Apologies for the long hiatus. Here's the news in brief:
-New songs in set
-Singers!
-Gig at Jam house in November. Date tbc...
Watch this space...
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Fun and games
Hello out there.
Last Saturday was a big day for the Arrhythmics - it was our first gig with our singer (or singist, as Chris would have it), Naomi.
And where would she be asked to prove herself - a quiet dinner? A tea dance? maybe a charity gig (cause let's be honest, that's quite likely). The answer is no, nix and nay. It was a rugby club dinner. So it was, a trial by fire.
So we set up at five and went for a meal as a band. We chose a vietnamese in the arcadian. Rob was quite excited when he noticed that Ho-Fun was on the menu and quite disappointed when he realised that it was a type of noodle.
The band returned to the venue at 9 and found the many guests sat there in the tux trousers, and wearing their bowties, but no shirts. Which was interesting.
The time came for the band to play and we rolled out a set featuring standard pieces such as green onions, peter gunn, nighttrain, tequila. We featured Naomi in 'cry me a river', 'son of a preacher man', 'fever' and our big finale - Maroon 5s' 'Harder to breathe'. This last song went down a treat and had the crowd singing along. Then the venue was shut due to drunken antics.
Its a first for us - inciting a crowd to a frenzy.
Still..we were good.
So what now?
We're going to continue expanding our vocal and instrumental sets and be gigging a lot more sooner. Keep your eyes on the site.
Keep swinging
The Arrhythmics
Last Saturday was a big day for the Arrhythmics - it was our first gig with our singer (or singist, as Chris would have it), Naomi.
And where would she be asked to prove herself - a quiet dinner? A tea dance? maybe a charity gig (cause let's be honest, that's quite likely). The answer is no, nix and nay. It was a rugby club dinner. So it was, a trial by fire.
So we set up at five and went for a meal as a band. We chose a vietnamese in the arcadian. Rob was quite excited when he noticed that Ho-Fun was on the menu and quite disappointed when he realised that it was a type of noodle.
The band returned to the venue at 9 and found the many guests sat there in the tux trousers, and wearing their bowties, but no shirts. Which was interesting.
The time came for the band to play and we rolled out a set featuring standard pieces such as green onions, peter gunn, nighttrain, tequila. We featured Naomi in 'cry me a river', 'son of a preacher man', 'fever' and our big finale - Maroon 5s' 'Harder to breathe'. This last song went down a treat and had the crowd singing along. Then the venue was shut due to drunken antics.
Its a first for us - inciting a crowd to a frenzy.
Still..we were good.
So what now?
We're going to continue expanding our vocal and instrumental sets and be gigging a lot more sooner. Keep your eyes on the site.
Keep swinging
The Arrhythmics
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
A new year....
A new year, a new you.
Well not quite.
But the band has decided to make some exciting changes - we're going to get a vocalist (that's the posh word for singer). We have sorted out a few vocal arrangements and are currently sorting out a female vocalist to sing for us (and contemplating the logistics that go with that - PA, etc.).
We've also had some new original pieces on the go, so look out for them in our set. They got their first airing at the retirement do of the UBMS Dean, where we were booked to play a 'soft jazz' set. This upset some members of the band as soft roughly equates to quiet, and their amplifiers don't go below 11...
Only joking Rob.
Anyway, keep your eyes peeled for upcoming gig type fun!!!
Well not quite.
But the band has decided to make some exciting changes - we're going to get a vocalist (that's the posh word for singer). We have sorted out a few vocal arrangements and are currently sorting out a female vocalist to sing for us (and contemplating the logistics that go with that - PA, etc.).
We've also had some new original pieces on the go, so look out for them in our set. They got their first airing at the retirement do of the UBMS Dean, where we were booked to play a 'soft jazz' set. This upset some members of the band as soft roughly equates to quiet, and their amplifiers don't go below 11...
Only joking Rob.
Anyway, keep your eyes peeled for upcoming gig type fun!!!
Sunday, December 17, 2006
The Arrhythmics End of Year Review
Hey guys,
The Arrhythmics have played their last gig of the year at Worcester race course, where the going could be described as 'soft' - the race course was under 7 feet of water!
This has been a great year for the band and to summarise it in one post is hard, but...here goes:
Thanks to everyone who came to see us this year, and the rest of you, we hope to see next year!
Have a merry christmas and a happy new year!
The Arrhythmics...
The Arrhythmics have played their last gig of the year at Worcester race course, where the going could be described as 'soft' - the race course was under 7 feet of water!
