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Dantalion Rides Again

09-07-2003, 11:21 PM

Another gig with Mike - this one not so euphoric. It was still good though.

We play the first Friday of every month at a little bar in Woonsocket, RI called "Classics Lounge" on Cass Avenue. It's a good gig because: !) it's steady, 2) it's a musically minded crowd, for the most part, and 3) it's close to home.

We just played Friday night (9/5). I prefer to work with my brother. Solo isn't easy, you know? Plus we generally have a great time.

This particular gig brought in several people, and that's always great. We must have had 8 or ten parties that came primarily to see us. [And of course to drink.] We also played quite an unusual set too. We did a number of tunes we hadn't done there before. We hadn't actually been there together since May or something, so it felt like some kind of welcome back party.

The only trouble we had was . . . . well, the same troubles we always have there. Pay isn't great. We plug into the owner's PA and have almost no control over the sound. Also, because it's small, the smoke seeps into everything and destroys my voice a little bit, and it sends me home smelly.

But it's still good to be back there, and always great to play.

:thumbs:

Glad you like the thread idea, Kathi! Let's get some more gig reports on here, eh folks? SisterBluebird: hope you can come to a gig sometime - I've got a website you can visit and stuff. Will you be going to the NE gathering?

Dances w/PURPLE

09-07-2003, 11:24 PM

great idea! Glad your gig was good. Keep posting of other gigs and tell us your setlist.

Dantalion Rides Again

09-07-2003, 11:52 PM

Thanks dancesw/purple!

We did a whole mess of songs, and we pretty much attack the repertoire at random. But here are some that we did Friday:

[IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER . . . . you know, besides the one I happen to be typing them in . . . . :rolleyes:]

You Wreck Me
Nowhere Man
Good Morning Good Morning
Here Comes the Sun
Hey Hey What Can I Do
Back on the Train, Wedge, Sparkle, (phish)
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (w/Mike's wife, who sings the third part and percussionizes :D)
Helplessly Hoping
Burnin' Down the House
Summer Breeze
Country Road (JT)
Emotion Detector (Rush)
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
You Can Call Me Al
Peace Train
Galileo
Big Time Woman (Leon Redbone?)
Hovering Sombrero (They Might Be Giants)
Your Move (only part 'a'! Once in a great while someone totally expects 'all good people' and we don't actually know it!)
All Night Long (all night)
Doublemint Gum (the one that goes 'a double pleasure's waitin for you . . . ')

geez what else'd we do . . . .

A few originals . . . .

Big Yellow Taxi
You Don't Mess Around w/Jim
Ripple
Ramble On Rose
Don't Think Twice It's Alright
Late In The Evening
I think we did 'Me You & Julio"
I know we did "I'm a Believer",
And I also know I've forgotten a few.

I also wonder if I'll actually attempt this next time I have a gig!! It's a lot to remember and even more to type. Ha! In case I don't, we do a few Floyd tunes too, and also Fleetwood Mac, Indigo Girls, tons more Beatles and about a hundred other songs too . . . hard to keep it all straight.

Okay, so let's get some gig reports from someone else now, can we? :D :D :D!!

SisterBluebird

09-07-2003, 11:56 PM

Originally posted by Dantalion Rides Again

SisterBluebird: hope you can come to a gig sometime - I've got a website you can visit and stuff. Will you be going to the NE gathering?

Yes I am planning on coming to the gathering! It will be good to finally meet some of you folks.

Your website says you are going to in Godspell somewhere this Sunday at 2:00 - I love that show. Where is it going to be?

Dantalion Rides Again

09-08-2003, 12:13 AM

Unfortunately that performance is cancelled. I'm surprised my web dude hasn't fixed that - he's the lead guitarist in the show!! Perhaps you're invited to the wedding I'm doing in its place? :D

Next Godspell is Nov 21 & 22 in Barrington, RI . . . I'm really privileged to be in this show. It's the friggin' leapord's pajamas, fer cryin out loud.

My next public gig is solo at Chester's in Harmony (smithfield) RI. Then Classics in Woonsocket again w/my brother Mike on October 3rd.

STARRSHIP TROOPER

09-08-2003, 12:38 AM

Looks like I'll have to plan a night out south of the border to see you play. I know what you meen about singing and the smoke.
Starrship Trooper

SisterBluebird

09-08-2003, 05:11 PM

Originally posted by Dantalion Rides Again

Next Godspell is Nov 21 & 22 in Barrington, RI . . . I'm really privileged to be in this show. It's the friggin' leapord's pajamas, fer cryin out loud.

My next public gig is solo at Chester's in Harmony (smithfield) RI. Then Classics in Woonsocket again w/my brother Mike on October 3rd.

Shucks, I work weeknights so Friday nights are no good for me. But I would love to catch your Nov. 22 Godspell show. Where in Barrington will it be?

And hopefully you'll do a little singing for us at the NE Gathering, and bring your CDs!

Dances w/PURPLE

09-08-2003, 05:14 PM

Originally posted by Dantalion Rides Again
Thanks dancesw/purple!

We did a whole mess of songs, and we pretty much attack the repertoire at random. But here are some that we did Friday:

[IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER . . . . you know, besides the one I happen to be typing them in . . . . :rolleyes:]

You Wreck Me
Nowhere Man
Good Morning Good Morning
Here Comes the Sun
Hey Hey What Can I Do
Back on the Train, Wedge, Sparkle, (phish)
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (w/Mike's wife, who sings the third part and percussionizes :D)
Helplessly Hoping
Burnin' Down the House
Summer Breeze
Country Road (JT)
Emotion Detector (Rush)
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
You Can Call Me Al
Peace Train
Galileo
Big Time Woman (Leon Redbone?)
Hovering Sombrero (They Might Be Giants)
Your Move (only part 'a'! Once in a great while someone totally expects 'all good people' and we don't actually know it!)
All Night Long (all night)
Doublemint Gum (the one that goes 'a double pleasure's waitin for you . . . ')

geez what else'd we do . . . .

A few originals . . . .

Big Yellow Taxi
You Don't Mess Around w/Jim
Ripple
Ramble On Rose
Don't Think Twice It's Alright
Late In The Evening
I think we did 'Me You & Julio"
I know we did "I'm a Believer",
And I also know I've forgotten a few.

I also wonder if I'll actually attempt this next time I have a gig!! It's a lot to remember and even more to type. Ha! In case I don't, we do a few Floyd tunes too, and also Fleetwood Mac, Indigo Girls, tons more Beatles and about a hundred other songs too . . . hard to keep it all straight.

Okay, so let's get some gig reports from someone else now, can we? :D :D :D!!
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
LOVE Suite: Judy Blue Eyes! Got some great songs in here and some I don't reconginze but live that "I'm a Believer MONKEES tunre! cool!! Last Train to Clarksville is my all time favorite.

Keep it going!!! Keep us posted.

Dantalion Rides Again

09-09-2003, 12:13 AM

Okay, Godspell in Barrington, RI will be held at St. John's Episcopal church on Nov. 21 & 22nd. http://www.lightoftheworldministry.org/shows.html

That's the site, and there's pictures. I'm the dude who is so privileged that he wears the make-up & Superman shirt.

Thanks for your interest, and I hope you can be there Sister Bluebird!

Dances w/PURPLE

09-09-2003, 07:34 AM

You did Godspell? Wow. Very interesting costuming they had going on. The crowd cannot say there was no color on stage! ha ha.

SisterBluebird

09-09-2003, 05:47 PM

Originally posted by Dantalion Rides Again
Okay, Godspell in Barrington, RI will be held at St. John's Episcopal church on Nov. 21 & 22nd. http://www.lightoftheworldministry.org/shows.html

That's the site, and there's pictures. I'm the dude who is so privileged that he wears the make-up & Superman shirt.

Wow, that's a big role to fill. In fact, maybe the ultimate role. I can't wait to see it.

Anybody in the area want to come along? Let's meet up and maybe get some lunch before or after.

Dances w/PURPLE

09-14-2003, 06:28 PM

any more pics from that show?

Dantalion Rides Again

09-15-2003, 09:23 AM

SisterBluebird - that role is unfathomable.

Dancesw/purple - I don't have a scanner! But geez, you must enjoy those shots cuz there's tons of 'em on that site! :D

There are pictures from lots of other performances, did you see those?

and now ladies & gentlemen, today's GIG REPORT (brought to you by company time . . . )

Had a gig this weekend that went extremely well. We were a three piece this time doing a wedding AND reception. Lots of work. We probably played something like 75 or 100 songs. It was demanding because you gotta be perfect at weddings. Mainly, there's always this invisible pressure to play just the right song! So we end up playing an endless stream of popular covers all night. It's not my favorite type of gig, but it was a paying gig that made people happy. They fed us and I got a couple Guiness out of the deal. :cheers:

Dantalion Rides Again

09-27-2003, 01:26 PM

Well I played another bar last night. It was a solo gig; four hours. Hopefully next time I'm there, they'll pay what we need to make it a duo gig. I'm really enjoying working in a duo setting lately. Solo is tough.

But I had a good time and played fairly well. A couple parties came to see me, and the existing customers of the est. were nice enough & more receptive than usual.

Early on my friend Pat was there, and since he was a Yes fan back in the day I actually played just the "I Get Up I Get Down" bit of CTTE, and he seemed to enjoy that. There was a guy at the bar who was very interested by that, and he knew exactly what it was. He asked me to play "Clap", which I had to refuse on account of my not knowing it. I don't know if I could ever pull that one off. I told the guy that Steve Howe has a knack for inventing very difficult guitar parts.

Other song highlights: Ramble On Rose, Sweet Baby James, Daydream Believer, WKRP Theme, Big Red (wrigley commercial), Bennie & The Jets, A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, a few originals, a Joni Mitchell tune ("All I Want"), Good Morning Good Morning, Savoy Truffle, I've Just Seen A Face, couple Cat Stevens tunes, Phish: Fee, Wolfman's Brother, Sample In A Jar (forgot entire second verse!) Southern Cross, Dock O' The Bay, Some of These Days (Leon Redbone!) Roger Miller, . . . . Who else? Hard to remember. Monkees and Prince.

Hung out at a friend's house afterward until really really late, and I wound up playing on his nylon string over there. I did "Bye Bye Blackbird" rather badly. Also jammed "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie! [Geez, I'll play anything, won't I?] Last song I did before finally going home was "Her Majesty".

