tag:nightandshine.com,2005:/blogs/what-s-happening-with-midnight-moonshineWhat's Happening with Midnight & Moonshine2022-02-12T17:35:44-08:00Midnight & Moonshinefalsetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/68962162022-02-12T17:35:44-08:002023-10-16T07:53:33-07:00Wow! Time Flies! <p>Hey everyone, we haven't forgotten all of you that are here in the electronic realm. Our plate has been full lately with a steady flow of new venues in addition to repeat shows at our favorites. We've been doing a lot of writing as well and are ready to work on album #2 starting next week. If all goes as planned we'll have a new release ready about the middle of summer. </p><p>2022 has also brought a nice new broadcast setup for us so look for some broadcasts from the living room and whenever we can get some good wifi at our venues. Thanks for keeping tabs on us and we hope to see you at one of our show soon!</p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/68049822021-11-07T15:55:00-08:002021-11-10T16:09:55-08:00Zim's Brauhaus<p>We LOVE our people in The Dalles and had a great time sharing tunes with you last night! Thank you Zim's Brauhaus for the wonderful hospitality and keeping live music going. Here's to seeing you again soon. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/fe26fbf677653ec8176418cebb9282a9e91cc39c/original/69fba3a8-670f-4361-a1bd-f8fbde6ff733.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/65690672021-03-09T09:33:16-08:002021-07-29T06:45:53-07:00A new venue for us!!<p>This feels like we're finally coming full circle. The last place we were supposed to play before the shutdown last year was Spinella's and we had to cancel over Covid concerns. We are very happy that they are ready to have live music again! Join us on Saturday 5/22/2021 for our inaugural performance at this amazing venue. https://www.spinellasoffthewall.com/</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/d63f990d2f821f3b5bf616fcdbe409ef2afbdc6b/original/spinellas-5-2021.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/65690292021-03-05T23:00:00-08:002021-11-10T15:29:58-08:00So good seeing everyone!!<p>Thank you to all who came out with us at Arrivederci wine and jazz tonight. We love you. We hope you enjoyed our time together because we most certainly did!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/94795266b09eabf6eb0518b61f0b3566255a4611/original/mmlogocropped.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/65689982021-03-01T08:00:00-08:002021-11-10T15:31:04-08:00Six weeks and we're ready<p>After 6 more weeks of shutdown, we finally have another gig on the horizon. As long as the numbers stay good we'll be back at Arrivederci Wine & Jazz on 3/5. We hope you are able to make it out! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/ed524ce86eb7cb51614a2bb01d7b696a0933cb37/original/arrivedercievent3-5.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/65689962021-01-16T08:00:00-08:002021-03-09T08:36:52-08:00What a great evening!!<p>We got a last minute call to gig at Edgefield McMenamins - Blackberry Hall and not having any time for promotion, we were wondering what kind of showing we would have. You all amaze us. So many familiar faces and lots of new ones too. Thank you for braving the cold and supporting us and the live music scene as we ride out this crazy virus. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/778ccd4d09ac45d0a9bcbb9b75e75b0b8042067e/original/edgefield-1-2021.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/65689702020-12-30T08:00:00-08:002021-11-10T15:31:39-08:00November & December Re-cap<p>Well November and December saw numbers going back up and our venues were not able to have live music once again. We kept things rolling with some live broadcasts and are always amazed to see the thousands of views we get on those. Thank you for listening and all of your encouragement and feedback. We've been working on refining our originals and plan to be in the studio soon so watch for updates!!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/94795266b09eabf6eb0518b61f0b3566255a4611/original/mmlogocropped.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/65689672020-10-23T08:00:00-07:002021-03-09T08:21:17-08:00Thank you Gemini!!<p>It was sure great to get a gig in at The Gemini in Lake Oswego last night. Lordean and her staff are amazing and a huge thanks to all who attended. We love sharing music with all of you! (Spooky may have been on the setlist...)</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/aa6819f1fbbbafd1d17e0e8352761871008cbdf6/original/gemini-10-2020.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/65689642020-09-03T08:25:00-07:002021-11-10T15:32:28-08:00Arrivederci to the rescue<p>We seriously can't say enough about Steve and Katie Hanneman and their support of live music. They are consistently the first ones to bring live shows back as the Covid restrictions allow. Please support them in whatever way you can. They have amazing food and you can get it as take-out if you are not yet comfortable being out. We had an amazing night of doing music with friends and family and can't wait to do it more.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/3f794a9c1a90cb3f50c8ede209217d8d02abd549/original/arrivederci-9-2.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/65689582020-08-30T08:00:00-07:002021-03-09T08:09:20-08:00August 2020<p>Although we were able to get a live broadcast in on 8/12/2020, covid kept us from doing much else. (Check out our Facebook page if you'd like to watch past broadcasts!) The numbers are trending in a better direction so hopefully we'll see you at a venue again soon.</p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/65689562020-07-26T08:00:00-07:002021-11-10T15:35:06-08:00Thank you for another amazing evening @ Arrivederci Wine & Jazz!