The ‘mister’ part of the band name, Mr. Kyle is sort of funny. The Kyle part of the name is Kyle Daley, (right, above) and he’s more like a big kid. He’s in his early 20s and looks like he hasn’t started shaving yet.

Supporting Daley are bassist Sam (left) who doesn’t give his last name but is more than willing to share other personal information about himself with strangers, drummer Adam Altiero who auditioned for the part by walking on at an open mic night when Daley was performing, and superfan Dominic.

But appearances — as with this obvious example — can be deceiving. Despite his boyish looks, Kyle Daley is a very mature young man. Besides very aggressively pursuing his future in musical performance, he has a serious contingency plan: a YSU degree he is finishing up in a field called something like technological sciences. “This stuff,” he explains, pointing to the array of mics, speakers and lights at a recent performance. “If I don’t make it on stage, I’ll be able to manage the stage,” he says.

In addition to his class work, he also works at University Pizza where he performs and promotes an open mic night.

Daley does the singing, plays lead guitar and writes all the original songs for Mr. Kyle, which he formed just this past summer. His voice has a youthful quality, with good range and accuracy and an especially good falsetto. His guitar playing, both electric on band numbers and acoustic when he plays solo during a typical set, is competent.

Clearly, though, songwriting is his forte. Though Mr. Kyle plays a variety of covers, his original works are surprisingly diverse and intriguing, in both music and message, showing the early influence of major rock bands and later leanings toward more esoteric performers. And he’s not afraid to experiment.

Mr. Kyle’s motto, “The revolution starts here tonight,” might be a bit impetuous, but Kyle Daley’s motivation and talent are thoughtful and purposeful, and promising.