Dan Holmes Group

 

It was absolutely packed tonight for our show in New Braunfels at Moonshine & Ale. The song requests were coming in hot and heavy all night long. Heather and I played as many back-to-back hits as we could for pop night! Our buddy Ryan joined us at 10 PM on drums and the three of us had a great time. We definitely had some unusual requests, but we guided each other through all of them, and the crowd was singing over the top of most of what we were playing all evening. Congratulations to all the bachelorette’s in the crowd tonight, and happy birthday to all of those tables who were celebrating with us. 

 

“Heart and Soul” by Huey Lewis was requested tonight. I love that we get songs like these. Heather played some George Strait, and we both did “Pink Pony Club” at different times. You just never know what’s going to be played at our shows! We’re doing one more show there this weekend. Come out tomorrow for “Pop Night”. Dress up like your favorite Pop Star, be it Britney Spears, Elvis Presley, Madonna, or Paul Anka. 

 

We had a great time in New Braunfels for Live Band Karaoke! It wasn’t super busy, but we had more than enough requests to carry us through the whole night. We saw quite a few new faces in the crowd, and we had a bunch of people tell they’d be back to see us all this weekend at Moonshine & Ale. I love my job. 

 

Heather, Pancho, and I took our Live Band Karaoke show back out to our friends in Victoria, Texas, tonight! Alwin is a regular there, and has been coming to our shows for many years. He was celebrating his 50th birthday tonight, so the bar bought him a cake, and we had him come up to sing with us. We made several new fans and had a lot of great singers. We got to see our friends Rudy, Rachel, Adrian and several other people which always makes it a fun night for us. A big Happy Birthday to Alwin, and thanks to our Victoria peeps for taking great care of us every time we come back to town! 

 

It was a crazy night in New Braunfels! The place packed out pretty early, and we had more requests for people to sing with us  at Live Band Karaoke than ever before. Several birthdays and engagements brought their parties out, so everyone was in a great mood all night long. We got to see some of our friends like Josh and Lauren, Nadia, and Mikaela and a bunch more. Once again had lots of different people come up to us at the end of the night to tell us how special what we do really is. Heather, Pancho, and I just lock in and hang on for three hour show each Thursday. Come see us whenever you can! This Saturday night, we will be bringing our Live Band Karaoke show to Victoria, Texas at 9pm. 

 

We love our Victoria, TX, friends! Tonight was great, with the crowd singing along and requesting everything from Tupac to Celine Dion. We had fans from New Braunfels come out to the show, and everyone seemed to really enjoy our show. We will be back next Saturday night with our Live Band Karaoke show, so join us! Also, I was super happy because I brought some of my canvas art out to show our friends behind the bar, and a couple of the bartenders bought a couple pieces. It was a good night!

 

Thursday night Live Band Karaoke was a bunch of fun. My nephew Josh Holmes filled in for Pancho on guitar, while Heather played drums and I covered keys. We had a bunch of people in we haven’t seen in a while, which was nice to see! Also, we met several other musicians who came out to sing with us and/or support their friends who were also singing. After the show, Heather and I headed back to San Marcos, and just after I got home, I called Josh to make sure he got on the road safely, and while on the phone, he had a tire explode. Fortunately, he had gone through a drive through after the show and was still in New Braunfels, so I drove back down, helped him get his tire off, picked him up, drove back to my house, and got to bed about 6am. He took my truck and ran to get a new tire as soon as they opened, and by 8:30am, we were back on the road to New Braunfels to put on his new tire and send him safely towards Houston. What a crazy end to a long day. 

 

It was a good Saturday night show in New Braunfels, TX, at Moonshine & Ale. We had the great Ryan Hall join us on drums, and the three of us played everything from Taylor Swift to Barenaked Ladies. “Enter Sandman” into “Vienna” was my proudest left-turn of the evening. Heather sounded fantastic and helped people celebrate some birthdays and bachelorette parties. She and Ryan are great musicians to perform with! 

 

Heather and I had a great night in New Braunfels! The first half hour was very slow, but by 9 PM, the place filled up and stayed all the way until midnight. We had a bunch of fans out, and made new fans tonight. This type of show requires a tremendous amount of mental gymnastics, but I love doing it with Heather. She and I rarely need to speak even when trying new stuff. It’s the power of a great team! 

 

We got to play some Aretha Franklin, Hall & Oates, George Strait, and a ton more songs tonight at Live Band Karaoke. I love seeing all of our friends and fans each week at Karaoke. Every Thursday is like a party in New Braunfels!