The ambulance is bought. Its been seen around Fernie - including parked behind the stage at the Fernie Fest - and it has the look of a serious touring machine.
The boys have been seen daily hiking down into their 'space'; in Fernie to work on their summer show set list. Seen on the deck have been steve, Mike, Troy, and Andrew, so it looks like the full 5 piece band will be on tour this summer. Mark is likely working away up in Calgary. His drums will be there when the lights go down I suspect.
Rumours abound that the band will be at the 'Main' and 'The Railway Club' in Vancouver, as well as at two sites in Victoria and one up island in Ladysmith. They'll be opening for David P smith, and the Buttless Chaps on this tour, as well as having a full show or two on their own - a definite step up the ladder in the music business I'd say.
Well, I'll be following in their footsteps as they haul ass down to the coast in the ambulance, and I'll let you know how things turn out as I find out.
Their number one fan signs off for now....
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Canada Day Weekend Report - late
3 shows, 4 days. The fundraiser was somewhat of a letdown, as the fundraising committee may not have done the best job of promoting the event - so a good portion of the money raised came from the tickets the band sold.
Having said that, the band had a good 'practice' - in front of a very small but appreciative audience. The fellows loaded up Steve's truck and Troy's car and headed to Calgary Saturday morning - where they set up for a wedding (private party) show. The afternoon was marked by the hunt for 220 Volt power - which took too long and involved too many people, but was finally accomplished thanks to the hard work of Mike. Set up on the ample-sized stage was a breeze after that.
The night was shared with a rather overly energetic DJ (who, truth be told, did the job she was hired to do - she got people up dancing).
BBT closed the night with a short but well delivered set of all of the requested songs - to a responsive audience of wedding goers.
Sunday began early with the return trip (Troy MC'd the show in Fernie, so he left really early) to Fernie and a set up for the show at the first annual Fernie Fest.
Now that was a festival that may have a future - BBT's show was short and very tight. Feedback from the audience afterwards certainly showed that the guys did a bang up job on stage.
Summer is on now!!!!!
Having said that, the band had a good 'practice' - in front of a very small but appreciative audience. The fellows loaded up Steve's truck and Troy's car and headed to Calgary Saturday morning - where they set up for a wedding (private party) show. The afternoon was marked by the hunt for 220 Volt power - which took too long and involved too many people, but was finally accomplished thanks to the hard work of Mike. Set up on the ample-sized stage was a breeze after that.
The night was shared with a rather overly energetic DJ (who, truth be told, did the job she was hired to do - she got people up dancing).
BBT closed the night with a short but well delivered set of all of the requested songs - to a responsive audience of wedding goers.
Sunday began early with the return trip (Troy MC'd the show in Fernie, so he left really early) to Fernie and a set up for the show at the first annual Fernie Fest.
Now that was a festival that may have a future - BBT's show was short and very tight. Feedback from the audience afterwards certainly showed that the guys did a bang up job on stage.
Summer is on now!!!!!
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