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10/09/2026

No drummers were injured in the making of this video.

Band leaders can get very efficient at pointing out what went wrong.Try being just as specific when something goes right...
10/04/2026

Band leaders can get very efficient at pointing out what went wrong.

Try being just as specific when something goes right. Great vocal. Perfect transition. Someone connecting with the room.

Acknowledge it in the moment, then talk afterward about what helped the night work.

Positive feedback should not require a packed venue and a record bar tab.

How did your band get its most recent first booking at a new venue?Email, in-person visit, referral, filling a cancellat...
10/02/2026

How did your band get its most recent first booking at a new venue?

Email, in-person visit, referral, filling a cancellation, or something completely different?

We talk a lot about the pitch. Let’s hear which doors actually opened and how.

A venue stopped booking our recurring gig.Less than six weeks later, they called us back.This week on CBC: how to lose a...
10/02/2026

A venue stopped booking our recurring gig.

Less than six weeks later, they called us back.

This week on CBC: how to lose a gig without losing the relationship.

Because when a booking ends, you can absolutely be disappointed.

You can write the angry email.

You can explain in excruciating detail why they're making a terrible mistake.

You should probably just delete most of that before hitting Send.

We’re talking about closing out dates and payments, finishing the last gig properly, knowing when to ask for feedback, not trashing the venue onstage, what to do when *you’re* the one leaving—and what happens when they eventually call again.

The gig can come off the calendar without your band going on the blacklist.

New Cover Band Confidential is up now.

A venue saying “we book the summer in March” has just told you something useful.Record the contact, the conversation, an...
10/01/2026

A venue saying “we book the summer in March” has just told you something useful.

Record the contact, the conversation, and the next action. Then put the follow-up on your calendar.

Otherwise you’re doing the same research twice and still missing the window.

How does your band track booking conversations?

The manager may book the band and then go home. Guess who gets asked how the night went?Treat the bartenders and the res...
09/29/2026

The manager may book the band and then go home. Guess who gets asked how the night went?

Treat the bartenders and the rest of the staff like the people helping the whole night work. Because they are.

Respect the volume expectations, stick to the agreed breaks, and be someone they’re glad to see return.

A good set is important. So is being good to work with.

You can’t put “transcendent gig” in the calendar and expect everyone to deliver it on command.You can make it easier to ...
09/28/2026

You can’t put “transcendent gig” in the calendar and expect everyone to deliver it on command.

You can make it easier to have a good night: prepare, fix recurring problems, stay present, and notice what’s working.

This carousel pulls together the practical side of our conversation about the gigs that remind you why you do this.

The audience sees the set. The band also sees the drive, the load-in, the setup, the waiting, and the trip home.Mike fro...
09/27/2026

The audience sees the set. The band also sees the drive, the load-in, the setup, the waiting, and the trip home.

Mike from The Pork Tornadoes—also host of Confused Breakfast—joined us to talk about an outdoor gig that fell apart and the work that had already gone into it.

That’s an important conversation to have before show day: what happens if the show can’t go ahead?

What’s the biggest invisible part of your gig day?

Tell us about the gig that reminded you why you do this.Not necessarily the biggest check or the biggest crowd. The one ...
09/25/2026

Tell us about the gig that reminded you why you do this.

Not necessarily the biggest check or the biggest crowd. The one you still talk about at load-in years later.

Where were you, and what was the moment?

We finally made the keyboard player episode.Mostly because a listener in Scotland asked for one and correctly recognized...
09/25/2026

We finally made the keyboard player episode.

Mostly because a listener in Scotland asked for one and correctly recognized that two guitar players were probably not qualified to handle this by themselves.

So we brought in Brandon Patrick of to talk about what playing keys in a working cover band actually involves:

🎹 Learning parts by ear vs. sheet music
🎹 Finding your place in a full band mix
🎹 Pianos, organs, synths and patches
🎹 Hardware vs. soft synths
🎹 61 vs. 73 vs. 88 keys
🎹 Buying gear for the music you actually play

We also explain guitar tone to Brandon using the highly technical terms “quack,” “twang,” and “chunk.”

Music education.

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