Well well well!! Lets talk. As I’m getting older I can’t help but notice the change in the landscape of our local live music scene. First of all I’d like to thank from the bottom of my heart all the regulars who come to our open mic at Jack halyards and the regulars that come to Bistro Citron and of course our Cool Fish regulars. You guys show up every week with enthusiasm and vigor and quite frankly it allows me to keep playing music for a living and for that I am so grateful! But whenever I try to work a new place I get a serious look at how live music has changed over the years and how it has gotten so devalued!
I’ve been tryin’ to book the Rock Trio in a couple of new places and it’s clear to me that the people that book local live music see no value in what we do so maybe you can help me figure this out! I still see people around me still as excited as I was and am about live music! So it’s not the audience!! My guess is, the economy number 1, and the players themselves show no solidarity to each other! Musicians are constantly being undercut by other musicians who just want the gig,(Tappo, The Schooner Inn, The Cresent Club)! Result this drives the price,(and value), down! This is going to make it very hard to get the price back up as the economy recovers so c’mon guys and girls , show some solidarity! I mean lets not drive the price down ourselves we have enough things working against us!
Thank God I work for people who see value in what I do and even more thank God my audience appreciates what I do! As a result I continue to go to work with a smile on my face every week, all the time!!! This week’s Schedule:
Tuesday April 24th The acoustic Open Mic at Jack Halyards has swelled to standing room only! 7-When we finish damn it!! 62 South Street Oyster Bay, NY 11771 (516) 922-2999 check menu or make a rezzy at jackhalyards.com
Thursday April 26th Bistro Citron 1362 Old Northern Boulevard Roslyn, NY 11576 or ya call (516) 403-4400. Have to send a shout out to Karen & Mitch Karen you are in our thoughts and prayers and I know that you will be better than ever when this is over! I have an inside track you see!!LOL!!! bistrocitron.com
Friday April 27th Cool Fish Baby!! 6800 Jericho Tpke Syosset, NY 11791 (516) 921-3250 Man did we laugh last week!!!Place needs no hype just come here and enjoy!!! tomschaudel.com
Saturday April 28th Privatefrickinparty!!
Sunday April 29th off and probably gonna Barbecue after I do a coupla things around the house may go to see the Mets if I can convince my wife!
Big Love To ya!
Mike
