The Pass played at Bunbury today in Cincinnati. This was a good experience for me to see how bands are treated at large events. Seemed like they had a blast. There was a pretty decent turnout for their set.
Cassingle Series #2
Last night had a better turnout since the Deloreans were playing. They’re one of Louisville’s more popular bands. In fact, the whole lineup was great. Below is another short video of the out-of-town opener, Coins.
The $2 Midnight Getdown
My boss approached me to see if we, The Gallery Singers, wanted to play a show at the Haymarket on July 18 since we handle their booking now. Can’t wait for the show. Initially, Black Birds of Paradise wanted to call the event “the two buck butt fuck,” but Get Out Louisville rejected that idea because he has corporate sponsors. It seems that there is a correlation between censorship and sponsorship. Below is the poster that I made and distributed across town.
Nerd Moment
Last night one of my favorite Louisville Punk bands, The Teeth, performed at Nelligan. Guess who got roped into running sound…
^ I took this picture of the hall (what is essentially my living room) right after the show. Creepy, huh?
Cassingle Series Release #1: Doomsday
The first cassingle release was last night at the New Vintage. We had a really great turnout, but it seemed that most people left before the last band, who absolutely killed it. Just below is a short video of the out-of-town opener, Basement Up.
On the Radio
On the way to dinner with my landlord/good friend Aron Conaway, one of our (The Gallery Singers) songs came on the radio to promote the single series that Louisville is for Lovers is putting out. I almost wrecked the car because I’ve never heard myself on the radio before. It was actually a really humbling moment.
White Reaper on the Needle Drop
Second Verse: Same as the first. The Needle Drop premiered the whole EP, which officially comes out on monday. By 3:00PM it had 40,000 views. It was posted at noon.
White Reaper at the Haymarket
We threw a huge show for White Reaper tonight at the Haymarket. It was good to get an idea of what a manager has to take care of in terms of: stage decoration, door work, band-venue relations, and determining the take for each band.
Louisville is for Lovers Summer Cassingle Series
As my first gig at Doppelgang, I’m running the promotion for local record label Louisville is for Lovers’ new summer cassingle series. This entails contacting local media and generally just creating hype for the three showcase shows/releases they have scheduled on June 27, July 4, and July 25. Wish me luck!
Recording at Goldsmith
The band that I play guitar for (The Gallery Singers) recorded at Goldsmith Studios today. That’s my guitar on the chair there, the God guitar. I got it in Berea for $70. Even though I’m not here for my work at Doppelgang, it’s important to take what I can from this experience and apply it to my internship. It seems like it would be easy for a band to waste studio time by dicking around and just nerding about the studio (the records in it, etc.). At the end of the day, I learned how important it is to stay focused on your work while you’re paying for time. Goldsmith has a really good rate for the quality of the studio ($300 a day), and this is one of the cheaper ones. I’ve seen a couple around town that charge $1,200 an hour. When we finished our twelve hour time slot, we had seven songs recorded. We were amazed. The owner of the studio even pulled us aside to say “This is the most work any band’s ever gotten done in a day.”
Summer of Ballin' 