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The culmination of our "Highway 49" tour concluded on Saturday at a private community just north of Auburn. The drive there was not bad, but still an hour from my house. I arrived at the location to find a manned security gate, not really unusual for a private community. But, nobody gave them my...

Friday started what I dubbed the "Hwy 49" tour for us. We played 2 gigs along the State route in 2 days, about 2.5 hors apart, neither really convenient. Technically, Murphys is not on CA 49, but most of the drive there was on Hwy 49 and I always associate the cool little town with my many days...

We played an unusual Thursday evening gig at a new to us (and relatively new period) winery in Granite Bay, CA near Folsom Lake. The route seemed familiar even though I rarely am in that vicinity. As I turned on to the road that the winery is located, I noticed I was driving past the location of...

We returned to the House of Mules last Friday for my third time. I was hoping they'd have mercy (temps still over 100*) and have us inside. I walked in and spotted our sub drummer was already set up - in a different spot than the last time we played inside. IMO, this location was better than the...

The last gig of a sweltering busy weekend finally came around. For the second year in a row, the owners of Poor Reds ( a popular bar/rib joint in Shingle Springs) had us play at their 4th of July block party. Last year it was hot as well, but when I arrived there was some milling about of people...

A busy weekend continued on Saturday. With temps making 100 feel comfortable all week, it was merciful that our Friday evening outdoor gig was cancelled and that our Saturday afternoon gig (temps over 110) was indoors. This was a new to me venue, but I thing they've played there before. This...

We played the same cool venue as last year. A stage at the Placer County fairgrounds (now called "The Grounds"), preceding the fireworks. This year we were much less spoiled. We had a sound crew, so that was fun hearing big monster sound in FOH, although our stage sound was crap again. No...

So this feel like a stupid question, but I'm a bit confused about my experience. I was playing a gig with FOH support last night. My cab was just for stage volume (didn't really even need it) but not the issue. About half way through the second set, my cab started farting really bad - I was...

My "year of the weird gig" continues. We played a new to me venue, Back Bistro in a very new and fancy mall in Folsom. I didn't even know this existed and I do shop in the general area sometimes. Based on my Google maps, pre-gig scouting, I expected we'd be inside. Considering the heat wave...

I had another kind of odd gig last Friday. I'm not particularly a fan of the Friday dinner time gigs - it means fighting with commute traffic to get anywhere, and it seems especially bad heading south. Both I-5 and Hwy 99 are typically pretty jammed up during commute times. Friday is usually the...

For some reason my brain went in to retireded mode for this gig. My plans included stopping for a light dinner before the gig, but somehow got mixed up on my timing. The gig started @7, but for some reason my brain had decided to time it for an 8 start. Luckily, the BL texted me at about 6:25...

I'm starting into a pretty busy point in the year. June isn't too bad with only 6 bookings, but in July, I have 9 slotted gigs. All as a sub with the B-Sides. Friday we made our debut at Highway 50 Brewery in Camino, CA (near Placerville). It's a bit of a drive for moderate pay, but it's always...

Well, I played a relatively, normal gig last Friday. The only thing out of the norm was the cool weather. We were actually kinda of chilly most of the night and none of us even considered bringing clothes for that. I was on the border to wear shorts and one of our guys actually did. It wasn't...

My string of weird gigs continues. Although we were at a very familiar venue, the situation got odd as the gig progressed. First, the gig was scheduled for 7-10, which is pretty normal at this venue. When the set lists were sent out, they included a note that the agent botched the time and that...

I've been having a very odd gig week. 3 gigs very close to my house and all very short gigs. Last week I reported on 2 gigs on Saturday (1 hour and 2 hours of playing), this Friday I had another one, just a bit further away. The gig had been slated for 3 hours (pretty norm for this band), but...

I had a long day with lots of hurry up and wait time. First gig of the day was with a "new" project, "The Duchess Wilder Band". New is in quotes because I've been involved with this band for 2 and half years and this is our first gig. We've had several iterations of people, each iteration...

We got called to play one of the better venues in our area. The call came just a few weeks ago, so I suspect there was a cancelation and our BL's wife's efforts to bug them until we got booked paid off. The Powerhouse Pub is a location that gets a lot of promotion - I'd heard of it and saw that...

WTD played a private retirement party on Saturday. The gig was landed because of gigs they play at a venue in Loomis; it's a venue I boycott (they pay poopie and have disrespected us in the past), but we have landed a handful of private parties as a result of playing there. So I guess the joint...

The B-Side Band returned to Jan's Lounge in Orangevale. For this gig we had the same sub drummer that we used last time. He was actually a little less effective than the last time, with a couple of extra drum solos to close out songs. Overall, he did good though. It's a little odd how the BL...

WTD was just here at PJs last weekend for a big biker rally (and St. Patty's day); I had declined because of my booking with the other band. But we were scheduled to play here again for one of the bartender's husband's 40th birthday. This is usually a pretty fun gig even if we don't have a ton...

