Played Out Fans

20101213 Played Out Fans.jpg 150x150 Played Out FansAfter a recent show at one of our favorite rooms to play – Waxy O’Connors in Foxboro – I was struck that it was high time to recognize that PLAYED OUT is only 50% (at best) of what makes our shows simply the very best entertainment in New England.

Without seas of diehards belting out “Hip Hop Hooray”, “We Want PreNup” and “Hey Teachah, Leave Them Kids Alone”…its just another Boston Wedding Band earning a paycheck and fastracking tinnitus.

I’m especially humbled by the consistency of so many of you…repeatedly showing up for another go ’round. We’re fortunate to be on a first name basis or with ample “Facebook Friend” status with most of you, while equally hyper-aware of the familiar “faces” that keep coming, who we’ve yet to formally “meet”.

And let’s face it guys – you look damn good and you get down something fierce. As for us – we’re simply the geeks onstage that understand the difference between a C Chord and it’s relative minor. We’re like The Goonies only with instruments.

So listen…

We succeed at this thing only with the combined efforts of you all. For this, we’re constantly driven to keep the shows poppin’ fresh, high energy and always a damn good time. If we start slippin, please let us know.

Moving into 2011, we’ll be welcoming a cool new keyboardist and updating our performance to include a ton of new shit for you to slam to.

Have a great holiday season and thanks for everything.

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Waxy O’Connor’s: Capitalizing on the ‘burbs

20101110 Capitalizing on the burbs.jpg 150x113 Waxy O’Connor’s: Capitalizing on the ‘burbs

In November of 2008, Entrepreneur Gordon Hyde opened Waxy O’Connors in a newly constructed strip mall, a stone’s throw from the Old Downtown of Foxboro and some might argue…a bold location (or even investment for that matter) when measured against the recent rise of the entertainment & shopping mecca that is Patriot Place. Anchored by some of the finest bartenders in the business (Charlie Greene and Mark Malone being two crowd favorites), Waxys serves up winning pints of Guinness, Smithwicks and Stella throughout the night as well as plenty of mixed drinks for the ladies. Sundays and Weeknights, you can catch a game on any of their numerous flat screens and kick back with a Shepherd’s Pie, plate of Corned Beef or any number of authentic Irish specialties that populate the unique menu.

Almost instantly, this unsuspecting Irish Pub & Grill became a force in live entertainment in Southern, MA, regularly showcasing some the hottest area acts like The Infractions, Split Infinity and New England’s Hippest Party Band – PLAYED OUT. Before long, the underground local buzz had mushroomed into a full-blown awareness that this venue had become the premier destination for weekend entertainment, attracting a very diverse crowd of attractive twentysomethings, rejuvenated thirtysomethings, curious fortysomethings and even the occasional geriatric contingent showing up to show those youngsters a step or two!

Moving into 2010, Hyde began mulling an expansion into other New England suburban markets including Lexington (purchasing the original Max Steins, then Pallios Italian Grille) and Keene, NH. It seems as though the Waxys brand is poised to make a big splash throughout the area –executing a very simple concept to perfection:

People don’t need to hit the Big City to see quality live entertainment. In some cases…it’s right in their own backyard.

PLAYED OUT will be appearing at the Grand Opening of Waxy O’Connors in Lexington, MA. Hope to see you there!

Slainte!

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