gig report

So I've been meaning to put together a gig report since my not so new cover band finally started gigging. However, a few shows have come and gone, and I just haven't had the energy to sit down and put one together, but today marks a new day! As I sit here with some bolognese and a glass of red...

I play frequent gigs, long gigs, and gigs on cramped stages, plus I am lazy, so I like the idea of using small and light gear. Tried a Danelectro Hodad bass. Looks cool, tons of compliments. The tones were punchy but too far from typical Fender-ish tones for me. Tried a Squier Mustang bass...

Got an opening gig tonight at the rainbow, in Hollywood. If anyone's in the area tonight, there's no cover charge. 9pm Check us out at [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] I'll be updating this gig report as the day goes on. Stay tuned

Our band met one of our goals of playing wineries with an invitation to play at Cedar Lake Cellars in the wine country near St Louis last night. It was a great show that had people rocking, one minor hiccup, but a successful show by all accounts. And it was a bucket list night for me: about 10...

As mentioned in yesterday's post, I-90 west was closed all weekend for repairs. And of course, as with all my gigs, I needed I-90 west to get to Seattle to play. My show was at 8pm and I wanted to arrive around 6-6:30, just in case. To complicate things, only 520 was open westbound, which would...

Looks like all I ever write anymore are gig reports. Such is life! Back at it last night with Planets in the Ocean, our second gig as this trio. Old pal David asked us to play a little while back, with his band, The Pop Cycle, and then grizzled Seattle veteran supergroup, Mopsey. Weather was...

Ah, the rare Tuesday night gig. It's been a minute since I've played an early week gig, but we went in hoping for the best. This show marked my 4th time playing with Kathy and it's been a nice little run. Though I've written about her in the past, I haven't really said anything about her. Kathy...

Our cover band, the Dangerous Mushrooms Band, got out for the first time last night and I’m happy to report that it was a huge success! Our band was just forming when the pandemic shut things down. We had three of the five members and were really looking for at least a fourth, either another...

This was scheduled about four months ago, and I had put together a team of T Willie on Guitar/Vocals, Eddie Santiago on Drums/Vocals, and Ron Scrimo-Keyboards/Vocals. Unfortunately, My man T Willie had a medical requirement which came up so he and Ron had to back out. The competent and...

Welp, that's a wrap. Just after 4 years of joining my band, we called it a day last night at the Sunset. There are some dynamics involved as to why the band is no more, but to me, it had run its course and the pandemic and lockdown certainly didn't help. But this is about the gig, not why we...

Had a gig last night at a 4th of July block party, and it went very well. Free beer and food, which was awesome (the guy who threw the party is a caterer)! It was very laid back, we played three 30min sets, mostly originals. The band is really fun, playing hip-hop/R&B with some heavy reggae and...

While not as superior as most the of the gig reports on here, I did get a few pics and will work harder on getting action shots, food shots and commute shots in the future. This gig is our second since Covid and our first at this club in almost a year. As you can see from the pics below, the...

Hello fellow Brethren and Sisters of the Low Frequencies! I present my first gig report - a gig report from Long Island, NY, which You may recall was once a hotbed of the Coronavirus pandemic. But — due to the perseverance of NY’ers during a prolonged government-issued lockdown, restaurants...

We played our first live show together Saturday night at a wedding for a few of our local fan friends! Setup was a lot easier than it used to be thanks to some new pa equipment and the fact we hadn’t done it in a while made it fun, lol! Our drummer even brought is homemade stage riser, he...

My apologies in advance, but I failed to take any pictures. Read on if you don't mind a text-heavy report. A brief history: Final Gravity is my originals hard rock/prog/metal band based out of LA. We reformed from the ashes of a failed cover band in 2007 and gigged from late 2007 - mid 2011...

I played my first gig last Friday. Well, as a bassist anyway. I had plenty of auditions and exams a few years ago when I played violin in music school. And I do not count the couple of times I played for a nearly-strictly family audience. So, last Friday, first gig ever on the bass. Wednesday...

One of the bands I play in is called 3rd Power Project and we played saturday night to a packed house at the Tiki Bar. It was a CD release party with the CD of original music produced by Gilby Clark of Guns and Roses being finished and available on all the digital networks.

I know this isn’t an actual gig report, and it’s not about bass guitar, but I’m just so excited I don’t know what to do with myself. Later tonight, my cousin, John, is playing trombone (which uses a bass clef, amiright?) with The Who during the band’s tour kickoff in Grand Rapids, MI. (I live...

We played at this lil winery for the 2nd time on Sunday. Some guests joined us for a few tunes, trumpet, harmonica, and vocalist. All extra players added a lot! We nearly filled the place, at least we packed the little dining area where we play. Lots of dancing and most of the audience stayed...

