8-12-08
Rain, rain, go away! Its been so damp and squishy around here lately. It seems like we get rain every day. I have still managed to make use of the good days though. But enough about the weather. Lets talk music.
The Steve Songs children's music series was a grand success this past week. The band was comprised of band leader/guitarist/singer Steve Roslonek , Anand Nayak (co-writer, producer for Steve Songs) playing guitar and mandolin. Fellow nerdcore hip hoper Brandon Patton playing bass and myself on the drums. We played morning concerts at the beautiful Wolf Trap Performing Arts State Park in Vienna Virginia. We played the Theatre-in-the-woods, which is this lovely 800 capacity amphitheater tucked away in the wooded areas that surround the park. We played to packed audiences made up of summer camps and families every morning at 11am. The energy and enthusiasm from the audience was very infectious, which made for super fun shows. Thank you to all who attended. We were also visited by some folks from PBS, who seemed genuinely excited about the new material that we were debuting and informed us that the recent television performances were doing well and they would be increasing the screening frequency. This was great news and there will be more to come in regards to that!
Walking back through the park on the 3rd day, I bumped into some of the band members from The Gypsy Kings playing soccer. I ended up helping the drummer who had fallen on his hand and needed some ibuprofen. I gladly gave him some and he put me on the guest list for their show that night. The seats were great and I was even given after show passes which were a nice treat. Thanks Cedric!
We finished the week with a couple of shows at indoor venues, which were also well attended. It was a very enjoyable week spent with good friends. I look forward to doing some more with them. I will keep you posted.
Toward the end of this month I will be working with local legend Roger Salloom, doing a few special shows. One at the Hanover Theater in Worcester Ma and one at The Academy of Music in Northampton Ma. These are Rogers annual performances and are not to be missed. Check the Calendar for more details. I will also be performing for the first time with guitar master Brooks Williams which I'm excited for. I met Brooks while working on a music project for P.A.C.E many months ago and we have been talking about playing together ever since. It should be great fun. Well, that's it for now. Thanks for reading!!
The Steve Songs children's music series was a grand success this past week. The band was comprised of band leader/guitarist/singer Steve Roslonek , Anand Nayak (co-writer, producer for Steve Songs) playing guitar and mandolin. Fellow nerdcore hip hoper Brandon Patton playing bass and myself on the drums. We played morning concerts at the beautiful Wolf Trap Performing Arts State Park in Vienna Virginia. We played the Theatre-in-the-woods, which is this lovely 800 capacity amphitheater tucked away in the wooded areas that surround the park. We played to packed audiences made up of summer camps and families every morning at 11am. The energy and enthusiasm from the audience was very infectious, which made for super fun shows. Thank you to all who attended. We were also visited by some folks from PBS, who seemed genuinely excited about the new material that we were debuting and informed us that the recent television performances were doing well and they would be increasing the screening frequency. This was great news and there will be more to come in regards to that!
Walking back through the park on the 3rd day, I bumped into some of the band members from The Gypsy Kings playing soccer. I ended up helping the drummer who had fallen on his hand and needed some ibuprofen. I gladly gave him some and he put me on the guest list for their show that night. The seats were great and I was even given after show passes which were a nice treat. Thanks Cedric!
We finished the week with a couple of shows at indoor venues, which were also well attended. It was a very enjoyable week spent with good friends. I look forward to doing some more with them. I will keep you posted.
Toward the end of this month I will be working with local legend Roger Salloom, doing a few special shows. One at the Hanover Theater in Worcester Ma and one at The Academy of Music in Northampton Ma. These are Rogers annual performances and are not to be missed. Check the Calendar for more details. I will also be performing for the first time with guitar master Brooks Williams which I'm excited for. I met Brooks while working on a music project for P.A.C.E many months ago and we have been talking about playing together ever since. It should be great fun. Well, that's it for now. Thanks for reading!!
- Tuesday, August 12, 2008
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