The big news around here is that my son’s band is going to have their first gig. And that’s not all. Their first gig is going to be at CBGBs.

You heard me. CBGB’s: the Bowery birthplace of punk rock. Just days ago I penned a love letter to that endangered New York City landmark on this very blog. Who knew my son was going to get his big break there.

Seems that the drummer’s math teacher has an "in" at the club. A bunch of bands from the drummer’s Lower East Side high school will be performing there in April, including Cool and Unusual Punishment, my son’s band.

The band has a lot of work to do to get ready for their first gig. But they are pumped. There’s nothing like a gig to get you practicing. They’ve only been playing as a group for a couple of months

My son swore me to secrecy that I
would not reveal what three songs his group is going to play. "That would ruin the fun, Mom," he said. "That would give everything away."

Yours from Brooklyn,
OTBKB