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New cover band had our first gig last weekend. Fortress Beer Works in Spring, TX. My granddaughter decided to come help me play.
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daddymactx said:
AHH Nice... The Modulus!!!! Yessss Sirrr!!
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Thanks. Yeah, it's really down to three depending on the music format.
The Modulus Q5 (Maple/graphite/EMG's) usually get's the Rock gigs
what with a strong growl and sustain. Felt frisky that night. Usually
that band get's either the MusicMan SR5HP or the Ken Smith CR5M
for more "modern" tone. Stuck in a 5 string mode of playing these days.
Upper register of the B string tends to be the money zone for me. Low
end for choruses. I'll prob take out one of the four's before too long.
MM or P. If I haven't forgotten how to play the damn things...
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mrperkolator said:
Hey if yall have gigs coming up please post them. I’d be nice to drop in and not just see the after pics. I’m sure I can’t be the only one…
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North Texas:

This Fri, 6/21, 8pm, The Gar Hole in Westminster, just east of Anna

Sat, 6/22, 8pm, Zin Zen in Mckinney - bar seating only, table reservations booked up

Tues, 6/25, 8:30pm, The Cottage, Dallas

Fri, 6/28, 7:30pm, The Gin, Prosper

Sat, 6/29, 7:30pm, 3 Nations Brewing, Anna
 
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mrperkolator said:
@Pocket Dave you got any this weekend? I meant to drop in to the prosper one but I ended up stuck.
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I'm off Fri/Sat this week for a change.

Though I had a gig earlier tonight/Tues and two more Wed & Thurs. Wed is a gated home/private community within viewing range of the Addison firework show, Thurs is a paid admission winery event with fireworks near Texoma.

Next public gig will be hosting the jam at The Cottage in Dallas next Tues 8:30-12:30 with Joey Love. Our drummer is University of Havana percussionista badass Idalberto Perdomo. Definitely come play with "Bert".

The FOLLOWING weekend we're back at The Celt in Mckinney Fri and The Gar Hole in Westminster on Sat.
 
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Are there DFW open jams where the music is not almost exclusively Blues?

I get it that Blues, like Real Book-type Jazz, makes for an easy common ground. I've studied and played in Jazz ensembles, sadly Jazz is not what I look for in an open jam, not my interest and I kinda suck at it, and I haven't played it in yonks.

I like Blues, just not 99% all night every night, ideally there would be more options on variety.

In other places I've lived Classic Rock was the dominant genre, or Acoustic/Singer-Songwriter things like James Taylor, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Mumford & Sons, etc. and not just the One Guy With An Acoustic Guitar thing but whole band settings - these can also be fun.

I play Soul, Rock, Funk and Fusion, and am more in my element where Blues is a portion of the venue's genres rather than the rule. Since I play a wide range I don't want to limit by mentioning this but for example things like Hendrix, Tower Of Power, Little Feat, Aerosmith, Poco, Stevie Wonder, Rush, Vince Gill, Allman Bros, Marshall Tucker, Doobie Bros, Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Smoky Robinson, Santana, Grateful Dead, Buffalo Springfield, Steely Dan, and everything in between. And again, I do like Blues, especially beyond 1-4-5 standard stuff and just not all night.

I've seen and done some of some of these here in DFW but very little.

One place in Grapevine did Rock but stopped having open jams; ones in Carrollton and Flower Mound have mostly Rock but are not always of the caliber as some of the Blues jams, and have some cringy karaoke mixed in. A good one in Allen had a little less Blues-only also stopped, a Rock one at a big sports bar in Addison stopped when football season started.

Lots of great players here, a little hard to find ones with similar interests outside of Blues, I am looking for suggestions. CL, BM and FB have been way more miss than hit.
 
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Btbp said:
Are there DFW open jams where the music is not almost exclusively Blues?

I get it that Blues, like Real Book-type Jazz, makes for an easy common ground. I've studied and played in Jazz ensembles, sadly Jazz is not what I look for in an open jam, not my interest and I kinda suck at it, and I haven't played it in yonks.

I like Blues, just not 99% all night every night, ideally there would be more options on variety.

In other places I've lived Classic Rock was the dominant genre, or Acoustic/Singer-Songwriter things like James Taylor, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Mumford & Sons, etc. and not just the One Guy With An Acoustic Guitar thing but whole band settings - these can also be fun.

I play Soul, Rock, Funk and Fusion, and am more in my element where Blues is a portion of the venue's genres rather than the rule. Since I play a wide range I don't want to limit by mentioning this but for example things like Hendrix, Tower Of Power, Little Feat, Aerosmith, Poco, Stevie Wonder, Rush, Vince Gill, Allman Bros, Marshall Tucker, Doobie Bros, Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Smoky Robinson, Santana, Grateful Dead, Buffalo Springfield, Steely Dan, and everything in between. And again, I do like Blues, especially beyond 1-4-5 standard stuff and just not all night.

I've seen and done some of some of these here in DFW but very little.

