Upcoming Show - Paddy Mac's, Saturday Oct 8th

Upcoming Show!

And Yes, I am still hosting Open Mic Nights every Thursday at Lizard's Liquid Lounge! We have really grown the night into something special, with a great group of regulars and a lot of new faces from all over the country (and the world) making appearances at our little Open Mic. Don't miss out on the fun if you're in Chicago on a Thursday night and want to hear some great free live music, you know where to go! (Hint, hint, Lizard's Liquid Lounge)

Just for the hell of it, here's the first five of Shuffle Mode for today:

"In This Ritual" - Mosno al-Moseeki
"Suffering" - The War on Drugs
"How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me)?" - Spin Doctors
"There Ain't No Grave (Gonna Hold My Body Down)" - Scott Lucas and the Married Men
"The Pull" - Steven Gilpin

Permission To Quit

Photo Courtesy of Hannah Mae Photography

Here's a cool little tune I wrote and recorded as part of FAWM (February Album Writing Month) 2016.  My goal is to write 14 songs in 28 days. I've got 6 so far.

Permission To Quit

Chickenwing Live on WZRD 88.3 FM - Jan 26 2016

I can hear you coming through my radio

Warm and welcome like a long lost friend

Your melody runs through me like a river

And it makes me wish this song would never end

Ready for my Radio Debut

If you missed my radio debut on 88.3 WZRD fret not, I have made it available to stream or download on my Soundcloud Page.

http://soundcloud.com/quigboto/chickenwing-live-on-wzrd

Setlist:

Hidden Track
Farther to Fall
Pale Moon (Shannon McNally Cover)
Never Tell a Soul
(chat with host, Mr. WZRD)
Take It On The Run (REO Speedwagon Cover)
Sunshine in the Wastelands
Wonderful World (Sam Cooke Cover)

I will probably be playing there again this summer, so stay tuned for updates! You can also "Like" my Artist Page on Facebook for more frequent updates on live appearances and Open Mic stuff.

Thanks for listening!

Last Five of Shuffle Mode:

"Prelude For Time Feelers" - Eluvium
"Tough Love" - Jessie Ware
"Boys Of Summer" - KT Tunstall
"Seaside" - Luke Buda
"Goodbye To You" - Scandal

Video Review of my Open Mic Night at Lizard's Liquid Lounge

John Ludi is on a mission.
His mission is to travel to Open Mic Night's all over the country and do video reviews of them.
He came to mine this last Thursday and this was the result:

 
Thank you, John for your honest, thorough and respectful review.

Happy 2016 - Updates, Radio Spots and Cute Puppies

Now the lump in my throat 
is a lump in my chest 
and I'm back to doing
what I do best...

Photo Courtesy of David Sameshima

It's a new year, and I hope 2015 was good to you (mine was great!) and that 2016 will be even better. I have started the process of booking shows for the first half of the year, but have no solid dates lined up yet. I will post them here when I do. In the meantime, I am still hosting the Open Mic Night at Lizard's Liquid Lounge (3058 W. Irving Park Rd) every Thursday starting around 8pm. I used to have a really shitty attitude about Open Mic Nights, but hosting one has been such a blast, and has been a really good thing for raising my me in many ways. From raising my local profile, and getting me gigs I normally wouldn't get, to making me up as a performer and event emcee. My formerly shitty attitude has been left by the wayside as I am trying to host the best Open Mic in the City of Chicago (and there are several excellent Open Mics in this town!) Last Thursday, I had several new faces come in to play and by the time they left, they were telling me how great our Open Mic is, which makes me feel terrific.
Life is good. I am a lucky guy.
Although there are no gigs booked, I will be appearing on local radio station WZRD 88.3 on Jan 19th from 9pm-11pm Central Time (The station also streams live online) I'll be hanging out with Alex, playing some tunes, and talking about music and life and whatnot. I'll be honest, I'm a little nervous, because I've never been on the radio before, but it should be fun.

That's all I've got for now. I would leave you with the classic "First Five of Shuffle Mode" but I didn't listen to music today. So instead, I'll leave you with a picture of my cute dogs, Daisy and Bella.



Thank you.

Q