so tonight was the final practice before our headline gig tommorrow night.
we got in, set up and played through the set a number of times. we decided to chill out this evening rather than work ourselves hard, but we got a good workout in and are set for tommorrow.
the plan now is to finish recording our ep, and then begin writing some new songs to suppliment our current bunch.
good times ahead
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Do you speak English?
after spending saturday evening in my studio with beers and guitars recording the rhythm and bass parts for our upcoming ep, tuesday came round, and again we practice.
after the buzz of playing london thursday, the practice was more low energy than normal, as four skint and nackered musicians entered the rooms.
we had a run through the set a couple of times, which is getting tighter but it seemed to lack the energy.
we had the crazy idea to bring back an old simple machines song for the gig next week, and it seemed to liven us up a bit, our final run through the set was hard edged and hot.
back in again next week prior to our headline gig at the portland next wednesday.
after the buzz of playing london thursday, the practice was more low energy than normal, as four skint and nackered musicians entered the rooms.
we had a run through the set a couple of times, which is getting tighter but it seemed to lack the energy.
we had the crazy idea to bring back an old simple machines song for the gig next week, and it seemed to liven us up a bit, our final run through the set was hard edged and hot.
back in again next week prior to our headline gig at the portland next wednesday.
Friday, 19 March 2010
London baby!!!
it's been a considerable amount of time since any of us have played in london, my last being in 2008 with this is my honesty, so understandably the day was filled with a mixture of both excitement and apprehension.
we started out at about half 3, doing the rounds to collect everyone. we thought that i would be easier to load the truck and go down together than to try and park 3 cars, so we piled the gear in and began the drive.
the drive itself was a laugh, a relaxed jovial atmosphere filled the car as we headed towards town, arriving early enough to load everything in before sound checks began. as is usually the case when you are on first, there was much waiting round while everyone else sorted out their gear.
after a straight forward soundcheck (which made us realise we have too much equipment) we chilled upstairs for 20 minutes before heading down to start our set.
despite the room being pretty low on the head count, we hammered into "sleepy eyes" and immediatly into "take me out". the ever increasing crowd approved, and so we moved into the more poppy "over me" which due to our ever growing confidence included tomfoolery at the front of the stage.
we hit into "coffee is warming", the heavy riff sounding tight and thunderous in the small underground venue. we took it down a notch for "burn forever" before finishing with the epic "right where i belong" which in its surroundings sounded absolutly huge. the ending note was greeted with much applause and cheering.
the performance was a great performance for a band doing only its 2nd gig together, there were the odd bum notes, but there always is, the crowd enjoyed, we enjoyed it, and that's the key. we ended up leaving with a list of emails from the crowd so we couldn't have been that bad.
we spent the rest of the evening chilling with the other bands and just enjoying the atmosphere and generally having a laugh as a band.
the trip back was out of control.... a simple word of advice.. don't let a drunk drummer ring a radio station at half 12 in the morning...
overall this was a good night for me and the band. we had fun, we met new people, played to new people. the set is getting tighter, our ability to play together is increasing, and we are starting to feel more like a band on stage. from this point things can only get better... see you at the portland on the 31st.
line up:
paper soldiers
grey matter
the tall tales
stickman cartel
set:
sleepy eyes
take me out
over me
coffee is warming
burn forever
right where i belong
we started out at about half 3, doing the rounds to collect everyone. we thought that i would be easier to load the truck and go down together than to try and park 3 cars, so we piled the gear in and began the drive.
the drive itself was a laugh, a relaxed jovial atmosphere filled the car as we headed towards town, arriving early enough to load everything in before sound checks began. as is usually the case when you are on first, there was much waiting round while everyone else sorted out their gear.
after a straight forward soundcheck (which made us realise we have too much equipment) we chilled upstairs for 20 minutes before heading down to start our set.
despite the room being pretty low on the head count, we hammered into "sleepy eyes" and immediatly into "take me out". the ever increasing crowd approved, and so we moved into the more poppy "over me" which due to our ever growing confidence included tomfoolery at the front of the stage.
we hit into "coffee is warming", the heavy riff sounding tight and thunderous in the small underground venue. we took it down a notch for "burn forever" before finishing with the epic "right where i belong" which in its surroundings sounded absolutly huge. the ending note was greeted with much applause and cheering.
the performance was a great performance for a band doing only its 2nd gig together, there were the odd bum notes, but there always is, the crowd enjoyed, we enjoyed it, and that's the key. we ended up leaving with a list of emails from the crowd so we couldn't have been that bad.
we spent the rest of the evening chilling with the other bands and just enjoying the atmosphere and generally having a laugh as a band.
the trip back was out of control.... a simple word of advice.. don't let a drunk drummer ring a radio station at half 12 in the morning...
overall this was a good night for me and the band. we had fun, we met new people, played to new people. the set is getting tighter, our ability to play together is increasing, and we are starting to feel more like a band on stage. from this point things can only get better... see you at the portland on the 31st.
line up:
paper soldiers
grey matter
the tall tales
stickman cartel
set:
sleepy eyes
take me out
over me
coffee is warming
burn forever
right where i belong
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Getting ready...
this tuesday was an interesting evening, it started badly when we couldnt get our drummer to practice, but when we finally got him there we belted through the set a few times.
we are now at the stage where we know the songs well enough that we can throw shapes, fills and have a laugh while we are playing them, which is something ive not done for a while, its good to be back at that stage.
tonight we head off for the bands first ever london show at the hope and anchor. we were quite lucky to get this show, and despite them describing us as a poppier version of r.e.m we are determined to go and lay the smack down in the big city. the last time i played in london was back in '08 with the honesty, lets hope its not as empty as it was then.
we are now at the stage where we know the songs well enough that we can throw shapes, fills and have a laugh while we are playing them, which is something ive not done for a while, its good to be back at that stage.
tonight we head off for the bands first ever london show at the hope and anchor. we were quite lucky to get this show, and despite them describing us as a poppier version of r.e.m we are determined to go and lay the smack down in the big city. the last time i played in london was back in '08 with the honesty, lets hope its not as empty as it was then.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Some time away...
so ive not blogged much recently, been busy.
since the last post we had a practice, a failed recording session, a holiday in york and another try at recording.
having got back from york, dave and i were refreshed with a new drive and intensity, we hit the studio on tuesday, minus a broken guitarist to re track some drums which went a tad wrong.
we tried a new tactic doing it, this time i insisted on a click track, and it worked, we have 6 drum tracks nailed which we will now record the rest to.
back in tuesday for a the last practice before we hit the big smoke
since the last post we had a practice, a failed recording session, a holiday in york and another try at recording.
having got back from york, dave and i were refreshed with a new drive and intensity, we hit the studio on tuesday, minus a broken guitarist to re track some drums which went a tad wrong.
we tried a new tactic doing it, this time i insisted on a click track, and it worked, we have 6 drum tracks nailed which we will now record the rest to.
back in tuesday for a the last practice before we hit the big smoke
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