On Thursday, December 12th 2024 the capital district packed Putnam Place to the gills, everyone showed up for a long-awaited show with Mihali as the headliner. The stage was as packed with musical talent as the venue was with people wanting to see them. And there wasn’t a sad face in the crowd — no one left early despite the fact that it was a Thursday show.
Astonishingly, Sam Johnston opened the show backed up by most of Mihali’s band. That means that Scott Hannay, Adrian Tramontano, and Zdneck Gubb played music for the entire night. You couldn’t tell, however, these dudes are consummate professionals and the closing chords were as tight and delightful as the opening ones. And Mihali with horns is even more delicious than your Thanksgiving dinner was, that’s for sure — the two Mikes fill out Mihali’s sound in a way that is infectious.
The night was an overwhelming success and if you’re lucky to be along the rest of the tour dates, you aren’t going to want to miss this one.
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