Tim Laigaie, of Holme Circle, performs with friend Nick Passio at the North Star Bar in Fairmount on Jan. 13, 2009. Photo by Christopher Wink.

By Christopher Wink

The acoustic rock sound of Northeast Philadelphia’s own Tim Laigaie capped off a night of new comers at the North Star Bar in Fairmount yesterday night.

Tim, 21, played a handful of songs from his debut album Out of Focus with his friend Nick Passio, skirting his full band accompaniment. Nearly 100 fans were on hand in the lively showroom at the North Star, just inside the bar’s slower, drearier Tuesday night bar scene.

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