Best part about last night was that I didn't have any beers. Sometimes you get fed beers by the folks listening to you, and then you don't play so well! Nice sentiment, but I'm enjoying alchohol less these days in general. But I deliberately filled up a huge 'topper' cup (Nute Gunray from Star Wars Episode I :D) with Cherry Coke and brought that along; and the resullts were mixed: I played better, but everything was at caffeine speed!

~~~~~~~~~

So I created this thread with the hopes that I'd hear about other Yesfans' gigs . . . where are you? Rifferoo? Q? Anyone? Beuller?

Dances w/PURPLE

09-27-2003, 03:55 PM

Great! I'll kick someone I know to post their gig on here. Ya know I LOVE to hear the performance reports. It's so great. I love to read the setlists and hear stories about crowd pleasers and crowd teasers. and I LOVE to hear CLAP. I have a friend, I write about him frequently because we go to his shows and he is part of my art group. He will play CLap for me, a superb piece and YES I do agree Steve creates some inventive and intricate movements on the guitar. Glad you laid down some CTTE and a good selection at that. I would have hummed along with that one.

Glad it's all going so well fo ryou. Keep posting about these gigs. Love to read about them.

Dantalion Rides Again

09-27-2003, 04:09 PM

:D Thanks dances'!

Dantalion Rides Again

10-04-2003, 03:02 AM

I just got in from playing the Gator's Pub dining room up the street hiere with my brother from up the hill. It's pretty late (I get 2:57 'ts my reckonin'.) . . . signed on to find no other registered users signed on right now . . . other than myself. I kinda wanna type in all caps that I'm king of Yesfans right now, being the only registered yesfan signed on at this very moment. However, as I type, some other member is likely signing in and therefore my moment of sole yesfans domination has passed. Let's go find out.

I'm gonna copy this whole text to this point, and go see who is on-line, and I'll be right back.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

My hunch was correct. MikeyBee18 has signed on since I began typing that text above. Good mornin to ya there.

So ends my tale of yesfans at its quietest in the wee hours of the night after the band goes home.

Dantalion Rides Again

11-13-2003, 11:41 AM

Had a couple gigs with my brother at a museum. Weird, eh? They were private functions with lots of hob-knobbery and food and wine. We had trouble taking advantage of all the food and wine (although we didn't miss any of the hob-knobbery) since we were playing.

They were both good gigs that we enjoyed, and it was especially nice since both gigs brought us another booking each (the first brought the second, as it turns out). LOVE playing private parties. Sometimes we end up playing nothing but crowd pleasers, and these started out that way. But we managed a few originals and played some off the wall stuff once we had 'em good an' happy.

Also, I played solo at my church bazaar and raised money by taking $1 per request. I also donated CD sales to the church and raised over $100! Sweet, eh?

Anyway, let's hope we get Earl to report here tonight (right, Earl? ;)) after his simulcast, and maybe one of these days we'll here from Rifferoo . . . who else is gigging? I'd love to hear some stories.

Dances w/PURPLE

11-13-2003, 12:04 PM

GREAT report DR. I love the idea of $ for requests. Very cool idea. Glad you had a great gig or two there.
Keep sharing.

CybrKhatru

11-13-2003, 12:06 PM

. . . who else is gigging? I'd love to hear some stories.

Kevin--

Will be gigging SOON I hope! By january at the very latest.
I should have my first batch of CDs next week, so now's the time to book shows!

Nice to hear about your gigs---looks like we have covered some of the same tunes! I used to do lots of covers, back in the days where I had fewer originals and had to fill up a night!

---Matt

Dantalion Rides Again

11-13-2003, 12:15 PM

That's great . . . I don't know what exactly it is, but somehow I really lean heavily on covers. I've got enough original material for a whole night at least, and my brother does too. Between us we could do only originals & never do a cover again. But for whatever reason, we do like, 80% covers on any given night. We do them pretty well (IMHO) and so perhaps we don't have enough confidence to abandon them.

Once in a while I convince my brother Mike, & also convince myself, to do an all (or mostly) original first set. I try to do that when I remember to. That usually works pretty well, and it sets up the second and third sets' cover songs for really enthusiastic response from the audience.

I think we really do enjoy playing familiar tunes for people though. That, and I think our customers and our audience fully expect to hear radio hits. We'd have to establish a different crowd and different venues to change that.

Admittedly, we're surprised each and every time we get a good response from an original. That should tell us something, I guess. :rolleyes:

Best wishes to you, CyberKhatru on your new CD! I fully expect and look forward to hearing more about it. :D

:cheers:

upbgirl

11-14-2003, 09:42 AM

is your new cd for sale, cyber?
is yours, kevin?
i'd put out some $ to hear yesfans play..
[still trying to split that mp3, kev.. aarrggh! did ya ever get your mini working properly?]

Dantalion Rides Again

11-14-2003, 10:39 AM

is your new cd for sale, cyber?
is yours, kevin?
i'd put out some $ to hear yesfans play..
[still trying to split that mp3, kev.. aarrggh! did ya ever get your mini working properly?]

Hi Kathi!

Mine's for sale, yeah . . . my website sez $12 but I'm taking $10 for it. I have a new one on the way (pretty sure it's gonna be a boy :rolleyes:) . . . www.kevinsilvia.com has the mailing address. You can PM me for it too, or maybe I should post it? I mean, I could shamelessly make a big ol' thread about how to buy my CD!

Anyway, I'll gladly ship CDs out in exchange for some money :D.

[My minidisc saga has not ended!!! ARRRGGHH! I tried to return it to the guy for a refund (since the repair was gonna cost a lot) and he gave me his address wrong! Supposedly, it's on its way back to my box now.]

CybrKhatru

11-14-2003, 10:41 AM

UPB--they WILL be, soon as I get 'em! Hopefully by end of next week. Trying to work on getting my website up and running on time! If this is the forum for shameless self-promotion, it'll be posted here! :band:

Kevin--if they're applauding your originals, then it must be a good sign!!
But I do know what you mean about covers---they are great fun to do. Unfortunately, in L.A. you're generally given such a small window to play (20 to 40 min) that the covers vs. originals dilemma is very tough!

---Matt

Dantalion Rides Again

11-14-2003, 10:50 AM

Kevin--if they're applauding your originals, then it must be a good sign!!
But I do know what you mean about covers---they are great fun to do. Unfortunately, in L.A. you're generally given such a small window to play (20 to 40 min) that the covers vs. originals dilemma is very tough!

---Matt

Yeah, that'd get me focusing on originals without a doubt. My gigs average three hours.

upbgirl

11-14-2003, 10:52 AM

Hi Kathi!

Mine's for sale, yeah . . . my website sez $12 but I'm taking $10 for it. I have a new one on the way (pretty sure it's gonna be a boy :rolleyes:)

you mean your wife is pregnant? or your cd is gonna be a boy?? lol!

no such thing as shameless promotion of your own stuff, people.
lots of huge bands started out by peddling thier stuff whenever they could, so why should YOU guys be any different?
i'd be more than willing to pay for any decent yesfans own music..
will get something together for next payday..
let us know, cyberkhatru, when yours is out and ready for sale, ok?
[i am wondering if i saw you last nigth at kulaks-they didnt show the crowd much]
kevin-i absolutely have to have the real deal-in order-sleeve liner notes and all..
[you know howe yesfans are!! ;) ]
loved the comp disc ya sent, but gotta have the real thing now..
:smurf:

Dantalion Rides Again

11-14-2003, 10:58 AM

you mean your wife is pregnant? or your cd is gonna be a boy?? lol!

My CD! I was just goofing on the 'another one on the way' phrase that I chose to use. :D

no such thing as shameless promotion of your own stuff, people.
lots of huge bands started out by peddling thier stuff whenever they could, so why should YOU guys be any different?
i'd be more than willing to pay for any decent yesfans own music..
will get something together for next payday..
let us know, cyberkhatru, when yours is out and ready for sale, ok?
[i am wondering if i saw you last nigth at kulaks-they didnt show the crowd much]
kevin-i absolutely have to have the real deal-in order-sleeve liner notes and all..
[you know howe yesfans are!! ;) ]
loved the comp disc ya sent, but gotta have the real thing now..
:smurf:

You rule, Kathi.

You'll be happy with the CD; the artwork and layout is pretty cool, and all the lyrics are in there.

I saw Earl last night! He was great. I tried to record it, but Watto wouldn't have it. I mean, uh . . . sorry . . . (Star Wars dialogue creeps into my life every chance it gets) I mean, the signal kept cutting out. I got some of it, anyway.

Dantalion Rides Again

11-14-2003, 11:02 AM

The Silvia Brothers are in Woonsocket, RI tonight and we start at 9:30. Inspired by CyberKhatru, I made up a set list heavy on the originals for set I. I'll report on it when it's over . . . probably over the weekend.

Me and my brother Dungtalion there, we really have a great time at this place. ;) Any NE fans sitting around with nothing to do tonight? No cover charge! But of course, the beers ain't free.

CybrKhatru

11-14-2003, 02:20 PM

The Silvia Brothers are in Woonsocket, RI tonight and we start at 9:30. Inspired by CyberKhatru, I made up a set list heavy on the originals for set I. I'll report on it when it's over . . . probably over the weekend.

Kevin--wow, good luck tonight!!! Looking forward to your report.

Kathi--we were there last night, sitting on the couch on Earl's right. He was great!!
Kulak's is a cool place, very comfortable, informal, unpretentious...so "non"-LA! LOL....
I especially like the "Instant E-Mail" thing...feedback while you wait! And, the mere fact that folks all over the world can tune in to hear & watch live music---that's great all by itself.
They have monitors set up so that the audience can see what the folks on the web are seeing as well, and you're right...they didn't pan to the crowd much---but what the hey...it is all about promoting the artist, ain't it? ;)

---Matt

Dantalion Rides Again

11-16-2003, 12:28 AM

Last night was my monthly Woonsocket bar gig with my brother. It was a mixed experience. . . we normally play the first Friday of every month, so I think the modest following we draw there was confused, and so we only had a couple parties show up. We also (ahem) had a couple too many beers, I think . . . our playing suffered a bit by the third set. I didn’t feel like I was playing well by the end. On top of that I have a cold, so when Mike took a seat halfway thru set 3, I was in trouble.

On the plus side though, the first and second sets were actually quite good. And for the first time, we successfully recorded the whole thing too :thumbs:. So as I type I’m actually editing it and finding that it not only sounds decent (considering the recording set-up we used) but we also played okay.

We did three originals in a row to start, which is unusual for us. But hey I’m not about to succumb to the pressures of the bar folk and their need for familiarity. . . . uh, yeah I am. :D :rolleyes: In fact, half of the second set and all of the third were dominated by the requests of one loud woman. She was like, rapid fire requesting. Happens. My job is to keep my head and somehow ignore her and keep her happy simultaneously. I sorta failed because I kept responding to her by playing what she wanted. I mean, she was happy! But a couple people complained (after she left) that we shouldn’t have stopped the Elton John song that we'd started because she’d shouted “This song sucks!” and they were right. The real irony is that she was the person who’d requested we do an Elton song in the first place.

Geez.

Anyway here’s the sets:

SET ONE:

DIDN’T KNOW IT WAS YOU (MIKE ORIGINAL)
LET IT PASS (KEVIN ORIGINAL)
POPSONG (KEVIN ORIGINAL)

***Complete rendition of side 1 of the White Album (with a promise to do side 2 next month). We use the house PA, and the owner/bartender joined us for the background vocals at the end of "Happiness is a Warm Gun" to my utter delight. He keeps the mixer, and apparrently an extra mic behind the bar.****

SINCE THE DAY I UNDERSTOOD (MIKE ORIGINAL)
PEACE TRAIN
SCARBOROUGH FAIR
LOOKING AT ME (MIKE ORIGINAL)

SET TWO:

HURTS SO GOOD
BIG YELLOW TAXI
UNWORTHY (CHERYL WHEELER SONG)
BOY IN THE BUBBLE
UNFORGIVEN (SHORT GOOF ON THE METALLICA SONG)
FATHER & SON
SWEET BABY JAMES
END OF THE LINE
TANGERINE
BIG TIME WOMAN
OPERATOR
SUGAR MOUNTAIN
ANNIE’S SONG

SET THREE:
NOW THAT YOU’RE GONE (MIKE ORIGINAL)
ANALOG KID
JELLY MAN KELLY
LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK
DUST IN THE WIND
THE LUNCHLINE (KEVIN ORIGINAL)
PAPA GENE’S BLUES
DAYDREAM BELIEVER
SOME OF THESE DAYS
DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM
YOU’VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY
HEY HEY WHAT CAN I DO
BREATHE>TIME>BREATHE REPRISE
BIG RED COMMERCIAL/JINGLE/SONG
I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES (CUT SHORT!)
BYE BYE BLACKBIRD
(that “piss me off” song with the part that goes, “well here comes Johnny with his p#$ker in his hand he’s a one-ball man and he’s off to the rodeo”, even though we don’t really know it . . .)
SHAVING CREAM
YELLOW SUBMARINE

This concludes this week’s Gig Report. Boy I can be real thorough when I spend the day listening to the gig, eh? ;) Much harder to do it from memory.

gt76yesman

11-16-2003, 12:52 AM

My last gig was Halloween night in Nevada City. We played to about 500 folks. The set list looked something like this;

Set I
Scarlet Begonias
Magic Carpet Ride-->
Loose Lucy
Shakedown Street
First Step in the Wrong Direction (original)
Get Out' My Life Woman
China Cat Sunflower-->
It's Too Much (original)
One More Last Chance (original)

Set II
Truckin' -->
Black Sarah (original)
Franklin's Tower
One More Faded Rainbow (original)
That's it for the Other One-->
drums
Stella Blue
Babylon by Morning (original)

encore
Terrapin Station
Welcome to the Monkey House (original)

At least that's what I remember...:-)

Glendo

Dantalion Rides Again

11-16-2003, 03:37 PM

THANK YOU GLENDO!!

I was wondering when someone else would post about their gig in this thread. Please come back again. :D

Looks like a great set . . . 500 people! Sweet. I almost never see crowds that size. I can only remember twice that I've played for 500+.

I seem to remember you saying somewhere in here that you were Beetlejuice that night. Cool.

gt76yesman

11-16-2003, 03:47 PM

Yep. It was a blast.

Dantalion Rides Again

12-03-2003, 01:52 AM

SisterBluebird

12-03-2003, 02:11 AM

Dantalion Rides Again

12-04-2003, 02:32 PM

Sorry to hear it went badly for you. What you needed there was your fan club - the NE yesfans gang! Maybe next time... where was it anyway? And who are these friends of mine who were there? I hope they weren't a drag too.

Friday night I was having a great time visiting family. We went to a hockey game on Friday night - there's nothing like watching grown men on ice skates trying to throw punches at each other for pure entertainment.

Laura

Haha!

Your friends were a pleasure to meet. They didn't stay long, but I caught one of 'em singing to my opening tune, and that's always a nice thing to see from the performer's point of view. (I think their names were Rene and George, but there was nobody named Marg'rite, and no dog after the war. ;))

Dances w/PURPLE

12-04-2003, 03:50 PM

DR will appreciate the next gig that goes really well because if they all went perfect, we would not know perfect?

Here's to higher memories! :cheers:

CybrKhatru

12-14-2003, 01:45 PM

Well..still recovering from last night's show, as we were up kinda late!
:smurf:

Had a great gig though. Very nice turnout, and truthfully I wasn't expecting very many people due to the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Happily surprised! I made a decision to sell CDs, instead of just preordering, and managed to sell a few to boot. Our very own troubadour Earl Grey joined me towards the end of the night for a handful of tunes as well, so that was a wonderful treat for me, and for the audience as well!

It was only supposed to be two sets, from 8 - 10, but people were still enjoying the environment, so the coffee house stayed open an additional hour, and the second set got appropriately extended. Since I was (mostly) solo, requests were solicited from the audience, which I either attempted or actually *did* (depending on the request--a friend called out for Rendezvous 6:02, to much laughter, and the humble host's reply of "Wait---but I need a DRUMMER for that!" :sneaky:

This is from memory, but the sets went something like this.

Set 1:
Light A Candle (original)
Right Away (original)
Waiting For You (original)
Interstate Love Song (done a la Elton John meets STP)
When You Call (original)
Who Knows Where The Time Goes? (Sandy Denny/Fairport Convention tune)
Sledgehammer
Solsbury Hill
Water (original)

Set 2: (*=with Earl Grey)
The Chamber of 32 Doors
I Found Another (original)
Where To Now St. Peter (Elton John)
A Salty Dog (Procol Harum)
The Circle (original)->
Feeling Alright/You Can't Always Get What You Want (resolved to "the Ending medley"--the codas of Let It Be, Bohemian Rhapsody)
Walk Forever By My Side (The Alarm)
The Pirate's Song (original)
Happy Christmas (War Is Over)*

Set 3 (more or less--there wasn't a break!) (*=w/Earl Grey)
Sail Away (Neil Young)*
I'm So Tired* (Earl singing lead)
Awaken* (well, a little bit of it anyway!)
Fearless* (Pink Floyd)
Let It Be*->
Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters*
Charlie Brown Christmas Medley (O Tannenbaum, Christmas is Coming)->
Linus & Lucy (with a bit of the Heartbreaker Hotel - Dread Zeppelin-style)
Distant Early Warning->
Red Sector A
Time to Move On (original)
Rocky Road (original)
Joy To The World (the 3 Dog Night tune, not the carol!)->
Come And Get It->
Hello Goodbye (end part)->
We Can Work It Out
Afterglow (a la Ave Maria)
Walk On The Ocean (Toad the Wet Sprocket)
Nanci (Toad)
The Want of a Nail (Todd Rundgren)

That's it..until next time...I hope to play this venue again, perhaps with a small band (or at least a duo) for the whole show!

---Matt

upbgirl

12-14-2003, 02:11 PM

I played in the bar up the street Friday night, and it was a pitifully difficult gig, man. When you play solo to a thankless crowd and the staff isn't even with ya, it can be uphill. And it was.

I played weird sets of kind of obscure music anyway, so I'm sure I can't blame it entirely on everyone else. But I will. :D The bartenders were indifferent and altogether too serious/businesslike. That never helps.

Anyway, next time I play there it won't be solo, so that's instant improvement. My brother and I can usually have a fun gig regardless of the circumstances.

long time passing".. [anyone remember that tune?]
lol!
just be glad ya couldnt hear me sing it, man! ;)

dang-i should have been there..i have been known to get a room partying on more than one occasion.. :D [and if i didnt wind up at the 'holiday inn with bars on the windows', it would have been a success]

did you remind the patrons to tip thier 'friendly' waitstaff enough? maybe that's why they were so distant..
and i'd certainly have tried to shut up the elton basher at that other gig for ya, too! :stick:
drunk chicks really SUCK!! especially when you are up there giving it your all, and they are acting like if they had half a brain, they'd be GIFTED! geeze!
[why dont people stick to pot? they are quiet and hungry and happy and only want to DANCE!..:D]
and great news cyber!! so, ya DO have a cd ready for sale?? i'd love to hear specifics, man, and you can 'help me get me some', ok? of ocurse, i would be happy to pay for it and support your gigs..[too bad i am so far away..]
and come & get it?? by the james gang?? i LOVE that tune-takes me down memory lane-BIG TIME! [remember the 70's? 'love the one your with'?]
anbd that 'feeling alright' medley sounds very interesting-with those 'endings' you described! i'd LOVE to hear THAT!
[did someone post about this gig of yours last night and i MISSED IT? dang!]
and it looks like next year or so, i am gonna HAVE to 'go west' and meet you all.. sheila, you were RIGHT! i dont think i can wait much longer.. haha!;)
but i'd better check and see if i am allowed in CA again before i promise anything.
congratulations cyber, dantalion earl and gt76 for keeping on keeping on..
we are PROUD of you ALL!
