We played at Black Forest in Eugene last night. It was a cool club and we've been invited back on a weekend night, which is always a plus. I think we did well. The guys and I had a drink over at Diablo's before dinner and we met the booking agent. Eugene seems like a town that we could play over and over and do well in. And we met the Rock Director for KBVR, the OSU radio station. She wanted to have us down to do an in-studio. Quite lucky she was there.
Sometimes this booking thing seems like detective work. You get out and do some research and chase leads until something bites. Then you pursue that lead until you have a show. Hopefully each show either gains you a couple fans, a good band contact, or future gigs. Jumping off points. I'll keep you posted on developments along that line.
Our next show is at the Ash Street on October 24. It's a Saturday and the first one we've played at the Ash Street. Hopefully there is a decent turnout and we get a little notice for playing a peak night. After that it's November 22 (day after my birthday) at Kelly's Olympian. Never played there. Excited. Then it's our first Seattle show in December at Skylark Cafe and Club. I'm wanting to make a small tour out of that.
Til next time...
Friday, September 25, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
Time Capsule
I just climbed out and it's September! What a shock. I heard it was hot in Portland over the last couple months. Glad I missed that.
So what's going on? Still fighting the good fight with music. Nick's interning at Big Red Studio and we've worked on a couple things there with good results. Like the best sounds we've ever been responsible for.
Over the summer we played a lot of cover gigs to raise money. It was fun at first, but with the same audience week after week expecting new material one gets a bit worn out. Forty-five or so songs is a lot of lyrics to learn. But it made us a better band and filled our band account so I can't complain too much.
There are three gigs coming up: One is here in Portland in two days. I put up some posters at all the local record shops and a couple music shops. I don't know how much that helps but I do it anyway. When I visit music stores like Everyday Music I glance at the posters to see if there are shows I hadn't heard about that I would like to see. Eventually when I see local band posters enough times I remember the names and recognize them when they're listed in the paper. Hopefully that's how it's working for us.
The next gig is in Eugene during Welcome Week at the U of O. I emailed the radio stations of both U of O and Oregon State in hopes of getting some songs played before our show. I'm going to do the poster thing as well, maybe visit and put them up personally. I think it's a good opportunity to get some college people into the band and get some CD's floating around a new town. If there is anyone reading with ideas feel free to share.
Until next time,
Tim
So what's going on? Still fighting the good fight with music. Nick's interning at Big Red Studio and we've worked on a couple things there with good results. Like the best sounds we've ever been responsible for.
Over the summer we played a lot of cover gigs to raise money. It was fun at first, but with the same audience week after week expecting new material one gets a bit worn out. Forty-five or so songs is a lot of lyrics to learn. But it made us a better band and filled our band account so I can't complain too much.
There are three gigs coming up: One is here in Portland in two days. I put up some posters at all the local record shops and a couple music shops. I don't know how much that helps but I do it anyway. When I visit music stores like Everyday Music I glance at the posters to see if there are shows I hadn't heard about that I would like to see. Eventually when I see local band posters enough times I remember the names and recognize them when they're listed in the paper. Hopefully that's how it's working for us.
The next gig is in Eugene during Welcome Week at the U of O. I emailed the radio stations of both U of O and Oregon State in hopes of getting some songs played before our show. I'm going to do the poster thing as well, maybe visit and put them up personally. I think it's a good opportunity to get some college people into the band and get some CD's floating around a new town. If there is anyone reading with ideas feel free to share.
Until next time,
Tim
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