Manny Newman Calls on Chauvet Professional for Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Live Show USA – The outdoor stage at the Avondale Brewing Company was smaller than the ones Pigeons Playing Ping Pong normally plays on, probably not much more than 30 feet in length. But adaptation is the order of the day as live music gradually returns throughout much of the USA.
Anyway, the size of the stage didn’t matter much; breaking rules and flying off in wonderfully unexpected creative directions can take place in any space, regardless of how small. The popular jam band provided convincing proof of that on Tuesday 20 April when they improvised their way through two upbeat sets filled with unbridled energy, antics and original musical turns.
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Pigeons Playing Ping Pong at the Avondale Brewing Company (photo: Kendall McCargo)
USA - The outdoor stage at the Avondale Brewing Company was smaller than the ones Pigeons Playing Ping Pong normally plays on, probably not much more than 30ft in length. But adaptation is the order of the day as live music gradually returns throughout much of the USA. The popular jam band improvised their way through two upbeat sets filled with unbridled energy, antics and original musical turns when they played the Birmingham, AL venue. Flowing with them on this freewheeling journey was their longtime lighting designer, Manny Newman. Described by the quartet as “the fifth member of the band”, Newman also proved that limited space is no obstacle to limitless ideas. His expansive show filled the stage and the entire venue with visual delights that included swirling custom gobo patterns and colour combinations that moved from