Nationally touring singer/songwriter Mike Pinto made his debut at the Old Causeway Steak and Oyster House in Manahawkin last Thursday night, playing an acoustic set with some help from percussionist Joe Iacovelli on the bang box. Pinto performed a medley of his originals interspersed with classic covers by Jack Johnson, Sublime and even Johnny Cash. Winter locals were seduced into a bounce by Pinto’s coastal sound, conjuring a nostalgia for summer.
Pinto has been playing and writing for at least 20 years. “Once I picked up the guitar, I immediately started writing…
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