 22nd at Speakers - yes, that's Friday! We're working on new songs and have some surprises in store!
Later in the year, we'll have a special surprise birthday gig celebrating Frank's big birthday! More later on that one...
August 23, 2012
Lots of news! First off, we're playing a benefit for our friends, Donna and Bobby Peltak, on Sunday September 30th in the afternoon. Set times have as yet to be determined. Also appearing will be The Usual Suspects and Jab n the Groove. DJ'ing during the day will be Bobby Beggs for the first half and Pat Hogan for the second. More information is here on a special website for the event.
We'll be playing a new venue in Worcester on October 5th - Krazy Horse Bar & Grille at 287 Main Street in Wormtown. It's a cool room and we hope to see you all there!
Finally, we'll be at Speakers for our annual Halloween Party on October 27th - more info coming as soon as we hear about costume contest and prizes. And of course, we'll be dressed for the occasion - since we got snowed out last year, we could always go with our costume ideasfrom then... or we could do something different. Stay tuned - and get those outfits together!
Then we swing back into Speakers for the biggest gig of the year -
The Night Before Thanksgiving. Nuff said...
February 26, 2012
FEBRUARY NEWS!
Played The Raven in Worcester with our friends Demons Alley and The Erotics and had a blast!
We just finished our Speakers gig yesterday and updated facebook and the website with pictures from the gig! Next gig will be April 21st at Speakers - and stay tuned for more info about a Bike Run Cancer Benefit we'll be playing at the Marlboro Fish & Game on May 12. More info coming soon. And for the record, unlike other area bands, The Allens NEVER take pay for playing a charity event!
We're also looking at other venues for potential gigs- any suggestions? - drop us an email!
See you out there!
BC
October 29, 2011
SNOW? GIG CANCELLED!
You gotta be kidding us! Freak snowstorm and power outage wiped out our Halloween gig - and our evil clowns costumes will have to wait for another year! See you on the Night Before Thanksgiving!
July 9, 2011
ALLENS & FRIENDS!
Our August gig on the 13th will be Allens & Friends - acoustic, electric, guests, rock, and a lot of surprises! Make sure you hit up Speakers this night! Got an acoustic song you want us to play? Hit us up with an email - you never know!
October 14, 2010
HALLOWEEN!
Get your costumes together! The Allens are doing their annual Halloween gig at Speakers Saturday October 30th - we'll be dressing up the second set - and there will be a costume contest, $500 cash prize - and we'll have a special surprise as well! Hope to see you then!
September 16, 2010
MAKING A LIST...
...of all the songs we USED to do! So far, we've got 107 songs! At some point, we'll publish it and vote on any that should come back! Hopefully, no one will want to hear Marilyn Manson's "Dope Show" or En Vogue's "Free Your Mind!" ha ha ha!
August 21, 2010
WHY THERE IS NO LABOR DAY WEEKEND GIG THIS YEAR
Read the full note here on our facebook page...
March 14, 2010
ROCKIN' 80'S FOR HAITI
BENEFIT AT SPEAKERS
There will be a special Haiti Relief benefit at Speakers on Friday April 2nd.
There are seven bands scheduled to appear:
TAMA GIRARD
FLESH AND BLOOD
THE ALLENS
IDIOT CIRCUS
FIRST CLASS FOOL
USUAL SUSPECTS
CRAZY TRAIN
We are supposed to go on at 8:30 and the whole thing kicks off at 6:30. Tickets are $25 and are available at Speakers Nightclub.
See you April 2nd at Speakers!
The Allens
January 9, 2009
We'd like to thank Chris Caron and Eric Johnson for joining us on acoustic at our last Allens' Holiday Gig at Speakers on December 19th. We had a blast trying some new songs and really stepping out of the usual Allens' repetoire, doing songs like Handbags and Gladrags, Life On A Chain, and Working Class Hero to name a few! It was a lot of fun and who knows? It might happen again soon at another gig!
See you January 16th!
The Allens
December 4, 2009
It is with extreme sadness that we report the passing of Frank's brother, David. He was a wonderful man, a loving father and husband and a close friend of the band as well. We wish the Hinckley family our thoughts and prayers during this trying time.
