Yesterday night, without much to do, I went searching my
favorite local hot spots on Facebook in my usual quest for deals and unique
experiences around town. It was about 6:40pm when I stumbled upon a show at Maxwell’s and decided to dig deeper.
The John Corbett Band was playing at 7:00pm. The name was familiar, so I checked them out on YouTube and found a couple grainy videos with upbeat tunes I wouldn’t mind listening to and then I found a video where I could actually see the band members clearly and realized, I know why I know the name JohnCorbett! He’s an actor and most ladies loved him on Sex and the City as Aiden, or on My Big Fat Greek Wedding as Ian, or on United States of Tara as Tara’s tragically handsome and understanding husband Max, or most recently as a recurring character on Parenthood as Seth. Yup, that dashingly handsome, dedicated, lusty dude with a sexy voice and a sweet southern accent is also a musician and was rocking out mere blocks from my apartment for only $15. There was no other choice, I had to go.
In just twenty minutes I was able to whip off my p.j.'s, piece
together an outfit, throw on some makeup, recruit a friend to come with, and dash out the door. I made it just
in time. I arrived at 7:05 and the show started at 7:20.
The show was excellent! I didn’t know any of their music, of
course, but it was a blast just the same! They played lively tunes, many with a
country twist and John was that super charismatic joyful guy that you would
hope he would be. Unfortunately, he seemed to be a bit under the weather and
somehow decided whiskey would fix that and, I know from personal experience,
nothing hurts your voice more than a shot of whiskey! But the guys played
through it and John’s long time music partner and friend, Tara Novick, played
a couple songs where he was featured to give John a break, but the change up
also added to the diversity and overall energy of the show.
The John Corbett Band @ Maxwell's 2/23/2013
As the show ended, John was quick to offer photos with fans and to hang out after the show. This, unfortunately, proved a bit difficult because there was another band supposed to play at 9pm and the audience had to clear the room. Since my friend and I are notorious rule followers, we left the room before John came back, but ran into him in the hallway! She was quick to ask for a photo and we grabbed ours quick. He was super gracious and just as handsome up close.
Since both my friend and I had skipped dinner, we decided to
stick around Maxwell’s to grab a bite. As we waited for a table to open up we
actually met Tara Novick, too! He was a social butterfly making the rounds,
greeting fans, etc. As we were chatting with him, I apparently was standing
next to a painting that looked a lot like me and he insisted on taking my
photo, so he did and sent it to me, check it out! (Note, he made me open my
eyes wide, like the girl in the picture.)
Me with a painting from Little Punk People
I later learned that the paintings around the bar are part of the latest installation by Little Punk People - check out their website here.The picture I'm with is entitled, "Ghost in the Graveyard" and is priced at $65. The artwork reminds me of Tim Burton creations and I think it's kind of funny that the most innocent looking Punk Person is the one that Tara thought looked like me, but I'll take it! (Shout out to the helpful hostess who located the information for me about the paintings! She definitely went above and beyond to make sure I had the information I wanted about this particular installation.)
When we eventually grabbed a table, we were already ready to
order since we’d been checking out the menu earlier. I was in the mood for mac
and cheese, while my friend is still trying to just eat raw stuff.
Our waiter was friendly and our food came lightening fast! We barely waited 10 minutes after ordering for our food to appear on the table. The reports are that the salad was great, but it was really just veggies, avocado, Parmesan cheese, and walnuts, so hopefully it would be what she expected. However, my mac and cheese was sort of blah. It wasn’t cheesy or very creamy at all. It was like someone made a roux (mixture of flour and butter, used as a thickening agent) and forgot to add any cheese. It was edible, but not much more than that.My dish came with a side of greens, which was lucky because if I'd just had bland mac and cheese I would have been epically disappointed.
Pear & Walnut Salad with Avacado
Mac & Cheese
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