as i prepare to go slide produce through an infrared scanner, i get the urge to blog about the last few weeks. BIG WORDS is a trio that i formed about two years ago for the purpose of creating a road-sized band to play at a club in Boston...All Asia or something like that (i think it's gone now). its goal shifted to a quiet, acoustic trio for a gig at Biscuit BBQ (also gone now) for Jim Carney's Konceptions series (also gone) sometime last year. then it came back this fall, for the purpose of Jon's dad visiting town, and us needing a place to play for him. this time i booked three gigs in a row, to see what happened if i really focused on the band. The first was at Perch cafe in park slope, (still there!). Bram and Jon rocked out and the music was very very heavy and exciting (at least to me). Next gig - Sputnik. double booked. had to cancel last minute - a drag, but for the best. then came the post-election night gig at Europa. this time, Jordan played with us and again, it rocked. i enjoyed the openness of the music and for the first time, i was really embracing my electric bass playing for jazz. of course, it being the night after election night, nobody came. something about the combination of great music and low turnouts made me antzy. i spent a week calling colleges, and sent out emails and links to about 30 schools in the northeast. maybe we'll get a tour out of it...i don't know. but i hope so. also through antziness, we got together and recorded a 5 song demo in jordan's basement. thanks to jordan's mics, jon's mixing skills and the combined playing of everybody, it sounds ghetto but like a very high class ghetto of the future. just sent that to all the colleges, but maybe some record label will like it and give us an opportunity to record......
MAYBE!!!