Quick review of 2015

Finishing and releasing my first solo CD marked the highlight of 2015 for me musically. Truthfully, I'm still trying to make the jump from open mics to opening act, and I am slowly getting more paying gigs.

During the past 12 months, I played at 26 venues in 14  cities. Most of them were either regular or semi-regular open mic nights I attend and/or host. I identified the non-Austin venues below:

American Legion Hall (Round Rock)
Bad Girlz of Texas (Canyon Lake)
B.B. Rovers Cafe & Pub
B.D. Riley’s Irish Pub
Crawfest (North Richland Hills)
David True’s House Concert
Dunn Brothers Coffee House (Addison)
Dylan’s Burger House (Dallas)
Edge of Town Saloon (Pflugerville)
Freddie’s Place...gone now, but not forgotten
Junior’s Icehouse (Round Rock)
Kathy Murray & Bill Jones Halloween House Concert
Keep Austin Weird 5K Fun Run
Legacy (Leander)
Lucky Lounge
NeWorlDeli
Owl Wine Bar (Elgin)
Poodie’s Hilltop Roadhouse (Spicewood)
Sheraton Austin Hotel
Sunset Bar & Grill (Cedar Park)
Tea2Go (Waco)
Tom’s Tabooley
Tyson’s Tacos
Twin Creeks
Walburg Biergarten (Walburg)
Watercrest (Bryan)

In other news, I had my third and hopefully last hand surgery on my left hand (index finger this time). I bought a Bose PA system, sold my Breedlove 6-string (to help pay for the Bose), and wrote about a dozen new songs.

Here's hoping the good times keep rollin' in 2016.