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The
first Barbecue Bob & the Spareribs show took place at the Furnald Folk Festival at
Columbia University in 1981, followed by shows at the Postcrypt coffee house. A long
residency at Dan Lynch’s blues bar (booked by blues artist Bill Dicey) followed.
Looking for a neighborhood bar, the band settled in at the Blue Rose Lounge at 106th
St. & Broadway (NYC). Bob stocked the jukebox with his favorites and began booking
acts as diver
se
as The Holmes Brothers, The Raunch Hands, Bobby Radcliff, and The Dogmatics (from Boston).
During this period, the band released two 45’s on their own label, Rib recor
ds,
(“Linda Lu” b/w “Shake Your Money Maker” and “My Barbecue
Baby” b/w “Oedipus Rex”), acquired drummer/pianist Howie Wyeth, and began a
series of shows opening for national acts at the original Lone 
Star Caf¨¦ (13th & 5th Ave. NYC). The Spareribs were still
playing the Blue Rose and Dan Lynch’s, and had expanded to Philadelphia, doing
frequent shows at Taker’s Caf¨¦ (Germantown) and Bacchanal (13th &
South St.). The Ribs released two full-length cassettes (“The Best So
Far”, and “Shut up and Play”) and began a long relationship with the Rodeo
Bar (27th & 3rd Ave. NYC) around 1987.
The Spareribs had by this time begun playing in New Jersey clubs such as Wallace’s (East Orange), Tierney’s (Montclair), and
opening for nationally touring acts at the Stanhope House (Stanhope). Two more full-length
cassettes followed (“Four on the 
Floor”, with Simon Chardiet on guitar, and “Wages of Sin”, with Dan Hovey
and Ira Spinrad on guitars).
At this point (1992), the Spareribs became an all New Jersey outfit, based out of New Brunswick, and hooked up with DaDa Records, a D.I.Y. label, releasing two 7”mono records “Snack Time”(’96) and “Side Order” (’97) .
They included the “A” sides on their first full-length CD “After School Special”, and have been touring the South and Midwest in support of these releases, building a small but loyal following as far as Chicago and New Orleans.
With their latest CD “Pass the Biscuits!”, Barbecue Bob and the Spareribs are poised to conquer the world, or at the very least, make it to California (and all points in between).
A Brief list of musicians over the years(recorded* and otherwise)
Guitar:
Kevin Trainor*
Jack Petruzzelli
Ira Spinrad*
Simon Chardiet*
Bobby Radcliff*
Dan Hovey*
Bill Thompson
Steve Antonakos
Andy Karp
Bass:
Brian Miller*
Jay Elfenbein*
Mark Ettinger
Tom Diello*
Dominick Zarillo*
Johnny Katonah*
Scott Kitchen*
Craig Robison
Ron Tullier
Keith Christopher
Dan Baird
Dave Dreiwitz*
Drums:
Dave Capello*
Howie Wyeth*
Charles Otis*
Scott Byrne*
Ira Kay*
Dave Ross*
Charlie Shaw
Glenn Healy*
JJ Murphy*
Nick Ruggieri
Venues/Clubs/Festivals
Road Work:
Bucko's(Huron, Oh.)
Wilbert's(Cleveland, Oh.)
The Beer Barrel(Put-in-Bay, Oh.)
Danny's(New Philadelphia, Oh.)
The Purple Onion(New Philadelphia, Oh.)
the Oasis(E. Liverpool, Oh.)
Army/Navy Club(E. Liverpool, Oh.)
Hoop's Lounge(E. Liverpool, Oh.)
4th & Long(E. Liverpool, Oh.)
Scotty's Place(E. Liverpool, Oh.)
Down Under(E. Liverpool, Oh.)
State Line(E. Palestine, Oh.)
Main St. saloon (akron,oh)
Moondog's (Pittsburgh, Pa)
The Funhouse (Bethlehem, Pa.)
Bacchanal (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Taker's Cafe (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Doc Watson's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Red, hot and blue (Cherry Hill, Pa.)
John and Peter's (New hope, Pa.)
Slippery Noodle(Indianapolis, In.)
Smoke Daddy's(Chicago)
Lounge Axe(Chicago)
5 Spot(Nashville, Tn.)
Bourbon Street Blues & Boogie(Nashville, Tn.)
Exit Inn(Nashville, Tn.)
3rd & Lindsley(Nashville, Tn.)
Blues City Cafe(Memphis, Tn.)
Hal & Mal's(Jackson, Miss.)
Loose Caboose(Monroe, La.)
The Collegiate(Monroe La.)
Checkpoint Charlie's(New Orleans, La.)
Lounge Lizards(New Orleans, La.)
Circle Bar(New Orleans, La.)
El Morocco(New Orleans, La.)
Bank St. Bar(New Orleans, La.)
The Peerless(Anniston, Al.)
Brother's(Jacksonville, Al.)
