After Hurricane Sandy thrashed the small island town of Lido Beach, NY, the local Long Beach High School had to undergo major restoration that took more than a year to complete. One of the efforts included rebuilding the school's athletic field and its ruined sound reinforcement system.
by Clive Young Over the years, I've interviewed a lot of live sound engineers for PSN, and occasionally I'll ask them, "What was your best gig ever?" The answer is always disappointing; in fact, usually they can't even think of one. But ask an engineer "What was your worst gig" and the reply gets even more frustrating, because every single one of them has a great story to tell about The Gig From Hell...and they'll only share it "off the record." Music journalist Jon Niccum found he had the same problem whenever he interviewed bands, but luckily he talked many of them into sharing their favorite disasters, and the results are all in The Worst Gig.