We played a new to me venue on Friday in Folsom. The band had played there before but with their #1 guy. I got to the venue a bit early as is my habit for new venues. I went inside to ask about where we'd be setting up and the bartender pointed to the outside patio where they had a half a stage...

We played a new to us venue on Saturday night. Sorry, forgot to take any pics. It's a Mexican restaurant apparently trying to cater to the "after club" crowd in a busy nightlife area of Folsom. I had heard that they intentionally do the later gigs to catch the people who saw earlier shows in...

Backstory: I've been looking (somewhat desperately) for a new project so I can justify quitting my current band. (Yes I know I can quit without justification, not the question at hand.) I've run into few opportunities (there are more "bassist available" ads than "bassist needed" in my CL...

Started the weekend out expecting three gigs; it wound up being only two. The last of the gigs to be added to my calendar was for Walkin' The Dawg @our reoccurring Denio's Farmer's Market gig. Our BL has been having some serious heart issues (has a history), but refuses to recognize it. I...

Saturday I made my return to one of of my least favorite venues, Jan's Lounge in Orangevale, CA. I haven't played there for 4 or 5 years, but it was the scene of my first experience with an absolutely dead final set. The place was one step up from a dive bar, the pay was a bit weak and the gigs...

I watched "Yesterday" on Amazon prime a few nights ago. It's an interesting premise, with lot's of logic holes if you're like me and need even suspended reality to make some sort of sense. The story line (this is not a spoiler, it's the trailer): What if you woke up one day to find that the...

We played our first gig of the new year under auspicious conditions. Back in September, I posted about a situation where we agreed to help a sound guy test out a venue's sound system and we wound up being essentially blacklisted by one of the people in charge because we were too loud. The guy...

Nappy New Year fellow low enders. Gigs for me have pretty much dried up since mid-November. My band did play a another show @Denio's in mid December, but was just not remarkable enough to even post about - other than stuff to whine about. I decided to spare you all on that one. But luckily, my...

We got hired to play a show at PJs for their something or other western days event. I didn't understand hiring a classic rock band for an obvious C/W situation, but that's what happened. When we were loading in, we were talking about some C/W leaning songs we could pull off, but in the end we...

We landed a "private party" gig that was held at a venue we've played before. We've had quite a history with this pace in just a few months. We played there for the first time in July. Outdoor venue and it went well; we were booked for an October show. In September we more or less hosted a...

I was tempted to just a get a room somewhere near Stockton on Friday night after my gig with my sub band. Saturday's gig was about 30 minutes south of Friday night's gig and it felt a bit wasteful to drive back and forth over the same roads a few hours later. But our LS got his suburban running...

Landed a "bonus" gig with my sub band last Friday. We returned to Jessie's Grove winery for a pleasant evening. This time, we had our female LS with us - apparently, BL had his calendar mixed up and forgot she was available until day before the gig, so we got updated set list the day of. No...

B-Sides played a new to us venue in greater Placerville, CA on Friday. I say "greater" Placerville, because this place is nowhere near where I consider Placerville to be, but it seems this little town's zip code covers a pretty large area, as I've been to other "Placerville" locations that don't...

WTD returned to Denio's for about the third time this year. We know the sound guy and he tends to lean on us to fill for cancellations. Despite the awesome stage and decent sound guy, I'm pretty over this gig, but it's kind of a requirement for being in this band. The money is insulting and it's...

I played a new venue with my sub band on Friday. Tonnos Sports Bar in Orangevale. I didn't even know about this place until the gig offer came in. I did happen to stop by the previous week (long story) so I had done a little bit of scouting. I happened to bump into some people who lightly follow...

Well, now I've done that... We played a private party in Cameron Park for a lady who'd seen us at one of our shows. The house was in a really nice, newer community with large lots, and it turns out, we were just around the corner form the drummer's house. I gave him a little good natured grief...

This'll be pretty short for me. We had another dismal gig at a place we've played a few rimes and usually get asked by the venue to play. The band I subbed with was told they'd be playing for the door (didn't even know they ever had a cover) so by virtue of having an inside contact we get...

Walkin' The Dawg's lead singer has friends in a former band and the husband/mother of that band was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Our singer took it on his shoulders to organize a fund-raising benefit to help raise money for her treatment. This form of cancer tends to progress very quickly...

I had a fun gig with the B-Side band on Saturday at a new to me venue in Lodi, CA. We had a gorgeous pre-fall day, with highs in the mid 80s. When I first arrived, it wasn't clear where we were planting the stage. I couldn't see any band mates and was scanning the area when a guy came up and...

Wow I figured there would be about 100 threads on this, but search returned nothing in the first couple of pages. So it seems like the strings that came on my bass last year are kinda dead (duh) so I need to get some fresh rounds for my Sire PJ. I like to be able to roll the tone down to get...