John Hendow

On Saturday 10/30 The Dudley Manlove Quartet performed at the Sunset in Ballard. This was our annual Halloween Ball. When we arrived for load-in, the bar manager told us the show had sold out in advance! That’s a great start for this kind of event. Following our tradition, we always perform part of the night as another band; we usually do this as a surprise by put on costumes for the second set and perform a number of their songs. This year we decided to just announce the tribute band in advance: David Bowie. It took us a few weeks to narrow down the song selections. David Bowie has a massive catalog of hits, and it wasn’t easy to decide which ones not to play. We eventually got the list down to:

Ziggy Stardust
Suffragette City
Rebel Rebel
Ashes to Ashes
Changes
Heroes
Modern Love
China Girl
Blue Jean
Let’s Dance

I put a lot of effort into programming the tones for these songs and I think they came out pretty good. The audience reaction was wonderful, with lots of people singing along as we ran through the hits. One nice bonus this evening was the pre-gig feast on Flying Squirrel Pizza, now for sale at the Sunset! It you haven’t tried Flying Squirrel Pizza yet, I’d strongly recommend doing so. Halloween is my favorite holiday and this event always is a fun party for our friends and fans. Getting to rock through that set of Bowie was a treat. The gig was blast. We’re already looking ahead to New Year’s Eve. Tickets are already on sale! Make sure to buy yours in advance.