The 2nd worst part of any gig is Humping Gear..! Loading up the Van.. Trailer and or Truck..! the worst is tearing down after a gig and unloading late at night after the gig..thats the worst...luckly this night it was not so bad ! here Eloy and Noe G after load in ! Oct 22nd 2011...sometimes a gig pretty much takes your whole day..so imagine doing it for free..! then you get the idea !
Eloy setting up his pawnshop PearlExport set.at Jacob Brown Auditorium in Brownsville Texas..its a good idea to have 2 nd line gear for gigs because the wear and tear on your musical gear is ruff !
our buddy Franco Chavez from Harlingen Texas helping out with P.A. sound system...great guy...to work with !
Jon Douglas with Texas Joe helping out with tuning the guitars and a little roadie work...thanks bro ! this helps cut down loading time and set up time when u can get a little help !
Noe Gonzalez our good buddy helping out on bass guitar duties..his 1st time out with his new pawnshop prize a very kool high end Warwick 5 String bass guitar Made In Germany... ..this thing sounds amazing very kool treasure..find on Noe G's part! he got this bass for a song and a dance at a local pawnshop....this thing goes for well over 2000.00 dollars new in a music store...he got it for a great great deal ! way below normal cost !
Eloy Valles in midflight as the wrestling event started..behind him is the wrestling announcer...all this was very ad hoc as we were also using Franco's p.a. for the main sound system...ha ha ! the things were are placed in!
Texas Joe and Noe G during the event ...mainly we just played hard rock aggressive riffs in keeping with the wrestling theme...it was alot of fun coming up with riffs right on the spot !
Texas Joe Valles on his Sleepwalker #12..this guitar rarley goes out of the studio but since...it was a cool clean place we played so we took it out for a spin wonderful sounding guitar !
Texas Joe's rig for the gig...just about everything you here excpet for The Fender Strat was all purchased used our second hand or in a pawnshop..through out the past 10/15 years....buying new gear...just to use at free gigs..just dont make sense..! you need road warrior gear for this type of event !
Eloy Valles..our sister Velma Valles and Texas Joe Valles after our gig at Jacob Brown Auditorium Oct22nd 2011.. during tear down..Velma is no stranger to helping the band...tear down after a gig...! I can remember Austin, Texas... The Backroom Concert Hall..1992 ..! ha ha ! Velma there helping us out...we are still around The Backroom faded away into history......Thank You Velma for your love and support...!
Well above is a short story in the pictures of our latest gig..Hallowmania3 @ Jacob Brown Auditorium in Brownsville Texas Oct 22nd 2011...we had alot of fun ..and the main thing we got out of doing this gig...is the fact we now as a band realize we can write and play guitar riffs right on the fly...in a Hard Rock Style or Classic Rock Style at the drop of a hat...we pretty much knew this but now under pressure of a gig in front of hundreds of people we can ad lib with no problem ...! The whole deal was a wrestling match...and we were playing music for 2 to 5 minutes between wrestling boutes...and we decided to take a whole new approach...and do the 'late night show bag" that is do short segments of msic on the fly ...and it worked..! Eloy and Texas Joe came up with really kool riffs and we realized we can do this no problem..!
The thing that has us really bothered as a band is that there are no or hardly any paying gigs..available anywhere in South Texas...almost all our gigs lately have been freebees ..and that kinda suxx because in the end it all costs money to move and shake...its ruff ! Stepping out of the house costs money....so we would like to get compensated and and get a little respect for our efforts..somehow... We knowingly take the free gigs becuse we like to play.....and the word has to get out about our band ....but ...the disturbing fact...is...we are not getting tips...we are not selling cd's ...and nobody wants to kik down any type of money....be it.. show organizers..wealthy/rich people...at shows..or music fans...and even worse now ...people who organize..events..dont even wanna bother giving you a free meal or free drinks whether its water beer/booze..or sodas! its getting very ruff out there...should we do the same..as a band....and hold out..? maybe organize gigs with other bands..? or just concentrate on You Tube and Facebook..? and not leave the studio..? We are gonna have to do somehing about this plight..and its up to us collectively as rock and roll bands..or as lone wolves as a band by ourselves...we need to make money..somehow....we can give somethings for free...but we cant give away the farm..! Another challenge we need to prevail over...how will it all go..? we hope for success...!
you can help by just buying a song or 2 on our websites....got to..
www.itunes.com
or
www.vallesflyingmachine.bandcamp.com
thank you
sincerely
texas joe valles
Sunday Oct 23rd 2011...