G E N G H I S cohen : the whole family!

Matty & Avasa Love

Although we have played monthly at Genghis Cohen since November, this was our second show playing it with a bunch of friends. The original set up of the show, was in all honesty, not the greatest. The producer of the night would book 5 random new artists and had the evening as a showcase for new talent. The issue was that each band only went on for 30 minutes and each band's audience would typically only stay for their 30 minutes. People were constantly leaving which as much of that is an ego-bruise for the band about to get on stage, it is also not smart for the venue.

Jessie Payo

Once Scott & I established ourselves there as regulars with a great and consistant fan base, I was able to convince the man planning the event to let me pick the bands who would play on our nights. I figure this was better for his business because people staying longer would buy more food/drinks and it would be better for the artists since all of our audiences would be committed to staying and we could expose our friends music to our friends and visa versa. We tried it out at the begining of March first and it turned out quite lovely. It was Jessie Payo, Matty & Avasa Love & Us!

niki Paige & mona { raining jane}

At the show last time, Niki Paige { a member of the cafe gratitude staff & community } went up to the producer of the night and asked if she could join us on stage. It would be her first show! So This time around Niki Paige joined us and boy was it packed ! Such a rewarding expierience to see this night finally become what we knew it could! I can not say thank you enough to everyone who comes out, to the venue for giving us a chance, and for all of the other artists who came on board.

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