Here's what's going on:
So it seems we’re not very good at getting gigs. We played Brewster Bar in Plymouth on January 25th, and now we don’t have a gig on the books until August 23rd. We need to fix that.
The January 25th gig was a little different as Shoals came down with the Covid the day before the gig. We did the show as a trio with me on acoustic guitar and Wayne playing the cajon, djembe, and even the triangle! It was fun to see that we could be that flexible and pull it off.
Gear
I’ve had my Les Paul out recently. I took it out to a couple jams at Pete’s and the Next Page. I’ll probably take it out one last time at Alan Qualtieri’s blues jam at the Next Page this Friday night, 3/7. After that I think I’ll string up my Dakota Red Strat and play that for a while.
I’m still in somewhat of a downsizing mode and trying to sell my Gretsch ProJet. I’m getting some interest, but when it comes time to meet up – ghosts.
Regarding amps, I recently ordered a replacement reverb tank for my Fender Blues Jr. The reverb hasn't really worked in a few years and I've been using reverb pedals (EHX Holy Grail) in front of it. But the Blues Jr. doesn't have an effects send/receive, and I always think the pedal reverb gets a little out of control whenever I click on an overdrive pedal. The install was pretty straight forward and the new reverb tank sounds great!
Audio/Video
As noted above, The Juliene Mitchell Band played Quincy Porchfest. Lori was kind enough to work the camera and got video of most or our set. Below is a link to the YouTube playlist from the gig.
Juliene Mitchell Band Quincy Porchfest 6/29/24Here’s a couple videos Ron Rudy recorded and posted that I’m playing in. Thanks Ron! These are from the Thursday night AmJam that Steve Anderson runs at the AmVets in Randolph.
Randolph AmVets Jam - 3/2/2023Randolph AmVets Jam - 3/16/2023