Tosco House Party @ the Evening Muse

John Tosco

As most folks in Charlotte know the first Wednesday of each month John Tosco holds an open mic night at the Evening Muse - it's call the Tosco House Party.  There's a long story that goes back some 20 years of musicians gathering to share their music in a "living room" atmosphere.  That tradition lives on at the Evening Muse in addition to the Tosco Music Party where the "living room" grows to a 1,200 seat theatre three times a year. 

I really enjoy attending these House parties as they provide a glimpse into the development of numerous talented singer-songwriters.  Many of these people were in High School when they started sharing their talents at the Tosco House Party. 

Devon Elizabeth

Among my favorites are Devon Elizabeth, Joelle Kittrell of Side By Side, Marie Hasty,  Sy Arden,  and many others..

January 2011 THP photos

September 2011 THP photos

October 2011 THP photos

This is an event that you should visit.  Very casual - all ages - a great time and wonderful evening of acoustic music.

Cheers,

Monty

Traditional sing-along start to the Tosco House Party

Gareth Asher - Oct 13th 2011

It has been a couple of years since I have seen Gareth Asher perform.  The Evening Muse is a great place to listen to Gareth as the intimate setting really allows one to feel the power and hear the subtleties in his voice. 

Performing with his new band "The Earthlings" Gareth appeared to be a little more relaxed.  He was having more fun this time around.  It had been a year since he passed through Charlotte - shortly after releasing his 2010 album "Between The Smiles And Tears".  The Earthlings include harmony vocalist Nicki Thrailkill, lead guitarist Joshua Huff and percussionist Mike Nessen.

As the only performer of the night the 2 hour set these guys put on was simply fantastic.  The band played a lot of new songs, took requests for favorite old songs and even took on some covers as they filled house the melody, rock and Americana sweetness!

Here's a link to photos of the bands performance.

Thanks for a great night of music!

Cheers,

Monty

Joshua James returns to Charlotte

Most folks know that I am a huge fan of Joshua James.  I've written many times about his emotive delivery of meaningful lyrics and how his soft raspy voice draws the listener into his music. 

Joshua has met with some success this year as the TV show Sons Of Anarchy featured a full length version of his song "Coal War" in their promotion for the upcoming season.  Congratulations!

This year was special for me because he returned to the Evening Muse on my Birthday!  Sweet!

Here's a link to the photo's I took on the night.

Honey Honey was the opener for Joshua.  They are touring together and were also very enjoyable.  Here's a link to a few images of their performance as well.

Cheers,

Monty