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Welcome! You are visitor# 38458 Posted: June 9, 2008 Subject: the music business
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." – Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Q: What do you call a drummer in a three-piece suit? A: The Defendant. A young child says to his mother, "Mom, when I grow up I'd like to be a musician." She replies, "Well honey, you know you can't do both." Q: What do you call a beautiful woman on a trombonist's arm? A: A tattoo. Q: What did the drummer get on his I.Q. Test? A: Saliva. Q: What do call a guitar player without a girlfriend? A: Homeless. Q: What's the similarity between a drummer and a philosopher? A: They both perceive time as an abstract concept. Q: What do a guitar solo and premature ejaculation have in common? A: You know it's coming and there's nothing you can do about it... Q: How can you tell when a singer is at your door? A: They can't find the key, and they never know when to come in. Q: How many singers does it take to change a lightbulb? A: One...we just hold it and the world revolves around us... (Ahem.) Posted: June 5, 2008 Riddle: Posted: May 13, 2008 Hello! Hello! Hello! Bad Karma wants to give a big shout out and thank you to our friend Julie Cheney! Julie did a great job with us for the last month or so, filling in on the temporary lead vocal spot! Julie brought great energy to the band and a lot of fun, as well as opening us up to some new idea's! Julie did seven live gigs with Bad Karma, and I know I had fun. Ultimately, we mutually decided that we were not on the same page, in terms of direction, musicality and long range goals. It was a cool experiment, and working with Julie was a gas, with all she brings to the table. Thanks Julie! Bad Karma will remain dedicated to aggressive, energetic, hard hitting rock! Good luck to Julie, I am sure we will be seeing and hearing from her soon! D.S, J.D., M.C. 10 years of Bad Karma this Month! lots of great stuff to reflect on! past, present members all! Trying to keep real rock and roll alive and well! Come out and show your support! Saturday, May 24th - The Arc in Watervliet, NY Cheers! David Smith BAD KARMA Posted: May 1, 2008 Hey all .. THIS Friday, we'll be at Hotshots for our Happy Hour Party from 7-11pm. Stop out after work, knock one or a few down, grab some chicken wings and enjoy.. From todays Preview Guide in the Albany Times Union. A four-day music festival that raises money for the HIV-AIDs Scholarship fund established to send young men and women who are infected with the disease to college. Musical acts include Bobby Dick And The Sundowners, Chris Scharling & The Jolly Roger, Kode Blue, Bad Karma, Black Cat Elliot and more. There will also be a Battle of the Bands on Sunday. That's right kiddies.. We're part of a 4 day benefit at the Lake George Forum.. We'll be playing on Saturday Night, Prime Time !! It's 4 days of music, a diverse music lineup, so check it out if your a music lover or just wanna help out an amazing cause.. Here's the link for more info: http://www.hivliveconcert.com/Home/tabid/79/Default.aspx See ya there !!! Posted: April 24, 2008 Fun.. Fun.. Fun ... Karma's off this weekend. Well, really not, but it's a PRIVATE party, and you can't come !! You COULD come and try to crash it, but rumor has it, it's a party for some Correctional Officers !! See ya !! Posted: April 20, 2008 Double Header - What a weekend ! ! ! ! Bad Karma was out rockin' Capital Land this past weekend with a outstanding double-header of shows. Friday we took on Albany for a early-bird special at Lynn's Uptown Tavern on Colvin Avenue. We hit the stage at 6pm and showed Albany what a real rock band is all about. It was a great time for all. We look forward to more shows at Lynn's, so stay tuned...... Saturday we shot out to Mechanicsville for a awesome show at The Glass Moon. It has been a while since we played out in Mechanicsville and and they were itchin' for some IN YOUR FACE rock n' roll, and we were ready to give it to them. This was our first time at the Glass Moon, but it felt like old friends. We can't wait to return and do it all over again.
Posted: April 3, 2008 Well, Hotshots last Friday was a good time. We did our Happy Hour show and had our newest BUD, Julie come up and sing for us the entire 3rd set.. The people loved her and so did we, SO, by Popular Demand, she'll be back again THIS weekend for 2 shows, and we've added some more songs for her to belt out.. SO.. This weekend, 2 shows........ This Friday, April 4th, we'll be in downtown Albany at The SkyLine. Show time is 10:30pm Then Saturday, April 5th, we'll be in Troy for our FIRST gig at Positively 4th Street. I've heard some good things about this place. Lotta music has been played in that building, and now we can add Bad Karma to it.. So, come on out this weekend and see what's up either Fri, Sat or both night, will ya ??!! Til then Peace MC Bad Karma Posted: April 2, 2008 TONITE !!! Talk about last minute, but Bad Karma was asked to open for Joey Belladonna of ANTHRAX fame at Jack Rabbit Slims in Albany. Show starts at 7pm. Be there early, it's gonna be packed !!
