For the past 8 months, during their shelter-in-place, Mindi and her husband Eric have been hosting Facebook
live music and wine sessions from their living room or porch, every Tuesday, 5:00PM Pacific/8:00PM Eastern.
If you've missed any, catch up on the complete sessions below, or go
here to hear individual songs.
Click the play button on any video, then click "YouTube" (in the lower right) to view it in full-screen.
Session #1 - March 24, 2020
Mindi plays "True Blue", "Where There's A Woman There's A Way", "Amazing Grace", "Save Tonight" (with Eric on guitar) and "Bloom".
Eric talks about Treble Clef Chardonnay.
Session #2 - March 31, 2020
Mindi plays "Make A Wish", "Here For You", "Born To Run" (sax solo), "Pink Cadillac" (with Eric on guitar), "Smile" and "Be Beautiful" (ending on her back deck).
Eric talks about Vive Le Rock Petite Sirah
Session #3 - April 7, 2020
Mindi plays "Come As You Are", "Say It With Love" (from her album "Forever" to be released soon),
"Pretty Good For A Girl" (with Eric on guitar), "Ain't No Sunshine" (A tribute to Bill Withers),
"Summertime" and "Flirt".
Eric talks about Pretty Good For A Girl Rose.
Session #4 - April 14, 2020
Mindi plays "Wild Heart", "I'll Be Your Home", "Love The One You're With" (with Eric on guitar), "Fine Wine and Vinyl" (from her album "Forever" to be released soon), "Remember", and "Live My Life".
Eric talks about Harmony GSM.
Session #5 - April 21, 2020
Mindi plays "As Good As It Gets", "High Five", "You Send Me" (with Eric on guitar), "Good Day For The Blues", "Change" and "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy".
Eric talks about Soul Cabernet Sauvignon.
Session #6 - April 28, 2020
Mindi plays "Haute Sauce", "My Romance", "Imagine", "Bad News" (with Eric on guitar), "You've Got A Friend", and "Superstition".
Eric talks about Imagine 2016 Santa Lucia Highlands / Monterey County Pinot Noir.
Session #7 - May 4, 2020
A Tribute to Stevie Wonder
Mindi plays "Sir Duke" (with Eric on guitar), "Overjoyed", "Ribbon in the Sky", "Living for the City", "I Wish", and "You are the Sunshine of My Life".
Eric talks about Champagne.
Session #8 - May 11, 2020
A Tribute to Those We've Lost
Mindi plays "Tutti Frutti" (Little Richard),
"Angel from Montgomery" (John Prine),
"Let Me Hear It From You" and
"I Love To Play The Saxophone" (Sweet Pea Atkinson),
"I Can Remember", and
"Just The Two Of Us" (Bill Withers).
Eric ("The Cork Dork") answers wine questions.
Session #9 - May 19, 2020
Songs of Hope and Happiness
Mindi plays "The Dream",
"S'all Good",
"Somewhere Over The Rainbow" (with Eric on ukulele),
"It's A Beautiful Day",
"I Wonder", and
"Gonna Be Alright".
Eric ("The Cork Dork") answers more wine questions.
Week of May 24
Mindi took a break from her weekly living room
Wine+Music sessions to celebrate both her
birthday and anniversary.
Session #10 - June 3, 2020
Songs of Love
Mindi plays
"Save The Last Dance",
"Stars",
"Love Me Like A Man (with Eric on guitar)",
"Harvest Moon",
"Someday My Prince Will Come", and
"Head Over Heals".
Eric talks about Mumm Napa Sparkling Brut Rose and answers more wine questions.
Session #11 - June 9, 2020
Songs of Inspiration
Mindi plays
"April" (from her soon-to-be released new album),
"Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker),
"Hallelujah",
"Angels",
"Ooh Child",
"Purple Rain", and
"What's Going On".
Eric talks about Reserve Tastings' Soul - a
2016 Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon.
June 20, 2020
Rick's Cafe Live
Instead of her weekly Wine+Music session in her living room,
Mindi drove to Rick Braun's home in LA where he had also been
broadcasting weekly live sessions and had started to include other
musicians. Mindi, with most of her band, played alongside Rick
for an exciting evening.
Session #12 - June 23, 2020
Mindi plays
"Sugar",
"Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay",
"Find 100 Ways",
"Wild Horses",
"Alive" (from the soon-to-be-released album), and
"Work Song".
Eric talks about sampling wines for Reserve Tastings.
Session #13 - June 30, 2020
Live from Hollywood
Mindi plays
"The Dick Van Dyke Show Theme" (A tribute to Carl Reiner),
"Fire And Rain",
"Straight, No Chaser",
"Amazing Grace" (A tribute to Khari Parker),
"Salt And Lime", and
"America The Beautiful".
Eric talks about Sauvignon Blanc.
Session #14 - July 7, 2020
With Special Guest Peter White
Mindi plays
"Every Time",
"Homeward Bound" (from Peter's new album),
"I Can't Wait For Christmas",
"Bueno Funk",
"Lucy's", and
"River".
Peter talks about Boddington's Pub Ale.
Session #15 - July 14, 2020
Peter White Returns
Mindi and Peter play
"Promenade",
"Smile",
"I'll Be Your Home",
"Can't Get Enough",
"Bloom", and
"Dream Walk"
Eric talks about English Sparkling Wine - and accidentally (?) showers Mindi.
