Today, some of us are arriving from an afternoon at Guitarcon 2011 in Fitchburg. We were asked to vibe up the convention this weekend by playing in the entrance lobby. This was a new kind of challenge for our group; a small team represented the Circle at this conference of gear-nuts on both Saturday and Sunday, sporting mouse amps and Ovations. For better or for worse, we even found our way onto the main stage!
For the evening's regular performance, Rick and Victor have suspended two diametrically opposed room mics from the lighting rig. We have been recording our shows fairly regularly for our own critical listening, and are now looking to step up our game with an eye toward mining material for a general purpose demo.
With a good mix, we engage in some pre-show rehearsal (prehearsal?) in which we revisit Prelude No.1 and Love is Green. In between, we play through The Sunken Cathedral; Brad would like to begin bringing in the piece without a count-in.
We're on at 7:30. A good mix of new and old faces. This set was on the longer side at over an hour. There were some extended-length improvs and strong readings of Prelude No. 1 and Opening, and a curious moment during a circulation where everyone was passing the same note. No encore was called.
We pow wow after guests disperse. Tear down, and we are out around 10:45.
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