Monday, August 26, 2024

Music Making!

 Wow. 

Summer is almost gone. Rick and Marilyn are winding down their gigs for the year, with September nearly a wash out because we are both going on two week vacations... Rick in the beginning of the month, and Marilyn at the end. And that pretty much does it for playing outside in the Northeast USA, right? lol. 

I have a couple gigs while Rick is gone. My friend Tommy Sharp has agreed to sit in for Rick, and we will be doing some song that he brings to the table. I look forward to that!

And... we look for inside gigs. Your favorite bar (let them know we will email them and let us know where!). Maybe a holiday party or office party. Or even a House Concert... and I can tell you all about that so you can make a decision, as well as help you plan it!! It is FUN!!!


So these are the gigs for the rest of the month. Come out and see us!!!


Monday, June 10, 2024

June 2024

 It certainly is a wonderful summer so far! I personally traveled to see Neil Young 6 times in May, planning it right before he, unfortunately, cancelled 3 shows and has not told us why, except for 'illness'. Of course, his fans hope for a full and speedy recovery, whoever is sick!!!

Rick and Marilyn have also had a great time recently. We have played a couple farmers markets, a festival and an opening for a new Social Center in Valatie. 

Upcoming this weekend is Fathers Day, and we are playing the Upper Depot Brewery, 708 State St, Hudson, and we are hoping that folks will be coming out to celebrate our fathers of all stripes with good music from the 60's and 70's, sung by Marilyn and complimented by the wonderful guitar of Rick Warren!!!

Take a look at our calendar for some other upcoming dates. 

Hope to see you soon!

Friday, April 19, 2024

Bruuuuuuuce!!!

 This past Monday, I saw Bruce Springsteen with my good friend Pam, at her suggestion. We were both Springsteen 'virgins' and I was fasinated by his show.  Pam *really* seemed to get into it. I was ok with it. I am not sure why. Maybe if I was in front of him instead of so far off on the side, I would have been more captivated. But we were so close... I was 6 rows up from the stage, Nils side.  My sound really was muffled. But it was Bruce and it was certainly something to see. I can't say that I could hear the words, so I am not sure what to say about his song writing from a Live perspective (as opposed to recorded). But the BIG music sound was great!! And Bruce's fans... wow. They have something they do for every song (or well known song, i guess). Swaying with hands in the air... what a sight to see ALL those folks doing that... and, being so far on the side, I had a great view of that. And... he cues them. The Boss I guess, lol.

And what it must be, to be on that stage. Having a whole sold out stadium of mostly older people, standing and swaying and singing and dancing. It SERIOUSLY was fun, a good time. How does he do it? Well, he has a lot of people on stage doing a lot of stuff. Lots to look at all the time. And there is not much pause in between the songs. He pretty much goes from one song to another. And he moves alot around the stage. And smiling, touching the crowd, passing something out, maybe picks, putting them into peoples hands. He saw a boy with a handicap next to Pam and was extremely kind to him, paying him some sort of personal attention. Yep, people like it when spirits are high and the person on stage is personal with them. Arkward when there is not a real connection. But making that real connection is important in getting all those folks to pay attention to a band for a SOLID two and a half hours. Bruce does not do a lot of musical breaks, it is mostly singing, telling his stories, I guess. (remember... muddy sound)

What else to learn about Bruce? he really loves giving his fans a good time. Right down to not wasting time. The encore was THERE and then the lights came on. Done. He came out at the stroke of the advertised beginning time. Professional with a heart. Yeah.

Friday, February 9, 2024

Brunch with Rick and Marilyn is BACK!

 

And... we are getting more light every day!!! Yeah!!!  We still have two live shows in February. The first is tomorrow at 9pm (yeah, i know! lol) to 12pm at the Centre Street Pub in Schenectady. Then, on Thursday the 15th we are back at Rock da Casbah in Saugerties. Hope you can catch one of those!!!  And then, you can also enjoy a show right on your computer, whereever you are!





 

To remind you how to enter the live stream, at 1 pm EST on Sundays. It is on Facebook and YouTube at the same time. The links are below. You can also see the video after we finish in either place. Whichever URL you go to, please keep refreshing the page until you see us. Sorry, the stream will not just start for you when we come on if you are just waiting at the URL, and that is how it works, nothing we can do but ask you to refresh your browser (in Chrome, it is a little circle arrow immediately to the left of the address bar, click it). Somewhere on the page while you are watching, there will appear 'Click here to get notified of future live streams by this artist' or something like that, and you can try that also to find us easier in the future. 

And we have FUN! You are welcome to chat with the folks in the stream, it does not affect us playing at all!!!  And if you prefer to peak in, WE can not see when you come or go (ever), so come and see what it is about. If you want to let us know you are present, post! 

Link to Sunday Brunch on Facebook
Link to Sunday Brunch on YouTube

Friday, January 19, 2024