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: post by The Taste Of Cigarettes at 2004-07-09 16:28:45
that's kind of a negative factor, though

1) most of us are really the "freest" on weekends and are looking to use that time to play with our bands as we earn money to pay for our equipment and merch during the week at jobs. so we use the weekends to gig. Plus that's when you are most likely to get an audience for the same reasons (plus friday is pay-day)
2) if we just wait around for 3-4 promoters to book us we'll never play shows. bottom line. we have to have 5 different shows because we're doing these shows for ourselves because, as local bands that don't yet have a major following, we can't seem to get promoters interested. they go "never heard of you" or wait till they have a show where they can squeeze you next to other bands that do have a following that might mince well with you.
3) if jim or bob or ricky or rachel wants to do a show, they should be able to and not have to defer to the guy who booked the big touring band. It's unfortunate that touring bands lose money this way, but it's also even more unfortunate when local bands and local promoters can't do a show because they have to contest with darkest hour or dying fetus, bands they couldn't possibly book due to lack of money or lack of connections. What good is it to have lots of touring bands in an area and a local scene that is chocked dead? Local music is really vital to a community, arguably more so than national music. Even if a local band never makes it out of town they can have a big impact on the scene there.

I'm not agreeing with anyone in particular. These are just my views. I would feel bad if local bands couldn't play a certain night cause they didn't want to draw away from a big band that has a guaranteed draw...I mean the underdog should get a chance too.


Last time I did a show the same night as this band that was from Spain I did my show earlier and told everyone at the show I did to go check out the band from Spain at the other show and even offered rides there. That is a good civil middle ground.

but yeah I DO think it's lame when there's 8 shows at once...like I was gonna go see I, Destroyer on Sunday but then heard about Darkest Hour...how does one pick? In the end I decided that (though it's cancelled now) I would go to the Safari Lounge show because I could support the local RI scene better that way, and see The Nightmare Continues. I tend to like local music and smaller bands better than big bands anyway.
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