Live from Every Buddy's Bar in Chippewa Falls, WI: Drove out to Chippewa Falls from the Twin Cities area on a sunny Saturday morning, checked into a hotel near the bar, and had the afternoon to get situated. We had dinner at the venue, and were able to load in a couple hours before doors. The...

so like my band played a local dive. We were coming up to end of the last song of the first set, playing to more chairs than people (and more people than teeth) when a rumble ran over the stage. One of the lighting trussed had fallen. So, we broke, fixed up the truss, and took five...

After being rained out last week, we had the chance to return to a great venue on Lake Murray in Chapin, SC. Beautiful spot on the lake, but during the summer months in South Carolina, it can become brutally hot and humid. Due to those conditions, we had avoided playing here since 2014, but a...

Well, I've gotta say we were so exited for this gig - Huge BBQ Festival, we were going to set up the whole sound system with all our subs and tops, all of the lighting system, Thunderfunk and multiple cabs, I was going to post all these BBQ pics and the day before really serious thunderstorms...

After last night's fill in gig for me, Interstate Exiles played a new room for us about 75 miles from the house on Lake Wateree, South Carolina. Cool signage and logo. This was another sign, so we were sure that we were in the right spot. And a quick photo of the lake. Good thing I took this...

I received a call from a friend of mine about filling in for his band at a small venue about a week ago, and since Interstate Exiles were off that night, jumped at the chance. I don't know about you guys, but I love fill in gigs. The night races by and I really have to concentrate on what I'm...

I am a bass player. I like hanging out in the back and getting a groove on with a drummer and guitar as much as almost anything I can think of. I can carry a tune and performed in HS a few times but I am sincerely not a vocalist. I will play a little rhythm guitar once in a while but I don't...

I'll tell ya, you guys have really pushed gig reports to a whole 'nuther level with local history, travel shots, food shot, etc.! I used to worry about making a fool of myself on stage - now I have to worry about looking like an idiot posting a gig report! :D Anyway........ Brunswick County...

Hey all of you TB'ers, I've been in this site since 2007 and have been gigging with the same band, with essentially the same personnel at the low end of the gig ladder the whole time. You know - Dive Bars, festivals, events that aren't the pricey kind. You get the gist. So, I guess about a year...

So here's a lesson in what it's like to pull together a bigger band for a one-off gig, and how what might look like a pickup gig turns into a major deal. (Yeah, this will be long, but if you have a short attention span you're probably not into doing this anyway.) A friend and collaborator of...

Colorado Green Band Loveland (Colorado) Garden Club Plant Sale At a church in Loveland. outdoors during the day. We got rained out. Yes, we had a pop up, but the patio where we were supposed to play was very damp. It was drizzling. We decided that death by electrocution wasn't what we wanted to...

A singer I play with was asked to play one song during a break in a fashion show that was part of the big annual student festival. I even brought my big bass just to look cool. Here are a few pics of me and, well, the only picture of the singer so far that she's happy with: Lots more pics...

I had great intentions of actually making my first gig report. But... it was cold! 37 degrees at noon when we started playing, a balmy 46 by the time we finished our second set at 3pm.... Spring in northern Wisconsin.... notice the snow bank on the left.....

I took five years off after my brother/co-band leader/lead singer died suddenly. We had played together for 45 years, and run the same band for 30 years. Last fall I decided that sitting around was not getting me anywhere, and I got back to it. I've been subbing, and running a jam. Last night...

Last Thursday was a night of firsts: First time playing le Petit Campus, a very nice mid-sized venue in Montréal. Possibly the coolest place we've played so far. First time having an actual dressing room / storage area for our crap, our own washroom and a ton of COLD water bottles provided by...

So I’ve been fortunate enough to purchase several new G&L Basses in the past few weeks and took two of them to my rock gig tonight. I brought my new JB5 and L2000 and used the JB5 on the first two sets and the L2K on the third set. I ran them through my Fender Bassman 100T and Bassman Neo 410...

Whiskey Karma’s schedule has been rapidly filling up to the point where our 1 gig per month goal is easily being met, to the point where we are gigging more frequently than once per month for the next while. We try to not gig too often, as it gets harder to ensure a good turnout when we play...

My band decided to take December off and our January gig got pushed out to April for various reasons, so we had a 2 month break between our last gig and this show. Our venue for the evening was the (in)famous Byrd at the Flamingo Hotel in Surrey. The Byrd used to be a strip club for many, many...

This is my first attempt at a gig-report. I will not call it a @BassCliff -styled report, as there really are no food photos, but I will mention food! ;) Saturday was a cool experience as Invalid Link Removed performed at the inaugural "Stage on Stage" series at the beautiful State Theater in...

Well, this was an interesting evening... My first real gig back since my surgery at the end of September. We were scheduled for two nights at a place about a half hour from home, Friday and Saturday night. The weather was scheduled to be crap on Friday night, so we got cancelled Friday night...

So I brought the ELF to one of our medium/small shows last night (500 - 700 person room). I paired her up with a Schroeder 12L cab (4 ohm and just 20 lbs!). I have to admit that u was a bit concerned before the show that the rig wouldn't be enough... Good news is that I was wrong. I had my...