Harajuku Cafe

On August 6th I got to play with Phil Gaita at Santa Claus. Every first Saturday of the month, Santa's hosts an open mic. In the middle of it all, there is one showcase act that plays a 20~30 minute set; in August that was Phil and myself. I really enjoyed playing at Santas having never done it before. The  open mic there traditiionally hosts people who don't play out much at all, people just getting their chops in order. Even a venue like Santa's intimidates them. Though I've never performed there before, I have been there several times and I liked watching people perform, the slight nervousness of the performers, and the high fives they get from their friends when they finish. Despite Santa's reputation as an expat bar, a fair number of Koreans take a set in this open mic.

These are the videos I posted on Youtube. Enjoy.