Dinner and a show - On a school night?

Thanks to a flexible work schedule, I managed to catch a show mid-week which I rarely do.  A few friends took me to see solo performer extraordinaire, Keller Williams. 

First, my friends too me to a great sushi place in Northwestern NJ called Sushi Cafe.  The chef/owner, Paul is a sushi visionary who doesn't do the normal sushi platter but instead creates rolls that are personal and fantastic.  Using ingredients from other cuisines like Thai chili sauce and jalapeno pepper sauce, the flavors and tastes are truly fantastic. I was so impressed by his creativity that I had to take a picture of the plate that was put before me...before I devoured it.

 

 

After dinner it was onto the show.  If you don't know who Keller Williams is, you are missing out.  He's a very talented musician that can play guitar like no ones business.  The icing on the cake is his facility with looping recorders that enable him to tap, bump, chant, and musicialize all of his accompaniment and create a full band sound on his own.  Think Les Paul and John Hartford with a dash of the Mad Professor thrown in.

I was in awe of his talent. Usually you watch a musician and see and hear just the music but Keller had so much talent and joy doing his thing that it ws hard not to watch and smile.  He can play just about any style of music and has a growing following thanks to a gruelling tour schedule where he plays 200 shows a year.

 

Here he is playing a popular tune called Freeker by the Speaker.  You can see what I'm talking about....

All in all a great mid-week treat of great music and food. I just wish I could have some more of that sushi!

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