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More on quitting a band.

I just realized this weekend that I missed something in Friday's post.

So, if you haven't already, take a look at the dates, and allow me to prepare a meditation on why November seems to be such a drag for touring bands...

At 31, on being a professional musician

We played in Toronto last night. It was our first Canadian gig and it went well. The club wasn't much to speak of, but that's to be expected from our first time in a new market. The promoter was pleased with the turnout, though earlier in the day there was a bit of handwringing over the lack of presold tickets. According to him people don't want to pay the TicketMaster surcharge, which adds up to well over half the base ticket price. This is from the mouth of the Live Nation promoter - "people don't want to pay the ridiculous TicketMaster surcharge".

Rust / Kansas

It feels like ages since my last post, even though I've tried to keep it up with some links to some good dorkery. Today is spent in the bus, driving the 735 miles from Denver to Columbia, MO. We left at 9 this morning and have made a small dent in Kansas, but we'll most likely be rolling in around midnight or so tonight. So here goes...

Yesterday was spent at the Mile High Music Festival in Denver, one of our hometowns. It was kind of a strange lineup - us, Ani, Ben Harper, Tool, Panic, Black Keys, India Arie. Sort of like a festival we do all the time, but not exactly.

bluegrassintelligencer.com

It's about time somebody told me about this site.

bluegrassintelligencer.com.

A Site About Something / Richard Geller

Okay, I'm not a fan of Flash.  I'm not sure why except that I think it's kinda like the B3 organ for me.  It's great when someone uses it tastefully, but I've heard so many bands/albums misusing the B3 that it's kinda ruined for me.

This guy's got the right idea, however.  If my whole aesthetic weren't about clean and direct these days, I'd want to do something like this.

A Site About Something / Richard Geller.

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