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Is three times in one week too much to ask? Three Minneapolis gigs coming up next week – no time to chat, sorry, just the facts: Tuesday March 1st - showcase gig at The Acadia Cafe, I play at 8:00pm. Thursday March 3rd – Mad Ripple Hootenanny at the Aster Cafe 6:00pm Friday March 4th – Nigel Egg in 2G at the Riverside Cafe and Wine Bar 8:00pm Here's a little detail (with links to click): Acadia Cafe 3/1 at 8pm. The Natural Sound Studio Showcase. I recorded most of my recent CD at Natural Sound Studio, owned and operated by Steve Janega. The studio is presenting five artists and bands who recorded there in the past year – it’s sure to be a strange and fearsome mixture of music. I asked to be on first so I wouldn't miss my bedtime! See you at 8pm. This link will take you to the Facebook Event that lists all of the performers. Aster Cafe 3/3 at 6pm. Jim Walsh, aka The Mad Ripple, hosts a weekly, wild, wingding of a songwriter showcase - he's been doing it for years, and his guests on any particular evening might include musicians you'd pay multo dollars to see live. Jim is a much-published and nationally respected music writer and critic. Since January 2011 these have been at The Aster Cafe, right on the river across from downtown Minneapolis in St Anthony Main. Once you've experienced a Mad Ripple Hootenanny you'll be back for more! There are usually 4-6 singers on stage at the same time, taking turns to play songs, with lots of jamming and singing help from the others, and everyone trying not to crack up completely. It’s a rush. Every time I go, it inspires me to get back home and write a new song; this is my first time as a performer. Riverview Cafe and Wine Bar 3/4 at 8pm. Richard and I are back for another three hours of trying to reach higher ground. We may stumble on the way, but as Robert Browning said, “a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, else what’s a heaven for?” Nigel Egg in 2G means it’s me and Richard Kronick on bass. Two of us (2). So then, when we play as a trio, it’ll be in 3G! Like 3D except its 3G. Is that too wacko? It’s my favorite band name so far, probably because my own name dominates. Off on the horizon – Dusty’s Bar on Thursday March 31st, 9:30 to late. Here's a tip - in case you haven’t heard them yet, go to Psycho Suzi’s any Friday or Saturday night from 7 to 11 and hear Exotik-a-GoGo. Wow – unique and incredibly tight! These guys have the chops to play anything, and they are blowing the lid off the tiki-tiki exotica genre that fits this venue perfectly. You can find venue addresses and all that on my web site. I would be really happy to see you at all of these gigs! |