'Gig', son; when you're a musician, a job is called a 'gig'
I'm playing in a band! I'm playing electric guitar and doing some backup vocals. The group is called "Cheaper Than Therapy": John on guitar, Rick on bass, Julia on vocals, and Jessie on drums. I saw their last incarnation playing when I went to see Mark's band playing.I got in by signing up with Bandworks, which is an organization that gets musicians together, gives them sheet music, practice space, a teacher, and sets up a gig at the end of 8 weeks. I sent in a list of tunes that I like, and they found me an existing group that was playing similar stuff.
Here's our set list:
Bitch - Rolling Stones
Won't Back Down - Tom Petty
Come Together - The Beatles
Beggar's Farm - Jethro Tull
Game of Pricks - Guided By Voices
Learn to Fly - Foo Fighters
It's been an amazing journey, learning not only new tunes, but lots of unwritten stuff about how to participate in a band. Our gig is coming up on April 5th!
posted by Hieronymous @ 1:36 PM
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