by Dan Canaveral on Mon Nov 22, 2004 2:34 pm
[s]quarterstaff wrote on 06:32, 22nd Nov 2004:
when will other bands get to do a set with someone famous? Kid Canaveral did a set here with joy zipper, the fence collective and kt whatsherface.
We played with the Fence Collective because a couple of them are friends of ours, and we thought it'd be a good gig.
In terms of booking and promoting the event, Joy Zipper was nothing to do with the Union, so it's not really an issue of them 'giving bands a chance'. This was an Altsoc affair.
As anyone who comes to the 'I'm with the band' nights will testify, live music in St Andrews is looking pretty damn healthy, with a greater quantity and quality of student bands than at any other point in my tenure here, and every band at these nights is being given 'their shot'. If there are people 'not being engaged by the union' then I would say that they should come along on Saturday nights and do something about it!
Ironically, however, there are now no more 'open mic nights' for the rest of the semester, Saturdays instead being crammed with a very exciting lineup of bands. But tell your un-engaged friends to come next semester.
On a lighter note, I thought KT was superb, and we really enjoyed ourselves. Many thanks for the lovely reception we got. Hope to see you all again soon!
[s]Get off my battlefield[/s]