December at the Mainstay

For his final “First Friday” program of 2022, pianist/accompanist/impresario Joe Holt presents a program titled Vaughn Bratcher and Friends – “Smooth Soul”. Joe and Vaughn will be joined by other members of the Vaughn Bratcher Project.

The smooth sounds of a Vaughn Bratcher performance lay down a groove that is irresistible, almost intoxicating. The song list for one of his performances covers tunes such as “Wine Light” by Grover Washington, instrumental R &B “Can’t Hide Love” by Earth Wind & Fire, and “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye, along with many more classic soul favorites.

Vaughn Bratcher put down his cornet and picked up his first Electric Bass Guitar at the age of 13. He has since performed with numerous groups, as well as recorded with several different artists, including Al Green, Cyrus Chestnut, Gary Thomas, Betty Wright, Doris Duke, and Z.Z. Hill.

What a great show to help usher out a remarkable year of live music here at the Mainstay!

Joe Holt Presents
“Smooth Soul” with Vaughn Bratcher
Friday 12/2 @ 8:00 pm

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Open Mic Night
Wednesday, December14 @ 7 pm

This will be the final Open Mic show for the year. Thanks to all of you — musicians, poets, comics — who made each of these evenings unique and entertaining, and always a bit surprising.

Do you have a couple of tunes that you’ve been preparing or that friends keep asking you to play again. Or maybe you feel the need to share your poetry with others.

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Join us on New Year’s Eve for our annual NYE Pot Luck Supper from 6 until 8 pm. Bring a covered dish to share and raise your glass with us to celebrate what was great about last year and what’s hopeful about next year. Following our tradition Joe Holt will provide piano accompaniment for the festivities.

And of course, there’s no admission fee.

You can purchase tickets for all shows now by clicking on the link below:
https://mainstayrockhall.org/shows/ and by calling The Mainstay at (410) 639-9133