Doppler, A Roadies View

Days and Days

We are in the middle of four in a row. No wait make that three since we cancelled tonights show. Scott the bands singer is having a bit of vocal cord problems and needs to take some time off. It was decided since we had monday and tuesday off anyway canceling the show made sense. Sorry to the fans in Hartford.

It has been a couple of interesting days. One of them doing a show in Providence a venue that should just be flattened. The place had a bunch of sound and lighting that is old and just plain broken. The club owner just refuses to pay to fix anything. The place had a bunch of old LMI dimmers that they claimed buzz when they are used.

Friday's show was at a nice venue with a very small stage. It is basically a billards hall located downstairs which made load in fun for the stagehands.

Yesterday was spent in Albany New York doing another one of those "fun" radio station festivals. Twenty bands and two stages side by side. The worst part was the guys from production who were unorganized and we also had no help loading in or out.

So here we sit in Secaucus, New Jersey. I know you are asking why not in New York City? Well it is easier to park a bus here which many tours do. The area here at Harmon Meadow is well known to anyone who tours with a band.

It reality we are only about 5 miles from Manhattan. I am still trying to decide if I want to go into NY tomorrow. We are trying to get a new backdrop and set pieces made for the Canadian tour and I need to make it happen tomorrow. Time is getting short.

Labels: Finger Eleven, Roadies, Touring, Travel

posted by Doppler at 7:01 PM