Well, I did the Frescaroma gig last Friday night. It’s only taken a week to write this because I had company for a number of days and work has been hell this week.
I had never been to Frescaroma before and didn’t know what to expect. It turned out to be very small but had a really nice ambiance. I found out about this place via myspace because I somehow ended up on the friend’s list. Previous acts had led me to believe that this was a really up spot and when I sent out email announcing the show, I told everyone that I expected it to be pretty jumping and that I would play mostly uptempo/hi NRG stuff. In fact, what transpired is that I played one of the mellowest shows I think I’ve ever played. I have to say though that I was really on. I was even doing improv stuff that I’d never played before, just going with it. There was a very small crowd of 9 people but they were all really appreciative and really listening to what I was doing. I discussed this with Bill, that I’d rather have a small crowd that was paying attention than a big crowd that wasn’t. It just makes all the difference. Even at the Sofa Lounge, you can have a very small crowd, but they’re so noisy and you really don’t get the feeling that they’re listening. You may as well play to a wall.
Anyhow, any of you musicians out there, I recommend Frescaroma. The owner was really nice. Cosmo is the one who does the booking. I’m not sure of his exact affiliation with the place but if you’re interested, let me know and I give you his contact info.