now-howe much for the dics, cyber?? i am NOT joking, either! i just got paid yesterday, and i feel a splurge of self-indulgence coming on again.. hehe..
hey! my mid life crises is pretty cheap compared to SOME, i think.

Dantalion Rides Again

12-14-2003, 04:03 PM

Hey great post CybrKhatru! It's good to see that I'm not the only one whose sets are overtaken by Beatles music! I love playing their songs, man. Congrats on the new CD too.

CybrKhatru

12-15-2003, 03:40 PM

and great news cyber!! so, ya DO have a cd ready for sale?? i'd love to hear specifics, man, and you can 'help me get me some', ok? of ocurse, i would be happy to pay for it and support your gigs..[too bad i am so far away..]
and come & get it?? by the james gang?? i LOVE that tune-takes me down memory lane-BIG TIME! [remember the 70's? 'love the one your with'?]
anbd that 'feeling alright' medley sounds very interesting-with those 'endings' you described! i'd LOVE to hear THAT!
congratulations cyber, dantalion earl and gt76 for keeping on keeping on..
we are PROUD of you ALL!
now-howe much for the dics, cyber?? i am NOT joking, either! i just got paid yesterday, and i feel a splurge of self-indulgence coming on again.. hehe..

Kathi,

Thanks for the kind words and the encouragement!

Yeah, the CDs are finally for sale. They're $13 each, so please PM me if you want one! When the website is ready to launch I'll post something somewhere in this here part of the forum. At that point I'll have sound samples and such, so everyone can hear bits of the songs.

I hope that soon I can do a gig at Kulak's, where Earl has been playing--even if it's just a 20 minute segment, it'd be cool to play live on the Internet! Of course the covers will have to take a backseat with a short set. I'm looking at ways of taping future shows too, just to capture some of the spontaneity of picking covers on the fly. Things often go in unexpected directions; that's what happened with the 'Ending' medley, as it was an improv!

And Kevin---thanks to you too! I love doing Beatle covers as well, not least because of how much the audience appreciates hearing those timeless songs.
I'm sorry to hear that your last gig was a chore...I've had shows like that, and it can be hard to make the best of it.

Also----Earl, if you're reading this, THANK YOU for sitting in and being part of the evening. I hope and feel that it was "the first of many" musical encounters!
Y'all don't need me to tell you just how talented he is.....but he IS!

---Matt

Silent_wings

12-16-2003, 01:23 AM

I'm still bummed that I had to miss you playing Matt, but someone had to keep the Boy Scouts in line. I was thinking of you guys while I was freezing my tail feathers off.

Sheerah

12-19-2003, 06:53 PM

Hey everybody........

Glendo is famous!!!!!

I got an email announcing this weekend's events in Sacramento.
Glendo's band was mentioned.

Check it out............

http://www.sacticket.com/cgi-bin/calendar/eventsdetail.cgi?IDNumber=20633

The Deadbeats will be performing at 9:30pm!

Earl Grey

12-19-2003, 08:29 PM

Glendo:

You are the bag of mushrooms found in the suitcase, at the end of the day.

All the best to you, my friend of artistic expression!

COOL LIGHTSHOW! Damn!

:ele:

upbgirl

12-20-2003, 02:57 AM

Hey everybody........
Glendo is famous!!!!!I got an email announcing this weekend's events in Sacramento. Glendo's band was mentioned.
The Deadbeats will be performing at 9:30pm!

you lucky girl! i guess we know what you'll be doing that night!
play well, deadbeats!

Dantalion Rides Again

02-20-2004, 02:43 AM

Okay! Some of the situations I've been gigging in over the last few months have definately been post worthy. I never seem to get here to write about them, though. I've been playing more frequently with my brother as 'Silvia Brothers' and the past several gigs have been successful audience-wise; good amount of receptive and happy people.

One story in particular that I want to tell keeps coming to mind as one to tell in this thread. I won't tell the whole thing though (yeah I will.), but one night I had a solo gig that ended up double booked and I still played a half hour set and I still got paid in full!

On top of that, on the ride there, my accelerator got stuck and I could not slow the car down. the engine was literally racing just faster and faster. I fortunately figured out a way to navigate myself to safety by shutting off the car periodically to save my brakes and engine, until I could stop the car at a gas station to get a friendly stranger's help identifying the problem. Once we found it, it was a 100% free repair since I just had to 'unstick' the accelerator (it was near zero degrees F.) from under the hood (forgive all the automotive technical jargon ;)) and I was able to arrive without my brakes burning right off or my engine exploding.

On top of even that, during the process of dealing with the double booked gig, I made a good friend in the fellow who books the entertainment there over a beer before I left.

And evener on top of that, on the way home, my car had the opposite problem in that the accelerator was stuck so that instead of constantly accelerating like it did before the gig, it would not accelerate at all. I couldn't go faster than, say, 25mph.

I was in Worcester MA at this point and nearly an hour from home with no cell and just enough cash for one call. The next morning, I was meeting up with SisterBluebird to head to Phili to see Jon Anderson, so I had her number in the car. Plan B was going to be: Call Sisterbluebird to get STARRSHIP'S number (who afterward expressed that he'd have been there to help :thumbs:).

The beauty came in my mechanic happily and helpfully answering his phone at 11:30pm, and in the three payphone minutes I had, he explained how to adjust the clip and the cable of the accelerator and how they both related to the 'stuck' mechanism on the engine that was givin' me trouble earlier. You know, Plan A worked picture-perfectly. I obviously don't feel comfortable enough in my auto jargon skills to actually call that stuck part of my car's innards by whatever its name is.

!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Recap:
~ although double-booked, I still performed and got paid anyway for thrice the work actually done
~ made a friend in the guy who books the room
~ had tremendous car trouble on the way that worked out to be not only deal-able but a relief, and practically a delight in it's resolution. :D :thumbup:

All in all it was a great night! Although there were a bunch of stresses, the outcome of each stress was fabulous - cool even.

Dantalion Rides Again

04-30-2004, 09:58 AM

Played Grumpys last night with Mike. Weird gig! It was weird mainly because I thought it was a great gig, and Mike thought it was our worst in a long time.

But I think it was one of those nights where some things go wrong that normally aren't a problem . . I had a couple guitar and voice errors that I don't ever make, and so did Mike. But some other songs came off practically perfect. I guess that to me, the good moments made up for the bad ones, but that for Mike they didn't.

Mike was also distracted by the ball game on the bar TV, and by the owner's son, who has a developmental disability and was VERY present. He brought instruments and was a lot louder than us at times. He drew a lot of uncomfortable attention. I had no problem with him this time (last time he came I was really distracted) because I think I was ready for him.

My only real problem was that I debuted two new songs and they both fell apart. I have a new original and I couldn't keep up with my own lyric page so it kind of failed. And I got too loud during that song too, so I heard Mike behind me turning us down (which is always a distraction - I hate being too loud). The other new song was Joni Mitchell's "Help Me", which is challenging to sing, and I broke a string mid song. Right before I got to the bridge I plopped my dead guitar onto its stand and grabbed Mike's guitar (he was playing djembe) and finished the song on his guitar. I had a lot of trouble regaining my calm after that, and I was relieved when that set was over.

We closed the second set with "Your Move" and there was a guy walking in just then who was psyched to hear Yes. I chatted him for a bit on our break about Yes. He asked me if I knew a good place to find Relayer, and I told him all about the Rhino remasters.

Anyway, the third set was cool for me. I was really into it, and I felt we both played great. I think we opened that set with a clear clear "Wish You Were Here" and did "Going To California" pretty well too.

I'm just real surprised that Mike and I had opposite feelings about it. Usually if that's the case then I'm the one complaining, and Mike's going, "It was fine, they loved it".

Anyway, I'm playing solo tonight for almost four hours in a smoky room, so we'll see how that goes . . .

Tune in next time for another exciting episode of Dantalion Goes to the Bar.

Silent_wings

04-30-2004, 10:32 AM

Kevin It's alawys great to hear about your gigs. I wish that someday I could make it out there for one.

Dantalion Rides Again

04-30-2004, 10:37 AM

One of these years I'll have to go to California and visit my (other) brother. I'll get him to book me a gig out there if that ever happens, and I'll tell all the CA Yesfans for sure!

Dances w/PURPLE

04-30-2004, 01:54 PM

Hey Kevin

I always love to read your gig reports! This was a good analysis of your thoughts last night.

Whenever I interpret a performance (you probably have seen on TV interpreters signing to songs or for speakers) I have to study and study the music and still, sometimes it goes off into left field and I'm left with the crumbs in my lap kicking myself. If Mike said he thought it went well, it probably did. We artists can be our own worse critic.

Can I suggest audio recording your performance? Don't listen to it right away but wait a few days until you can get into critique mode. (this is what I do professionally when I have voiced for a deaf speaker). I close my eyes and listen all the way through the first time. Then I rewind it and listen again. I do a critique based on objectives that are standard in my profession.

I think it helps to know that you are constantly working on your craft to make it better each time. If you keep the recordings, you will see it happen.

I think you navigated through the situations just fine! You kept going, kept on plugging and playing right along! I hope to some day hear you play.

Keep the stories coming. They are always enjoyable.

Dantalion Rides Again

04-30-2004, 02:03 PM

Thanks so much Dances! Yeah, I love recording. In fact, if it weren't so time consuming I'd record every single gig. I think that recording has been the single best improvement tool I've ever used in music. I recommend recording to anyone who'd like to improve.

I generally record one gig a month on average - I wish last night had been one of those nights because there were a few really hot numbers, and I felt I was really 'on' lead guitar-wise.

But Mike thought the gig sucked; I was happy with it. Generally it's the other way around when we have opposite takes, . . . and you're right - he's generally accurate when his assessment is that they loved it and it went well.

Those are the times when I'm just complaining that I wasn't comfortable in my own playing, and I think that's where he was at last night. I talked to him this morning and he confirmed that he just couldn't get to a place of feeling good in the songs. He was distracted and not entirely comfortable with the gig in general. But the place was happy, and the music sounded fine. We had a couple parties too, and that's good for a Thursday night in this place. All in all, technically the gig was good. He's just feeling like I NORMALLY do. :D

Hey, we had a couple signing for a deaf group at one of our Godspell shows. It was wild!! What a cool thing to do. :thumbup:

SallyKhatru

05-02-2004, 06:22 AM

Oh I love that, Kevin:-) So cool. How I would love to see one of your concerts.
may I post my report as well? Since I think it was funny night last Friday:-)
Here we go:
I had a gig on Thursday after school which was not really exciting. We played for about 3 hours and then went home. I slept 4 hours went to school and went for the next gitg, which was way better than the one on Thursday. The audience was great and we had great
fun. In one sing I forgot the lyrics and it was the only German song we
sang. In every english song I could have sung anything, but in german one
everybody will know when you sing crap. So I sang lalala and realized a
women sitting quite close to me and she sang the song, so I went to her and
gave her the microphone and she sang the verse for me. It was great fun, I
didn´t feel too embarresed at all, since everybody laughed and had great
fun. It was so hilarious. And my dad said he was so moved by what I sang
which is a great compliment from him. He also sang strange stuff during Stairway to heaven. I always forgets the lyrics to that sng, even though he can sing 5 verses of American pie without looking at the text:-) So when he played Stairway in the second verse he sang:"... and the lyric I never learnt..." which is definitely not in the text. I really had trouble not to die laughing there, but it seemd nobody else has realized that:-)It was a really successful night, all things considered. The audience wanted more when we wanted to leave, so I asked them whether they want me to sing the German song again and they all laughed. In the end we did Solsbury Hill as an encore. Also it's nice to see people's reactions to All good people. They really seem to like that song:-)

I also really love the analysis I do in th car with my dad. It's wonderful to talk everything over, so encouraging, interesting and so much fun:-)

Keep your reports coming Kevin!!! You rock, mate!
I'm so glad:-)

Dantalion Rides Again

05-02-2004, 04:18 PM

Great report Sally!! :thumbs: - keep posting your reports too, k? I'll be back to this thread later to post about my solo gig Friday night. It was pretty cool - I felt I was on again, so I'll enjoy tellin' y'all about that one ;)

Dantalion Rides Again

05-03-2004, 01:28 AM

Friday night was a good gig - I had a lot of fun and enjoyed almost every song. It's the type of room where you need to work at the audience, and I got a fair response - better than usual from this particular bar.

Playing solo had its challenges though. You can wear yourself out faster and you can feel self-conscious more easily when you're standing up there by yourself.

Here are some songs I played:

Tangerine (Zeppelin)
Boy in the Bubble (Paul Simon)
Mutually Exclusive Pt. 1 (original)
Glass Onion (Beatles)
Ob-la-di Ob-la-da (Beatles)
Ain't Misbehavin'
Don't Ask Me Why (Billy Joel)
Moonshadow
Wild World
Dock O' The Bay
Sugar Mountain (Neil Young)
Graceland (Paul Simon)
Hovering Sombrero (by They Might Be Giants)
If I Could (Phish)
The Ladybug Picnic (Sesame Street)
Jelly Man Kelly (James Taylor)
Secret O' Life (James Taylor)
Copperline (James Taylor)
Desert Blues (Leon Redbone)
Don't Think Twice (It's Alright) (Dylan)
Help Me (Joni Mitchell)
What Am I Doin' Hangin' 'Round? (Monkees)
An Obvious Paradise (original)
Teeth In Rows (original)
Invisible Girl (original)
Sneakin' Good (original)
Midsummer's Daydream (Emmett)
Sweet Mama (Leon Redbone)
Marie (Leon Redbone)
Going to California (Zeppelin)
Black Country Woman (Zeppelin)
Touch of Grey
Tenessee Jed (Grateful Dead)
Birdhouse In You Soul (They Might Be Giants)
Nightgown of the Sullen Moon (They Might Be Giants)
James K. Polk (They Might Be Giants)
Women and Men (They Might Be Giants)
Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder)
Back on the Train (Phish)
Dig A Pony
I Am The Walrus
I Will
I'll Follow the Sun
I've Just Seen A Face
Rocky Raccoon
Don't Pass Me By
Honey Pie
Two of Us
Back in the USSR

. . . and I think I played "Hurts So Good" and "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town", but I'm not positive. Mighta played "I Know What I Know" by Paul Simon too. And I didn't record it, so that's just from memory and I'm probably forgetting stuff, and it's listed in no particular order.

I just had a blast relaxing into the goodness of those tunes as best I could.

At the end of the night, my friend Garrett (who waits tables normally, but I think was some kinda manager or host or something that night) jammed a few Beatles tunes that neither of us knew. :D

upbgirl

05-03-2004, 01:40 AM

whoohoo-kevin-obvious paradise-i'd LOVE to see/hear THAT tune live! someday!
i gotta say-you must have chords of steel to singthat many songs in one night? MAN! i bet you are whipped when you get done! [hurts so good? Really?? ;)]

sally-wow! what a great moment onstage-and a few more on the ride home-that is the coolest story i've heard for a while-you * your pop-critiqueing-and laughing-being together.. nice..
i wish I had a gig to report.. but i like hearing yours, guys..
3 days till my yestopia-aahh..
[a fine and obvious paradise-and it's mine.. ;) in 3 days]

SallyKhatru

05-03-2004, 09:49 AM

What an awesome setlist, Kevin. That's so cool. And wonderful to hear you got a good response from the audience, since I know that audiences can be really ignorant.

Kathi, have a wonderful time at the concert, sure it will be great:-)

CybrKhatru

05-03-2004, 11:53 AM

Alright--

Last Saturday night turned out to be a great one. The surviving members of Cinema Show (wow, that looks so weird to type!) were with me, in a more or less "unplugged" setting, but we managed to turn it up a few times. :-) We did two sets, but over-prepared in case they let us take a third one, so a few things we worked on didn't get played.

Good turnout, supportive crowd. And they tipped us pretty well too--the coffeehouse gigs are non-paying aside from tips, so we appreciate whatever the good folks give. And sold 6 CDs to boot. Not bad at all! :D

This was the setlist (all originals except where indicated):

Set 1

(first three tunes solo--two of them brand new)
Thankful
Elegy
Watching the Wheels (Lennon)
Entangled (Genesis) -- joined by Scott and John
Bear With Me
Right Away
Fake Plastic Trees (Radiohead)
I Found Another
Water

Set 2

Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding (Elton)
Light A Candle
When You Call
Space Oddity (Bowie) -- done rather subdued but trippy
Pirate's Song
The Circle
Getting In Tune (Who)
Afterglow (Genesis)
Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End (Beatles)
The Meeting (ABWH--just me)

Maybe next show we can do what we didn't do this time. :D

---Matt

PS...Kevin, Sally...please keep 'em coming. It's great to read your reports too!!!

Dances w/PURPLE

05-03-2004, 12:08 PM

Wow Kevin. I love Tangerine...but I also love Immigrant Song. So you got the LED out too! Way to go.

How did the sound go? How did the originals come off? Better? Are you feeling like that are tighter than the last gig?

We need pics for this thread man! Thanks as always for sharing.

SallyKhatru

05-03-2004, 12:14 PM

That sounds so great Matt. So many cool musicians here. Great setlist as well. Beautiful songs. This is really cool to hear about all your gigs, guys:-)
I also play the Meeting - a easier version- and I really love it. I look forward to hearing it this tour.

SallyKhatru

05-03-2004, 12:21 PM

BTW - I just remember I haven't hear anything about your Musical yet!! How was it?? is there a report from you somewhere, Kevin???

upbgirl

05-03-2004, 01:19 PM

[QUOTE=CybrKhatru]Elegy
The Meeting (ABWH--just me)[QUOTE]

and when we DO fiunally meet cyber, i hope maybe I can take these two songs up there with you dude!!
the link on the bottom of your post-does that mean you'l be doing a simulcast someday soon? i sure would love to see/hear you guys!
may i audition for any flute parts??
[the meeting is hauntingly beautiful on my old flute-even if i DO say so myself..;)-and elegy-? welll.. what can i say-'getting' that song was a gift and belssing for me -BIG TIME! a magical cosmic moment indeed-we'll talk about that when we meet..
[always good to over-prepare in MY book-good job!]
hey! once this tour is over, i would buy you cd!! i'll try to remember when i get some $ again, ok? i want to collect yesfans original stuff too! got a decent collection going now!

CybrKhatru

05-03-2004, 03:15 PM

Kevin--man, you remind me how much we need to cover some Zep--someday it'll happen. Glad your gigs are going so well.

Sally----The Meeting is a beautiful song to play, isn't it? And it's one of those songs that sounds good whether you simplify it or add colors.

Kathi--If we're ever able to make it to a MI/IL Yesfans gathering (or if you make it to a CA one) maybe we can do a duet on this?
As for Elegy....well, it's not the Jethro Tull tune, it's a brand new original of mine, but I could probably teach it to ya! I wrote it (more or less) for Shaun Guerin, who was our singer/drummer in Cinema Show (he's the son of session-man John Guerin, who passed away too..about six months later..sheesh)...I could probably learn the Tull tune as well! :D

