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VOCAL Showcase: April 2014 Tonights’ showcase featured John Ellis, Steve Nuckolls, and Louie Millhouse. While the audience was small, the enthusiasm for the performers was large. First up, John Ellis,…

The 272nd consecutive VOCAL showcase took place on Monday, 3/24/14 at O’Toole’s Restaurant and Bar, with an attentive crowd of 30+ (numbers, not necessarily ages). We moved this out a…

VOCAL Showcase #271. Feb. 2014 Ladies night at the showcase. Tonight’s artists were Robyn Byrdde, Nancy Rives, and Pam McCarthy. Each acquitted themselves quite well before a moderate sized audience…

The January 2014 VOCAL Showcase drew a large crowd of interested folks at O’Toole’s on a cool winter evening. Sarah Kane opened the show with several of her heartfelt numbers…

VOCAL Showcase, Dec. 2013 Awesome would be the appropriate word to describe Monday’s performances at O’Toole’s. Before a packed house, many of VOCAL’s finest singer/songwriters strutted their stuff for the…

November 2013 VOCAL Showcase Tonight’s showcase was well attended with lots of enthusiastic music fans waiting to hear from the three scheduled singer/songwriters, Valerie Rourke, Flashlight Tag, and David Atkins.…

VOCAL Songwriter Showcase – October 21, 2013 The October VOCAL Showcase attracted a large, attentive audience on a cool fall night at O’Toole’s. The “In-The-Row” format featured Gary Shaver, Louie…

Sept. 2013 VOCAL Showcase Tonight’s showcase featured three male songwriters, John Ellis, Dick Upton and Drexel Rayford. The house was close to full for this evening’s entertainment. First up was…

VOCAL Songwriter Showcase – August 19, 2013 The August 2013 showcase was opened by Steve “Tunesmith” Smithson, a long-time VOCAL member who also doubled as soundman. He brought us several…