Skip to content

The BIG Reason

Music, opinions, and portfolio of Mark Eagleton, musician and web developer in Northern CA.

  1. thebigreason
  2. blog

Blog

This is where I tell you what I really think. This website doesn’t support comments by design, that is what your blog is for!

Viewing articles tagged with “gigs.”

  1. Guitar pedalboard case with band stickers on it, prominently featuring an I Love My Hot Piss Die Spitz bumper sticker.
  2. Guitar petal board for switching between double bass and electric bass
  4. Bottom Dwellers receive a cake on stage at their 20th anniversary party
  5. Screen capture of a Rational Funk episode with Dave King pointing at the camera holding a drumstick. The caption, “And that’s how you get the gig.” appears at the bottom of the image.

    How I Manage A Busy Gig Schedule

    I played 100 shows last year, and I’m on track to play at least that many again this year. These aren’t back-to-back touring shows with the same band every night. There is no tour manager, itinerary, or even a single set list to memorize. This is by far the busiest I have ever been, and it’s really quite challenging to manage a schedule like this. I get asked quite frequently how I do it. This is the answer.

  6. Pedalboard on workbench with a tuner, A/B box, boost pedal and bass preamp
  7. Broken DC in jack on StroboStomp tuner
  8. The repaired neck heel of my double bass

  10. Cancellations

    After 25 years of playing live music, I have a stockpile of horror stories of gigs gone wrong, but I think I can count the number of cancellations I’ve had to deal with on two hands. Most had to do with weather, but not all of them.