posted by Joe on Oct 12
Orquesta Rumba Con Son, the New Jersey Salsa Band was HOT at the M Cafe in Elizabeth this past Friday night. We played our Salsa Music as well as we’ve ever played at any venue, yet there was something missing.
The M Cafe Restaurant and Bar is actually quite nice. It is conveniently located immediately across from the Elizabeth Midtown train station in the historic Central Jersey Railroad Station. The building itself is beautiful and it is very convenient for people coming by train. It is spacious. Plenty of room to dance, with nice hardwood floors and a nice bar. The drinks were a bit pricey for me, but hey, I’m a cheapskate.
So what was the missing ingredient? An audience.
I guess we didn’t do a good enough job promoting the evening or perhaps there were too many other options available that evening for the New Jersey Salsa Crowd, but we just didn’t have very many people show up.
Don’t get me wrong, the people who were in attendance got our best. They danced and we appreciated that they were there, and that they had a good time. It just would have been so much better if there had been more of them.
We’ll be playing this venue again in November. I hope you can all come out and support the band. If we play then as well as we played on Friday, you guys will be in for a great show at a great place.