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There ain’t much more fun than playing a show at Rockwood Music Hall. With our stalwart low-end honcho, Brian “great-grandson of Scooter” Killeen sampling all there is to possibly sample in Tokyo (Bri is playing four nights at the Cotton Club in Tokyo along with Josh Dion as part of the Chuck Loeb Trio), we decided to do this show as a trio… Craig on djembe, Patrick Firth on the grand piano, and myself on acoustic guitar.

All plans tossed out the window when the guy we hugely missed, Chris Kuffner, asked along! We excitedly took said plans out of the pinkish-red briefcase, set fire to them, threw them out the window, raced down the stairs, and giddily stomped on their smoldering remains when they landed. That’s how stoked we were that Chris was a) back in town after a 40+ date tour with Ingrid Michaelson, and b) wanted to come, hang, and play a bit with us.

Mr. Kuffner usually plays guitar with us when he’s in town and we have a show… he’s like the King of Texture and mysterious tones, so it’s a perfect marriage. But with the great-grandson of Scooter pre-disposed on the other side of the International Date Line, Chris asked if we’d be down with him playing bass. Um, yeah?

So that’s what we did last night. And to honor Mr. Killeen, Pat and I both picked up bass guitars at the end of the show, and with 3 bassists on stage, there’s only one song to play: “Big Bottom” by Spinal Tap. Yes.

Twas great fun; thanks to everyone who came out for the show, sorry to those of you who received a parking ticket for leaving your car past midnight, and our next show is at The Bitter End on Wednesday December 16. What’s more, the Greg Mayo Band is playing with us. What’s more, it’s Greg Mayo’s birthday. What’s still more, he’s putting together combinations of musicians to perform Abbey Road in it’s entirety, after both of our bands do our sets. It’s gonna be a magical mystery evening for sure.