But as promised, here are the videos from late July. Y'all had a pretty good dog pile on that post, and some of you thought you were so clever digging up two-year-old videos. Well, consider those the "before" pictures and these new clips as the "after"--as I mentioned, we upped our game, chose some better songs, and grew as a band.
I think it's a pretty good set. This was the 3rd of 4 sets. The temp hit about 108degF earlier in the day, and was still around 100. That concrete stage is in the sun all day, and was still radiating heat. About halfway through this set, the weather finally broke--you can see the breeze come up--and it cooled-off a bit, though everything got really sticky. The patio was set-up kinda weird this night. There was a row of tables in front of the stage, so most of the dancing was behind that, or off stage-right, where there's another section with more room (that you'll see me playing to off the side of the stage). When enough people were dancing, it would spill out in front of the stage. But I think you can tell folks were having a good time, despite the heat.
I did the editing myself from three cameras. The audio was recorded separately from out on one of the tables, so that is the real sound you get if you're setting there, not a remix off the board or anything. This was my first time editing video, so there are a couple of synch issues on a couple of the tracks as I was learning the software, but they're minor and don't reflect any underhanded editing. WYSIWYG. This is the real show, with a couple of flubbed notes and missed cues and all. Two of the songs were first-time-out, and this was my first show with my Moog pedals, so I was new at that (and put the durn things in a shadow so I couldn't see them!). Yeah, really: bass playing while playing the pedals and singing at the same time. I'm not all talk.
And, hey, we're just a weekend warrior band. We rehearse once a week. We gig a couple of time a month (though we have 4 of 5 weeks booked starting in September, and we were booked for NYE last April). Most of us have other occupations and families, so it's not like we're full time pros. But I think it's a damn good act for what it is, and you'd be hard-pressed to find a better time for a $5 cover.
Kinda lo-rez on YT. I'd consider sending the full HD DVD to any nice PMs that ask for it.
So, enjoy the show. See ya in the Entertainment listings.
Rock This Town
I think it's a pretty good set. This was the 3rd of 4 sets. The temp hit about 108degF earlier in the day, and was still around 100. That concrete stage is in the sun all day, and was still radiating heat. About halfway through this set, the weather finally broke--you can see the breeze come up--and it cooled-off a bit, though everything got really sticky. The patio was set-up kinda weird this night. There was a row of tables in front of the stage, so most of the dancing was behind that, or off stage-right, where there's another section with more room (that you'll see me playing to off the side of the stage). When enough people were dancing, it would spill out in front of the stage. But I think you can tell folks were having a good time, despite the heat.
I did the editing myself from three cameras. The audio was recorded separately from out on one of the tables, so that is the real sound you get if you're setting there, not a remix off the board or anything. This was my first time editing video, so there are a couple of synch issues on a couple of the tracks as I was learning the software, but they're minor and don't reflect any underhanded editing. WYSIWYG. This is the real show, with a couple of flubbed notes and missed cues and all. Two of the songs were first-time-out, and this was my first show with my Moog pedals, so I was new at that (and put the durn things in a shadow so I couldn't see them!). Yeah, really: bass playing while playing the pedals and singing at the same time. I'm not all talk.
And, hey, we're just a weekend warrior band. We rehearse once a week. We gig a couple of time a month (though we have 4 of 5 weeks booked starting in September, and we were booked for NYE last April). Most of us have other occupations and families, so it's not like we're full time pros. But I think it's a damn good act for what it is, and you'd be hard-pressed to find a better time for a $5 cover.
Kinda lo-rez on YT. I'd consider sending the full HD DVD to any nice PMs that ask for it.
So, enjoy the show. See ya in the Entertainment listings.
Rock This Town
