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The Hard Rock Café Toronto was full of good vibes March 30th, as myself and a bunch of other great bands took to the stage to raise funds for Sick Kids Hospital Toronto. It was a great show, but oddly enough I was the only solo artist there (everyone else had a band). Didn’t really make a difference (Dylan and Springsteen did it) but I had to work 12.5% more, running around the stage to cover not having a band. The audience was great, and I debuted a new song called “Complaining” that night. Check it out in the music section.

Also noticed they spelt my name wrong on the poster for the show (Brandon with an “a”), that’s okay, what’s in a name anyways?

The Rivoli in Toronto has hosted so many musicians over the years that almost every singer/songwriter from LA to NYC, has passed (or passed out) through it’s doors. I was lucky enough to do that 4 times in 2011. Unfortunately I had to turn down a February show due to another show commitment, but I’m looking forward to getting back to one of my all-time favorite Toronto stages in 2012. Infact as of March 10th, I may be there for some May, and June dates (i’ll let you know when). They also have a great dinner menu too.

After a year hiatus, I will be performing again at Entertainment Central’s “Dueling Pianos” Cabaret show in 2012. This is a show in which 2 piano players (me being one of them), sing crowd pleasing songs from every era (and genre) of popular music. You get odd song requests (i.e. Kokomo?), and predictable ones (i.e. Piano Man). To keep the audience entranced, it’s encouraged to bring audience members on stage, and let them help sing (and butcher) the song of their choice (sometimes they even dress up in weird costumes..is that a wig that guy is wearing?). 

The Dueling Piano phenomenon is growing in the U.S (Vegas in particular), and is slowly dying here with Canadians.