The website STILL isn't up, and my apologies for that, but it won't be long now. We're almost ready to roll. And, I do hope that a gig at Kulak's is in my future. It'd be sweet to do an internet-simulcasted gig. There's also another place in LA that does internet simulcasts, where I've played with an all-improv band (wild stuff!)..Maybe there if not Kulak's.

As for the CD, please drop me a line when you wanna buy one!

Take care all...
Matt

Dantalion Rides Again

05-04-2004, 01:26 AM

BTW - I just remember I haven't hear anything about your Musical yet!! How was it?? is there a report from you somewhere, Kevin???

There's a thread about that musical - it's called "Yesfan in God Spell I'm Spellbound", and STARRSHIP started it. There are a couple pictures from the latest show there. It went real well, thanks! We had some pretty serious sound issues, and I accidentally swore on stage, but otherwise it was the same ol' good Godspell show we've always done.

CyberKhatru - your gig looks klke it was awesome. Please continue posting about your gigs as they happen. Is your new CD for sale yet?

SallyKhatru

05-05-2004, 09:41 AM

@Kathi - Is this you who played flute on the CD I got from harry, where Earl and Kathi play in CHicago???
@ Kevin, I'll have a look on that soon, thanks for the information. Are you still playing in that musical?
@ Matt - The Meeting is so beautiful. I often play my version on birthdays and mostly people like it:-) I'm glad I can play it, IÄm not good playing whole songs yet, I started playing keyoboards again in August, so IÄm not that good again yet:-)

1097

05-05-2004, 12:36 PM

Hey Yesfriends...

Is there sheet music floating around for "The Meeting?"

Thanks!

Alan Klevan
Newton, MA

________________________

"Perpetuate This Song of Love"

SallyKhatru

05-05-2004, 01:35 PM

I'm not sure about that. I learnt it from the Midid file available for download at www.classicyes.net
Maybe that helps.

Dantalion Rides Again

05-07-2004, 02:39 AM

I played solo at Grumpy's tonight, which is a new gig my brother and I have been doing as a duo.

Tonight I was solo, and I got to record it, and the results so far have been great overall. The early part of the gig found me screwing up lots of stuff just a bit. I wasn't feeling focused. I had low energy during the couple hours that preceeded the gig, and I figure that's why. That little obstacle seemed to be less and less of a problem as the night went on and I got more comfortable.

Considering that, I had a really good gig. A few good friends came out, and I got good reviews from the dudes at the bar. I had fun playing songs, most of all. And the recording seems fairly clear, so it'll be worth dealing with.

Here's sets 2 & 3. I've gotta try and get it all into the computer so I can use the digital recorder tomorrow night - I don't know if it holds more than a gig's worth of music!

So I'm listening as I transfer the recording onto my hard drive, and I've written down the songs as I've listened in order to post them here. Here's what I played as sets 2 & 3 (I'll edit the first into this post as I transfer it to my computer later. They're all cover songs except where indicated by "(original)" ) . . .

set 1
something in the way she moves
you look good tonight *(original)*
desert blues
time in a bottle
they'll need a crane
i'm looking through you
if not for you
america
hovering sombrero
what i am
mutually exclusive part 1 *(original)*
bye bye blackbird
dreams
never going back again
a midsummer's daydream
broon's bane
analog kid
moonshadow
going to california

set 2
Into The Sun *(original)*
Old Brown Shoe
Tell Me You Love My Face *(original)*
Roll To Me
Synchronicity II
Norweigan Wood
I'm a Believer
Mr. Me
Copperline
Wasted on the Way
The Girl I Knew Somewhere
Me You & Julio Down By The Schoolyard
Popsong *(original)*
Landslide
Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da
Ramble On Rose
Somethin' To Talk About
Actively Amazed *(brand new original :D)*
Till My Head Falls Off
Breakdown
Mary Jane's Last Dance
Blister In The Sun

set 3
Adeline *(original)*
Sweet Mama (hurry home or I'll be gone)
Destination Moon
Mother Nature's Son
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
See You Tonite
The Wedge
Higher Ground
Soft Rock Air *(original)*
Pizzarro *(original)*
Ants Marching
Her Majesty
Ain't Misbehavin'
Dreams (with patron co-vocalist lady person)
Can You Win?
Sneakin' Good *(original)*
Breaking the Girl
Hey Hey What Can I Do
Good Morning Good Morning
Good Night

SallyKhatru

05-09-2004, 03:34 PM

played at a city music festival the whole weekend.
Friday was damn cold and we played together with soooo "clever and virtous" musicians. Actually, it was horrible. They act like superstars, they can be so digusting. They stink before the gig started, some are drunk before playing, I really hat to call myself a musican too when I see guys like that, anyway. We also did some songs alone, my dad and me and my friend who I brought to the gig. She played bass when we did Zombie.
All good people is going fantastic every time. Almost everybody loves that song and it often happens that we play it twoce.
Today we played unplugged in a park. I did Solsbury Hill there with the complete performance and people loved it. It was so funny running and "flying" around there:-)
We also set up a record. We tore 5!!! strings in about 2,5 hours. It was so amazing. Two G- strings, two e strings and one h string. And we didn't play really hard. Itbwas really strange. It wasn't too cold actually :-) If one more e ot g string would have torn we would have been forced to go home, because we didn't have so many additional strings:-)
There were lost of fascinated little kids who stood there to watch us playing. Their parents really had trouble to take them away. They were so sweet, our youngest fans, but apart from little kids there weren't many people because of the weather.
Still a nice and exhausting weekend. I earned about 10$ in 3 days, lol.

Dantalion Rides Again

05-10-2004, 05:03 PM

Sounds like a cool weekend Sally!

Glad "All Good People" goes well for you - my brother doesn't know the chords (although I'm sure we could play it if we try) so we only do "Your Move." I'll have to learn the solos in that tune and force Mike to play rhythm. Funny thing is, he plays drum for "Your Move" so it'd be weird for the percussion to stop there (once "All Good People" starts I mean), don'tcha think? I mean, he'd stop playing drum there and pick up his guitar.

Anyway, I can't see doing that song without solos!

I have another gig I want to write about; it was Friday May 7th. As soon as I deal with the recording (which at the moment is three huge hour-long sound files that need to be broken into individual .wav files for each track) I'll list the set here and comment about the night, which was generally good. We tend to draw a few people and get a good response at the Classics Lounge, and we did the next installment (side 3) of an ongoing series of White Album sides.

SallyKhatru

05-11-2004, 09:56 AM

I'm looking forward to this.
We don't play All good people as a whole on stage either. I said it wrong. We only do your move. We're only two people, so we cannot do more, but it's a nice acoustic version we play, I'm playing rhythm guitar and my dad playes the solos.
We recorded All good people as a whole, but only finishes with You Move yet, since we had some rhytmical problems with the last part. I loaded it and it's on my website now, but it crashes down again and again now. I don't know why. ITäs better not to enter the site until I have that fixed.

Dantalion Rides Again

05-14-2004, 02:20 AM

(Here's set 1 ... is this okay that I do my post gradually and edit into it later as I'm ready to write more about it? I figure it's better to keep the same gig all in one post if I can . . .)

This gig was kinda funny . . . we did our own sound that night, and I had my guitar track panned hard right, but our main signal was going to the house system via the main OUT left. I had the right one going to our recording device. [I pan everything for mono track recording at home - not sure why, really] The problem was that it took me like 10 minutes to figure out our problem. When we finally got my guitar coming out of the speakers, it was accompanied by massive feedback. Mike quipped (into the mic) "Sorry everyone, this is our first time doing this."

We drew our usual crowd for that place and played fair once we shook off the initial tension from the sound problems.

We started with 'A Horse With No Name', which we really don't play that often. It was a weird choice for an opener for us, but it worked great. It had a nice ambience to it that calmed me down and found me using different chords than what I've used before on that song. It was nice.

We also played many more originals than usual - check it out; I've got two in a row in set one!! :D:D

[all cover songs unless indicated by '(original)']

Silvia Brothers 5-7-2004 Classics Lounge
Set 1

1 a horse with no name
2 since the day i understood (mike original)
3 secret o' life
4 graceland
5 actively amazed (kevin original)
6 waiting for the future (kevin original)
7 wasted on the way
8 even though i should (mike original)
9 kathy's song
10 jack & diane
11 i won't back down
12 sweet mama
13 real love (mike original)
14 the wedge
15 invisible girl (kevin original)
16 peace train

I'll get back and edit this post soon (EDIT: NO I WON'T~! Instead I'm making a new post. :D). Second set starts with Fast Car (Tracy Chapman) and features side 3 of the White Album! :D

SallyKhatru

05-16-2004, 11:36 AM

Hey Kevin, that sounds like a good set. i think it's cool that you're doing so many originals. Your songs are so beautiful.
Are you talking about I won't back down from Tom Petty??? We did that song last night in Döbeln where we played at a big city festival. The crowd was just wonderful. They absolutely freaked when we played Zombie and some other stuff. It was truly amazing. I never got such feedback from a crowd. I also met a wonderful woman from North Carolina and I was so happy to have somebody to talk in English to. We played 7 hours and after the last song my voice broke. I couldn't talk anymore. It's a bit better today, but I still feel it. We recorded a DVD there and somebody took picture. I'll see if there are some good ones and post them. I was a bit sad because I couldn't find my YES T-shirt which I wear at every gig. Still it was a really cool gig. There were people from 14-abouz 60 years and they all had a blast:-) I had a wonderful hotel room and a "fan"(the cook) that was following me to my room:-) It was really funny:-) And I felt a bit like a star:-)
I drank 12 mugs of tea that need, to keep my voice fit.
Now I'm really looking forward to the DVD. I'm sure it will be really funny to see myself standing there:-)

Oh, our recoriding of "Your Move" is online now. You can download it ( shouldn't need more than 1-2 minutes) at: www.sallyskhatru.com/Allgoodshort4032.wma
I made it a bit shorter and cut it in order to shorten the download time. Only in case you wonder about the short version.

SallyKhatru

05-16-2004, 11:53 AM

Okay let's try it with the pics. But there are not really good ones. Maybe we get some shots from the DVD soon.
It was wall to wall people, so there actually only 2 good pics.
The first one is my dad, my mom and I singing. Second is the acoustics set I do with my dad and the last shows one of the women in the crowd dancing on the table.

SallyKhatru

05-16-2004, 11:55 AM

Now here's the promised third pic. The tabek dancing woman:-)))

Dantalion Rides Again

05-16-2004, 01:53 PM

Awesome pics Sally! - I just listened to your "Your Move" and it sounds great! Everybody check out Sally's your move (www.sallyskhatru.com/Allgoodshort4032.wma)

Was that live? Cool pictures too. It's great that you're playing often. You seem to be having a good time giggin'!

Dances w/PURPLE

05-16-2004, 01:58 PM

The tabek dancing woman looks like she's having a good time! ha ha.

Great pics. Sally you remind me of my own daughter. Same skin coloring and blonde hair.

Speaking of Tom Petty, Runnin' Down a Dream is one of my favorites!

swib

05-16-2004, 02:05 PM

wow, great version. Great job.

SallyKhatru

05-17-2004, 10:26 AM

Thanks everybody:-)*blush*
The recording is not live. But we only had a few hours to record it so there are some problems with the rhythm and so on and the original version is a bit longer and more coherent. I'm glad you even like the short one:-)
Yes, people at the festoval had a blast I think. It was absolutely awesome:-)
@Patty: Tom Petty was the hero of my "childhood". I absolutely loved hi and I have almost every album. I still really love him, but YES has the first place now:-) Tom never tours in Europe:-( My dad also sings running down a dream, Learning to fly, Into the great wide open, Free falling, Last DJ. I think that's it:-)
@ Kevin, thanks for the kind words. I have great fun gigging indeed:-) I'd love to hear you play one day:-) I think I gotta write down the set list one day. But it always changes and we don't have a realy plan before the shows. It's just like"Let's play Free falling" and I have 10 seconds to grap my guitar before the song starts:-)
It's hard to plan the sets for 7 hours since you never know what the crowd wants...

Dantalion Rides Again

05-18-2004, 12:20 AM

Sally you guys play 7 hour gigs?? That's amazing . . .

And so cool to see what Tom Petty songs your dad does. I do about the same amount of Tom Petty songs, but different ones (Mary Jane's Last Dance, Breakdown, The Waiting, You Wreck Me, I Won't Back Down).

That's the type of stuff I was hoping to read when I started this thread. Thanks for sharing Sally!

Dantalion Rides Again

05-18-2004, 01:22 AM

The night after that Grumpy’s gig I posted about (post #70), Mike and I had a gig at Classics Lounge (post #74). This was a great Silvia Bros gig, in my opinion. It wasn’t too different, or too much better than our typical gig. I figure we’re fairly consistent.

What’s strange is that I thought the Grumpy’s solo gig on Thursday was great, and that the Classics duo gig on Friday was so/so. But as it turns out, I recorded both, and upon editing them found that Friday kicks butt. The Thursday solo gig, not so much.

The only problem with this awesome Friday gig is the errors! [Of course.]

First of all, the recording machine was set at too low an input level, so the whole thing has a ton of hiss (even though it’s digital . . .?) and that’s a real shame since we played well. My fault.
:shrug:
We also made whole bunches of lyrical errors (completely sympathize with Jon Anderson btw . . . not only is it hard to sing lyrics correctly no matter how familiar you are with the material, but he’s got some difficult & confusing lyrics to keep track of!!!) And the mix on the recording is voice-heavy, and unfortunately Mike’s percussion in particular is way low. But we generally had a nice night musically.

The first set starts with “a horse with no name.” I don’t think we’ve ever opened with that, and in fact we shy away from that song, generally speaking. Also, we’ve been opening sets with originals more often, so this was an interesting choice for an opener. And possibly the coolest version we’ve ever done of that song. We were totally in tune (Mike armed with his Taylor 12 string) and I came upon a nice guitar part that really filled out the sound.

We did a good amount of originals in the first set (6 out of 16). More than usual.

One funny comment I have about the first set is that there was a Boston Red Sox game on TV in the bar and apparently they had a great 9th inning. The crowd cheered during two different songs, each time at a real climactic moment. It was funny how it worked out, and we joked about it with the audience.

Silvia Bros 5-07-04
set 1

1 a horse with no name
2 since the day i understood (mike original)*
3 secret o' life
4 graceland
5 actively amazed (kevin original)*
6 waiting for the future (kevin original)*
7 wasted on the way
8 even though i should (mike original)*
9 kathy's song
10 jack & diane
11 i won't back down
12 sweet mama
13 real love (mike original)*
14 the wedge
15 invisible girl (kevin original)*
16 peace train

The second set was cool too. Mike doesn’t normally start the set without me, but before I knew it Mike was on playing “Fast Car” (which is a song I really like but don’t really know!). Then we did this huge block of Beatles including side 3 of the White Album and messed some more words up. I’m really glad about how it came out though. I was worried about some of the yelling I’d have to do on those songs, and I yelled somewhat admirably.

Then we did a nearly perfect “Wachussett Mountain” (local commercial jingle for a ski resort) and perhaps a totally perfect “Nobody Home” from the Wall. “Big Red” (Wrigley Gum jingle) came out especially clever, and so did Frozen Man.

No originals in set two. I figure it’s okay when you consider the first set though; we average two or three originals per set. Plus who cares – we played the ‘bloody bea’les whi’e album!’
:D

Silvia Bros 5-07-04
set 2

1 fast car
2 loves me like a rock
3 here comes the sun
4 birthday
5 yer blues
6 mother nature’s son
7 everybody’s got something to hide
except me and my monkey
8 sexy sadie
9 helter skelter
10 long long long
11 nobody home
12 back on the train
13 wachussett mountain
14 carolina in my mind
15 the frozen man
16 big red

Third set might be the best set of the two gigs. A nice selection of songs that were basically well done, no lyrical flubs, and two decent originals. Plus, although I dominated the first half of the set (mostly songs I sing lead vocal on). the songs Mike did towards the end were sweet choices. You ought to hear this “Yellow Submarine”. Mike and I have a lot of respect for that song, and it really shows – especially in Mike’s harmonies.

Silvia Bros 5-07-04
set 3

1 help me
2 big time woman
3 (mike original - i don't know the title!)*
4 higher ground
5 sample in a jar
6 you thought you were great (kevin original)*
7 nightgown of the sullen moon
8 father & son
9 allison
10 blister in the sun
11 I know what I know
12 yellow submarine

Dantalion Rides Again

05-18-2004, 01:46 AM

Holy cow it's late, but I figure I can post about my short gig this past Thursday 5-13-2004.

My friend (of like, 18 years) Kristi Martel had a gig in Cumberland, RI as the first act in a club. She asked me to play, so I rehearsed with her a few times and we did this set on Thursday. We did nine of her originals and it went okay (the rehearsals were better!).

I'm listening to the recording now and it came out nice. The performance was hindered by our nerves, which were agitated by the soundperson really screwing up. She showed up AT showtime. Then we spent the next 10 to 15 minutes trying to eliminate feedback!!!

But Kristi is really incredible, and her songs are great. I had fun adding guitar leads and rhythms and vocals to that stuff, and so it was so worth it to me to do that gig.

See You Sweet
Aged
Carrying Stories
My Name
Rise
Hooker
Silver
Through That Door
Give
www.kmetal.net

We hung out after and had a drink with some of our friends who came out to see us, and we listened to the next band. They were pretty good! Good pop-rock melody and great drumming/bass playing.

STARRSHIP TROOPER

05-22-2004, 12:43 AM

This has to be make Starrships life misserable month!!!!!! REIGN is booked with 5 other bands to play this club about one and a half miles from where we saw Yes in Lowell. Practice on Thursday the lead singer tells us he can't get out of work so he's out. They deside to do an all instamental show. Which turned out great! The directions to this club were simple. There's just no name on it ,oh there is but it's another name. We stoped across the street and asked a 20 something girl where club fuel was. No idea so we get lost then found again and rather than drive down the short street again we pull over. I got out and walked up to this guy standing outside a bar. " Do you know where Club Fuel is?" Yea it's up stairs. " What the $##% where's the sign? No sign. Ok gig goes realy well without the vocals but the only audiance is the other bands waiting to play. Whats with this? Know here's another clincher, the guy who whants to be in the band and owns the truck to haul the equipment backs out at 6:00. I packed 2 4X12 cabs, 2 heads, 1 Fender amp with 2- 12", a snare all the cybles,stands,stool,a guitar, bag of cables an effects and the drumer into my Audi. The rest whent into a small ford suv with 3 people. We left behind the Pa and some other large cabinets.
It was a splended fiasko!
Starrship Trooper

SisterBluebird

05-22-2004, 01:03 AM

You are such a dedicated Dad. Put your feet up and have a beer or three and listen to some Yes!

Dantalion Rides Again

05-22-2004, 01:32 AM

What a crazy event that musta been Harry!!

