Sunday, May 20, 2007
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 There isn't much left to be said about this last weekend's gig at the Hylton. The number of patrons that came to the Hylton to check us out was, for the most part, above average, and they were very supportive of our material, with a select few exceptions, whom were obviously in the minority.
I'm not about to sit and gripe about the things that went wrong this weekend. There are certainly many things that require improvement, and there are those who need attitude adjustments, but thankfully those do not belong to any band members -- or anyone close to us anyway. Yes the gig was an rousing success, and honestly, I felt it went far better than I had expected.
I thought about posting a bunch of pictures from this weekends' performance, but given the time it would require to tweak some 50 pictures, and a few video files, I decided against it. Instead, I may post the odd photo here and there, with a few interjections by me. For example, the photo that accommodates this post is entitled "Ouch! My Eye!!!".
Tung N' Groove has a lot of work to do before we hit the stage again this summer. More posts are to come in the near future. Ciao!
Thursday, May 17, 2007
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This is it -- finally!
This is the culmination of two years' worth of drinking, planning, scheming, drinking, contemplating, and practicing. Tung N' Groove takes flight tomorrow at the Redcliff Hylton.
And boy, are the guys pumped.
It seems like we have been rehearsing three times per week for the last two months, trying to get enough material together to play a full night. 32 songs -- that's what we managed to get until time ran out. That's three sets -- about a full dozen songs short. At this point, there's nothing we can do, except bite the bullet. We may have to repeat material late in the night, but in a bar, the clientèle usually rotates, so we should manage. By August, we will be ready to gig again, with material to spare.
This evening was spent loading equipment into the bar, setting up, tuning our instruments, and ensuring the PA system worked, as well as getting a good sound out of the PA. I even brought my new Canwoods out to play them this weekend. It took quite a bit of time, but I felt that we got a really big sound out of a (relatively) small PA. Even DH commented that the band sounded really big, fat, and overall good, yet retaining enough headroom to keep the sound clean.
I'll say this another way: We are going to be a loud band, but not too loud. Just loud enough to sound really big.
Once we had the sound happening, we test drove a couple songs in front of about 10 patrons. From my perspective (behind the drumkit), I felt the balance of instruments was pretty good, which allowed me to relax. I think we all felt comfortable on the stage. I didn't have to push, or hit the drums too hard. All in all, it was grooving.
A few of the patrons who listened to our soundcheck received our material positively. I think that's a good sign for this weekend. It's going to be a blast. I speak for the entire band when I say that we can't wait until tomorrow.
Only one thing remains: How the hell am I going to sleep tonight?
Friday, May 11, 2007
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Tuesday, April 3, 2007
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This is almost hard to believe! M.B. and I (and Becks, and Hienecken, and Coors, and Corona, and Gibsons, and Hennesy etc. etc. etc.) have spent sooooooooooo much time together planning, drinking, plotting, drinking, running to the john, searching, drinking..........................oh hell; you get the point! To finally connect with D.H. & K.R., get to work and see light at the end of the tunnel (train?) is really exciting! (For a guy that thought he was done with live music 10 years ago, it's even better!) So, even though our first (so far) gig is on May long weekend (hope for rain) and it doesn't seem like enough time, these are quality musicians that work hard and I know will get it done. Hope to see you ALL soon!!!!!!
M.A.
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There isn't much left to be said about this last weekend's gig at the Hylton. The number of patrons that came to the Hylton to check us out was, for the most part, above average, and they were very supportive of our material, with a select few exceptions, whom were obviously in the minority.
