• Performance Schedule:
  Saturday 14 October @ Kapone
  Friday 27 October @ Jimo Cafe

I had two nice performances in September. The first was at Jimo Cafe, with my friends Maple Street. Thanks to Jan and Greg (Maple Street) doing a wonderful PR job and pulling in a ton of people, we set a new Jimo Cafe record for the night; the house was packed, with standing room only during Maple Street’s set. The room thinned out a bit during the break, as all the parents rushed home to look after their little ones. This photo was one of many taken by a new friend and fellow Stick player who drove three hours to catch the show.

A couple of weeks later I played at Rakuza, recently one of my favorite places to play because of the great sound and nice owners. This was also the first time that I played with a drummer, my friend Satoshi Tateoka. We practiced together once a week for about six weeks, as he learned my songs. Most of my songs are quite simple in structure, but a couple are a bit intricate. Lucky for me that Satoshi is a wonderful musician who not only caught on quickly, but made my music better through his suggestions and performance. I think this night was probably my best performance ever. Too bad I forgot to record it.