Month: May 2009   (from newest to oldest)

Ace’s Show was Great!

Ace Armstrong at Opening BellAce performed in his first show ever on May 21, 2009. It was at the Opening Bell Coffee Shop at Mosaic in Dallas. Ace did a great job and got lots of good feedback. If you click this YouTube playlist link, and click “Play All Videos”, you’ll feel like you were there. My aging camcorder didn’t handle the low light very well, but the sound came out pretty good. Be sure to leave comments on YouTube. Thanks! There’s also a photo gallery available here.

Aaron B's photos of Ace on stage-3 Ace during sound check A portion of the crowd

Ace’s First Show in Downtown Dallas

Ace and a pink flamingoHe’s really gonna do it! And it’s only a week away. Next Thursday, 5/21/09, Ace will be on a stage alone with a mic, an acoustic guitar, and 20 minutes to entertain the crowd. The name of the club is “Mosaic” and it is at 300 North Akard, Suite #300. Here’s the Google Map. Make sure to click “Street View”. Looks like a cool area. To get a taste of his tunes, check out his MySpace music page: http://www.myspace.com/acezbeatz. My favorites are “12:09”, “Lyrical Love”, and “Just Dance”. Lately “gdntbby” is starting to grow on me. He’s been told to do 3 or 4 originals and 1 or 2 covers. He’s been working on a really cool version of Gary Jules’ version of Mad World. If you plan to come, be there early, because I believe he’s the opening act. To get the official scoop, you can check out the promoter’s site here: http://artists.aftonlive.com/. Click “Calendar”, then locate Texas on the map and click it. Now scroll down to the “Dallas” section and finally, find May 21st. If that’s too convoluted, here’s what you’ll see:

May 21st
MOSAIC 300 North Akard Suite #300 Dallas, TX 75205 Show Time 6:15 PM All-ages & Bar w/ID $8.00 Adv Tix, $10.00 Door
Bands: Ace, Faction, The Brighter Side, Brian Shuck, Mental Dentist, Close Enough, Zeal

Ace’s Art

Andrew has been creating some pretty good art lately. Here are a couple of the better ones:

Ace and Sam Skater

(He spent like three hours doing shading on the upper lip.)