~~~~~~

I played tonight in Newport, RI for what is probably the first of many wedding gigs this summer. My brother and his wife tend to land tons of these jobs, and they include me (which is pretty sweet). They're good work. Often we get fed, and the pay is good. And everyone is dressed nice. And the venues are fancy. And we get to do lots of three-part harmony.

Only one real gripe: 100% crowd pleasing cover songs. That's the thing I have to get used to!! I will. They'll feed me and pay me and I'll forget all about my artistic integrity.

:shrug:

SallyKhatru

05-22-2004, 06:01 AM

Oh Harry, that sounds really &%/§%§&?!!! You don't deserve that. You play such cool music.
Yesterday I would actually have had a gig with my dad, too. But I stayed at home since I still had problems with my voice from the last gig and a terrioble muscle ache from our sport fest. So my dad played there alone. It was a wonderful pub he told me, but it was almost impossible to find it and in the end it figured that my dad was the only one who found it, because there was also nobody there besides the staff. Everything was fine, good prices for meal and beer, beautiful ambiente, in the centre of Saxonys biggest city, many adverts,but no people. It's strange sometimes.
Sounds like a good time for you Kevin. That's why I love gigging so much, the food is so wonderful most of the times and sometimes we even get the suite of the hotel when the evening went really well:-)

Dantalion Rides Again

06-04-2004, 02:17 AM

So I had a gig in western CT on Sunday May 30 all by myself with 50 cool people. I was solo, and it was one heck of a drive, and I played every Phish song I knew for these people. And a few I didn't know. It was cool ~ they were into dancing, and there was a fantastic guy named Russ who played his conga with me all night and another dude playing shakers (mark?) who was great to talk to.

It was two hours driving there with one of my best yesfan buddies on the phone (that's not something I'll likely do ever again - multitasking and driving don't mix for me!!), followed by dinner, courtesy of the host; followed by four sets of music. They so enjoyed it, and sang along, and they asked for even more Phish. They kept trying to get me to drink, but it wasn't gonna happen. As it was I knew I would be there late and get home really later.

Then on the way home I was real tired. At around 1:30am I saw a deer standing perfectly still in my lane, and luckily I recognized it for what it was soon enough to spastically swerve around it and spare both our lives and my car.

My heart raced quick enough to re-energize me for the ride home.

Then I called my wife from the car as I drove and she happened to be awake. So we had (another) conversation. We've had so many conversations! Not surprising, but remarkable in that I enjoy them so much, even after nine years.

Got home safely with vivid and fond memories of a great gig and a great day.

Dantalion Rides Again

06-04-2004, 02:22 AM

Okay, so that last post was written immediately before this one, and is a quick recollection of the CT gig that preceeds the one I just came home from.

I played solo again tonight, but this time in a bar that's about 20 minutes from my house. It was rather dead in there. But some loyal friends occupied a table nearby for just about the whole gig, and a few parties at the bar voiced their enjoyment.

I played tons of stuff I'd never done before (Back in Black, Gorgeous in the Face (original), Cry Baby Cry, I Should Have Known Better, No One Is To Blame, Immigrant Song (by request!), Overkill [by men at work - debuted it last week w/Mike at Gator's], . . . ), and regardless of the lack of audience, it was refreshing to do that.

Plus I unveiled the new hairless Kevin (cropped it real short on Tuesday!) and his brand new effects pedal.
:D

upbgirl

06-04-2004, 10:42 AM

hairless kevin??
oh NOO!
why?? WHY?? haha!
you were supposed to let your freak flag fly, man!!
sell-out!! haha! [joking]
so-YOU are one of the phone talkers on the road we cuss at all the time, aye?? ;)
hehe..glad you didnt have venison all over your little car..glad you were smart enough to NOT drink, too, kevin.. it must be hard, but you are wise to stay strong..
i bet that bambi is happy you didnt drink, too!
so lovely to hear you enjoy your talks with your wife, too-troy & i have been together for over 17 yearsnow [married 13-yikes!] and we never seem to run out of stuff to talk about either-not surprising-but remarkable INDEED! we are SO lucky, kev.. not enough love in this world as it is, and we have been blessed, dude.. [but we know that, dont we]
i sure have high hopes of seeing one of your gigs live for real someday-cant wait to hear 'waiting for the future'-that one is on my mind today..
once again-at work-i'll be accompanied by my buddies kevin and earl..
some amazing musicians here guys..
and i will practice my shakers, just in case, ok?? [they are harder than they look to play, right dale??]

Dantalion Rides Again

06-04-2004, 11:01 AM

Hey Kathi! Good mornin'.

Shakers are hard! The guy who jammed on shakers in CT that night didn't have good shaker skills, and that makes it challenging because I've gotta be stronger on holding down the rhythm fort! I have to ignore that. It's like when a whole arena claps along to a band and they inevitably go out of sync with the drummer.

Hey I did "Waiting for the Future" at both of those gigs. I used my funky pedal on it too ;) - never used any pedals before (not live anyway), so I'm really new at it, but it's cool so far.

Don't worry - my short hair ain't permanent, I'm sure. But it's nice to blend in for once to be honest about it. Even if it's not fair, it's still refreshing to get a tad more respect due to my appearance. Sucky, eh? But that's reality for ya!

Mike and I are playing tonight and tomorrow night, plus each of us have afternoon gigs. Blessed is right!!

CybrKhatru

06-04-2004, 11:28 AM

Right on Kevin!!!

Must be something in the air... I just got a call to play at the coffeehouse tonight. The band they had booked had to cancel. I'll get to take requests and try some new things tonight. Should be fun!

You do "Overkill" too? Man, I have always loved that song....have you heard any of Colin Hay's solo stuff? HIGHLY recommended......

Best of luck to you tonight and tomorrow night!

---Matt

Dantalion Rides Again

06-04-2004, 11:33 AM

Thanks Matt! I'd love to pick up Colin Hay solo stuff . . . didn't know it existed. Mike and I just learned "Who Can it Be Now?" and we laughed at how funny the lyrics were while we rehearsed it. That guy's voice is awesome too.

Have fun at that coffee house and post about it, eh?

:thumbs:

upbgirl

06-05-2004, 11:56 AM

colin was with ringo last year! did you guys know THAT? i knew him by his eyeballs right away!;) and the voice is unmistakeable, too..

hey matt-cool news-it must be so nice to get paid for doing what you LOVE!! i used to get my paycheck after coaching gymnastics all week and i'd say,"wow! i get MONEY for this, too!" congrats, but where's the report? LOL!! set list?? drunken brawls? c'mon-do tell!!

absolutely correct about audience clapping.. when they are out of synch, it really must throw the folks on stage-do ya go with the audience? or just ignore it?? hhmm.. i dont know!:D and yes-shakers are hard-looks easy-but it's NOT..

i do understand about the hair, tho-you were giving christians a good name with that long hair, i bet..;) hehe. it is sad to know your hair style can get you treated differently.. especially these days..

aaahh..'waiting for the future'-kevin's very own epic prog tune.. i LOVE it and what it implies.. very thought-provoking.. great tune! filled with expectancy-and yet-acceptance, as well.. nice..
good luck with the gigs, folks-
glenn and i are supposed to 'tour bay mills' today-that means we are going to go play for a sick auntie-not much-prob just 3 tunes-but it is practice-and old folks are THRILLED for any time anyone can spend with them.. i think i can whip that countess tune NOW! she's HAD it! ;)
hope my f# finger doesnt spaz.. hehe..i knew i should have let someone ELSE change that tire! aarrgggh..
i am bugging the CRAP out of him to transpose [?] the meeting to guitar from paino.. hope he wil do it-i know he CAN..
[kind of getting him back for picking that damn countess song for ME to play!! sneaky.. hehe]
LOVE the gig reports!
wish i had more gigs..
someday, maybe..

Dantalion Rides Again

06-05-2004, 06:13 PM

Last night Mike and I played Classics Lounge again. It was one of many gigs we've done there. But there were differences of course. We did a lot of songs we don't typically do, and we played particularly well last night. Do I always say that??! Really though, last night was much tighter and happier and better than the last Classics Lounge gig.

Before the gig, Mike and I each got permission from our respective families (;)) to leave home early so we could catch my friend Kristi's gig and eat dinner there to support her. She ended up coming to our gig later once hers was over, and she guested with "Jane Says" by Jane's Addiction.

One really cool thing about Classics is that it's seldom dead in there when we play. When we arrived and set up and did sound check, there were only about five people in the room. But I swear that by the third song the room was half full. The second set found the room basically totally full, and everyone was having a great time. Especially me.

This was the first Classics Lounge gig I didn't record since October, so I couldn't really tell you what we played! I can't remember, man.

~~~

I just got home from an afternoon outdoor wedding shower gig. It was solo, but totally great. They fed me and encouraged me to eat and drink as much as possible! I gave out bunches of cards and they seemed really really pleased with the music (and the food!). The weather was totally perfect, which was a relief. The weathermen predicted rain all day!

I also got to yap about Phish for a good twenty minutes with a fellow Phishhead while the bride-to-be opened her gifts.

~~~

Tonight it's Chester's with Mike, and I'm both exhausted and excited. It'll be my fourth gig in three days, and counting my day job that's six shifts in three days, so I'm a little tired. Doesn't help that I stay up so late!!

I'll tell ya about Chester's tomorrow. :D

How was the coffee house Matt?

CybrKhatru

06-06-2004, 05:15 PM

Tonight it's Chester's with Mike, and I'm both exhausted and excited. It'll be my fourth gig in three days, and counting my day job that's six shifts in three days, so I'm a little tired. Doesn't help that I stay up so late!!

I'll tell ya about Chester's tomorrow. :D

How was the coffee house Matt?

Great news, Kevin...hope tonight's gig goes well too!!!

Friday night's gig was great---a solo "rehearsal" with a few friends in attendance! I figured it would be a good opportunity to try some new songs, and some different covers, take requests (of which there were plenty). Oddly enough, it wound up being mostly cover songs this time.

To boot (no pun intended), Silent_Wings graciously brought along her MiniDisc player to record it. Hopefully some (or all) of it came out good!

I'll try to remember what was played, although this won't be in any kind of order!

Originals:
Time to Move On
Light a Candle
Waiting for You
The Circle
Outside
Thankful

Covers:
Fake Plastic Trees (Radiohead)
Watcher of the Skies
Supper's Ready (well, most of it)->Burn Down the Mission (Elton)
Bravado (Rush)
Beware of Darkness (Harrison)
Watching the Wheels (Lennon)
The Seeker (The Who)
We Said Hello Goodbye (Phil Collins)
Wallflower (Peter gabriel)
Use Me (Bill Withers)
Fire On High (ELO)->Watcher of the Skies (Genesis)
No Opportunity Necessary (Yes--Richie Havens)
It Will Be A Good Day
Red (King Crimson)
The Weight (The Band)
Laughing (David Crosby)
Meanwhile (Third Matinee)
All The Way Home (Third Matinee)

Lots of these I'd never done before, so it was quite an experience trying many of them out for the first time. We'll see how many of them get played again! LOL...

Afterwards we all went out to Denny's for a midnight snack and some more gab.

Thanks to TheYesbabe, Earl, Ivy, Kathy and Patrick for being there!!!

---Matt

Silent_wings

06-06-2004, 05:39 PM

Hi Matt

Thanks for inviting us
Patrick and I had a great time

I forgot to see if the mini disk thing came out.
sorry:crybby:
I'll recharge it and see what came out. :D

Dantalion Rides Again

06-11-2004, 02:24 PM

How'd it go, Kathy? I'd love to see Yesfans music circulating around a bit more.

I never did report about Chesters . . . it was great! We played well and reportedly sounded clear and balanced. There was a big party seated at a table off to the side of the room, and one lady there was jammin' with her utensils on an ash tray or something . . . she was good!!

We played from about 8:30 til after midnight, three sets. We probably did four or five originals. It's hard to remember what we played the next morning, never mind a week later. I know we did a white album block (Revolution I thru Cry Baby Cry) and we actually had an encore (!! - our friends mostly!) which was "Stuck in the Middle With You." Also played that night was "Allison" by Elvis Costello, and I believe we did "Sample in a Jar" by Phish, "Fire and Rain" by JT, . . . probably "I'll Follow the Sun."

Playing a private party tomorrow night for some of our most dedicated friends (fans? show-goers?) which promises to be a great time.

