Joe Gavito with his soprano guitar (photo by Kenn Stearns)

When not all five singer/songwriter members of The Songbenders were available for a gig in the Houston area, our friend Joe Gavito was one of the musicians invited to sit in, along with Troy McConnell. As a show of support for Joe, last night we journeyed to the Crescent Moon Wine Bar in Spring, TX. We enjoyed the group’s performance, seeing Joe, and getting out on a Wednesday evening.

Our 16-year-old son managed to consume an order of beef tataki (seared rare New York strip served over honey-ponzu marinated onions), a 16-ounce bacon-wrapped filet, a serving of molten chocolate cake, a very exotic chocolate bar laced with applewood-smoked bacon, and a serving of Crescent Moon birthday cake (for their one-year anniversary). Yes, he did eat dinner before we left for the night out.

Songbenders Brian Kalinec, Danny Everitt, and James Sweat perform with Joe Gavito and Troy McConnell at the Crescent Moon Wine Bar in Spring, TX (photo by Kenn Stearns)