Re: LVX NOVA on tour/West Coast gigs update

[The Man Himself <altruist@shoko.calarts.edu>]

On Sat, 21 Jun 1997 BobbyZZZ@aol.com wrote:

> hi all ;-)
> yes, we will be subjecting ourselves to roadgigs from 7/28 through 8/4 
>from
> boston, DC, atlanta, new york, chapel hill and raleigh....anyone want to 
>do
> some shows???
> bobby d/lvx nova

I'd love to check you guys out or offer myself up as an opening sacrifice 
(if that is indeed what you're referring to in the above message), but 
right now I think the localles you mentioned above are a bit far of a 
commute from LA.  Please keep us up to date as far as if and when you 
might be out here, and let us know how the East Coast gigs go.

I'm still hoping to get some performances underway along the West Coast in
the very near future.  The invitation from the Loopdoctors to share a
coffeehouse bill remains very interesting to me, and I'd like to take them
up on the offer soon; hopefully I can arrange something in the Bay Area
within a day or two of their usual time (is it still the second Friday of
every month?) in order to maximize the trip north.  I've spoken to other
people on this list about trying to arrange other regional concerts around
the West Coast; there are some possibilities looming here in LA, as well
as San Diego and Oregon.  These would ideally be joint gigs, featuring 
myself and regional loopists playing both solo and in tandem. 

Now that I'm out of school and staring down the great gaping "NOW
WHAT?!?!", the time seems ripe to push for these shows.  I'm also
seriously contemplating trying to land some gigs at techno clubs; I don't
anticipate the more resolutely anti-rock elements of electronica culture
welcoming a guitarist into their ranks with open arms (though I'd love to
be proven wrong), but I think it can work, if I'm given a chance to try. 
I have a feeling that the current mainstream media infatuation with
electronic music can help make our own efforts more palatable to people
who might otherwise turn a deaf ear to the idea.  Maybe I'll drag my drum
machine along and sync the Echoplex up to it (or the other way around!)

At any rate, if anyone on this list is interested in helping to organize
and participate in some live shows along the West Coast, and particularly
in the SoCal area, mail me back and we'll try and get the ball rolling.  I
know things have been very sluggish thus far, but I'm now ready and able
to start organizing things in a serious way.  In the immediate future, I'm
going to check out Lumpy Gravy here in LA, which is a fairly new
restaurant/gallery/performance space.  I plan to inquire about doing some
solo gigs, and if they prove receptive to the idea (and if the place
proves a good venue), it might be an ideal localle for the much-discussed
West Coast summit.

Keep your fingers crossed,

--Andre