Dantalion Rides Again

06-24-2004, 04:58 PM

Played a trying couple of gigs recently. The situations were fine, but one was interrupted by news of a death. That gig was cool at first . . . friends of ours who come to practically every gig, and they were having a private house party and hired us to play. We did one below-average set before I got the news. We came back and played a one-song set (a request we wanted to fulfill) and apologized & went home. These people were so understanding and sympathetic - they even came to the wake!

~~~

The next gig was difficult because it was the night that followed the funeral for said death, and it was just plain hard. My brother (who wasn't scheduled to perform) and his wife kindly responded to my request for help by showing up and supporting my third set with their singing and playing, and that may very well have salvaged that gig!!

I opened with something unusual but don't remember what. My second song was "That's All" by Genesis, and that was my second time ever playing that (I've always loved that song; don't care what all you die-hard Genesis fans would prefer! ;)).

I have no idea what came after that; that was last week's Thursday gig. I know we did some CSN and some Paul Simon once Mike and Beth arrived. We did "Potato" by Cheryl Wheeler too. Man, when I don't record these 3 & 4 hour gigs, it's anyone's guess what was played!

Dantalion Rides Again

06-24-2004, 05:11 PM

Okay I had a great 20 minute mid-day set today at a staff appreciation party for a place called Zamborano Hospital in Burrillville, RI. I was sandwiched between other performers, and I had to leave my day job for a little while to do it.

I had a good set though. The area was beautiful - behind me was a great view of Wallum Lake, and in front of me was a shady area occupied by fifty or 100 people. I only had to bring my guitar and plug in to the (nice!) sound system that was there. There was a stage and everythin'.
:D

After I was introduced I said, "I'd like to start by playing a song I wrote for you . . . well, I didn't write it for you, I mean . . . I wrote it, and now I'm gonna play it for you." The performer on deck seemed to think that was pretty funny. I heard him go, 'I love that line!'

Since I actually planned my set (and nearly followed the plan!) I know what I played:

Gorgeous in the Face (new original)
Can't Keep it In (Cat Stevens)*
Lookin' Out My Back Door (CCR)*
Actively Amazed (new original)
In the Summertime (Roger Miller)
Finally On Her Feet (Mike Silvia)*
Help Me (Joni Mitchell)

* = first time played

That set was so fun - the crowd seemed happy with whatever I did which was nice. The weather was perfect, the timing worked out great. Best of all, I played a lot of new stuff. That's always fun for the performer.

And I got paid plenty too, considering I didn't have any equipment to set up, and it was only a 20 minute set!
:toolcool:

Dantalion Rides Again

07-07-2004, 03:42 PM

Had three gigs since that last post, all of which were pretty good. The first was probably the best in terms of overall satisfaction. We played Gator's Pub and our first set was nearly 100% songs learned since January. Mike was just returning from a trip to Mexico (that day!) and in great spirits, and I was pumped to play, psyched Mike could make it.

Next was Friday 7/2, which was at Woonsocket RI's Classics Lounge. It was packed! The dive up the street was closed, so we had kind of a shady crowd. But we played pretty well. The bartender actually does the sound at Classics (house PA), so after he went home I adjusted the levels cuz his mix kinda sucked! We debuted a Phish tune there called "Golgi Apparatus" - I mean, Phish has played it before, but not Silvia Bros.

:rolleyes:

My friend Kristi Martel joined us for two of her own songs, and I goofily introduced her to the room as Ozzy Osbourne.

Lastly, we played about two hours from here in Waterbury, CT on Saturday the 3rd at a July 4th party (July 3rd party?). We had a fanatastic first set. We played "For What it's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield, and as it ended Mike goes, "That song is by Donald Rumsfeld, everyone.'' At another point, he told the crowd that another song was by Grimace.
:D

That could have been the best gig of our lives, except that there was a guy who joined us on percussion for sets 2 & 3 who was pretty terrible. I managed to ignore him (and so did the bulk of the happy dancing audience that loves everything we play), but Mike was just short of furious about the whole thing, I'm afraid.

Oh well . . . next time we'll tell the guy he can't sit there and make bad noises on his drum all dang night, that's all. He just had no rhythm . . . there was a song with a section in 7/8, and this dude had no idea what was up (even though I know he knows the song!). He was just loud and distracting.

I think Mike was having a stressful week anyway or something. We're in the middle of two weeks off from Silvia Bros. gigs, so hopefully we'll start fresh next Friday.

pianozach

07-15-2004, 06:19 AM

Gorgeous in the Face (new original)
Can't Keep it In (Cat Stevens)*
Lookin' Out My Back Door (CCR)*
Actively Amazed (new original)
In the Summertime (Roger Miller)
Finally On Her Feet (Mike Silvia)*
Help Me (Joni Mitchell)

:toolcool:

Cool choice of covers. I'll bet that CCR went over really well.

I'm still working up the nerve to drag my guitar and my sorry ass out to an Open Mike night. I just get, well, insecure.

No problem with the piano, though. Just played for Delaney Gibson's CD Release 2nd Party (She had two for the same CD - one in LA Co., one in Ventura Co.). Actually, I was the 30 min. opening act for the 20 min. opening act, but what the hey. Funny, I started out with some basic blues, but the crowd went nuts when I played the entire Overture from The Pirates of Penzance! Go figure. I played in on a hunch, and as sort of a "tribute" to Delaney, since I first met her when she was 15 in a production of "Pirates."

Dantalion Rides Again

07-15-2004, 08:57 AM

Cool choice of covers. I'll bet that CCR went over really well.

Thanks pianozach! I've just recently learned that song (I was inspired to learn it because I kept seeing a yesfans thread with the same title!) and people tend to find themselves surprised that they like it as much as they do! It's weird . . . my sister-in-law heard me play it and said, "I didn't realize that was such a good song!"

I'm still working up the nerve to drag my guitar and my sorry ass out to an Open Mike night. I just get, well, insecure.

No problem with the piano, though. Just played for Delaney Gibson's CD Release 2nd Party (She had two for the same CD - one in LA Co., one in Ventura Co.). Actually, I was the 30 min. opening act for the 20 min. opening act, but what the hey. Funny, I started out with some basic blues, but the crowd went nuts when I played the entire Overture from The Pirates of Penzance! Go figure. I played in on a hunch, and as sort of a "tribute" to Delaney, since I first met her when she was 15 in a production of "Pirates."

That sounds awesome! I don't know the piece, but it's awesome when a crowd goes nuts. Thanks for posting. I love reading about other musicians' live experiences. Sounds like you had a cool set.
:D

Dantalion Rides Again

07-17-2004, 03:33 PM

My brother and I played Grumpy's last night and it was a great gig! Harry (STARRSHIP) was there, as were a room full of other cool people, having a great time and laughing and eating and drinking.

Mike and I played a ridiculous One Hour & Thirty-Eight Minute first set that went like this (songs marked * featured Mike's wife Beth on third harmony & shakers):

Slip Slidin' Away
Mother Nature's Son
We Reach (Mike Original)
Consider Everything (Kevin Original)
Bennie & the Jets
Graceland
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Heart O' Gold
Moonshadow
Say What You Want (Mike Original)
Sister Golden Hair
Sample In A Jar
Southern Cross*
Cecilia*
Wachussett Mountain Commercial*
Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes*
Destination Moon
Didn't Know It Was You (Mike Original)
I've Just Seen A Face
For What It's Worth
Horse With No Name
Nightgown of the Sullen Moon
Revolution I
Higher Ground
Pizzarro (Kevin Original instrumental, behind Mike telling a lame joke!)
WKRP theme

We came back with two more sets and a promise not to play a single repeat next week (yikes!! Hope we left ourselves with some quality choices . . . we played a lot of our favorites last night!).

Silent_wings

07-17-2004, 08:41 PM

Very cool Kevin

I wish I could make one of your gigs

Sheerah

07-18-2004, 12:15 PM

I love that setlist Kevin!

SallyKhatru

07-18-2004, 02:57 PM

Sounds lovely indeed. Man, you're lucky you have many gigs. My dad really suffers from having little gigs and our financial situation suffers from that as well.
Anyway, we had two gigs that were quite nice the last week.
This show has also been filmed and maybe I can post some live tracks on my website soon. Also since I finally have holidays now, we started recording some songs yesterday. I'll post on my website if something good comes out of that. But no original songs I think, since we don't manage to get all the people together that would need.

Dantalion Rides Again

07-18-2004, 09:44 PM

Thanks Sheila - we play lots of awesome songs. I'm kinda proud of it.

Rather than pick songs that are either obvious or easy to play, we really go for songs that are just plain awesome (hence the Paul Simon and Beatles saturation). I know there are plenty of other competent players out there, so I figure what sets us apart is our diversity and song choices.

Hi Kathy - Someday you'll either be out here visiting NE fans or I'll be out there visiting you. It'll happen.

Sally - I'd love to see a clip! Since you recorded it, are you able to list the songs you played? Do you plan the song list ahead of time or choose them as you go?

~~~~~~~~~

Here are sets two and three from that same gig above (songs marked * featured Mike's wife Beth on third harmony & shakers):

II:
Rocky Raccoon
Finally On Her Feet (Mike original)
Summer Breeze
Let It Pass (Kevin Original)
Leather & Lace*
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes*
Bouncing Around the Room*
Your Move*
America*
Volcano*
Hook
I Ain't Got Nobody

III:
Back in the USSR
Dear Prudence
A Midsummer's Daydream
Potato
Unworthy
Now That You're Gone (Mike original)
Actively Amazed (Kevin original)
Doctor Worm
The Lizards
Yellow Submarine
Halley's Comet
Going to California

SallyKhatru

07-19-2004, 03:10 PM

We plan ahead, but then choose them as we go:-)
I'll go and look for the latests setlists as they were planned and mainly played as they were planned:-)

Matthew

07-23-2004, 08:44 AM

hey all,

Although Ive been a member for some time, Im knew to actually spending time and chatting here. What a cool thread! Anybody from the southwest in here? Im a songwriter and have a great band called Mystery School. We mostly gig around north central NM, but are planning to hit CO and AZ soon. We call our music Desert Folk-Rock, which definitely fits us, but we're really more eclectic than that--and people who pay attention pick up my progressive influences in the odd structures and changes in some of my songs. Many of the songs have themes of spirituality, transformation and social commentary as well.

It would be great to network with kindred musicians and whoever else...... I write, and we play our music, with the intention that it be healing, connecting and transformative, which people pick up on. And our shows include world class original tiedye art on our shirt, in slides and sometimes live fractal projections! (sky-dyes.com) We have a lot of fun.

We're also part of an amazing, local community of artists and other folks with an appreciation for things sustainable and in line with spirit and anchoring the new paradigm, called 3SidedWhole (3SidedWhole.com) and we have festivals out in the desert, nearby, on private land, where we play and work on some great projects.

If you're coming out this way, say hi!

Namaste

Dantalion Rides Again

07-23-2004, 09:05 AM

Im a songwriter and have a great band called Mystery School. . . . Many of the songs have themes of spirituality, transformation and social commentary as well.

. . . we play our music, with the intention that it be healing, connecting and transformative, which people pick up on. . . . We're also part of an amazing, local community of artists and other folks with an appreciation for things sustainable and in line with spirit and anchoring the new paradigm, called 3SidedWhole (3SidedWhole.com) and we have festivals out in the desert, nearby, on private land, where we play and work on some great projects.

Sounds great! I love that your music has such clear & logical purpose to it. I'm at your site now, listening to the second track, "Comfort of the Night" -nice songs.

Do you stage your own festivals? Looks like a fun band to be a part of! Best wishes for Mystery School's future. Thanks for sharing; tell us more if you will.

Looks like you have a gig in about six hours! Let us know how that goes.

bmcmolo

07-23-2004, 02:57 PM

I've recently moved to Chicago, and my friend Mike signed us up for a poetry competition, the crux being we would play songs for our turns-at-bat. The poets in attendance didn't quite see the mind-bender there, and raised eyebrows as if we were mechanics talking about sports and pornography in the corner. But then again, when it comes to think like open-minded curiosity and affection for permutations, poets rank lower than Republicans. Nevertheless, below is an excerpted review of the show, reprinted here by request of Dantalion Rides Again.

(Did that guy ever not ride? He's been riding an awful long time.)

The Trace Lounge went well. As well as expected - Mike, Mark, Amanda and I showed up around 9:30 and there was a poetry open mike thing going on until midnight. Pretty typical stuff - an occasional glimpse into human emotion/ insight surrounded by a lot of bombast and arrogance and cliches and posturing. Anyway, so we were The Challenger, and this guy was the Champion. We billed ourselves as Margaret Thatcher and the Margaret Thatcher Five, and we did one song (I Held Her In My Arms by the Violent Femmes) and then this guy read a poem next to one of those human-beat-box guys (who really wasn't very good, but no one cared). The judges were all the Champion's friends and colleagues, so we never had a chance - but we knew that so it was just a matter of getting up there, doing well, and having fun. I sang I Held Her In My Arms pretty well, I thought., and Mike played a mean licorice-stick. (guitar/harmonica, actually)
>
> The crux of the evening was the 2nd round: the Challenge. This was when we give the Champion a topic the week before and then we both show up and do a version of it. Our topic was the Marshall Plan. He read this pretty uninspired thing that didn't make sense but had all that fake-hip stuff that you see at these things. (And kept waving a Playboy around and saying "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down your wall," which was funny, I guess; I don't know how many people knew it was from SNL: almost 20 years ago. Then again, I don't know how many people knew the first song we did was a Violent Femmes song ) Then we did ours - me on bass, Amanda reading something I wrote, Mike singing for the big D-chord change and playing guitar throughout, and Mark adding electric ambience and screaming quite a bit himself. I thought we did pretty damn well. I squeezed some Marche Slav in when Amanda was reading the part about Stalin's armies massed in Europe. We ended it with a triumphant blast of EU populism and an urgent appeal for debt relief - popular topics, you'd figure, but they looked at us like we were the Klan. We lost that round, too, though. As I say, the "judging" process was a bit Iraqi-style, pre-Operation: Bush-Loves-Freedom.
>
> But we won the 3rd round with an irrestible version of What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor, with my playing guitar and singing the verse, and those guys huddled around the other mike - all of us in hats and eyepatches - doing the response-line as well as the Way-Hey-and-Up-She-Rises parts. And Mike did a kick-ass kazoo solo and danced a jig, which won over even the most self-conscious and cynical and oh-so-cripplingly-hippled wankers in the audience. Joy beats Pretense. Plus, well, we were all pretty potted, so sailing songs tend to blear the eyes and charm the mind. So, that was cool. It was like Rocky IV or something there, at the end. Friggin' sweet.

Matthew

07-23-2004, 09:28 PM

Sounds great! I love that your music has such clear & logical purpose to it. I'm at your site now, listening to the second track, "Comfort of the Night" -nice songs.

Do you stage your own festivals? Looks like a fun band to be a part of! Best wishes for Mystery School's future. Thanks for sharing; tell us more if you will.

Looks like you have a gig in about six hours! Let us know how that goes.

hey thanks, Dantalion,

It is imp to us that it does--have purpose--as well as being fun, foremost! Thanks for compliments.

Those demos are actually 1.5 years old and we've had two personnel changes and have come along way since then...but it's something of a sketch of what we do.... We're finally about to record a regular, though budget cd which will be representative of us and the diversity of our material--and our energy. A good friend of mine, Jeffrey Richards--who was in Hazeldine and has worked or played with a lot of big alt. country folks, has a studio and we're going to record a song with him and see it goes. He and I have very similar tastes and we like each other's stuff a lot--and he has a really good ear.

As part of the 3SidedWhole community, yes we stage our own festivals. That community has a bunch of people all doing what they love, so, among other things, we play there. This weekend, we're hosting a festival to celebrate the Mayan "Day Out of Time" and a vision of time as art. We're doing this with a couple other groups, including a lot electronica--not my favorite thing, but it's about bringing people together and the energy and connecting. And actually my band is supposed to be the only "live band" playing for this. That will be interesting. Otherwise, my band is actually having our own festival in August in building that is a coop of art studios. We're selling tix and offering poetry, and art show and eats along with our show.

Yes, we had a fun gig today. We played as part of a lunchtime series in the pplaza on the campus at Univ of NM. It was a great day for it. The weirdest thing was learning after that beneath the plaza where we played is where the UNM med school keeps their cadavers. Yikes.

hope all is well back east!

Dantalion Rides Again

08-27-2004, 10:46 AM

The Blackstone 8/26/2004

[Kristi Martel w/Kevin Silvia]

Day of Rain
Comeback
In the Hazy Glow of the Mount'nous Horizon*
Carry It On
Even Free
Fly
Littlebird's Flight
Another Angel**
Give

all Kristi Martel originals except: *is by me, and **is by some guy named Jason from a broke-up California duo called Jason and Jane.

We both knew we could have used one more rehearsal. Kristi was sick with a cold, and I had an off-night on the guitar besides. But if I do say so, we were pretty good considering, and I don’t think we left anyone saying ‘they had an off night’. We were still decent.

I broke a string during soundcheck, and immediately realized I didn’t have a replacement for it. I left that bag at home thinking I didn’t need it for this gig!

Maybe that’s what threw my playing. I was pretty flustered by that, partly because the string I broke was brand new. I broke a couple strings a few weeks ago and had to break open a brand new set to replace them. And before I had a chance to put the rest of that set on the guitar, I broke that same string again last night. I was thinking I’d have to break open another brand new set . . . I hate orphaning strings by taking just one of ‘em out due to a string break. The guitarist for the next band (a jam band of real young looking dudes called Gasp!) gave me a string that was a little heavy for my guitar, but I used it and it worked just fine. I tried to thank the guy as much as I could without being annoying about it. I was grateful.

Anyway, the recording came out nice, and the set list rocked. Maybe it was an over-adventurous selection of songs and that threw my playing too. I know it did, actually – we played a song that I’ve just been learning this week, trying to learn it while driving. Plus we did one of my newest songs, and Kristi’s just learned that one! She’s had a cold though, and has slept a lot and not sung as much at home, so she wasn’t ready for it. And I played on several of Kristi’s originals that I wasn’t totally ready for too. But I still think it was worth the adventure. We did nine songs and only one repeat from last time at the Blackstone.

Diana and I left our kids with my folks, and she and I went out to eat to celebrate my birthday before meeting up with Kristi for the gig. I think she really enjoyed it, and she got the dubious honor of running Kristi’s merch. table!

