If it wasn't for the no pets policy, we could have doubled the crowd

Well, we just played our first gig in Edinburgh. Like the Dundee gig, it ended up being just ourselves on the bill after the local band pulled out one hour after the last minute. It does means we can honestly say we've headlined an Edinburgh gig, the downside was that there were only about 10 people in the crowd, even though we went into a few hostels to ask them to send people our way, and Fraser very nearly took his guitar to the streets to rouse support.

Still, a few were new faces, and we hope the experience didn't put them off from seeing us again. As a show, it went well. Bannerman's seems like it would be a great venue to play packed, but was bit cavernous with a small, but enthusiastic, crowd. We played through our set with a few alterations to the running order (variety is, after all, the spice of life) and no glaring errors. Our thanks to those who came out, to the sound guy (whose name I didn't catch) and to Kev (who lent us a bass).

We've got a few new songs that we'll be working on at practices and hope to introduce them into the set soon, they're sounding pretty good, just need a bit of work and we'll be there. Our next gig is the House of Rock showcase at the Captain's Rest in Glasgow, promises to be a cracker, and we promise it won't just be us! 1st June, 8pm, tickets £4 on the door.

In a shameless plug, Mike's brother's band are back and gigging, although so far only a Barcalona gig confirmed, and we hope to get them up here for a show at some point if all works out. In the meantime, check them out at Cato's myspace page.

This song is about getting the funk outta Tayport

he sign that welcomes you to the city is 'Dundee-City of Discovery' and we 'discovered' something... always check what the venue supplies. On Monday, we were told that the Duke's Corner doesn't supply any backline except PA, so had to arrange for three amps and a drum kit to travel from Glasgow to Dundee, with half the band already traveled... fun times! Lesson learnt though, the first thing we'll be asking every future venue is if they supply backline.

The gig was great, we were the only band performing, if we had time (and, indeed, footage) we could have made a wee video to play before the show and made a Down style 'Evening with Feeding Egon' event of the whole thing. We played a great set of 10 songs, including one jam and two instrumentals that are still in their infancy. They were all well received by the audience.

It was a bit of a homecoming for half the band, being from across the river. The gig started with a dedication to "getting the fuck outta Tayport" and ended with a song about Broughty Ferry, so we were very much 'Live and Local!'

A big thank you to the Duke's Corner for putting us on, to everyone that came and to Harry James Perston for transporting the amps.

Our next gig is in Edinburgh at Bannerman's in the Cowgate, £4 on the door.

After that, June 1st sees us play with good friends Contact Lost at the Captain's Rest in Glasgow. Promises to be a cracker! A few other things in the pipeline too, we'll keep you updated.

Egon