Talks Too Much

When you go to work Monday morning, people will ask about your weekend. They always do. And most of the time you give the same boring answers.

Not much … chilled out … hung with the fam … went to a movie … did some chores … had a bunch of running around to do …

Yawn.

You need something better to talk about next Monday. You should go to work bubbling with excitement about the awesome, cool thing you did. Something you never did before. Hell — something you never even heard of before!

Next Monday you should tell everyone the story about the house concert you went to Saturday night.

It’s the most amazing thing. Instead of going to a club and trying to hear a performer above the pool table, the bottles being tossed into a can by the bartender, and that one drunk guy who wants everyone in the joint to hear his conversation — you hang out with 20 or 30 like-minded people in someone’s living room and listen to a singer-songwriter in a comfortable, intimate setting.

House concerts are growing in popularity because it’s a win-win: Touring artists get to connect with music fans in a way they can’t in a club, and fans get a unique experience.

So come out this Saturday and spend an evening with singer-songwriter Kevin Montgomery. Kevin played a show at my house last December as part of his “50 States in 50 Days Tour,” and this summer he’s touring for a month before heading back to Nashville to finish his forthcoming CD, Some Comfort. You’ll enjoy hanging with Kevin. He has been in the music business for more than 20 years and has a million great stories.  He’s been down the major label road, lived in LA, and now he has a successful indie career.

As a sidebar (and to give your water cooler story even more juice on Monday morning), Kevin’s dad, Bob Montgomery, grew up in Lubbock, Texas, where he performed and wrote with Buddy Holly.

We hope to have Kev back at the Terry pad for next year’s “50 States” tour. But the honor of hosting this show goes to my buddy Mike, who lives just a few minutes away from me and finally gets to realize his dream of being a concert promoter.

Let me know if you’re interested in attending Saturday night, and I’ll give you the details. Or check out the Facebook invite: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=161898557217754

EDIT: I’ve been told the above link doesn’t work for some people. So here are the deets:

Location: The Nelson’s house — 363 Brushwood Lane Winter Springs
Doors: 7 p.m.
Showtime: 8ish
Donation: $15 per person to cover Kevin’s expenses
Drink: BYOB

To get you in the mood, check out something old and something new from Kevin Montgomery: