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26 Jul Rock Dad Mark Pires on Going Solo with The GigBox — and Why Timing is Everything

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by Marisa Torrieri Bloom Dressed in nice pants and a button-down shirt as he walks his kids to school, Mark Pires looks like your average working parent. But strip away the business frocks and hand him an acoustic guitar, and you realize Mark’s not so basic:...

28 Oct Finding Gratitude in Playing Solo Shows When You Don’t Have Time for a Band

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By necessity — for lack of time and resources — I’ve defaulted to the category of “solo” artist. And in November, I’ll bring my one-woman act (Marisa Mini) to two venues: Branded Saloon in Brooklyn, and The Lumberyard in Redding, CT. In some ways, this is...