Category: live music
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Watch: Open Mic at The Thirsty Soul Philly

In this open mic, I debut the song Grass and Wine with piano accompaniment from Phil Romeo and (off camera) Tyler on the cajon. Also featured: Better Ending, Other Half, and Please Don’t Bury Me (written by John Prine). Nothing caught fire this time. Unless you count my soul.
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Open Mic at The Thirsty Soul Philly 3-7-2019

It was quite enjoyable to dust off some rather old songs in my song catalog for this open mic night. It never hurts to practice the old “nobody knows you messed up, keep playing” philosophy; plus, it pleases me that the lyrics don’t feel dated (yet).
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Open Mic at The Thirsty Soul Philly 2-28-2019

In this open mic, the table right in front of me caught on fire while I played my first song. Also, I followed an interesting fellow who was visited by an alien being and pronounced the “chosen one.” So, as I continue to hone my gift of stage gab, I concocted an opening that gave…
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Watch: Another Electric Open Mic

While the absence of Phil Romeo was lamentable, host Gabe Esposito rocked the house in addition to many excellent first-time and veteran performers. Here was my (first) contribution. I did end up doing a second set, unrecorded, including a really nice version of Congratulations accompanied by Gabe on bass. I’ll be sure to capture that…
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Watch: Open Mic and my Electric Premiere

First time messing with my electric guitar in public. I kind like it, and so shall forego my acoustic guitar for the next few times, barring any surprise visits from the piano. Featuring my first performance of The Blue Professor, and other oldies: Redneck Vacation, Congratulations, and Chinese Buffet.
