It was our first time this venue popped up on our event calendar. It was a Blues Saloon that was looking to expand their musical offerings beyond the blues, and they reached out to see if Sugar Buzz could be one of those bands. We were hesitant initially, but the venue was on the east side of town, where we did have many fans asking for our presence and we understood this club to be a legendary venue. So, we booked it.
It was a long time coming as we meant to play it in May, but singer Beth was sick and couldn’t perform. We made it up in November. The club itself was spacious, and the interior had wonderful character. The only issue – we were performing at 6pm on a Friday. We played from 6-9:30, then the club turns over into a salsa evening. Would our crowd still be able to make it? Would they appreciate it?
The answer: yes. The place was nearly empty until about 5:45 when people started rolling in. We breathed a sign of relief when the brave souls stepped out onto the large dancefloor. We started with a blues tune “It Hurt So Bad” to give a nod to the venue and we were off to the races. Nip, the sound engineer was on his toes and we sounded balanced and incredible.
People remarked about how the place made them feel. Plenty of room for dancing, room to sit and watch, loud enough to enjoy music, but not so they couldn’t hear each other. This place knew what they were doing. It’s always a gamble when we add a new venue that hasn’t had much of our type of pop/rock music, but we put our Sugar Buzz mark on it!
