Steel Notes Magazine
January 2017
Lehigh Valley Local Featured Band
By Alexxis Steele
The boys of Social Call are no strangers to the Lehigh Valley music scene with their years of collective experience playing the Lehigh Valley music scene .
The band was launched in 2010 and when Larry Werner , Shane Stoneback , Joe Cenchitz and Dave Parfitt hit the stage , the game is on , and a good time is ready to be had by all in attendance , chanting their coined phrase , 1 .. 2 .. 3 .. SOCIAL ! , with everyone ’ s drinks held high .
These four musicians are fan favorites and a force to be reckoned with , as their faithful followers would agree . From the glory days in the 80 ’ s and 90 ’ s when Jolly Roger was performing at top local clubs like Lupos , and Airport Music Hall to current gigs at The Maingate Nightclub , The Gin Mille , Bike Nights , and other venues in the Lehigh Valley and beyond .
After some personal health issue struggles in which former band mate Bryan Harmony filled in on vocals , for guitarist / front man Larry Werner , Larry came back to his rightful spot to ring out the end of 2016 with a bang . The Steel Notes Magazine Allentown team , JR Muffley AKA “ The Crow ”, Traci Dunton Shaw , and Alexxis Steele , were in attendance at Stahley ’ s Bar in Allentown , Pa during their Christmas time show to catch the band in action , shoot photos and recorded live footage including one of their renditions of ACDC ’ s classic song , “ Live Wire ”.
On January 3rd for my Tuesday night LIVE interviews at The Jetport Lounge in Allentown , Pa Social Call were the first guests on the launch of my show .
The roughly 50 minute set was divided between acoustic performances and interview , with the band leading into their spot playing “ Can ’ t Get Enough Of Your Love ”, followed by Aerosmith ’ s “ Walk This Way ”. We started off the interview with some history on the band , including how Joe Cenchitz gave Larry his first big gig with his band Mandrex opening up for Joe ’ s band . It was said that their fans are the
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