Moonshine & Ale 11/16/24

We had an interesting night in New Braunfels. When we arrived, the club was packed with four huge groups of people celebrating different occasions. It was non-stop requests for the first two hours of our show! At 10p, Jay Wimberly joined us on drums. At 10:30p, two of the groups had party busses arrive to pick them up, which emptied half the room, and then a third party had to go at 11p. The last two hours had no cars parked outside and no one on the street. It was kinda like the Twilight Zone, but we still had fun with the people who stayed for every note of our show. I’ve never really seen a night like this one, but it was still a bunch of fun to perform with my friends. As a bonus, my nephew Josh came down to watch our show after having his first piano bar gig in Austin tonight! I’m a proud uncle. 

Moonshine & Ale 11/15/24

We had a great time tonight in New Braunfels, TX! Our crowd gave us lots of great songs to play, and we had a few birthdays to celebrate, including a 21st. Heather makes me so happy. It doesn’t really feel like work when we’re together. She sounded great tonight! 

Moonshine & Ale 11/14/24

Happy birthday to Morgan! She is one of the staff who we’ve been friends with for years, and we were so happy she brought her friends in tonight for some Live Band Karaoke! We had a couple of other birthdays in the house, and lots of great singers. Pancho and Heather sounded great, and I had a good time leading the band from the drums. Heather and I will return to Moonshine & Ale for piano bar both nights this weekend, so come request some tunes! 

Goode Company Armadillo Palace 11/12/24

Zack Walther asked me to perform with him and Mathew Briggs in Houston, TX, for a private event. Zack called off songs for our hour-and-a-half show, and I had a great time performing with the two of them. At one point, we had a guest singer come up and do a couple of songs with us. It was a fun evening!

The Beltonian Theatre 11/09/24

We had a fantastic crowd in Belton, TX, tonight. They requested 10x the amount of songs time would allow. We both received standing ovations at a couple points during our show; one for Heather’s version of “Yeah”, and one for my version of “Ms Jackson” which was a song chosen randomly by a audience member from a stack of requests I fanned out. I love our Beltonian shows, and the crowd is always fun! Heather really impressed me tonight, too. She’s such a talented performer!

Moonshine & Ale 11/7/24

Live Band Karaoke was packed in New Braunfels tonight. Wurstfest was going on a few blocks away, and when it closed for the evening, our packed house got even packier! Heather played drums and I played keys, while our friend Pancho held down the guitar. We had some songs which got played multiple times, and other songs that no one ever sings, so it was a fun mix of tunes. I’m glad I get to play music with my friends for a living. 

Old Kress Live 11/2/24

Thanks to Old Kress Live in Corpus Christi for having us perform on the first Friday and Saturday of each month. Heather and I made our way through all the requests tonight to a happy crowd. We had everything from Frank Sinatra to Taylor Swift brought up tonight. We'll be back in December, so come join us! 

Old Kress Live 11/1/24

Heather and I had fun in Corpus Christi tonight! We had lots of requests and people up dancing a bunch which made us feel good. The later crowd was just there to chill, but they kept requesting songs right up until midnight when the DJ took over. We’ll be back tomorrow night for more requests!

Moonshine & Ale 10/31/24

Happy Halloween! Heather, Pancho and I played at Live Band Karaoke in New Braunfels, TX, in costume as Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi. The costume contest took place after we had a bunch of people in costume come sing with us. A “Joey Ramone” sang “I Wanna Be Sedated”, and a guy dressed as a Devo band member did “Whip It”. It was a fun night, and I’m so lucky to be able to spend it with such good people! 

Hudson Hall 10/26/24

We performed at a private event in Altus, OK, tonight. It was a fundraiser, and our second year performing for them. The crowd was great and they liked us so much, they paid for us to stay and play longer which made Heather and me both feel good. On our way home, we stopped at a gas station selling Ice Ice, Baby. 

