“Head to toe,” he added for clarity.Īfter the super sweet and a little bit sappy “Let Me Show You Tonight,” Mike said he felt like “stompin’ my feet, ya’ll.” We were invited, should we feel like stomping our feet or clapping our hands, to take our chance. He gushed, “I love San Francisco!” and then gave a shout to the sound guy, who he called his “bunk buddy” in the RV they’d used to drive around on tour. During the next song, “You Got Me,” Mike said “sing it, girl!” to someone in the front who obviously knew and enjoyed the tune enough to be singing along. As he said, “it’s paradise!” I thought that was sweet, but later realized he meant it literally: Paradise is Mike’s album title.
When he’d finished, he revealed that it was an exciting time for him: only a few days before the start of the tour, his first album was released. After a quick hello and welcome to friends, family, and newcomers alike, he began the next song by calling himself a singer/songwriter that writes a lot of love songs, but explaining that sometimes someone’s “doing you wrong.” The song that followed, “I Don’t Love You Anymore,” turned out to be my favorite of his set. Since then, I’ve fallen for albums like Remain and EP Metal & Wood, as well as the brand new release, Where We Meet, which brought him to The Independent this Thursday, alongside local opening act Mike Annuzzi and English singer/songwriter Joe Brooks.Ī short and sweet opening set by local boy Mike Annuzzi began with “Please Come Back to Me,” and then Mike marveled at how he’d had to travel many, many miles just to come play a show back home. It’s a unique (and thoroughly enjoyable) experience, and I can still remember the first time I witnessed it myself, several years ago.
Well, at least until he starts yodeling, anyway…if it’s all a bit to take in for the first time, I understand. Upon closer inspection, though, Tyrone Wells is just tall, talented, and playing a ukulele. At first glance, he might just be a very large, very bald man with a tiny guitar and a voice that mesmerizes.
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