Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Acoustigasm
Oh Rexy, you're soooo sexy!
A Great Fall attended open mic night at the Rex theater on the South Side this past Monday. We played three songs (that's the max you can perform at open mic), and we seemed to get a very good response from both the audience and the owners of the club. For one thing, it seemed that all the other acts at open mic night were either solo male guitarists/singers, or male guitar/singer duets. I was the first (and only, from the ones we saw) female to perform, and Jase was the first (and only, from what we saw) person to play the piano, and we were the first (once again, and only, from what we saw) group to have an acoustic bass, and we were the only trio we saw there. So, I really think we stood out amongst the solo guitar males. Dudes playing acoustic guitar start to sound similar after a while, but I'm confident that we brought something new and refreshing to the table. The owner guys approached us when we were done and asked us to come back again, and mentioned that sometimes they pull people that play on the open mic nights to open for national acts. I didn't see them say that to anyone else, so that made us feel pretty pleased.
More importantly than any of this, however, is the fact that it was really really fun to play acoustically. The band even agreed that a couple of our songs sound much better acoustic (Photographs, for example.) So, yes. That was good. We'll be back there Monday night again, so anyone in the Pittsburgh area should come down and see us. We'll be the ones kicking ass.
Not much else is going on. Just preparing for grad school and whatnot. Momma's still staying with my Grandmother, but she'll probably be home on Thursday. Haha... time to get rid of all the empty pizza boxes.
I feel good today. The ladies at work were loopy today, and that's always fun. Office humor isn't too bad when it's close to the end of the day and everyone's a little ridiculous.
Ah well. I think it's time for me to start thinking about dinner.
Peace out homies.
A Great Fall attended open mic night at the Rex theater on the South Side this past Monday. We played three songs (that's the max you can perform at open mic), and we seemed to get a very good response from both the audience and the owners of the club. For one thing, it seemed that all the other acts at open mic night were either solo male guitarists/singers, or male guitar/singer duets. I was the first (and only, from the ones we saw) female to perform, and Jase was the first (and only, from what we saw) person to play the piano, and we were the first (once again, and only, from what we saw) group to have an acoustic bass, and we were the only trio we saw there. So, I really think we stood out amongst the solo guitar males. Dudes playing acoustic guitar start to sound similar after a while, but I'm confident that we brought something new and refreshing to the table. The owner guys approached us when we were done and asked us to come back again, and mentioned that sometimes they pull people that play on the open mic nights to open for national acts. I didn't see them say that to anyone else, so that made us feel pretty pleased.
More importantly than any of this, however, is the fact that it was really really fun to play acoustically. The band even agreed that a couple of our songs sound much better acoustic (Photographs, for example.) So, yes. That was good. We'll be back there Monday night again, so anyone in the Pittsburgh area should come down and see us. We'll be the ones kicking ass.
Not much else is going on. Just preparing for grad school and whatnot. Momma's still staying with my Grandmother, but she'll probably be home on Thursday. Haha... time to get rid of all the empty pizza boxes.
I feel good today. The ladies at work were loopy today, and that's always fun. Office humor isn't too bad when it's close to the end of the day and everyone's a little ridiculous.
Ah well. I think it's time for me to start thinking about dinner.
Peace out homies.
