New Song Lyrics: Maybe It’s Just The Snow12/08/17 - An old holiday classic I just wrote.
New Song Lyrics: The Bodily Function Song12/08/17 - A jazzy and sophisticated number for Three Cat's Cabaret On The Lake.
Valparaiso, IN Variety Lineup
Benefit For ‘Home Away From Home’
Front Porch Music - 505 E. Lincolnway - Suggested Donation $20 (or whatever you can)Sun 11/12/17 3:00 PM
Once again, Mami Matsuda is hosting a benefit concert to raise funds for Home Away From Home, the wonderful people that cared for her mom and still care for other elderly citizens.
Food provided by Veronica Carter
Valparaiso, IN Open Mic Feature
Hosting Halloween From The Future!
Front Porch Music - 505 E. Lincolnway - $3 perform $4 listenThu 10/26/17 7:00 PM
Signup at 7:00 PM. I play 7:30-8:00 then open it up to the list for 2-3 songs depending on the number of performers.
Elgin, IL One-Man Show
The Dark Nut Rises
Elgin Fringe Festival - 15 Ziegler Court - $10+$3 Fringe buttonThu 09/14/17 7:30 PM
Fri 09/15/17 7:30 PM
Sat 09/16/17 4:30 PM
Media Coverage
Fri 09/01/17 Elgin Courier-News “Elgin embraces the arts for Fringe Festival”
Tue 09/12/17 Daily Herald “Elgin Fringe Festival returns this week”
Fri 09/15/17 Elgin Walkabout EFF 2017 Review Roundup 9-14-17
Promotional Events
Wed 09/13/17 6:00 PM Blimp raising at Blue Box Cafe followed by three minute previews at Martini’s FREE
Available in 30 min, 50 min, and 75 min (two act) versions.
(original title “The Dark Nut Rises: The Grim And Gritty Reboot of Captain Ambivalent”)
Captain Ambivalent went to sleep back in 2016 and woke up in this underground complex full of secret mutants and traitors controlled by an insane computer with no idea how we got there! And now, he’s been assigned to explain it all in song to you, the heroic survivors of the amnesia gas incident on level 12. Report to your re-education pods for a sidesplitting musical history of the future, the eighties, student debt, unintended consequences, and being replaced by a robot.
“The Captain returns taking on mutants, corporations, aliens, and student loans. … Captain Ambivalent’s catchy songs and clever insights will have you saying to yourself ‘oh yeah, that’s right’ before he moves on to the next part of his nerdy tale. A crowd-pleaser with an accordion, this show is definitely worth seeing…” – Elgin Walkabout
“… a rollicking, entertaining hour full of lots of great music and lots of family-friendly fun.” – Plays With John and Wendy Blog
“The show is a tongue-in-cheek, satirical look at the American Landscape since we all fell asleep one night in 2016 and awakened in disbelief, confusion, and despair…The Show isn’t about the costume, the accordion (very well-played), vocals, or accompanying sound track and visuals. It’s about the lyrics. And that’s why you should go and listen to this show.” – IndyFringe Talks Blog
New Song Lyrics: Grim and Gritty (The Dark Nut Rises)08/31/17 - That special time in the life of every superhero when they get their grim and gritty reboot.
New Song Lyrics: Student Debt08/31/17 - It's always there for you.
ALBUM 3: Save The Orcs – EP
Debuted in the halls of GenCon and National Association of Crazed Gamers (Nascrag) awards ceremony Aug 19th 2017!
Indianapolis, IN Concert
GenCon 50
Gen Con - 100 South Capitol AvenueSat 08/19/17 12:00 PM hour long set at Crossroads/Wabash stage
Sat 08/19/17 3:00 PM roving halls until 5:00
Sun 08/20/17 11:00 AM hour long set at Crossroads/Wabash stage
Sun 08/20/17 2:00 PM roving halls until 4:00
Fifty years of GenCon! Do you know what this means? FIFTY YEARS OF ORC SLAUGHTER! Once again I will be playing in the halls and selling my new benefit* EP, “Save The Orcs!” (* all proceeds benefit me)
If you’re a Con-goer who likes my sense of humor, check out the tournament by the National Society of Crazed Gamers aka
Three Oaks, MI Variety Lineup
150 Year Celebration Talent Show
Carver Park - 111 S Elm St. - FREESat 08/05/17 10:00 AM
A century and a half of history has all been leading up to this: James Neary! Kirk Saffle! Bill Bielby! Buddy Pearson! Peter Nye! Travis Forker! and… me! in a musical death match I mean talent contest. Prepare to be DESTROYED!
Valparaiso, IN Variety Lineup
5th Annual Front Porch Music Festival
Central Park Plaza - 63 Lafayette Street - $15 / kids 12-18 $10 / under 12 $5Sun 07/30/17 3:00 PM
A great day of local music! Approximate schedule (subject to change):
3:00 GARAGE BAND STUDENTS
4:00 MAMI MATSUDA W/ JUNA AND HAYNEN JOHNSON
4:15 JOHN DERADO & RONN BARANY
4:45 PAUL AND JANE SCHREINER
5:00 THE OSCARS
5:15 BETH NIEMANN
5:30 THE BLUES PROJECT
6:00 NOLAN CLIFFORD
6:15 EVAN AND ROB
6:30 CAPTAIN AMBIVALENT
6:45 ANGELO CICCO
7:00 PETER NYE
7:30 THE CODE NAMES
8:00 COUNTER THEORY
8:30 CRAWPUPPIES
9:00 RITO
9:30 NATALIE GAZA & POST OP TRANCE
10:00 COGNITIVE BLUE
Whiting, IN Concert
PierogiFest!
PierogiFest (Polka Stage) - 119th St and Sheridan Ave - FREESat 07/29/17 6:00 PM
I’m so happy to help put the Wonderful and Weird in Whiting again! I’m following the Buscia Feud!