Thoughts On The Preons Gig 7/12
Our gig at the West Seattle Street Fair was a lot of fun. I did successfully stake out the shady side of the stage (sorry Brad!) and got my gear set up without issue. I decided to play direct without using any effects since the PA was pretty powerful, it would be the first time I could hear the sound of my rig when reinforced by legitimate concert subs. Based on the overall experience, I’m pleased with the sound of the amp, definitely want a better bass, and think a little compression is pretty useful.
Right as we ended “The Conflict of Cobra Kai”, a Chinese dragon brigade (composed of students from a Tae Kwan Do studio) started up directly behind our stage and began marching down the street. This particular song is about the anti-hero in the movie “The Karate Kid”, and is struck me as curiously ironic that a martial arts studio would choose that particular moment to appear in our world. They were accompanied by Taiko drums, which became part of the song’s outtro; we usually spend a good thirty to sixty seconds going off into exploratory space at the end of the song, and I changed both the key center and texture to match the dragon’s beat. Hey, why fight a dragon if you can jam instead?
It was a great gig, and the first time my mother has heard this band in a live performance. She claims to have enjoyed it, although her impartiality is suspect.