Open Mic

Go to Couth Buzzard! It is a bookstore that hosts cool events, including an open mic night every Wednesday from 6:45pm to 9pm :)

www.couthbuzzard.com

— Jan 7 2026 —

Paul Simon - Everything Put Together Falls Apart

Paul Simon - That’s Where I Belong

— Jan 14 2026 —

Paul Simon - Darling Lorraine

Steely Dan - Reelin’ in the Years

people sang along!!!!

— Jan 21 2026 —

Steely Dan - West of Hollywood

very positive reception

— Feb 18 2026 —

me - Hams Bluff

Billy Joel - Where’s The Orchestra

On this day, Nancy drew pictures of me while I was playing!!! She is amazing

— Mar 4 2026 —

Vernon Duke - April in Paris

— Mar 11 2026 —

McCoy Tyner - Blues on the Corner

— Mar 25 2026 —

Johnny Green - Body and Soul:

Coleman Hawkins (1939)

Thelonious Monk (January 1963)

Charles Mingus (1964)

Duke Ellington - Don’t Get Around Much Anymore

— April 1 2026 —

Madison Cunningham - Our Rebellion

Steely Dan - Reelin’ in the Years

— April 22 2026 —

Paul Simon - Hurricane Eye

Here’s a video recording of it!

— April 29 2026 —

Paul Simon - Run That Body Down

Remi Wolf - Street You Live On:

Original Recording (video contains flashing patterns)

Juno (Deluxe) Recording

— May 6 2026 —

Paul Simon - Look At That

I had a bad day and I didn’t decide to play until 15 minutes before closing time. I ended up talking with a cool person there at the end and hugged her and that helped. Shoutout to cool people.

— May 13 2026 —

me - Goodbye Ami

me - Won’t You Be My Peer

— May 20 2026 —

‍ Paul Simon - René and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War

— May 27 2026 —

Bobby Troup - Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring:

Bobby Troup Recording (1957 or 1958)

The Four Freshmen Recording (1960)

Beach Boys Recording (1968)

Beach Boys’ song “A Young Man is Gone” (1963), (Beach Boys cover of the Four Freshmen version with identical harmonies but different lyrics)

— June 10 2026 —

Paul Simon - How The Heart Approaches What It Yearns

Sting - I Was Brought To My Senses

— June 24 2026 —

Billy Joel - Allentown

Sting - The Hounds Of Winter

— July 2nd 2026 —

Billy Joel - Summer, Highland Falls

Billy Joel - Sleeping With the Television On

They Might Be Giants - Sleepwalkers

…

I’m in the process of learning some Fiona Apple songs, so in the meantime I’ve been playing Billy Joel tunes.

Very few people showed up (presumably because of the world cup), so people got to play more than once!

Also I saw a family friend there which was super sweet.

— July 8 2026 —

Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine

Billy Joel - Allentown (I didn’t prepare a new second song)

I am hoping to do many more Fiona Apple songs in the future, they’re a good challenge :)

— July 15 2026 —

Fiona Apple - Shameika

me - CD Baby

— July 22nd 2026 —

Paul Simon - Long, Long Day

me - Gracie

— August 5th 2026 —

Paul Simon - How The Heart Approaches What It Yearns

The Beatles - Norwegian Wood

— August 12th 2026 —

me - My Spider Friend

I was checking out how I could sing with my VNS turned off, it worked :)))

— August 19th 2026 —

Donald Fagen - The Goodbye Look

Billy Joel - The Great Suburban Showdown