April gig review

April started with rockin around turnhout...
Great gig 4 x 45 minute sets. It was quite fun playing there and there was a big crowd in the bar. a bit of people dancing, a lot of people boppin'. We sold a bunch of old demos... (remind me it is time for a new one. make it a full album this time) Note to self.. contact Mark

café vertigo in Antwerp. a descent gig but sitting audience. Just hate it... you don't have a clue what people are thinking they just bop their heads on the beat of the drum ( wich was a bit to loud for a small café). I rather see people moving and dancing... as a musician you just can't sniff the energy.

Then there was Leuven @ the blauwe kater. A very young audience and a big one. just love it!!!. we started playing and the crowd went moving and they didn't stop until we stoped :) GREAT!!!!!

Palieter café westerloo. descent gig... well played. but a small audience. To bad no more people showed up. Nice bar, Nice people.

Oerkroeg Schiller was another gig in ther row... Piere couldn't make it so this was a "Johnny and the valentines" gig. A 3 hours drive tookus to the HUGE BAR. There was a big crowd... unfortunately they came for the sun in the garden and we played inside... Sun - our band : 1-0. but they liked us a lot. so we will be back soon. When it's raining :)

Hooifeetsen preparty (caféweek) at café Titanic . A lot of young people in the bar. good reactions from the crowd. Singing and dancing people. Great gig. ( maybe we should trow over the playlist because the crowd came lose at the end.... )

past weeks / months

ok so here is the gap between the start of my band and the now.

My band is called Casablanca Carambol Company ( anyways I still ain't happy about that name)
www.cccmusic.be
www.myspace.com/cccrockabilly


Just needed to add that Jan Claes joined the ranks on guitars and Pieter vansteenbeeck joined on drums.

Since 2008 we are noticing a boost in gigs... we play about 5 a month

we played on the drive in barn (Oosteeklo in 2008)
we played supporting the seatsniffers

major gigs 2009:

Rockin around turnhout
Vertigo jazz cafe in antwerp
pre-party of the hooifeesten
Koninginendag in Aalten (NL)

If I forgot a big gig sorry... :)

we will be playing at
sjock festival (http://www.sjock.com/)
cruisemania
lier feest

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Also added a my bassplayers blog

When I started pinstriping I made a blog about this to keep track of my progress.
While doing that I tought... why can't I just make one for my prime hobby wich is playing my big doghouse.

I'll just keep a diary on the gigs I play. Stuff I use. Songs I write. And lots more.

Quick reference on my past...

I first picked up the bassguitar when I was about twelve. Played the E-bass in a couple of bands growing up.

played in a punkband
played in a pop/rock band called "Blend"
played in a metalcore band called "In better days" we made it to 2nd best metalband on the Belgian concour.

In 2007 my life changed... As long as I can remember I've listened to Rock n' Roll / Rockabilly / Roots.
So I deceided to start a band with my best friend Jan Mortelmans. It had to be a rock n' roll / rockabilly band because we both just loved that music.

as from then I bought myself a doghouse and started learning. Blister after Blister ( as not knowing what I was doing I slapped my steels)
later I switched to Rotosounds but they sounded a bit to clicky for me.
At this moment I play FMI's rockabilly slap strings. the Golden ones but I kept my rotosound E string.

I have a K&K rockabilly pickup and a Hartke amp that needs replacement ;)

So nuff about my brief history ...