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Thanks to all those who made it out to 37 Main in historic Buford on a rainy Columbus Day Monday evening. We rocked a 90-minute audition set for a group of our friends, and they were so impressed with us that they offered us a slot on the bill for Friday October 21! We are the opening act and are slated to perform a 75-minute set beginning at 8:45-ish. $5 cover.

Last night we debuted a couple of new songs. Duran Duran’s “Rio” was very well-received and a lot of fun to play. The other new one, which we figured we had to play with a name like Denim Arcade, was “Pac-man Fever”, and we played it complete with video game sounds effects! Yeah, it was pretty geeky. But a good time was had by all, it’s a fun place to watch a show, it’s a club that hosts national acts (saw a flier in there for an upcoming Nelson show, no kidding), the sound quality is very good, and the Buffalo chicken Philly I had hit the spot. Come on out and have fun with us on the 21st. It will be quite a weekend for us as the following evening we are scheduled to perform at my high school reunion! I’m very excited about that!

The next public gig for Denim Arcade after the 37 Main show another 80s show at @tmosphere on November 12.  We’ll play new songs that we’ve added to our diverse and extensive list since the last show.  We’ll play two one-hour sets on their huge stage starting at 10 PM.  It’s on Highway 78 near Loganville.  You can’t miss the sign on the side of the road.  $5 cover.

If you do not already have my debut solo album Greatest Hits Volume 27, you can get it from CD Baby!  Hope to see you soon!

That’s a Monday night, which is when 37 Main hears audition sets from bands who would like to play there.  This is a happening venue in historic downtown Buford that hosts national acts, and we would love to have your support in establishing a presence there. Yes, the number of people a band can bring out on a Monday is a determining factor in that band’s eligibility for gigs later in the week, and we need you!   It’s another “informal” show, which means both no costumes and no cover.  Plus this one is 90 minutes!  So yeah, 90 FREE minutes of danceable 80s tunes in a really cool club.  What have you got to lose?  We start at 9:20 PM that night.

I had a lot of fun at the Decatur Book Festival taking part in a Galaxy Man comic book presentation and performing my original Ross Rex theme.  I’d say a fair number of people on this mailing list were at Dragon Con that weekend, but the book festival was a good time as well, and Elliot Michaels shined in his debut playing the character of Dr. Ross Rex.

I’m also happy to bring Denim Arcade to an October event where the audience will be composed almost entirely of people who grew up in the 80s- my high school class reunion!  Should be interesting, especially since a lot of my classmates may or may not even recognize me without excessive amounts of product in my hair.

The next public gig after that is another 80s show with Denim Arcade at @tmosphere on November 12.  We’ll play new songs that we’ve added to our diverse and extensive list since the last show.  We’ll play two one-hour sets on their huge stage starting at 10 PM.  It’s on Highway 78 near Loganville.  You can’t miss the sign on the side of the road.  $5 cover.

If you do not already have my debut solo album Greatest Hits Volume 27, you can get it from CD Baby!  Hope to see you soon!

Thanks to those who came out to my show at Galactic Quest in July!  We had a lot of fun, even though half of us got lost trying to find the local Waffle House after the show.   And thanks for an overwhelming audience vote to keep “Imperial Jade” in my repertoire when I turned you into a judging panel.  You might possibly hear it again at some point, but I will not scrap it.

Next up for me is another 80s show with Denim Arcade at @tmosphere on November 12.  We’ll play new songs that we’ve added to our diverse and extensive list since the last show.  We’ll play two one-hour sets starting at 10 PM.  It’s on Highway 78 near Loganville.  You can’t miss the sign on the side of the road.  $5 cover.

If you do not already have my debut solo album Greatest Hits Volume 27, you can get it from CD Baby!  Hope to see you soon!

My next full solo show will be Saturday night, July 16 at Galactic Quest in Lawrenceville. This is a Saturday night when I, like many of you, have gotten accustomed over the last few years to having other plans, but since there was an open date on the calendar for that night this year, I’ve decided that there must be music and fun!

Those of you who been to my shows know the drill- originals with a few covers and/or traditionals, accompanied by guitar and/or djembe, probably something you’ve never heard before, and the staple element of the show that you love to hate- the 187 jokes! It’s an all-ages show with free admission, so what do you have to lose?

The venue itself is located in Lawrenceville on Highway 120, a mile east of 316 and between Phoenix High School and Captain D’s. There are plenty of other places to eat nearby including Chick Fil-A, Taco Bell, and a Mexican restaurant. The show will start at 7:30 PM. I look forward to seeing you there!

Don’t forget about Denim Arcade at @tmosphere on June 11. We’ll break out some great 80s songs that you’ve never heard us play before! That venue is ages 18 and up with a $5 cover, it’s right on Highway 78 with a big sign that makes it hard to miss, and we’re doing two one-hour sets starting at 10 PM. It’s going to be totally awesome!

If you do not already have my debut solo album Greatest Hits Volume 27, you can get it from CD Baby! And course, I’ll have some at my shows. Hope to see you soon!

What a fun last couple of weekends it has been for Denim Arcade, and thanks to those who saw us at either @tmosphere or AnachroCon. We had a blast playing at both places!

@tmosphere, where we will be performing Saturday June 11 starting punctually at 10 PM (that start time is not “-ish”), is a fun place to see a show AND play a show. I’ve done both there in the last month. It’s a huge, hopping, and happening club that, while given a Loganville address, is actually about halfway between Snellville and Loganville. The stage there is quite impressive and includes a drum riser that sits about five feet above the floor level. The view is great from up there! Patrons can wander upstairs where the pool tables are and see the stage from the balcony or stay on the ground level, where there is plenty of space that serves as a dance floor. With as many fun, danceable 80s songs as we play, that’s quite useful! They do have a food menu with sandwiches, appetizers, etc. From my experience and from others’ reports I can tell you that their food is well above your expectations for sports bar fare. So come on out to @tmosphere June 11! Ages 18 and and up, $5 cover.

