SAILPLANES play some gigs, some with shortscale bands!

ohyeahfuzzbear · Post by **ohyeahfuzzbear** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:04 pm

It's cool. We've sorted. I'm singing (and occasionally picking up a guitar) and we'll have another guitarist.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:11 pm

ohyeahfuzzbear wrote:It's cool. We've sorted. I'm singing (and occasionally picking up a guitar) and we'll have another guitarist.

In reference to our conversation on Facebook yesterday, do you know the words though?

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:17 pm

PHEW

sure we could have got another band, but it wouldn't have been the same.

ohyeahfuzzbear · Post by **ohyeahfuzzbear** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:20 pm

Freddy V-C wrote:
ohyeahfuzzbear wrote:It's cool. We've sorted. I'm singing (and occasionally picking up a guitar) and we'll have another guitarist.
In reference to our conversation on Facebook yesterday, do you know the words though?

I am being given print outs apparently...

ohyeahfuzzbear · Post by **ohyeahfuzzbear** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:20 pm

stewart wrote:PHEW

sure we could have got another band, but it wouldn't have been the same.

D'awwww.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:30 pm

ohyeahfuzzbear wrote:
Freddy V-C wrote:
ohyeahfuzzbear wrote:It's cool. We've sorted. I'm singing (and occasionally picking up a guitar) and we'll have another guitarist.
In reference to our conversation on Facebook yesterday, do you know the words though?
I am being given print outs apparently...

Ooh wonderful.

ambientnoize · Post by **ambientnoize** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:40 am

i'm keen to set up another gig with you stewart!

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:16 am

let's do it! the captain's rest is only Â£80 to hire at weekends, Â£60 on weekdays. get some posters and flyers out, bob's yer uncle.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:48 pm

We're just confirmed for this show too:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115352871873912

Sunkan Dymonds IV, Saturday 2nd April w/ Silent Front, Dogs and Cats Living Together

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:01 pm

good stuff. they've asked if we'll do the may one, i'd like to but depends if CP can be persuaded to drive down. we'd need more gigs around it.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:55 pm

timhulio wrote:We're just confirmed for this show too:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115352871873912

Sunkan Dymonds IV, Saturday 2nd April w/ Silent Front, Dogs and Cats Living Together

Sorry to ask Tim but do you happen to have any contacts for non-shit venues in London? I'm tired of playing the toilet circuit of Hope & Anchor/Dublin Castle/Water Rats/Good Ship et al and need to find some new places but don't really know where to start looking.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:55 am

Heya Mark,
There's a few ways to do this, none of them that easy. Get your music reviewed by lots of small online zines by relentlessly badgering zine writers. Once the reviews are up you should get offered gigs. Don't waste tons of time recording, just go in and do it over a couple of days. Let girls in your band. Have a proper website as well as facebook/myspace with a well-written biog (get someone impartial to read it!) and photos. Stop playing the sort of gigs you mentioned. These are like kyptonite to good promoters. Host a few of your own shows- it's a bit of hard work, but can be rewarding. Check the sort of music you make is appropriate to the 'good' promoters you approach. Um.... that's all I can think of. All of this is opinion and probably wrong.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:08 am

Thanks for the advice Tim, once I get back from my hols I shall start investigating.