Getting Gigs
I’ve been working hard to get gigs, but this isn’t easy in a band heavy city like Brighton and Hove. So we are getting the odd gig here and there, many venues don’t even bother to respond, they don’t have to, as there is a plethora of wannabe bands out there. We did have a gig lined up for Patchfest, but our guitarist will be away on holiday. Shame I fancied a sunny outdoor gig with a big crowd. As I can’t find a guitarist, and the stress of getting them up to speed on ten songs, I’ve decided to cancel. So I won’t get stressed and won’t end up looking like a twat. Good decision, although Mikey is…
Promotional Posters
What do you put in a blog? Well I guess we’ll learn that as I go along, but I suppose there should be news, as well as reflections. So our next gig is at the Brunswick Tavern on Saturday 9 June. Brighton Strangler are an indie punk band, and we will be first on, followed by a funk band doing covers and then a DJ set probably playing disco and soul. Now that is an eclectic mix and I’m not really sure that we will be liked, or even appreciated. And there I was earlier complaining that we don’t play to the general public. That is what I want to do, but maybe not this general public. A couple of…
Brighton Strangler says “Hi world!”
So I decided to start up a blog, not entirely sure what about, but probably about starting my first ever band at the age of 54, with no music experience, no playing ability and no idea. Well I am now 57 and my band Brighton Strangler played our third gig two days ago, so I guess you could say that it all worked out. Well sort of, because we have got material, are good enough to play live and people come to see us. But then the people who come to see us are friends; that’s great, but it isn’t the general public, we don’t get paid and being a bunch of old farts nobody wants to give us gigs.…
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