06 October 2009

Geno's In Lawrenceville

Two of the Brokes, Mike and Nick, were at Geno's Restaurant in Lawrenceville over the weekend. They went with a friend to hear a blues duo group and ended up getting invited on stage to do a few songs of their own.


In my experience, blues musicians are the most welcoming of any genre. I have been going to the Pittsburgh Blues Festival for the past five or six years and have met some of the most interesting and accessible people. Whether I am biased or not doesn't really matter. All I am saying is that blues is at least one genre where the musicians and the audience tend to focus on making each others' music better and making sure everyone has a good time. This is the type of mentality I see the Pittsburgh music scene capable of having.


Note: As a venue, I cannot say much about Geno's. It seems to be more of an eatery/bar than a hub for good music.

1 comment:

Tess said...

Ahaha, I like the disclaimer at the bottom of this post.

I'm wondering if you've heard of Brillo Box. It's probably safe to assume that you have, I've never been to it but have heard good things about it. Here is a link to their site: http://www.brillobox.net/ I'm pretty clueless about decent venues in Pittsburgh, but now that I'm of age, maybe I'll start venturing out more.