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gigs were. Friday night we played in La Lucyana, a newerish location (actually an old location with a newerish owner) in Münsingen. La Lucyana is a smaller bar with a cozy little alcove in the back where the band sets up to play. This is the kind of bar where if thirty people were there, it'd be full. Thankfully we were playing for a fixed fee! The crowd was warm, receptive, and mostly male and older. our sub, because had a previous commitment with Spider Murphy Gang. We played our acoustic set, then the electric set, and then because we came up just a hair short on time, we pulled out the acoustic guitars again and played a couple more acoustic numbers. Two gentlemen in the audience were very enthusiastic about the band. One in an old school loves-to-rock sort of way, and the other one in a "sing-as-loud-as-possible-in-an-imaginary-duet" and "screw-it-go-for-the-counterpoint" fashion. This is the first time I've encountered something like this, and I was torn between my desire to ask him impolitely to be quiet, and my desire just to grin and bear it. We made it through, and the rest of the crowd seemed to sympathize. The owner even talked to him to try to quiet down a bit, but to no avail. in Balingen. The Bar is a huge location--they can pack upwards of 300 people in there--and the sound there is just wonderful. The stage isn't too small, and the personnel are an absolute pleasure. However, the downside is that even when you've got 70 people running through a joint like that like we had last night, the place still looks empty and it's hard to get the momentum going. This time we were playing with Yann, which really adds another dimension. Yann plays cajon and percussion during the acoustic set which really makes the acoustic set that in the audience.

to find out when supposed to be there for soundcheck. We've played on big stages before, so it's not like it's really The other band shows up, and the other other band huh? out of town! What the fuck doing here?" There are some Americans that live around here, but not many. It's not too big city and we're far away from any of the military bases. How many times did I just say "fuck"? . I hope they play again soon--great stuff. thing as possible. We play the gig; it's good. We stop, and the third band plays. They're a guitar/drums duo a la. It doesn't start well, but they pull through, and what they're doing isn't dumb. I'm genetically incapable of liking rock bands with electric guitar and drums but without a bass player. They've earned my respect for their avant garde The White Stripes. That just may be a topic for another blog. and ., in the next couple of weeks.