This was a gig of firsts! It was the first time we played without one member (Eric, who was down with the flu), was the first time we played a 30-minute set (6 songs all in all), and this was our first paying gig!
We got to the venue a little late, some of the other bands had started to perform already (the first and second group did 3 songs). We almost didn't play when the organizer said we could play only one song! But it was just a little miscommunication--we were still playing the originally planned 5 songs, after their welcoming program.
We started out with a Fiona Apple cover of "Criminal" which got off a little shaky but we managed to catch up to tempo soon enough. Other songs got the crowd pleased as we played familiar tunes to the "young once" (the audience is composed mainly of graduate students and faculty), with some Hall and Oates and Alan Parson's Project covers. We were to end the set with "Love On The Rocks" by Sara Bareilles but had to extend by one song since they loved us so much! Haha! So we ended up playing Adele's "Right As Rain" for our last song.
We were happy to have gone thru the gig smoothly without Eric, albeit a little bumpy start and quirky keyboard solos that weren't supposed to be. But then the organizer approached us and handed over some...cash! Now that was a little unexpected, and was truly appreciated.
Until the next gig, hope to see you soon!
