LA Gibson Amphitheater
Whoa. What a show tonight. Talk about nerve wracking. Half of Los Angeles must have been backstage. I've been doing the 'social butterfly' routine for a long time now but it never fails to drain me when I'm playing a big city and there are loads of friends, acquaintances and business people to say hi to, chat with and make to feel like their important too.
This was our 6th proper show. In my opinion, the first show in Tunica MS. Was ... well, the first show. Not bad at all. But the second show in Dallas was really good. We were feeling a certain amount of confidence on that one and to me it showed. Then ... things we're brought down to earth with the next few shows which weren't as electrically charged. It culminated in Las Vegas with some technical difficulties on my part that left me without sound on my Bass for the better part of a few songs. What a kick in the ass that was. You want the show to be as good as possible and all of a sudden the bottom drops out of the band and people are tripping all over themselves trying to fix it. We finally did get it working again but not before my show had a wet blanket thrown on it.
So, it only stood to reason that things were going to get better. Just in time for a very important show media and prestige wise.
I've played this particular venue here a few times, going all the way back to the Tubes / Utopia tour. This time the band I'm in had something to prove. That it wasn't a novelty, it wasn't a flash in the pan, it was something that deserved attention because of the history of the members and the specialness of the music.
We pulled it off with flying colors. We had a great show and couldn't have asked for a more appreciative crowd.
Come see us play. The shows keep getting better.
This was our 6th proper show. In my opinion, the first show in Tunica MS. Was ... well, the first show. Not bad at all. But the second show in Dallas was really good. We were feeling a certain amount of confidence on that one and to me it showed. Then ... things we're brought down to earth with the next few shows which weren't as electrically charged. It culminated in Las Vegas with some technical difficulties on my part that left me without sound on my Bass for the better part of a few songs. What a kick in the ass that was. You want the show to be as good as possible and all of a sudden the bottom drops out of the band and people are tripping all over themselves trying to fix it. We finally did get it working again but not before my show had a wet blanket thrown on it.
So, it only stood to reason that things were going to get better. Just in time for a very important show media and prestige wise.
I've played this particular venue here a few times, going all the way back to the Tubes / Utopia tour. This time the band I'm in had something to prove. That it wasn't a novelty, it wasn't a flash in the pan, it was something that deserved attention because of the history of the members and the specialness of the music.
We pulled it off with flying colors. We had a great show and couldn't have asked for a more appreciative crowd.
Come see us play. The shows keep getting better.
posted by Kasim Sulton at 5:42 AM
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