How was your gig last night?

[basexperience]

The headlining Bredon Cider Festival gig with Jagged Little Alanis from a couple of weeks ago is the gift that keeps on giving. The official photographers have been rolling out loads of stuff but these ones are amazing - love his edits!

 

🙂

 

 

[dmccombe7]

2 hours ago, basexperience said:

The headlining Bredon Cider Festival gig with Jagged Little Alanis from a couple of weeks ago is the gift that keeps on giving. The official photographers have been rolling out loads of stuff but these ones are amazing - love his edits!

 

🙂

 

 

Cracking pics. Well done.

Dave

[Len_derby]

Yesterday at the Wirksworth Arts Festival in Derbyshire. The Desperate Cowboys did a 45 minute set as part of an all-day multi-act show. It’s a small town with grim parking at the best of times, so park-and-ride systems were set up from the nearby quarry sites. Consequently, it was my Taylor Mini Bass straight into the supplied PA. The Taylor has enough character and quality to sound good enough though that setup, so no complaints. Initially, we were disappointed to only get a midday slot. However, given the way the weather went, we were quite happy. 
I even had to swallow my prejudices and play in a hat! I think I’m done now for outdoor gigs in Derbyshire until next spring. 

[Stub Mandrel]

From last wednesday's rehearsal(!)

[dmccombe7]

1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said:

From last wednesday's rehearsal(!)

That band do get up to some strange antics. Looks like a fun band tho.

Dave

[Piers_Williamson]

The contrast in these posts is getting quite serious!  I'm in danger of retreating into BassChat Cats for some reassuring content!

[Combed20]

Played The Prince Albert in Brighton yesterday afternoon. We were asked to open with just a few weeks’ notice after the headliner pulled out, and the other two acts moved up the bill. I was already running on fumes after seeing The Stranglers (with the fantastic Skids supporting) in Watford the night before, so leaving the house at 10:30am was a bit of a struggle.

I ended up using another band’s bass rig—an Ashdown head on a tiny 4x8 cab—as a stage monitor, while DI’ing my Tech21 DP3X. Bass was the Nate Mendel signature P. It sounded fantastic.

The set went really well, and the crowd seemed to genuinely enjoy it. Numbers were thinner than expected (likely due to the original headliner dropping out), but the energy and enthusiasm from those who did show up more than made up for it.

After our set, we headed to the back room for a quick drink and a sandwich. As we emerged, the drummer from one of the other two bands hands us a roll of cash—turns out he had kindly manned our merch table and completely sold out of our albums, EPs, and even a few shirts!

We stuck around to watch the other bands before heading home. Long day, but a great one.

[Stub Mandrel]

2 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

That band do get up to some strange antics. Looks like a fun band tho.

Dave

 

I've been charged with finding a way to attach a wireless mic to the 'chainsaw' 🤣

Edited Monday at 20:17 by Stub Mandrel

[Stub Mandrel]

30 minutes ago, Combed20 said:

As we emerged, the drummer from one of the other two bands hands us a roll of cash—turns out he had kindly manned our merch table and completely sold out of our albums, EPs, and even a few shirts!

 

Give that man a job!

[Norris]

2 hours ago, Combed20 said:

As we emerged, the drummer from one of the other two bands hands us a roll of cash—turns out he had kindly manned our merch table and completely sold out of our albums, EPs, and even a few shirts!

What a guy!

[Bluewine]

I was in the big time Saturday night at The Bend Theatre with the full Maple Road band.. Sunday we had an acoustic gig and back in reality.

 

It was an okay acoustic gig. We were background music for an event sponsored by wine makers and vendors. 

 

Daryl

[basexperience]

17 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

From last wednesday's rehearsal(!)

Do you go full Ash?!?!

[dmccombe7]

13 hours ago, Bluewine said:

I was in the big time Saturday night at The Bend Theatre with the full Maple Road band.. Sunday we had an acoustic gig and back in reality.

 

It was an okay acoustic gig. We were background music for an event sponsored by wine makers and vendors. 

 

Daryl

Look at that sunny weather you lucky sod Daryl. We're getting 6 oC (43 oF) and the central heating is now on most of the day. Hottest its reached was about 14 oC. (57 oF)

Looks like a very interesting gig tho. 

Dave

Edited Tuesday at 16:53 by dmccombe7

[mep]

36 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Look at that sunny weather you lucky sod Daryl. We're getting 6 oC and the central heating is now on most of the day. Hottest its reached was about 14 oC.

Dave, you'll need to provide Fahrenheit temperatures for Daryl.

[dmccombe7]

1 minute ago, mep said:

Dave, you'll need to provide Fahrenheit temperatures for Daryl.

I'll edit for him now. I could give him Kelvin and totally confuse him. 😂

Dave

[Piers_Williamson]

13 hours ago, Bluewine said:

I was in the big time Saturday night at The Bend Theatre with the full Maple Road band.. Sunday we had an acoustic gig and back in reality.

