[quote="connloyalist"]And on a similar note (and yes, this is a gripe

): Could someone please explain to me why many bands feel the need to be amplified when playing an indoor venue, even when it isn't cavernous? Something like a theater....
Good luck in your search for answers.
I've asked this very question since the early 70's when the Mahavishnu Orchestra appeared in Brooklyn College.
It's reasonable safe to conclude they are supporters of Con Edison.
Give thanks that you didn't hear
trumpet solo's coming from
a damn synthesizer.