Crowson Wines 11/29/20

Oooooo, it was a cold one in Johnson City, TX, tonight! I warmed up with a glass of wine on the patio and played a bunch of requests from 5p-8p. I was loving all the songs folks were giving me by artists like The Beatles, The Band, Dr. John, Thin Lizzy, and Phil Collins, plus a bunch more. After the show, I went around and saw the amazing light displays all over town before heading home. 

Moonshine & Ale 11/28/20

New Braunfels was full of people, all requesting tunes tonight. Ryan played drums for Heather and I as we ran through all of the songs. Heather is an amazing friend and musician, and I’m so happy whenever we share the stage. I’ve got respect for Ryan, too, for keeping up with all the random tunes we were throwing his way. After the show, we made a stop at Buc-ee’s for some snacks and to say goodbye until next weekend for more fun. 

Rockin J Piano Bar 11/27/20

Tonight was our first night at Rockin J Piano Bar in Cedar Park, TX. Heather and I had fun, as usual, performing everyone’s requests. The owners were really nice and very complimentary of our show, which was great to hear. We have a couple more dates on the books at this new venue, and we’re looking forward to a good working relationship with the club! 

Ikels Wedding 11/27/20

Heather and I drove to The Allen Farmhaus in New Braunfels to perform at the ceremony of Samantha Bartos and Brandon Ikels. It was held in an open-air venue, and the ceremony was beautiful! The temperature dropped just before they started and it threatened to rain, but everyone stayed dry and cool.  I’ve know Sam and Brandon for several years now, and I’m so honored they asked me to come perform. I included a picture from last night where they joined us on stage for Live Band Karaoke because I love that they do things like karaoke together. Side note: I’m proud Brandon was able to keep his shirt on through the whole ceremony. Congratulations to the newlyweds!

Moonshine & Ale 11/26/20

Happy thanksgiving! My birthday show in New Braunfels was a little crazy tonight. Good thing Heather came to Moonshine & Ale with me tonight because our drummer was a little late, so I jumped on drums for the first part of the evening and she played keys. Pancho played guitar and when Greg arrived, he took over the drums, I went to keys, and Heather jumped on bass. We had lots of random singers, and we backed them as we do every Thursday for Live Band Karaoke! 

Moonshine & Ale 11/25/20

The show in New Braunfels for our pre-Thanksgiving celebration went fine tonight (except for me forgetting the words to “Pour Some Sugar On Me”)! Heather and I had fun with the tons of requests we were given. She is a joy to work with, and we spark so well off of each other. We were happy to have a mid-week show, and also super happy to have a weekend of fun planned together. I hope everyone has a great thanksgiving, and we’ll return to Moonshine & Ale tomorrow for Live Band Karaoke after turkey!

Quarantine Keys 11/25/20

Thanks once again to Quarantine Keys for having me perform on another Wednesday night! I had a chance to talk to several people online that I haven’t seen in a little while, and they asked for some fun tunes. I always like playing 80s songs, blues, and Dr. John, and that’s a lot of what I had tonight. Now, I’m on my way to New Braunfels, Texas, to play with my partner Heather for a pre-Thanksgiving show!

Darwin’s Pub 11/21/20

Heather and I performed in Austin tonight, but before left for our show, we walked over to Wonder World Park in San Marcos to get some good food at the Soulful Creations food truck, and snap a couple mermaid pics while we waited. The show went great, and as usual, we made each other laugh throughout the whole night. Thanks to the new fans we made for giving us such good requests tonight! 

Darwin’s Pub 11/20/20

So how do I know I have the perfect stage partner? I can go to a show with my head scrambled, set up to simulcast said show to the internet, and before I have time to blink, the show is over. Heather makes time fly by fearlessly trying any song, and supporting me on any random tune I play. I also know how lucky I am to have someone who never makes me worry whether or not they’ll play something appropriate to the song. Darwin’s in Austin on 6th street was slow tonight, but the people who were there kept the requests flowing all night. We’ll be back for a big Saturday show! 

Moonshine & Ale 11/19/20

Heather joined me in New Braunfels tonight for Live Band Karaoke and food! We ate dinner from the new kitchen at Moonshine & Ale, and it was awesome! We’re looking forward to trying the rest of the menu. Pancho and Ryan sounded great as the four of us backed up singers, with and without sausages on sticks. We got back to my house after the show, and just before 3am, a random drunk woman took out our street sign, stop sign, and pieces of a telephone pole before driving away. We made a police report, but we didn’t mention people eating sausages on sticks. Never a dull moment. 