This has been a great year for the band and to summarise it in one post is hard, but...here goes:
Members gained 1 trumpet
Members lost 1 trumpet, 1 alto sax, 1 piano
No. of tunes in January set 8
No. of tunes in December set 28
No. of gigs 16
First gig 20th Jan (Med school)
Last gig 15th Dec (Worcester racecourse)
Furthest gigs Derby (45 miles), Worcester (27 miles), Blakedown (13 miles)
Number of charity gigs 8
Longest non-stop gig 1hr 55mins (Navy unit, 16th Nov)
Shortest gig 50mins (Blakedown, 16th July)
Busiest week 10th-16th July (Graduation, wedding, Blakedown)
Longest break between gigs 13th March – 11th July
Shortest break between gigs 15th July – 16th July
No. of gigs we cancelled 2
Oldest audience on average Hindlip?
Smallest audience 15-20ish (The Underground, 12th Oct)
Biggest paying audience 320+ (Jam House)
Longest rehearsal 6-10pm (10th Nov)
Lungs collapsed 2
Cars written off 1
Karaoke nights 3
No. of gigs Liam MC’d at 5
Charity gigs Rob didn’t moan at 0
Gigs Tom turned up to on time 1
No. of times Pete fell off the wagon Lost count!
(Stats compiled by Liam).Thanks to everyone who came to see us this year, and the rest of you, we hope to see next year!
Have a merry christmas and a happy new year!
The Arrhythmics...
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
A week off...
Hello!
Since the last post, the band has played at a Birmingham Uni Royal Navy Unit event at HMS Forward. The band played a monster set, unveiling a couple of new pieces and also some heroic soloing!
Pictures from the Jam house are now online and hopefully a couple of vids will be soon too!
The next Arrhythmics gig will be on the 28th November at TC's in Selly Oak at a charity band night to raise money for the Monday Night Club. Please come along!
That's it for now.
The Arrhythmics.
Since the last post, the band has played at a Birmingham Uni Royal Navy Unit event at HMS Forward. The band played a monster set, unveiling a couple of new pieces and also some heroic soloing!
Pictures from the Jam house are now online and hopefully a couple of vids will be soon too!
The next Arrhythmics gig will be on the 28th November at TC's in Selly Oak at a charity band night to raise money for the Monday Night Club. Please come along!
That's it for now.
The Arrhythmics.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
The Jam House
Hi guys,
first of all: Thanks to everyone who came along last night - the band had a great time, thanks in no small part to the great crowd supporting us!
Hopefully we'll update you with how much money the hospice made soon...
For those of you who:
a) don't want to forget
b) didn't make it
We've put some mp3s up for you. Please remember these are live recordings...
TO SAVE, RIGHT CLICK AND SELECT 'SAVE TARGET AS'
Chameleon - Featuring Claire, Pete, Jim C, Rob
Blue Trane - Featuring Matt, Liam, Helen, Chris, Rob, Tom
Tequila - Featuring Liam, Chris, Tom, Matt, Pete, Rob, Jim
Night Train
Let us know what you think of them!
There should be some photos available soon.
Keep your eyes peeled for more gigs.
The Arrhythmics
first of all: Thanks to everyone who came along last night - the band had a great time, thanks in no small part to the great crowd supporting us!
Hopefully we'll update you with how much money the hospice made soon...
For those of you who:
a) don't want to forget
b) didn't make it
We've put some mp3s up for you. Please remember these are live recordings...
TO SAVE, RIGHT CLICK AND SELECT 'SAVE TARGET AS'
Chameleon - Featuring Claire, Pete, Jim C, Rob
Blue Trane - Featuring Matt, Liam, Helen, Chris, Rob, Tom
Tequila - Featuring Liam, Chris, Tom, Matt, Pete, Rob, Jim
Night Train
Let us know what you think of them!
There should be some photos available soon.
Keep your eyes peeled for more gigs.
The Arrhythmics
Monday, November 13, 2006
Countdown To The Big Week
Just 24 hours until we're performing gig #1 for this week. There are just a handful of jam house tickets still floating around. If you still want to see us you might be able to get in on the door tomorrow night.
The lips of some of the players are still pretty knackered following some playing over the weekend, but being the troopers they are, we know they'll play on.
Which is the perfect link to gig #2: Thursday night for the Naval Cadets Annual Blow Out. We'll be playing for about 90 minutes to a group of people who are more than likely to be completely out of their skulls. I think I know how performers at the annual medics ball feel now.
The Arrhythmics.
The lips of some of the players are still pretty knackered following some playing over the weekend, but being the troopers they are, we know they'll play on.
Which is the perfect link to gig #2: Thursday night for the Naval Cadets Annual Blow Out. We'll be playing for about 90 minutes to a group of people who are more than likely to be completely out of their skulls. I think I know how performers at the annual medics ball feel now.
The Arrhythmics.
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