Syndicate19 Chronicle ~ Volume 1, Issue 8
Jimmy the Greek ’s
On March 27th, Syndicate19 was back at Jimmy the Greek’s in Old Orchard Beach. The huge stage allows the band to spread out and set up in a line. Jimmy’s also has a some cool house lights, which the guys decided to use since Jacob, the light technician, wasn’t able to make this show. They added a couple of their lights, and had a borrowed LED light which attached to Leigh’s drum set.
Visibility was especially important, since Gary Lowell was there with a couple of cameras, trying to capture some video for the band. You can check out what he got at: http://ctsphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/7742998_4zQ82
Also, Mike Lyttle, a friend of the band, brought his beautiful sunburst Gibson Les Paul Deluxe for Paul to play. Paul rocked out on it the entire first set, and it sounded sweet!
Post Road Tavern
Syndicate19 played to another filled room at Post Road Tavern on Saturday, April 4th. Despite false information about a $10 cover, plenty of people came out to show their support.
However, there were fewer bouncers this time, but they weren’t needed. Everyone was too busy dancing and having a great time to cause any trouble.
The band started the second set with “Black Betty,” which always calls girls to the dance floor. Once they start tearing it up, it’s easy to keep them moving, which the band did!
Andy MacLeod, of Lower Village People, was is the crowd, so the guys insisted that he sit in on vocals for Dave Matthews’ “Too Much.” It was an awesome performance!
The third, and often heavier, set started with “Megalomaniac” by Incubus and ended with back-to-back Rage Against the Machine covers. The audience was pumped throughout!
Gary brought his cameras again to capture more video. Randy Russell also brought a camera to help get footage from other angles. Can’t wait to see the outcome!!
Biddy Mulligan’s
Syndicate19 kicked off the night with a high-energy opening set at Biddy Mulligan’s on April 11th. They began with an original called “Prayer” and then went into Jet’s “Are You Gonna Be My Girl.”
The second set started with another original called “The News.” A cover of Nine Inch Nails’ “Closer” got people on the dance floor. During a cover of “Good Times, Bad Times” by Led Zeppelin a couple of guys standing at the end of the bar told me that Syndicate19 was “the best band to play there in a long time.”
The third set was powerful, as usual. Plus, they unveiled “Stupid Monkey,” a new original.
At the end of this awesome night, the owner, Mike Murphy seemed pleased. He told the guys that they played the best version of the Beatles’ “Come Together” that he had ever heard. Can’t beat a compliment like that!
Upcoming shows:
Friday, April 24th at Referees in Old Orchard Beach
Saturday, April 25th at Club 302’s Grand Opening in Windham
-Bridgett Owen Chase
“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” ~Theodor Seuss Geisel
Posted Apr 13, 2009, 9:58 pm by Bridgett Owen Chase in Gigs, music
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