Attitude Over Technical Proficiency

If you're like us, you've gone to see one of your favorite musicians perform and though they were technically spot-on during the show, there was a feeling that the performer was just not "into it."  For example, while in the Navy, our guitar player (Butch) drove from Seattle to Portland to see Bob Dylan open for the Grateful Dead.  It was a long drive during the summer months and this was at a time when they hadn't thought much about radar detectors - instead, his shipmate rode with a pair of binoculars, searching for law enforcement.

It was hilarious.

Bob Dylan opened the show before a packed stadium - Autzen Stadium at the University of Oregon.  Dylan didn't acknowledge the audience at all and just played three of four songs and walked off stage.  They had paid handsomely for those tickets and they really wanted to see a full show from Dylan.  Now, Dylan was technically perfect, his pitch perfect, his accompaniment was great.  But Dylan just wasn't "feeling it."

The Dead were awesome, of course.

Local bands can have that same problem.  One of our band mates went to a show put on by an Oklahoma Outlaw Metal band.  They were incredible to watch, their sound was beyond anything you'd expect from a local club, but during breaks and sometimes while playing, the guitar player just looked and acted like an aloof dick.  Sure, he was amazingly talented but he was an ass and the crowd noticed it and their applause wasn't quite what it could or should have been as a result, and then, the bar owner didn't make as much money as she should have that night.

Conversely, seeing a band that is talented, but who are funny, outgoing, friendly, and getting into the whole atmosphere is what people really want to see.  Audiences want recognizable, good songs, but they also want to feel as though they are part of the overall experience.

And that is a good thing.  The happier the audience, the more they will spend on drinks.  The more they spend, the happier the club owner.

Let's go make some noise together and not be asses about it.


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Rockin' the Box Music Festival

Well, your Signal 8 crew is honored and privileged to have the opportunity to perform with some of Oklahoma's most talented musicians and incredible bands at the Rockin' the Box Music Festival July 24-26.  The line up for each day is phenomenal, and if you're smart, you'll get your tickets now before it is sold out.  One of Ron's favorite bands is headlining Saturday night - Left To Die.

Here are the performance times:

Friday, July 24th, 2015 

Another Round (Headliner) 9:30 - 10:15pm
Sweeper 8:30-9:15pm
Happy Tuesday 7:30-8:15pm
Soul Torrent 6:30-7:15pm
Area Of Effect 5:30-6:15pm

Saturday, July 25th, 2015 

Left To Die (HEADLINER) 9:45 - 10:30pm
Chaotic Resemblance 8:45-9:30pm
Sign Of Lies 7:45-8:30pm
Evolution NOW 6:45-7:30
Switchbach 5:45-6:30pm
Signal 8 4:45-5:30pm That's US!
Machine In The Mountain 3:45-4:30pm
Killer Strut 2:45-3:30pm
Thunderhorse 2:00-2:30pm
No Light No Life 1:15-1:45pm
Firewolf 12:30-1:00pm
Everfade 11:45am-12:15pm
The Big Kid Show 11:00am-11:30am

Sunday, July 26th, 2015 

(HEADLINER) The Plums 9:45-10:30pm
Theory Driven 8:45-9:30pm
Six Gun Onslaught 7:45-8:30pm
Buxshot 6:45-7:30pm
Burning Icarus 5:45-6:30pm
Southern Lush 4:45-5:30pm
Arise & Devour 3:45-4:30pm
Chasing Jenny 2:45-3:30pm
Autumn On Javine 2:00-2:30pm
No Love For Aphrodite 1:15-1:45pm
Outside The Shadows 12:30-1:00pm
Brought By Fire 11:45-12:15pm
Dead As Yesterday 11:00-11:30am