[Minneapolis/MN Thread] Where's the "beer" thread icon?

scuz · #1 01-13-2009, 03:28 PM

Greetings to all Minneapolitains/Minnesotans!

Welcome to a meet-up thread. I propose we do the following:

Have "I have a new amp/bass/excuse to drink" meets
Invade open-stage nights at bars/clubs
Colaborate on band projects for those of us that can play more than one instrument
Post stuff here instead of craigslist so you know it's going to a good home
Whatever else you guys can think of!

Ok, go! For starters, post your city/area, bands, and other things you think pertinent. Or just say "hi." Also go lasso all your bassist buddies and get 'em in here.

- Minneapolis
- the Darkos, one unnamed project
- I play bari sax as well, and just received new pre-amp tubes in the mail this morning

Oraflora · #2 01-13-2009, 07:14 PM

Damon, Minneapolis, MN
2 Bands - Empire Garrison, and the Ross William Perry Band
Just bought an Eden 410t from BobaFret here, and really like playing with 8 - 10" speakers

hbarcat · #3 01-13-2009, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scuz

- I play bari sax as well, and just received new pre-amp tubes in the mail this morning

I bet that tube saxophone sounds really warm.

Bass Mule · #4 01-13-2009, 11:21 PM

Jeff here. 4 bands (3 in my sig, one of which is on hiatus--and an unnamed 4th project). I hang out at Area 52 a lot on Fridays, which hosts a fun jam.

MNAirHead · #5 01-13-2009, 11:47 PM

Howdy.

Took a VERY long break after playing 364/365 days x 5 years... dusting off the 4,5,6 and fretless

PLAYING - Sessioning for a REALLY tight Church band.. a REALLY bad Folk Trio (seriously laughable - good chance to try some different stuff)..

Looking to start/join a 2-4 nite per month cover act.

LIVE - near St. Paul Midway.

GEAR - Couldn't find any good 1x15 and 2x10 cabinets worth the bucks, so building them for my rack biamp... Midwest Speaker is doing the Cad and Physics... They'll cost about the same as store cabinets.. the EV drivers will be 100x what mfgs put in the boxes.

Beer?

Tim

MNAirHead · #6 01-14-2009, 12:19 AM

MN Music Memory Lane Link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNtx3...eature=related

iCombs · #7 01-14-2009, 12:34 AM

LOCATION: I'm up in Blaine.

BAND: I play for 3 Pill Morning.

PERTINENT: I have a mohawk.

PROBABLY ACTUALLY MORE PERTINENT: I'm trying to unload a 5 string...anyone looking for a backup bass (or just an inexpensive but solid 5)?

**HeavyDuty** · #8 01-14-2009, 07:13 AM

Just a reminder - gigspam doesn't go here, it goes in Misc.

Carry on!

taiwright · #9 01-14-2009, 06:19 PM

Location? Forest Lake Area

Gig? Taken a long break from bass gigs to focus on drumming. Still playing bass, guitar and drums though.

Gear for sale? Selling a Custom Shop Modulus Q6T (check the classifieds) and i have some other basses and gear lyin around id love to get rid of. Couple of samicks, older yamaha fretless. Swr Big Ben, Madison 600 Bass Head. let me know!

tai

MNAirHead · #10 01-15-2009, 07:15 AM

Gigspam...

Any chance you can let the who we play for slide?... not "come see me" but who we play for.

Thanks for being an observent mod (I do this for a classic VW site - man it's a long work).

Bass Mule · #11 01-15-2009, 03:52 PM

Also, wouldn't it kinda make sense to be able to post gigs for the locals to see, as opposed to making them fish through the other non-local shows? Not that I'm questioning anyone. I'm just thinking outloud (and online).

SpamBot · #12 01-15-2009, 03:56 PM

Location: St. Paul, university neighborhood.
Band: The 330s
Other things: I play nearly anything. Not amazingly, but I can hold down the basics on many instruments. I'm best at drums, particularly jazz drums, but rock bass is a second.

scottbass · #13 01-15-2009, 04:00 PM

City/Area: Owatonna/southern MN, Twin Cities & western Wisconsin
Bands: American Outlaws (classic rock), Top Shelf (blues, rock & rockin' blues)
Pertinent: Also play keys (Hammond/Leslie)
Talk Among Yourselves: Does anyone else notice the bars are booking fewer dates lately?

SpamBot · #14 01-15-2009, 04:02 PM

^ Yeah, I haven't had a bar gig in six months...

MNAirHead · #15 01-15-2009, 04:33 PM

I'm noticing that local places are booking higher quality stuff and having a bit bigger exepctations.

Christies V will book anything.. just ask about the haneous waste of $5 I dropped on them a few weeks ago.

paganjack · #16 01-15-2009, 04:46 PM

I'm Jack
I live in Uptown
I also play cello, and a bit of guitar/drums/piano/whatever is lying around.
Current Band: Dr Jabberwocky {an indie folk band that has yet to debut...}
and I am working on getting a jazz/fusion group together

**HeavyDuty** · #17 01-15-2009, 07:13 PM

By all means, talk about your bands! And I don't see how a mention of your upcoming shows in this thread hurts, so long as it's incidental.

Actual gigspam posts go in Misc - this is per the site admins.

StyleOverShow · #18 01-15-2009, 07:28 PM

It is freezing cold up there in Mn. (so this is global warming-it was 82 today in LA).
How do you guys protect your fingerboard's from drying out?

-richard

LowDownWays · #19 01-15-2009, 07:51 PM

Great idea scuz. When we're working we don't get to meet many other players. Yes, I've noticed the clubs booking less and or dropping live music all together. Tough times for the club scene right now. I'm fortunate enough to be working in a trio so we can keep our cost in line.

Richard- it is hella cold here right now. Not fit for humans. A little lemon oil on the fingerboard does the trick.

JeffreyG · #20 01-17-2009, 01:30 PM

I'm Jeff,

I live in Minneapolis.

I play in Thief River (which shares a practice space with Oraflora's band Empire Garrison - Hi!) INCIDENTALLY - we have a gig coming up next Saturday (1/24/09) at Lee's with the other band in our space Action Vs. Action, should be lots of fun

I also play guitar. I play guitar in The Uncool (BassMule's band which is on hiatus)