On Practicing Guitar

We played our final show of the summer at the Wild Horse Tavern last Sunday and it was another interesting night with good friends and music. The evening opened with a set of solo blues from Irving Louis Lattin, a fine guitarist and singer from Chicago. Bugs & Crumbs played a tight set but I felt that without the tasty guitar of Sid Moskowitz they were missing something.

We followed with a completely different set from the last time that included "Going Down To Main Street," by Muddy Waters, our own "Saint John The Baptist," and a new original, "Good Time Girl," a boogie in G with slide guitar that had a cookin' groove. We played again as a trio with Dave Gerstein on bass, Chris Trotta on drums and myself on guitar and vocals. We look forward to getting up on the Wild Horse stage with our harmonica player Christof Knoche, who has been away for the summer. 

The night was capped off by a long set from Alan Merrill, a guitarist, singer, and songwriter who has had a distinguished career. In addition to co-writing the classic number one hit, “I Love Rock & Roll,” he had a huge following in Japan and successfully auditioned for the Left Banke. The highlight of his performance was a superb rendition of “Don’t Walk Away Renee,” that he sang and played on twelve-string guitar. It’s no wonder he got the gig with the Left Banke.  

Our next gig is at The Shrine in Harlem on Tuesday, September 8th at 9pm. We will return to the Wild Horse on Sunday, September 27^th at 9:30pm.