pacawhallop (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} pacawhallop) wrote,@ 2006-12-23 20:36:00 |
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Connelly's and the Coming of Chad
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Done?
Good. We'll move on.
The Connolly's gig in NYC at the beginning of the month was, without a doubt, a major success for us. We played to a crowd that craved what we do. Doesn't happen as often as we'd like; but when we get a crowd like that, we get juiced and throw it down like an arena-worthy outfit. The folks—even though they had never seen us—got right into our brand of bangin' and mashin'. Hell, one young lady asked for a t-shirt before we even got started. How hot were we? We even sold a couple more during and after the set. Look out for well-dressed dudes and dudettes in the signature black BAM shirt. The army is forming. Be careful: they're Celticly insane! We ripped through our set, which included the following songs: Reel It Out (5 reel set), Mud Angel, Danny and Mary, Nothing Stays the Same, Eclipse, Out of the Frying Pan, Rashomon Gate, Horny Devil (a hornpipe set), 32, Wiella Wailla, A Better Way, Welcome to the Seisiun, T'was a pretty nifty fifty minutes. Loved the fact that Out of the Frying Pan got everybody singin' and clappin' along. REALLY loved the fact that somebody—a complete stranger—asked if we were going to play Eclipse. Hellz yeah we were gonna play it! After the set, found a lot of new Bammers amongst the people in the crowd. I hope we get to see 'em all again. Maybe at another Irish Rock Fest.
I had to take off after catchin' a bit of Jameson's Revenge 'cause I had a lot of work to get done the next day. They're some damn good musicians. Ice Wagon Flu and Ceann closed out the show. Seth said that they, too, were a lot of fun. Hope we get to play with them all again some time in the near future. John and I raced to MSG to catch a train; our racing was in vain. We missed it by three minutes or so. (It was my fault. I thought I knew where I was going, threw us off by five minutes or so.) Fortunately, we met up with Chad, Deirdre, and the rest of the crew. We chilled till the next train.
I was lucky enough to get a solo seat, which didn't stay solo for too long. A pretzel-wielding young lady who was, I'd say, more than half in the bag—mainly because she had a beer entirely in a paper bag from which she was takin' sips—sidled up next to me. She asked if she could sit. I said sure. She offered me some of her pretzel. I declined kindly. I was saved by a member of our crew. Donna called me over to another free seat. Thanks Donna!
Let me welcome officially Chad to our line-up as our lead guitarist. He's a veteran of the live music scene and brings his hot licks to BAM. If you haven't seen him play with us yet, get your butt in gear! With Chad and Dee sharing leads, our sound ROCKS!
Our next gig was at Buckley's Inn Between. With Chad on board, we continued to hone our new sound. He's been adding sweet leads beneath Deirdre's fiddle tunes and has been making his guitar talk up a storm on his own leads, like on Eclipse, which is really kickin' like it used to. The song that's really been takin' shape is 32. It's come alive and was the best it's been at the Inn. Thanks to everybody for hangin' out with us!
Last night (yes: I'm all caught up), we hit Finn McCool's for a Christmas Spectacular. My opinion: we haven't sounded better than our two sets last night. Chad's addin' more to every song every time out. John's feedin' off of the rockier aspect of what Chad's puttin' down. I'm not making it up: we're the real deal all of a sudden. Big things are gonna happen to Bangers and Mash. Keep an eye out.
See you soon,
Scott
Ok. When you're done snickering, let me know.
Done?
Good. We'll move on.
The Connolly's gig in NYC at the beginning of the month was, without a doubt, a major success for us. We played to a crowd that craved what we do. Doesn't happen as often as we'd like; but when we get a crowd like that, we get juiced and throw it down like an arena-worthy outfit. The folks—even though they had never seen us—got right into our brand of bangin' and mashin'. Hell, one young lady asked for a t-shirt before we even got started. How hot were we? We even sold a couple more during and after the set. Look out for well-dressed dudes and dudettes in the signature black BAM shirt. The army is forming. Be careful: they're Celticly insane! We ripped through our set, which included the following songs: Reel It Out (5 reel set), Mud Angel, Danny and Mary, Nothing Stays the Same, Eclipse, Out of the Frying Pan, Rashomon Gate, Horny Devil (a hornpipe set), 32, Wiella Wailla, A Better Way, Welcome to the Seisiun, T'was a pretty nifty fifty minutes. Loved the fact that Out of the Frying Pan got everybody singin' and clappin' along. REALLY loved the fact that somebody—a complete stranger—asked if we were going to play Eclipse. Hellz yeah we were gonna play it! After the set, found a lot of new Bammers amongst the people in the crowd. I hope we get to see 'em all again. Maybe at another Irish Rock Fest.
I had to take off after catchin' a bit of Jameson's Revenge 'cause I had a lot of work to get done the next day. They're some damn good musicians. Ice Wagon Flu and Ceann closed out the show. Seth said that they, too, were a lot of fun. Hope we get to play with them all again some time in the near future. John and I raced to MSG to catch a train; our racing was in vain. We missed it by three minutes or so. (It was my fault. I thought I knew where I was going, threw us off by five minutes or so.) Fortunately, we met up with Chad, Deirdre, and the rest of the crew. We chilled till the next train.
I was lucky enough to get a solo seat, which didn't stay solo for too long. A pretzel-wielding young lady who was, I'd say, more than half in the bag—mainly because she had a beer entirely in a paper bag from which she was takin' sips—sidled up next to me. She asked if she could sit. I said sure. She offered me some of her pretzel. I declined kindly. I was saved by a member of our crew. Donna called me over to another free seat. Thanks Donna!
Let me welcome officially Chad to our line-up as our lead guitarist. He's a veteran of the live music scene and brings his hot licks to BAM. If you haven't seen him play with us yet, get your butt in gear! With Chad and Dee sharing leads, our sound ROCKS!
Our next gig was at Buckley's Inn Between. With Chad on board, we continued to hone our new sound. He's been adding sweet leads beneath Deirdre's fiddle tunes and has been making his guitar talk up a storm on his own leads, like on Eclipse, which is really kickin' like it used to. The song that's really been takin' shape is 32. It's come alive and was the best it's been at the Inn. Thanks to everybody for hangin' out with us!
Last night (yes: I'm all caught up), we hit Finn McCool's for a Christmas Spectacular. My opinion: we haven't sounded better than our two sets last night. Chad's addin' more to every song every time out. John's feedin' off of the rockier aspect of what Chad's puttin' down. I'm not making it up: we're the real deal all of a sudden. Big things are gonna happen to Bangers and Mash. Keep an eye out.
See you soon,
Scott
