Mark Bryan will be joined by his friends Ricky Slezak, Steve Lipton, Scott Tucker and Kevin Heister as he they preform on Friday, September 11th @ The Iota in the D.C. (Arlington) area. Tickets are $18.00 dollars and are available the evening of the show at the door. PLEASE TAKE NOTE: The Iota DOES NOT sell tickets in advance. It is a first come first serve basis only, so please get there early! Doors open @ 7:00PM
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From Mark Bryan:
I am so psyched. For years I've been coming to Maryland, and jamming with my buddies from growing up at parties, and late nighters. We have always talked about doing some shows, and now it's on. As you probably know I have been coming through the DC area on tour with Hootie and the Blowfish for the last 20 years, but other than last year's Tuesday night at the Ram's Head in Annapolis, these are my first solo shows ever in the region.
Rick Slezak is one of the best drummers I've ever heard, seen, played with, anywhere ever. When we were in 7th grade, dudes would go over to his house after school just to watch him play along to Rush, and Zeppelin, and pretty much anything you could think of right up to Cobham, and Weckl.
Steve Lipton and I are classic best friends. We think each other's thoughts. His brother taught me how to play "Stairway to Heaven". We have been writing songs together since we were teenagers starting with "What the Cat Dragged in". He has become a solid bass player, and might even be more excited to be on stage than me.
I don't have any brothers, but Kevin Heister is as close as it gets for me. Our parents knew each other when they were growing up in Bethesda, and we ended up doing the things that families do together like beach trips, and ball games. Kevin is a year older than me, and when we were kids, I looked up to him, and he looked out for me. Now he plays guitar and sings, and he's gonna join me to do just that.
Scott Tucker married one of my childhood, neighborhood friends, Jeannie Heck. She was always one of the coolest girls around, and she picked a winner. From the first time I met Scott, it felt like hanging with one of my old friends. Turns out he has a smokin' tenor, and I've recruited him for some rhythm guitar, and high harmonies. He can als o sing some of the ball-grabber covers that feature Slezak's drumming.
These bros have been cool enough to learn a bunch of my songs - Hootie and solo, including one I wrote a year to the day after 9/11 called "Another Year's Gone By". This song is featured on our Hootie album, LOOKING FOR LUCKY, but we only performed it live once or twice. I thought that since the Iota show falls on 9/11, it would be a good time to pull it out.
In a reprise of my DC/101 sittin-in hour from 1981, I will be featured on the morning show Wednesday 9/9/09. So please check it. Also join us in Frederick where we will rock Gonzofest, for Flying Dog Brewery, Saturday, 9/12 at 6pm.
Go Skins! Go Terps! Go O's! Go Caps! Go Nats! Go Wiz! and of course... Go Cocks!
anticipatorialy,
Mark Bryan