The Nick(Birmingham, Al.)
The Chukker(Tuscaloosa, Al.)
The Varsity(Tuscaloosa, Al.)
The wine cellar (birmingham,ala.)
40 Watt Club(Athens, Ga.)
Tasty World(Athens, Ga.)
Blind Pig(Atlanta, Ga.)
The Purple Pelican (charleston,sc)
Bert's Island Characters(Charleston, S.C.)
Local 506(Chapel Hill, N.C.)
The Berkely Cafe(Raleigh, N.C.)
Iota(Arlington, Va.)
Andy's(Chestertown, Md.)
Dogfish Head(Del.)
Madam's Organ(Washington, D.C.)
New York State:
The bayou (mt.vernon,ny)
7 Willow st.(port chester,ny)
The turning point (piermont,ny)
Snug Harbor (new paltz, ny)
Tinker st. cafe (woodstock, ny)
Ben Dover's(Pelham, ny)
Mike's Pelham Grill(Formerly Ben Dover's)
New Jersey:
Wallaces(Orange)
Tierney's(Montclair)
the Great Notch Inn(Little Falls)
Stanhope House(Stanhope)
Crossroads(garwood)
Mrs. J's(Asbury Park)
Crossroads(asbury park)
Court Tavern(New Brunswick)
Triumph Brew Pub(Princeton)
Scotland Yard(Hoboken)
Liquid Lounge(Hoboken)
Loop Lounge (teaneck)
Back Porch(Rahway)
Waiting Room(Rahway)
Deck House(Asbury Park)
Ragin' Cajun(Belmar)
Jason's(belmar)
Main St. Cafe(Red Bank)
The Circle Bar (absecon)
Texas-arizona (hoboken)
T.J.'s Hideaway (s.plainfield)
assembly point(belleville)
the red cafe( i don't remember it either, but we played there 1/23/93!)
the centennial house(cranford)
sneaky pete's (2/20/93 ?!!!!)
marita's cantina (new brunswick)
chatfields (gladstone,nj)
cafe newz(remember that one! new brunswick)
palm grill(morristown)
The Office(Montclair, Morristown, & Chatham)
c.c.muggs (union,nj)
Melody bar (new brunswick)
Downtown cafe(red bank)
Ideal clam bar(secaucus)
Cadillac bar (formerly boo-boo's, hoboken)
Boo Boo's(Hoboken)
O'Shea's (preceded the saint, asbury park)
The Saint(Asbury Park)
Shilleleagh club(w.orange)
the Old homestead(irvington)
the Old bay (new brunswick)
Town pub (bloomfield)
Maxwell's (hoboken)
The deep sea bar (teaneck)
Marita's cantina (Princeton)
Harrison ave. tavern (west orange)
North end tavern (union/maplewood)
Dolls place (new brunswick)
The Elysian (hoboken)
Rockefeller's (hampton)
Hamilton pub (newark)
Crawfish fest (waterloo)
The stone pony (asbury park)
McCormicks (new brunswick)
The Dirt Club (bloomfield)
Festivals:
Crawfish Festival(waterloo, nj)
New Jersey Jazz & Blues(Red Bank, nj)
Guitarbeque(Asbury Park)
Birmingham Jam (w/Pinetop Perkins)
National Folk Fest, Bangor, Me.(w/Pinetop Perkins)
Music at NJPAC(Newark, nj)
Muskonetcong River Festival(nj)
NewYorkCity:
Postcrypt Coffee House
Ear Inn
Dan Lynch
Lone Star Cafe
Lone Star Roadhouse
Rodeo Bar
Brian's Place
North River Bar
Wetlands
Manny's Car Wash
Chicago Blues
Fanny's Oyster Bar
Blue Rose Lounge
Brother's Barbecue
Gonzales Y Gonzales
Louisiana Community Bar & Grill
Finian's Rainbow
Delta 88
Mondo Cane
Mondo Perso
Kenny's Castaways
The Bitter End
Barmacy
Nightingales
St.Mark's Bar
Jack the Ribber/Continental Divide/the Continental
Coney Island High
Manitoba's (nyc)
Chelsea commons (nyc)
The R Bar(nyc)
Photo by Chris Poppe 732-828-9253
Simon Chardiet(Guitar)
Simon has the distinction of being one of Bob's longest-running musical collaborators, carbon-dating an appearance on an early spareribs demo tape in 1980.
Simon was a founding member of "Joey Miserable & the Worms" along with Jono Manson, Mark Ettinger and a list of noted alumni too long to mention right now...
Simon also is the bandleader of "Simon & the Bar Sinisters" releasing several cd's and currently active. www.simonchardiet.com
He also has recorded and performed with Jon Spencer, James Chance, the Slackers, Rancid and many others.
Scott Kitchen(Bass Guitar)
Scott Byrne(drums)1961-2005
Photo by Chris Poppe
Simon Chardiet