More recently we played the Enchantment Under the Sea dance at the 3rd annual AnachroCon. The four of us and just a few others were costumed for the 1980s whilst performing for a ballroom of people dressed for the 1880s. And yes, in keeping with the event’s Back to the Future theme we played “The Power of Love”. Then the show paused for an on-stage marriage proposal (no kidding), the girl said yes (well actually she said “Duh!”), and we played “Earth Angel” while they danced. From where I sat I couldn’t see the picture Wade had on his guitar headstock, but they kissed during the dance, and Wade managed to finish out the song. In fact, after that one I suggested we play something that really cooks, and you know what he played? “Johnny B. Goode”! That’s the kind of band we are, folks.

Stay tuned for more info on Denim Arcade shows, solo appearances, and other types of stuff. Sign my MAILING LIST and you’ll be the first to know what’s going on with me!

And of course, if you don’t already have my debut solo CD, Greatest Hits Volume 27 , you can order it online from CD Baby!

Thanks to all who made it out to Galactic Quest for the January 15 show!!!  We’ll do another one there soon.  I sure was glad to be somewhere other than my neighborhood after being shut in all week by the 2011 Snowpocalypse!

The focus changes for me as February looks to be the month of Denim Arcade, the 80s cover band with whom I rehearsed all last year.  Now we have shows on back to back Saturdays, and we are ready to rock!   The first one will be at @tmosphere Atlanta in Loganville on the 19th, where we will play two sets at 10 PM and midnight.  It’s 18 and up, so if you’re over 18 come on!

The following Saturday, the 26th, we are playing the Enchantment Under The Sea dance at AnachroCon!  We start playing at 8:00 and play until 9:30.  And yes, you might hear a song or two that the event name brings to mind.

Thanks everyone!  And I look forward to seeing to you when you come out and get your 80s on!

The show on Saturday, January 15 at Galactic Quest is on. It starts at 7:30 PM. The roads around the Lawrenceville store are quite passable, and we all need to have some fun after being iced in all week. See you there!

My next scheduled performance will be January 15 at Galactic Quest in Lawrenceville GA!  The show starts at 7:30 PM, and the store is located on Highway 120, a mile east of 316, and between Phoenix High School and Captain D’s.  We’re doing this one house concert-style, completely off-mic.  It’ll be lots of fun, and you’ll hear songs you haven’t heard before.

For a preview of the show,  CLICK HERE and you’ll see a brand new promotional video from footage shot at my October show in Sioux Falls SD.  Thanks to Kim for the editing job!

So far the next scheduled Denim Arcade show is on the last weekend of February at AnachroCon, held at the Holiday Inn Select Perimeter.  Nothing says Steampunk like an 80s cover band, and we will rock the house!  More details will follow as we get them (It’s a Con,  after all).  Let’s just say there has been a bit of revamping lately.  Our aim is to show you the new Denim Arcade before then, but if not we’ll see you at AnachroCon and I will see you at Galactic Quest!

If you do not yet have my debut solo CD Greatest Hits Volume 27, be sure to click here to get it from CD Baby. Also remember to sign my mailing list if you’re not already on it and to friend me on Facebook. See you soon!

I had a great weekend in South Dakota! Thanks so much to Kim for so much hard work and dedication to putting this show together, and thanks to everybody who attended, most of whom had never heard of me until few months ago. It was a whirlwind trip, indeed. I left Atlanta early in the morning and flew into Sioux Falls that afternoon in time to get about an hour-long nap, played a show for a very fun, friendly, and receptive audience, and set out in the middle of the night on a three-hour road trip to Omaha for an early morning flight. Very fast-paced, very sleep-depriving, and very tiring but very rock n’ roll.

The venue seemed ideal for the show, and we had some volunteers who were kind enough to make desserts and provide carbonated beverages (which South Dakotans call “pop”). Everything came together beautifully, and because of the enthusiastic response to “I Can’t Read Your Mind”, a new song which saw its debut at that show, I’ve decided that it’s a keeper! With such a supportive base as I enjoyed this past weekend I definitely want to try to find a way to do another show there. I’d love to play House Concert-style shows similar to that in other places as well because I’m becoming quite fond of the house concert-style venue.

My next solo show is at Galactic Quest on January 15, and like this last show, we’re going to do this house concert style- without PA, just me and and a guitar and/or a drum.

If you do not yet have my debut solo CD Greatest Hits Volume 27, be sure to click here to get it from CD Baby.  Also remember to sign my mailing list if you’re not already on it and to friend me on Facebook.  See you soon!

My apologies to everyone who hoped to catch Denim Arcade at DragonCon.  All you Con-goers stay tuned and look for us at AnachroCon in February.  More details on that and other Denim Arcade shows will follow.  Be patient- we’ll get out there!  Get on my MAILING LIST and I will keep you up to date about that, solo shows, and any other shows and performances that involve me.

My next show is in Sioux Falls SD at the Center For Active Generations on Saturday October 2. The show will start at 7PM, and there will be refreshments and door prizes. Admission is $10 per ticket. Seating is limited, so please email Kim at GreenEyes_From_Gondor@yahoo.com to reserve yours. I haven’t performed in South Dakota in more than two years. I really enjoyed the last time I was there, so I’m looking forward to this one!

If you do not yet have my debut solo CD Greatest Hits Volume 27, be sure to click here to get it from CD Baby. See you soon!