mr. t's 092505

great show last night. we stretched out to play two sets and pulled it off. arlo gave us a great mix and it was satisfying to play such a wide variety of music.

the first set was mostly covers and the second we played a rare night of all seven mvts. of music from summerland. its always good to get the taste of an uneven show off of you asap. i always have the feeling that what happens if we do it again? i also feel the same way when i teach. after one bad class i'm pretty pissed, but know the students will cut you a little slack here and there. after two bad shows/classes you can start to lose them, and god forbid three bad classes/shows in a row, you can lose them for good. although we added some music at the last minute, i feel really confident of the musicianship and maturity in the group. it was nice to mix things up and raise the stakes last night. these days i'm trying not over-rehearse the ensemble, great musicians can do magical things when left to figure it out in performance. most of the audience seemed to prefer the newer first half (which was the newer music).

anyway it was nice to see some of my friends from the arroyo arts collective come out. its really special when an visual artist that you really like diggs your music.

right now i'm pretty proud of the recent adjustments with the pbe. the last few shows represent that we can succeed as two distinct ensembles tailored to fit concert and club venues. we are in good shape and have enough new music to keep the shows fresh until the spring. its now time to get back to writing again.