Music in the cafes at night…..

Daniel Finn plays to a packed house at The Naked Bean Saturday night....

Besides the excitement of several hundred people at the Community Theatre for the Festival of Trees, there was music downtown, too.

It was great to see singer-songwriter Daniel Finn weave his magic at The Naked Bean…I love the way he takes words and makes them sing, and you end up with the chorus stuck in your head for the rest of the night. He doesn’t perform as often as those of us in his fan club would like, but when he does, he makes it count.

Bass player Grant Schwinge, in a moment of reflection (in the glass at Pazzo Vivo....)

Meanwhile, just across the street, Saucerful was playing at Pazzo Vivo. The band consists of Spring Street International students past & present: two-years ago grad Christian Carter (vocals, guitar, and some keyboards), last-year grad Grant Schwinge (playing a sweet bass), senior Zack Milkus (on drums, with a little singing), and junior Robin Lohrey (mostly leads on keyboards that knocked the crowd out, and a little guitar).

The group’s rep consists of new stuff, including their own compositions, as well as vintage Led Zepplin & Beatles (when was the last time YOU heard a bar band cover “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”? They make it a great way to pass the evening – can’t wait to hear them as they continue to grow as a group.

It was standing-room wall-to-wall people at The Naked Bean....

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