Rock Band in SF

[BonDuRant]

SUNDAY - SUNDAY - SUNDAY

We have Moved to SUNDAYS

Hey Rock Band Fans,

I am hosting a weekly Rock Band Tournament

at Vertigo Bar
1160 Polk St at Sutter
San Francisco
For the 21 and up

Warm-up from 7-9
Competition from 9-11
Jam Session til Close

We will be giving out prizes to the top bands and performers (first prize is a $40 bar tab!) with extra points (and shots) awarded for Attitude, Costumes & Groupies. We have a 6' projector screen and a monitor for the band, and an awesome soundsystem. So get your band together (or come solo), drink some beer and ROCK OUT!

Your Host,

Bon Dü Rant

1669

[MisterSchulz]

awesome, Rock Band in SF! has it been a hit so far? Looks like all the other places in SF have Guitar Hero, but RB definitely seems better suited for a bar scene.

[BonDuRant]

We just got started and I am still trying to get the word out there, i.e. we only get a few RB heads and some stragglers from the street. But, this Saturday the 30th will be our last happy hour only event.

Starting in September we're moving to Sundays and we will be rocking ALL NIGHT LONG, with a rehersal period from 7-10 & then the competition from 10-Midnight.

Come by with some friends on Saturday, play some RB, drink some beer. It'll be fun!

Bon Dü Rant

[tanyaacatherine]

I took a look at your site and recommend it to my visitors. I agree with you on the importance of becoming valuable in many different areas. I believe that it sustains any entrepreneur during challenges that inevitably occur.
-------------
Tanyaa
Internet Marketing (”http://www.drivenwide.com”)
drivenwide@yahoo.com

[Lostinfound]

Finally they have one in the Bay Area! Sadly I can't go due to my g/f being under 21. :(

[SaikouMenji]

oh hell yeah!!! I'm there biatches!

edit: You guys got all DLC? Are there rules about bringing your own instruments?

[BonDuRant]

Lostinfound: What she cant handle one night without you? Get your ass down here!

SaikouMenji: We haven't gotten all of the DLC yet, but if you have some favorite songs I can make sure we get them when you come down. And you can totally bring your own instrument if you like. We want to see you ROCK!

Bon Dü Rant

[Lostinfound]

Nah but she's my expert vocalist/lead guitar player though. It just wouldn't be the same. :p

[BonDuRant]

You didn't say she was part of your band. I totally understand. Bummer tho. You just gotta tell her to grow up faster then :D

Bon Dü Rant

[SaikouMenji]

Lostinfound: What she cant handle one night without you? Get your ass down here!

SaikouMenji: We haven't gotten all of the DLC yet, but if you have some favorite songs I can make sure we get them when you come down. And you can totally bring your own instrument if you like. We want to see you ROCK!

Bon Dü Rant

is the machine 360 or ps3?

[BonDuRant]

We are running with a ps3 at the bar. Which is a bummer for RB2. I guess we will just have to wait till they release it.

[MisterSchulz]

its ok, it'll give us 360ers time to practice up with rb2 before it hits the stage at the bar

[SaikouMenji]

sweetness.

[SaikouMenji]

Hey guys! Just came from this and had a great time. If you're in the SF bay area and want to rock out with other RB fans and have some booze while you're at it please come down and support these guys. It's a great time! See you next week!

[Formica]

What are the rules for difficulty/song selection/etc?

[BonDuRant]

We just got started and I am still trying to figure out all the rules. i posted a thread here (http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78137) asking for some feedback about the best way to judge the competition. Currently we are just going by top score from any song at any difficulty level, but you have to have a full band. I am thinking about getting a dB meter to award prizes for the crowd favorite too.

[munkyboy_banned]

omg! RB in SF! I've been waiting for this since the game came out. What's your drum setup? decent throne? silencers? QM/EL set?
also, if I don't show up with a band, do we get randomly assigned band mates or is it schoolyard pick?

[OldFogey]

omg! RB in SF! I've been waiting for this since the game came out. What's your drum setup? decent throne? silencers? QM/EL set?
also, if I don't show up with a band, do we get randomly assigned band mates or is it schoolyard pick?

Or we could find out who in the area might be interested and potentially group together here first....

[SaikouMenji]

the set up for drums is nothing fancy. regular drums infront of a bench. But the game is hooked into the DJs sound system so the music definitely drowns out any banging noises.

[MisterSchulz]

2 guitars I assume? Both Strats?

[SaikouMenji]

yeah, 2 strats. brand new so they feel great. But if you got the ps3 version of rb you can bring your own instrument if you feel more comfortable with it

[Dijit]

aww man i wish i woulda searched for this earlier im moving away and would totally come down to play RB at a bar =[

[NarakuKat]

Yeh, I showed up last Sunday and joined fellow buddy and rockband mate SaikouMenji and had a blast. I recommend it for fun!

Get a band together, hell make an impromptu band that night and rock out!

[gusanoloco]

Hi!

I'm from Spain. I arrove in SF 2 weeks ago and i will be here 1 week more. I love Rock Band, I play all the instruments in expert (drums are my favorite). I would like to go this sunday and play, but I have no Band, it's only me. What can I do?

