The Breakfast should open for UM

[derickw]

Personally, I never go to a show to listen to an opening band... I\'m there to see a headliner, not another band.  Often I show up too late, or go somewhere else during the opening slot.  OK, so I\'ve been pleasantly surprised for a few openers (like last week - The Bridge) but often it won\'t make me buy their album.

but you know the name and you\'ve repeated you liked the music. so around other people who may not have heard them they might be like hey, she thought they were decent, i\'ll give them a free listen.

at the Tea Leaf show in VT they should go over there, make some connections, shake some hands, kiss some babies.

play any gig they can in front of as many people as possible and forget about opening band high horse shit and rep. because it doesn\'t matter to people who have never seen you play before. if these guys want to be financially secure playing music they need to get out in front of people. the LA show is a prime example of this and i\'m sure many good will come out of things like this.

[ds673488]

Personally, I never go to a show to listen to an opening band... I\'m there to see a headliner, not another band.  Often I show up too late, or go somewhere else during the opening slot.  OK, so I\'ve been pleasantly surprised for a few openers (like last week - The Bridge) but often it won\'t make me buy their album.

that\'s you tho, not other people.  Alot of people, even if they aren\'t there for the opener, walk in during them.  And yes, after last week, I too am going to be downloading some stuff by the bridge

i am one of these people.  i ALWAYS check to see who is opening, cause a lot of times they are good.  a lot of decisions i make on who far i travel to see a show depends on who is opening.  i saw umphreys mcgee last summer last minute 4 hours away becasue i heard yonder mountain string band was opening and i knew they would add to the show.  another time i saw them because i heard galactic was opening.

[peaches626]

ya, i think more and more i feel like they need to play as much as they can in front of anybody they can. often. always.

[ds673488]

i still dont understand how umelt got another headline at rev hall.  they must have a good promoter.  last show i went to of them was at rev hall for their HEAVILY ADVERTISED halloween show, and there really werent that many people there (probably 350 at absolute best, probably more like 300) and most left before the encore.

[OMS]

if these two bands played together, i would go to every fucking show

[booztravlr]

Umphreys Mcgee = 2 parts unce unce, 1 part whales fucking

[Gfunk]

if these two bands played together, i would go to every fucking show

Me too. I just want to see/ hear Tim and Jake trade licks.

If The Breakfast ever had the opportunity to open for UM they would be stupid not to, be it at Toad\'s or wherefuckinever.

[Buquebus]

here you go George:
July 7th, 2002 - High Sierra Mountain Music Festival; Quincy, CA

I: Jam* > Willie the Pimp@** > In Memory of Elizabeth Reed@^, Feel Like a Stranger@^^ >
   Turn on you Love Light@%, Roadhouse Blues@%%

  * Marcus Miller riff; PB on instruments
** Jake Cinniger on guitar (Umphrey\'s Mcgee)
 @ Adrian and Eric on Drums (Mountain of Venus)
  ^ Mike and Jody on guitar (MOV)
^^ Brad on Guitar (Ray\'s Music Exchange), Mike, Tanya on vocals (MOV), Dave on bass (MOV)
  % Joel on keys (Umphrey\'s Mcgee), all of MOV
%% John on guitar (Free Peoples), Jody, Mike, Dave (MOV)

[leith]

Personally, I never go to a show to listen to an opening band... I\'m there to see a headliner, not another band.  Often I show up too late, or go somewhere else during the opening slot.  OK, so I\'ve been pleasantly surprised for a few openers (like last week - The Bridge) but often it won\'t make me buy their album.

And people like you who do not support The Breakfast\'s opening acts that do more damage to the band then you realize. It\'s all about you scratch my back.....
If you think I\'m wrong you have no idea how the music business actually works.

[Vassillios]

And people like you who do not support The Breakfast\'s opening acts that do more damage to the band then you realize. It\'s all about you scratch my back.....
If you think I\'m wrong you have no idea how the music business actually works.

So you are saying UM should open for the Breakfast sometime? (The Breakfast has already opened for UM)

And the Breakfast should open for Twiddle sometime?

[Gfunk]

here you go George:
July 7th, 2002 - High Sierra Mountain Music Festival; Quincy, CA

I: Jam* > Willie the Pimp@** > In Memory of Elizabeth Reed@^, Feel Like a Stranger@^^ >
   Turn on you Love Light@%, Roadhouse Blues@%%

  * Marcus Miller riff; PB on instruments
** Jake Cinniger on guitar (Umphrey\'s Mcgee)
 @ Adrian and Eric on Drums (Mountain of Venus)
  ^ Mike and Jody on guitar (MOV)
^^ Brad on Guitar (Ray\'s Music Exchange), Mike, Tanya on vocals (MOV), Dave on bass (MOV)
  % Joel on keys (Umphrey\'s Mcgee), all of MOV
%% John on guitar (Free Peoples), Jody, Mike, Dave (MOV)

SICK! this is on the archive right? Thanks Queeb!

[derickw]

And people like you who do not support The Breakfast\'s opening acts that do more damage to the band then you realize. It\'s all about you scratch my back.....
If you think I\'m wrong you have no idea how the music business actually works.

So you are saying UM should open for the Breakfast sometime? (The Breakfast has already opened for UM)

And the Breakfast should open for Twiddle sometime?

hey, if it\'s mutually beneficial then i don\'t see why not

[leith]

And people like you who do not support The Breakfast\'s opening acts that do more damage to the band then you realize. It\'s all about you scratch my back.....
If you think I\'m wrong you have no idea how the music business actually works.

So you are saying UM should open for the Breakfast sometime? (The Breakfast has already opened for UM)

And the Breakfast should open for Twiddle sometime?

I don\'t think The Breakfast has opened for UM. Pretty sure it was PB and at the time both bands were waaaay closer in terms of draw.  It would be a personal favor if anything at this point and I don\'t think they are that tight.

As for Twiddle I have never even heard of that band except for here so if it were beneficial in terms of draw in Twiddle\'s hometown it would probably be a good thing.

[Vassillios]

Yeah it must have been back in the PB days when TB opened for UM. It was at the fox theatre here in Colorado, according to Tim... musta been way back.

Twiddle opened for my old band in the showcase lounge at HG 2 years ago and the place sold out... now they are headlining their own shows. The kids can\'t even legally drink yet, I don\'t think, but they sure can attract a crowd somehow. It would be a good deal for the Breakfast to get in with them in terms of HG.

http://www.twiddlemusic.com

[Gfunk]

fuck twiddle. Sorry but the breakfast should never open for twiddle.
Twiddle has opened for the breakfast at higher ground before, (which is the when i saw them)