Shameless plug for gig (girl band)

PassivAggressiv · #1 09-02-2011, 02:29 PM

If anyone is near Columbus, Ohio, we'd love for you to come out to our very first gig! We're opening for another band and we are all very nervous, so any support and/ or encouragement would be deeply appreciated and welcomed!

Here's the link with the details...

Sonic Cherry! . : . www.soniccherryband.com

DanAleks · #2 09-03-2011, 03:00 PM

I used to live in Columbus.
Best of luck at the gig! You'll rock the house.

BTW - I really like the cartoon image at the top of your web page.

Rock on!

hrodbert696 · #3 09-03-2011, 07:12 PM

I'm nowhere near Ohio, but the website looks cool, and so do the three of you (disappears under the covers and makes grunting noises). Oops excuse me...

We need video of the gig! Sound clips!

Actually, I've got to say I'm envious of your guitarist, and not just for the obvious reasons. I was going to join up with a group a couple years ago but then they decided to stay an all-girl group, so I didn't even get to audition. Good luck with the gig!

PassivAggressiv · #4 09-03-2011, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DanAleks

I used to live in Columbus.
Best of luck at the gig! You'll rock the house.

BTW - I really like the cartoon image at the top of your web page.

Rock on!

This post made me smile. Thank you!!

hrodbert696,
No clips yet, but hopefully we'll get some soon. Thanks for wishing us luck. It's 3 weeks out, and my stomach's already in knots, LOL.

drummer5359 · #5 09-04-2011, 07:55 AM

I live in Pittsburgh, but get to Columbus a few time per year. I hope to catch up to you folks a future show.

Johnius · #6 09-04-2011, 08:14 AM

Rockin' a Marcus Miller, eh? Nice. I like going to see members play. When you get your Chicago gig let us know. In the meant time, Best of Luck.

PassivAggressiv · #7 09-04-2011, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by drummer5359

I live in Pittsburgh, but get to Columbus a few time per year. I hope to catch up to you folks a future show.

Hey, I recognize you from the Deej thread. :-) We'll keep the website updated with future gigs, so whenever you come into town, be sure to look us up! :-)

Johnius,
Thanks re: the Marcus Miller - I really love it! I bought it impulsively, best thing I ever did.

I'll definitely drop you a note if we play in Chicago. I actually have relatives there, so I do make it to Chicago a couple of times a year. Probably be awhile before Sonic Cherry is gigging there, but if you have any upcoming gigs, drop me a PM and I'll try to make it to see you play sometime. Or you can get me a website and I can check it next time we head your direction. :-)

IncX · #8 09-04-2011, 11:40 AM

wow, i am impressed with the website! great job!

good luck on your first show!

Waterpilot · #9 09-04-2011, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by hrodbert696

I'm nowhere near Ohio, but the website looks cool, and so do the three of you (disappears under the covers and makes grunting noises). Oops excuse me...

Talk about inappropriate.

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Originally Posted by hrodbert696

I was going to join up with a group a couple years ago but then they decided to stay an all-girl group, so I didn't even get to audition.

After reading the first part of your post I don't blame them.

On topic: Good luck! I hope it goes well!

pica · #10 09-04-2011, 12:31 PM

If you girls ever got a gig in Detroit, I'd come check it out. Hope your first show went good.

PassivAggressiv · #11 09-04-2011, 03:31 PM

IncX, Waterpilot, and Pica - Thanks for wishing us luck! Talkbass is awesome; so many supportive musicians!

runmikeyrun · #12 09-05-2011, 07:29 AM

I'm from Akron. My old band played Columbus a few times- Ravari Room, HiFi Bar, somewhere else I can't remember. I don't even know if those places are still there, that was about 7-8 years ago. When we played Ravari Room we got free pizza from the place next door. I wish I could afford the gas to drive down and see you guys but i am just a poor (adult) college student

Just get in some extra practices and have fun. As nervous as you might be you'll have a good time. If you would like a show in Akron or Kent there's a couple places I might be able to help you with. PM me if you're interested.

hrodbert696 · #13 09-05-2011, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Waterpilot

Talk about inappropriate.

After reading the first part of your post I don't blame them.

On topic: Good luck! I hope it goes well!

But I do second your "on topic" comment.

EDIT: OK, so It was a bit of "earthy" humor. My impression of the OP and the band, based on the website, is that they wouldn't take offense at it; it looks to me like they know they have sex appeal and don't mind. If she and her bandmates were offended, I do apologize. I'm looking forward to sound or video so I have more to comment on than their looks (which are fantastic).

runmikeyrun · #14 09-05-2011, 04:26 PM

I can't really speak from experience because I am a male, but I would assume that some women use their sex appeal while some others just want to be noticed for their music and not their... well... you know. I suppose some are a mix of the two. The world is totally different for females, my ex gf spent half her time telling guys to screw off because they were always staring at her, hitting on her, etc. I would have to think it gets annoying at some point.

