My current main project is an all-original-material hard rock band that swings into grunge, stoner, and even prog aspects at times. We basically defy easy categorization other than "hard rock," although I'm not sure that really describes us accurately. Anyway, that's not the important part, really.
The local event center we often play invited us to open for someone of legitimate renown: Doyle of Misfits fame. We shared the stage with two Boise punk acts (wouldn't seem like an ideal fit, but it worked out okay). We have a legit CD, some T-shirts, and a solid hour-plus of original material.
There was a good-sized crowd, even early for us as we were up first. And this is where things went a little sideways. A combination of various external influences resulted in us not really bringing our A-game the ONE TIME we should have had that locked and loaded. We didn't perform badly. We played adequately. But only adequately. All three of us agree that we all three were a hair off. No one was blaming or being blamed. I was feeling a little annoyed with myself but hadn't said anything when the guitarist sat next to me and said, "Man, I was not on my A-game tonight." Before long, the drummer came by and said about the same.
I'm lucky enough that the three of us have a "succeed together or fail together" attitude, and I know we'll bring the goods next time. But I can't help lament the less-than-stellar performance. We opened for an LA band called Knee High Fox at the same venue, debuting and supporting our album, and we FREAKING KILLED IT.
We're blaming it on playing a Thursday night to make ourselves feel better lol
On the upside, we still got a log of exposure, we still got paid, we still got compliments on our set. We networked with one of the Boise bands and have made connections there to hopefully work together in the future. It wasn't all bad, but it could've been so much better. Onward and upward though, right?
The local event center we often play invited us to open for someone of legitimate renown: Doyle of Misfits fame. We shared the stage with two Boise punk acts (wouldn't seem like an ideal fit, but it worked out okay). We have a legit CD, some T-shirts, and a solid hour-plus of original material.
There was a good-sized crowd, even early for us as we were up first. And this is where things went a little sideways. A combination of various external influences resulted in us not really bringing our A-game the ONE TIME we should have had that locked and loaded. We didn't perform badly. We played adequately. But only adequately. All three of us agree that we all three were a hair off. No one was blaming or being blamed. I was feeling a little annoyed with myself but hadn't said anything when the guitarist sat next to me and said, "Man, I was not on my A-game tonight." Before long, the drummer came by and said about the same.
I'm lucky enough that the three of us have a "succeed together or fail together" attitude, and I know we'll bring the goods next time. But I can't help lament the less-than-stellar performance. We opened for an LA band called Knee High Fox at the same venue, debuting and supporting our album, and we FREAKING KILLED IT.
We're blaming it on playing a Thursday night to make ourselves feel better lol
On the upside, we still got a log of exposure, we still got paid, we still got compliments on our set. We networked with one of the Boise bands and have made connections there to hopefully work together in the future. It wasn't all bad, but it could've been so much better. Onward and upward though, right?