A decent night, all told.

~~~

Tonight it’s Gator’s and tomorrow night Grumpy’s, both with my regular (significantly more comfortable) duo with my brother Mike. Mike and I seldom rehearse and have a pretty extensive repertoire, whereas Kristi and I have only ever collaborated a handful of times and have probably less than thirty tunes together! We’ve only done five or six gigs and about the same number of rehearsals. But Mike and I have played out a lot, especially these last couple years. And of course being brothers, we combine forces with the ease of a supervillain team.

upbgirl

08-27-2004, 10:53 AM

Dantalion Rides Again

08-27-2004, 11:06 AM

way to go man!!
strings-wow!! nice of that guy to loan ya one..
So glad ya had a good quiet birthday too!
bon chance with the next two gigs coming up-you and your bro DO really 'gel' together kev-some unwritten kind of agreement-you guys are Great together!
off to listen seriously to a couple of your new ones now..
didja decide 100% which tunes yet?
i cant wait to hear More!!;)
happy day after the big day!!

hey matthew!! welcome to yesfans!!
new mexico huh?? lovely place!!
weird al has a song called albequerque-pretty funny stuff-dantalion is a weird al fan, too- :smurf:
hope to see you around here more and again-welcome to another musican!!

Yeah, how are your gigs goin, Matthew? Still busy?

That dude who gave me the string was very good, I should say. His band was tight and was all instrumental jam stuff. They did 'Girl from Ipanema'!

I love Albuquerque! Fun, fun song.

Yeah, I think I might send Ridvan a disc with several tunes to choose between . . . I really have no idea what songs would be good!:

Think
Hardly Solid Softly Pliable
Mutually Exclusive part 2
Take It Easily/Past & Present
An Obvious Paradise
Waiting for the Future

Maybe I'll just send him my CDs with a list of suggestions and he can figure it out??

upbgirl

08-27-2004, 01:06 PM

well dearie-
Think
Hardly Solid Softly Pliable
Mutually Exclusive part 2
Take It Easily/Past & Present
An Obvious Paradise
Waiting for the Future

those are ALL excellent choices-perhaps send em all-let will decide but with your preference[s] noted, perhaps??
every time i think i know which ones would be good [howe the Heck would I know? sheesh] i hear another and say, "WOW! kev really shines on This song!"
you just have Too much good stuff my man!!

i hope will has time to choose one or two-they are All very good, imo.
[but hey-i'm just a groupie who loves good music :D]
who knows howe to spell albequerque now-hehe
:smurf:

Dantalion Rides Again

08-27-2004, 01:09 PM

Thanks for your continued interest and support Kath! Love it.

upbgirl

08-27-2004, 01:16 PM

my absolute pleasure dantalion-
i tell no lies, dude-you are Damn good!! :bowdown:

now-hurry up and write some axe/flute music for US-LOL!! hahaha!!
talk about 'long distance runaround', huh??
[now-where can you find a piano that is in tune!! ;)]

Dantalion Rides Again

08-28-2004, 02:49 AM

Dantalion Rides Again

08-28-2004, 02:55 AM

Oh yeah, broke my b string tonight. What's up with that? I've broken so many more strings than normal lately.

Dantalion Rides Again

08-30-2004, 02:02 PM

Well Saturday's gig was slightly better than Friday's. We had a handful of people show up (about eleven?) to add to the bar's small group of bar flies. We've generally had a better draw in this room, but it was a slow night for whatever reason.

Mike called me that morning to warn me that he was coming from a wedding gig, and that he'd be late. Well, I figured no problem; I'd just set up early and play solo until he got there.

So around 6:45pm I went and picked up the djembe & speaker Mike had left behind (often we'll use only one of the pair; Mike had the other one at his gig) so I could use that instead of my own speakers, which aren’t as good (nor are they powered).

Problem is, neither of us had the foresight to realize I’d need to PLUG IN the speaker. The power cord was with Mike at his wedding gig, an hour’s drive from where I was! So I asked the management if they could lend me a computer wire (that's the kind it takes, you see). They did, no problem, thank God. Mike wasn’t due to arrive until an hour after I was to start.

But then I had four other problems that were equally fun:

I had a problem getting sound from my mixer to Mike's speaker. Not the right kind of output on my little mixer!!!! I hadn't thought of that. Luckily, I accidentally brought the exact right kind of adapter. (!!)

Then I didn't have enough outlets to plug everything in, because I don't carry a power strip (since I don't ordinarily have a speaker to plug in!) so I had to be clever in my set-up so that I could use multiple wall sockets. I sort of set up between the two nearest outlets.

Then I realized my little mixer (which I mistakenly thought would be a wise choice of gear) not only didn’t have the right kind of output, but also has no on-board effects. So, no delay, no reverb, nothin.

And finally, I was short one mic cord, but that wasn’t a big deal really . . . I needed one more for the mic I set up to record, so my recording would be board mix only until Mike arrived. And it is, and when Mike arrived we plugged that puppy in. [The other sets came out pretty good, actually!]

