Gig report Ed's KRB BBQ, Wautoma

So time to post my small, condensed, less than Cliff's by a long shot gig report.

The venue only opened on May 20th and due to strategic placement across from the street from a boat ramp with lots of dock space and a boat ramp, they've been doing a gangbuster business. On average they serve around 400 people on a Sunday! That being said it's a very transient crowd, they park the boat, walk over, place an order, eat and have a drink, hang around a little and than head back out on the water. My best guess is we had anywhere from 50-100 people to play for at any one time, but they served over 600 meals yesterday! Very different atmosphere.

Let's see, I think I even got a food shot for people used to a BassCliff report, but sadly don't have any from the stage at the venue.

I'll skip the load up, it's still my red Edge, still adult Tetris getting it all in. Uneventful drive on rural highways, but I'll skip those too because I'm sure you all know what trees and farm fields look like.

The smoker at the venue, a converted semi, it's pretty monstrous and puts out a delicious aroma of home cooked goodness all day long!


I remembered, a food shot. Smoked wings and they're home style creamy coleslaw, washed down with a tap of Spotted Cow, delicious!




Phone video, a short clip.

 

It was mobile when it was towed there. Now, not so much. The trailer portion is now used for "controls" of the whole system. At night the lights all come on, looks cool, and like I said, smells delicious!

 

Not to bore anyone but this photo was just shared with me last night and I used it on our FB page.

If the smiles are any indication we sure had a fun first gig. Carmen stepped up, she worked hard to be ready through all the time we couldn't practice due to shutdowns and things went off very well. Sure there was some rust but some of that was on our parts as well. It just felt so good to be playing again!

 

Thanks, we were so happy for a first gig.
I can easily see going back there just to eat next time.
The owner has another place in town so we did well in the interest of future gigs!

 

Thank you! We intend to do just that.

Yes we had one member quit, which is huge in a 3 pc. He was our lead vocalist and cajon player, guitarist and I are the same. We were pretty apprehensive at the possibility of finding a replacement singer that could/would play cajon so we're thrilled that Carmen agreed to give the cajon a shot, we already knew she was a great singer.

We only got in a couple practices with her before the shutdown, but she worked hard to be up to speed once we could resume practice. Love that we have a future again!

 

Thank you sir!

 

Yes it was, in our circles for summer gigs they are always an option.