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:	post by everpessimistnow at 2006-07-04 03:19:06

Loco was a good idea gone horribly wrong. i miss when it was at green hill park, and you could see all kinds of new bands in a semi-intimate setting. its sad that its mostly a money-making event now, but thats how most of these things turn out. as for Mark's Rock Club, i think there are just too many cooks in the kitchen. for both local shows and stadium shows, the wires have been crossed. bands are in a position where they not only have to promote shows, but they have to have a good business sense, and that isnt a good position. in the end, it takes away from the quality of the show, which in turn reduces the amount of people that want to go to a local show. id rather see bands like NSN writting new stuff or getting recording time than having to sell tickets. i think loco has some decent qualities, but only if good bands take these bills, or plan their own, but again, that forces them into the logistics, like getting sound permits, and advertising, and things that bands may not even have any experience with. its pretty much a catch 22. this year, loco is costing an average of $9,000 with an average number of tickets @ 200 for each local band. part of the heightened cost is due to the venue, but its still an assrape, because one ticket sold at $37.50 through a band is more than enough to pay one staff member for 1 hour, so if you do the math, 30 local bands could/are probably handling all the cost of the show, and advertising is essentially free, both AAF and BCN are plugging it, either positively or negatively. but its a tough position to be in, i want to support CSDO and Meliah Rage, because i think they are good bands. im just hoping that the day will run smoothly, and maybe one or two of these other bands will be good, and that maybe some of the people there will be turned onto the local scene, which was supposed to be the intention of locobazooka in the first place.

heh, anyone ever seen 'Wicked Wisdom'?! I can feel the awesome metal of Jada Pinkette-Smith under my skin already.

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