Five Firsts: Mike Hayes of Blue Factory

NAME: Mike Hayes
BAND AFFILIATION: Blue Factory
INSTRUMENT: Bass, Vocals

1. THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS … ELO’s “Eldorado”

2. THE FIRST CONCERT THAT I EVER SAW WAS … Kansas

3. THE FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT I EVER OWNED OR PLAYED WAS … a recorder

4. THE FIRST SONG THAT I EVER PERFORMED IN PUBLIC WAS … REM’s “Radio Free Europe”

5. THE FIRST BAND I WAS EVER IN WAS … the Brink

Bassist Mike Hayes and the rest of Blue Factory step into the spotlight at Valentine’s Music Hall in Albany for a 6pm happy hour show on Friday (December 2). Sharing the bill will be the Rob Skane 3.