Alan Horvath | Pictures :: 1996

1996 - 2004

The Cafe Newz Club | New Brunswick, New Jersey | May 1996
Photo by ... Bucky

Rutgers University coffee house ... in 1995 and '96 ... maybe some of '97, I played Cafe News on a very regular basis. It was right here in my home town, so anytime I wanted to play in front of an audience, I could always go there. I also did a number of my own shows there ... my favorite was my first ... there was a power outage during my first set - I'm not even sure I made it through the first song - so we lit a bunch of candles ... I sat in the center of the room ... and everyone crowded close around me as I performed *unplugged* ... for real. It was one of the most intimate and memorable nights ever. Cafe Newz was "politically removed" from it's popular practice of serving great coffee, pastries, and music to Rutgers students in 1997.

Tumulty's Pub | New Brunswick, New Jersey | Winter 1997
Photo by A. Perry Heller

Tumulty's Pub is on George Street, downtown, New Brunswick ... and holds a lot of memories for me. I played there nearly every Wednesday night, from '95 into '97 ... mostly with Michael Toth on Bass. This picture was taken by Perry (percussionist) when I was joining forces with him and Bob Hart (bassist). Perry and I were running all over town that night, with the intent of taking pictures - this was the "magical" one ... we were downstairs at Tumulty's and I was sitting at the bar smoking a cigareet ... I had no idea he was shooting, which is probably why it worked so well.

The George Street Playhouse | New Brunswick, New Jersey | July 1999
Photo by Smokey Mirror Studios

Backstage at the George Street theater ... again, in my hometown. This was the last show I did at the George Street Playhouse, for the Arts for Water benefit ... taken backstage, about 20 minutes before going on. There are no performances ... ever ... anywhere ... that can compare with the performances that come out of me in a theater. It's the only kind of venue I truly *want* to play in ... I think the "why" of it speaks for itself, but theaters just seem to have the perfect combination of elements for me ... and those gigs at the Playhouse will always remain very special memories for me.

Home Studio | Milltown, New Jersey | October 2000
Photo by Smokey Mirror Studios

Here I am - at my studio in Milltown, NJ ... I had just purchased the Roland VS-1880 Digital Studio (top-right background), a pair of Neve tube preamps, and a BLUE Dragonfly microphone (in front of the guitar) ... and was messing around with it when this was taken. That's my Washburn guitar ... no longer in my possession (see the "Alan's Axes" link above).

On the Go Entertainment Magazine | December 2001
Photo by Jason Towlen

Journalist Chris Jordan called me to do an interview about The 'Rings Project ... the feature appeared in their On the Go Entertainment Magazine (packed with New Jersey's Asbury Park Press, Home News Tribune, and Star Ledger), December 14th, 2001. While I was there, staff photographer Jason Towlen took 20-30 photos of me with my McSpadden teardrop dulcimer ... when I got home later, I checked my email and lo and behold! - Jason sent me this photo. Thanks, Jason! And *special* thanks to Chris Jordan for reporting, reviewing, and supporting my career these many years.

The Milltown Studio | Milltown, New Jersey | September 2003
Photo by Smokey Mirror Studios

This shot was taken while I was recording the Kingdom Come CD ... me and the Hummingbird.

Alan & His '54 Chevy | North Brunswick, NJ | February 2004
Photo by Cousin George

My cousin took this shot ... I had just arrived at my mom's house in North Brunswick. A cloudy Winter's day in Jersey ... me and my beloved truck ... visiting my mom, like I do every day for dinner, only a bit earlier because my cousin George was in town from San Diego, California.

Alan & His '54 Chevy | New Brunswick, NJ | July 2004
Photo by Smokey Mirror Studios

This picture was taken at what use to be the old National Musical String Company ... it's a rehearsal hall now, owned by a friend of mine. Back in the '60s, I had a girlfriend that worked at the factory and I would occasionally get free guitar strings. The National Musical String Company closed down in the early '70s ... but their name, faded though it is, still sits in the brick and mortar.

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