Hi you guys!  How goes it?  It's been many moons since I last sat down to babble...way too much fun has been happening.  With spring now upon us, I finally get to sit back, reflect, and smile.  Tis a beautiful thing!

First and foremost, thanks to all who ventured from ski town to ski town to catch my shows this past winter.  The fact that, like me, you're combining skiing and music into one experience keeps us connected on many levels.  Isn't it great!!!  But then there are those beautiful people who would rather absorb sunshine and music simultaneously to elicit this similar giddiness.  Guess what...There are many NOW is NOW & mitch solo shows this summer for you to do just this.  What fun!

Starting May 31st and running every Sunday afternoon through September, I'll be doing a solo acoustic show on the deck from noon - 4 at The Portland Lobster Company in Portland's Old Port.  Sunshine, ocean breezes, yummy food, beer, tunes...YAY!  and for those folks who are on vacation in Maine (or playing hooky on that wonderful summer day), starting June 18th and running every Monday afternoon through August, I'll be doing a solo acoustic show on the patio from 1 - 5 at The Brunswick in Old Orchard Beach.  More sunshine, ocean breezes, beer, tunes, swimming in between sets...again, YAY!  There are additional solo acoustic shows weekly so please keep checking the schedule at www.NOWisNOW.com

And then there's the band.  The band!  Things have been going great with us.  The sounds have been sonically fantastic and we've been bringing the party with us wherever we go.  I'm not sure how this direction fell upon us, but we're running with it and not looking back.  We've been playing out a few new originals, "Middle of Nowhere" and "Andrea," and have been receiving some cool reactions in response.  Trust me, We don't take these responses for granted.  Thank you!  If you'd like to hear these tunes up close and personal - along with our other originals and boogy cover tunes, we're playing out 3 - 4 times/month in the northern new england area.  We'd LOVE to sing to you.  Some venues include Knot Gray's, Boothbay, ME, The Wharf, Hallowell, ME, The Montsweag Roadhouse, Woolwich, ME, The Dolphin Striker, Portsmouth, NH, and the Ri~Ra's in Portland, ME, Burlington VT, and the newly opened pub in Portsmouth, NH.  www.NOWisNOW.com has the schedule.

Oh yeah...one other show which bears listing up front: I'll be doing a 45 minute solo acoustic set at The Bitter End in New York City on Saturday, May 16th, 7:30pm.  I can't even begin to explain how psyched I am about getting down there again!  If you're in the area, please come.  It's SUCH an awesome time.  And please note the earlier start time; they have a bigger act coming in (I guess this guy must be 9 feet tall) so I had to accomodate.

All right...happy spring, enjoy the seasonal transitions, and never stop smiling.

peace, love, & hugs,
~mitch
www.NOWisNOW.com