Just got home from playing a show at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. What a ride. What a heat wave. It was a bill full of great bands, it sucks that the room was pretty empty for some of them.
Honestly, the support of the citizens of San Francisco and it's surrounding regions for our local music scene sucks. Supremely.
If you're not a nationally known act with a top 10 hit, don't expect a full room in SF. We do well, but it's due in large part to the fact that the members of our band are all very social people. It still gets old playing to 50-100 of your closest friends every outing.
Honestly, the support of the citizens of San Francisco and it's surrounding regions for our local music scene sucks. Supremely.
If you're not a nationally known act with a top 10 hit, don't expect a full room in SF. We do well, but it's due in large part to the fact that the members of our band are all very social people. It still gets old playing to 50-100 of your closest friends every outing.
re: your other journal post. i read it (ummm...a couple times...