It gives me GREAT pleasure to announce that, after a month of intense rehearsals, gluhwein, popcorn, and jokes about vertically-challenged individuals, Violet & The Greenes performed their first ever gig at the Barleycorn Music Club to a packed and enthusiastic audience.What started out as a humble 2-man band in April, ended up as a full-on 6-piece ensemble by the end of May! As you know, we started off with myself (Violet Greene), my keyboard skills (severely lacking), and my songs (definite potential); then there was Clayton (electric guitarist enthusiastic about my songs)....some time later Rudolph (keyboardist with actual skills and a desire to make music)....then Darryl (the planet's most chilled-out bass guitarist and friend-of-a-friend) and Gaby (backing vocalist and buddy), and finally, at the last possible moment - as in 2 days before our gig - there was Jay (drumming maestro).
Even Lewis Carrol in a giddy, opium-laced episode could not have dreamt-up the uniquely-talented, and immensely-musical collection of characters of which Violet & The Greenes is comprised.And, as if it weren't enough to merely get to jam with these lovely people, I was fortunate to be backed by them in a live performance....and what a good performance it was!! As slick as John Travolta's hair (and moves) in pretty much every movie he's ever made!
So....onwards and upwards we go with the determination of a soccer mom at a 50% clearance sale; and now we are setting our sites on future gigs, recording sessions, demo albums, logos, t-shirts, moshpits, armpits, and digits *ka-ching*.
For you our fans, supporters, family, friends, and stalkers I say THANK YOU! We'll be coming to a stage near you...soon....
