Getting Started

folie adieu has been performing for less than a month and we already have 3 shows under our heavily studded, Lemmy-styled belts…
 
We started with a show at Frida’s Music Parlour.  Let’s just say it’s a very spacious venue.  A few days later, we played the July First Friday at The Blue Lounge.  It went well despite the micro-skirted Barbie Doll of a certain age on date night shoving her acryliced nails in her ears making that annoying “Ugh, I won’t be able to hear me talking about myself over this” face.  Her date, though apparently getting into our groove, sighed with familiar resignation and shuffled out the door behind her.  Probably ended up at America’s Sports Bar for an evening of Gagaesque boredom.  Every man has his walk of shame and we witnessed his.
 
Last Monday, we trekked down to Tulsa for a show at The Soundpony.  It’s a great little place, evocative of those little dive bars that are so cool that you wished no one knew about.  We had a responsive crowd despite a couple of technical issues we encountered.  We met Jack from Warped Tour favorites All Time Low, who managed to both tweak Andrea’s amp and enthusiastically buy us drinks. We regret we couldn’t hang out all evening (or the next day) as he hoped for.  But we did snag some great free shots and good touring advice from him. 
 
We have another 6 shows from now until October then it’s about recording an EP.  To paraphrase Jerry Lundegaard, we’re busy and that’s how we like it.

LESSONS LEARNED:  You have to be your own soundguy, do not eat 3 lbs of red meat before a show, and if a skinny kid tells you he’s in a famous band maybe he’s not lying.