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    The Band Club Owner Perspective thread got me thinking about stage outfits, or lack thereof. It seems that many musicians think they should just be able to wear whatever they want or at least match what the audience is wearing. In my day, the thought was to always try and look different than the audience and even some type of band uniform or at the very least, cooridinated outfits or clothing so that you stood out as something special. I think it's a shame that we've lost a lot of that.

    Anyway, what are your opinions on the matter?

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    All plaid shirts, all the time. Just in case we find ourselves in the middle of an impromptu rodeo on the way home...


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    Quote Originally Posted by marko138 View Post
    All plaid shirts, all the time. Just in case we find ourselves in the middle of an impromptu rodeo on the way home...

    ... and beards. Don't forget the beards.
    Mmm... Saturns.

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    Quote Originally Posted by weezy View Post
    ... and beards. Don't forget the beards.
    I thought that was obvious. LOL. But seriously, beards are mandatory.

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    Marko

    as soon as i read this thread i thought of your band, scrolled down and there's a picture of you lol.

    cheers Mark
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    we kinda dress the same, t-shirt / jeans, i'll sometimes wear cargo shorts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by markthechuck View Post
    Marko

    as soon as i read this thread i thought of your band, scrolled down and there's a picture of you lol.

    cheers Mark
    That's good! Thanks!

    On the larger scale...do we look like hillbillies? Sure, but it's an intentional look. We've got a whole thing with the look/sound of our tunes and website and stage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marko138 View Post
    That's good! Thanks!

    On the larger scale...do we look like hillbillies? Sure, but it's an intentional look. We've got a whole thing with the look/sound of our tunes and website and stage.
    it works brother, i thought of you guys in your checked shirts straight away.
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    Quote Originally Posted by markthechuck View Post
    it works brother, i thought of you guys in your checked shirts straight away.
    At the end of the day we are just a low level local band that plays original heavy music...but we've established ourselves fairly well in and around the Harrisburg PA region.

    We've branded our whole thing fairly well for 4 guys who only play 1 or 2x a month at most.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marko138 View Post
    At the end of the day we are just a low level local band that plays original heavy music...but we've established ourselves fairly well in and around the Harrisburg PA region.

    We've branded our whole thing fairly well for 4 guys who only play 1 or 2x a month at most.
    Hey marko -- I'm doing the same original music thing right now except I'm one-third of a power trio................but more of a ZZ type thing. Of course, black caps and cheap sunglasses.
    I think it's cool -- keep up the good work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ricardo View Post
    Hey marko -- I'm doing the same original music thing right now except I'm one-third of a power trio................but more of a ZZ type thing. Of course, black caps and cheap sunglasses.
    I think it's cool -- keep up the good work.
    Thanks bud, I appreciate the kind words.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marko138 View Post
    That's good! Thanks!

    On the larger scale...do we look like hillbillies? Sure, but it's an intentional look. We've got a whole thing with the look/sound of our tunes and website and stage.
    Looks like a picture from one of my family reunions. Only thing missing is an orange jumpsuit and a number across the back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Texdrumr View Post
    Looks like a picture from one of my family reunions. Only thing missing is an orange jumpsuit and a number across the back.
    They let us take those off for gigs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marko138 View Post
    I thought that was obvious. LOL. But seriously, beards are mandatory.
    These guys totally know what you mean....

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    My band doesn't have a cohesive look. Our lead vocalist/guitarist wears a black fedora every day (he was balding, and shaved his head), so it was suggested that everyone wear a black fedora. The others jumped in without any discuss about, but I just couldn't go with that look. On our first gig, I just figured I'd let the front line do it, since I was using the 6 piece kit with all the cymbals, and I really wouldn't be seen all that much anyway. It's pretty much been wear what you want ever since, but then my circumstance is different than most. We're really not marketing ourselves.
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    this past saturdays gig i wore shorts and a Forks drum closet tee shirt .
    last weeks gig i wore shorts and a Memphis drum shop tee shirt
    the week before that was jeans (it was cold) and a tee shirt.
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    Quote Originally Posted by marko138 View Post
    All plaid shirts, all the time. Just in case we find ourselves in the middle of an impromptu rodeo on the way home...

    Kind of reminds me of another "Plaid-clad" group................hehehehe


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    Quote Originally Posted by longgun View Post
    Kind of reminds me of another "Plaid-clad" group................hehehehe

    I don't know what that means....so...thanks? haha.

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    If I play a bar gig..black shorts, black Vater,or other endorsement shirt w/cut of sleaves, barefoot, black baseball hat or bandana, and the occasional smile...wedding/function.tux, and lots of smiles (tux and smile mean $)

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    I just wear shorts or jeans and a t-shirt...
    Matt

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    Back in the day, we dressed up, it was the 80's, leather pants, big hair, cowboy boots ect.

    Now nice jeans, nice t-shirt.

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    I could never play in jeans...and I even play barefoot at weddings/functions

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drumbledore View Post
    These guys totally know what you mean....

    Hehe that is classic. As I was scrolling down I was thinking "man, me and Drumble should tell them about The Beards" lol.
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    I get into this with my band all the time.

    Sometimes we look like this:


    Which I think works.

    Other times we look like this:


    Which I think doesn't look too professional, but I can't seem to convince them. I wear shorts at times, but I'm sitting down and the work is a lot more sweat inducing (and I sweat a lot).

    And don't even get me started on the jorts on the lead guitarist
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    What about something like this Drummerdude??

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