Thoughts on the 9/14 1 Uppers Performance
After months of anticipation, the 1 Uppers CD was released on 9/14. We held the CD release event at one of our favorite local venues, The Tractor Tavern in Ballard. They have been very supportive of local music over the years and it was a pleasure to celebrate this CD release in their space. It was a great night with many familiar and new faces in the audience, and once the band hit the stage for the first song we knew it was going to be a good night!
As always, the audience came ready to dance and sing along. Everyone joined in for the choruses on the crowd-pleasing “Cadillac Truck” and even on the new song “Get It Right”. It’s always funny to observe how easily the audience defines their part in our songs and joins us for the fun.
I brought the trusty black strat and the Danelectro baritone for this gig. I was a little tempted to bring the Gretsch doubleneck but with limited stage space I worried that I’d be colliding with my bandmates. In retrospect I suppose I could have just brought it and been careful with the space awareness. The set flew by with some great moments. We definitely tore up some of the material from the CD, with furious soloing in abundance.
The next few weeks will be an interesting time for us as we’re continuing to promote the CD with live shows and online advertising. We have shows coming up including the “Third Thursday Twang Royale” at the Royal Room in Columbia City. If you’re out and about, come on down and join us!