I'm baaaaaack.....
Well, I don't know if that's really newsworthy or not ("blind squirrel finds nut, news at 11....") but the monkeyshyne boys have their bass player back....I missed the hell out of playing bass with these guys, so seeing as I'm moving up to Dallas in a few months, coupled with me having a ton of vacation time, well it's been going kick-ass so far.
So anyway, last night we headed down to Deep Ellum and watched a bunch of different bands play....Some good, some not so good, some great. And it just got me thinking about how these guys and girls work their asses off to put on a show for us, the audience, rain or shine. People think that a band just shows up and their gear is magically on stage, they rock out, shake some hands, then that's it. One thing I've found out is that for every hour you spend on stage, there's probably twenty spent writing songs, or practicing, or lugging around a thousand pounds of gear and equipment, or eating chili cheese fritos while driving across north Texas at 3 am in a half-black, half-white 1987 Custom Crapomatic Ford van....it's a lot of work, to go with the moments of fun on stage.
So bring yourselves down to Deep Ellum next weekend....the Deep Ellum Community Music Festival is on Saturday night, and you get the chance to see 35 different local bands at 8 different bars...some of these bands kick ass! Frolic is doing their CD release, FFTN as well I think, Josh Goode, Sidekick Mafia, the list goes on...oh, and we're there as well, at 9 at the Liquid Lounge. Come out and support the local music scene instead of staring at MTV cycle their 8 videos of generally talentless bands endlessly....there are some kickass bands in your own backyard.
check out the festival's site at http://www.myspace.com/communitymusicfest
And to everyone I've seen again since I came back....good to see you again, and glad to be back.
So anyway, last night we headed down to Deep Ellum and watched a bunch of different bands play....Some good, some not so good, some great. And it just got me thinking about how these guys and girls work their asses off to put on a show for us, the audience, rain or shine. People think that a band just shows up and their gear is magically on stage, they rock out, shake some hands, then that's it. One thing I've found out is that for every hour you spend on stage, there's probably twenty spent writing songs, or practicing, or lugging around a thousand pounds of gear and equipment, or eating chili cheese fritos while driving across north Texas at 3 am in a half-black, half-white 1987 Custom Crapomatic Ford van....it's a lot of work, to go with the moments of fun on stage.
So bring yourselves down to Deep Ellum next weekend....the Deep Ellum Community Music Festival is on Saturday night, and you get the chance to see 35 different local bands at 8 different bars...some of these bands kick ass! Frolic is doing their CD release, FFTN as well I think, Josh Goode, Sidekick Mafia, the list goes on...oh, and we're there as well, at 9 at the Liquid Lounge. Come out and support the local music scene instead of staring at MTV cycle their 8 videos of generally talentless bands endlessly....there are some kickass bands in your own backyard.
check out the festival's site at http://www.myspace.com/communitymusicfest
And to everyone I've seen again since I came back....good to see you again, and glad to be back.
posted by Keith at 9:34 AM
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