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"¡Ciento Quince!"
This past Monday was the monthly open mic at Orbit East Harlem, hosted by my good friend Abby Rock. Among performances by many neighborhood folks, the evening also marked the second performance by RJ115, the band in which I'm playing bass nowadays. We had played one open mic back in February, but hadn't done much of anything since, so it was nice to get back at it.
We wound up playing three songs, and we were received very well by the crowd. Orbit's a small place, so it doesn't take a lot to fill it, but it felt like the vibe was there, and pretty strong; people definitely dug us. Good things will come from this...I can just tell.
These are some pics from our performance, during our opening song, the brand new "¡Ciento Quince!":
* ultra-big thanks to Michelle Rowley for being our impromptu photographer!
Our drummer, the inimitable Ron Jusso (John Russo, whose alter-ego surfaces whenever wearing the illustrious Ron Jusso t-shirt...stay tuned for the clothing line, Ron Jusso Apparel, hitting stores in 2006!), also took the stage with some of his acoustic tunes:
And what would the open mic be without a few tunes from our lovely and talented host, Abby Rock? She played her staple "The House of the Rising Sun," as well as Neil Young's "The Needle and the Damage Done" (which she graciously dedicated to me, being the Neil fan that I am) and some originals which she played with Reyes, a blues guitarist from the neighborhood:
Orbit's next open mic is Monday, June 27. Rest assured: RJ115 will be in attendance!
The saga continues...
We wound up playing three songs, and we were received very well by the crowd. Orbit's a small place, so it doesn't take a lot to fill it, but it felt like the vibe was there, and pretty strong; people definitely dug us. Good things will come from this...I can just tell.
These are some pics from our performance, during our opening song, the brand new "¡Ciento Quince!":
* ultra-big thanks to Michelle Rowley for being our impromptu photographer!
Our drummer, the inimitable Ron Jusso (John Russo, whose alter-ego surfaces whenever wearing the illustrious Ron Jusso t-shirt...stay tuned for the clothing line, Ron Jusso Apparel, hitting stores in 2006!), also took the stage with some of his acoustic tunes:
And what would the open mic be without a few tunes from our lovely and talented host, Abby Rock? She played her staple "The House of the Rising Sun," as well as Neil Young's "The Needle and the Damage Done" (which she graciously dedicated to me, being the Neil fan that I am) and some originals which she played with Reyes, a blues guitarist from the neighborhood:
Orbit's next open mic is Monday, June 27. Rest assured: RJ115 will be in attendance!
The saga continues...
posted by JMP at 7:35 PM
2 Comments:
who's bass is that!? last time i checked in with you, all that was available was that ancient red piece of shit.
Haha...that bass belongs to one Aimee (nee Kessler) Hill. She lets me borrow it for upwards of six months at a time. Many ultra big thanks to Aimee (nee Kessler) Hill! She makes a mean Montreal steak seasoning potato!
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