Posted: March 24, 2008
HotShots-Glens Falls THIS Friday, March 28th 7pm - 11pm for our Happy Hour Show. Following us at 11pm will be Headbomb (with my ex-guitarist and good friend Jason Fernau and HIS merry crew of Rockers !) , so head up to Glens Falls for a great night of rock-n- roll. Posted: February 21, 2008  Posted: February 20, 2008 Let the games begin !!!! We have us quite the busy weekend this Friday and Saturday.. Friday, February 22nd, we'll be in Amsterdam, at Tony's Tavern. A month ago, we had quite the show there, so stop out and join the crowd. For all you out that way, hope to see ya there !! If that's a little far for ya, we'll be back the next night, Saturday, February 23rd, right here in the Capital District at The Arc in Watervliet. Great bar, doing their best to add some entertainment, so we're gonna do our best to help out. If you're able, stop in and help us rip the roof off this sucka !!! We're off for a little while after this, so try your best to make one, if not, both shows.. We're gonna lock ourselves in the garage for a few weeks working on some new tunes by, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Greenday, Kings X, Poison, Joe Jackson, Badfinger and more.. Wanna have a lil something for everyone !!! Hope to see your faces this weekend.. Peace MC Bad Karma Posted: February 12, 2008 Cold enough !!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????? It's warm and sunny........ somewhere !!!!!!
Thanks to those in attendance at The Skyline last Friday night. Personally, a special "thanks" to Strummin' Bill Foley for helping me out setting up and breakin' down the drum kit. Of course I took care of him earlier at the bar, and what more can you say GOOD about a guy who delivers you a shot of "Jack" mid-song !! Thanks Billy, you rock man, and lookin' forward to seeing you again at a BK gig soon, bro !! We took some photos at the Skyline Click the PHOTOS button on the left.. Yup, that's right, the "Shots...." tour kept itself alive last weekend in Albany, and NOW it's headin NORTH for a special start time. THIS Friday, February 15th, Bad Karma will again be playing for the Happy Hour crowd (7pm start-time) at HotShots in Glens Falls. Now, if there's EVER a place to kick the " Shots drank around the world" tour up a bit, it WOULD be at a Happy Hour show at a place named "HOTSHOTS" !! ( Look at us, we're looking for justifiable reasons to do shots !!) Pathetic !!! Hope to see ya this Friday in Glens Falls. I'll update you all again next week, as we have a Friday/Saturday the following weekend. One in Amsterdam, and the next night in Watervliet. Stayed tunes for times/locations, or check out the Shows section of our website. Til then, keep the Jager cold for us !! Peace MC Bad Karma Posted: February 7, 2008 REMINDER !!! THIS FRIDAY !! It's been a LONG time coming !!
Posted: February 4, 2008 What IS up !!!!! When we last left you all, we were heading out to Amsterdam for a gig at Tony's Tavern. First show there in almost 3 yrs and it seemed like people missed us, as there was a lot of dancin', screamin' and shakin', and that was just the band !!! You guys/gals rocked out there and we loved seeing all the gals dancing around and the guys raising their fists !! We'll be back to see you all in a few weeks.. Now......... Back to the future.. After a couple well deserved weeks off from the club scene, Bad Karma is back and re-charged for a rock n roll ride at a "first-time' venue for us. This Friday, February 8th, The "Shots Done Around The World" tour hits downtown Albany at The SkyLine ( Sheridan Ave - Right around the corner from The Pure / The Bayou / Jillian's, etc ). If you've been to any of our shows lately, you know WHY we've dubbed the tour by its rightful name !!!!! This place has recently become the rock n roll place to be, so who better than us to really bring it up to our level of insanity.. There's a lot of buzz going on at the Skyline, so do you're best to stop down and rock it hard with us. We'll hope to have the cameras out in full force to get some updated shots of you, the crazies, on our website. We've got a busy February, so check out our calender to see were we'll be in upcoming weeks.. We wish you could all be at "every" show, but we know it's not possible, so make any/all that you can. We appreciate it !!! That's all for now. See ya's all soon !! Posted: January 19, 2008 ....WHAT A NIGHT.... We want to thank everyone who made it out to Tony's Tavern last night... what a crowd. YOU GUYS ROCK.. I have to say it was a pleasure to see all the new faces and your reaction is what makes a show. We hope to see you again next month on the 22nd.. we can't wait to return... Our next show is Feb 8th at the Skyline Lounge in Albany. This is our first time at The Skyline and we can't wait to attack Albany. This will be a take no prisoner type a night... I definate plan to party my ass off and we will be traveling with our "SHOTS AROUND THE WORLD". If you are unfamular with this we do shots from all around the world.. We normally start in Germany with Jager, move to the USA and visit Tennessee and Kentucky... By the end of our journey you won't remember a thing.. so bring a designated driver... I will... See you then... JD
Posted: January 16, 2008 OK, we're not going THAT far, but THIS Friday, January 18th, we will be back in Amsterdam at Tony's Tavern. It's almost 3 years to the day that I played my first live show with Bad Karma and it was at Tony's. (Damn, have we come along way since then !!) I know it's a hike for some people, but I also know some of our fans live out that way too, so hoping to see you out there. Come on out and do some shots !!! Hahahaaa. Doesn't take much to twist the arms of THIS band !!! Ok, we twist our OWN arms !!! Hope to you there.. Keep Rockin' MC Bad Karma Posted: January 1, 2008 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL BE SURE AND CHECK OUT OUR MYSPACE PAGE.. Gotta a myspace account.... be one of our friends. CHECK IT OUT and SIGN UP! ! ! ! !
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