
Nervous Center, December 8, 2000, in Chicago, IL
This
was a tiny room located in the basement of a coffeehouse, in the Lincoln Square
neighborhood of Chicago. 40-50 people showed up, which filled the place. Props
to Eric Leonardson
who got us this gig with only a few weeks notice. Eric is an experimental
improvisational performer who builds his own instruments from everyday objects,
materials, and devices. Needless to say, he played on the bill with us. We
each played our own sets, and then Eric came up and played a 20 minute improvisation
with us. The improv was fun, starting off slowly, but working its way into
a rhythmic frenzy by the end. Who'd have thought playing in a dank basement
could be such fun?