The Dunedin Muso's club went well. Not a huge crowd, maybe 30 or so people, but definitely an enthusiastic bunch. Work's keeping me pretty busy, and everybody's got other committments over the next few weeks, so it's time for a few weeks hiatus.
The band is tightening up nicely, playing a lot more intuitively. Our sound is really defining itself as distinct from the other local blues acts like King Leo or The Boogiemen. We play very eclectic mix of high-energy, intense blues. Quite a punky London edge to it, dut to the influence of Nine Below Zero. I've loved those guys after seeing them on TV in the 80's and am a huge fan of Mark Feltham's harmonica playing as well as Dennis Greaves' guitar. After cogitating on our sound and stage style, Nik has come up with some new imagery for the band's website, which I promptly put up. Later we'll give it a thorough overhaul.
I just spent some of my gig money on a new toy: A vox AC30 Amplug. I'm loving it. Now I can practice electric guitar in the living room! I'm taking it on vacation to Wanaka next week. Looks like there's plenty of snow so the skiing should be good. I may not get to practice much guitar at all. That's okay. After the last few weeks, I'm actually looking forward to a break!
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