I’m not really superstitious so I figured I’d tempt fate and play a show on Friday, the 13th. Thankfully, nothing bad happened and I had a good time. I filmed part of my set and, as soon as I have time, I will post some video. I had a nice little corner of the taproom and I tried not to disturb the patrons. I really like these small, intimate settings. I hope to play there again in the not-too-distant future and, once the weather is nice, I hope to play in the outdoor space they have. It’s really a great place and I highly recommend it. In addition to the nice beer garden in good weather, they have great beers most of which are the German-style that I prefer and they have GREAT BBQ food as well. I hope to see you there sometime!
The setlist is similar to the last few test gigs that I have played although I am working on some new songs. I have been diving into the catalogs of my favorite bands this year (DCFC in January, The Shins in February) and that has inspired me to add songs from those catalogs that fit the set. I am also working on a music blog feature of the website to write about these catalog dives so look for that soon if you are interested. More importantly, though, I also have about a half dozen new original tunes that I plan to work on. My goal is, by the summer, to have a 30-song set with about six carefully selected covers (depending on the gig). We’ll see how that goes.
