Adventures of a Piano Man

Highlights From Last Week's Show (11/4/11)

noreply@blogger.com (Colin Nagle) — Mon, 7 Nov 2011 14:19:00 -0800

Here's about 85 minutes of audio from last Friday's concert. The crowd was really into making requests, which explains the relative lack of diversity in the setlist, but I could tell they really wanted to hear it, so I gave them what they asked for.

Here's the set list for the podcast:

Your Song
Captain Jack
Kiss On My List
End of the Innocence
The One You Left Behind (NEW SONG)
Still Waiting (NEW SONG)
Piano Man
Rocket Man
Tiny Dancer
In My Life
Hey Jude
Love Lies bleeding
The Way It Is
Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters
Private Eyes
Only The Good Die Young
Take It Easy

You can hear it here.

Hear Audio from my show at the Bon Vue Inn!

noreply@blogger.com (Colin Nagle) — Sat, 8 Jan 2011 18:23:00 -0800

Happy New Year!

I've decided to finally do something with this practically jetissoned blog of mine, and use it as a means of launching a music podcast. So from now on, in addition to updates on the latest news in the life of the Piano Man, you can also hear audio from my concerts.

This means that if you couldn't make it to a show, or if you want to hear any of it again, you can (assuming the technology cooperates, that is).

First up is my show at the Bon Vue Inn in Narragansett, RI on January 7th of this year.

The set list is as follows:

I'm Still Standing
Summer, Highland Falls
Tender is the Night
The French Inhaler
Slip Slidin' Away
It's Too Late
Rocket Man
Delta Lady
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (including an amusing lyrical gaffe!)
Babylon
Speechless
Philadelphia Freedom
Throwing It All Away
Solsbury Hill
Listen to What the Man Said
Drops of Jupiter
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

You can hear it all here

Let me know what you think!

Update: 8/28/09

noreply@blogger.com (Colin Nagle) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:21:00 -0700

Well, I made some changes to my recording set-up, which meant that other people can now come in and play along with me. Did some basic tracks with keyboards and live drums in an attempt to get a more organic sound. Hopefully I didn't mess anything up recording wise, as it's my first time using real (acoustic) drums. I'm back at Georgetown now, so there won't be any finished recordings for a while...

This summer I did have the pleasure of working with Rex Fowler of Aztec Two-Step fame to discuss songwriting and how to improve my writing skills. Really cool stuff. I did a few revisions of some old songs of mine and have ideas for some new ones bouncing around.

The plan as of now is to continue doing session work and live work. I'd love to throw in a concert or two of my own down here, but we'll see. I definitely would like to do something in the spring to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of my first major public gig? Stay tuned...

Everything About You But You: Pt 2

noreply@blogger.com (Colin Nagle) — Sat, 30 May 2009 21:01:00 -0700

I threw out the bass part since it was messing everything else up. I recorded the lead vocals and about half of the harmony vox and it's really starting to come together now. Some of the electric guitar fills might have to be fixed too, and I'll probably make the tempo a little faster to give it some extra pep, but overall it's in much better shape than the initial version.

Everything About You But You

noreply@blogger.com (Colin Nagle) — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:37:00 -0700

Finished the guitar parts for the song. There sure are a lot of them. The bass is a little sloppy, but it would have to be redone once the drums are added anyway. I still need to add piano and the vocals before I bother with a rough mix, but I think it's in pretty good shape for the first day. Now I'm off to a gig to showcase the new songs!

Recording Sessions: Night 1 cont'd

noreply@blogger.com (Colin Nagle) — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:12:00 -0700

This is the benefit of having a home studio - I can experiment without having to watch the clock. As it turns out, though none of my tracks ended up being usable tonight, I happened on a new rhythm for the acoustic guitars that makes much more sense. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to lay a few tracks down.

Recording Sessions: Night 1

noreply@blogger.com (Colin Nagle) — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:40:00 -0700

Tonight I begin recording sessions for the follow-up to my 2008 debut "Mercury Rising Alone." The new album (title TBA) will feature new songs and reworkings of my older material (the concert favorites). The goal is to have a more even-sounding album than the last, and will feature many guitars in an attempt to justify some recent eBay purchases!

Up first: a re-recording of "Everything About You But You," a 12-string guitar-based ditty about beautiful people that drive you nuts. It reminds me of a song that could have been on an Eagles album. My goal for tonight is to bang out the guitar parts and a rough vocal.

Labor Day

noreply@blogger.com (Colin Nagle) — Mon, 3 Sep 2007 14:04:00 -0700

Today, my friends in New South and I went to The Mall and the Smithsonian. I have posted the link in case you would like to see pictures.

http://community.webshots.com/user/niloc2007

Labor Day Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Colin Nagle) — Sun, 2 Sep 2007 13:05:00 -0700

Hello,
Finished my first week of College. So far, so good (except my entire life seems to be taken up by Arabic homework. I have yet to fall behind, but so you can get an idea of just how much work it is, I have just plugged away for 50 solid minutes and am a little less than halfway through with my assignment. Plus I still have a paper to write and several chapters of reading for my other classes!)

On the other hand, I'm having fun down here and just got a new camera so perhaps I can put some pictures up...

Sneakers, part II

noreply@blogger.com (Colin Nagle) — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:20:00 -0700

Well, after another marathon trek to stores (at least 5 more this afternoon!), I finally came across a pair of shoes in my size. New Balance 574. Oddly enough, this is the same model I had before, but they're in a different color.

The good news? Only $17! The bad news? With all the money we spent on gas trying to find a store that carried them, the real cost is much higher.

Oh well. At least that's done...

Shopping for College

noreply@blogger.com (Colin Nagle) — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:49:00 -0700

I head down to Georgetown this Friday, but before I leave, I need to get a few items. The past few days have been spent buying things for the dorm and buying clothes so that I can look presentable.

First issue: Why do I need to buy so many pillows if I'm only sleeping on two of them?
Second: Why must I go to go to 3 different stores to find T-shirts in Adult Small?

But the worst inconvenience of all is that I must buy shoes online since stores have stopped carrying shoes in my size altogether. Today alone I went to 5 stores and found not a single pair of decent sneakers that were available in my size. Alas, it seems I will be relegated to the realm of Custom-Designed kicks! There goes that graduation money...