The Zambonis

North America's Favorite ALL-HOCKEY Band!!!

What's New / Gigs in 2009


JUNE

06-2-2009
Zambonis hit the airwaves with Flyers/NHL legends!

We Zambonis are very excited to be the guest on Hockey Talk With Bubba (Bob Wilkie) and The Hammer (Dave Schultz) on June 2nd. It hits the air live and then will be streaming for eternity so basically, you can't miss it. The show itself is not your average sports show. Like our band, they talk hockey but, also life, struggles, passion and more.

In brief, Interviewers are:
Dave Schultz...hockey legend that carved a name for himself in the 70s as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers a/k/a Broad Street Bullies. Won 2 Stanley Cups! Still holds the record for penalty minutes with 4135 Penalty Minutes.
Bob Wilkie... Played 14 seasons of professional hockey all over the world. Drafted 41st overall by the Detroit Red Wings in 1987. He is an author, international speaker, and a self image expert. Bob is also a survivor of the Swift Current bus accident and teaches a mentorship program for young aspiring athletes.

Former guest have been The Hanson Brothers, Barry Melrose and now The Zambonis.
Check it out.



MAY

05-30-2009
McLevy Green (corner of Main Street & State Street), Downtown Bridgeport, CT 06604
Time: 2-9pm
Cost: FREE

FREE outdoor festival with 6 bands and special guest Deejays. MATES OF STATE, THE ZAMBONIS and more, more, more…

Dave "Zamboni" Schneider was asked to be the curator of a 4 years and running music and arts festival called Sweetport 09 here in CT. He jumped at the chance saying "it's like making a live mixtape". HERE IS WHO HE GOT TO PLAY THE FREE SHOW!

MATES OF STATE, CARAVAN OF THIEVES, THE ZAMBONIS, SAINT BERNADETTE, COSMIC JIBAROS, MT BEARINGTON & in-between all the live music spinning some great tunes will be iconic music writer MICHAEL AZERRAD. Also spinning some reggae dub will be Dub master YVES WILSON. IT’S FREE !!!!!!!

MATES OF STATE - This year saw the release of Mates of State’s highly praised 5th album "Re-Arrange Us", a CD that showed up on numerous year-end "best of" lists across the country. Honestly, they are gonna sound so good in such a small little park. DON'T MISS IT!!!

CARAVAN OF THIEVES - They've taken the gypsy jazz of Django Rheinhardt from the 1930’s and twisted it up to an original modern melodic bouquet of perfection. Their live show is absolutely fantastic.

THE ZAMBONIS - The only band influenced by The Beatles and Wayne Gretzky. "The songs are well crafted pop hockey gems" L.A Times "The smartest, melodic band on skates" NPR.

SAINT BERNADETTE - Freshly exhumed from the Bridgeport studio, ready to spread the gospel of rock!

COSMIC JIBAROS - Built from Latin, Caribbean, Rock and World rhythms for a sound that’s both cross-cultural and highly danceable.

M.T. BEARINGTON - They write trippy, beautiful music that make you wanna lay in the grass on a spring day (unless you have asthma)

SPINNING NOTHING BUT GOOD OLD CRACKLY VINYL IN BETWEEN THE LIVE MUSIC...GUEST DEEJAYS ...

MICHAEL AZERRAD - MUSICIAN, FILM PRODUCER and ICONIC WRITER MICHAEL AZERRAD will be spinning his favorite tunes throughout the day ON VINYL. Critics and fans raved about Michael's books "Our Band Could Be Your Life" and "Come As You Are" The Story Of Nirvana. Michael is also the drummer for buzz band The Golden Bloom and also hits the kit for The LeeVees.

YVES WILSON - Photographer and Dubmaster DeeJay. Mr Wilson will be laying down the reggae vibe.

JASON HAMMEL - Drummer and 1/2 of The band MATES OF STATE, Jason said "I am packing my record crate now, can't wait"..

More info at: WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SWEETPORT.


05-23-2009
Zamboni and The Zambonis on the cover of the New York Times

Forget the articles on the troubled economy, IT'S ZAMBONI TIME!.


05-21-2009
BARNINE
807 9th Ave (Between 53rd & 54th), Manhattan, New York 10019

HOCKEY IN HARLEM BENEFIT in NYC @ BARNINE with THE ZAMBONIS!
The AWESOME folks at Hockey In Harlem and Barnine present a night with The Zambonis. Band starts at 9pm. Event starts at 6:30. DRINK SPECIALS, SILENT AUCTIONS ON SOME VERY COOL HOCKEY STUFF, SPECIAL GUEST, 50/50 RAFFLE, BUFFET and much more. THIS IS FOR A GREAT CAUSE and you get to see us in NYC. WE NEED TO PULL SOME PEOPLE TO THIS EVENT SO BRING A FRIEND OR TWO PLEASE!!!! SEE YA THERE !!! ICEHOCKEYINHARLEM.ORG.



