Paddy Kilrain was quite the talent. She is still popular and known today even if she doesn’t play the area anymore. I wish she would make a full time comeback in the area’s music scene someday ’cause she is a talented lady and good songwriter.

Today we get crappy music such as Sirsy and Ten Year Vamp. Lame female fronted bands taking over the area which I don’t care about.

Back in 2006/2007, I used to gig all the time for acoustic shows around here. I kind of stopped gigging myself for all the reasons stated above. It’s a tough music scene. Too many delusional people out there who think they’re rock stars.

Kev

Many club owners seem to think that the band they book is solely responsible for the number of people who walk through the door. While this may be partially true for “big name” acts this is not our role. We are there to provide entertainment for the patrons of said establishment. Many will only pay the band what they take in at the door, or a portion thereof (depending upon who is working the door), and that’s it. At the same time they’re making money hand over fist on drinks.

I’d like to add one more thing about local live sound engineering in support of my fellow engineers: amateur bands usually have poor sound coming out of their mouths and instruments, so if all the bands are amateur, what do you expect? Most rock and hip hop acts want everything loud on stage also, which makes it difficult to get an ample volume from the monitors wihout feedback. The louder everything is, the harder it is to make it sound good. Old R&B and jazz bands had trained musicians with a master of dynamics and it was a lot easier to mix those types of groups. A good sound man will make it happen regardless but I agree that good sound men are few and far between. Finally, the equipment at many local venues blows, so that doesn’t help either. Northern Lights and Rev Hall have good sound though.