<p>The place was at (limited) capacity and we had a blast playing music for you all in one of our absolute favorite settings. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/f7f6958e825c9ece85405606907859b139b0385d/original/arrivederci-thanks.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/65689422020-07-12T08:00:00-07:002021-11-10T15:34:17-08:00Finally a Real Gig!!<p>After months of live broadcasts, it was great to get back to performing in a live music venue and we were very fortunate to have that venue be Arrivederci Wine & Jazz. Thank you to all who came out and shared the evening with us and to those that just don't feel safe yet, we completely understand and hope to see you soon as the numbers get better.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/ea7f6645d9ad93a85eedfdaf1de4fc08b894749a/original/arrivederci-7-11-2020-1.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/65689402020-04-28T19:00:00-07:002021-03-09T07:53:40-08:00Live Broadcast Followup 04/28/2020<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>In this time of restricted live music, we are staying safe and will get together to do live broadcasts as we are able. We miss all of you and sincerely appreciate the 1000's of views you've been giving our streaming shows. We won't be recapping every broadcast here, but do know we are staying active and will keep the music going. </p>
<p>Thank you!!!</p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/64375102020-04-21T21:25:00-07:002020-09-18T12:23:18-07:00Can't Take This Anymore<p>So Rich has been live-streaming about once a week for the past few weeks and it was really getting to both of us that we can't perform together. Michele created a space in her house in a room that has a separate entrance, where she and Rich can finally perform albeit while observing safe distancing protocols at all times. It felt so good to finally perform as a duo again and we appreciate all of the positive feedback you all have given us, letting us know what sharing an hour of music with us meant to you. We will continue to do these as circumstances allow until we can once again meet in our favorite venues. https://www.facebook.com/rich.petko/videos/10158607479152845</p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/64375092020-03-25T22:15:00-07:002020-09-18T12:15:58-07:00Locked Down<p>Finding ourselves in lockdown due to covid, Rich decided to pull out some tricks from his old Second Life days and do a live broadcast solo show. Midnight & Moonshine will be doing a broadcast as soon as we feel it is safe to get both of us in the same place together. https://www.facebook.com/rich.petko/videos/10158490512712845</p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/64374862020-03-14T00:10:00-07:002021-11-10T15:37:17-08:00Covid Break<p>Well. We had our first cancellation due to covid. We found out today a co-worker is being tested for covid after finding out they were around someone who tested positive. We will be quarantining and abstaining from performances for the near future. Sorry to all that we missed out on playing for, but we feel this is the responsible decision.</p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/62067302020-01-23T11:40:00-08:002020-02-06T11:41:13-08:00Arrivederci w/ Ken Brewer guesting<p>Well it was amazing to once again play this incredible place surrounded by friends new and old and family. The intimacy of this performance space is second to none and provides a perfect setting for acoustic acts like us. Steve kindly graced us with some sax on a few tunes and Ken added his flavor to the evening as well. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/260ff083118b30b7a9c08496edd848eaab617bc1/original/arrividerci.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/60437162019-12-23T21:53:11-08:002021-11-10T15:39:31-08:00Rehearsal <p>Midnight & Moonshine is excited for our upcoming show (1/9) at Trails End Saloon. We've been working on some new tunes for y'all. Here's a little sample from rehearsal this evening.</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="xkK5cAs8_yw" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/xkK5cAs8_yw/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xkK5cAs8_yw?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/59902202019-12-01T11:30:00-08:002019-12-03T11:27:38-08:00Alberta Street Pub opening for Andrew Paul Woodworth<p>We can't gush enough over our musical partners, the Andrew Paul Woodworth band, last night. <br>What a great venue and crowd - the energy in the room was vibrating! <br>Thank you APW, what a band! ? </p>
<p>And though I didn't get it on video we can all testify that Andrew screamed, "Dirk Sullivan is a God!"</p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/0ee17da41ee015ce9f172188e4996f05e4c30908/original/aspmm.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/59808852019-11-21T21:15:00-08:002019-11-26T21:14:39-08:00Gemini Bar & Grill with Ken Brewer<p>Any guy who is willing to haul out an assortment of guitars along with an accordion to the gig is alright in our book. Ken Brewer takes it the extra mile by playing every one of them beautifully and fitting right in with the Midnight & Moonshine groove. Thanks Ken!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/d4504149283b297dea3bc1cdb3c7e008665b52d7/original/mmkbgemini.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/59808902019-11-02T21:25:00-07:002019-11-26T21:24:35-08:00Duo Crush<p>Well Midnight & Moonshine officially has a crush on Pretty Gritty. We wanted to go check out Alberta Street Pub for an upcoming gig so we picked a show that sounded interesting. Man, were we blown away by what we found with Pretty Gritty. You can hear the hours that Sarah Anne Wolff and Blaine Heinonen put into honing their sound. They both sing and play great and their vocal blend will leave you wanting more. Like them on Facebook and catch an upcoming show! https://www.facebook.com/prettygritty/</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/97a2798fe3ace9ce972155ed476115534e8b371c/original/rettygritty.