“It’ll be a hit,” said senior John McDonald when discussing his May 31st comedy show at AJ’s cafe in Ferndale. “We’ll also have a live rock music set with Stanford Grace.”
Standford Grace is a rock band put together by a couple of Seaholm students that peforms at local concerts. The band consists of Kyle Pavone, Connor Pavone, Jimmy Hamzey, Scott Beatty, and Pat Myles. The band is currently looking for a new screamer, but they don’t believe this should put a stunt to their set at the show.
AJ’s Cafe, formerly known as Xedos Cafe, is located right in the heart of downtown Ferndale at Woodward and 9 mile road. The show starts at 9:00 pm on Saturday May 31st and will run roughly until midnight. Admission is only $5.00.
“This is one of the shows I have planned for the upcoming spring/summer season. I’m excited about it,” said junior Josh Wegener. “It’s a high quality performance for how inexpensive it is.”
Both Stanford Grace and McDonald’s comedy act bring a nice size crowd when they perform. There are loyal fans in the Birmingham area for both McDonald’s stand up and for Standford Grace that will follow the two where ever they go. These loyal fans are what Wegener hopes to attract to the show.
“The show will be a blend of McDonald’s comedy with some rock n’roll from our band,” said Pavone. “Playing sets is what we love to do, we’ve got a good group of guys together, and when put on stage we’re all the better.”
The show will appeal to all audiences.
“The nice thing about our show is that it will be suitable for almost all ages,” said Wegener.“McDonald’s act is fairly clean and the music attracts fans of all age groups.”