 

It was an okay acoustic gig. We were background music for an event sponsored by wine makers and vendors. 

 

Daryl

 

Did you get paid in wine?

[Stub Mandrel]

11 hours ago, basexperience said:

Do you go full Ash?!?!

 

The Klown will get beheaded. Rumour has it that a maggot infested head will drop out of the mask...

[Bluewine]

6 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

Look at that sunny weather you lucky sod Daryl. We're getting 6 oC (43 oF) and the central heating is now on most of the day. Hottest its reached was about 14 oC. (57 oF)

Looks like a very interesting gig tho. 

Dave

 

Thanks Dave,

 

It was 75° and sunny.

 

Daryl

[Bluewine]

6 hours ago, Piers_Williamson said:

 

Did you get paid in wine?

Funny you should ask. They kept the wine flowing.  However we were not offered any food.

 

 

 

Daryl

[Stub Mandrel]

Not doing the gig until Friday but I think this will amuse you guys... 

 

 

[Bluewine]

This weekend. 

 

Ziegler Winery!

Sat, Sep 20 @ 3:00PM — 6:00PM

 

Ziegler Winery , W3953 Winnebago Heights Rd, Malone, WI

If you haven't discovered Ziegler yet, what are you waiting for?? Join us on the fabulous patio for a music and wine filled Saturday!

 

 

Cedarburg Wine and Harvest Festival!

Sun, Sep 21 @ 12:00PM — 2:30PM

 

Cedarburg Wine and Harvest Festival, W63 N643 Washington Ave., Cedarburg, WI

Join us for an early Sunday Funday on the MAIN STAGE at this years' Wine and Harvest Festival in Cedarburg!

 

 

Edited 17 hours ago by Bluewine

[YellowLedBetterBass]

Played an open mic last night in Sutton Coldfield. Just the five tunes but we were given the "feature band" slot. Felt like less of an open mic at times and more of a "battle of the bands" situation given the quality of all of the bands on. Was really fun though.

 

Bass was my modded Squier Bronco, and that was plugged (via fancy wireless) into an Aguilar Tone Hammer 700 head and 2 112 cabs underneath (as house amps go, that was the best I've ever used for sure). Footwear was Puma Suedes.

 

 

Edited 14 hours ago by YellowLedBetterBass

[dmccombe7]

8 hours ago, Bluewine said:

This weekend. 

 

Ziegler Winery!

Sat, Sep 20 @ 3:00PM — 6:00PM

 

Ziegler Winery , W3953 Winnebago Heights Rd, Malone, WI

If you haven't discovered Ziegler yet, what are you waiting for?? Join us on the fabulous patio for a music and wine filled Saturday!

 

 

Cedarburg Wine and Harvest Festival!

Sun, Sep 21 @ 12:00PM — 2:30PM

 

Cedarburg Wine and Harvest Festival, W63 N643 Washington Ave., Cedarburg, WI

Join us for an early Sunday Funday on the MAIN STAGE at this years' Wine and Harvest Festival in Cedarburg!

 

 

Looks like a busy night Daryl.

Dave

[Bluewine]

10 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

Looks like a busy night Daryl.

Dave

Dave, Agreed and two gig weekends are tough at my age.

 

Daryl

[Simon C]

It was Jam Night last night.  My band weren’t available so I was expecting to do a slot with a couple of the host band members and a band less drummer.

 

Then at shortly after 5pm I got a call from the host band asking if I could dep for them as their bassist was ill.  So “Yes”; shower; throw some tea down (the solid variety known as “dinner” across vast swathes of the country😂) and leg it to the venue to help set up.

 

My evening consisted of:

• 3 songs with the host band, all of which I know fairly well and have played recently.
• 2 songs in a scratch band with songs called out on stage.  I’d never heard one of them before (on stage instruction: it’s in C with a Mustang Sally vibe).  The other one was Route 66 which I hadn’t played for 25 years and that was on keys - oddly I could remember the key.
• My slot.  An excellent guitarist / singer who I’ve played with a few times before joined me.  And a drummer that neither of us had met before, who was expecting to play a blues set (it wasn’t).  Myself and the guitarist decided on songs at 5:30 (between shower and tea), hence the hastily made band name of “5 thirty” (think “The 1975” but in a shorter time frame😊).  I’d never played “Long Train Running” but checked out the chords and listened to it a few times on the walk to the venue.
• Closing song with the host band.  “Proud Mary” which I don’t think I’d played for 2 years - so a quick reminder of the chords on my phone, then on the stage to play.

I don’t think my ears have had such a work out before.  I’ve been doing a fair bit of ear training in the last year or so - they did ok last night.  It’s not usually a Jam Night (more bands that have practiced and book a slot), but last night was - I really enjoyed it.

 

Edited 43 minutes ago by Simon C