Frozen Show Tour

16 Feb
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Memo to all traveling musicians; Check the Weather Channel before heading out on the roads. In the midst of snow storms, traffic delays, sub zero temperatures, and frozen equipment (and hands), I find myself gigging weekly in the dead of winter at warm pubs across the GTA. IMG_2929The hangover of the holidays no more, the new year began with a series of shows that continued to warm millenials, baby boomers, and generation x’ers by the fireplace. FullSizeRenderI’ve yet to perform in a library, but the closest I got too it was this place – An indisclosed venue, the books surrounding were huge, and the spotlights – green.

The Madison – Epic Gig To Say Goodbye to 2014

14 Jan

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There are some shows where everything connects: The setlist, the sound, the audience. And when everything connects, it’s like riding a wave that just doesn’t come down. And the wave just kept going higher..in this case for 4 hours straight. Screen shot 2015-01-05 at 9.49.46 PMOn December 31st New Years Eve, I accepted a show at the Madison Avenue Pub, a Toronto institution. IMG_2393I played the piano room, altering between piano and guitar, while being a Ryan Seacrest host for the New Years countdown (a first for me) for 100+ people. As a way to finish off the year, this was the gig of the year, because of the hysteria the songs I played caused. IMG_2392I’m not sure if it was the alcohol (I didn’t even drink that night), but people went nuts, screaming, clapping, jumping on tables, etc. And I just watched them, knowing that the songs I’m playing are causing this wonderful chaos. They didn’t want me to stop. The amount of compliments, screams and smiles was insane, I was pretty flattered. I never needed support, or anyone to tell me I was good as a musician/performer, but some of those comments were like ego steroids (which I’ll use when needed). Happy NY 2015.

 

Set 1,2,3 = Glasses – Hat + Jacket/Plad shirt

29 Nov

ndI remember seeing huge acts like the Rolling Stones, and U2, and noticed that from the beginning of their set to the end, their clothes changed via their wardrobe personal. I noticed that they had lots of layers on in the beginning and by the end they were down to just a t-shirt, and non of the fluff from the start. s3Not that I have anything better to do (even though I have enough ideas to keep me busy for 3 lifetimes), I have now adopted that sort of theory, where I start my shows at Set 1with glasses, jacket, and maybe a hat. Set 2, it goes to no jacket, just glasses, Set 3, it’s no glasses, no jacket, just a vintage old t-shirt. s2This proves no point at all, and there’s no reason to do it, but in some weird way, it does make one play songs differently form the ‘inside’ because less layers make it more ‘real’ and less ‘showbiz’. All my show’s in November adopted this outlook. Here’s set 2 at Ned Devines and a Fionn McCools.

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