There's something to be said for time. You never really notice how quickly life shifts until you have the perspective of years. I've...

It's been an exhausting, exhilarating week of work on the new Ode to Odessa album; and, I'm thrilled with the results so far. I can't...

Yep, it's the third Tuesday of July, which means I'm hosting my annual celebration where I played my first open MIC, at The Dolphin...

I started doing weekly livecasts on Facebook, for both music and voice overs. I'm alternating one each week. For music, I'm simply...

As we've moved into spring, I find there's rarely a weekend that I'm not playing a show. It's great to be busy, but aside from the solo...

March 26, 2015 - Rick and Nick performing The Doors "Touch Me" at the Sports Cantina in Hillard, Ohio. That doesn't sound like me at all,...

February 8, 2015 - Performing a new original tune, "Gifted," at the Sonwriter's Showcase presented by the Columbus Songwriter's...

May 16, 2014 - Rick and Nick rock out "My Generation" at O'Toole's Irish Bar & Grille It's been incredibly busy the last couple weeks...

This has been one of the busiest stretches I've had playing live music. Wednesday, I played in both the Gatsby's and O'Toole's open...

I played my first gig at O'Toole's Irish Bar & Grille on April 4, and it was a blast. My set list had close to 50 songs, but I ended up...

I've continued to try out new places to play. This past Sunday, I stopped by The Beachcomber at Buckeye Lake. My friend Joe Spino hosts...

I played the open stage at Java Central tonight. I had signed up second, but nobody signed up first, so I was asked to play both sets. I...

Tonight, I performed with my dad, the first Rick Barr, at Java Central. It was only the second time we've done this. We played two...

What a night! I played the open stage at Gatsby's with both Katie and Nick. Katie handled trumpet and vocals, Nick rocked on bass. I'd...

I got this year started off right, playing an open stage at a new venue, The Woodlands. I'd never been there before, though I have an...