[SaikouMenji]

You might be able to find some extra people to play with at the bar. Or search the forums here for other SF people who want to play with you (and are 21 +) :D

[gusanoloco]

I will go this sunday. I hope to find some people to play there, because i don't know anybody here. At least a couple songs, for fun

[SaikouMenji]

I'll be there. and so will BonDuRant

[dboogie]

any room for us medium rockers? i play 98 to 100%. hand injury that's all it can take. but i rock!!:cool:

[BonDuRant]

There is room for all levels of skill. Last sunday we had a group of brits (I think) who had never played before get up and rock. they failed out a few times before getting the hang of it but when they finally finished a song the whole bar was cheering for them. The expert level players usually get the tab though, because they rack up so many points. But, I am thinking of changing the scoring from a top score method to the one suggested by axhchildren here (http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78137). It seems like a fair system. Hope to see you out there next week!

[SaikouMenji]

Yeh, I showed up last Sunday and joined fellow buddy and rockband mate SaikouMenji and had a blast. I recommend it for fun!

Get a band together, hell make an impromptu band that night and rock out!

Simon Guay!

[aluvium]

I would go but I am only 19 :/ Maybe in the future.

[BonDuRant]

yah. its in a bar and everyone has to be 21 or over. sorry. if we are still rocking in two years come down and rock!

[sfbro]

Sounds very cool. I'm def going to have to come to the next one...

[sfbro]

Oh, forgot to ask... How many people show and then actually play?

[SaikouMenji]

It seems to get bigger every week.

[BonDuRant]

Added a Going.com (http://sanfrancisco.going.com/rockbandsf) page for the night. Tell your friends, come down Sunday and ROCK!

[BonDuRant]

Added a whole bunch of new DLC. RHCP, Rush and more!

[SaikouMenji]

Almost time to make my triumphant return!! :p

[BonDuRant]

We will be rocking RB2 by the time you're back Menji (it's out Sunday and I will be first in line!). Hope you've enjoyed Japan!

[BonDuRant]

We now have Rock Band 2! With the new drum set and guitar + 80 new songs you have more reasons then ever to come and ROCK!

[Formica]

Awesome. I was waiting for the presence of the new Strat before participating, since I couldn't exactly bring my 360 sunburst with me ;-) The new controller has improved my game dramatically.

Any progress on a scoring system? Which to you weigh more: chart difficulty, selected difficulty, number of players, etc? We're trying to figure out which songs to rehearse, and some of us still haven't made the transition from Hard to Expert :\

[SaikouMenji]

Hey, you know the stage kit comes out next week. What do you think are the chances of getting that? I think it would look awesome!

[NarakuKat]

The new 'rock off' between the top to bands was a good idea. However, we need more band to come.

Still I'm happy with the night. Rock on.

[meowraquel]

Can you bring your own guitar or do you have to play the ones you have?

"edit" nevermind I realized you have the ps3 version and I play the xbox360 "edit"

[BonDuRant]

We are starting a new scoring system this week. Using the top scores from Score Hero we are weighting all of the songs so that theoretically all of them have the same possible top score. This will hopefully help even out the score differences between songs. WE are also brainstorming ideas to add some variety to the night, such as theme challenges, guitar/drum offs, and such, which we will be implementing soon. As always this night is a work in progress and any suggestions are welcome. And keep on ROCKIN!

[Monican]

Is this still going on?

[SaikouMenji]

Hell yeah it is. Come on out and tell your friends!

[Highlandlassie1]

If it was not so late, our band would be all over it.
We are all in our late 40's and 10pm is our bedtime.
Good thing for the competetion, because the old men would crush them.

[SaikouMenji]

OOhhh Really? You're just gonna throw down the gauntlet like that and then just skip off to beddy bye? The Sh!tmothers will take on all challengers. We welcome it! :cool:

[BonDuRant]

I have been thinking about changing the time of the event and Highlandlassie you have given me reason to do so. We now begin the competition at 9 and go till 11. Then rock out afterwards. Surly your crew can stand staying out 1 hour later?

[NarakuKat]

OK. ****Mothers can bring it on. I say let's do it. I need the warm up. 9 to 11 it is.

[OldFogey]

If it was not so late, our band would be all over it.
We are all in our late 40's and 10pm is our bedtime.
Good thing for the competetion, because the old men would crush them.

Hey HighlandLassie -- so who you got in your band? If you need another plastic strummer let me know.

Fogey

[BonDuRant]

bump!

[OldFogey]

bump!

Still rocking? I think I could finally make it tomorrow night -- but I'd hate to go all that way if there's no rocking.

So anyone wanna play with a fat, old man who can wail on expert guitar?

[MisterSchulz]

I've always been meaning to come... Still going on?

And how many songs do you have in your library now?

[mprachar]

Bon DU -

Curious how your response has been (from a business perspective...) hit me off-list:

mike@prachar.com

Thanks!

PS> - you are PS3 right? And every Sunday? I should come down after Decompression ;):)