From the band: there was no sound system, no lights, no stage, smaller and would be similar if not worse than having to play back at Rudys. It is nice to feel good and leave a show with some confidence and energy for the next one and makes traveling in a van a lot more enjoyable. doozies kill the mood of the tour and would have been a huge frustration factor. I guess they went and actually practiced/ went over some new songs they want to play in the next few shows and made a productive night out of it. good for them.
You know what? Next time you talk to the band tell them to never come back to St. Louis, ever. What a bunch of pretentious assholes. They not only just dissed one of the most intimate venues in st. louis, a nice production company, The Loyal Family(You might know them with their involvement in getting a ton of up and coming bands into the Wakarusa festival), but they also dissed their fans because they are too cool for the venue. Screw that! I\'ve never seen or heard of band pull such a lame move. What a joke!
Maybe if their new booking agent who they are SOOOO proud of wasn\'t a dumbass they would have known to bring their own PA and lights? If they are too big for that, then why did their dumbass booking agent book them at Pop\'s Blue Moon without knowing the full details?
All this shows is that The Breakfast has no class. I\'ve seen much better bands play in bigger rooms to only 5 people. They could have cancelled the gig and practiced at their buddy\'s house, but NO, they played for the people who truly enjoy their music. It\'s called....appreciating your fans. Obviously The Breakfast knows nothing about that and doesn\'t care for their fans in St. Louis. I was actually thinking about going to the show. A friend of mine said their guitar player is great and pretty much the reason to check out the band. Well, now i\'m never going to see The Breakfast ever and I\'m telling all my friends that this band has no class, there another run of the mill jamband with a guitarist who sounds just like Trey did in 91, and to never give them one cent of their money.
To all members of The Breakfast: keep practicing.
edit: don\'t give me any crap about this venue change either. Bands have to bring their own PA to the Venice Cafe\'(original venue) as well.