Recent content by 51PRI

Could it be because good original band names, whether for cover bands or original bands, are hard to come by? If you have a list of great unused bsnd names please share!

So I wore the red hat, with my red shoes, at the gig last night. Everyone, including my lady friend, seemed to like. One cute waitress said she liked it "a lot." And the venue booked us for three more gigs, including...uh....Halloween!

Around here weeknight gigs are super rare. No bars clubs have bands during the week, or very rarely. Oh, no doubt about it. Also here is the added fact that several musicians are in multiple bands, or sub with multiple bands. I'm in two bands but there was a time when I was in 5.

Okay, so now i guess I have to wear a red tophat! So late year, or maybe even year before last, we were loading in for a festival type gig when a guy i know, and whose band I subbed for for a while, was driving out. He was wearing, and was known for wearing, a red tophat at gigs and he was...

Maybe a full blown FB Band page is worth whatever it costs. My cousin has a very active FB page. He posts videos of his band from practically every gig and says that they get most of their gigs on FB. Neither of the bands I'm in has a FB page.

Yeah, me too, depending on the band. One band I'm in right now doesn't know how to jam. They clam up when I start jamming on something. Other bands I've been in in the past would jam and see what happens, with one guy just singing nonsense to make it seem like a song. In a couple of...

Yeah, it does but if the band were to "make it" it would look like being smart early on. I know local weekend warrior bands that have an LLC. It makes good sense if you can get past the notion that one member is trying to pull a fast one.

Whether you are "local" or not, if you're getting paid you are professional.

Yeah, being unavailable for bookings on the weekend is pretty much the death knell for any band. Did you and your bandmates discuss what kind of band you were going to be, and availability for bookings, before you got together? Either way, it sounds like you aren't on the same page with your...

Will watch later. It's hard for me to believe that they have never rehearsed.

Because the OP is going to bail?

What is an "FBass?"

Well, in that case I guess the member and his Dad who started the LLC have plans for big success for this band.

Yes, Dunning-Kruger. I'm familiar.

Just so I can fire myself? (Had to say it first) Several years ago...probably close to 20...time flies....I decided that none of the drummers that I worked with were good dance drummers, so I decided to get a set of drums and become a drummer. A local auction house advertised a set of Ludwigs...