$20. 7pm Thursday, August 13th ROCKABILLY DANCE PARTY FUNdraiser David K + Band for The Karen Sorbo Foundation. Granada Theater, Uptown, Minneapolis. Tickets at www.granadampls.com

Believe me? Well… let me tell you! We had been performing tons of shows and then lockdown happened. All I did at home was rehearse thinking it’d be over sooner than it was. I’d wake in the middle of the night to get up and go to the restroom, and Roy Orbison was in my head. One night he’d be singing, “Pretty Woman… walkin down the street…” One night I’d wake and it was “Crying, over you…” I’d tell Roy, “Stop it Roy, I’ve gotta get some sleep.” One night I woke to a melody, words were coming out of my mouth as I woke up, and I started to chastise Roy, and then I realized, “This isn’t a Roy song. What is this song?”

I’m a big fan of Kacey Chambers, an Australian singer songwriter who wrote huge hit called, NOT PRETTY ENOUGH and that debut album was amazing. She may have been blown away by fame and the critical acclaim, so she took a break and never really reached her rocket momentum again, though she still tours the world and still writes great songs. I noticed she’d take selfies with their crowds, and I thought it was the cutest cool thing… so we started ding it.

My father was a Methodist minister. He let us throw coffeehouse open mics and concerts in his Minneapolis suburban church sanctuary as teens. We also had dances there. Years later as I evolved into a tribute artist…

Creating yours, within your band’s wheelhouse, costumed or not, can generate more money.

If you just logically look at the costs of taking a 4 piece band on the road, of course you can split costs in 1/2 if you double up and share hotel rooms. You could also sleep 4 people in one room, but not everyone wants that…

A couple years ago I left the harsh Minnesota winter and did two months performing solo with backing tracks in Florida. I did Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly and Elton John 2 or 3 hour shows in bars, wineries, a brewery in Boca Raton, an old opera house in Arcadia, FL and one at an auto museum in Sarasota. I camped…

The good thing is, you get to perform for a wider variety of age groups, families etc. which can be charming - When doing the solo background to enjoying the day, and people drinking. But the bad thing is, sometimes not all people pay attention and kids can be screaming and running around. Oh well, goes with that territory. Doing the band show thing. If it’s a ticketed show…