The audition was pretty difficult, as they don't have much of an audience Wednesday nights, and we were also pretty new. They said they really like us though, and would call us to get on their schedule. Despite following up with them several times, they never got back to us.
Fast forward about eight months. Our Lead guitarist, Guitar Hero, plays at Club 90 with another band. That band was scheduled to play, but then had to cancel at the last minute. Guitar Hero suggests they book his other band, Channel Z, instead, as a fill in. They called us, and we were booked for a two-night event!! I performed just three and a half weeks after having Sunshine.
The club was really great about promoting an 80's night. All the staff dressed in their 80's attire. There were several birthday parties being held on Friday night. The crowd was really responsive to us, just as we knew they would be. The dance floor was as packed as we've ever seen it. The Friday night crowd was BIG on dancing to nearly every song!
I met a lady in the restroom who said that she and her son always go hear us when we play at the Canyon Inn, and saw on Facebook that we were playing at Club 90. I LOVE it when we have fans that follow us from one club to another! We posed for some pictures for them.
Saturday night, there were even MORE people than Friday night, but they weren't as big on dancing as the Friday night crowd. Still everyone seemed to LOVE us!!! At one point, while I was singing onstage, I looked around and saw people filling every corner of the club. The whole place was packed! Not a table or corner were empty. I asked one of the managers how many people there were. He said there were at least 300+ people there! AWESOME!!!
The manager of the club said he had received more compliments on our band, than he had in many years, even among their regular line-up! They were so impressed with us! They said they would like to put us on their schedule for next year, about every 3 months! This is SOOO exciting!! I think this will give our band a lot of great exposure!
He did suggest that we throw a few heavy metal songs into the mix, and in fact, we had several people request Whitesnake. We have now incorporated several metal songs in our set list. Our versions of "Sweet Child O' Mine" and "You Shook Me" are fantastic (if I DO say so, myself)!!!
The bar manager had alot of good things to say about us too. He felt we brought a lot of good energy to the crowd. He liked that we went down to the audience to sing to them, and dance with them. He felt I had improved my stage presence A TON, since our audition.
He asked if we had a regular gig at a bar, and said if we didn't, we COULD easily have that somewhere if we wanted it. He said with a little experience we could be as good as the Disco Drippers, and that we have the potential to charge as much as we wanted!!
Overall, it was a dream come true. We hope they will call us to put us on their schedule next year, and that this will open up many new opportunities for us.
Rock on, Club 90!
awesome, Keri! congrats! what a huge compliment to be compared to the Disco Drippers. sweet!
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