APRIL

04-27-2009

ZAMBONIS & ATOM & HIS PACKAGE HIT THE AIRWAVES IN LOUISIANA!
KROK RADIO IN LOUISIANA AIRED A SPECIAL ON THE NEW TRIBUTE CD OUT TO OUR FRIEND ATOM & HIS MUSIC. WE ARE NOT ONLY ON THE CD DOING A SONG WITH ATOM BUT, WE'RE ALSO INTERVIEWED ON THE RADIO SHOW. Give it a listen here....... After that, check out the great DJ/dude from KROK who put the special together here. THANKS DEREK!


04-3-2009
SMASH MOUTH HOCKEY AND THE ZAMBONIS WORK ON THE FLY!
About 1 week ago, the nice folks at Smash Mouth Hockey asked us if we would write them a song, we wrote and recorded the song in one night while eating a spicy sausage and hot red pepper pizza pie. Ok, we had a few beers too. THEY MADE A VIDEO for a new exclusive song called "NICE HIT"......check it out ... and check them out here.


04-1-2009
MEDIA SUGGEST N.J DEVILS LOOK TO ZAMBONIS TO GET OUT OF SLUMP... CHECK IT OUT!


MARCH

03-28-2009 WE PLAY TWICE IN ONE DAY FOR THE NCAA (it rhymes)

4-6pm Main Street, Bridgeport at the People's Bank Plaza
AFTERNOON:
The 4th annual Park City SportsFest presented by People's United Bank is Saturday, March 28 from 1-6 pm in conjunction with the NCAA Men's Hockey Tournament First & Second Round games at the Arena at Harbor Yard. Courtesy of the fine folks at Dichello Distributors / Bud Light, We will be playing live from 4-6pm. The event takes place along Main Street at The Peoples Bank Plaza. WWE star Matt Striker will be signing autographs from 2-4. Lots of FAMILY FUN stuff (Street hockey on a closed Main Street will be going on so check we Zambonis and the Sportsfest out before the game!

9-10:30pm 177 State Street, Bridgeport at Playhouse On The Green
EVENING:
PLEASE, EAT IN BRIDGEPORT! Join us for an exclusive post-NCAA bash at Playhouse on the Green! The only way to get a ticket is by eating lunch or dinner during Championship Weekend (March 26 -28th) at one of the following restaurants in downtown Bridgeport;
Ralph and Rich's
Roberto's
State Street Bistro
Joseph's Steak House
Order the "Zamboni Special" and get a great meal, plus tickets to the Hockey Rocks Party at the Playhouse featuring a live performance by, you guessed it, The Zambonis!
We hit the stage @ 9pm til 10:30. Located at 177 State St. The classic theater is a 2 minute walk from the arena. COME ON OVER!!! Sponsored by Main State Ventures.


03-21-2009
3pm at Herb Brooks Olympic Center
Way Up State, Lake Placid, New York 12946
Cost: $10
Zambonis live in Lake Placid, NY March 21st, 2009 We will be playing live outside and in the historic 1980 Herb Brooks Olympic Center for the 26th Annual NCAA Division III Men's Hockey Championships. The band will be playing a pre-game concert in front of the arena in the freezing cold with some awesome heaters blowing on them. They will then move inside the toasty/historical ice hockey arena and will be performing throughout all the games. This is where "The Miracle" happened in 1980. .......USA USA USA


03-11-2009
The fine Goons / tasteful gents at Smashmouth Hockey have posted up an interview with we Zambonis on their highly popular site. We like these guys so much we have reached an agreement that The Zambonis will be writing them a theme song for their site. That agreement was reached on a Monday, we wrote and recorded the song that night and it should be in use somewhere on their site in the next week or so. No red tape here, Smashmouth Zambonis in action! CHECK IT OUT!


03-11-2009
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED tips their sport cap to Pink Floyd, John Fogerty, NRBQ, Dropkick Murpghys and THE ZAMBONIS !!!


NEW!!! THE LEGENDARY ATOM & HIS PACKAGE HAS A TRIBUTE CD COMING OUT AND ZAMBONIS ARE ON IT!!!
We are so proud to be a part of one of our favorite performers/pals tribute cd! Atom Gorin had a band called Atom and His Package that rocked the world for about 10 years. He then was diagnosed with Diabetes which was part of the reason he called it quits on his career in rock and roll. We toured a couple times with Atom. He is a class act dude and a great friend to this day. The song is a classic called "Goalie". It was actually recorded here in Bridgeport at our Tarquin Studios with not only ALL ZAMBONIS past and present but also Atom's kids and all Zambonis kids. It was a BIG TIME family affair. Atom and we Zambonis are really happy with the way the song came out. We hope you are too. $4 of each cd sold goes to the American Diabetes Fund. CHECK IT OUT!