Yonder’s Point at Old Settler’s Park 10/25/24

We played at Flavor Fest 2024 in Round Rock, TX, tonight. There were several food and drink vendors, and five of them were competing for prizes. We performed about an hour and a half with a pause in the middle for some giveaways. Lots of kiddos dancing and tons of requests were brought up tonight. They had us projected on the big screen, and when we finished, they started the movie “Footloose”. We had fun and I hope we get invited back for another event soon! 

Moonshine & Ale 10/24/24

Our Thursday night Live Band Karaoke show in New Braunfels was joined by Julia Chisholm on piano. I played bass on the keytar, Heather held down the drums, and Pancho was on guitar. The crowd had quite a few people in costume. I guess there was some sort of trunk-or-treat event in the street before we arrived which had the block closed off. It didn’t stop people from coming in to sing with us! 

Freihieght Country Store 10/23/24

I played a fun show with Zack Walther and Matthew Briggs in New Braunfels, TX, tonight. It was my first time meeting them, and we did a song swap featuring some original music of Zack’s, some of my originals, and bunch of other cool covers of whatever we were feeling. It was also my first time at Freiheit, and it’s a pretty cool venue. Thanks to Zack and Matthew for the invite! 

Moonshine & Ale 10/19/24

There was a Dia de los Muertos Festival happing in New Braunfels, TX, so we started off with a big crowd! Zack joined us on drums at 10pm, and we had tons of requests all night. Heather sounded great once again, and we both played bunches of tunes we don’t normally get. I’m grateful for all the support from the crowd all night long! 

Moonshine & Ale 10/18/24

Heather is one of my favorite people, and I love getting to work with her. We played in New Braunfels, TX, tonight, and we had lots of fans in the audience. We even were surprised to see a couple we met a couple weeks ago at our show in Belton, TX, who just happened to stop in while traveling! We played a little bit of everything tonight, and I’m looking forward to seeing what will be requested when we come back tomorrow night. 

Moonshine & Ale 10/17/24

Live Band Karaoke with Heather, Pancho, and me was fun tonight. We had a bunch of familiar faces come out to celebrate and sing with us. Heather sounded great on drums tonight, and Pancho’s guitar playing always impresses me. Heather and I will be back both Friday and Saturday at Moonshine & Ale for piano bar!

The Beltonian Theatre 10/12/24

Happy birthday to my super-talented partner Heather! The crowd at the theater helped me sing to her tonight at our show. We had lots of cool requests ranging from Dolly Parton to Snoop Dogg. I was shocked that I remembered “I’m Alright” by Kenny Loggins, but I did watch Caddyshack a couple of weeks ago, so I got that going for me. Thank you to the fun crowd at our show tonight, and we hope you’ll join us next month at The Beltonian!

Moonshine & Ale 10/11/24

Moonshine & Ale had us back tonight to take requests like we do, and it was a fun time. Heather played the most Chappell Roan requests that we’ve seen, and I played one, too. We had some things requested we rarely get as well like “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and “Whip It” and quite a few more. Heather’s birthday rolled in at midnight, so we closed the show with me singing “Happy Birthday” to her over “Closing Time”, which is what she was playing on the piano. She’s pretty awesome. 

Moonshine & Ale 10/10/24

I drummed at Live Band Karaoke tonight in New Braunfels, and my partner Heather played keys. Pancho sounded great on guitar, and the three of us had fun backing up the singers tonight. We started off to only a few tables, but within a half-hour we were packed! It was good seeing all the new people mixing in with our regulars. One of our regulars stopped me on break, pointed to my shirt, and said, “Those Telly Tail Tubs? They go space now?” Gotta love it. 

Camp Waldemar 10/5/24

We played a wedding after-party in Hunt, TX, tonight. It was a late night event where we performed from 11:15p until 12:45a. The bride and groom, plus their families and friends were so much fun with lots of energy. Heather and I had quite a bit of time before we performed, so we had some fun looking around the property together. It was a really cool and unusual venue.