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April 20, 2008... |
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April 12, 2008... |
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April 5, 2008... |
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February, 2008... |
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January, 2008 . . . |
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Could it be Red Suits Me?
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 Janine and Rip Taylor  Janine, Anne Meara, and Michelle Walker  Janine and Jason Alexander |
Hollywood Holy Hell
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 Tom Gillam, Max, and Janine |
West Side Cafe
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 Janine gets a squeeze from Big Kev of WXLV  A Janine sandwich with Michael McClune of Crows Feet Productions and Tom Gillam! |
Nashville just has everythang!
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  Johnny is attempting to show his tattoo also, but I just don't see it . . . hmmm |
A Night with Southside Johnny Getting to stroll up the ramp to the Birchmere stage was one unforgettable experience as well as seeing my name on the marquee with Southside Johnny's. This show ranks number one in my long list of gigs. The crowd was so welcoming — maybe it helped that I did a Springsteen song?! — and let us warm them up for main event. |
 J9 and Paul Barrere  J9's Band opens for Little Feet |
Little Feet, Big Day Opening for Little Feat in front of 4-5,000 people was pretty incredible. We made many new friends that day and it was one to remember. I even autographed a frisbee! All the Little Feat guys as well as the roadies were so nice — Here's me and Paul Barrere! |
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Post-Wammie Whew! The Wammies were spectacular this year! Here I am with my friend Ruthie Logsdon of Ruthie and the Wranglers. Ruthie took home a few awards — congrats! Alas, I did not this year but I had just as much fun performing one of our original tunes, It Should Be Me, from the new album. Save Me From Myself will be eligible for the Wammie next year. . . so watch out! Also, the photos on the left were taken by Dan Rosenstein. |
 J9 w/ adoring fan  J9 w/ Bobby's guitar player  Janine & Bobby |
"Bare Essentials" Max and I had an absolute blast opening for Bobby Bare, Jr. at IOTA on February 23rd. The place was packed and we made many new fans!! Bobby rocked IOTA — I especially love his tune Valentine. . . "Valentine, I killed my valentine . . ." la la la! |
 Sketch by new fan Mary Klotz www.forestheart.com |
Westside, Definitely. Our first time at the Westside Cafe in Frederick, Maryland, was nothing short of awesome. The house was packed, and we had a great time performing for the masses We had a great time performing for the "masses." The cafe is a wonderful listening room and Rod Deacey, the owner, treated us like super stars. The room hosts many touring acts so next time you're in Frederick, stop in and have a drink and relax while listing to good music. We love you, Frederick! www.westside-cafe.com |
 "The Crowd"  Tommy, Max & Me |
Our First Night This was our third time at First Night Alexandria and it was just as fun as ever! We performed as a trio — me, Max Evans and Tommy Hannigan on bass — at Imagine Artwear (incredible clothing and gifts all made by US artisans!) and the place was packed for all of our sets. We had a blast! See if you can find yourself in the picture! Thanks, Alexandria! |
 Janine with Mavis Staples  Janine with "Elvis"  Mike Holden, Michelle Walker, Ruthie Logsdon and Me. |
The Fortunate One I am fortunate enough to have performed with some of the best musicians around and one of them was Steve Fordham, a wonderful keyboardist, who also happens to perform regularly with the one and only Mavis Staples. I saw Mavis perform for the first time at the Birchmere a while back and it was just awesome to say the least. I was able to meet her and she even invited me to sing a tune with her next time! I'll be waitin' with bells on, Mavis! The first weekend in December belongs to Elvis and this year was no exception! I've been a part of The Night of 100 Elvises since the first show and it is one of my favorite weekends of the year. It is so much fun, so many Elvi, and so many beers! It's held at the Lithuanian Hall in Baltimore and is a benefit for Johns Hopkins Children's Center. If you haven't experienced this Elvis freakout - you haven't lived! Here's me and one of the crowd. The release for Save Me From Myself on November 6th was so much fun I could hardly stand it! Here's me and Eric Brace of Last Train Home performing our duet of Ain't Got You. My good pal, Michelle Walker, was there to help celebrate and sat in on a couple of tunes along with Ruthie Logsdon and Mike Holden opened the show with a great acoustic set. It went by so fast and is a bit of a blur - but I just had a big ass smile on my face all night long! |
 Janine and Delbert McClinton |
Right Place, Right Time Standing in the right place at the right time pays off! At a benefit for drummer Big Joe Maher at The State Theatre, the surprise guest is Delbert. Many bands have paid their tribute that evening, including me, and I'm standing in the wings watching the show. Delbert asks Tom Principato to come join him and then he spies me and motions for me to come on out, too. I say — don't know the song — he doesn't care! He's telling me the words in my ear and I can't hear but I fake my way thru it. . . Then he does "Givin' It Up For Your Love" and I say to myself thank god I know this one. . . |