Mike & Mark at the Muse
Our show on June 2, 2007 had a bit of levity to it. Those of you who were there know. We told jokes. We played old songs. We played new songs. We sat down.
If you've ever been to the Evening Muse in Charlotte, you know it's a laid back atmosphere. It's a great listening room. I'm extremely grateful that there's a place like this 100 miles from my house.
The Muse has early and late shows. We were the early show on this night. I enjoy the early show for a number of reasons. The most relevant of which is that its early. If I don't stay for the late show, I can be back at my house by 11:00 p.m., which is great. Maybe I'm getting old, but I'm not much of a barfly now-a-days. I like to get up with the sun. I rarely stay up past midnight, even on weekends. No, there's no maybe about it. I am getting old. Or, maybe just older.
Our set list was composed of both old and new material. We pulled out a few songs that we haven't done in a while, like "Believe in You"...a melodious deep cut from Dirty Wake. We also tried a "new" song called "All I Need." Mark and I began co-writing this song back in 2003. We're just now getting comfortable with an acoustic arrangement for it.
Mark's new songs are a total success. If you haven't heard "Walking on Broadway" and "Telling You..." you should see our next show. We also played one of my new songs, "Two Shadows." It rocks. I get to yell a lot at the end. It's pretty cool. I also played a cover of "Best of You," the last Foo Fighter's single. This was a bit off the cuff and really rough around the edges, but, man, I gotta tell you, it sure is fun to yell at the top your lungs for five minutes.
For all of the shows we've played together in the past ten years, this last one ranks as one of the funnest and most entertaining for both us and our fans. Everyone had a good time. It was a full room. It was a good night. We'll be back
Photo by Rick Reese
If you've ever been to the Evening Muse in Charlotte, you know it's a laid back atmosphere. It's a great listening room. I'm extremely grateful that there's a place like this 100 miles from my house.
The Muse has early and late shows. We were the early show on this night. I enjoy the early show for a number of reasons. The most relevant of which is that its early. If I don't stay for the late show, I can be back at my house by 11:00 p.m., which is great. Maybe I'm getting old, but I'm not much of a barfly now-a-days. I like to get up with the sun. I rarely stay up past midnight, even on weekends. No, there's no maybe about it. I am getting old. Or, maybe just older.
Our set list was composed of both old and new material. We pulled out a few songs that we haven't done in a while, like "Believe in You"...a melodious deep cut from Dirty Wake. We also tried a "new" song called "All I Need." Mark and I began co-writing this song back in 2003. We're just now getting comfortable with an acoustic arrangement for it.
Mark's new songs are a total success. If you haven't heard "Walking on Broadway" and "Telling You..." you should see our next show. We also played one of my new songs, "Two Shadows." It rocks. I get to yell a lot at the end. It's pretty cool. I also played a cover of "Best of You," the last Foo Fighter's single. This was a bit off the cuff and really rough around the edges, but, man, I gotta tell you, it sure is fun to yell at the top your lungs for five minutes.
For all of the shows we've played together in the past ten years, this last one ranks as one of the funnest and most entertaining for both us and our fans. Everyone had a good time. It was a full room. It was a good night. We'll be back
Photo by Rick Reese