Load in 10:00 a.m.
Doors 12:00 p.m.
Show 1:00 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.
Leave Venue - 10:30 p.m.
What a day! The Abbey, a small 600 capacity venue in Chicago was the perfect setting for a warm up gig. The artists and crew had an opportunity to get used to the pace of the show and work out any kinks they might have had. (remember the lessons learned in grade school, it is EXTREMELY important to work and play well with others) To top it off, the gig was sold out which makes for a better show. Good times!
There were some issues...
The rider calls for 8 wireless mics. We had a grand total of ZERO. Doing what I do involves a lot of thinking on the fly, doing what needs to be done and solving problems. The solution to the lack of wireless is simple. Wired mics. The problem with wired mics on a small stage is tangling and tracking. It's a pain in the ass to keep track of the stage traffic from the FOH mix position anyway, but add a rat nest of twisted cable and the task becomes impossible.
On the good side of things.
Gary Rogers, the local / venue engineer, was a tremendous help and easy to work with. Yep, his name is Rogers. He must come from good stock. I hope all of our local guys are like him and hope to work with him again.
Here are a couple of shots of Sage Francis, one of he rappers traveling and performing with us.
A less fortunate note, my new muso friend DJ KillaJewel has decided to not finish the tour with us. She will be at Scribble Jam in Cincinnati later in August.
Ok ok ok... I know I'm a shitty photographer (I also have a shitty camera), but there's hope. There are 36 people on the tour and most of them have cameras. Hopefully I'll be able to grab some better shots from them. That's enough for today. It's nappy time. Tomorrow morning is the beginning of the long bus ride to New York.
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