Friday was really fun…
The room upstairs at the Edinburgh Castle is small and intimate – assuming you can find it (we heard rumors of friends wandering around downstairs and never finding the gig). And the crowd built nicely throughout the evening – to the point that when we made it on stage around midnight it was sweltering. Luckily, Sarafina had found a fan backstage, but she had made sure to set it up right behind her!
There was a really strong lineup – featuring (amongst others) Storm Flores, Scarletto and Shawn Virago – with MCing from Charlie Anders and Melissa Banales. So much talent in our community! Shawna was particularly impressive, despite issues with “muscle relaxants”, especially when she got into tranny dominatrix mode between songs and starting heckling the crowd.
And Charlie and Melissa ran what felt like the world’s longest raffle while we were setting up (and long after we were ready) during which they whipped up support (and ticket purchases) by some strategic mooning – of which we got a superb view while connecting pedals etc.
Earlier on in the evening, we’d done a shoot for the E Bay Express, which is working on a major feature on the band, which may also be on the front cover – watch this space! So, we had a fun (and occasionally physically uncomfortable) time, with all five of us draped (or jammed?) over a sofa on the balcony, striking “interesting” poses, smiling manically under the lights. The results looked good as a 1”x1” digital camera image – we just hope they look good at front cover size?!
And we got to play… our first gig for a month! We did a mix of newish stuff (like “I Won’t Go” – which is becoming a great opener) and tried and true favorites (like “Girl Of Dreams”), interspersed with a few older / slower numbers (like “Kelly’s Song” and “Ten Thousand Days”) to give some light and shade. And we were really slick – hardly any fluffs –and lotsa energy and power. We’re getting to be a really good live band… ;-)
We’ve got a small (semi-private) gig at the Tom Waddell center on Tuesday (tomorrow), then we’re working on more new material through August – working up to the Oakland Art and Soul festival on September 4, and Folsom on September 25. Should be fun…
The room upstairs at the Edinburgh Castle is small and intimate – assuming you can find it (we heard rumors of friends wandering around downstairs and never finding the gig). And the crowd built nicely throughout the evening – to the point that when we made it on stage around midnight it was sweltering. Luckily, Sarafina had found a fan backstage, but she had made sure to set it up right behind her!
There was a really strong lineup – featuring (amongst others) Storm Flores, Scarletto and Shawn Virago – with MCing from Charlie Anders and Melissa Banales. So much talent in our community! Shawna was particularly impressive, despite issues with “muscle relaxants”, especially when she got into tranny dominatrix mode between songs and starting heckling the crowd.
And Charlie and Melissa ran what felt like the world’s longest raffle while we were setting up (and long after we were ready) during which they whipped up support (and ticket purchases) by some strategic mooning – of which we got a superb view while connecting pedals etc.
Earlier on in the evening, we’d done a shoot for the E Bay Express, which is working on a major feature on the band, which may also be on the front cover – watch this space! So, we had a fun (and occasionally physically uncomfortable) time, with all five of us draped (or jammed?) over a sofa on the balcony, striking “interesting” poses, smiling manically under the lights. The results looked good as a 1”x1” digital camera image – we just hope they look good at front cover size?!
And we got to play… our first gig for a month! We did a mix of newish stuff (like “I Won’t Go” – which is becoming a great opener) and tried and true favorites (like “Girl Of Dreams”), interspersed with a few older / slower numbers (like “Kelly’s Song” and “Ten Thousand Days”) to give some light and shade. And we were really slick – hardly any fluffs –and lotsa energy and power. We’re getting to be a really good live band… ;-)
We’ve got a small (semi-private) gig at the Tom Waddell center on Tuesday (tomorrow), then we’re working on more new material through August – working up to the Oakland Art and Soul festival on September 4, and Folsom on September 25. Should be fun…
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