Cloaca Melodia

Hartwood Amphitheatre, Hartwood Acres, Pittsburgh, PA External links : photos (including the one above by Brian S.)

Club Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA sorry, Mike has not yet written about this show... add your own comments if you were also there!

private concert, Pittsburgh, PA..... This performance was part of a series of benefit shows to raise money for  WYEP's capital campaign to build the Community Broadcast Center. It was at a church in (I believe) the South Hills somewhere. It was quiet yet entrancing performance. The only song I  definitely recall that he performed was the beautiful "Melt." After the show was over Phil wanted to go do something else and since I was his driver for the evening, we ended up at a Guster/Ben Folds/Rufus Wainwright concert .     

Amphitheatre at Station Square, Pittsburgh, PA..... I think it was technically still the Chevrolet Amphitheater at the time. I believe it was the last night of their tour. Guster played first, then Ben Folds, and finally Rufus. Earlier that evening, I was at a WYEP fundraiser with singer/songwriter Phil Roy . When it was over, he asked me what live music was happening and when I mentioned this show, he said, "I know Guster and their crew, let's go see them!" (He had co-written three songs with Ryan Miller for their Goldfly album.) I told him that I didn't have tickets to the show, but I know people from the promoter. We decided to try our luck and see what we could do using only our connections and communication skills. Sure enough, I was able to talk our way into the venue. Once in, we were able to find Guster's sound engineer and Phil was able to get us backstage. Phil went over to hang out with Guster and I went to meet Rufus Wainwright. As I was making my way...