Bluewine

I'm 70 years old. My 9-1 days are pretty much over. 4:00-7:00 is the new 9:00-1:00 for " boomers" Grandpa Daryl

I'm not sure what the rule is for being a NYE gig literally. Blue

Maple Road is confirmed for Early NYE gig @ The Precinct in Germantown, 4-7pm, right across the street from BarleyPop. I've played the place across the street " Barley Pop. And I've played an acoustic gig at The Precinct. But a NYE Maple Road show will be a first. Nice hours and a 25 minute commute. I'm hoping for a respectable turn out. Daryl

NYE Hotel gig. Sounds nice to me. Civilised is always a plus. Lol Daryl

Congrats, I hope it's a fun gig for all. Daryl

Nice lighting, nice pics Pete. Daryl

Share something about your upcoming NYE gig. First time playing the venue, you play there annually, what are the hours, the commute ect... Daryl

Yes, very talented. Her husband does the booking and he's our dedicated sound & lighting engineer. Daryl

Hi Dave, Yes, same lady. She's the founder and band leader for Maple Road & She's Right I'm Left . Daryl

Cool, I like the threads. Daryl

Weve been lucky. We don't deal much with volume issues. Most of our business is during fair and festival season. Daryl

The acoustic show " She's Right I'm Left" will be back at The Harley Motor Restaurant this Saturday, 5:30-8:00. The Motor has always been good for us. Daryl

Nice job Dave Daryl

Fantastic! Daryl

I get it. I'm new to working with smoke machines . I hope ours are water based like Dave mentioned. Daryl

Nice job Moley. Sounds good. Daryl

We recently made a huge investment / upgrades to our sound and lighting which includes smoke machines stage left and right. I'm totally into it. Daryl

Cool, I've always been a big advocate for the two 10s configuration. Daryl

Guys, when you read all these gigs stories like me you can see a trend and there's a bit of a consensus. Live full band bar/pub business seems to be in big trouble. For any of you in bands playing pubs it's going to be rough. Of course they'll be exceptions, but overall I don't think the future is bright Daryl

This pic is from a summer 2023 gig. My 1993 G&L ASAT . Daryl

Good move Bass Adder. No sense in going back to a bad venue. Daryl

I know the feeling, If my band folded I'd never be able to find a new band and have it as good as I have it. Never. Daryl

We can't impose band policies anywhere. The bar imposes their policies on us. Daryl

Live bands in bars and pubs use to work and thrive here in Milwaukee now it's almost a dead scene. I think part of the problem is bars and pubs are not music venues. I went out Friday night to see a friend's band playing a local bar. People would come in with their friends and family have their Friday night " fish fry" chat and then leave. By 8:00 they were playing to 3 people. Daryl

Good point, I'm always looking at things through my situation. Single, retired and I live alone. Daryl