The Roadie Show

Rand and I had an interesting gig the other night. We were working with Manhattan Transfer. If you don’t know or remember them, don’t worry. I doubt most of their fans own a computer, let alone read blogs like this. They are four vocalists who sing lyrics they’ve written for jazz instrumental standards. In a word, YUCK! It is the WHITEST music you’ve ever heard. They actually required four spotlights for the show; one for each of them. I could understand if they were playing an arena, but they stand right next to each other onstage. It was pretty silly. Halfway through their set, and just when I couldn’t stay awake any longer, the rock gods intervened. The entire block lost power. The theatre went dark and silent. AWESOME! Our emergency lighting kicked on, and then a very cool thing happened. After calming the crowd, the singers and pianist continued, truly “unplugged,” for another 4 or 5 songs.

I can’t stand their music, but I have a new respect for them because they continued performing and didn’t bitch at us. They showed a level of professionalism that some of today’s younger “artists” could learn from.

Check back soon. We have lots of cool gigs coming up.

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