Feeding All the Parts
Finishing my Ph.D. and my teacher certification classes last year freed up some time. I’m starting to get into a nice routine.Read More »Feeding All the Parts
Listening Room Festival
LRF Finale 2016
Oh, bittersweet endings. Yesterday was the last day of the 2016 Listening Room Festival.
If you live in the Tampa Bay area, and you didn’t experience either one of the showcases (more here) or a house concert this week (one example here), you really missed out. Such amazing musicians came from across the country and beyond to show Florida their stuff.Read More »LRF Finale 2016
Antsy McClain House Concert
I was first introduced to his songs on Monday at the Listening Room Festival‘s Meet the Artists event (more here). I knew I liked him when he opened with a subversively bawdy song, “She Whistles When She Walks,” and closed with a moving and serious song, “Big Time.”
Last night I got the opportunity to hear more of Antsy McClain‘s fantastic music.Read More »Antsy McClain House Concert
LRF Meet the Artists
It’s that time of year again in the Tampa Bay area: Listening Room Festival time!!
This is a music festival that honors house concerts and listening rooms, those small venues that actually concentrate on the music.Read More »LRF Meet the Artists
Rupert Wates
Oh what a musical January I’ve had! (here, here, and here). I even had a last minute drop in to the country, Western opening act (Michael Claytor & Sam Moss) to The Hideaway Cafes Soul Saturday last night.
Interesting to have a country, Western group before a soul show. Also hilarious. I particularly liked the song about a man marrying an alien.
Rupert Wates helped round out the month at a lovely house concert. Read More »Rupert Wates
Listening Room Festival Finale 2015
Dig my Over the Rhine T-shirt too. Love that band…
I enjoyed a lovely birthday weekend. I visited with friends Friday night. Saturday I had a class on Classroom Management, but after I met up with some of my house concert family and experienced Matt Bednarsky‘s music live for the first time. After the show my friends, Matt, and I went and enjoyed lively conversation and a beverage at a local pub.Read More »Listening Room Festival Finale 2015
Matt Bednarsky House Concert
… and birthday shenanigans! I was obligated to attend a class on Saturday (yesterday) from 8:30-3:30. Because of this, I had to keep my actual… Read More »Matt Bednarsky House Concert
Listening Room Festival 2015
I’ve toyed with the idea of a monthly post featuring people who are living daringly. Obviously this hasn’t materialized yet, but on my imaginary list… Read More »Listening Room Festival 2015
Listening Room Festival 2014
The Listening Room Festival (LRF) is one of the great perks to living in Tampa. This festival honors house concerts and listening rooms, which are… Read More »Listening Room Festival 2014