Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Meeting Start: 7:08 PM
Location: Rocky’s Bar & Grill
Attendees: Jessica G., Paige T., Angela C., Haley S.
Item 1: President’s Report (Jessica G.):
“Feliz cinco de mayo!”
A. Ad-Partnerships updates:
*BBLV: Wanted to thank the Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas for their generosity of the donated 12 tickets for each of the 9 late-night after-PhishBowl shows! (That was more than we were expecting, so we were thankful to share the music with many & offer an incentive to those who donate to the LVJBS for a pair!)
—A reminder to those with confirmed tickets – Please ‘accept’ tickets ASAP into your account. Tickets must be accepted prior to ‘doors opening’ to avoid it being removed from your account.
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead (JRAD) for July 30th–We will have a ticket or two to lottery off to our Members.
Thoughts on other upcoming show-partnerships: Father John Misty (May 18), Circle Jerks (May 24), Burning Spear (June 19), Get the Led Out (Sept. 20), Toadies (Oct. 2), Roger Cline & the Peacemakers (Oct. 4), Snarky Puppy (Oct. 5), UB40 (Nov. 1), Violent Femmes (Dec. 13). Jessica to contact BBLV to inquire about the next round of shows.
*We made contact with Andrew Courtney about the upcoming Virgin Hotel/24 Oxford late-night comp-tickets (Ad-Partnerships) since WSP has been announced and tickets were given in the past. (No confirmed updates.)
(Andrew did confirm Dogs In A Pile in January 2027)
B. Q3 SandDollar LV partnership event would be a July-Sept. event. We will look into this soon since SDLV is booked & requests 3-month notice. Band thoughts: EASY JIM, PEOPLES DEAD, DANNY’S DEAD
Moksha is not available.
We were considering the weekend of September 18-19. Jessica to follow up with SandDollar for a list of booked shows/available dates.
C. We are continuing to share/post info for the Virgin Hotel & SandDollar LV WIDESPREAD PANIC (May 8-10) late-nights & for the upcoming SHAKEDOWN TUSCANY events @ Tuscany, 11 AM-6 PM, with StickerCon on Saturday, Noon-4PM.
D. Liani (JukeHouse) has inquired if the LVJBS wants to join the LVBS (LV BLues Society) in hosting their weekly Tuesday night JAM SESSIONS at The Neighborhood Bar. Thoughts: Yes, we will happily offer support when we are able.
Item 2: Vice President’s Report (Jaime H.: absent):
- FUTURE VOLUNTEER EVENT –
Three Square Food Bank–‘Volunteer Room Evening Pack’, Mondays, 5-7 PM, max of 15 people. Jaime to inquire about a future date in the fall.
Item 3: TREASURER’S REPORT (Paige):
- Smith’s Q1 total – $26.12
- Raffle items had: We still have 4 JamminOn dyes (sizes 2x/3x) & the OmGrown Arts’ ‘One Show at a Time’ wooden plaque.
- Website:Working with Samantha on a system where payments can be collected through the website. The security process to connect our bank account with Stripe takes a few days. Samantha is also working on migrating member data from Wild Apricot to the new site. Paige to continue collaborating with Sam.
- LVJBS donations for late night BBLV shows – new website still under construction and not able to collect payments over the weekend. Paige to follow up with those with pending payments.
Item 4: SECRETARY’S REPORT (Angela):
- Jessica G. sent the agenda.
Item 5: MAYOR’S REPORT (Haley S.):
COLOR: Spirit Airline Yellow
*Update on the LVJBS Memorial Box photo archive: Haley now has it & will work with JFree on combining his photos/keepsakes with the carry-box. Haley is in contact with JFree to coordinate a meeting.
PRODUCTION REPORT(Greg: absent (notes sent in 5/7):
- David Gans is now confirmed for FRIDAY, JULY 10th (6-9 PM) at SoulBelly BBQ.
*Date might need to be confirmed, closer to, due to pricey gas prices, etc.
*Three 45 minute sets. David Gans solo, David Gans with Rainin’ Moonshine Band, then The Rainin’ Moonshine Band on July 9th -band/production private party with The Rainin’ Moonshine Band
*Lodging TBD – Paige to follow up.
*Paige will also request a W9.
*We need to create a FB event. Fliers have been created.
- Shaky Feelin’ wants to stop through town on Friday, 7/31, before their Flagstaff, AZ venture. Venue details TBD.
Reminders/notes:
SHAKY FEELIN’ – Dec. Holidaze party at Garage Mahall (or, for Tecopa in November) *both events TBD
The Rainin’ Moonshine Band inquired about a future ‘Garage MaHall’ event.
The Motet or Dopapod (considerations for a 2026 show since those shows went well last time through Las Vegas!)
The Dead Marley Matthews Band (from So.Cal) would be a good contact.
RUSTIC LOUNGE on Boulder Highway (future booking location option)
THE IRISH SPOT (the former Crown & Anchor on East Tropicana) is owned by the same owner as THE SPOT (on West Desert Inn) & will soon be wanting some live music (Irish music the focus, but is open to early weekend shows: 4-8 PM-ish)
OPEN FLOOR (all):
*(All) Sending some love & strength to the Family and Friends of our longtime LVJBS supporter & brother, BRIAN WOLFE, who we recently had to say ‘so long’ to. May He rest in peace, with little pain.
* (Jessica) Website update: Samantha Schwartz has been working on our new website. Setting up system to collect payments through the website and migrating member data from Wild Apricot to the new website. Officers to be trained in tech needed to post events, use email, how to post, etc.
* (Paige) Future ‘First Friday’ LVJBS table (Recycled Propaganda: Art Gallery on Main Street)–Free for the first month’s table, $20 each additional month. We are unavailable for the JUNE event and will look into this after the hot, summer months. (More info TBD)
Meeting adjourned: 8:30 PM
Next Meeting: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 (all are welcome!)
Location: The Irish Spot @ 7 PM (the former ‘Crown & Anchor’ on E.Tropicana)