9 Muses Songwriter Night

Well, I made it back to the 9 Muses Tavern on Monday, and had a great time.

I've never had someone tell me that my tunes give them goose-bumps before, but that's exactly what the bartender told me. I blew the place away with an angry rendition of Free Man (here's a link to an old live version of it). Luckily it was the last song I played because I blew out my throat belting it out. They booked me on the spot for April 5th with another songwriter opening for me.

Free Man

I was skeptical of the place at first, because they booked me when they first opened last year and when I got there the place wasn't even open yet... I imagine it's pretty difficult to make everything happen on schedule when you're just starting out.

The great thing about the place is that they only want original acoustic material. It's the perfect place for someone like me. A great audience and staff, non-smoking (though there's some bleed through from the upstairs smoking room, very supportive, and they're trying to do something for the musicians that do well. They've got radio tie-ins and they pay their performers, etc. My friend Dan Rhiger does the sound over there and as part of their twice a year songwriter competetion He's giving away 10 hours free studio time at his excellent studio Medicine Whistle. And they give away $1000 bucks twice a year to lucky (and talented) performers. Their last 'winner' has got a spot on the famous syndicated radio show River City Folk, and I guess just signed a record contract.