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About two years ago, I did a major revamping of E2TG. That was around the time the Featured Friday Playlist started. One of the ideas I had in mind was to periodically post "Beach Notes*" (short, stream-of-consciousness reflections of nights out hearing live music. Not concert reviews but just observations on what actually happened on-stage and off.
Of course, shortly after having this idea, COVID hit and going out stopped for a long time and the idea got pushed aside. When I started going out again, I kind of forgot about the idea, but last night brought it back for me. So, without further ado....
Beach Notes 1/25/2022
Darrin Bradbury's Home for Wayward Songwriters Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge 6pm
In life, there are often the plans we make and what actually happens and those two things can sometimes be world's apart from one another.
The plan: sets by E2TG favorite (and recently engaged) Nick Nace and E2TG favorite Jason Erie (who will be releasing the first single from his new album on Friday) followed by a longer solo set by Darrin himself. 6-8pm followed by a late show featuring Kenny Vaughan's Slo Beats.
What actually happened: Nick and Jason played great sets featuring some brand new music from their forthcoming albums. Some time before, Darrin went on, he was told tha Slo Beats had to cancel last minute - so as eight o'clock approached, Darrin kept playing. The extra time meant, we got to hear some old favorites.
Once Darrin finished his long set, he asked Coralee who was in the audience to play a couple of songs, so we were treated to that surprise. Then, we heard more music from Nick and Jason including some favorites including Jason's song about his sister and Nick's song about Kris Kristofferson. Followed by a rousing second set from Darrin that included old gems like "Van Rock", "Let's Get Stoned and Go to the Zoo", "Bob" and "Kayla of Colorado"(which I will be playing on the radio tomorrow). Plus covers like Tangled Up in Blue and The Cape.
The whole night, which included an unfortunate incident with an unruly bar patron, was reminiscent of some of the old days at Fran's Eastside back in 2014/2015. I don't think I had heard Darrin do The Cape since those days. So, the two hour show turned into a four hour show, and my plans for after got scrapped, but all in all, it was a Beach Note worthy night. Oh, I am shared a secret with Darrin and Jason.
*Beach Notes - the name comes from Darrin's explanation of his song "Exile on Myrtle Beach" and that is all I am going to say.
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