About a month or so ago I emailed Promising Threat Entertainment about open and available gigs for the Jeff Carlson Band, the shows that were offered were not familiar and in the best interest of the band I was not sure selling tickets of the unknown may not have gone over well so we backed out. Little did I know one of those dates offered happened to be 11/11/11, not only the day of Metal but also the day of the Chimpz EP release party and day The Jeff Carlson Band could not miss being apart of, The Chimpz are both talented musicians but also our friends, to be able to play and be apart of what they accomplished was both special and honoring.
I contacted Promising Threat Entertainment again and short notice to see if there were still available slots and luckily we were able to get on the bill, last to play but the band was playing and we were all excited and few days before the event we were canceled due to reasons beyond the mine & the bands control, luckily with the push from the bands drummer, also my boyfriend I contacted the Big Fish Pub and gracefully he accepted us back on the bill....AWESOME
This was exciting, we were going to Phoenix. We got to Phoenix around 7 or so and were able to catch a few of the acts before Jeff Carlson was to hit the stage, the music was amazing the bands were on it, I was feeling good and filled with excitement, there was a lot of people and it was a breath of fresh air that these people were going to see The Jeff Carlson Band, well I was wrong and the excitement I was feeling when we got to Big Fish Pub turned into sadness, anger and disappointment when the place cleared out after the Chimpz set, although in no way a reflection of the Chimpz or Big Fish Pub, but there still 2 more bands to be seen and they were shorted the chance to be heard.
The opportunity to play was not about money but about sharing the music the reason that brought us all together on this day 11/11/11 the day of metal.
As a huge fan of music, a photographer, writer, full time employee and a co-manager/promoter of the Jeff Carlson band I was really disappointed that on a Friday night those that played treated last night more like a job that a night of having fun.
Where has the musicianship gone? The support? I don't get it and really don't want to and I do not have to!
We did not have to show up earlier than our slot, we did not have to support the other bands but we did and no not because we were playing but because supporting talents of others and sharing how a band gets there art across is truly a rewarding feeling to some.
Remember that putting on a good show is not always about the money but about the musicianship and support
