Hello my dear readers,
This weekend was the 2011 Port City Rumble at 16 Taps in Wilmington, NC. There was quite a turn out and a helluva party. I didn't get to see all of the bands, but I saw enough to say this:
Dear Sound Guy at 16 Taps, I respect you and your position, and I'm sure you pretty much know what you are doing. However, I do have one note for you. In most cases, the drums will be the loudest instrument out of a group, so loud in fact, that they barely need to be mic'ed, especially in a small venue. In psychobilly and rockabilly bands, the drums should also be the least noticeable. The emphasis here is on vocals, and guitar, but also much attention should be given to the bass. The bass is what makes these bands special, and though it mostly acts as rhythm, it adds a lot to the melody. So what is my point, you ask? Well, I hate to complain, but nthe drums were so over mic'ed, especially during the Koffin Kats' set, that the bass was totally drowned out unless it was the only instrument being played. For the first few songs, we couldn't hear the guitar either. But, the Koffin Kats rocked out anyway and I'm sure pretty much everyone was too drunk to notice. Maybe you were drunk too, so I'll give you credit for doing your job at all, but next time, let's just take it down a notch.
Thanks
Belinda
And now for the week in Rockabilly, Pychobilly and everything similar*:
Nothing tonight, Tuesday or Wednesday...
Thursday, October 14, 2010
JJ and the Retrobillys (rockabilly) play at the Horseshoe in Chicago @9pm.
Friday, October 15, 2010
The Great Chow, a Chinese restaurant I think, in Abington, MA hosts Rumble house Rockabilly @8:30pm.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Rumble House Rockabilly, Wicked Whiskey (pyschobilly), and The Knuckledusters (rockabilly) play at Sally O'Brien's in Somerville, MA @8pm.
In Pittsboro at The General Store Cafe, The String Machine (rockin' bluegrass) plays @8pm.
Motorbilly (psychobilly) and Cutthroat Shamrock (punkgrass) play at Divebar Raleigh (NC) @10pm.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Tex Railer's Doomtown (psychobilly) plays Central Mass Roller Derby in Lancaster MA @6pm.
*Right now, I only cover North Carolina, Chicago, and Massachusetts, but will add more places if I get requests. So, if you live somewhere else and want to know what's going on in your neck of the woods, give me a holler and I'll add your city or state to my list. Also, if your band or venue isn't listed and it should be, make sure to add it in the comments so everyone knows!
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