Nite-Time Rocks Columbia College Again!

Date: June 4

Location: On campus at Columbia College, right in front of Low Library

Attendance: Off the charts!

The best night shot I could get of the amazing lighting job on Low Library.

Nite-Time has been playing at Columbia College’s Alumni Weekend since before we were officially Nite-Time! I think this year was year 11. Over the years it has been a lot of fun for us and there’s always a great crowd of Columbia Alums that are out to celebrate and have a good time.

We always play a really wide range of music and this year was no exception. Honoring class years ending in 1 and 6, this year’s alumni weekend had guests from as far back as 1946 and we got in a little something for all of them. (I did however notice quite a few folks from the class of 1966 getting down to Lady Gaga, I’m just saying)…

The dance floor was packed all night! We kept the class of 2006 grooving with hits by Gwen Stefani, Katy Perry and The Black Eyed Peas, but the one thing everyone from ’76 to ’01 could agree on was the 80′s. MIchael Jackson, Rick Springfield, Tommy Tutone, Madonna and Journey were just a few highlights of our trip down what was, for the classes of ’81 & ’86, memory lane. For others like the class of ’96 it was retro rewind hour and man did they get into it! The dance floor looked like this from 9:30pm to 1:30am when the party came to a close…

I LOVE that this guy noticed me taking the shot right in time!!

We’re already gearing up for next year’s Starlight Reception and can’t wait to party with Columbia again! Thanks so much for having us and get ready 2′s and 7′s – it’s on!!

This year the Columbia Lion was put in a safe place to avoid the sometime tradition of toppling his ice sculpture during the party.

Acoustic Paparazzi!

OK Everyone. Maybe this falls under the category of shameless self promotion, but I must post this link!

I played this version of Lady Gaga’s hit, Paparazzi, at several events this summer. A whole slew of you asked me to record it, so that’s what I did. It’s just me, my guitar, my voice and a couple of microphones… Hope you enjoy it…

Acoustic Paparazzi

Amy

Back in the Studio…

Just a quick update on what we’ve been up to, musically. Yves and I have been spending a lot of time working on a new original project. Yesterday we were in the studio all day finishing up a track that we started back before party season heated up. It’s almost there. I’m thinking I might need to whip out my violin in one section and fill in a little. We’ll see. Yves might disagree, but we’ve been making music together for so long now, I’m sure we’ll come up with something great!

Amy tracking vocals...

We’re also working on some new demos for Nite-Time, it’s kind of hard to decide what to record though. We know so many songs and could really play anything people want to hear… any suggestions? I’m working on an acoustic version of Paparazzi by Lady Gaga starring… me… on guitar and vocals. Maybe I’ll let the other guys join in

Our live show at Pete’s Saloon with Big Onion went really well on Friday night. Thanks to everyone who came out, new friends and old – but to the guy that licked my ear at the club… I appreciate your enthusiasm, really, just a little less with the spit next time, OK?

Check in for upcoming public performance dates…

Hope you all are rockin’!

Amy

Maribeth and Gary

Date: 9/18/10

Location: Tarrytown, NY

First Dance: You and Me, Dave Matthews Band

Maribeth and Gary are an incredibly fun and energetic couple. They danced non-stop all night, as is evidenced by the collection of blurry dancing pictures I have of them.

Good thing they had the folks from All That’s Video and Photography there to get the real pics!  Maribeth had an in, since her dad owns the company. They’re real pros that have been providing photo and video services in the area since 1986. They were great to work with and so were Maribeth and Gary. An easygoing and fun loving couple, these two just wanted to dance, and dance they did. After the party Gary confided in me that he wasn’t a huge Lady Gaga fan, until we segued from the Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feelin’ right into Bad Romance. Gary, I promise if you make it down to Pete’s Saloon for the show on Oct. 8th I’ll kick a little acoustic Paparazzi!

Seriously though, I’m used to seeing our brides and grooms dance their newlyweds butts off, but not as much as these two. They even whipped the band into a frenzy!

Yves jamming out at Maribeth and Gary's wedding!

We had a great time playing for them and you can even check out their first dance on YouTube! Scott and Danny did a great job with a simple guitar/vocal version of You and Me by Dave Matthews Band as per Gary’s request. A great first dance choice! Thanks again to Maribeth and Gary for having us and for being such a great couple. We hope to see you again soon.