St. Luke's Episcopal Church..open mic night in San Francisco! Sundays @ 5 o'clock!

For a singer, it is the perfect venue!

Of course, I am referring to St. Luke's Episcopal Church at Van Ness & Clay Streets in San Francisco.

For starters, the acoustics are amazing!

Especially for a voice that is in dire need of a bit of reverb (boosting echo) or sweetening.

The notes in this wondrous inner sanctum joyously float out and soar into the  exquisite mystical realms!

The space is not half-bad for acoustic guitar-playing, either.

On Sunday evening, I popped in to catch St. Luke's "Open Mic" night which is free and open to the community-at-large.

Each week, articulate enthusiastic host - Roem Baur - invites performers to trot down to the parish to express their God-given talents and entertain music-lovers young-and-old alike.

The evening's festivities start up every Sunday eve with a set by one talented artist booked in advance.

Then, on a first-come first-serve basis, local talent will grace the stage.

Unlike other venues, a piano and guitar are provided, and ample supplies of cool refreshing water!

Over the weekend, I caught a gig by Nathan Denim (spelling?) - a singer/songwriter - who reminded me somewhat of a young Billy Joel.

The down-to-earth outgoing mid-twenties dude demonstrated a flair for lyric-writing.

Unlike pop forty tunes - that tend to follow a strict Billboard-style formula - Nathan's tunes are rich with intros, musical interludes, and catchy choruses.

In fact, it struck me that the up-and-coming talent (with an album soon-to-be-released) might do well at writing material for the stage (Broadway, in particular).

"Dean" - a country-and-western singer - was a bit nervous and flushed in the face before the rapt audience (who hung on every masculine note).

However, once he gets comfortable beyond the footlights, I expect that his talents will soar!

I am going to predict that one of these days his original songs will end up a hit on the top 40, alright!

For a fun, down-to-earth night out, check out St. Luke's.

The bill-of-fare is quite entertaining, and I expect you'll rustle up a few new friends along the way, if you throw caution to the wind and venture out.

See 'ya there!

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Guitar acoustics excel @ St. Luke's

Anderson Cooper...Broadway debut! Daniel Radcliffe takes bow in classic!

Studly Coop debuts on Broadway!
 

 

That Silver Fox - Anderson Cooper - is launching a stage-acting debut on Broadway in a revival of the classic Broadway hit:

"How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"

Well, not exactly in the flesh.

Though, fans of the pint-size News Anchor, get all hot and bothered at the thought!

Mr. Cooper recorded the Book "Voice" for an advice-giving narrator (a character who is actually never seen on stage) which starts previews at the Big Apple's Al Hirschfield Theatre in the next few weeks.

Coop was quick to underscore that his "night job" on CNN keeps him out of the loop for the most part - when it comes to acting - that is (dudes at the gym may offer up a bone of contention on that issue and will tattle otherwise if the rumor-mills are true).

So, this nifty assignment dove-tailed nicely with his work load.

I expect - that a handful of fans (hot-to-trot) were disappointed when they caught sight of Cooper in an interview with Piers Morgan recently - though.

In that one-on-one sizzler (yawn!) the camera-man made the mistake of taking a two-shot from the side which ended up dwarfing Gloria Vanderbilt's son (yeah, he was born into big bucks) next to TV's new super-star interviewer of the month.

The musical stars another notable by the name of Daniel Radcliffe.

Uh-huh!

I expect that the Harry Potter star will sell out the box-office, eh?

More later!

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