I've been thinking about something practical that also speaks to something larger - places to play and listen to music. I’ve played in a lot of different places over the years, and I’ve listened in several places as well. Some were spiritually uplifting, and some were a painful chore. Lots of factors contributed to the experience - from the people, to the room, to the sound system, to the food, to the atmosphere, to the hum of the evening, to you-name-it. Like every situation in life, every factor has something to do with the overall feeling. There are some places that are downright magical - like Red Rocks or a beautiful old theater. You can feel the vibrations of millions of musical notes and shared emotions. Other venues are not so inspiring, but the people and the music overcome the limitations. My practical bent in this paragraph is that I’m looking for a few venues to play in the future. Magpies is scaling back, and I’d like some nice rooms to play for people who want to listen and make some magical evenings. Think of places where you love to be and where my music might add something special to the evening. It doesn’t have to be a music venue. In fact, some of my favorite places haven’t been. Just a place where the vibe is good and folks like to gather and share life. That’s what I’m looking for. Any suggestions in southern Colorado and beyond?
What have I been up to?
Friday a couple weeks ago was great fun playing for good friends in La Veta. It was a beautiful evening in a very nice outside patio with a wood stove and old friends who sang along and made good memories.
The following Saturday was the Chuck Pyle Tribute Concert at Swallow Hill in Denver, and I can’t say enough good things about the night. I was among musicians I’ve looked up to and admired all my adult life, and we all came together to perform and share memories in tribute to someone we all admired - Chuck Pyle. There were some wonderful videos of the night posted on Facebook that are worth seeing if you’re interested. I post all my Facebook posts as public, so they should be visible to everyone.
What’s up this week?
Friday I’m back at PDubs for another fun night of good beer and food with fine friends. I always enjoy the vibe at PDubs. Please come out if you can.
What’s on the horizon?
As I said in my update above, I haven’t been able to schedule Magpies for any dates this fall. Hopefully we can still work out some dates after the first of the year, but I am on the hunt for another comfortable place in Pueblo that folks enjoy and would be interested in my music. I’d like to do the same in other communities around Pueblo, and if I was a little more driven I’d already be there. So if you know of a nice place, I’m open for it.
But I do have some interesting gigs like my annual show for the Council of State Governments, my first-Sunday online concerts, my third-Friday PDubs gigs, some great private parties, playing for the tree lighting at the Pueblo Zoo November 22, concerts at the Bell Tower Cultural Center in Florence January 20 and March 17, and many more I’m working on.
I have even been toying with the idea of scaling back my performances at so many nursing facilities and writing and recording more - even if the recordings are simpler and mainly posted online. At this point in my career I feel like maybe I have something to say that needs to be out in the ether. Maybe I won’t, but it’s a thought worth pursuing.
That’s it for this week. Thank you for your continued friendship and support!
See you down the road,
Tom
Details this week:
Who: Tom Munch
What: singing and playing
Where: PDub Brewing Company Taproom, 181 S Purcell Blvd, Pueblo West, 719-647-8864
When: Friday, October 20, 6-9 pm
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