The Only
29/01/12 19:28 Filed in: Review
Dropped into the Only Café last night to check out a friend’s band. Guitar 1, Guitar 2, Bass, Drums and three of the guys sing. Lots of fun, played a number of original songs and interesting cover choices. Nice clean guitar sounds and some harmonies. Tiny but effective sound system. And a local celeb couple hung out and listened all evening. Pretty neat.
Funny set up at the club: long skinny space divided into two; side 1 is a pub (with lots of great craft brews); side 2 is a coffeehouse, and the room in which the band played. Beer drinkers are free to wander into the coffeehouse space. Both sides have big, big bars that take up half of the space, so not a lot of room for seating - or even moving around.
Can’t help but feel that there’s a missed opportunity around here. I know so many musicians who are on the wrong side of 40, but who would love a chance to play out somewhere decent. These are mature people who could bring in a decent audience most any night of the week. It’s a shame that some smart club doesn’t take advantage and cater to these folks. There’s so much good original (and cover) music being played by these guys, in bands that practise often enough that they sound pretty good. Think it would be decent money maker for a savvy entrepreneur.
Funny set up at the club: long skinny space divided into two; side 1 is a pub (with lots of great craft brews); side 2 is a coffeehouse, and the room in which the band played. Beer drinkers are free to wander into the coffeehouse space. Both sides have big, big bars that take up half of the space, so not a lot of room for seating - or even moving around.
Can’t help but feel that there’s a missed opportunity around here. I know so many musicians who are on the wrong side of 40, but who would love a chance to play out somewhere decent. These are mature people who could bring in a decent audience most any night of the week. It’s a shame that some smart club doesn’t take advantage and cater to these folks. There’s so much good original (and cover) music being played by these guys, in bands that practise often enough that they sound pretty good. Think it would be decent money maker for a savvy entrepreneur.