Moonshine & Ale 11/13/20

Even when times are rough, my partner Heather can make me smile. We kept each other entertained tonight in New Braunfels, and the crowd was allowed to participate in our joy. We’ve both gone through (and are going though) some hard times recently, but music is one of the few ways we can put our problems on hold for a few hours. The crowd really enjoyed our show, and I’m thankful to have such an amazing person I get to share the stage with! 

Moot Music Cafe 11/13/20

Moot was amazing, a blast, and we had fun! We have people viewing from Scotland, the Netherlands, Connecticut, Illinois and UK. It’s cool to think that I can walk into a different room of my house and be heard across the ocean. My favorite part of our live stream today was when Heather played my song, “Superstore” for the first time. Afterwards, we split a pizza from Pie Society. 

Moonshine & Ale 11/12/20

Live Band Karaoke in New Braunfels went great tonight! Pancho was on guitar and Ryan played drums. Poor Ryan broke a rib last week at home, and he played tonight in some serious pain. I felt bad for him. I found out before the show that Perry and I were on the same flight on Wednesday from Atlanta to Austin which was a strange coincidence. Mid-show, my partner Heather showed up and sang a killer version of “Creep”. It was a good night all around. 

Crowson Wines 11/12/20

My partner Heather Ray performed the first of what we hope is an ongoing series for AllRequestPiano at Crowson Wines in Johnson City, Texas, tonight. Since it was her first show there, I decided to meet Heather and play some while we were together. The people there were very kind, and brought up lots of requests just in the short time I was able to hang out. I had to leave at about the halfway mark of the show to get to my next gig in New Braunfels. I’m so happy that I got to spend some time playing piano with Heather tonight!

Quarantine Keys 11/11/20

I played on the QK page on Facebook tonight for a couple of hours. It was nice to have so many people on and requesting songs who have watched my show before! I once again got challenged several times, which is fine with me. It makes my show more fun when I really have to think about what I’m doing. A big thank you to Quarantine Keys for having me every Wednesday!

Livestream 11/8/20

I finished up a lesson with an online student, and figured while I was still online, I might as well do a surprise show! I played a couple hours to a bunch of random friends and fans. I had some really good requests, too! Lots of tunes I played for the first time tonight, which always amazes me. I figured I’ve already played all the songs I know by now, and then, someone asks me for a tune I totally forgot existed. That’s why I love taking requests. It pushes my memory as far as it will go.  

Livestream 11/6/20

Tonight, I went to Meijer and got my first flu shot of my adult life (Christine got hers yesterday) before taking requests on the AllRequestPiano Facebook page. I played a couple hours to a bunch of friends and fans. Highlights for me were “Ballroom Blitz”, “What A Wonderful World” and “Steppin’ Out”. Right at the end of my show, my partner Heather Ray was able to jump on and say hi, which made me so very happy! This whole year has been difficult, but life is still good with friends. Thanks to everyone who tunes in! 

Dan and Bill Livestream 11/5/20

I was thrilled to do another livestream with my good friend, bassist Bill Ritter tonight! We met up in Lebanon, IN, and played from my in-laws house. We had a fun running though Professor Longhair, Lee Dorsey, Neville Bros, and a whole bunch of original tunes. Music really is a therapeutic activity, and it helped me tonight to connect with Bill. We played about an hour and a half, and it reminded me of what I’m hopeful for in the future. 

Quarantine Keys 11/4/20

I played a couple hours on QK tonight, and somehow got on a huge Beatles kick with lots of songs requested! I think the last hour was all Beatles, which was fine with me. My partner, Heather Ray, even jumped on for moral support, which made me really happy. I’ll be back on next Wednesday. See you then!

Moonshine & Ale 10/31/20

Another fun Halloween show happened last night in New Braunfels, TX. My partner, Heather Ray, sadly wasn’t able to join me, so I had to scrap our plan as going as Wayne and Garth, and pulled out my Star Wars pilot outfit. Anthony Sanders filled in for Heather, and Joe Resnick drummed for us. There were lots of great costumes in the crowd, and we hosted a contest at the end of the night with about 30 participants. It went great, and now I’m rushing to the airport to catch a plane!