Flash Band Dance Party

The Dance Party this past weekend was more of a success than we ever could have hoped.  With over 300 people in attendance at Heaven and Hell bar, we were close to capacity. (and as you know, for Adams Morgan bars, capacity means "if another person were to enter this bar, everyone would suffocate due to lack of available oxygen".)

We had great coverage from City Paper - if you haven't checked out the article yet you can find it here. There was a great diversity in the bands that played and the styles they decided to do in keeping with the dance theme. The videos are slowly being uploaded (large HD format means tedious upload times), and you can find them all on our YouTube channel.

~Caleb

Release 0.2.11

There have been many minor releases between the previous and now, but they haven't really been worth writing home about.  0.2.11 contains some nifty fixes though.

• Band Creation.  
• IPad and Safari Support
• User Avatar Support
• More links everywhere.  (When logged in, click on Welcome Back, it'll take you to your profile!)
• Instrument Removal
• Band Deletion

If the style looks bad, make sure to do a hard refresh by hitting Shift + F5 on the page!

~Dev Team

Dance Party Meet and Greet

Tonight the Flash Band Project held its meet and greet for musicians at the Lamont practice space in Columbia Heights.  Of the 42 musicians registered for the event, somewhere near 30 showed up, and the house was divided into several practices rooms.   A drum set in the front of the house inspired more electric jams, from jazz and reggae tunes to renditions of Parliament's "Flash Light".  The back room and outdoor space played host to more traditional acoustic jams, with a caller throwing out song ideas or simple progression for everyone to play to.

In the back room jam, the chord progression turned to the Cranberries' 1994 protest anthem Zombie, led by mandolin player Anna.   The song attracted several people from the kitchen and outdoor area, turning the song into a full fledged sing along.  Video Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FX2TK4Iwow

Later in the evening, as several of the musicians began to break out into other groups, the kitchen served as creative space, hosting a trio of violins, an acoustic guitar, and a late to the game double bass.

Bands will now be formed, and in three weeks we will see many, if not all of these musicians on stage at Heaven and Hell in Adams Morgan.

Release 0.2.4

Updates:

• Pagination on the Musicians Page
• Updated About section, including contact information and more FlashBand details
• Navigation Bar, when logged in clicking on user name now goes to user's page.
• Other various cosmetic fixes.

~Dev Team

Introducing - The Flash Band Project

Greetings Everyone, and welcome to the Flash Band Project, a Washington DC based musical showcase that brings together musicians from many backgrounds and challenges them to create music in a very short time window.  This blog will attempt to capture everything there is to know about the project, including upcoming events and developer notes on website changes and feature updates.

We hope that you'll join us and help us grow, form some bands, meet some musicians, and write some great music.

~Caleb