We had a practice this evening. First time in weeks. Oh man, time to blow the dust of these fingers! It was especially hard to get into the groove tonight because, in addition to our being out of practice, Al couldn’t make it, so we were without a drummer. Still, it felt good to plug in again and turn it up. I’ve still got rock & roll in my guts!
Photos from last night are now up!
The gig at the Hilltop turned out well. The pub was at capacity and people were waiting to get in. Sadly, some didn’t make it inside.
Cool!
An encore was demanded. They wanted some Thorogood so we gave them Bad to the Bone for the second time that night, and all was well.
Pictures to come later, after I sleep.
Apparently, the banquet room at the Hilltop is actually not yet quite ready. In the event that it still isn’t ready for the 29th, we’ll be playing in the pub. Still, it promises to be a really good time!
We’ve been invited to partner with The Train Wrecks to play a Halloween dance in the newly-refurbished banquet room at the Hilltop Pub in Smithers — and we’ve accepted. Sounds like the plan is for them to play the first half and we’ll close out the evening. The music will go from 8 or 9 pm to 2 am. I’ll post again when I have more info.
We’re getting ready to add another big song to our repertoire. Here’s the notation and tab for a riff from that song. Can you identify it? (Click the image to see the whole thing.)
Quizz riff 1: what song is this from?
Had a good time at the Bulkley Valley Exhibition. We were the last act of the evening, the people wanted more, and the sound crew was in no rush to shut us down so we got to play for an extra 15 or 20 minutes. It’s the first time we were on that stage and it was pretty nice to have some extra space to play with. With the exception of the hall stage in Gitanyow for the cancer benefit a few years ago, all the other places we’ve played have been pretty tight quarters.
Afterward, I was told that someone in the audience kept shouting “Bradley, Bradley!” The person who told me about it, who referred to them as my “biggest fans”, didn’t know who they were and I couldn’t see them or hear them so I don’t know who it was, either. I’m curious, though.
Sounds like we almost wore out Alain. He hasn’t been drumming a lot recently and it’s a pretty demanding activity. He did well, though. A few minor miscues, which is absolutely expected when coming in with only one practice with a band with whom one is not used to playing. It was fun to play with him.
As for me, my legs are tired and sore now that I’m home. I need to get back on my mountain bike so I can be in better shape for this stuff. My voice doesn’t feel strained, though, and my fingers feel fine.
We were a late addition to the schedule after another band canceled. I hope they’ll consider us for next because we’d love to do it again.
By the way, it was recorded and I’ll probably upload some MP3s after I get around to listening to it and doing some editing.
On Thursday noon, we’ll have our last practice before the Fall Fair. Tonight, Al Sebastian suddenly found out that he had to go out of town this weekend on urgent business so big thanks to Alain Paquette for filling in at the last minute. One practice should be enough, eh Al? 
I’ve started adding some lyrics to the site. Some are from songs I wrote before Axes of Ego was formed but all of them will be songs that the Axes have played in public at least once.
Heather got back yesterday so we had a practice last night and have two more planned for this week. We’ll be ready for the BV Ex on Saturday.