We were the second band to play at BB King's Club on the corner of Beale and Second Streets. The sound guy, Lewis, was top notch. He gave me a teeny-tiny little amp for my harmonica, but that amp sounded HUGE. The stage sound was good, and we did a really good energy set. We played all original songs - for 25 minutes.
We were very surprised to see our friend Jimi with a few more friends from Boston!! It did our hearts good to see our local fans smiling and cheering us on!
For those of you who saw us at the Mass. Blues Challenge, we did the three songs that we did at our local challenge; Don't Stop, I Will Fly, and Wonderful Addiction, plus Restless (from my first CD) and a brandy new song called "Look Before you Leap". We had a really good reaction from the audience, but it's the judges' opinions that really count.
We were looking good, all the guys dressed in matching black shirts with a wide blue stripe down the sides of the button-down part. And, me, in my matching blue striped sparkley top. We felt good about our set -- did our best, now we just hope for the best!
We will perform at BB Kings again on Thursday, for a different judge panel. All the same bands will be performing with us in the same club. We'll find out late on Thursday night about advancing to the Semi-Finals. Four bands from each club will advance. We're confident that we are one of them!
We had a fun night of band bonding, trolling around the other nightclubs, watching other bands. There's a LOT of talent concentrated in this little part of town. Beale Street is hopping and crawling with musicians. Just about everyone is carrying a guitar case or musical gear of some sort. It's fun to witness, and really fun to be a part of it all!!
Until tomorrow, y'all....
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