Jimi Yamagishi: next gig

It was a RAWKIN' PARTY!

It was a great gig, & lotsa fun playing with Andy Katt!
We did Life is Just a Party & Paradigm as part of our set. Packed house & good vibe all around!

As always, Lowell's band RAWKS!
It was great tradin' licks with 'em

I had lotsa fun, & as I expected, it was a JAM!
:)
Amy Raasch is a new friend & she inspired me to write a song a week & post it to myspca, so I'm doing that now!
www.myspace.com/mtnbch

MAny of you now know, Lori & I are shiftin' gears & headin' off in different directions. No. it's not a split, but other opportunities have come up.
We will still do stuff together, & if there's a demand, we will gig together, but at this moment, it's not a top priority.
a LOT of new material was generated during the past 3 months though, so keep droppin' by my live gigs & myspace (www.myspace.com/mtnbch) to hear more

The gig went well, & Alberto works well with Lori

I posted it after the event because there are some of you who are SO supportive, I know you would have crashed the party t' say hello! (Annie, thanks for droppin' by!) Kudos to Jenn Sato for puttin' it all together & providing the op t' make a lil' noize!
:)

WOW!
Working with Lori is amazing! we played to a PACKED house, with lots of Lori's friends in attendance for the first set, & lots of MY friends there for the second half! If you were there you know what magical night it was! look forward to more from us soon!

TK promotions is a wonderfull company run by Toni Koch. She's all about helping indie artists find their way & making things happen. Although I was really scheuled to be the front-end buffer as people arrived for the "headliners" I got to play a short set of my own material too, & was well recieved.
The 'Stick was supposed to be closed over aa year ago, as the building wa sold, but with changes in the economy & all that, stuff got delayed, another deal wa made, & though the sign out back is no longer there, the venue is vibrant & thriving.
I will also be playing there May 25th with my new songwriting partner, Lori Steele!

Pastor Sunny Kang runs this place, but this night he was not present.
Although I was the featured artist, the response to the local teens doing their open mic was MUCH better.
Damn. I felt old.
What was cool though, is their PARENTS all came up & APOLOGIZED! WOW! I was expecting "I Sucked" but instead, wa greeted with U RAWK & more support than I normally would have had at a good gig!
I've been promised a more "adult" gig later this year.
:)

WOW! The restaurant out front says Tapatios, & where we played looks like a cannery/bottling facility!
I'm SURE this was it! Still smelled of peppers & vinegar. There was an excellent do-wop vocal group ahead of me, & a few other artists who really knew what they were doing, espceially the Latin guy after me. Everyone was shkin their thang. Way cool, PACKED even with no place to sit & limited munchies, poor lighting & limited sound, people were there to SUPPORT the cause.
It proved that if people really WANT to be somewhere, bare bones is fine.
Thanks Juan, U RAWK!

The venue was being sold, so this was the last one there.
It will be missed.
I had a good time seeing lots of friends, & for a change my wife came out with me! That was the best part!
:)

Thanks for coming!
Lunch was great too!

Well...
Soundcheck was great.
But my presets were lost so I played my ONE & ONLY SONG ACOUSTICALLY. All the way to Seattle for ONE SONG & NO PA for 600 people.
Of course, it got dialed in AFTER my song.
I backed up my friend Calvin Joe for that & was pissed off enough to SHRED on my guitar. AFterwards, I got a lot of new fans for that, so I guess it wans't a completely worthless gig.
PLus I got to hang with Jon & Den, & spend time with Jay, friends I haven't seen in over 20 years!
My wife got to see what was happening & realized I need to get out & play more.
:)
Thank You God.
:)

Cancelled!