JUPITER: Calendar

Saturday, March 3rd, 2012

AF 2012

We'll be playing the dance after the Masquerade competition.

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Peach Days

Monday, July 4th, 2011

Freedom Days

We'll be under the pavilion again this year. Hope to see you there!

Saturday, May 7th, 2011

Comics Plus

We will be playing at the local comic shop as part of the Free Comic Book day Celebration. The store will be celebrating all day long with various events and prizes, and of course, some Free Comics!

Friday, March 11th, 2011

Anime Fannatiku

Wow. AF just keeps getting better and better! We played for a packed room and they were all dancing. I did feel bad though for the people who didn't win anything in the raffle. There were some great prizes, and I could see the hope on people's faces as the numbers were read each time. It kind of sucks to wait, breath baited each time, only to find out you didn't win anything. At least Natalie says there will be a next year! So there will be more chances.
The Masquerade preceding it was also larger than in years past. 21 entries by my count. More than twice what it was last year. The Dance was as amazing as ever for us. We played some good sets and really had a great time. I am told that some of the other hotel guests crashed the dance and came in to join us. A fun show and it went off with almost no issues! I love playing Fannatiku and hope we can be back next year as well!

Friday, October 8th, 2010

Prmenade Music Festival

The Venue - an all ages, nonalcoholic concert house located in downtown Boise, Idaho. Located in the same building as The Boise Weekly on the south side of W. Broad Street in downtown Boise. Broad is between Myrtle and Front, 5th and 6th.

This one has taken me a long time to update as I have had to recently relocate to the Salt Lace City area. (work told me it would be like this, and me needing the money packed my bags....It's kept me busy).
Jupiter performed in Boise Idaho last October 8th as part of their Promenade Music Festival. We were one of six bands playing that evening at a location called "The Venue". Pretty standard setup. They had a stage, large dance area and a concessions stand. It was a dry location which was fine with me. (drunk people can be real a-holes when they want to be). and we were the last group of the evening.
The sound guy was on the ball. He contacted us before hand to set up load in and other scheduling. He was amenable to changes when we requested them. He made us sound good, and he even helped us when we got lost on our way into down-town Boise.
There were some real class acts there. One was a trio called "Public Jones". Good set. I heard them just after loading in and was very impressed. Most of the evening went like a typical festival. It is amazing how one group can draw a crowd and another can kill it. By the time we took the stage most of the crowd had departed. It was kind of frustrating to see them leaving and, sitting on the sidelines, know there was nothing we would be able to do to get them back. We still played the show and had a good time. I wish we could say we dazzled the crowds. But alas it was not in the cards for us. On the upside, we did get some good publicity shots out of it. I just wish we could have taken the stage a little earlier, maybe we could have kept some of the crowd there.

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Freedom Days

This year was a little different than the last. I'm not sure why. When we were initially contacted we were offered a 45 min time slot on Friday. That is what we accepted and that was what we prepared for. I received an email the morning of the show saying we only had 20 minutes. WTH?? Putting together a show is in some small respects like putting together an album. You're looking for a certain feel and flow in the order. When we began cutting that afternoon trying to come up with an order that would fit the time, it sort-of destroyed what we were trying to achieve. The worst part is when we arrived, Delynne, our contact thought we had 45 minutes. She disappears for a few moments and comes back confirming that we only have 20. Hmmm..... hard not to think someone has reallocated some of our time to one of their friends.....
It turned out to be a blessing in disguise. They had a new kid running the front of house board this year. All I can say is I was not impressed. He began by trying to tell us our sound rig would not work. We've been using it for the last two years with no problems. (I immediately have my suspicions.) They were confirmed as we began the show. It was EQed for dogs and too loud for the EQ. There was almost nothing below about 500hz and the high end (5kHz and up I'm guessing) was piercing as hell. The best part is as I would EQ in some more bass from our end someone on the house side would pull it out. I have to say that I don't know that it was the kid on FOH, but he was the new variable this year. It was painful. At least we only had to put up with it for twenty minutes.
The thing that keeps my suspicions alive is the group that followed us was comprised of all of FOH's friends. So I find myself wondering if he was trying to make his buddies look good, or if he's just incompetent. Such a sad thing given how well last year went.

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Project Green River

Ticket Prices:
* Locals (Green River Residents): $5
* Non-Locals : $10
* Group (four people maximum): $35
* V.I.P. (includes access to galleries and exclusive Saturday night dance party): $25
* Volunteers (half day of work minimum) : Free!
* Day-Of (at the door purchase) : $15


We are not yet sure if we are playing on the 4th or 5th. Will update when we know more.

Green River was quite toasty I would have to say. We arrived at about 12:30. I am told the ambient temperature was around 100 degrees. All I know is that it felt hot. We set up at about 2:00pm and played at 2:30. The crowd was larger and much more positive than should have been expected given the oven the day turned out to be. We would like to send an extremely heartfelt thank-you to everyone who suffered through the mid-day heat to listen to us. We at least had a canopy over the stage, but the vast majority of the audience had to brave the sun directly. We enjoyed the chance to perform and hope the festival will continue in the years to come.

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Anime Fannatiku

We are playing after the Masquerade. Down-beat will depend on the proceeding show. Particular information can be found at the AF website: www.animefannatiku.com

This year for AF we were back in the same room they had us in, in 2008. It was a nightmare. Trying to coax enough volume to keep people dancing and avoid feedback was everything I remember it to be from the first time in there. At least this time around we didn't have any loops actually bite us on the butt (as it were). But man the whole evening if I tried to milk anything extra out of the mics wow you could hear that rumble creeping in. Sorta like the deep rumbling of an avalanche or flood in a disaster movie. It made playing fun (uh-uh) and keep me stressed the whole evening. I really do not ever want to have to play in that room again. I think twice was enough for me.
On the plus side, we did have a good time playing and people seemed to enjoy themselves. We got the chance to take some new tunes out for a spin and they were well received. Our last number of the evening (Novelty) was our latest song. And wow! I did not see a single wall flower anywhere. Everyone was moving. THAT WAS AWESOME! That moment made all the headache worth the hassle.
The masquerade was fun (as usual) there were some surprisingly sophisticated entries. I mean usually at a con this size, you get entries that are still trying to get their direction, learn the game, alot of novices. But some of the new people surprised me. There were some real thought and effort put into their entries. I was impressed.
It was another fun year (minus the ballroom acoustics of course). We loved it.

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

Anime Vegas

We will be playing the 'Tabulation Music' for their Masquerade. (We do an hour or so set while the judges figure out who won the competition) It is a high energy crowd and having been to these things before we know they are alot of fun!

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

Freedom Days

A Patriotic celebration of the founding of our Nation. We will be performing on the outdoor stage there on Center Street

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

Anime Fannatiku

We're playing the dance again for this convention! (we had such a good time last time we're looking forward to it)
It will be at the Holiday Inn convention Center. There will be a cost to attend (if you are not already attending the convention) well we suck at updating this place, (and you have our sincerest apologies).
The convention on Saturday will cost $20 at the door if you are attending said convention. We do not as of yet know if there will be a lower cost for the dance. There was last year, but then again you never know. And if that has been determined no one has told me... So if you are planning to just crash the dance they may ask for the full 20 up front. If I hear anything in the next 48 hrs I will post it (I promise!)

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Saint George Tabernacle

Will be performing with Nichelle Hammer, presenting acoustic and elector/acoustic sets.