Many of you know that I moonlight as the Gwen in a No Doubt tribute called Sunday Morning. It's mainly for our sheer enjoyment, you know. We take our performance seriously, but not ourselves, if that makes sense. I certainly don't want to be one of those performers who thinks she's the second coming of Mrs. Rossdale live and in the flesh. No, no. That would be weird and strange.
We do it for a laugh. It's great fun to sing those songs and jump about and have crowds of people singing along, knowing it's nothing more than a feel-good show. I don't take to people asking, "how's your band?". I wince at the thought of calling a tribute show a "band", because a band makes their own music. A show, however, entertains.
Not to slight the musicianship of its members. The people that make up the cast of Sunday Morning are talented musicians in their own right, and make wonderful strides independently in jazz, punk, pop, and rock. And they're good people. We have a lot of fun onstage with one another, and people can see it, which is why, I think, our shows go over well with audiences.
I am looking forward to some summer shows for the group. We love playing outside. Last year we did a show with Blake Lewis of American Idol at Station Square and drew a diverse family crowd of about 1500. We recently did a show with a Sublime Tribute from California (40 Oz to Freedom) at the Hard Rock Cafe which delivered unto us a Hella Good audience.
We get a kick out of it, and people get a kick out of us. Mission accomplished.
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