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Be careful what you wish for! I'm now, for the first time in my life, in the position of fronting a band for which I'm the sole songwriter and I'm wondering what advice you have for me. [more inside]
posted by unSane on Nov 20, 2012 - 3 comments

Know of any venues between Reno and Los Angeles that might need a band for this Saturday night? [more inside]
posted by platinum on Jul 19, 2012 - 2 comments

Has anyone got experience of different 'inversions' of a band, like different inversions of a chord? [more inside]
posted by unSane on Jun 24, 2012 - 18 comments

Years ago, when I was young, I was in a band for a bit, playing bass. One day, at practice, the drummer said he was listening to some of our stuff and this one song, he had this idea for a guitar solo at the end of the track. So he starts explaining it to the guitarist/singer/songwriter (and the only one with any real talent in the band). So he kinda goes "doo da doo, do do doo da doo" and makes this litle wiggling montion with a crabbed left hand. Well I laughed my head off, as it was completely untuneful and the little hand movements were hilarious. What? he asks. Sorry mate, its the little hand movement your making, it just made me laugh. Guitarist laughs and drummer says, yeah, I know what you mean, but then, I am a drummer. So the guitarist says "Do you mean like this?" and plays a bit, and the drummer goes "thats exactly it." [more inside]
posted by marienbad on May 10, 2012 - 4 comments

Name our Band! [more inside]
posted by pepcorn on Jan 24, 2012 - 17 comments

Having just got back into a (one-off) band after many years, the main thing I had forgotten was Band Fucking Politics. Omigod. I feel like a social worker. I'm much better at it now that I used to be, but how do you deal? What are your horror stories? I'll share mine if you share yours.
posted by unSane on Jun 26, 2011 - 36 comments

I want to be in a band. But I don't know how to make that happen. Help? [more inside]
posted by ocherdraco on Mar 19, 2009 - 9 comments

Our drummer just skipped town. Any folks in the boston area interested in the gig? [more inside]
posted by es_de_bah on Jan 7, 2009 - 4 comments