Three serious bands and three bands that either don't play out much or don't play out almost ever.
Of the 3 serious bands one plays at least once a month and rehearses once a month. The second, which plays the most, is averaging about 1.75 gigs/month and 1.5 rehearsals per month, but scheduling for everything is very ad hoc. The thirds did a couple of opening spots last summer, then spent the rest of summer, fall, and winter really putting together two solid sets. We played one headlining gig and the drummer promptly quit due to work commitments. We have another drummer and he is better than the old guy, so we're hoping to be gigging again soon. We do need to pull together a 3rd set to be able to play gigs and functions without an opening band.
The 3 not serious bands- one plays about 1 to 4 times a year. It is a big 8-piece band and everyone is super busy, and we demand a high price, so getting gigs booked is tough. This year we are on a roll though, scheduled to play 4 times! Woot! The other is an acoustic 3-piece that should be easy to book and gig, but no one in it has any real fealty to the band. It is a shame b/c we could clean up at winery gigs, and it's a very easy thing to pull off. The last is a pure jam band - in that we have *no songs*! Well, that's not true, we have a Bb blues that's sort of like a simplified version of the Berklee blues, but everything else we play is spontaneously improvised on the spot. But I refuse to book that band, and no one else in it seems to be able to book us consistently. I would not call us "good", but for some reason whenever we play people dig it a lot. So I would play the gigs if someone else would book them. I am busy booking one of the serious bands and the acoustic trio.
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