Here in Napa, we have an annual Jazz festival at the Historic Napa Opera House.
Napa Valley Opera House - Napa Valley Opera House
Volunteer staffed fundraiser to support local music.
Multiple High school bands and combo groups perform all evening with our college band ending the night.
So, the weirdness ~
The groups were getting a little behind schedule and the event was supposed to end at 10:30.
The last few groups were cutting tunes to to try to accommodate the union stage/house staff.
By the time we go on, it's about 10:20. We plan to do just two of our prepared four tunes.
Right towards the end of our second tune ( 10:30 on the dot ) they house lights come on and the stage crew start breaking down their equipment before we could finish. The rumble of the large flat carts behind the band was something else.
I don't know why they couldn't wait two extra minutes.
This was a community show, not some pro group getting top dollar.
I didn't enjoy the experience.
KT