I played Viento y Agua Coffee House last night with Blue in the Face, a piano / guitar / laptop duo from Portland, Oregon. I had a good time. The crowd was sparse but the environment is so cool and the sound is so phenomenal that playing there is a pleasure no matter what. It was the first show I’d played there (I’ve played some open mic nights) and Angie does a great job on the sound and making you feel welcome. I hope to be back there soon.

For those of you who missed it (and you know who you are), audio and video are below. I tried a little experiment of playing a bunch of short, similar songs all together right up front. I have mixed feelings about that approach. You can leave me your impressions in the comments.

Here’s the video. Audio is below it.

the Hit On List – live at Viento y Agua from the Hit On List on Vimeo.

You can play the individual tracks below or just right-click that first link to get all the mp3s. The song titles link to the song pages where you can get more info on that particular song.

Download a zip file of all the audio tracks for the show

I Don’t Make Passes at Girls Who Don’t Wear Glasses
[audio:http://media.thehitonlist.com/audio/I%20Don’t%20Make%20Passes%20at%20Girls%20Who%20Don’t%20Wear%20Glasses%20-%20Viento%20y%20Agua%20100826.mp3]

Out the Other / Kari / Babs / Nicole
[audio:http://media.thehitonlist.com/audio/Out%20the%20Other%20_%20Kari%20_%20Babs%20_%20Nicole%20-%20Viento%20y%20Agua%20100826.mp3]

I’m Sorry
[audio:http://media.thehitonlist.com/audio/I%27m%20So%20Sorry%20-%20Viento%20y%20Agua%20100826.mp3]

Lazy Man
[audio:http://media.thehitonlist.com/audio/Lazy%20Man%20-%20Viento%20y%20Agua%20100826.mp3]

Frankly, Mr Turner
[audio:http://media.thehitonlist.com/audio/Frankly%20Mr%20Turner%20-%20Viento%20y%20Agua%20100826.mp3]

Hollyday
[audio:http://media.thehitonlist.com/audio/Hollyday%20-%20Viento%20y%20Agua%20100826.mp3]

Ewa
[audio:http://media.thehitonlist.com/audio/Ewa%20-%20Viento%20y%20Agua%20100826.mp3]

Selina / With You
[audio:http://media.thehitonlist.com/audio/Selina%20_%20With%20You%20-%20Viento%20y%20Agua%20100826.mp3]