Stage Presence Help!

[MikeBmusic]

Originally Posted by oneshot1405

so right now we are an acoustic trio (lead guitarist that switches between that and piano/me on rhythm vocals/girlfriend on the cajon that splits lead vox with me)

Right now we are doing mostly covers from all genres and decades do draw people in, and now that we are quickly getting more gigs, we want to transition to full band and play originals.

For being an acoustic band we actually have a pretty full sound and energy, but to your point, need to make sure our stage antics don't outpace our setup too much..

People do not expect an acoustic act to 'move around' a lot on stage, but you should not be as stiff as zombies either!
How much 'talking' goes on between songs is really determined by the venue & audience. If you are playing a bar or restaurant, keep it to an absolute minimum. If you are playing a 'listening room'/house concert, then a funny story or short song introduction is good - but not between every song, either.
I hear people at shows who can belt out a song but when they talk, they are talking much more softly than when singing, and consequently people can't hear all of what they are saying - avoid that issue.