Live Stream 6/26/20

COVID took hold in Texas in a big way, so when I woke up, I had a notification that all my gigs for the foreseeable future are once again canceled. Heather and I were supposed to play in New Braunfels, but we decided to live stream from our homes. I went on tonight and she’ll go on tomorrow. Tonight, I surprised her with a gif I made of her dancing, and it made us both laugh until our faces hurt! She was running tech support from the Dallas area while I performed in San Marcos. Even far apart, we make a great team! I had so many requests and people watching that my show lasted over 4 hours! My face still hurts from laughing. 

Moonshine & Ale 6/25/20

Pancho (guitar), Ryan (drums) and I played for Live Band Karaoke in New Braunfels again tonight. We had a bunch of singers and we kept the music going for them all evening long. These fellas are fun to share the stage with, and I’ll return tomorrow night with my partner Heather Ray to take some requests for piano bar! 

Quarantine Keys Live Stream 6/24/20

I had a good group watching on the QK page on Facebook tonight. Songs ranging from Foo Fighters to Louis Armstrong to Styx were played. Tonight’s show started at 11:30p and I played about 1.5 hours. I like the late-night slot, and I hope to do some more with QK in the future. 

Live Stream 6/23/20

I did an impromptu live stream on Facebook just for fun tonight. I played a little over an hour, and connected with some people in Indiana and California. I’m looking forward to some upcoming shows with my partner Heather this weekend! 

Live Stream 6/21/20

We played some seriously epic tunes on our Father’s Day Facebook live stream today. Heather and I played from 1p-3p and even though we were both exhausted after a long weekend of big live performances, we had a bunch of fun playing a brunch show. I honestly enjoy performing now more than I have in recent memory, and I’m so happy to be able to have both live and virtual venues to do so. Heather is amazing and I’m always happy to play with her!

Moonshine & Ale 6/20/20

Heather Ray and I were made to share the stage. She is a singular talent and a great friend, and I am honored every time we have a show together. We played in New Braunfels and even though we had a smaller than usual audience, it was still amazingly fun and full of laughs. Ryan joined us on the drums at 10p, and he did a great job of following our random song performances. The keytar made a few appearances, and at one point after Heather performed a slow dance tune, a fella proposed to his lady! Eventful night, indeed! 

Greek Bros Oyster Bar & Grill 6/19/20

Yes! We had such a great time in El Campo, TX, tonight with our friends at Greek Bros! This was the first show post lockdown with drummer Chris Wallis, and Heather and I enjoyed sharing the stage with him again. All night, Heather and I swapped songs during our dueling pianos show, and made each other laugh a bunch. The keytar made several appearances throughout the evening, and the people were so happy to have us that we played an extra 30 minutes at the end of the night. It was a bunch of fun, and of course, great food! We’ll see our El Campo friends again in December! 

Moonshine & Ale 6/18/20

Live Band Karaoke in New Braunfels tonight was a little slower than usual, but we still had a good amount of people come up and sing with us. Pancho and Jay were on stage with me, and we played from 8:30p-midnight for the people. I’ll be back on Saturday with Heather to take some requests!

Darwin’s Pub 6/17/20

I haven’t been in Austin for a while now, and it was nice to share the stage with my old friend, Roger Glenn on drums. We played from 8:30p-11:30p to a nice group of people while simultaneously live-streaming the event on Facebook. One thing I’ve missed about live performances is when we truly get to help someone have a better night. We had a birthday in the house, and she really enjoyed what we did for her, and even left us a note on her way out. That’s what I’ve missed. 

Live Stream 6/13/20

I had so much fun with my partner Heather on Facebook tonight! We played about 4 hours of music for a great crowd of people. We had fans, friends, and family from all over the country hanging out virtually with us. Heather makes everything so much fun, and between the two of us we know like a million songs, except for that one. Yeah, we don’t know that one. 

Rockey’s Piano Bar 6/12/20

I performed with drummer Luis Balderas in Round Rock, TX, tonight. The club is not up to full capacity yet due to the pandemic restrictions, but we did have a crowd requesting songs. they hung out with us all night, and even demanded an extra 30 minutes at the end of the evening! Thanks to everyone who came out tonight!

Moonshine & Ale 6/11/20

Live Band Karaoke in New Braunfels saw a bunch of singers tonight! Pancho, Ryan and I were the backing band for everyone to fulfill their rock-star aspirations. It was nice to see some old familiar faces out to have a little fun. We provided wipes for the cleaning of the mics in between each singer. Stay safe everyone! 

Quarantine Keys Live Stream 6/10/20

Another Wednesday night QK show happened tonight, and I had familiar faces watching. Quite a few friends popped on during my hour-and-a-half set! I had some technical problems, and I need to dive into my settings a little I guess to get them corrected. Odd thing is, I haven’t touched my settings from when it was working great. Ghost in the machine, I guess. 

Live Stream 6/6/20

The only way this live stream would’ve been better would be if my partner Heather could’ve joined me. I had lots of people watching and requesting songs. I played about 3 hours worth of tunes, and even brought out the keytar. Look for more live streaming soon! 

Moonshine & Ale 6/5/20

Tonight, I went back out in public to take requests from a crowd. I performed with Michael Carrandi in New Braunfels, TX. It’s been a while since Michael and I worked together, and it went great. There were quite a few people out, and I reminded them regularly to wash their hands and to stop putting their fingers in their eyes. 

Moonshine & Ale 6/4/20

Find the masked piano player in this photo! Live Band Karaoke in New Braunfels happened again tonight with lots of great singers. Pancho, Jay and I played from 8:30-midnight to a bunch of happy-to-be-out-of-the-house people. I’ll return tomorrow night for some sing-along piano bar! 

Quarantine Keys Live Stream 6/3/20

I played about an hour-and-a-half on the QK page tonight. I really felt the love as people kept complimenting me! Of course, the skeptical side of my brain was having a hard time lining up the good vibes with what I was doing because I regularly feel like I don’t know enough songs, but I’m sure I know more than a thousand. I need to put my mind on vacation. 

Quarantine Keys Live Stream 5/31/20

My two-hour brunch show over on the QK page started off with some technical difficulties as my cameras unexpectedly just started blinking to a black screen. After a couple false starts, I was able to get the show rolling and play for some nice folks! I made a few new fans today as I  connected with them musically. I started off a little stressed, but once again, music showed me it’s worth it for me to just keep trying because ultimately it will allow me to reach people in a deeply personal way.