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Tonight Alastair Vance and I played a few songs at Loco Lu’s Coffeehouse at their weekly open mic night. We had a good time! Lu had a great turnout – we got to hear some really talented musicians.

Here are the songs I played:

Set 1:

• 3 AM – Matchbox 20
• Things – original
• Though I Walk Through The Valley – original

I played toward the end, so they asked if anybody wanted to play a few more songs. So, my 2nd set was:

• All I Want Is You – U2
• No Perfect Son – original
• Running To Stand Still – U2

Alastair did an awesome cover of Perfect by Pink.

If you’re in the Raleigh, NC area this Saturday evening, come out to the Hope Cafe at 7:30. I’ll be playing live there.

We’ll have a set with a full band (including members of the worship band at River Oaks and Evergreen Community Church), plus some solo acoustic stuff.

Here are some more details:

Brian live at the Hope Cafe
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When: Jun 4, 2011 (7:30pm - 9:30pm)

Where: Hope Cafe
201 Tryon Road, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

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Music starts at 7:30. Bring your friends!

By the way, Hope Cafe has some really good food and some of the best coffee in town.

We'll be doing some worship and some originals.

We'll have a set with a full band, including the always amazing Justin Bowlin, Terry Hemingway, Mike Kaufman, and Raimel Martinez. There will be some solo acoustic stuff. If you stop by, be sure to say hello!

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• Artist: Brian Wahl
• Date: Saturday, June 4th 2011
• Time: 7:30pm
• City: Brian Wahl in Raleigh
• Venue: The Hope Cafe
• Address: 201 Tryon Road
• Country: United States
• Admission: Free
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes:

  We’ll be doing some worship and some originals.

  We’ll have a set with a full band, including the always amazing Justin Bowlin, Terry Hemingway, Mike Kaufman, and Raimel Martinez. There will be some solo acoustic stuff. If you stop by, be sure to say hello!

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Alastair Vance (@alastairvance) and I took part in an open mic night yesterday at Amazing Tone Music in Raleigh. Man, you never know what you’re going to get with an open mic night.

Shot of Alastair:

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Shot of me:

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Musical style and performance were all over the board, which I think is pretty cool. We heard everything from folk and jazz to rap/rock and metal to country. Even a song about house pets and another about Barney the Purple Dinosaur (the song was titled “Barney is a Purple Dinosaur”). Catch a clip of the Barney song here.

Alastair and I were kind of toward the end. Alastair started off with “Hallelujah” by Jeff Buckley (and quite a nice interpretation of it, I might add). He finished with a traditional Irish song which was really cool. I hadn’t heard it before. As usual, his performance was right on – sounded great. You should check out his music either on his YouTube page or on his blog. Follow Alastair on Twitter here.

I went up after Alastair and started off with “Seasons”, which is an original of mine. I followed with an Irish tune of my own – “Mysterious Ways” by U2. OK, so maybe U2′s songs can’t be considered “Irish”.

It was a lot of fun. Alastair and I are going to try and hit this open mic night on a semi-regular basis, so stay tuned for the next time we’re there and come hang out with us!

Here are some photos I took during the evening for your enjoyment:

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Alastair is the worship leader at Story Church in Durham.