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Cover Band Venting

Cover Band Show Postponed; Weekend Plans Collapsing; Just Me and the Dog

March 25, 2009 | Chuck Sambuchino | Comments: 1

Ugh.  My band’s show for this weekend was postponed because some guy at some bar wrote down wrong dates for when we were supposed to play.  Buzzkill.  And to think, we were … Read more

Cover Band Soap Opera: Lead Singer Blanks; Praises Non-Existant Band

March 24, 2009 | Chuck Sambuchino | Comments: 2

My cover band usually plays three sets of music, with about 16-18 songs in each set.  The set list is always in flux – new songs added, old songs taken away, stuff … Read more

Cover Band Soap Opera: Lead Singer Screams the Word 'Snatchypoo' Into the Microphone; Crowd Understandably Perplexed

March 15, 2009 | Chuck Sambuchino | Comments: 2

Our lead singer is a peculiar fellow.  The man says whatever is on his mind and doesn’t bother to consider anything like, oh, ramifications, or say – if a woman will smack … Read more

Cover Band Soap Opera: I Decide Not To Play 'The Joker (Space Cowboy)'; Bandmates Red-Faced With Anger

March 7, 2009 | Chuck Sambuchino | Comments: 5

We had a show last night (and actually have another tonight, as a matter of fact).  So we’re in the middle of the third set, and our drummer kicks off “The Joker” … Read more

Cover Band Soap Opera: I Suggest Canceling Some Shows; Bandmates Suggest I'm the Antichrist

March 2, 2009 | Chuck Sambuchino | Comments: 9

Song we’re working on right now: New Age Girl (Mary Moon) by Dead Eye Dick.  Comedian Darrell Hammond once joked that there are certain arguments where you can just sense will end … Read more

Old School Rap Medley Decision … and the Hunt for Catholic Parish Festivals

February 18, 2009 | Chuck Sambuchino | Comments: 3

Well, I put out an APB for a good old-school rap song to include in an old-school rap medley.  We got a bunch of good suggestions, and we ended up going with … Read more

Looking for an Old-School Rap Song Suggestion for a Cover Band Medley

February 2, 2009 | Chuck Sambuchino | Comments: 35

So my cover band is putting together an “Old School Rap Medley” to feature older rap from the late 80s and early 90s – mostly songs that were fairly bad yet incredibly … Read more

Cover Band Soap Opera: Which John Mellancamp Song Should We Play?

January 22, 2009 | Chuck Sambuchino | Comments: 17

At my last cover band gig (here in Cincinnati), band members decided it was time to learn a few more new songs, such each of the four of us get to pick … Read more

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