I played tonight at Walden’s coffee house – a coffee shop on the corner of Mayberry and McCarran next to Buenos Grill. It was my first time to Walden’s as a performer – it’s cozy and warm and very fitting for a bunch of acoustic performers. Tonight’s open mic was hosted by Todd...

Played again at Zephyr tonight. There were quite a few more people tonight, despite the recent bad weather. Jeff Dunn was hosting. I actually met him a few weeks ago at Strega when we both played there. Nice guy – and he was kind enough to invite me to tonight’s open mic back when...

I’ve made myself a deal. Firstly, I know I love to write songs. Secondly, I know I tend to avoid playing them in public (not that I’ll turn down a request, but I’ll find reasons not to go play on a given night). Finally, I know that performance is extremely important and that I’ll get...