Everyone You Need To Know

This installment of “Everyone You Need To Know” featured three amazing female vocalists and another successful night of invisible happy juice.

• Fiona Landers: singer/songwriter - guitar, vocals

Fiona sounds like Zooey Dechanel and Regina Spektor and put on an awesome show featuring a hilarious song about a guy that was boring and one of my all time favorite songs “Harmonica,” which she let me accompany her on.

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• Lauren Ianuzzi: singer/songwriter - piano, vocals

As long as I have known her Lauren has always been a dynamite singer and piano player but she really knocked the crowd on their feet during her sassy set. My favorite of hers is “A Funk I Won’t Forget” and I was honored to debut a new duet we wrote called “It Won’t Be You.”

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• Joe Raciti and the Pure Premium - piano/vocals/sax/drums

Catherine really stole the show from the rest of the Pure Premium tonight. And when we implemented our new tradition of singing “Somewhere Under The Ocean” - an adaptation of the classic tune “Over The Rainbow” - at the end of the show with the entire audience and the other musicians, we nearly took the place down.

mp3: Blue Umbrella

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Towards the end of the night, a group of French tourists walked in just as Catherine began singing her French song “Camembert Shampooing” and of course they all began laughing at the coincidence… and the funny title.

The first ever “Everyone You Need To Know” showcase featured some amazing talent. I wish this site existed before the show went live but at least I can write fondly of the memories and amazing music from that night.

• Andrew Gregory: singer/songwriter - guitar, vocals

Andrew played a heart wrenching set that had the female contingent of the audience swooning and the male contingent jealously stewing in their seats. Pinned to his shirt, a red, felt heart (heart felt) reminded us that if he managed to melt our hearts, he had a spare to share.

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• Sarah Fullen: singer/songwriter - guitar, vocals

Sarah flat out melted everybody’s hearts, male and female, in the soulful recreations of her captivating melodies. The audience responded with appropriately dropped jaws. And then Sarah let me accompany her on one of her original tunes. So sweet.

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• Kerry Politzer - piano player/singer/songwriter -piano, vocals

Spicing things up with her seemingly effortless jazz piano (with occasional hints of Latin music) Kerry burned up the ivories with the ease of a seasoned pro. Having not rehearsed at all, Kerry and I sang a duet she wrote called “I Hate Everyone But You.” She played the piano and sang, I sang and goofed off. It was funny.

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• Joe Raciti and the Pure Premium - piano/vocals/sax/drums

As usual, my band and I closed out the night in style, playing originals and classics in a furious burst of music.

mp3: “Marry Me Mary”

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All in all it was a great night of music and bubble blowing and a wonderful start to a new tradition: “Everyone You Need To Know.”