11/14/11

I had a blast last week; celebrating Veterans Day, my birthday, and playing 3 shows.

I'm still a little slow from all the happenings. Here's the recap:

As always, Wednesday nights are for Lafayette Live and Drew joined me in some stage-stompin'.

Here's the set:

"Dear Reason"
"Something Else is Something More" - Adrenaline cover
"Before it Gets to Me"
"Pocket and Soul"

The goal was to try and get some 'live time' introducing some different tunes/arrangements to the set to try to get good vibes. This continued in Frankfort on Thursday night for the Open Mic at Applebee's.

Here's the set:

"Dear Reason"
"Something Else is Something More" - Adrenaline cover
"My Rx"
"Pocket and Soul"
"Before it Gets to Me"

Since the open mic formats tend to be a little laid-back, I got up & jammed on some fun covers by John R. Butler, Bloodhound Gang, Cee Lo Green, NWA, Chef, & Lonely Island later in the night too.

Sidenote: I know some of my music buddies are reading this every week, you dudes should check out the open mic links & try to make it out to jam!

After a month+ of organizing & promoting, the Veterans Day show at the Knickerbocker went off without a hitch. Attendance was awesome and my bros Jason Wells & 9LB Gun threw it down.

On my end, it was great to have Chris & Drew with me on stage again. If it was the dirtiest and meanest we could be unplugged, then mission accomplished.

Here's the set:

"Dear Reason"
"Something Else is Something More" - Adrenaline cover
"My Rx"
"Feed Me a Lie"
"Settling"
"Before it Gets to Me"
"Pocket and Soul"
"The Shadow I Will Leave"
"Guilt that Keeps on Giving"
"Bed Intruder" - Auto-Tune the News cover
"Out of Our Hands"

By the way, I'm in the process of collecting video & pics from last week to get up on YouTube & the Fan Page. If you have it, I want it. Shoot me a message.

After a little recovery time, I got out to catch some shows on Saturday night. First up was coffee & chill music by Evan Ryan & Arch Drive Goodbye at Java Roaster. I'm big fans of these dudes' songwriting. My fingers are crossed that I can share a bill with them soon.

After they wrapped up, I ran around the corner to catch Echovox & Why I Like Robins at Black Sparrow. I've known some of the Echovox dudes for quite a few years, but this my first time hearing their new tunes. It's earworm city!

I'm very happy for Bart, Scott, & Jonny for what they have going on. It won't be long before I have their CD worn out, for sure!

Also, Why I Like Robins is my favorite rock band in town. It should be a crime to miss their shows...

That does it for the weekly update.

Kudos to everyone involved in making this week a success! It made for a great birthday present!!

I'm off to hit it hard promoting Whistle When We Break Down, getting ready for the "Out of Our Hands" video, and lining-up more shows.

Thanks for stopping by! I'll have some really cool things to drop on you over the next couple of weeks, so don't be strangers...

Over and out