Session #16 - July 21, 2020
Songs about Going Places
Mindi plays
"Georgia",
"Far Away",
"On and On",
"Just Say When",
"Come Together", and
"Fly Away".
Eric uses sight, smell and taste to correctly identify a wine hidden by Mindi.
Session #17 - July 28, 2020
More with Peter White
Mindi and Peter play
"Are You Mine?"
"True Blue",
"In My Life",
"Hey Jude",
"Save Tonight",
"Miss You",
"Who's That Lady?",
"California Dreamin'" and
"Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland".
Eric talks about Nyetimber sparkling wine from Sussex, England.
Session #18 - August 11, 2020
Mindi & Peter - Together Again
Mindi and Peter play
"Flirt",
"Venice Beach",
"The Long and Winding Road",
"Wild Horses",
"You Can't Always Get What You Want",
"Save the Last Dance", and
a medley of Peter's songs.
Eric talks about the wine region of Sonoma.
Session #19 - August 18, 2020
Mindi & Rick Braun
Mindi and Rick play
"Lucy's",
"What A Wonderful World",
"Notorious",
"Wade In The Water",
"Stand By Me",
"Flirt", and
"Grazing In The Grass".
During the wine intermission, Eric sabres off the top of a champagne bottle.
Session #20 - Sept 1, 2020
Live from Clearwater, featuring Third Richardson and Shawn Brown
Mindi and the guys play
"Imagine",
"Europa",
"Be Beautiful",
"Love and Happiness",
"I Can't Make You Love Me", and
"Takin' It To The Streets/Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
Eric introduces Blueberry Wine from Keel & Curley Winery, Plant City, FL.
Session #21 - Sept 8, 2020
Live from Hollywood, featuring Third Richardson and Tony Pulizzi
Mindi and the guys play
"Wild Heart",
"Forever",
"Old Time Rock 'n' Roll",
"Bloom",
"I'll Be Your Home", and
"Baby Get It On"
Eric discusses the label designs of Vive Le Rock and Soundwave.
Session #22 - Sept 22, 2020
With Ellis Hall - "The Ambassador of Soul"
Mindi and Ellis play
"How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You",
"Welcome",
"Georgia On My Mind",
"Use Me",
"Don't Know Much About History",
"Gotta Get Ready", and
"A Change Is Gonna Come".
Eric talks about SOUL 2016 Paso Robles Cab.
Session #23 - Sept 29, 2020
With "Pablo Blanco" and Matthew Hager
Mindi and the guys played
"Lucy's",
"Every Time",
"The Joint",
"Bueno Funk",
"How Does It Feel",
"Holding Back The Years" and
"Come Together/California Dreamin'"
Eric performed another successful sabrage on a bottle of Napa Champagne as a tribute
to all his friends and colleagues in the wine industry battling wild fires.
Wine + New Music Video Listening Party - Oct 2, 2020
With Niko Bolas, Studio Engineer for Mindi's "Forever" album
Mindi and Eric played the new "Making of 'Forever'" video and talked
with Niko about his role in the recording of the album plus
the duties of a studio engineer.
Eric introduced "Sound Wave" - a 2018 Napa Valley Chardonnay with the actual
soundwave of the "Forever" song on the label.
Session #24 - Oct 14, 2020
With Ellis Hall
Mindi and Ellis played
"Lucy's",
"Let The Good Times Roll",
"Drift Away",
"Girl You're Not In Kansas Anymore",
"Signed Sealed Delivered", and
"Thank You Baby".
Eric introduced "Soloist" - a Reserve Tastings Sonoma Pinot Noir
in tribute to those dealing with the wine country wild fires.
Session #25 - Oct 27, 2020
With Rick Braun and Tony Pulizzi
Mindi and the guys played
"Cold Duck Time",
"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy",
"Heard It Through The Grapevine",
"Cadillac Slim",
"The Joint", and
"Use Me".
Eric introduced the (sold out) 2017 Vive La Musique St Helena Cabernet Sauvignon,
supporting MusiCares®, giving back to the music industry.
Bonus Election Night Session - Session #26 - Nov 3, 2020
With Dave Koz
Mindi and Dave had planned to surprise voters waiting in lines to vote with some
live music. However, after visiting six polling stations in Los Angeles, they found no lines.
So they decided to surprise the internet instead, playing several patriotic songs,
along with a few other favorites.
Eric joined in with his sabre to open a bottle of champagne in celebration to America.
Session #27 - Nov 10, 2020
With Rodney Lee
Rodney played mashups of funk from the 70's and Mindi joined in on
Jungle Man/Burn,
Back to Life/Positive Thing,
Suit and Tie/Pleasure for Your Pleasure,
Golden/Thank You,
The Middle/Stomp and Bucket and
Rumor Has It/Cold Sweat.
Eric introduced the new Reserve Tastings Malbec.
Session #28 - Nov 17, 2020
With Peter White & Vincent Ingala at Peter's house
Mindi and the guys played
"Work Song",
"Ain't No Sunshine",
"River",
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town",
"Albatross" and
"Under The Boardwalk".
Eric served Pretty Good Foe A Girl Rosé and suggested some Thanksgiving Day pairings.
Session #29 - Nov 24, 2020
With Byrd the Baliff and Herman Jackson
Mindi and the guys played
"Use Me",
"Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay",
"Summertime",
"Just the Two of Us",
"A Song for You", and
"Sir Duke".
Eric introduced the new Reserve Tastings Malbec "Shades of Blue".
Mindi and Eric will be doing these sessions every Tuesday on her Facebook page.