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| From | Stacy Lynn <stacylists@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Mike Viola @ The Living Room NYC 6/6/5 |
| Date | Tue, 7 Jun 2005 11:31:41 -0400 |
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I thought of a clever little title of this post while at the show, and
now when I need it, I forgot it.
Anyway, lets see what I can remember here.
So, we got there at ten to eight, which was over an hour early, and
the place is packed. We try to find a seat, but there are really none
to be had, so we hang out in this awkward space and try not to block
the guy behind us, but we end up moving because we didn't want to
block him.
The girl was the 8pm act. She had a great voice, very broadwayesque,
[I have since found out that she has appeared on various broadway
musicals] which made sense because she waxed poetic about a composer
she really loves and idolises who writes musicals and scores and such.
It was also very jazzy and reminded me of what maybe Norah Jones or
Rosemary Clooney might sing. And it was nice, it really was, but the
lyrics started to make me tired (which goes against something I
recently said on Audities, but I guess I've changed my mind or
something), but the lyrics were just full of cliches. And that got
sort of annoying. Compare "we are two birds on a wire, two grapes on a
vine, two tears on a cheek, two blahs on a blah, two whatever cliche
thing on whatever cliche thing it would typically be found on" with:
Hey man you got it in you
I know I put it in you
The day has come to un-stitch your suture
Meet yourself, I'll introduce you
Hey man you've finally arrived
No one leaves here alive
Everybody make some room
The cynic is about to bloom
So, anyway. But she was still a lovely singer, and I'm interested in
finding out more info about her.
After her set, I met up with Rey who got lost behind me and he met up
with a friend and the 3 of us went and found a great seat where we
always sit since everyone for the first set left. Cool for us, but
bummer for Mike. He should have had more people there.
Then Mike played and it was amazing because Mike is always amazing. He
was kind of disjointed like he wasn't sure if he wanted to play old
songs or new songs or what songs. He kept running back and forth
between the piano and the guitar. He ended up doing a mixture of both
and a few covers thrown in. Also, a lot of songs about dogs for some
reason, or that mentioned dogs. Mike has a really great stage
presence, very comfortable with the audience, talking to them like
they are his friends (and most of them are because Mike is just the
super awesomest ever and everyone who ever sees him loves him). He has
a great rapport, laughing and joking and he is just very honest.
So it was great, but sad only 45 min.
Setlist:
Courtesy of our new friend Todd who watched the show with us.
(quotes mean that we don't know the title) --
(guitar)
-"This is My Body"
-"Lead Us Away" (first time i've heard this)
(piano)
-The Things We Do for Love (cover - "my daughter loves that song")
-Won't Last Long
(guitar)
-"We Know Eachother Well" (first time i've heard this)
-a cover by someone named "Brian Profetto"?
-Hair of the Dog (which we thought was called "Going Down that Road"
when he played it at previous shows)
(piano)
-"Don't Let Me Go to the Dogs" (cover by "another unknown")
(guitar)
-Dogmatic (in keeping with the dog theme)
(piano)
-"Who Invited Me Here"
(guitar)
-"Something Electric"
-a Paul Simon cover (i could probably find the name since the first
word of the song was paraphernalia)
After Mike's set, we met up with some friends and auditeers for some
hanging out after the show. We had a great time, but since it was a
"school night" I ended up leaving "early" at about 11:15pm.
Anyway, it was a great night even if I did forget an umbrella for the
second time yesterday.
Stacy
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