Home Sweet Home

I am so excited to be heading home to the Mississippi Gulf Coast for Thanksgiving. I get to see my family, and best of all, I'll be performing two shows in town. This will be my first time playing at home, and I can't wait to see all my old friends. The shows will be in downtown Gulfport at the new Watson's Piano Bar. The incomparable vocalist Francie Phelps will be joining me at the shows, and we'll be taking requests as well as performing a bunch of my original songs. I'd love to see you. Come on by!

Friday, November 26, 9pm-1am
Saturday, November 27, 9pm-1am
Watson's Piano Bar
1307 Highway 49
Downtown Gulfport

The Josh Dupont Band's First Show

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Dry Bean last Friday! I had such a great time on stage, and it made all the difference in the world to see so many familiar faces out there. I recorded video of the whole show, and I am currently uploading the individual songs to YouTube. Keep an eye on my channel at http://www.youtube.com/pianojoshdupont for these videos and more. Here's a little taste...

The Big Show!

The debut show is coming up! The Josh Dupont Band is the first in a line-up of four bands at the Dry Bean on Verona Road. Hear Josh's originals with the band for the first time. We're starting at 9pm and playing for an hour. Get there early, grab a drink and say hi!

Here's a link to the event page on Facebook. We'd love for you to RSVP http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=150405298334364

Things'll be Great When You're Downtown

UPDATE (10/25)--Francie and I will be starting at Maduro this Wednesday, Oct. 27. We're playing from 9pm-12am. See ya there :)

UPDATE (10/12)--Francie and I will be starting at Maduro either Wednesday, Oct. 20 or Wednesday, Oct. 27, depending upon the health of her father. We want to present the show as a duo from the get-go! In the meantime, keep Francie's family in your thoughts as they navigate through this difficult time.


While my good friends Anthony and Leslie Cao are busy with the current production of the Madison Opera, I'll be filling in on the piano at Madison's only cigar bar--Maduro. Come on out every Wednesday from 9pm-midnight. I'll be playing all requests as well as some originals--a couple weeks solo, then Francie Phelps will join me for duo shows!

Wednesdays: 9pm-12am
Maduro
117 East Main Street
Madison, WI

Back to the "B"

I'm going to be returning to Plan B on Willy Street for piano sing-a-long after their Glee watching parties on Tuesdays. If you're in the neighborhood, come on by and request your favorite tunes. I'll be playing originals as well. See you there!

Tuesdays: 8pm-12am
Plan B
924 Williamson St.
Madison, WI

"I Try to Be"

Here's the latest in the Living Room Concerts series. Part four - "I Try to Be"

Lyrics are below...



"I Try to Be"

I don't know what to say, I don't know where to go
With all the lovely ladies I meet out on the road
It's painfully obvious each time I try to speak
I ain't no Casanova, though I try to be.

I go out to the club, I sit down at the bar
Old friends come talking at me, I don't know who they are
I smile and nod politely though I got no memory
I ain't no Merriam-Webster, though I try to be

It seems that every time I sit and write a song
Every other line starts to sound like Elton John
I'd be flattered to keep such company, but
I ain't no Amadeus, though I try to be

I thank you all for sitting here and listening to my tune
I didn't change your religion, didn't see no ladies swoon
We're all just out here drinking, we're one big family
Cause we ain't no proselytizers, and we don't pretend to be

Come down front and have a beer, your first one is on me
We're all best friends tonight, 'least till that clock strikes three.

The "Ninja"

So here is the much-requested "Ninja" song. Come to the Dry Bean on October 29, 2010 to hear it with the whole band! Lyrics below...



"Ninja"

A shroud of darkness fills the empty street
As a single shriek cuts through the night
But the days of crime in this fair city are fleeting
Alone he carries the burden of the fight

A lone wolf--a warrior in the night
A sole survivor of three thousand years of fighting
He shall never die, lest he be bested and beset
But the battle rages on and that has never happened yet

Who is this man who through the shadows creeps
Whom evildoers loathe and fear 
He is the ninja and from his body seeps
Pure vengeance and for the victims he perseveres

A lone wolf--a warrior in the night
A sole survivor of three thousand years of fighting
He shall never die, lest he be bested and beset
But the battle rages on and that has never happened yet