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/59808832019-10-25T21:10:00-07:002019-11-26T21:07:00-08:00Trails End with Andrew Greene<p>Having a real percussionist to jam with was a treat! Especially one who can also pull off singing some Bon Jovi and other assorted gems. Thanks Andrew Greene.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/81bb9b236ead15be34088df891047f14f567943a/original/mmagtrails.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/59850002019-10-11T14:50:00-07:002019-11-29T15:13:26-08:00The Old Church Concert Hall Recording Session<p>It is highly unlikely that when this gothic-style church was crafted in 1882 that the builders understood how many free-spirited souls it would lift. In this hallowed hall, beyond the original pulpit there is an invitation for the modern-day gospel found in music. Here we are nearly 137 years later and Midnight & Moonshine, glowing in the light from the beautiful stained-glass windows, recorded a few favorite songs. Our partner that day was Darren Oberg the chief sound and light engineer for the venue. Taking full advantage of the vaulted wooden ceilings, amphitheater shaped space and the state-of-the-art sound equipment he found our musical sweet spot with the expertise of someone who had also co-written the songs. We marveled in the warm resonance of the room and at the helm of the soulful Steinway grand piano Rich laid the foundation for our tender-hearted originals. I’m not saying this actually happened but one of us may have been moved to tears that day.</p>
<p>Here is a sampler vid of a couple songs with just the on camera audio from this amazing day.</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="gr3e4Nvcxp4" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/gr3e4Nvcxp4/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gr3e4Nvcxp4?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/59849802019-09-18T20:25:00-07:002021-06-28T20:29:57-07:00Arrivederci w/ Hot Chill<p>Magic happens when good friends get together and play their favorite music. Now, set that scene in a swanky Jazz bar owned by the most gracious hostess and her music-loving, saxophone playing husband, throw in good food an amazing wine selection and a grand piano and folks you have a party! Which is exactly what happened when our friends Michele Kuepker, Joe Rutledge and Jeff Bissett, who make up the trio Hot Chill, got dressed up and joined us for a night of gleeful grooving.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/3e49383713316d88ff205362e3e54e95b02eb6ce/original/arrivederci.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/59808722019-09-12T20:55:00-07:002019-11-26T20:58:47-08:00Midnight & Moonshine with Tim & Kim at The Gemini<p>Our second show in the Dueling Duos series at The Gemini Bar & Grill with Tim Baltus and Kimberly Hall was incredible. The individual sets were solid and the songs we all did together at the end was an amazing blend of voices and instrumentation. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/ed929a57e16db69620554bd68e0161b913d6192e/original/mmtimkimgemini.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/59808712019-06-28T20:30:00-07:002019-11-26T20:45:44-08:00Midnight & Moonshine @ Trails End Saloon with The Squabble<p>We had a super fun night trading off sets with Steve Kuepker and Becky Pershing (a.k.a. The Squabble) for our first Dueling Duels show. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/57eb282137d3c44c8bac935e448f5ca9ae3c71d9/original/mmsquabbletrails.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/57323012019-04-25T12:20:21-07:002021-11-10T15:39:53-08:00Phew!<p>After several weeks of rehearsing and prep, we finally made it into the studio and got some demo tunes done. If you haven't done it yet, take a listen. They are in the music section or on the music page. Kevin Hahn at Opal Studios in Portland, OR is an amazing engineer and a stellar human being. We had a ball and are very proud of the end result. Next up (gigging of course, but also) getting our original CD done. We will also have some very cool merchandise coming out in the near future. Stay tuned!</p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/56787242019-03-13T07:39:25-07:002019-03-13T07:43:13-07:00Trail's End Saloon Taco Tuesday Recap<p>Wow! The host band and the audience at Trail's End Saloon were amazing last night! Lynn Forsyth captured some nice images as always. Thanks Lynn! Ken Brewer, Tay Conti and the rest of the host band were a blast to listen to and even more fun to sit in with after our set. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/3cb9c8ec17c29c324cd37833ac351289af066eca/original/michele.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/35ad4138dad700c2c2fc94459f8e1208f86ec960/original/rich.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/9d83afd776814b283a2d4068ad08006e83213d44/original/michele-and-rich.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/bdc3364a08d8cf4793fa0abf72b99f0d19a8d1ba/original/michele-rich-ken.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Midnight & Moonshinetag:nightandshine.com,2005:Post/56774932019-03-12T08:58:02-07:002019-03-12T09:05:23-07:00Taco Tuesday<p>It's our good fortune to be sitting in for a set tonight at the Taco Tuesday jam session at Trails End Saloon in Oregon City. Ken and Tay host the jam and I'm sure we'll be able to get them to join us for a couple songs as well. We're looking forward to this one and if you're into great music and cheap tacos and margaritas you should come out and join us. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/352500/2f1e02fb4d1731daa3dc9bd4633dfb2e76fd89e2/original/taco-tuesday.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Midnight & Moonshine