The Speak Easy Review
The Woody Sims Trio kicked things off with a great set in front of a large crowd. The Trio can really pack 'em in and everyone seemed to be having a good time. It's good to see that Tim has found a perfect band for his guitar stylings. John, the singer, has a really good voice and the rest of the guys are a lot of fun to hang around and very tasteful musicians. They closed their set with a screaming rendition of "Amazing Grace" featuring Jeff Jack on the bagpips.
We played next under the name GDH. Playing gigs is always a ton of fun for me but this one seemed to be extra-super enjoyable. Our originals were all very well received.
The highlight for me was pulling off Neutral Milk Hotel's "Holland, 1945" after only one (real) jam. Shane was hilarious shouting "I'm doing it! I'm doing it!" throughout the song, proud of having tamed the wild beast. We brought up some guests to help us out; Laura playing the trumpet and trombone lines and the Animal and Chad doubling on tambourine. This pic is a good visual representation of the song:
It was sort of like riding a shopping cart downhill - intense vibrations, chaotic direction, lots of screaming, could turn out to be a disaster but when the cart rolls safely to a stop you're left with a feeling of exhiliration and want to do it again. And we even got an encore! haha We played "Stupid Girl" - a Neil Young song (of course). Weirdest encore song ever!
The Road Rockets ended the night with a strong (albeit slightly intoxicated set). Playing last presents some challenges: some people don't stay the whole night and the free bar tab can be a tempting over-indulgence while you're waiting to go on. The RR's didn't disapoint though, filling the dance floor during their "Gypsy Queen", Wilco's "$1000 Car" and The Flaming Lips' "She Don't Use Jelly". Carl's guitars sounded really sweet.
Talk of another shared bill ended the night.
Totally unrelated:
I have one credit left on my audible.com account. What book should I download? Preferably life changing ficiton or continously surprising and interesting non-fiction please. Oh yeah and it must be at least 10 hours long. Thanks!
The Woody Sims Trio kicked things off with a great set in front of a large crowd. The Trio can really pack 'em in and everyone seemed to be having a good time. It's good to see that Tim has found a perfect band for his guitar stylings. John, the singer, has a really good voice and the rest of the guys are a lot of fun to hang around and very tasteful musicians. They closed their set with a screaming rendition of "Amazing Grace" featuring Jeff Jack on the bagpips.
We played next under the name GDH. Playing gigs is always a ton of fun for me but this one seemed to be extra-super enjoyable. Our originals were all very well received.
The highlight for me was pulling off Neutral Milk Hotel's "Holland, 1945" after only one (real) jam. Shane was hilarious shouting "I'm doing it! I'm doing it!" throughout the song, proud of having tamed the wild beast. We brought up some guests to help us out; Laura playing the trumpet and trombone lines and the Animal and Chad doubling on tambourine. This pic is a good visual representation of the song:
It was sort of like riding a shopping cart downhill - intense vibrations, chaotic direction, lots of screaming, could turn out to be a disaster but when the cart rolls safely to a stop you're left with a feeling of exhiliration and want to do it again. And we even got an encore! haha We played "Stupid Girl" - a Neil Young song (of course). Weirdest encore song ever!
The Road Rockets ended the night with a strong (albeit slightly intoxicated set). Playing last presents some challenges: some people don't stay the whole night and the free bar tab can be a tempting over-indulgence while you're waiting to go on. The RR's didn't disapoint though, filling the dance floor during their "Gypsy Queen", Wilco's "$1000 Car" and The Flaming Lips' "She Don't Use Jelly". Carl's guitars sounded really sweet.
Talk of another shared bill ended the night.
Totally unrelated:
I have one credit left on my audible.com account. What book should I download? Preferably life changing ficiton or continously surprising and interesting non-fiction please. Oh yeah and it must be at least 10 hours long. Thanks!
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