The Yacht Rock Revue played four sets at whatever they're calling Andrews Upstairs last night. The first two sets were a private party for Groupon, and then they opened the place up to the public. The Groupon people were pretty lame--they just sat there like it was a concert!--but we had 500 presales for the public part of the gig, so we nearly had a stampede when the doors opened. Since there were only about 75-100 tickets left, I'm pretty sure it sold out before we started.
Mark Cobb returned to the band for this gig. It's been a few weeks since we played with him since he no longer plays the 10 High gigs on Thursday nights. I think we were both excited to play. He was on fire, especially through the first three sets. Awesome stuff!
Mark Bencuya is still my hero. Sitting next to him is the best part of playing Andrews--I pick up so much from watching him play. I feel bad that he has to listen to me!
By the time we reached the midpoint of the public gig, we could have made the crowd do anything we wanted. They were loving everything we did. It was insanity! We were able to keep it going. Nick did an amazing Bono impersonation during Don't You Forget About Me. We probably would have caused a riot if we'd stopped right there.
The only bad part of the gig was that so many people stayed after we finished, loading gear out across the dance floor was a major pain. Usually people clear out, but last night most people hung out for another hour. We need roadies!
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