Reitz Union Amphitheater Show! Current mood: accomplished
Well well well.
What a show! Despite the all day/night threat of rain, the skies remained dry. The show proceeded at the outdoor Amphitheater, and we didn't have to move inside to the sonic nightmare chasm that is the Rion Ballroom.
Little did we know that power would be our enemy tonight. If you missed it, 1:00 into the first song, the power goes out. The staff got it back up and running in a matter of 30 seconds or so, so no worries, right? Wrong. 1:30 into the second song, the power goes out. This time, it's more serious. Multiple pieces of equipment are fried, and it takes the crew at least 7 minutes to get it back up and running.
It was a true test of our ability to keep a crowd. For the first outage, I (Eric) was getting the crowd to cheer like a high school pep rally. For the second outage, we entered the realm of Jazz Odyssey, with Travis improvizing on the trumpet while the band played a little samba beat. Then, realizing the power wasn't coming back any time soon, we broke into a sing-a-long version of "With a Little Help from my Friends." As if on cue, the power kicked back on during the last verse and we kicked back into the set.
Man alive, what a fiasco. But somehow it seemed to work.
Looking up and seeing all of the people filling the rows of the amphitheater was pretty phenomenal. It was a very rewarding feeling to see that many people listening to our music.
A few highlights:
1. Inuit Jargon's 30 second intro song
2. The dude dancing like a maniac on the side of the stage
3. Selling a shit ton of merch!
4. Hoping we'd still get paid if the power didn't come back on.
Thanks to everyone who came out. We hope to see all of you again soon.
Also, thanks to Evan Garfield for filling in on the skins for the last 4 shows. He did an awesome job.
Finally, we will be bringing back a bigger variety of songs soon. It's been really hard to learn anything new or play anything old amidst the drummer juggle.
What a show! Despite the all day/night threat of rain, the skies remained dry. The show proceeded at the outdoor Amphitheater, and we didn't have to move inside to the sonic nightmare chasm that is the Rion Ballroom.
Little did we know that power would be our enemy tonight. If you missed it, 1:00 into the first song, the power goes out. The staff got it back up and running in a matter of 30 seconds or so, so no worries, right? Wrong. 1:30 into the second song, the power goes out. This time, it's more serious. Multiple pieces of equipment are fried, and it takes the crew at least 7 minutes to get it back up and running.
It was a true test of our ability to keep a crowd. For the first outage, I (Eric) was getting the crowd to cheer like a high school pep rally. For the second outage, we entered the realm of Jazz Odyssey, with Travis improvizing on the trumpet while the band played a little samba beat. Then, realizing the power wasn't coming back any time soon, we broke into a sing-a-long version of "With a Little Help from my Friends." As if on cue, the power kicked back on during the last verse and we kicked back into the set.
Man alive, what a fiasco. But somehow it seemed to work.
Looking up and seeing all of the people filling the rows of the amphitheater was pretty phenomenal. It was a very rewarding feeling to see that many people listening to our music.
A few highlights:
1. Inuit Jargon's 30 second intro song
2. The dude dancing like a maniac on the side of the stage
3. Selling a shit ton of merch!
4. Hoping we'd still get paid if the power didn't come back on.
Thanks to everyone who came out. We hope to see all of you again soon.
Also, thanks to Evan Garfield for filling in on the skins for the last 4 shows. He did an awesome job.
Finally, we will be bringing back a bigger variety of songs soon. It's been really hard to learn anything new or play anything old amidst the drummer juggle.