Pale Blue Eyes – In Session for Marc Riley – BBC 6 Music – May 16, 2023 – BBC 6 –
Pale Blue Eyes in session for Marc Riley at BBC6 Music, broadcast live just a few hours ago.
It occurred to me, as I was putting this post together and listening back to tonight’s session that I ran what I believe was their first session, on the heels of their debut album last September. Only that time it was a session for John Kennedy at Radio X. New band, good word of mouth, gigging around, getting the word out and celebrating the release of a debut album.
Cut to 8 months later and the word of mouth has grown, the positive feedback keeps coming and the gigs are now festivals. It’s really nice to see because Pale Blue Eyes are such a deserving band who have put in a lot of hard work to make it all happen. I guess that’s the secret – hard work. Gigging, getting the word out, not losing sight. And making fans like Marc Riley along the way. It says a lot about the work ethic. It also is a good part of the reason I run sessions by bands, especially new ones. To listen to the transformations, the growth and the growing popularity is a pretty joyful thing to witness. Doesn’t happen all the time, but enough times to make you believe that if you just don’t give up and you have something to say, things work out.
Anyway, it was a pleasure to hear them today, just as it was last September. The chops and the confidence are settling in – the self-assurance that they are doing the right thing is putting them at ease. Performance jitters are fading – I think Pale Blue Eyes are in it for the long haul.
Good one.
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