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Breakfast Babble => The Grand Scheme Of Things => Topic started by: oldnewbie on November 24, 2005, 10:12:34 pm
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I caught Wil bernard and Motherbug or is it otherbug ? at Tobacco Road a few years ago. The show was a lot of fun. I have a recording of it somewhere
I remember I really enjoyed their sound
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freddie....i fixed my post up a bit....see if you think this is better.
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I\'m with leith on this one.
hey girl....glad to see you around!!
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I\'m with leith on this one.
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Opening for Creek and opening for DTB are 2 entirely different things. Creek fans= lost hippies that cannot handle The Bfast.
DTB fan= ready for scorching guitar and improv genius.
So I understand no Creek opener but why blow off DTB ? Seems weaksauce to me.
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nobodys ever happy.
give the guys a break.there doin what they gotta do.
if the band isnt playin,go see someone else.
good?good..
The Bfast getting exposure to a good 100+ people opening for Derek Trucks vs a solo project or 2 that draw 25-40 people tops combined.
You tell me, which makes more business sense ?
You think I am making these treks because I got $$ to throw around ? NO I am doing it because from what I have seen over the past yr. I am now of the mind that it is the ONLY way I am ever going to see them the number of times I NEED to.
this is why they didnt open for maxcreek this week.
what will it really do for them?
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It was a few years ago down here and Mo has seen them @ Jazzfest a few times I guess.
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Yeah I\'ve heard of Motherbug. My friend Mo likes \'em and I have had a chance to check them out but never took it. Sounds like a surreal time.
Do they play in SoCal? I\'ve never seen any gigs listed outside of The Bay Area.
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Yeah I\'ve heard of Motherbug. My friend Mo likes \'em and I have had a chance to check them out but never took it. Sounds like a surreal time.
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Which show did you go to? Whenever I am asked abt The Bfast (which is rare these days) coming out, I just chuckle and shrug.
Went to see Motherbug, a funk-jazz-jam band from S.F. Their guitar player, Will Bernard, is always dubbed as an S.F. guitar hero. He often plays with members of Greyboy Allstars (among others) in side projects that tour throughout the west. He\'s good, though I think the other driving force is Wil Blades, the keyboard player. Their brand of music has some tinges of surf guitar as well so it\'s a nice mix. I\'m always impressed because their sound is always engineered with exceptional balance.
The weirdest part of last night\'s show was that my group appeared to be the only ones who showed up to specifically see this band. Everyone else was there just to drink beer. Imagine a Breakfast show in New Haven that only draws one small group of five people that seem to recognize the band.
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Which show did you go to? Whenever I am asked abt The Bfast (which is rare these days) coming out, I just chuckle and shrug.
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nobodys ever happy.
give the guys a break.there doin what they gotta do.
if the band isnt playin,go see someone else.
good?good..
The Bfast getting exposure to a good 100+ people opening for Derek Trucks vs a solo project or 2 that draw 25-40 people tops combined.
You tell me, which makes more business sense ?
You think I am making these treks because I got $$ to throw around ? NO I am doing it because from what I have seen over the past yr. I am now of the mind that it is the ONLY way I am ever going to see them the number of times I NEED to.
At the show I went to last night, people were asking me when The Breakfast was finally going to make it out to CA. I said that rumors were pointing to Feb./March, though that estimation can (and probably will) easily be pushed back further into the future.
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Turning down an opening spot for a band that most likely has an audience The Bfast would like a piece of due to Side Projects does not seem like good Bfast business sense to me.
Breakfast business sense and good business sense sometimes seem to have little to do with each other unless you are "in the know" in which case everything is great and the boys are riding high. Thankfully, Steffmo occasionally clues us into the ups and downs and rhymes and reasons that occur behind the scenes.
I can\'t speak for all of the people who have posted but I think that any criticism or comments in this thread are intended to be constructive. They should not be seen as attacks or bitching and whining. Ultimately, I think that we all want what is best for the band and its members but we also really want to see them play as The Breakfast. It is a shame that these two desires sometimes conflict.
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nobodys ever happy.
give the guys a break.there doin what they gotta do.
if the band isnt playin,go see someone else.
good?good..