The Allens
September 6, 2009
Wow! What a great gig at Union Common this year over Labor Day weekend! Thanks to everyone who came out- we sure had a blast and we hope you did too! Special thanks to all the kids who joined us onstage for our final song, The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again!" They sure looked like they were having the time of their lives!
We're looking forward to our September 26th gig at Speakers. We're learning some new songs that we hope to debut that night. We love playing that room, too! When you're there, stop by and say hi to Norm!
Finally, check out Kats' new band, Road Dawgs! They're playing all over the place and we're glad he found a good band to play with. Here's a link to their myspace.
See you out there!
Billy
October 7, 2009
It is with fond memories that we look back at the September 26 gig at Speakers- what a fun night! We couldn't believe it when we finished our second set and it was 12:40! with another set to go! We keep learning and adding new songs to the setlist- pretty soon we're going to be playing until 3:30AM!
Special thanks to our guest artists: Glenn Evans, drummer extraordinaire from Florida; Bobby O'Brien on drums and vocals; and Tommy Miller jumping up to help sing!
Tanx guys!
We're really looking forward to Halloween- one of our favorite gigs of the year- well, actually, they're ALL favorites- but we get to dress up and have some fun with the audience! We're not going to be dressing up like four Howard Sterns, err... The Ramones again but we have something wild planned. We hope you can all make it and get dressed up for the costume contest! It's always a great time!
See you out there!
Billy
September 6, 2009
Wow! What a great gig at Union Common this year over Labor Day weekend! Thanks to everyone who came out- we sure had a blast and we hope you did too! Special thanks to all the kids who joined us onstage for our final song, The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again!" They sure looked like they were having the time of their lives!
We're looking forward to our September 26th gig at Speakers. We're learning some new songs that we hope to debut that night. We love playing that room, too! When you're there, stop by and say hi to Norm!
Finally, check out Kats' new band, Road Dawgs! They're playing all over the place and we're glad he found a good band to play with. Here's a link to their myspace.
See you out there!
Billy
July 8, 2009
This Week!
Billy is doing a solo acoustic show at Piccadilly Pub this Thursday, July 9. Free admission, good food, c'mon down! Playing from 9- closing.
Frank will be playing at Sully's solo acoustic opening for Scott Riciutti this Saturday, July 11th. Sully's is always a good time so c'mon down to that show too!
in a bit
Billy
June 24, 2009
UPDATES!
Yeah, so we have a new website! It was about time to update it (the myspace will be next) and we now have a Fan Page on facebook which you can join
here. We have some gigs in the works for the end of the summer and the fall as well as a bunch of new songs. We recorded the last gig so we may have some song clips up there if we can sort out the EQ a bit.
Gary will be playing with our friends in JAB this Saturday at Speakers so join us at their gig as we support them! Frank and Billy will be heading to see the New York Dolls on Sunday at the Paradise Rock Club if anyone is interested- there are still some tickets available.
in a bit
Billy
June 23, 2009
SPEAKERS' GIG JUNE 20TH
Thanks to everyone who came out to our June 20th gig at Speakers! We had a blast and we hope you did too! Pictures coming soon from our good friend, SpiritWolf, and we may have some sound clips up since we recorded the gig. Maybe you'll hear yourself in the background?
The Allens are taking most of the summer off- Billy's heading to Europe, Skippy's just back from Florida, Frank's heading to New Hampshire, and Gary's vacationing in sunny Natick! We'll be back at Speakers on August 15th and we're waiting to confirm our annual Labor Day gig outdoors on Union Common.
More later... get some sun this summer and stay healthy!
See you out there!
The Allens
November 2008
TWENTY YEARS OF THE ALLENS!
The Allens- established 1998- celebrated their 20th anniversary last year. Our night before Thanksgiving gig was the celebration!
February 2006
JAMIE PEASE
"Our friend Jamie Pease passed away peacefully last night after his 11 year battle with cancer. I am grateful that I was able to be with him during his final hours.
Please tell anyone you know that was a friend of Jamie's."
Thanks, Frank
Pease, a Worcester bass player who played with such bands as Buck, The Joneses, Johanna Wild and Jon Butcher, August and The Raw, lost his long battle with cancer.
Click here for an Allens' tribute honoring our friend, Jamie...
