Giving Them What They Want

It's been a really, really long two weeks! Words cannot explain how tired I am....both physically and emotionally. I don't wanna get into all the details other than to say that some family health issues are involved. The good news is that everything is gonna be fine. While it's true that times like these can really take a toll, the important thing is that I've been able to be where I wanna be, when I wanna be there....that matters most.

In other news, this weekend brought two gigs....

The Understudies played a fun show at a local high school. I'll admit that I was skeptical at first about how well we'd go over but the kids were very cool!

I also played in the pit for a production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. I've always liked the movie but had never seen or heard the show. It's got great music and is really fun.

I also enjoyed the directions in the bass book for intermission....

You Can't Stop The Beat

The last couple of months have been really slow, but things are starting to pick up. I played two different school shows this week....Footloose and Hairspray. Both were a lot of fun. It was my first time playing Hairspray, but the way things are shaping up for the next few months, it seems that it won't be the last.

The Understudies

Here's a clip of the band from a gig a few weeks ago....

Get Your Hair On!

Here's a short clip of Final Warning's acoustic gig at Austin Grill this past Friday......

A Crazy, Cool 24

It was a wild 24 hours!!

Sunday night, I made my return to 98 Rock in Baltimore (I used to work there) for the station's local music show, Noise In The Basement, with The Understudies. Matt Davis interviewed us and then play a song off of the band's upcoming CD.

Monday, I met with a local children's theater to pitch Sweepless to them. You may remember that this is the kids' show that I wrote music for last summer. Cool meeting. We'll see what happens.

Some time to kill, so I went to see 127 Hours. Way intense but, also, really good. James Franco is really good but I really think director Danny Boyle got snubbed when the Oscar nominations were announced.

Then to The Quarter for our gig. This kind of part two of the Noise In The Basement thing...the interview Sunday night, then the gig Monday night. The forecast was calling for sleet which, I think, kept a lot of people away, but there was a decent crowd there and the show went really well.

The Drowsy Chaperone

I provided the low notes for a production of The Drowsy Chaperone this week. Ever heard of it? I hadn't until I got booked to play the show and it's now one of my faves.

The music is OK, but the script is hilarious. Definitely check it out if you can.

Sideshow continues this weekend!

Back To The Grind

I just wrapped up a weekend of playing The Producers. It was my first time playing the show and it was fun.

The summer has been kinda chill in terms of bass gigs but now they're back with a vengeance. I'm booked thru October already have some stuff already showing up for after that.

Up next....Sideshow!!!!