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Last Updated: 11/30/2009

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City: United States
Country: CA
Signup Date: 10/16/2006
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 
no, we did not advance to the final round of the beta hi-fi festival, but thank you for asking. as it turned out, the winner of sunday night's event was the only "full band" of the night, and the beekeepers are congratulated.

it was our pleasure and privilege to perform at the legendary world cafe, and i believe the beekeepers were an excellent choice to advance in the beta hi-fi festival. without taking any merit away from the talented musicians who participated in the event, i will say that grouping artists along similar styles, genres, and/or band-structures might create a more level field of competition in the future.

a full-band can have the advantage of an inherently stronger stage presence than solo or duo acts. the beekeepers sounded tight, performed with energy, and maintained their position as the focal point of the room during their set.... gotta give 'em that. but i can't help wondering if those characteristics placed them in the winner's circle by contrast with the other performers, rather than by comparison.

as a duo, yearlongday is curious to know how we rank among other indie alt-pop duos, and i don't feel the beta hi-fi festival was an accurate measure of that. but in the end, it came down to audience voting, and that was our achilles heel... too few voters and too few votes qualifies yearlongday as the best kept secret in the local music scene!

so, we returned the land of blueberries and pine cones with the question, 'what next', but hoping to answer that question for our friends and fans, rather than ask it of them.
9:18 PM
 
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