The Legend of the Band

The Legend of the Band


Music has always brought people together for celebration, and in Denver Colorado there is no exception. Music is a way of life for many people in Denver and is a way of meeting new people of all kinds. One night The Mad Caddies, a local rock band, were playing at the Lodo bar and dance club on Colfax Avenue; this was their favorite small venue to play because the audience was always stoked to have them there and packed the place with good energy. Because of this energy from the audience they played an incredible show that left the entire place screaming for more every time. During the second set, Tyler, the lead guitarist and vocalist locked eyes with the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. She had long blond hair, light blue eyes and was jamming her heart out loving every riff, Tyler was instantly in love.
During a quick intermission between the second and third set Tyler searched the entire club trying to find this gorgeous girl, but he was unable to find her. He spent the next couple hours on stage trying to find her in the crowd but she was not to be found. He even asked around after the show in an attempt to get any information about her but no one had anything to tell him, it was like she didn’t even exist. He left that night wondering if he would ever be able to find her again, not believing he could let her get away without meeting her.
A few weeks later there was a battle of the bands at the Denver convention center and The Mad Caddies secured a spot in the competition. This was a huge competition for amateur bands because the winner was given free studio recording time with Virgin Records, the biggest recorder in the nation; if they could get a record with them then they could make it in the business. Mad Caddies was set to be the last band to perform that night so they watched the rest of the bands in the competition very intently.
The first two bands were pretty good but didn’t pose too much threat to Tyler and The Mad Caddies, but then Janie and the Monsters, a new band to the Denver area, took the stage and started to rock the entire event. Tyler was getting a drink at the bar at the time when they first began to play and he instantly made his way to the front of the stage as soon as he heard Janie and the Monsters start to play. Once he pushed his way to the front of the stage he made a discovery that left him absolutely speechless, Janie, the lead guitarist and vocalist was the girl he had tried so hard to find weeks ago at Lotto during his own show! He couldn’t believe it, she was incredible, she could make the most incredible riffs he had ever heard and had a voice of an angle. After her set he made his way backstage to try and find her, he was able to push through the crowds trying to talk to her and introduced himself at which point she pretty much dismissed him like he was just one of the crowd, since she obviously had no idea who he was. Tyler knew exactly what he had to do; he had to play the best show he had ever played to win her over.
He immediately went to his dressing room and started to practice before his time on stage. In this short time he was able to come up with what he thought was the perfect solo for one of their songs. After a short practice session he was told he was on in five minutes and to get backstage immediately. Right before he went onto stage Janie was standing next to the stage door, as he walked through she wished him good luck on his set, it was all the confidence he needed to put on an incredible show. Tyler and the rest of The Mad Caddies took the stage and played what they felt was their best few songs. During the third song Tyler let loose and started really jamming, the whole venue erupted in cheers and it appeared they just might win the battle. They continued to play their set and when they finished everyone was cheering, it was incredible.
After a short deliberation from the judges, all of the bands were called back onto stage where they named the top three bands in no particular order.
“Janie and the Monsters” one of the judges called out.
“The Exiled” another judge said.
And finally, “Mad Caddies” a third judge proclaimed. The three bands stood on three corners of the stage, all anxiously awaiting the judges’ decision.
“And now for the winner” the first judge says. After a long pause, “Janie and the Monsters are your 2007 battle of the bands champions!”
Tyler and the Mad Caddies hearts instantly sunk but they managed to keep a good smile and shook the winner’s hands. Tyler couldn’t believe he had lost the competition, now he was never going to be able to win over Janie or get the record deal he had worked so hard for over the past few years.
An hour or so after the competition all of the bands and their friends had a big after party at the Bluebird, a club a few blocks away from the convention center and wouldn’t you know it, Janie showed up. She made her rounds talking to people all around the club until she eventually made her way to the bar where Tyler was standing talking to some people from other bands about the night when he was tapped on the shoulder; he turned around slowly and once again locked eyes with the most beautiful blue eyes he had ever seen. Before he could say anything Janie said;
“You were incredible tonight, that solo you had blew me off of my feet”
Tyler, stunned managed to work out “thank you, you were incredible yourself, congratulations!”
“Well thanks” she said “but I need a new guitarist, would you be interested in playing with me next weekend at the Ogden? I think the two of us could really tear it up”.
“Are you serious? I would love too!” Tyler exclaimed.
“Well how about we go get a table and talk for awhile, I would love to get to know you and talk about what we need to do”.
“Sounds great, let me grab us a drink and we will find a table”
Tyler and Janie talked all night that night and started practicing the next day; they played the Ogden the following Saturday night and made Denver history. It was the first truly successful band with two lead guitarist and vocalist. Neither of them played backup, they were able to play with each other very naturally and knew exactly where the other was going all the time. They soon became the most sought after band in Denver and everyone kept talking about their shows. They even ended up recording an album together which is now on the top 100 in Rolling Stones. They have also been dating since that night and travel the country playing sold out shows at some of the largest venues in the country.