A COUPLE OF YOU TUBE CLIPS
Awesome band MATES OF STATE, their daughter Mags and Dave from THE ZAMBONIS sing The Beatles "Yellow Submarine" at a hockey game.

Irish/Grammy winner/great chap alert....Swell Season ie Glen Hansard, Mar, from the movie ONCE and Dave from The Zambonis sing a STYX classic at a hockey game.

FEBRUARY

02-14-2009
SPIN MAGAZINE LIKES SHAWN FROM THE ZAMBONIS!!
Shawn Zamboni has a non-hockey band called Golden Bloom. They are currently working on their debut full length album slated for a summer release date. Nothing helps to build the hype like being named an "Undiscovered Band Worth a Listen" by SPIN and more press press press! Check it out! There is a reason why we Zambonis drafted this kid right out of college. Shawn's the best! Read these articles...
Spin    Wesleyan Anargus    The Observer


02-02-2009
7pm
ZAMBONIS are special guest on NHL NETWORK TV SHOW / NHL.COM
WE ZAMBONIS WILL BE SPECIAL GUEST on the latest episode of "NHL.com's Fantasy Faceoff Powered by Yahoo!" on Monday Feb 2nd on the NHL Network. You'll also be able to view the show online after the network broadcast. We will be joining host Rob Simpson to talk hockey, hockey and hockey. We have a team in the NHL fantasy celebrity league that we might add is doing, okay. Not bad for going up against former NHL coaches/players and country music stars. So tune in or catch us on the web. GO HOCKEY! GO NHL! GO ZAMBONIS!
WATCH THE SHOWS CLIP HERE!


02-05-2009
THE ZAMBONIS + FREE PIZZA !!!!! Two Boots Pizza One Year Anniversary Party
Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, CT
Cost: FREE
Hope we can get some slices up on stage while we play our hockey rock. This event is FREE! There will be drink specials to boot (pun intended). For more info 203-331-1377.


02-06-2009
Zambonis Live at Freddys Bar & Backroom
485 Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Cost: FREE
7:45pm SHARP !!!! We ain't kiddin here. Ahhhhhh, WER'E BACK AT FREDDYS and SOOOO psyched to be playing there again. This is just a quick warm up gig for our Pittsburgh show the next night so we are gonna be loose and let the hockey rock fly. Esquire calls Freddys "1 of the best bars in the USA". we agree. Be there! We will.


02-07-2009
Zambonis Live at Howlers
4509 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224
Cost: $8
The Penguins are slumping a bit & we can't take it. WE ARE COMING TO PITTSBURGH to give them a jolt of HOCKEY ROCK! Maybe it will turn them around. It's our first gig in Pittsburgh in years. DON'T MISS IT !!!! Can't wait to rock. See ya there, The Zambonis


02-27-2009
LIVE Radio Show @ WWPT Staple's High School, 70 North Ave, Westport, Connecticut 06880

WWPT is the radio station run by Staples High School in Westport, CT. The students asked us to be part of a LIVE concert in the studio. The catch is they will be learning how to record a live show. Hope they do it well. Sadly, if they fail at the recording process, we will sound like *@=. We hope they are studying the world of audio and microphone placement right now. We are very psyched to rock out the experiment! HOCKEY HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 4!!!!!


02-28-2009
9:30pm at Larry's Sub Rosa Party
1 Elm St Danbury CT 06810, Danbury, Connecticut 06810
Cost: $5

Alright. Got a great bill lined up. 2 GREAT BANDS and we Zambonis. (ok, 3 GREAT BANDS) Sometimes bands always say, 3 great bands but, this time, we mean it. We will be rested and ready to ROCK. LARRY'S / The SUB ROSA PARTY is a great venue / vibe for great music. SAT FEB 28th LARRY's 1 Elm Street Danbury, CT 06810 (203)730-0035 21+ // 9PMdoors // 10PMshows myspace. com/subrosaparty 10:00pm - THE ZAMBONIS 11:00pm - JOE ROBERTO & POVERTY HASH 12:00AM - SARIANNA & THE SWELL



JANUARY

01-21-2009
THE ZAMBONIS / DAVE ON THE COVER OF THE WEEKLY!
A great cover story on Dave being the on ice MC for the New York Islanders affiliate The Bridgeport Sound Tigers. He has been the MC for 9 years since the Tigers arrived in Bridgeport in 2000. Check him out sometime at a Sound Tigers game.



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