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The Music of Joseph Isaacs
and the
Music Matters Showcase
I run a showcase of great music- we take turns entertaining- providing in effect a mini-music festival. Its an ecletic mix of music, most of it acoustic, all of it wonderful, all of it matters.

What is the Music Matters Showcase? It is a showcase of musicians of various styles (mostly acoustic) playing short sets. It creates an incredible mini-music festival for listeners who get a sampling of several incredible musicians and bands in one evening. We have award winners, nationally touring acts, acts that have been on TV and radio, as well as exciting new emerging talent- all of it great music.. The listener can discover new artists, sounds, ideas, and best of all the mysteries buried deep within the well springs of the human heart.

Video links of the showcase below:

Music Matters video on youtube links here- see what the showcase is all about!

Where/when/who is playing the Music Matters Showcase besides Bows of Light?
All venue info is near bottom of web site in yellow.
Mad City Coffee House, Columbia MD Saturday 6:30-9:30PM
April 26th Teporah, Andrew Lutrell, Kathy Stanley
May 17th Bob Brill, Woody Lissauer, David Stein
June 21st Brown Smith Vibration, Tres Amigos, Michael Berkowitz
July 19th The Dreamscape Project, Angela Ortiz, TBA
Aug 16th JB Blues Project, Alex Culbreth, Demi

College Perk in College Park 2nd Saturdays 8 to 11PM
April 12th at Perk cancelled due to double booking
May 10th Teporah, Brown Smith Vibration, Emmet Williams
June 14th Lost Iniquity, Alona Band, Talia Segal
July 12th Russ Haire, Rick Callendar, Uncle John

Caribou Cafe in Rockville (Olney one closed!) 1st Saturdays 6:30 to 9:30PM
May 3rd Eileen Bernstein, Kathy Stanley, Glenn Fink
June 7th Soul Pajamas, Ray Remesh, Maureen Williams
July 5th Gavin St Ours, Michael Salamone, Hannah Spiro
Aug 2nd Ilyaimy Steve Chang Andrew Luttrell

Orinico Cafe in Columbia MD 5:30 to 8:30 PM
May 31st Jim Buckley, Libby Wiebel, Emmet Williams
Directions to all gigs and links to bands playing are at the bottom of this page
These gigs are all free - donations are voluntary only and go 100% to Bread for the City an Organization for the homeless

Youtube video: Love for Real full live version! Check it out!

Email me at: jcisaacs@gmail.com

Youtube of Living my Life Upside Down!

*To Order a CD, get on the mailing list, book me for a house concert, to find out about the Music That Matter show case, or to just say "Hi I enjoyed the music!" email me.

My CD Gentle as Rain has 22 tracks on it! New Mp3s below just click on the yellow boxes.

Boys Will be Boys with special guests

Instrumental Attack Dog

Love for Real

Penny a Nickel and a Dime and quarter with special guests

One way or another

Perfectionist

Tragedy Strikes is a song about when the hard times hit, do you stay on the same side or do the usual? Genie in a bottle is a song about the fire inside of us and wanting to express yourself in our super star saturuated society. Ice is about hatred in alls its insidious forms. Love is the author is an audacious song that attempts to answer why we are here- we are here to love. Oh and 42.

Eyes Wide Open explores the perspective of someone near death on life. How to be happy explores what you really need. Studies say if you earn a certain amount of money you don't really need more. So happiness does not come with a price tag but sometimes with a lack of one. Maybe it's my fault is my wife's favorite song because it proves her point :-). Why is my personal favorite- inspired by a woman's story about the death of her child and her struggle to make meaning from it. Sometimes the questions are better then the answers. Sometimes we can't know why.

Lyrics of Joseph Isaacs Link

What type of songwriter am I? I play the guitar like a lion tamer jamming in alternative tunings. I write a variety of styles of songs from crazy songs about flying dogs and RC Cola to deeper songs about peace of mind, being where you are, relationships, and human kindness. I have a passion for packing as many big ideas and interesting metaphors and images into one song as possible.. I have songs about science, religion, the personal, the funny, you name it... I just am not content to fit in a box so I guess you will have to listen to my mp3s and label me yourself.

Links below to some of the acts that play the showcase:
Check out their web pages!

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Directions to venues we play at in yellow below:

Mad City Coffee House
10801 Hickory Ridge Road
Columbia MD 21044
410-964-8671
From 95 (between Baltimore and DC) take route 32 West and then take Broken Lands Parkway North to Hickory Ridge Road. (From route 29 you will be taking Broken Lands Parkway West).
Take Broken Lands Parkway towards Hickory Ridge RD. Turn left on Hickory Ridge (it only goes in one direction). Take Hickory Ridge RD past Howard Community College and right after Sunny Spring Rd there is a Long and Fosters on your left. That is Hickory Ridge Plaza where Mad City is tucked next to a chinese restaurant. Let the Madness BEGIN!

College Perk- from Route 1 south- you will see signs for 193 and for Long and Fosters and there is a big green house. This house is the College Perk! It is marked with a big sign. Park there and come on in the Perk.
www.collegeperk.org/directions.htm

Caribou Cafe
gigs now in Rockville Olney one Closed so we are now at:
301-460-0047
5562 Norbeck Rd Rockville MD 20853

Orinoco Cafe House
410- 312-9191
8874 McGaw Rd 21046

Unitarian Church Harford County Web Link
1127 Old Falston Rd

www.mapquest.com

Directions to Columbia Lakefront Festival- Lake Kittemequanda Columbia, MD
10221 Wincopin Circle Colmbia MD 21044 (this is the address of the Columbia Association located at the lake. Run map quest with it and it will get you there).

Take Route 95 to 32 West (or route 29) to Broken Lands Parkway. From 32 West you would be heading West on Broken Lands, from 29 you would be going East. You will get to Little Patuxtent Parkway. Head North (towards the Central Library/Merry Weather Post/Toby's Dinner Theater) on Little Patuxtent Parkway. You will go through three traffic lights and a foot bridge. Immediately after the third light, you will be at the Lake Front (Wincopin Circle). You will be opposite the mall and a parking building. You will see on the right (opposite the mall) a parking lot. Park there. You are at the lakefront.
www.lakefrontfestival.com
Columbia Association: 410-715-3000 (9am to 5 pm)
Festival 24 recorded info (toll free) 1-877-713-9674
Rain Cancellation Hotline ext. 9010

Here more of my music
at mp3 washingtonpost

Bread for the City Homeless

Columbia Lakefront Festival Website