So while I was on vacation, I went to check out Jason Bieler doing a solo/ acoustical concert. Jason was the lead guitarist, back-up vocalist, and key songwriter for Saigon Kick and then became lead vocalist for their 3rd album and on. Then he then did a solo album, another band called Super Transatlantic, and now has a new project called Owl Stretching (outside of the current Saigon Kick reunion shows). Anyway, I got to meet him before the show and he was a super nice guy and a lot of fun to talk to. His performance was also very good. You know you have good songs when you can strip them down to an acoustic guitar and single vocals and they still sound good, plus he did songs from all aspects from his close to thirty year career. I recommend checking him out if you can.

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