Last night, I played The Basement Open Mic in Kingston, NY. If my best show was the night prior at Jitter's Cafe in Ballston Spa, NY, then my most fascinating show took place at this diamond of a bar.
Only three acts came up to rock the mic: Dan Wilbur (www.myspace.com/thedanwilbur), an awesome twenty-something comedian that had me rolling all throughout his set; Wet Paint (www.wetpaint.net), a world fusion group who were the featured act of the night; and yours truly, the token acoustic nut of the evening.
For the very first time, I had a backing band, as Wet Paint provided both percussion AND horns to practically every song of the set, acting out of improvisation that blew me away. My cover of the Thrice tune "A Song For Milly Michaelson" became this soaring tune that nearly choked me up with it's beauty, and even quickies like "Elvis Impersonator" became ripe with personality.
It was an awesome night...and only 6 people got to see it. Makes you want to go out more often, yeah?
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