The Bfast getting exposure to a good 100+ people opening for Derek Trucks vs a solo project or 2 that draw 25-40 people tops combined.
You tell me, which makes more business sense ?
You think I am making these treks because I got $$ to throw around ? NO I am doing it because from what I have seen over the past yr. I am now of the mind that it is the ONLY way I am ever going to see them the number of times I NEED to.
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nobodys ever happy.
give the guys a break.there doin what they gotta do.
if the band isnt playin,go see someone else.
good?good..
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wow
I mean this can\'t be serious.
wow
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according to the people at side street, it was the breakfast that played last night, not the new boomers, so I don\'t know what your talking about. Adrian had a good talk with them about that one. :P
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Turning down an opening spot for a band that most likely has an audience The Bfast would like a piece of due to Side Projects does not seem like good Bfast business sense to me.
Side Projects are officially running the show for the next month, Leith.
OK but it still does not make sense to me.
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Turning down an opening spot for a band that most likely has an audience The Bfast would like a piece of due to Side Projects does not seem like good Bfast business sense to me.
Side Projects are officially running the show for the next month, Leith.
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Turning down an opening spot for a band that most likely has an audience The Bfast would like a piece of due to Side Projects does not seem like good Bfast business sense to me.
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No Bfast Turkey Run \'05 = almost as clown shoes as last years NYE
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vic,dont listen to these cats...
things are on the up and up,per usual..
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Deffinitly another clown shoes move....but nothing surprising.
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As usual, a little insight can be helpful. The Porter\'s date was cancelled for good reason...and band members filled in dates with side project dates. In fact The Breakfast was offered the date to open for Derek Trucks at The Premier in Danbury, but they didn\'t want to cancel side project dates.
Sometimes I gotta wonder what people are thinking.
Still, its been a very good year for the band. Lets leave it at that.
one of the biggest music weekends of the year and the breakfast are nowhere to be found. i realize that porters was cancelled, but it\'s not like that venue is anything special.why schedule a shaky place on a big night like that. friday and saturday when all the kids are home for the weekend? puhleeese. very weak IMO. this is not how a band makes it big. check jambase tomorrow and saturday and you\'ll see that every working band around is out there. i missed last year due to travelling, but everyone was raving about "turkey tour". "best show ever"s were flying around all over the place. this is how that gets followed up?
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There\'s always DSO tomorrow at Webster
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I guess we can only say, "**** Happens" :shrug:
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weak Breakfast holiday weekend confirmed
.:watches boat cruise again:.
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time to build, build, build
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Successes of 2005:
Almost every show was awesome, strong showing at Stone Church and upstate NY gigs, Moe.down, 10K Lakes, the recent midwest tour, Puppethouse.....
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aaaaaaabsolutely
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2006 is definitely an important year for them. They really need to take advantage of the little ground they have made and exploit it.
I wish they were on the road more and played more shows. They really need to go back and tour for a year or two or three. It\'s a lot of work and very difficult but needs to be done.
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Definately not as productive a year as it could have been, however i think the festie appearances are definately going to help big time. 2006=the year to step it up and do some **** touring.
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So true.
The biggest thing about this holiday is the returning college kids or kids who come back to spend it with their families. I know I would like to get out of the house after spending it all day with the familiy.
Like I said when I first heard about the Porter\'s cancelling, **** Porter\'s. After the "last show ever", I am done with the place and had no intentions of going back for a b\'fast show.
However, How come no Toad\'s place show? or something else in the area in Mass or RI?
It seems like 2005 wasn\'t as big of a productive year as expected.
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one of the biggest eating weekends of the year and the breakfast getting some much deserved rest. i realize that porters needed to be cancelled, but it\'s really too bad. don\'t want to schedule a shaky place on a big night like that. all the kids are home mostly to see their parents for the holiday weekend.a nice weekend to spend with family IMO. this is how a band makes it big. check jambase tomorrow and saturday and you\'ll see that every working band around is out there wasting their energy. i missed last year due to travelling and everyone was raving about "turkey tour". "best show ever"s were flying around all over the place. those are great accolades to reflect on while using the holiday weekend to plan the musical assault on the rest of the country for next year.