One place in Grapevine did Rock but stopped having open jams; ones in Carrollton and Flower Mound have mostly Rock but are not always of the caliber as some of the Blues jams, and have some cringy karaoke mixed in. A good one in Allen had a little less Blues-only also stopped, a Rock one at a big sports bar in Addison stopped when football season started.

Lots of great players here, a little hard to find ones with similar interests outside of Blues, I am looking for suggestions. CL, BM and FB have been way more miss than hit.
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Bill M, is that you? I was on guitar in the host band at the Lion and Crown in Allen until Thurs night NFL ended the jam last Fall.

You're talking my language.

The Cottage in Dallas has its rotating hosts for jams each Friday nights - I believe I've seen you there. It's sometimes blues, though on the nights when it's my turn in the barrel, I'm seeing the trend toward more variety. This Friday Jim Martin hosts, who was a semi-regular at The Lion and Crown, and plays a variety of lighter classic rock, soul and soulful blues. His house band includes Jared Bacon on drums and Ladell Ferrell on bass. Attendee talent level ranges from mid-level to high. I put together a house band one Friday out of each month - My next will be 7/19 with special guest, Fort Worth's James Hinkle.

You probably know this: Nate's Seafood in Addison has one of the oldest running jams in town Sunday nights, hosted by Jackie Don Loe. Jackie rotates house band members from week to week, all area working players. It's not called a jam per se; It's a "musical happening", but it's essentially a jam. Music ranges from soul to classic rock to Zydeco to whatever comes up. Musicianship of both house band and attendees is high, on average.

The Cottage's Tuesday night jams have recently changed format from mostly blues to a similar format as Fridays with rotating hosts. I'm hosting and throwing together a house band every three weeks, and usually get pulled in as a sideman by one of the other hosts. I'll be hosting this Tuesday with special guest Joey Love, who does a lot of soul and groove oriented classic rock. House drummer this Tues will be the guy who played with us at The Lion and Crown, Cuban born and University of Havana trained percussionista, Idalberto "Bert" Perdomo.

Straight blues jams are cool; It just seems that a LOT of them are out there. At the jams I work, we're continuing to try to offer something a little different. It seems to be attracting some better players. Speaking personally, it appeals to my attention deficit.
 
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Pocket Dave said:
Bill M, is that you? I was on guitar in the host band at the Lion and Crown in Allen until Thurs night NFL ended the jam last Fall.

You're talking my language.

The Cottage in Dallas has its rotating hosts for jams each Friday nights - I believe I've seen you there. It's sometimes blues, though on the nights when it's my turn in the barrel, I'm seeing the trend toward more variety. This Friday Jim Martin hosts, who was a semi-regular at The Lion and Crown, and plays a variety of lighter classic rock, soul and soulful blues. His house band includes Jared Bacon on drums and Ladell Ferrell on bass. Attendee talent level ranges from mid-level to high. I put together a house band one Friday out of each month - My next will be 7/19 with special guest, Fort Worth's James Hinkle.

You probably know this: Nate's Seafood in Addison has one of the oldest running jams in town Sunday nights, hosted by Jackie Don Loe. Jackie rotates house band members from week to week, all area working players. It's not called a jam per se; It's a "musical happening", but it's essentially a jam. Music ranges from soul to classic rock to Zydeco to whatever comes up. Musicianship of both house band and attendees is high, on average.

The Cottage's Tuesday night jams have recently changed format from mostly blues to a similar format as Fridays with rotating hosts. I'm hosting and throwing together a house band every three weeks, and usually get pulled in as a sideman by one of the other hosts. I'll be hosting this Tuesday with special guest Joey Love, who does a lot of soul and groove oriented classic rock. House drummer this Tues will be the guy who played with us at The Lion and Crown, Cuban born and University of Havana trained percussionista, Idalberto "Bert" Perdomo.

Straight blues jams are cool; It just seems that a LOT of them are out there. At the jams I work, we're continuing to try to offer something a little different. It seems to be attracting some better players. Speaking personally, it appeals to my attention deficit.
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So what is the format in terms of who plays what when?
 
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Nate's is the best all-around one I've played at, though heavier on Blues than Rock than I prefer, but has the most variety and is always good. Playing at The Cottage in my experience has been like The Goat or The Balcony Club to be 90%-100% Blues. Guitars & Growlers has a mix but tends to be bands not jams.

I've not been back to T's in Lewisville after a couple visits that were not to my liking and may be due to being there on the wrong night, but might be worth a return. I've only played at Strokers once but that was a band gig and not a jam. The Maverick has promise but tends to be a clique of the same people playing the same things, Like Point After North.

There is a good one at Louie Louie's once a month, if I'm honest I'm not comfortable walking around there at night.

I have yet to go to Bedford Ice House as it's kind of far, and The Revel last I went didn't have a backline or drums for the jam.

I played a couple times at a new-ish place called the Happy Hippy-something or other that has a great set up but not sure they have a jam.

Again my experience and always depends on the night and host, but I am sure there are way more places.
 
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