~~~~~~

All told, I overcame all five of those obstacles pretty quickly, and started on time. Minor miracle. We had a decent time, but it was frustrating to begin with. And the management shorted our pay $25. That’s never any fun. My only other complaint was that I’d learned a song a few hours before I started, and I totally screwed it up. I should have known to practice it for a few more days first. Too bad too - great song!!

~~~~~~

Mike played piano instead of guitar, so we played lots of stuff we don’t ordinarily play. Here are the songs we played.

SET I (Kevin solo) 58 minutes
Gypsy
Marie
Blame Me This Time (Kevin Original)
Hovering Sombrero
Don’t Think Twice (it’s alright)
Take Me With U
You Can Call Me Al
What’s a Façade? (Kevin Original)
Goin Up To NH, Maybe Goin’ Up To VT (Kevin Original)
You Don’t Mess Around With Jim
The Lunchline (Kevin Original)
Don’t Ask Me Why
Roll to Me
Landslide
Experimental Film (anyone like Homestar Runner? Strong Sad & The Cheat directed the video for this TMBG tune!!)
In The Hazy Glow of the Mount’nous Horizon
Sweet Mama (Hurry home or I’ll be gone)

SET II 55 minutes (kind of set one continued – we stopped for a few minutes to plug Mike in.)
Helplessly Hoping
Piano Man
Nowhere Man
Margaritaville
She’s Always a Woman
Brown Eyed Girl
With a Little Help From My Friends
I’m A Believer
Wild World
Rocket Man
Imagine
Volcano
Birthday
Nightgown of the Sullen Moon
Martha My Dear

SET III 40 minutes
Ramble On Rose
I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
Overkill
You Never Give Me Your Money>
Golden Slumbers>
Carry That Weight>
The End
Her Majesty
Jeremy
If It Weren’t For You (Mike Original)
Why Drive A Tank (Kevin Original)
One After 909

SET IV 29 minutes
Everything Right is Wrong Again
She’s Got A Way
With or Without You
Chalkdust Torture
Time After Time
Ladybugs Picnic
Last Thing On My Mind
Dear Prudence

I don’t know why we took two breaks toward the end . . . we had a trying first half for many reasons, so maybe that’s why. Probably tired!

A strange set of gigs this weekend to be sure.

SisterBluebird

08-31-2004, 07:02 AM

Dantalion Rides Again

08-31-2004, 08:54 AM

Sorry things don't seem to be going well for you at Gators. The one time I tried to see you there I thought the way they treated you was wierd. I mean, as soon as you started playing in the back room, the guy in the bar in the front room put on music, as if he wanted to drown you out!

As we've discussed, I don't get out much so I can't suggest any better places, but I have put the word out to my more social friends. If I hear of any suggestions I will let you know.

Laura/SB

Yeah, don't get me wrong . . . I might complain about the details, but we're actually performing quite well. Mike thinks we're the best duo around. I just think Gator's is a horrible little place for music.

One time I went in there and there was this little prog band doing Rush covers and stuff. They were pretty tight and accomplished. I was there just having a beer, and I liked them. It didn't take long though, before I realized that the staff had spent their evening complaining/heckling/laughing at/rolling their eyes at this band.

Grumpy's is similar in that it takes a lot to convince the bar to put down their drinks and clap once in a while.

And all these places have 80 TV's going at once, so . . . what in the world do they have music for????

I like getting paid, but I also like to have my work valued.

Pickling frustration. Or a frustrating pickle.

SallyKhatru

08-31-2004, 10:17 AM

So sorry to hear that - you don't deserve that, Kevin, but I hope it may get better. I so love your music!!!
I have a quite nice gig to report, since brotherofmine, Umgy and Roman have been there, I'll need a few days to post some pictures maybe, but Umgy recorded the whole thing with his camera, so I may be able to write don the setlist soon:-)
The guys said they liked it. We played Show Me and All good people which I enjoyed so much playing in front of true yesfans. That was just too cool. A great gig. One boy there seemed to like me a lot. He even sent me flowers one day later - brotherofmine - if you're reading this, that was the guy who gave me his number while you just said: "I knew it" LOL. That's so crazy:-)
Never get discouraged, there are always great gigs following worse oens - maybe you wouldn't say it like that, but I hope you know what I mean.
Keep on rockin'!

Dantalion Rides Again

08-31-2004, 10:21 AM

Thanks Sally . . . should have known you'd have encouraging words to say!

We do have lots of great gigs, so I'm not unhappy really. But bars are bars, and that's how it goes sometimes.

Can't wait to hear about your gig with yesfans in the audience!

umgekehrt

08-31-2004, 07:28 PM

Well I'm half-finished with editing the SallyKhatru feat. Old Friend gig. The setlist of the first part is:

1. Looking Forward (Neil Young)
2. I've Seen All Good People (Yes)
3. Motorcycle Mama (Neil Young)
4. Mozambique (Bob Dylan)
5. Show Me (Yes)
6. Heart Of Gold (Neil Young)
7. Look Out For My Love (Neil Young)
8. Can't Find My Way Home (Blind Faith)
9. Solsbury Hill (Peter Gabriel)
10. Wild World (Cat Stevens)
11. Already One (Neil Young)
12. Comes A Time (Neil Young)
13. What's Up (The 4NonBlondes)
14. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
15. Lodi (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
16. Honky Tonk Woman (Rolling Stones)
17. Brown Sugar (Rolling Stones)
18. Everytime We Touch (Maggie Reilly)
19. Am Tag als Connie Kramer starb (Juliane Werding)
20. Learning To Fly (Tom Petty)
21. Who'll Stop The Rain (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
22. Zombie (The Cranberries)
23. American Pie (Don McLean)

Dantalion Rides Again

08-31-2004, 07:49 PM

Thanks Umgy! Looks like a fun set! Actually gives me a couple idears.

Was this a short gig before a longer one later that day??

umgekehrt

09-01-2004, 09:19 AM

No, this is the first part of the longer gig. The shorter gig was not complete. I think we walked in in the middle of Motorcycle Mama, and then they played ISAGP and Show Me, and then some other songs, ending it with Knocking On Heaven's Door. I have those on tape too :)

brotherofmine

09-01-2004, 04:37 PM

[QUOTE=SallyKhatru] One boy there seemed to like me a lot. He even sent me flowers one day later - brotherofmine - if you're reading this, that was the guy who gave me his number while you just said: "I knew it" LOL. That's so crazy:-)
[QUOTE]
I didn't know about the flowers bit, how did he find out where you lived?

SallyKhatru

09-02-2004, 03:12 PM

Can't wait for the DVD either, Umgy:-) But take your time. It was so much fun. LOL, I've never seen one of our setlists written down.
Nicew to hear that you find it inspiring, Kevin. Maybe we can do a gug together once:-)
The flowers, well yes... I mean finding out where I live was no problem for him. There are plenty of ways. He might have asked the venue owner, looked on the internet... But he wouldn't tell me where he knows some other things from. He seemed to know I am Christian and more... Well, but he's not bothering me, a nice guy.
I was really surprised by the flowers. Interestingly enough: Lukas grasped some of the story when I told a friend of mine about it today. Hope he's a bit jealous, lol:-)

umgekehrt

09-04-2004, 06:15 PM

Okay the second DVD is almost finished, just some finishing touches here and there. The setlist of the second part is:

1. Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin)
2. At Your Side (The Corrs)
3. Into The Great White Open (Tom Petty)
4. Radio (The Corrs)
5. Blue Boy (John Fogerty)
6. Cotton Fields (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
7. The Wall (Pink Floyd)
8. Black Magic Woman (Santana)
9. Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
10. Take It Easy (The Eagles)
11. Roll Another Number (For The Road) (Neil Young)
12. You Learn (Alanis Morrissette)
13. Head Over Feet (Alanis Morrissette)
14. Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan)
15. Helpless (Neil Young)
Encore: Four Strong Winds (Neil Young) (originally by Ian & Sylvia)
Second Encore: Like A Hurricane (Neil Young)

Much apologies because my cassette tape ran out near the end of "Black Magic Woman" when FatherOfKhatru was doing his solo :(

Also I had to cut off "Into The Great White Open" from the first part and paste it here for time reasons. It's originally after "Learning To Fly"

Dances w/PURPLE

09-04-2004, 07:23 PM

SallyKhatru

09-05-2004, 06:08 AM

LOL, Umgy, you're great - you rock!!!:-)
This is so cool. We're just back from a gig at the "Day of the Saxons" or something like that. It was quite good fun. The stage was just underneath the window our hotel suite (Yes, we had the suite!!). So I could sing Solsbury Hill from up there and it was just so cool. I could see all the people going "Where the heck does that come from" and then their surprised and shocked faces when they spotted me in the window. It was a bit scray up there but so much fun!!! We have it recorded, so maybe we should send it to you Umgy, so you can add it to the DVD, lol:-)

umgekehrt

09-05-2004, 08:13 AM

Sorry, when I wrote "The Wall (Pink Floyd)" it should've been "Another Brick In The Wall", not the whole album :D

SallyKhatru

09-06-2004, 01:04 PM

No problem, lol the whole album would be too much for the crowd in Germany, lol:-) Imagine their shocked faces, lol.

Dantalion Rides Again

09-06-2004, 07:45 PM

haha!!

One time I was in a band (my brother on drums, myself on guitar and our buddy Dave on bass) called Nobody in Particular. This is about 11 years ago. We played a college fraternity and did all of Rush's Hemispheres album.

It was definately too much!! I'm almost proud of it though . . . all we needed was someone who could actually sing those notes. Where were ya Sally??! Probably nursery school, actually.

;)

Dantalion Rides Again

09-06-2004, 10:29 PM

We had a gig the night before the VT Yes show. It was another in a series of unpleasant crowds . . . lots of drunk dudes who are shocked to find out we don't play Bob Seger's "Turn the Page" etc. These types spend the night trying to convince us that we actually know the song they want us to do.

Sheesh.

We're playing the wrong places, man. Anyone got an agent for us??!

soul warrior

09-06-2004, 10:40 PM

"lots of drunk dudes who are shocked to find out we don't play Bob Seger's "Turn the Page" etc. These types spend the night trying to convince us that we actually know the song they want us to do."

gosh! that brings back memories

"come on dude you know it!!!

Dantalion Rides Again

09-06-2004, 11:20 PM

gosh! that brings back memories

"come on dude you know it!!!

I can't get over this mentality. It's my pet peeve.

Amazing. I had a guy spend an hour one night trying to convince me I knew how to play "Brandy." At that point I'd honestly never heard the song in my life.

Now whenever I hear it I think of that guy.

:shrug:

soul warrior

09-06-2004, 11:28 PM

I can't get over this mentality. It's my pet peeve.

Amazing. I had a guy spend an hour one night trying to convince me I knew how to play "Brandy." At that point I'd honestly never heard the song in my life.

Now whenever I hear it I think of that guy.

:shrug:

i'm sure youve heard this

"go ask the other guy if he knows it" as if you care and like if he knows it suddenly the band will play it

Dantalion Rides Again

09-06-2004, 11:33 PM

hahaha!!!! Yeah no kidding.

Actually, because we're a duo and we're decent with improv., if one of us knows it then the dude might get lucky.

But that last gig we played was amazing for this. I had a record # of people do this to me, and two of them were shouting requests into my ear as I was singing. Couldn't believe it! One of the requests was for the Electric Slide!!!! We're a friggin' acoustic duo!!

soul warrior

09-06-2004, 11:48 PM

most requested song by drunken patrons - "old time rock and roll" bob seager

favorite time to request a song by drunken patrons - 5 seconds after you say good night

most common tip for a requested son from a drunken patron - zippo

bou i'm not bitter am i

kevin too!

Dantalion Rides Again

09-16-2004, 01:02 PM

Hey I had a good gig at Grumpy's last week. Forgot to post about it. I figured it'd be good to report there was a good one for once! We both played well and had a good turnout.

Funny though; the first two sets were in front of a full house. The third set looked like they'd evacuated the place!!

soulsearcher

09-16-2004, 01:04 PM

and to think i missed the private concert in vermont!
that stinks, kev!

Dantalion Rides Again

09-16-2004, 01:14 PM

Stinks that you missed the VT jam you mean?

soulsearcher

09-16-2004, 01:16 PM

Stinks that you missed the VT jam you mean?

yeah, i would have liked to hear you play!

gt76yesman

09-16-2004, 01:19 PM

LOL, the most requested song we get is Freebird, an we have never done Skynard and basically do our own songs......

September 23, 24, 25 we will be playing in Mammoth Lakes, CA for the Mountain Bike Championships. Any folks up near Mammoth should let me know, I will get you in if you say your a YesFan. :-)

Glendo in Chico

Dantalion Rides Again

09-16-2004, 01:24 PM

Sounds like a good gig, Glendo ~ ! Let us know how it goes if you think of it.

Matthew

09-24-2004, 04:21 PM

hey all,

Im still learning here, so Im not sure if this is a new thread, etc. Wanted to share some good news......

First of all, those who were visiting Albuquerque, my band's gig at the NM State Fair went great! our sound apparently carried very well through a good portion of the place and the acoustics under that big top were awesome.

The big news is that we're getting ready to do our second little roadtrip/ mini-tour. and this one will fulfill a dream Ive had since my teens. First stop, we're going to play to an artist community in Ramah, NM, close to Zuni Peublo (the Zuni nation/ reservation) and not far from the AZ border. we'll also visit Sedona, AZ--one of the most magical and beautiful places in the world, and hopefully we'll play there as well.

Then, 11-7, the big thing is we'll play in the amphitheatre at Arcosanti (Arcosanti.org), the cutting-edge city that Italian architect, Paolo Soleri, has been building in the north/ central AZ desert since the early 70's. it's a beautiful, very small amphitheatre, all state of the art, which few people get to play in. they're putting us up and we'll be bringing our state of the art fractile show--and I just know it'll be a blast!

I would appreciate anyone with friends in north/ central AZ passing the word on. this will be a fun, laid back, danceable event with a really sweet meeting of the cool people living and working there, and us (check out our website if you havent). Nearby towns are Flagstaff, Sedona, Cottonwood, Prescott, Jerome......it's about 2 hours from Phoenix.

In other good news, we've begun to record a full length cd, with the first song almost in the can!

It would be great to make some new Yes friends while we're on the road.......
Thanks!

Dantalion Rides Again

09-24-2004, 04:38 PM

Awesome news, Matthew! Keep us posted about the tour; I love to hear about your group.

I've got a gig tonight here in my hometown, and it'll be our last gig there. I'll post about it once it's over.

Dantalion Rides Again

09-27-2004, 11:00 PM

So I can now refer to this period in my life as the Gator's Pub days, now that it's over. Not that I'd want to.

But we had an average night in there, and I'm glad I'm never playing there again. It's a smoky dive full of indifferent jocks and televisions aplenty boasting the expensive sports channels.

Don't know why they ever thought music would be good there. Don't know why I did either!

The beauty is that we decided we were gonna quit anyway, but that we would wait until the year was over. The manager just beat us to it. So even though we were let go, we'd already come to terms with moving on. We just didn't like it there, and neither did they like us. The crowd, I mean - not the management. The crowd there complains about every single artist, and we got the lucky distinction of being the last band standing. Everyone else had been let go.

The following night, we played at an outside pig roast all stinkin' night. From 8pm to close to 1am, and they encored us and everything. It was great fun and we played well. It was their fourth annual pig roast, and our fourth consecutive year as their entertainment. There are always around 300 people there too, so it's great exposure.

Intense contrast between those two gigs! Glad Gator's was first.

SallyKhatru

10-06-2004, 02:32 PM

Great news indeed Matthew, I'd like to see you play! maybe I will some day. I wish you so much fun on your tour:-) Keep us posted.
And also Glendo, sounds love. My, I really hope I'll see you guys one day.
Kevin, what you say about that pub or what it was sounds very familiar. We sometimes play in strange places, too where nobody really seems to like you. In Septmeber we had a gig in Leipzig in a pub where they had the highest sales of condoms every months. If I had known before woudln't have put one fete in there. We would almost have slept there -I'm so glad we didn't. Well but then there are great gigs like the one last week. We had a camera team with us. It'll be my pleasure to provide you with pictures soon and maybe even with the DVD that was filmed that night.
Gotta go to bed. Two gigs on Saturday at Harley Davidson, this is gonna be fun I think.
Keep on rockin!

STARRSHIP TROOPER

10-06-2004, 05:30 PM

Dantalion Rides Again

10-06-2004, 06:06 PM

Well, dead ones slowly cooking over an open flame, anyway! haha!

Dantalion Rides Again

12-03-2004, 10:09 AM

So I've got a gig tonight, and I'm hoping for a good one. I guess because of the nature of what we do, our enjoyment of our work really varies quite a bit! Some gigs are like heaven - playing well with good sound, good receptive audiences, good times . . . . some gigs are hell! Last couple we did were not hell, but had difficulties.

This last one we played was a surprise birthday party in a church hall. It wasn't that fun. The acoustics are so horrible that it's difficult to even have regular conversation when we're on BREAK! We're doing New Years Eve there and are currently brainstorming about such things as rugs and alternative lighting (the place has these hideous flourescent lights - school classroom style! blecch.).

Tonight is the trusty, yet slightly skanky, Classics Lounge.

It's a small bar with its own speaker system, and we tend to get a great response in there. It should be pretty good, I think. I need a good one!

JaneEyre

12-03-2004, 11:57 AM

Hope it goes well for you tonight, Kevin. Wish I could be there to cheer for you!

You should do a gig at my house. I can guarantee a very enthusiastic audience of 4. They'll all want to play around with your guitar, though.

Dantalion Rides Again

12-03-2004, 12:04 PM

Thanks JaneE! It should be a good gig.

I've been known to do gigs in people's homes; be careful!

JaneEyre

12-03-2004, 12:11 PM

Hmmmm....I'm expecting 18 people here on Sunday afternoon for a party.....

Can I pay you with Care Bear birthday cake?

Dantalion Rides Again

12-03-2004, 12:42 PM

haha! Doesn't that belong in the 'Things you will never hear' thread??

Cynphony

12-13-2004, 09:25 AM

okay, i'm stepping up here to report!
Had a fantastic gig last Saturday night in Simcoe Ontario!!
Just me and my hubby (keyboardist and bassist) playing around this fall...what I call a "Power-Duo", playing electronic rock.
It's a new show that we've performed only 5 times in the last two months, the original music is quite experimental, and our covers are completely re-vamped in our own style. we're not sure what people think about us yet.
2 weeks ago we had a show that left a bad taste in our mouth, we played well but half the crowd were country & blues fans, while the other half were rockers..and mostly everyone seemed to be in a bad/negative mood, demanding (Mustang Sally!) and rude. we could only please one group at a time (we even had three women rush the stage, drinks in hand, sayin "no don't play that song, play something we know!" ahem..???!!..we were playing a John Lennon tune!? haha, We had to stop the song, she looked like she was going to spill her drink on my rig, and there were no bouncers there to stop her) Anyway, bad venue..and we weren't sure what to think about our own show..doubt was creeping in (was it us or that crowd?).
AND THEN...
Last Saturday was awesome! It was a small venue but packed, ages 19-30ish, around 75-100 peeps. These people were POSITIVE!!! friendly, loving, caring..thumbs up to these kids, they were drinking lots yet no one was fighting, far from it infact, they were happy, and getting happier as the night progressed. They were like a big happy family.
We had splurged and rented 4 extra speakers/subs on top of our own existing PA, & thus shook the building with in-your-face powerful sonance!!
They said we had the best sound ever in that club, and couldn't believe we were just two musicians.
Compliments abound...this comment was a first, a patron/drummer told us we were "phenomenal!" (that meant a lot coming from a drummer~ considering we are an electronic band using sequenced percussion). They were dancing throughout the club to every song. It feels great to see them groovin and dancin and shouting to our original tunes, songs that they never heard before. Several musicians approached us after the show, interested in collaborating, I love that! At the end of the night, we were generously paid,told we did a great job & the bouncers loaded our equipment into the van for us.
This is what gigging should be like. Positive, fun entertainment.
Well, my faith in society and their love for good music is re-charged!
Cynthia = happy!

Dantalion Rides Again

12-13-2004, 10:41 AM

Awesome!! I needed that. I've had a string of unfortunate gigs like the one you described in the beginning part of your post. I could use a good dose of hope. Maybe I've got a good gig around the corner!

Funny how people always seem to want familiar radio hits. I was reading some of "Fellowship of the Ring" last night, and Frodo is asked to sing a song for the patrons of the Inn at Bree, and they say "Sing us something we've never heard before!!"

Now why don't my crowds ask for that??!

Congrats on a great gig, Cynthia!
:thumbs:

Cynphony

12-13-2004, 02:35 PM

Thanks Dantalion~ I'm glad to have brightened your day. I needed that gig too. yeah, I gotta say, every crowd is sooo different from gig to gig. I've been playin' for years and you never know what to expect.
I can understand why we had a few tough crowds last month, we're mainly a rock band and we were booked into a country/blues bars.

I find it very strange that people want to hear songs they know. I do understand that listening to a new song takes energy, the brain has to process it (like work) whereas opposed to hearing a song that you already know. But I'm a musician and I love to hear new material. It's art! I'm always perplexed when folks want us to play songs that are on the radio all day long...??!
I try to support the local bands as much as I can by seeing their shows, and then I encourage them to write and perform their own (shouting out "Play an originial!!!" hehehe).

hey, listening to some of your tunes right now, very nice! Do you listen to Jethro Tull perchance?

Dantalion Rides Again

12-13-2004, 02:50 PM

Thanks for checking that out! - no I don't really listen to Tull, actually.

Do you have a website?

Perry Merritt

12-23-2004, 11:19 PM

Hi, anyone in Chicago can hear us play some Yes on Jan. 15th.

Details at www.windycityband.com

:valintine

kmcpro615

12-24-2004, 01:15 PM

Hi, anyone in Chicago can hear us play some Yes on Jan. 15th.

Details at www.windycityband.com

:valintine

Cool....checked out the mp3s...fun stuff !!! Glad to know stuff like this is going on locally. I'm a Chicago guy too. I've got some live dates coming up myself. Just booked three more Borders dates in the Chicago area:

Schaumburg, IL on Sat. Feb 5, 2005

Matteson, IL on Fri. Feb 18, 2005

Highland, IL on Fri Mar 4, 2005

As far as I know, show times are at 8:00 pm, and we will be doing a 2 hour set, with an intermission. Admission at all Borders shows are free of charge.

Updates will be posted at www.kurtmichaels.com as we get closer. Lot's of mp3s on my site as well.

At any rate, nice to meet you, Perry. I hope our paths cross.

Regards,

KMCc:)
www.kurtmichaels.com

Dantalion Rides Again

06-16-2006, 04:26 PM

I got a gig tonight in Providence, RI (free admission! drop everything!).

I'll hopefully remember to come back to this thread to type all about it.

Joe

06-16-2006, 04:51 PM

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Dantalion Rides Again

06-16-2006, 04:54 PM

Drop everything and come see me or Joe. Right away.

:D

Silent_wings

06-16-2006, 04:56 PM

I wish I could

CybrKhatru

06-16-2006, 06:21 PM

I wish I could too!!

Damn distance! LOL...

--Matt

Dantalion Rides Again

06-17-2006, 12:05 AM

Well it was okay. I'm still adjusting to the idea of playing only my own material, so that's a little unnerving. The first couple songs were tough; I didn't do the sound, so I had to work that out ... had to get used to what I had to work with, you know?

I got a really good response actually, and I was compared to Cat Stevens (again). Made twelve dollars.

I picked some songs that I don't play as often, in an effort to avoid gravitating toward the same songs all the time. Here's my setlist for what it's worth to ya. I played about 40 minutes.

~

Barnstable Gallagher
Tell Me You Love My Face
The Visible Edge
Throat Drops of Honey & Light
The Man Who Went On
The Evil Kettle
Capable of Saying Things
I Wish I Was A Superhero
You Look Good Tonight*
The Sun Is Going Down

~

* I blabbed a bit about how there's this website called Yesfans that's putting together a second disc of original music by fans of Yes, and that this song will be on the new disc. :D

Nobody cared. :D

kmcpro615

07-10-2006, 02:01 AM

Kurt Michaels live in Des Moines, IA 7/21/06
Chicago-area recording artist and composer Kurt Michaels is pleased to announce that he will bring his unique brand of guitar-based electronica on Friday July 21st, 2006 @ 8:00 pm to:

Borders Books, Music & Cafe
4100 University Ave .. 115
West Des Moines, IA 50266
515-223-1620

Michaels will play a 60-minute set. Joining Michaels on stage will be longtime co-conspirator Jim Gully on keyboards. Admission is free.

His debut CD, "Inner Worlds - part one", was released in November 2003. His soon to be released follow-up work, "Outer Worlds part two" is a live compilation of performances from 2004-2006 featuring an electrifying set performed as opening act for reknowned Yes bassist, Chris Squire's side project, The Syn, which also featured the drumming of Yes drummer Alan White.

Michaels was named Ambient Artist of the Year for 2004 by U-Magazine.

Additional bio, mp3s, news & reviews can be found on Michaels website at:

www.kurtmichaels.com

Dantalion Rides Again

06-11-2007, 12:34 PM

I've had some weird gigs this year to be sure, but this one is really worth writing home about.

Played a childhood friend's wedding's cocktail hour with my bro yesterday ... some insurance issue caused them to direct us to set up indoors, while the cocktail hour went on OUTdoors. It was kind of comical, and mostly terribly stupid.

Nobody heard us.

Waste of money!

We still played, and they still paid us. But I hope they complained to their wedding coordinator (who could have shown us a bit more respect or consideration IMO) or to the hotel.

Weird.

And last week I played at this place called TT The Bear's Place in Cambridge, and I had one of my best gigs in recent memory. It's been feast or famine lately.

Dantalion Rides Again

08-05-2007, 04:56 PM

^Feast!

I played the Yesfans 2007 gathering in Boston and that was a good gig.

:cool:

Also played a couple gigs since; Friday's was mediocre, last night's was mostly good.

Friday was at a coffee shop in Providence called "Brooklyn Coffee & Tea", but it wasn't so well-attended, and I wish I'd rehearsed with my friend Frank before playing so much together ... we blamed the attendance on it being early August.

Saturday night was a private party as the duo with my brother, and that was good & jolly & all, but it was uphill for sound and tuning etc ... I think our PA is finally asking for retirement.

Anxious to play another gig to sort of set it all right.

Bob Barker.

08-05-2007, 05:41 PM

we were invited to a festival nearby and we played a 45 min set. 3/4 of what we played was zappahttp://www.yesfans.com/images/icons/icon10.gif it was really fun but i was kind of sick and there was alot of food.

Dantalion Rides Again

08-08-2007, 02:37 PM

I just remembered something from the party gig we did Saturday ... these two young girls approached me between songs (or sets maybe) and said, "Do you guys mind if we do Karaoke?"

I was so confused.

They ended up selecting their own intermission music for us (their iPod) and sang along with it, while I nervously watched them exert force (the dark side of the force, man.) on my mic stand.

Stand survived.

And I'm happy to report that I was not offended by the Karaoke question, although in retrospect perhaps I should have been.

Playing tonight with my brother in Woonsocket RI for someone's surprise 50th ... expecting to kick arse, simply cuz I wanna.

Dantalion Rides Again

08-29-2007, 01:54 PM

Playing tonight with my brother in Woonsocket RI for someone's surprise 50th ... expecting to kick arse, simply cuz I wanna.

^We killed that night, man. It was a tight gig with great playing by both of us, and if I remember right, so was the next one!

It's been a couple weeks since our last gig, so I'm anxious to play. Next gig's not 'til next weekend though.

It's really time for me to start booking solo gigs in venues that want original music. I'm open to suggestions of any kind.

Kathi

08-29-2007, 02:24 PM

Kathi

06-01-2008, 11:23 AM

well-had a couple of flute gigs the last month..
got asked by my band geek buddy to sit in for the mass at the catholic church for the graduating 8th graders last friday.
that was ONE LONG GIG, too.. wasnt familiar with the music, but it was kind of simple [and kurt was right-patterns and key signatures ARE beginning to stick] the 16 year old conducted our 8 piece band. man o man.. no wonder catholic-schooled kids know howe to sit still for HOURS.. yikes! and there were only four kids graduating! i wasnt hip to any catholic stuff-but BOY do they have a lot of rituals/ceremonies/readings etc etc etc..
after one summer and winter of flute classes, i finally feel as if i am making some progress re-learning the stuff i forgot/missed in high school.
we also did a celtic gig on st pat's day. didnt know the music then either, and i almost chickened out-but i FORCED myself to step out of my comfort zone [AND a green beer helped a LOT-hehe] and it went surprisingly well both times!! i missed a few notes-always seem to play three wrong notes no matter what.. lol! but i did learn-Very Importantly- sometimes we just need to TRY some things we might not be able to do well, because we could be pleasantly surprised, and i was!!
i wasnt HALF as nervous playing friday because of the 'wing it' celtic gig i didnt chicken out of.
i STILL want to really Finesse each and every performance [i'm a 'howe-ie' at heart-hehe-NOT a 'jonnie'] but there is something to be said for just getting up there and giving it a shot!
i even convinced our flute instructor to give us WEEKLY classes this summer rather than bi-weekly.
now-if she'd just pick some COOL spunky tunes rather than classic slow [boring] stuff..
you can teach an old dog new tricks and it feels pretty good to be able to keep up with the folks who never stopped playing for 30 year as i did.
i really enjoy performing-other than that 'getting dressed up' stuff, i LOVE IT!!

Dantalion Rides Again

06-01-2008, 09:29 PM

^Cool report! :) That's great that you're playing out and feeling good about it.

I've had the weekend off, but I'm playing this coming Fri-Sat-Sun though.

Friday in Narragansett, opening for and then performing with my good friend Kristi Martel - original tunes.

Saturday in ... Cumberland, RI, private party w/my brother, radio favorites at some fella's backyard barbecue.

Sunday, same basic deal as Saturday, different yard, different town.

islandsofarabia

06-13-2008, 06:22 PM

I've had the weekend off, but I'm playing this coming Fri-Sat-Sun though.

Friday in Narragansett, opening for and then performing with my good friend Kristi Martel - original tunes.

ok so i had the opportunity to go to kevin's gig last friday, in narragansett, due to a random coincidence...i just happened to be in southern rhode island...

Actually Kevin's gig was officially in Wakefield, RI, making it the third wakefield I'm now aware of, after Wakefield MA and Tim Wakefield. And maybe Rick Wakeman's field.

Anyways, so, Kevin is at the top of his game...go hear him play if any of you are passing through Rhode Island! He completely cracks you up in person, with unexpected yet relevant commentary sprinkled throughout his unique brand of singer-songwriter-guitarist-rock excellence. And he was equally cool accompanying his friend Kristi, a very accomplished artist as well.

And plus I got to chat for a few minutes with Kevin himself, without so much as a backstage pass...