PassivAggressiv · #15 09-05-2011, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by runmikeyrun

I'm from Akron. My old band played Columbus a few times- Ravari Room, HiFi Bar, somewhere else I can't remember. I don't even know if those places are still there, that was about 7-8 years ago. When we played Ravari Room we got free pizza from the place next door. I wish I could afford the gas to drive down and see you guys but i am just a poor (adult) college student

Just get in some extra practices and have fun. As nervous as you might be you'll have a good time. If you would like a show in Akron or Kent there's a couple places I might be able to help you with. PM me if you're interested.

Hey, I definitely understand being a broke college student - been there, done that. :-) Thanks for the offer re: help setting up a gig in Akron. I'll make a note of it and if if/when we get to the point where we are ready to branch out to more places, I'll drop you a PM. So sweet of you to offer your help! And thanks for the encouragement and advice, also. :-)

hrodbert696,

I wasn't offended by the remark you made. It was (I assume) a joke, and it made me laugh. I don't mind talk about sexuality as long as the comments aren't mean or sexually aggressive, and I didn't find the comment you made to be either.

On the other hand, I have to admit that reading Waterpilot's and runmikeyrun's responses to yours made me smile too, because they are clearly sensitive enough to women to recognize it *could* have been offensive. For women sexuality is a bit tricky - we want to be thought of as attractive and we certainly love to feel sexy, but we don't want that to be ALL that matters, because obviously there is a lot more to us as people than that.

So imo, this situation is no harm, no foul. I didn't find your comments offensive, but I did appreciate the guys who were
concerned it might be.

And can I just say, all the encouragement and kind words in all the responses have been really awesome. I can't thank you all enough for that. It might seem silly, but it really does make all the anxiety about this first gig a little more bearable.

I just hope our audience will be as incredible and supportive as the people on talkbass!

runmikeyrun · #16 09-05-2011, 06:31 PM

Hey, you gotta be sensitive to the ladies, right? Maybe i've had too much sexual harassment training at work lol.

Now that you bring it up, i'm sorta nervous for our gig next week. We lost our singer a month ago and i've resumed vocal duties. Not that i'm nervous about singing in front of people because i sang and played for a long time before this band, but I have ADHD and remembering lyrics takes a lot of repetition for me. I only wrote the lyrics for 6 songs a month ago and only have a few practices on them. We had planned shows for October which would have been fine, but we took this one next week to help a band out. I know i'm going to forget some of the words, but at least when you're screaming you can fake it pretty good haha.

I PM'd you with info on a couple of clubs.

PassivAggressiv · #17 09-06-2011, 02:14 AM

runmikeyrun -

I'm impressed that you can sing and play at the same time - I can't even seem to manage back-up vocals while I'm playing! I think as long as you keep singing, no one will know the difference if you're singing something random here or there, LOL.

Thanks for the PM, that way I can save the info.

And good luck next week - let us know how it goes!

runmikeyrun · #18 09-06-2011, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by PassivAggressiv

runmikeyrun -

I'm impressed that you can sing and play at the same time - I can't even seem to manage back-up vocals while I'm playing! I think as long as you keep singing, no one will know the difference if you're singing something random here or there, LOL.

Thanks for the PM, that way I can save the info.

And good luck next week - let us know how it goes!

The songs are new, so no one even knows where the vocals are supposed to be. I could skip a whole verse and no one would know

Singing and playing takes time and practice. For me, I learn the music and play it with the band until it becomes automatic. Then I can concentrate on singing without thinking about what i'm playing. I also tend to simplify parts when I have to sing so my brain doesn't have to work too hard lol. It's funny, I played in two bands where I only did backup and I thought it was almost harder, because I had to think about where and when I was coming in. Plus I didn't sing the backup parts at practice so I would have to try to remember the lyrics before my parts came.

np on the info, hope it works out for you. Make sure you get them to at least guarantee you $50 or something for gas.

I'll report back on the gig...

warnergt · #19 09-06-2011, 05:51 PM

Somebody did a nice job on that website for sure.

If I lived closer, I would be there.

Good luck!

PassivAggressiv · #20 09-06-2011, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by warnergt

Somebody did a nice job on that website for sure.

If I lived closer, I would be there.

Good luck!

Thanks, I'll pass that along re: the website. The guy who did it spent tons of hours on it (and did the animation also) - I know he'll appreciate that folks have noticed it! And thanks for wishing us luck!!! :-)

runmikeyrun - You'll do great, no doubt.

Can't wait to hear how it goes. :-)