Your comfort level on stage can make or break your performance in so many ways, including how both you and the crowd each perceive the outcome. How do you do it? What tricks can you employ to lean towards success? What’s the magic formula? And, most importantly, what should you avoid? Paul and Dave talk through all this and more. Press play, listen, learn, and enjoy! Chapters/Timestamps: 00:00:00 Gig Gab 178 – Monday, August 20, 2018 00:01:00 Shoulder Ribbing 00:01:59 Last-minute gigs 00:05:25 How under-rehearsed is … just right? 00:09:08 Managing comfort level 00:11:00 Pulling out the old favorites 00:13:16 Managing public appearances 00:16:15 Beware the telegraphing! 00:18:14 “Playing Music” vs. “Working Music” 00:19:38 Uplifting Music 00:24:34 Rock and Roll National Anthem 00:25:46 Contracted sound 00:27:06 PSA: Beware changing EQ when using In-Ears 00:28:02 The power of Bill continues 00:31:26 Don’t take anything for granted 00:34:34 You gotta earn it every night 00:37:13 When do you just keep the band happy? 00:45:03 Four gigs in 48 Hours Monkey Fist at Portsmouth Gas Light Rocky Horror at Seacoast Rep 00:48:03 Rehearsing Ronstadt 00:50:14 The cost is not the barrier 00:53:04 GG 178 Outtro The post Managing Your On-Stage Comfort – Gig Gab Podcast 178 appeared first on Gig Gab.