Lake Dolores

Lake Dolores is the musical duo of Eric Dunn and Andy Wenger. They mostly just write and record songs (using a drum machine). But once in a while they will get a live show and I sit in on drums.

I was glad to have at least one full band practice with them for our show next Sunday (4-25-10)

This should be a relieving deviation. Normally my requests for a practice, a CD, or even a mere list of songs I will need to know remain unfulfilled until the night of the show, leaving me to play it by ear. I have their older material on CDs, but which songs will they pick for the set?

The funny thing I realized at the practice session is that the 2 guys who wrote and recorded the songs don't seem to know the material any better than I do!

I may be exaggerating, but in regards to any material recorded in the last couple of years: a typical Lake Dolores song is written and recorded in the same evening session. After that, it's in the can. Since they generally don't gig, they have no need to rehearse or even relearn their own songs. Additionally, the songs aren't written and recorded with the intention of playing live, so it's not guaranteed (for example) to be physically possible to sing and play certain parts in a song simultaneously.

So, although I was armed with a CD of most of the songs for a couple of weeks, as well as the practice...Lake Dolores is not in danger of losing it's loose charm. And with those two guys, it's always a riot.








And in case there is any question:

This is not "my new band." I have been sitting in with these guys on the semi-annual gigs for many years now, concurrently with the other bands I was in.

I still have yet to join/form a new band. But I'm still looking and hoping to...